Comments by "0IIIIII" (@0IIIIII) on "VICE News" channel.

  1. Hamas and the Fatah disgust me. They are murderous deceitful regimes, and I believe the world must come to see them that way.
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  2.  @ghostweathermusic  The OECD lists the US as having the most expensive (% GDP) and the least comprehensive healthcare among developed nations. US has too much for profit bloat. Other countries objectively prove that universal healthcare is bettet
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  3. Experience Precision Pick up a trade? You don’t just pick up a trade. You need schooling
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  4. Experience Precision You need to be schooled in the trade to become certified
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  5. They are corrupt and breaking the law. They lost the election fair and square, and instead of doing their jobs they are breaking the law.
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  6. Adam Fears Buy an RV...they are not cheap man. And neither is all that gas or insurance if you’re driving around it.
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  7.  @ghostweathermusic  ok...then you should know that the OECD determined that US healthcare was the MOST EXPENSIVE despite being the least covering. Universal healthcare in other developed nations is more efficient in EVERY WAY.
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  8. E Gold Savings are hard and slow to accumulate
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  9.  @ghostweathermusic  Not true actually, again, the OECD reports prove that universal healthcare is not only cheaper than the US model, but more efficient. You can read it online
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  10. Republicans are the reason US cannot be more like Denmark or other Developed nations.
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  11. Fabrizio the fact that he's black and foreign born is in fact significant for a country that lacks black people and foreigners. Sad you can't understand that.
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  12. D3R_RIESE97 I think we should trade, one of them for you. Seems fair to me
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  13. Miss desire Independance that’s a bad idea.
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  14. Farmers are delusional and they live in a world of cognitive dissonance. If you want to help animals you can’t eat meat
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  15. NATO is democratic, Russia is not.
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  16.  @ghostweathermusic  GDP, which includes government spending, is LOWER among developed nations with universal healthcare than the US. The more government gets involved and regulates prices, the lower healthcare is for everyone, and the more people can get covered and live longer. So...where is the evidence of US system being better?
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  17. Because their PRC handlers paid them to do it.
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  18.  @ghostweathermusic  I guess that means we should vote Democrat then. And copy Western Europe. And make sure to never vote for Trump ever ever again
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  19. Trizzyboi123 this isn’t wasted you stupid populist. It’s part of the role of prisons.
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  20. anna Theamazing criminals would not make good soldiers
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  21. rurumad as unhappy as they might be, they’d probably be worse off if they were poor. Money gives you more options.
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  22. Andrea Ceres Putin is a dictator. Democracy in Russia is a sham. Opponents are assassinated and there are onerous restrictions to running for office. The current dictator in Belarus is also popular and he’s nonetheless undemocratic.
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  23. Adam Fears A home is a better investment because otherwise you’re not building wealth. You waste money on gas, insurance, repairs, and never go anywhere.
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  24. Aliff Jamal minors aren’t capable of self-responsibility. People smarter than you don’t agree with your statement
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  25. Republicans are more concerned with virtue signaling tough justice than prevention used in Western Europe
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  26. anna Theamazing they would also probably not make good soldiers. The military doesn’t recruit convicts and does not want them.
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  27. ninjalemurdude because in Massachusetts, specifically Eastern Massachusetts, the public schools are among the best schools in the world, and privatization be damned
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  28. Edmund Dobry veganism is not for hippies. It is a manly pursuit. The Samurai and Greek philosophers abstained form eating meat, for ethics.
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  29. No, because in other nations like in Europe there is no student debt problem. The US has too much deregulation due to Republicans, such as when they gutted protections for Sallie Mae
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  30. So nice to read a comment that’s not racist
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  31. Brion Stronghold Jobs in rural areas aren’t more important than Global Warming.
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  32. He’s a fool
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  33. Thank the Republicans for deregulating Sallie Mae (spelling)
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  34. Adam Fears And yet our whole lives are spent trying to acquire money. Just be honest with yourself
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  35. Well Palestinians aren’t Israeli citizens, they are generally citizens of the PA aren’t they?
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  36. The US and NATO are safe, stable and democratic, Russia is not. That's why Russia is bad and NATO is good.
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  37. Angie Fernandes no he’s saying that these migrants are all young able-bodied men and that they should stay home and fight. Also that they are hotheaded extremists. It’s bs though.
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  38. Vote Democrat and end this Republican deregulation
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  39. 28 an hour isn’t that much. Assuming a 40hr week, it’s less than 60k a year.
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  40. dark0ssx diversity isn't cancer diversity is just not a big deal either way.
