Comments by "0IIIIII" (@0IIIIII) on "The Guardian" channel.

  1. It’s a culture shock, and also some of the nuance may be lost in translation and imperfect English.
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  2. The world is silent on Chinese murders. If there were any justice China would receive the Iraq treatment
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  3. Bill Kitchen he’s a teacher and his wife is a surgeon. Don’t be so close minded.
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  4. NATO has done absolutely fuck all to Russia. Putin is a lying bastard, he isn't afraid of NATO, he's afraid that he can no longer conquer Europe.
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  5. Russia can just go fuck off. Leave the damn Baltics alone.
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  6. Jatischar there would be harm. You forget that just 30 years ago the Baltics were colonized and imperialized by Russia via the Soviet Union. Through the Russian speakers, Putin is exporting soft power that pushes his crooked agenda into Baltic politics.
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  7. gantulga ganhuyag because 30 years ago it was the opposite. Soviet exported the Russian language and Russian culture in their conquest of the Baltics. Now Putin is doing the same thing, using the Russian speakers as useful idiots to sow discord and chaos throughout the Baltics. The solution therefore is to discourage Russian language and discourage Putin's soft power. The only way to do this is to bring Russian speakers into the fold.
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  8.  @XSemperIdem5  I think the video was spun in a way to make him look less favorable. His argument was that they had a 1st Amendment right to worship. Which is true, not disputed
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  9. TheRobstargames it is apathy. By not voting you are literally doing nothing. That is stupid and indefensible.
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  10. Kid in Bed so they should be deported back to a war zone because you think their mentality is too different?
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  11. Andrew Owens that's not the point. The point is that being a felon has nothing to do with whether or not you should be allowed to vote. Also, why should a felon be punished for life after he or she serves time?
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  12. Go where the jobs are and stop blaming liberals for your working class status.
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  13. Groyper Grifter you never had to experience the horror of war and being forced out of your home. If you did you’d want a nation to help you even if their culture was different.
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  14. aimesujiji // these migrants aren’t threatening anyone they are educated and willing to learn about the host nation.
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  15. joerahman1 NATO has never done anything bad to Russia since the Cold War ended. Russia has however started multiple wars of aggression against NATO allies like Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine. Russia is a menace that deserves to be stopped.
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  16. Sam being anti-immigration and anti-Muslim is itself racist. Why do you hate migrants and Muslims?
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  17. Patricia Robinett comparing male circumcision to FGM is stupid. The two are not comparable.
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  18. That’s kinda cool I’m just angry my classes are online this is bs
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  19. Proof that the poor and working class are uneducated and can’t think
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  20. Troy Eppstein you are full of shit. Male circumcision is harmless. Your quality of life is not harmed by circumcision.
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  21. Eli you should consider the alternative to the Iraq War. It's hard to believe but remember that life under Saddam was hell. He was waging genocide against the Kurds. And now, Iraqi Kurdistan is one of the safest and most liberal places in the Middle East thanks to the Iraq War. Most of Iraq is relatively safe from ISIS, and the lives of people have improved. There were positives to the Iraq War.
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  22. thelousyllama because many Bernie Bros know nothing about politics. It's sad really
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  23. Kayzef2003 the Iraqi forces are not comparable to ISIS. Unlike ISIS, they are fighting for a more prosperous Iraq. Their endgame is different.
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  24.  @karinathorn8085  the conservatives want handouts for themselves alone. It is hypocritical. Furthermore they can try harder. There are community colleges and schools in West Virginia right? Why don’t they attend?
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  25. Evgeniy Bezludnyy The problem with that in my opinion is that the ethnic Russian or Russian speakers are not acting rational. Despite not being Russian citizens, and despite Putin being an oppressive dictator, they tend to idolize Putin and view him as their leader. Putin could exploit these people and directly manipulate their political, democratically elected leaders. This Putin group is viewed as a subversion of their sovereignty and of rational democratic concerns from the rest of the population. Not being able to speak the native language also leaves the ethnic Russians disadvantaged in society, regardless of any legal policy. As a result, the Baltic authorities feel that the best way to cut off this Russian influence is to assimilate the ethnic Russians and to stamp out the Russian language and maybe even the Russian identity. It may be heavy-handed, but there are no apparent alternative solutions.