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  41. Curtis Jacob It doesn’t matter what skin color you are, education never hurts your job prospects
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  42. NATO is safe stable and democratic, Russia is not. That's why Russia is bad and NATO is good.
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  43. FazzFire Yugoslavia?  Slovenia and Croatia are NATO members, Bosnia & Herzegovina, and Montenegro are almost members. The US recognizes Kosovo.  Seems like most of Yugoslavia and NATO are friends.  As for Latin America, well that was the Cold War and that's in the past.  Same for the Iraq War, we now have a new president from a different party (Obama of course).  The US is allied with Saudi Arabia, but that is not bad.  It is a long term plan to spread democracy and liberalize the Middle East.  See the Democratic Peace Theory. 
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  44. NATO is safe stable and democratic, Russia is not. That's why Russia is bad and NATO is good.
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  45. Simon virtue signaling doesn't make you wrong
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  46. NYOKI that’s why we have impartial people making decisions
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  47. Adam Fears having money never makes you unhappy
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  48. Grimah sure they do. But the GOP does it more. GOP gerrymanders more than the Democrats. Massachusetts is a liberal stronghold and isn’t gerrymandered. GOP cheats. GOP launches fake investigations. Democrats don’t. Hillary was investigated for years and nothing was found.
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  49. Jompo92 The US, EU, and NATO are safe, stable, and democratic, Russia is not. That's why Russia is bad and the US is good.
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  50. Adam Fears shoot for the stars man. You can own a house if you go to college, get a good job, and then live frugally. Or do something similar
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  51. Scouts are Silent Death Ok when has it ever been shown that a college degree hurts your chances of getting a job?
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  52. US and Israel are secular nations.
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  53. Anon sword Hamas are terrorists who target Israeli civilians and soldiers, and who use their own civilians as human shields. How can you defend such murderous people?
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  54. RUSS Lyseko You can see for yourself by reading UN reports and NGOs like the Democracy Index. 
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  55. Russia is not dangerous, Russia is weak. They can strongarm lone countries like Ukraine and Georgia, but not forever, and not even very well. This is merely a speedbump in history. Russia will be remembered as a crumbling superpower trying to stay relevant.
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  56. Aliff Jamal they were convicted as children that’s why their case is special
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  57. Alan Grant whatever, minors is what I meant.
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  58. This is the Republican’s fault for deregulating Sallie Mae
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  59. That is absurd, comparing refugees to dictators and terrorists
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  60. k3kboi 66 they’ve survived for 50+ years. They’re not a joke.
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  61. Republicans at it again I see
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  62. Scouts are Silent Death firstly, the recession started under Bush, before Obama was president. Secondly, college degrees make you more competitive and more likely to be hired, so they are useful in a tough job market
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  63.  @devinmichaelroberts9954  dude, to be fair then you should take the good with the bad. San Francisco has a booming economy and a high median income, property values are high due to the free market. You also have not explained how liberals are to blame for homelessness and how conservatives would do a better job.
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  64. I think I replied to the wrong person, I think my iPhone glitched.  That comment was meant for some guy saying "jail them all".  
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  65.  @abraxasjinx5207  it’s Republicans
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  66. It is a shame but it is Hamas’s and Islamic Jihad’s faults. What should Israel do when international terrorists launch rockets at Israeli civilians? Nothing?
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  67. They were convicted as children that’s why they’re worthy of a second chance dotard
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  68. They’ll still kill, precision doesn’t matter.
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  69. k3kboi 66 Says you
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  70. Vegans want the pigs to be saved
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  71. HERPY DERPEDY unions are able to demand more money and benefits for their members. So that is considerable
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  72. Elliott Davis Ok maybe that’s true but education or a certificate certainly helps you get hired and paid more. No employer scorns education
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  73. Ingenue Blue Curious what your degree is? I don’t know about your mom, when she started working, but degrees are always beneficial. Some more than others
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  74. GABRIELA DAWSON condos are not built by the government. And condos are more affordable than single family homes so more condos means more affordable housing
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  75.  @meco4068  I never meant buying property was easy, just that it was a smart idea, and definitely smarter than an RV. I think the best way to proactive way to fight homelessness is voting Democrat and investing in education. Best reactive way is more incentives for local government to build affordable apartments to rent/buy
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  76.  @devinmichaelroberts9954  where is the evidence that liberal politics are to blame for homelessness?
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  77. Igor M However, President Obama doesn’t make laws. Congress makes laws. Obama enforced laws passed by Congress. Congress in 2015 was GOP controlled. GOP is the anti immigrant party. Hence...GOP’s fault
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  78. Beautiful Brown wow you seem very educated. Show evidence or stfu
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  79. Simply having a little bit of money and worldly possessions doesn't make you any safer. In fact it means you have more to lose, so seeking asylum is more important.
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  80. NATO is democratic, Russia is not. Russia is bad, NATO is good. Simple
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  81. You are wrong. US did not start the Syrian Civil War, Assad started the Syrian Civil War. US is not funding extremists. US nationbuilding in Iraq and Afghanistan is successful and is contributing to ISIS's downfall.
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  82. ***** That promise will not be fulfilled.
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  83. *****"Stomp out" was just hyperbole.  However, the US has many assets and tools to defeat Russia's plans, such as the sanctions.  In a straight battle too, Russia has no chance. 
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  84. FazzFire The opinion of the ignorant masses in Pakistan are irrelevant.  Those who are educated know that the drone strikes are necessary. I admittedly don't know much about Serbia.  There is no proof that the US incited the coup in Ukraine, it is clearly the will of the Ukrainian people.  US is not giving weapons to Syrian terrorists.  Only to the FSA, and only to the FSA engaging said terrorists. 
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  85. FazzFire Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East and the Arab World.  Why stop them?  They are the ones who are right.
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  86. ***** The US, EU, and NATO are safe, stable, and democratic, Russia is not. That's why Russia is bad and the US is good.
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  87. Why can’t they put fences around the property and stop them from spreading?
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  88. Default Name multiculturalism is the answer. Enlightenment is achieved through globalism and economic development
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  89. Stop being poor
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  90. It’s sad that the pigs are dying but at least the farmers are losing money
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  91. No, it was not theft. The settler Jacob had a claim to the land since his family were evicted from East Jerusalem by TransJordan regime in 1950. Now that Israel has since reclaimed East Jerusalem after winning the Six Day War in 1967, he has a right to reclaim what was always his
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  92. You are uneducated and your opinion doesn’t matter. Get a job
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  93. Jasc Random sounds really fucking expensive and controversial
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  94. Ricky it’s great if you’re poor and uneducated. But if that is your ceiling, meaning you have little room for growth, then it’s bad. It’s less than 60k a year, before taxes.
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  95. Darius Jones where is your proof that diversity is bad?
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  96. Curtis Jacob Who has ever looked at someone and thought “college degree is bad for me I won’t hire this person”?
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  97.  @irishrepublican3739  Being a vagabond will get old after the 3rd day with no shower
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  98. That’s the gun we want them to have as Washington intended
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  99.  @mr.talldarkandhandsome4111  hippos are herbivores and like your dog, hippos should have a right to not die
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  100. saul morin It's not going to happen immediately, some don't even consider those countries, at least traditionally, to be Western.  A better example of Western life would be France, the US, Canada, or Australia.  These countries are the best example of why the West is superior.
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  101. Did the US start the Syrian Civil War? Are you aware that the US has given 4.5 billion dollars in humanitarian aid to Syria since 2012? Or that nation-building in Iraq and Afghanistan has been successful and is undermining extremism?
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  102. hattar00 No, but most of those wars were defensive wars.  WWI, WWII, Korean War, the War in Afghanistan even, those were all defensive wars.  And omigod stop talking out of your ass and read an article.  US has done a lot for Iraqis.  26 billion dollars of aid has gone to Iraq since Saddam Hussein was removed.  Read something for a change. 
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  103. Gandalf the white Gandalf the White Supremacist looool!  Underrated comment. 
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  104. You were not smart enough to detect the logos.
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  105. FOOLS
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  106. Government intelligence. Very smart and talented agents in the government assess and vet refugees before they ship across the Atlantic. It's safer and more regulated than the mass migrations in Europe.
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  107. NATO is safe, stable, and democratic, Russia is not. That's why NATO is good and Russia is not.
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  108. On the whole the US does more good than bad. Even if it's not obvious.
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  109. Ro Nom None of what you said is true.  The US does not go it alone. The US depends on its allies and its allies depend on the US.  See the Democratic Peace Theory.  Don't believe the propaganda either, Europe is not failing under immigration, and the US is only responsible the Gulf, Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, and only the Iraq War was the definite wrong one.  The US can also change and improve, and it has since the Bush Administration.  Can Russia and China claim to do the same?
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  110. Tarek E You know why it got rejected?  Because Russia is a wolf in sheep's clothing.  They would enter NATO to subvert it from within.  There was a worry in the US and other members that they would use their membership to obstruct NATO's plans and get the West off of its back, such as when they come to blows with countries like Ukraine, Georgia, and Japan, who are non-NATO allies of the US.  As for the EU, I don't know about that. 
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  111. Tarek E Then why did Russia annex Crimea?  Why is it sending or allowing volunteers to fight with the separatists?  Why is Russia continuing to occupy Georgia? 