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  26. Filio Kuntag but it is a fact that most Millenials don't vote.
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  27. KnowOne those cities aren't plagued because of partisan politics. If liberals and Dems were so bad at governing, then how do Boston and NYC keep standing?
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  28. Dnt Wry with a golden shower
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  29. DJI dh China is much weaker than the US
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  30. Tard129 or it's their local government that's the problem, not the presidency. You can't say that the Dems and Obama have failed them when in reality there was nothing they could've done
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  31. camabron1 you are a fool if you believe that. Go read her actual campaign promises.
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  32. FreekinEkin2 Stop romanticizing it.  The factors causing their disinterest is their own stupidity and ignorance.  Also, if you read the Corruptions Perceptions Index, you will see that despite the crap you read from the sensationalist, partisan media, that the US is one of the least corrupt countries on Earth.
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  33. The World As It Is ask yourself this; why is FGM illegal in the US and male circumcision is legal? The answer is because they're not equivalent at all. FGM is bad, male circumcision is harmless.
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  34. Aran hiwa the whole point of NATO is to scare Russia into submission.
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  35. sulca charles America First is stupid. Go to college, get a real job. Don't whine about automation taking your job away.
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  36. gibson torturing is not good and serves no tactical purpose
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  37. John K even if this ethnic oppression is true, how is it a Russian concern? Those are not Russian citizens. And given their hacking of the US and EU Election, and their incursions into Ukraine, you can understand why the Baltic countries are nervous about any useful idiots within their borders. Besides, Russia does not care about human rights, Putin has no noble goal. If Putin truly cared about human rights, Putin would start by improving the lives of Russians within Russia. Not by threatening Eastern Europe.
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  38. You're far too easily incited. You vote for someone based on a YouTube video pissing you off? Weak
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  39. Eric Sanchez lots of white people in the US
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  40. Looncan because there is no reason other than racism to be afraid of Muslims and migrants
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  41. Zeno Blues It's not about Islam, it's about the culture one grows up in.  When you live under an oppressive and impoverished dictatorship, you will become backwards.  A holy book is meaningless
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  42. Chances are you're an ignorant fool who knows nothing of politics.
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  43. ***** Go read the NGO reports like the Democracy Index to see for yourself that the US and the West are morally superior countries. 
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  44. WINSTON SMITH that's irrelevant
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  45. Russia invaded Crimea. What makes you think they'd be willing to negotiate? What's to negotiate. It's about ownership of strategic territory. Negotiation would only legitimize Russian actions anyways.
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  46. FreekinEkin2 by not voting you are forfeiting your only chance to change the system. In fact your idea that the government is corrupt is false.
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  47. JMakes people are fetishizing the economy and also misunderstanding it. That was her point as I saw it.
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  48. oojaa2 Russia still started the wars though.
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  49. Richard Taylor felt threatened my ass. Why is it only Russia that is afraid of NATO? Why isn't Austria or Sweden afraid of NATO? The answer is because Russia is afraid that NATO will stop its plans for re-conquering Europe. Also, Russia flat out invaded Ukraine. You want to placate dictators? You want to deny Ukrainians safety from Russian invasions? Why?
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  50. WarblesOnALot that's interesting but I think it's naive. You can't make moral equivalences and ISIS isn't rational
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  51. Looncan And yet there are millions of Muslims, refugees, or Pakistanis who do not do that.  What of them?
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  52. People hate immigrants. Sad they have no compassion, what if their country suffers in the future?
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  53. JC 1026 How did Trump do that when they were falling for years prior to Trump?