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  112. Tarek E I'd be happier still if Russia got out of Georgia entirely, and returned those lands to their rightful owners, the Georgians. 
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  113. FazzFire What an oversimplification.  Serbia was committing genocide against Kosovo.  NATO intervention was justified.  Saudi Arabia is a complicated relationship but what they do with their money is out of the US's control.  US gives billions of dollars in aid to Pakistan every year, and the drone strikes operate with the consent of Pakistani authorities, believe it or not.  US did not start the wars in Ukraine and Syria.
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  114. FazzFire Well you are wrong.  If Pakistan's government really wanted to stop the drone strikes, then they would stop giving the Americans access to their airbases, they would shoot down the drones before they launched an attack, or they would go and take care of those Taliban themselves.
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  115. FazzFire None of what you said is true. 
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  116. FazzFire No way is that true.  You can look at many NGO reports to see for yourself. 
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  117. FazzFire You're cherrypicking and generalizing, there is more to America than just that stuff. 
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  118. You should look up web-brigades
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  119. ***** NATO is a defensive alliance, how is it aggressive?  Russia just wants to continue to stomp around its backyard.  But Russia is a weak and corrupt tyranny whose days are numbered. 
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  120. NATO is safe stable, and democratic, Russia is not. That's why Russia is bad. Russians deserve the same as the West, and Putin is the enemy of everyone.
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  121. SS Crimea was annexed by Russia.  Crimea may have petitioned Russia for annexation, but Russia annexed them all the same.  And really, who starts what is difficult to pin down.  I'd argue that Russia started Euromaiden, by manipulating his puppet, former president Viktor Yanukovych, to stay away from the EU, and to pull itself into Russia's sphere of influence and tyranny, against the will of the people in Ukraine.  And remember, he was legally impeached by a legitimate parliament.  And really, it doesn't matter if the US started it all.  Russia doesn't have a leg to stand on.  It's a poor and corrupt tyranny with fewer and weaker civil rights.  The world would be better off if Russia would Westernize and until then, they have chosen to be the enemies of freedom and liberty. 
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  122. SS Ok, well here's what matters to me.  Russia is a tyranny with fewer and weaker civil liberties than the West. Therefore whenever there is conflict between Russia and the West, Russia doesn't have a leg to stand on and it deserves to fail.  Ukraine is basically a Western or Westernized country, so I support Ukraine against Russia. 
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  123. ***** No country in NATO is a US puppet.  Look at the Iraq War.  Strong NATO members like Germany and France refused to participate.  US also does not bully or extort its allies.  Being Western is more than just about money though, it's also about having a strong democracy and civil liberties.  US has it, Russia and China do not.  Ukraine is somewhere in the middle, but it is closer to the US than Russia, and is moving in that direction, NATO or no NATO.  Joining NATO however, will protect Ukraine from Russian aggression.  
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  124. milweapon Yeah it is a little annoying.  But maybe through talking, even if it's something not so serious like YouTube comments, maybe I can share a few different perspectives, which are less common in countries like Russia, where nationalism is strong and free press is limited.  
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  125. ***** It's true.  US is the superpower.  it's a trend throughout history that when there is a superpower, there are fewer wars. US is after all disparagingly referred to as the World's Policeman for a reason.  World and politics are also not different as I am using them.  Fact is unlike the US, Russia has no strong allies, and no defensive alliances.  None. 
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  126. ***** No there wasn't.  Nazi Germany was not a superpower, and in any case, even if it was, it wasn't the only, unchallenged superpower.  The US is stronger than Nazi Germany ever was, and since the end of the Cold War, has been largely unchallenged.  No country, not even China, can compare to the US's vast power and her allies, 
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  127. ***** US is culpable for only Iraq. Yugoslavia and Libya, were multinational efforts, US wasn't even initially involved in Libya, and was not a meaningful player in Syria.  Syrian citizens and military defectors are the ones who formed the FSA and protested against Assad, not Americans. 
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  128. DarkShadow64 The US, EU, and NATO are safe, stable, and democratic, Russia is not. That's why Russia is bad and the US is good.
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  129. ***** Putin is using nationalism and rhetoric to fan the flames and start a war in Ukraine where none existed.  Thousands have died on both sides, in a war that he and his cronies initiated.  He gave heavy weapons and vehicles to reckless and impulsive rebels, and now with Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, the world has seen the consequence of such reckless abandon. 
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  130. Games Cooky The US, EU, and NATO are safe, stable, and democratic, Russia is not. That's why Russia is bad and the US is good. Your simplistic view of politics is incorrect.
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  131. ***** There's more to this conflict than your humble mind can figure out.
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  132.  @chloeallibon6736  the lack of space and food a fence would entail, would prevent hippo-breedings. As for contamination, perhaps it could be dealt with later, after the hippos are contained. Baby steps? Perhaps they can be corralled into an artificial habitat near the attraction site, and live in captivity?
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  133.  @chloeallibon6736  I can’t help but think that they care more about money than animal welfare, so they are only concerned with a solution that is cheap, rather than humane
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  134. I Couldn't Think Of A Username so I made this one lol
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  135. Aliff Jamal good thing for both of us that you will never be calling the shots
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  136. I go to a state school in Massachusetts and was able to pay it off while working part time in a grocery store. I also had NO financial aid, apart from being an in-stage resident.
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  137. Maniacally Quiet that is racist
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  138. That’s what you get for not funding your schools. Vote Democrat
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  139.  sonnick  They’re not both in on it, Biden and Clinton want more consumer protections and regulations than Trump. Trump is pro-business and pro-cronyism.
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  140. anna Theamazing that’s not the same thing as granting amnesty to prisoners currently serving time, or having served time for other charges.
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  141. anna Theamazing well guess what? Nobody cares what you think should change.
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  142. anna Theamazing nobody important cares
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  143. anna Theamazing I’m not stupid enough to think that I know more than the professionals
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  144. Poor people are so funny lol
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  145. It’s not, only in the US. Due to Republicans deregulating Sallie Mae. Thank them, then vote Democrat :)
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  146.  Fight MMA  it’s not a scam it’s because the GOP deregulated
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  147. And then there would be nothing to do. San Francisco is fun. Alabama and Kansas are not fun.
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  148.  @hermanrogers1325  perhaps it depends where in the state you live. But property values reflect demand and San Francisco is a popular place for people. As well there may not be good jobs in cheap areas like in parts of Alabama.
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  149. Facts have a liberal bias lol enjoy being poor
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  150. If you’re a nerd. If you’re cool then you’re out partying.
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  151. ninjalemurdude think before talking about stuff you don't understand
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  152. ninjalemurdude libertarianism is a disease
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  153.  @drakecarter1780  why don’t you read the OECD reports instead of being frustrated over IDENTITY POLITICS
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  154.  Dark Matter  the difference is that the Israeli militia group tried to warn people to leave, did not intend to kill anyone, and was fighting for a democratic nation, which is not at all comparable to regimes like Hamas, Iran, China, etc. Secondly, even if it’s true that the bombers were wrong, there were still more mainstream Jewish groups that became Israel, so you can’t judge all of Israel based on one incident from one milita group.
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  155. Greta isn’t saying anything new or radical, she’s a message for common sense and science. No comparison
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  156. AERoVALKYRiE this doesn’t justify locking up and brainwashing civilians. And it serves China rightly anyways, they are a police state occupying East Turkestan, Tibet, Inner Mongolia, Hong Kong...
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  157. Bacon is cruel
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  158. mchertonok Smart Afghans don’t want a US withdrawal, that would allow the Taliban or Russia to reassert their power.
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  159. San Francisco is not like most areas. San Francisco has a big economy and desirable property. So demand is high.
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  160.  @ksng767  most countries are dictatorships and therefore do not deserve to exist as is. Dictatorships should be invaded
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  161. abe Lincoln Not according to NGO reports like the Corruptions Perceptions Index
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  162. Ww shoot for the stars, not for the dirt. And these are likely senior level jobs with no growth. College undergrads in computer science make 90k starting out.
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  163. HERPY DERPEDY that is why people should stop voting Republican who are anti-union. And why they should support international trade deals like the TPP.
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  164. Ricky why should they not demand more money? Is there something unethical or inappropriate to organize and increase the amount of money you can obtain?
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  165. Ricky I see no evidence that unions kill jobs. Among developed nations US has low rates of private sector unionization and also higher wealth inequality. Why not copy the model set by European nations?
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  166. Ricky if unions were bad, then we’d expect to see nations with higher rates of unionization to suffer in some way, and they don’t. This is a geographic issue unique to the US. It can be overcome, unions aren’t the problem
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  167. Ricky https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2894m48p Enjoy reading. It’s shown that when unions are strong, workers earn more. They data proves it. If you are against unions then you’re against workers making more money.
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  168.  @shaereub4450  ok…you are not making a lot of money. You should get into a more lucrative industry like biotech/pharmaceutical manufacturing.