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  54. Petar Vodogaz only Asians
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  55. ***** Or you can pretend that you have a logical argument, when actually you don't. 
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  56. Just come to Massachusetts. The rest of the states all blow
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  57. Mayur Panghaal you have proof that the Iraq War was based on lies?
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  58. The Drama Llama there is no proof that this is true
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  59. Jon Heckendorf i think even when in prison they should be able to vote. Why not? If you get out in a few years, you are going to be a part of society and your voice therefore should be heard. Secondly, inmates losing their right to vote could lead to corrupt judges.
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  60. Dark Swim why should being a felon mean you don't get to vote? And why should this punishment last for life? How is that fair and just?
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  61. Dark Swim How does that punishment fit the many crimes?  How does it make sense that someone who made a mistake or acted wrong deserves to not be able to vote, for the rest of their lives no less?  How is the punishment even relevant?
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  62. Dark Swim whatever you like to call it, it doesn't make sense.  It's arbitrary and Draconian. 
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  63. Dark Swim So then we should amend the laws and justice system to stop it from doing that 
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  64. Dark Swim Your opinion is not based on facts and effect.  Can you justify your opinion.  What problem would exist if felons could vote? 
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  65. Herb Doobington quit being such an emo and do something about it, like voting
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  66. Richard Taylor Why do you insist on seeing Russia as an equal? Russia is a dictatorship. And its dictator, Putin, seeks to rule through fear and pillaging. There is no moral excuse for annexing Crimea and arming the Eastern Ukrainian rebels. Why you insist so is beyond me and I am curious why.
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  67. FreekinEkin2 They are choosing not to get involved, they are acting willfully ignorant, therefore they are not being smart (id est, stupid).  Corruption Perceptions Index is an NGO, housed in databases used by Harvard and others.  It's a reputable and definitive source.  The US has problems, but my point is they are relatively rare and minor, and the US is not corrupt by any conventional definition.   
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  68. Isaac Forsyth I would think Saddam Hussein caused this with him being the dictator and all but whatever. Blaming the West always works.
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  69. Isaac Forsyth You know that Assad started the Syrian Civil War right?
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  70. Isaac Forsyth who told you these things?
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  71. CounterPunch can you give proof of how male circumcision is harmful? It's not harmful. If it were harmful then it would be illegal in the US and doctors would refuse to do it.
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  72. ItsBallyBoys I agree. Otherwise it might lead to corrupt courts locking up entire demographics. And a felon in prison, especially one who will return to society one day, still is a citizen and still should get their voice heard.
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  73. Well...this wouldn't be a problem if we had nicer cow sheds!
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  74. Because objectivity has a liberal bias
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  75. ***** that's stereotypical. 
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  76. Some people act stupid, it's just that some people are stupid and also young.
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  77. rojas ashlito Because circumcision is harmless.
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  78. mary jane lastimosa FGM is straight up harmful. That's why it's illegal in the US, and that's why doctors don't do it. Male circumcision is harmless and has hygienic benefits, that's why it's not illegal. You can't compare the two.
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  79. ACIMessentials you are so full of shit
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  80. Gary Johnson seems like a swell guy. Maybe there's a place for him. But he's a bad politician.
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  81. Looncan What you're saying is bigoted, unproven, and does not change the fact that these are peaceful and innocent people who still deserve  basic rights and can contribute to the countries that they immigrate to or are settled in. 
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  82. Looncan The stuff you're picking at has nothing to do with Islam, and more to do with being 3rd World.  If you magically replaced Islam with Christianity, do you really believe that all those problems would vanish? 
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  83. Looncan What do you think caused the Syrian Civil War?
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  84. Bettina D. Stupid bigot
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  85.  @jasontaylor8283 Fetterman devoted his life to public service. He lived with his family’s help, but how’s that bad? That makes him a bad person how?