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  169. They were convicted as children that’s why their case is special
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  170. Subscribe because my dog said to Just saying it’s not a good idea
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  171.  @irishrepublican3739  no, work and make money
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  172.  @irishrepublican3739  no pls I’ll be a wage slave
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  173.  @LifeToATee  college pays off. Computer science undergrads can make up to 90k a year. And college grads earn more money. It depends what you study though
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  174.  @someonefamous8671  what was your degree and what position were you applying for? Some degrees are more useful than others, and some fields are better suited for degrees than others. I guarantee if you studied engineering or computer science you’d be making 100k by now. More than what you’re probably making atm
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  175.  @someonefamous8671  I’m glad you’re happy but this is an example of how a good degree in the right career will always make you more money than without.
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  176. Marco Anaya they are probably better than citizen felons. We don’t deport them, why deport these guys?
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  177. Igor M well it’s still the right wing’s fault. The Democrats don’t support this
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  178. Igor M GOP still controls the Senate so little has changed
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  179. Igor M Congress is House of Reps and the Senate together. GOP controls Senate and has made any talk of immigration reform aside from deportation, poisonous
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  180.  @maxboya  slice what, you make no sense to me.
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  181. This is not a case of Hatfields and McCoys. NATO is safe, stable, and democratic, and Russia is not. That's why Russia is bad.
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  182. TheSympathize Civil liberties and democracy friends, something that Russia severely lacks. 
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  183. TheSympathize No they don't.  See the Democracy Index.  Look where the US is, then look where Russia is.  Check Wikipedia to see the list for free.   Russia also doesn't have many friends.  No country is obliged to come to Russia's aid if it gets attacked, unlike the US with NATO. 
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  184. TheSympathize So if a majority of North Koreans approve of Kim Jong Un does that mean we should give up trying to topple the regime?  Of course not.  Russia, like North Korea lies to its citizens and limits their access to information.  A country can objectively be rated as good and bad based on how strongly its civil liberties and human development are.  The US beats Russia in both. 
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  185. TurboPummel Haha...no it is much worse in China.  And unlike China and Russia, there is an active movement in American politics to get things changed.  And it is a fact that Russians have a lower quality of life than Americans and other Westerners.  Note the Human Development Index, and the Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.  
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  186. TheSympathize Well it's not so simple.  The Iraq War was a mistake and a lie that is the legacy of a single president of one party, not the whole nation.  Other than that the US has the moral high ground because of its great social services (that's why I was bringing it up), and Russia and China do not.  Pretty simple actually.  Depends on who's doing what to whom. Russian stoking the flames of war in Eastern Ukraine is bad, so was annexing Crimea.  Russia had no selfless reasons either, they want to destabilize Ukraine to keep it on a leash as a buffer state, and they want Crimea for its ice-free port.   This talk of saving ethnic Russians is just shallow rhetoric that doesn't even make much sense if it was even true.
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  187. TheSympathize  In case you forgot, Bush actively lied about WMDs, so I'm right in saying the Iraq War was his fault.  Bush and Putin are bad, but at least Bush and his party are out of the presidency!  Putin himself said he's staying for 1o more years!  US is better than Russia because it has civil liberties and Russia does not.  And there were a few people who opposed the Iraq War.
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  188. TurboPummel Lies.  You do know that not all of the US is conservative right?  There are people here who are liberal and want the US to be more like what you describe.  What's your point?  Germany is a Western country and Western ally, it's more like the US than Russia, therefore, you should support the US over Russia.  Check the Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.  US beats Russia, therefore the US is a richer country for all classes.
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  189. TurboPummel As you can see from the Inequality-adjusted Development Index, the gap between the rich and poor is smaller in the US than in Russia and China.  And as you can obviously see from the Democracy Index, the US ranks very highly and far above Russia and China.  You want to talk about corruption in politics?  They have it much worse. Don't feel sorry, things are great are here in the US and they are improving.  Look at all the people who immigrate to the US and Western Europe annually, legally and illegally.  Compare that to Russia and China.  See a difference?  Does that tell you something about how the world sees the West?
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  190. TurboPummel USA is not responsible for the Arab Spring.  Afghanistan War was necessary and the Iraq War was the only thing the US is accountable for. 