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  86. Groyper Grifter says who? The government says they do
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  87. Have some sympathy for refugees. They didn’t ask to be made homeless by war and poverty. It can be difficult also to learn what a new culture means, when you spent decades living in a nation with different clothing, language, customs, etc
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  88. TheLadyDiazepam some feminists and MRAs are naturally stupid and will argue to the contrary
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  89. Damn nationalists. They are fools.
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  90. camabron1 so what?  That's just political talk.  It's meaningless.  Obama has changed his mind anyways what's your point?
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  91. per sebra Her record is one that toes Democratic policies what is your point? 
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  92. per sebra That shouldn't surprise or repulse you at all, it's completely normal. Hillary Clinton is educated and experience in politics and law, so naturally she has her own opinions, and maybe they are more valid than those of the laymen. At the same time, she is bound to honor the wishes of her constituents, while also considering that they are too ignorant to make decisions for themselves, (which is why the US is a representative democracy). So as a result, her own ideals are tempered by pragmatism and by her constituents. Nothing unique about that at all. Flip flopping is also not that big of a deal. She wants to please her base, so she changes her stances for them. Why is that so bad?
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  93. chownful why? What's the logic of that? How do violent crimes result in losing your right to vote?
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  94. Jon Heckendorf I think it's an inappropriate punishment.  Why should you lose your right to vote based on whether or not you're in prison? 
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  95. Jon Heckendorf yeah I think that private prisons are wrong and ineffective too. 
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  96. Dark Swim Your speculation without proof is not justification for actual policy.   
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  97. Dark Swim I don't like the idea of it at all. 
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  98. Shut up you melodramatic dumbass. Trump's popularity is not some sweeping movement. To put it into context, around 80% of Americans don't vote in of the primaries.
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  99. D Bruce even more stupid for people to vote against her because their feelings were hurt.
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  100. boo hoo their feelings were hurt. Vote for policy not for feelings. So much for anti-PC huh?
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  101. Yeah, these cowsheds are way below code! We need to renovate them!
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  102. Any proof to back up your flowery conjecture?
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  103. FreekinEkin2 If you have proof that the US is corrupt, show it.  You are getting hung up over trivial definitions and are not respecting the very respectable source. 
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  104. FreekinEkin2 You are making a big deal out of trivial stuff.  The Chilean Coup happened decades ago and is no longer relevant.  The Iraq War is not evidence of corruption.  How is it?  How could Bush or the US have benefited from the Iraq War?  The Iraq War costed trillions of dollars, US gives billions of dollars to Iraq every year, and all this was expected when the war started.  Nobody started the war thinking the US would extort Iraq, take their oil, and leave with a tidy profit.  That is a fantasy.  Your claim that the Iraq War is proof of American corruption is flawed.  And the thing is, even if you're correct, it's not even that damning.  It doesn't make the US corrupt, it just makes the US imperfect. You are also making a big deal out of lobbying.  Lobbying is not bribery nor is it election fraud.  Lobbyists cannot buy votes, and at the end of the day, politicians need votes to get in power, not lobbyist dollars.  Therefore, politicians are still bound to honor their campaign promises and serve their constituents.  They may be compromised by lobbying to an extent, but not to the extent that it ruins democracy or comes at everyone else's expense.  Therefore your claim that lobbying makes the US corrupt is flawed.  You also have illogical doubts about the Index.  The Corruptions Perceptions Index measures corruption in countries, and that's it.  It does not list illusions of corruption, nor do countries have the ability to conceal widespread corruption.  Therefore you attacks on this NGO are baseless. 
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  105. FreekinEkin2 you can't just say crap without proof.  That's your opinion without evidence
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  106. FreekinEkin2 How exactly does that prove that the NGOs who inconveniently disagree with you are wrong?
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  107. FreekinEkin2 ok so you have no proof.  Why do you think you know better than the experts who actually compiled and published the data?  Even if the Corruptions Perceptions Index is flawed, other NGOs which measure corruption and development, like the Democracy Index, rank countries in a similar order, which kinda suggests that the CPI is reliable and correct.  You also have no evidence that the US is corrupt.  You sound like a pseudo-intellectual. 