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  191. TheSympathize -Putin's political opponents?  You mean like Boris Nemstov?  I rest my case. -I guess it's only an opinion that stronger civil liberties are what make a country better, but it's an opinion that I'm sure most people share, you especially.  Ask yourself if you could so easily mouth off to the government if you were Russian or Chinese, where the media, Internet, and political parties are censored and suppressed?  That the US allows you to actively criticize it, run in public office, or vote for an obscure third party who shares your interests, is proof that the US is a better country.  You can't do any of that as easily in Russia, and especially not China. -When I say Bush, I mean also his administration and inner circle.  They were the ones who lied, or ignored and turned a blind eye to evidence to the contrary.  Nobody else is directly responsible.  And there were people and politicians who opposed the Iraq War right from the beginning.  In any case Bush's lying was surprising and most people did not imagine that they were lying.  That is not the same as being in cahoots or orchestrating the Iraq War alongside him.  -The Patriot Act was arguably necessary after the fact.  And it is a moot point because other countries, including Russia and China, spy on their citizens as well, and unlike Russia and China, there are also those in America who actively oppose the Patriot Act, such as the ACLU.  https://www.aclu.org/surveillance-under-usa-patriot-act Last I checked there are no major civil liberties or interest groups active/legitimized in either Russia or China, so the US is better in this respect.  -The Afghanistan War was not a bad war.  It was necessary and appropriate after 9/11, and the Taliban were illegitimate pariahs. -Snowden? Snowden was not a hero.  His whistleblowing damaged national security, put American, British, and other agents acting abroad in danger, and tipped off our enemies about how the US gathers intelligence.  There were better ways to protest what the country is doing besides damaging it.  The public was also not as blind as you figure.  I remember my highschool teacher telling us about how the government spies on its citizens.  Politically savy people already knew before Snowden.  -Give Obama a break, he's not a god.  He can't just undue everything Bush or other predecessors have put in motion.  If he could end the NSA-spying and the Patriot Act cold-turkey, then I'm sure he would.  Politics are seldom so simple however. 
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  192. TheSympathize Fuck that I am not reading 300 lines
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  193. TheSympathize You're probably wrong anyways. 
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  194. TheSympathize I have better things to do than argue on behalf of what's already been accepted as fact. 
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  195. TheSympathize Russia has less democracy and fewer civil liberties than the US, and that makes Russia wrong and the US correct, simple as that. 
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  196. TurboPummel TheSympathize The West is richer, freer, and better than Russia.  Why do you think all those Middle Eastern and Latin American refugees are fleeing to the US and Western Europe instead of to Russia or China?  Read the Democracy Index, the Human Development Index, and the Inequality-Adjusted Development Index.  Notice how the US is higher than Russia in all of these lists.  
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  197. TheSympathize That the US does better for its citizens its allies is proof of its legitimacy, Russia doesn't have a leg to stand on.  That's my argument.   US also does much more good for the world than bad, even if it's not obvious to you.  For instance they protect Taiwan from China, and Finland and the Baltics from Russia.  The US has saved lives by averting wars. 
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  198. TurboPummel The US can indeed do one with, not without, the other.  The US can still and will protect Taiwan while continuing to trade with China.  The US knows full well that it cannot sanction China, and that to do so would be stupid and destructive.  There is no hypocrisy. 
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  199. TheSympathize You're selecting the bad and ignoring all the good. The US protects its far flung and democratic allies, even those in proximity to Russia and China, and prevents them from falling under their spheres of influences.  The US allows these countries to keep existing as they do, free, liberal, and unmolested.  The US makes (most) alliances in good faith and her allies reciprocate in kind.  Without the US, such countries would either be invaded, sanctioned, and walked all over, and local conflicts would be prominent without a hegamon to bring order.  The US preserves peace, stability, and from there the flow of money and business.  That is all the good, and it far outweighs all those examples, which are either old or insignificant.  Comparing the American and Chinese civil wars is a major oversimplification. 
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  200. TurboPummel Uh not for the same reason.  There was a little thing called the Cuban Missile Crisis...That's why the blockade was started.  But why it was maintained, was because the US was choosing its battles.  Cuba was weak and China was strong.  They would sanction China if they could, but they can't so they don't.  That's not hypocrisy, it's pragmatism.
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  201. TurboPummel What is your point exactly?  That the US cannot afford to declare war on evil everywhere?  So what?  And in any case, the sanctions on Cuba have ended.
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  202. TurboPummel Oh but you are wrong.  Haven't you heard of "For the People by the People"?  Democracies like the US and NATO members are accountable to their people and subscribe to global interdependence, world wide peace and civil liberties.  Russia and China however, are governed by the few elites and suppress civil liberties.  Check out the gap between the rich and poor in China and Russia, it's bigger than in the US, via the Inequality-Adjusted Development Index. That is why the US and West is better and has the moral highground over Russia and China. The US and West subscribe to the Democratic Peace Theory.  War is expensive, and against a large trading partner like China, it's suicide.  This does not mean the US is hypocritical, it just means their ideology is tempered by reality. To be sure the US would convert China if it was possible, even if it is "just for money", but it's not possible, that's why they don't do it.
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  203. TurboPummel Stopping all trade would only hurt the US in the long (and short!) run, and it would isolate China and stop the spread of Western Influence, America's soft power. 