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  108. FreekinEkin2 You gave your amateurish opinion without any proof, you said the EIU and others are corrupting the government, and didn't even list how or why, or any proof that they are.  CPI is run by Transparency International, a renowned NGO, probably professional.  And these NGOs are considered scholastic sources and are used in college databases.  So I think that if Harvard trusts it, you should too. 
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  109. FreekinEkin2 Appeals to authority are perfectly valid if that authority is trustworthy.  Is it an appeal to authority to take medical advice from your doctor, and only your doctor?  Is it an appeal to authority to trust the universal consensus on Climate Change?  No&No.  What I did is called research, and I gave evidence that sources I researched were reliable.  You're just saying "no it's not true" And if you have proof that "this whole economic model is rigged" and can explain how and why, please show me.  One isolated case with a single professor and student, in a single college, doesn't mean much in the grand scheme
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  110. FreekinEkin2 Just because some doctors take some money from some corporations doesn't mean that they are completely compromised, or that all doctors do it.  So it's still a good idea to trust doctors on medicine, which I think demonstrates that appeals to authority aren't always bad.  I have proof that the NGOs are credible.  The fact that they are trusted by the most elite and global professionals around the world, means either A. Everyone is corrupt and lying, which also means that this NGO is bribing everyone, which is crazy and beyond the capabilities of an NGO to perform. B.  The NGOs are simply telling the truth and deserve to be trusted, the fact that they all independently tell the same story further suggests this.    Besides, what would you say to me if I looked at your studies, and then called them biased?  You'd think I was being unreasonably suspicious and dismissive, which is exactly what you are doing to the NGOs I cited. 
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  111. FreekinEkin2 The "science" behind the NGOs ring true too.  If you actually come to the US you can see for yourself that-despite a few scandals, the US is not a corrupt country.  The government works reliably and well, when it doesn't it's a scandal, the press is free.  So it's not really blind loyalty to the NGOs as you say.  The NGOs are just a conveniently objective metric.
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  112. FreekinEkin2 You are cherrypicking and ignoring the fact that the US does not censor the media and is not a corrupt country.  Besides, if claim that the non-profit, scholarly NGOs are biased then why on Earth are you trusting Jon Oliver's for-profit, non-scholarly tv show? 
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  113. +FreekinEkin2 If the NGOs really were as flawed as you say then I doubt they would be considered scholastic sources.  There is a method to it and they don't just grab random scrubs off the street.  Besides the conclusions they make is pretty simple and easy to see for yourself.  The Democracy Index asks basic questions like "is the media free from government meddling?"  "Is transition of power smooth and predictable?"  Is the rule of law strong, fair, and consistent?"  "Do elected officials and bureaucrats abuse their power?" In the US.  The answer to all of these is good.  Americans have free access to many media sources, so even if Fox News is biased, there are plenty of other websites, papers, and tv shows to patronize.  All in all there is no evidence that the US is a corrupt country.
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  114. I figured it was Saddam Hussein and the terrorist leaders who did that but news to me
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  115. Isaac Forsyth says you
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  116. Isaac Forsyth what about Iraqi Kurdistan? What about removing Saddam Hussein and halting the Kurdish Genocide?
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  117. Isaac Forsyth whether it's worth it or not is your opinion others may vary.
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  118. NoWheaties why should a felon automatically lose his or her right? What's the logic of that? Just seems like you're vindictive
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  119. You're the fool for calling America an oligarch. You should read the Democracy Index, and see what kind of "oligarch" you live in.
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  120. Not really.  What about Iraqi Kurdistan?
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  121. Ahmed it’s not a joke. Iraqi Kurdistan has flourished
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  122. I agree people care too much about esoteric crap about economics and laymen are being pandered to
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  123. 2nd
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  124. Awesome Avenger people are too stupid, that's the point of representative democracy. And it is a fact that leaving the EU was pointless and based on petty xenophobia
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  125. Awesome Avenger five syllables?  very impressive
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  126. Awesome Avenger 0, not O
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  127. Awesome Avenger What kind of question is that?  Is your camera turned on?  How am I supposed to tell if you care or not?
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  128. Awesome Avenger hung up? You lost me
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  129. shamanahaboolist how is Obama corrupt?
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  130. shamanahaboolist Obama bombing American civilians who have joined terrorists is no different from Lincoln launching attacks on Confederates, or the police shooting a suspect who is an active threat. I don't see how drone strikes against Americans are bad. Authorized aggression against Russia and Syria? How? And how is this sentiment even bad? Russia and Syria are dictatorships. They deserve death and destruction. Whistleblowers like Manning and Snowden are traitors and egotistical brats who think they know better for the country than the elected officials and bureaucrats. They were wrong in my opinion. Regardless, Obama commuted Manning so what's your point? Obama tried to close Guantanamo Bay but the procedures were held up by the GOP in Congress. There is no evidence of Obama staging mass shootings or breaking the law.
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  131. shamanahaboolist there is no evidence that the US is corrupt. US is rated highly by NGO reports like the Democracy Index and the Corruptions Perceptions Index. Therefore I find your entire argument that the government is shady, untrustworthy, or criminal hard to believe. It's just your conjecture without evidence. Without that claim being true your other arguments don't make sense.
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  132. Worrying about migrants because they are different makes you racist. Preaching about "British values" or "American values" is tribalism
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  133. CJTaylor 87 they probably are, unless you or they can objectively prove that their culture is superior to others, and identify the criteria that make it so.  Some cultures, like the Aztecs who sacrificed babies, were bad.  But still. 
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  134. CJTaylor 87 what are you saying?
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  135. Facts do tend to a liberal bias ey?
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  136. Milton Hackett what?
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  137. Ninety Two Fifty primaries aren't the same as official voting. Primaries aren't part of the law. They're private events by private companies. Also, there is no evidence of fraud in either of the primaries.
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  138. Brother K male circumcision is not comparable to FGM. Male circumcision has hygienic benefits and is encouraged by the CDC. FGM is simply harmful. That's why FGM is illegal and male circumcision is legal. People who whine about it are stupid.
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  139. +CounterPunch the benefits are when you're old, and otherwise dirty. There is proof that FGM is bad. There is no proof that male circumcision is harmful when done on infants. There is also no proof that the CDC is biased. If you have evidence that FGM can be harmless, that male circumcision on babies is harmful, and that the CDC is wrong, please show me.
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  140. Troy Eppstein I read so a while ago
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  141. Iraqi has benefited from the Iraq War, by removing Saddam Hussein, ISIS was created, but parts of the country have definitely improved.  Iraqi Kurdistan up north is flourishing, and Southern Iraq is relatively safe and free of ISIS.  Therefore, US invasion was a good thing.
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  142. Nathan Jones too bad those guys never went to college so now they're out on their assess
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  143. oojaa2 I see your point now.
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  144. Relax people. It's all fluff. It's not as if Donald Trump is supremely popular. Less He's popular among less than 20% of the US population. 80% of Americans don't vote in the primaries at all. He will never be president. Comparing him to Bush is also a disservice to Bush.
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  145. The expansion of NATO did not occur on the orders of the US. It occurred because the Eastern European countries and their publics wanted to join. They knew what it meant to be under Russian occupation and joined to ensure that would never happen again. To deny them the right to join would be to deny them protection and security. What right does Russia have to be threatened by NATO? Also, US has not invaded countless countries. Since the end of the Cold War, both the US and NATO have not launched provocations against Russia. The US has since invaded a few countries. They are Iraq, Afghanistan, and maybe a few others that are very minor or technical but I doubt it. US invaded those countries for clearly expressed reasons and Russia cannot and does not use these as evidence as NATO aggression.
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  146. Steve Adams NATO troops on Russian border never did trigger WWIII. There's no reason to suggest it will now. Regardless, Russia cannot be able to order the US around.
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  147. what are you saying?
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  148. Checkingokop Why should Russia come before Eastern Europe? US also had no formal agreement not to expand. There are also other countries in NATO besides the US, and even though the US is in charge like you say, they still have significant power and authority. They can still do what they want.
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  149. Ziffly at the core of every argument is more racism, more nonsense
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  150. Savage heathens and Luddites that were archaic the moment their movement was born.
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  151.  @joshualittlewolfe8550  it’s a four year old comment
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  152. Connor D Trump being president-and all the bad that comes with it-is it worth annoying a few pretentious fellow Brits?  I think that's a poor deal lol.  No personal hate on Trump but he really isn't presidential material, even if he wasn't racist, fear mongering, etc. 
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  153. Connor D ok I guess.  So you want him to win just so that he can annoy other people? 
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  154. Connor D ok then
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  155. America called itself America since colonial times. Baby rage harder
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  156. Dan Mulryan the point isn't that experts shouldn't be deferred to, the point is that people are A) fetishizing the economy B) know nothing about if and are therefore being exploited by crony and populist politicians.
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  157. ***** whatever you know what I mean
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  158. Roya power odd indeed. Felons and prisoners need the right to vote.
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  159. Karezza there is no such thing as white culture
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  160. ***** what is it then?
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  161. ***** That's stereotyping and it's also untrue for most Muslims.  The reason why some people are backwards has little to do with their religion, and mostly to do with their culture.  Living under a dictatorship will make you backwards, not Islam.  Islam is no different than Christianity.
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  162. ***** what is your point
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  163. ***** so immigration should be fine then right?
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  164. ***** most of the migrants are nice, skilled, smart, and able bodied.  After all not everyone has the resourcefulness to travel across the world the world.  Such devotion that they will risk life and limb for a better life, and to protect their families.  Aren't these the people you want in your country.  
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  165. ***** aw thanks :)
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  166. ***** pass the joint bro
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  167. ***** true solar self?  what the heck is that
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  168. ***** You misspelled Allah
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  169. Skyler Martin lol
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  170. ***** how wise
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  171. ***** Unless it is cloudy and there is no shadow or nighttime
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  172. Joe voting is very important
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  173. Ima Most of Iraq has benefited from the Iraq War. Saddam Hussein was waging genocide against the Kurds, and murdering thousands more. That ended when he was overthrown. Most of Iraq is relatively safe, and free of ISIS. In fact Iraqi Kurdistan has flourished and is one of the greatest regions in the Middle East.
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  174. It's ridiculous. Ten thousand people die from gun murders every year. It's madness.
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  175. This paper thin affection for white culture, excluding everyone else, is racist and its implications are dangerous
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  176. ***** most people consider him to be despite his mixed parents
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  177. ***** not really, you are called black if you look black, if your skin is dark etc. It's pretty arbitrary and race is a social construct with no basis on the mind or brain anyways
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  178. ***** I don't know they probably like the aesthetic look of someone who appears physically different to them, or they don't think about race at all when they flirt.
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  179. ***** what are you saying?
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  180. ***** why is that bad?
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  181. ***** what does that have to do with immigration?
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  182. ***** um nothing?
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  183. ***** only the dead have seen the end of war
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  184. ***** Don't believe everything you read on the Internet, just because it's quoted
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  185. ***** is this an asmr session
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  186. ***** this zen stuff man
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  187. ***** um yeah ditto
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  188. ***** that sounds like something Futurama would write
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  189. ***** No, not that many
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  190. I don't get it. If it's not illegal then what's the problem?
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  191. StayHuman2011 Then can't laws be passed to address this? 
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  192. Looncan OK well if the term 3rd World doesn't suit you, call it something else.  The point is, living under authoritarian and conservative culture breeds extremism, not studying a holy book.  The Koran and the Bible are quite similar.  In fact the Koran being newer, has less extreme restrictions on women, though it is still archaic by modern standards, the Bible is worse.  So, if the Bible isn't inspiring wife-beating and such in the traditionally Christian countries, then it is something else, culture.  Likewise, it is culture in the Middle East and other dictatorships that are inspiring this misogyny.  Islam is irrelevant.  They could all be Christians and the place would largely be the same, all else equal.
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  193. Looncan The point is, if taken literally or misconstrued by dishonest or political relgious authorities, the Bible is awful.  This happened centuries ago in the Middle Ages when the Catholic Church was acting decadent, entitled, or just plain exploiting peoples faith for material gain.  But since then, the people have liberalized, yet the Bible has unchanged.  Same thing with Islam.  People, not religion and not the Koran, are to blame for creating culture of oppression. 
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  194. Looncan Christian countries reformed because those Christian countries underwent periods of progress and liberalization.  They became more open minded, richer, and democratic.  The same could've happened anywhere else. 
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  195. Looncan Yes...who told you that shit?  The war started when Assad attacked his civilians during the Arab Spring, thus prompting the wide-scale defections that formed the FSA.  Assad was and is an evil guy
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  196. Looncan I would like to see credible proof
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  197. Looncan really where do you get your facts?  What about the FSA?  What about the Peshmerga forces?  What about the other factions who want to liberalize Syria?
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  198. Looncan proof?  From maybe a credible source not some schmuck on YouTube?
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  199. Looncan The Mujaheddin were a diverse group of people many were moderate.  Not all joined the Taliban, many formed the progressive Northern Alliance.  I would also like to see proof that the FSA is that bad.
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  200. Looncan where's the proof that those things actually occur?
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  201. Looncan RT is not a reliable source
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  202. Looncan do you have proof?
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  203. Looncan what proof is there that the FSA is bad or comparable to ISIS?
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  204. Looncan ok fine I confess I am disgusted by RT and never bothered to watch their video.  But be that as it may, that was only an isolated incident, and the FSA is a diverse group, those being funded by the US are probably better. 
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  205. These idiots who don't vote are hopeless
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  206. The Alt Right really needs to chill. I doubt most of them even watched the video.
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  207. dan taylor this is a Russian troll no doubt
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  208.  @ImperiumMagistrate why do you think politics isn’t public service? You benefit from politics everyday as an American. You receive national defense, paved roads, law enforcement, free primary and secondary education, a litany of regulations from safe food, clean drinking water, safe and tested medicine, infrastructure built up to code, and a society that functions lawfully and honestly due to government laws. Saying government isn’t a public service is crazy
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  209. Wolf gang easy to say that now. Try it when there’s a war going on in your neighborhood, and you lose all your water, money, and power. Fix it? Ha! You’ll run away
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  210. Wolf gang you are deluding yourself if you think that anyone with a family and self-preservation is going to live in a war zone. They’re going to flee, and basic human kindness means that they should be welcomed.
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  211. lilbeserk easy for you to say that when your home hasn’t been destroyed by war
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  212. Wolf gang The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are not responsible for the Migrant Crisis. The Arab Spring is responsible, plus the wars it started like the Syrian Civil War. And the Arab Spring was caused by the dictators of the Middle East
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  213. Irishtradchannel the weather is very nice out this morning. Why are you saying statements without context?
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  214. Maria G please explain if you can
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  215. Please Britain, recolonize this place
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  216. Chinese should feel remorse for the government’s genocide and oppression. Not be hanging Mao on the wall and buying out the West
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  217. Kitten Hermit That is not true, Iraqi Kurds suffered the most from Saddam and are the most supportive and benefiting from the US occupation and nationbuilding.
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  218. DJI dh nukes can be shot down and destroyed harmlessly. Even if they make contact, nuclear winter Mutually Assured Destruction are both myths. Cities can survive nuclear bombardment. And US would emerge as the victor. Because when all the nukes are launched, the US will have its full military which dwarfs China’s.
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