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  204. TurboPummel That's a good point.  Was Germany better than France and Britain?  That's debatable because there are other factors to consider, but if it's true, then I think I would. 
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  205. TurboPummel So?  The US and Britain were allies and Germany was not a major ally, that's why the US joined the Entente. It was about money but it was also about the US acting in the best interest of its citizens, the two ideas are probably just the same idea put in different words.  And do not forget that Germany provoked the US with the Zimmerman Telegram, which was inexcusable and not even very strategic. 
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  206. TheSympathize Those bad things mentioned pale in comparison to all the good the US does.  The US protects Finland discreetly, there is no obvious event of it happening.  But the world, namely Russia, knows that unlike Ukraine, Finland is a strong US ally and to mess with it like with Crimea would be tantamount to war with the US.  That's how the US protects Finland, despite not being bound by NATO to do so.  Same with Japan and Australia from China. 
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  207. TurboPummel The reason you can't name any, is precisely because of NATO discouraging Russia.  And I might say Georgia counts as one example.  But in any case there is no moral equivalence between Russia and NATO.  You said you were German, right?  Germany is a Western country.  There is law and order, there is a free media, you can write critical arguments against the German government, the gap between the rich and poor is smaller, etc.  Russia does not stand for any of those things.  If you support Russia based on the premise that Russia is the same as NATO, then you are deluding yourself.   And you support the existence of a rotten country that would never give you the treatment that you take for granted.    
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  208. TurboPummel  First of all, you need to consider why NATO expanded in the first place, after the fall of the USSR, in 1989.  Countries like Poland, the Baltics, they ran from Russia and ran into NATO.  They elected pro-NATO and pro-West political parties to get in.  Because they were afraid of Russia and no longer wanted to be in the oppressive Eastern Bloc.  Expansion of NATO is democratic, and is the will of the people.  Ukraine is now no different.  And furthermore, NATO is strictly a defensive alliance.  If Russia is scared of NATO, then it has chosen to be an enemy of the West, and therefore an enemy of all of the freedoms that you hold dear.  Secondly, Russia will always pose a threat so long as it is undemocratic.  NATO will stop them.  NATO stops wars, Russia creates them, and NATO expansion will be Russia's undoing, or its catalyst to liberalize.  If the West lets Russia get away with Ukraine and Crimea, then it will set a dangerous example that we will not defend our non-NATO allies, like Australia, Japan, or Taiwan. 
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  209. TurboPummel How you can you use your freedom of speech to defend the existence or Russia, which actively seeks to limit it?  Doesn't that make you a hypocrite, and an ingrate?  The civil liberites Germany affords you would not be given if you were living in Russia.  You're treating Russia and the West with a moral equivalence, but there's no reason for you to do that.  US, Germany, and NATO are strong, stable, and democratic, Russia is not.  Democracy is good, tyranny is bad.  The US and NATO are good, and Russia is bad.  It's that simple.  US may have problems with lobbying as you describe, but it's minor compared to Russia which basically only has one party in control, and much worse corruption/lobbying, and unlike in Russia, there are significant amounts those in the US, such as myself, who want to see lobbying tamed and regulated.  You're also making very broad simplifications, most Westerners view the US very well.  As you can see here.  http://www.pewglobal.org/database/indicator/1/
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  210. TurboPummel If a majority of North Koreans approve of Kim Jong Un, does that mean we should abandon all hope of overthrowing the regime?  Of course not, because the people don't know better and because their opinions are merit-less.  The thing about Russia is that Putin also lies to his citizens and feeds them false information, and only his party, United Russia is in control.  So Russians can't really vote for anyone they want, and they are being deceived.  Putin also suppresses political opposition, and some, like Boris Nemstov, get killed trying for trying to speak up.  And as I recall watching aren't most Germans in favor of accepting all 800,000 refugees, albeit perhaps begrudgingly?  And I'm sure you're speaking out of context, you probably can make yourself an enemy of the plan to accept refugees.  What you can't do however, is promote hate speech, I assume you mean.  In any case, you should come to the US if you're so worried about not being able to say what you want, and you definitely shouldn't look to Russia as a shining example.  In Russia you'd be arrested for saying things less controversial.  Also I'm pretty sure that Israel and Turkey are each bigger allies in the Middle East than Saudi Arabia, but so what?  With Saudi Arabia as a US ally, the US can work with them, put them on the path to becoming a democracy, and at least stop them from fighting the US, Germany, and the rest of NATO & the West.  That's preferable to Saudi Arabia becoming a Russian ally, like Assad and his Syrian Baathists.  Honestly I don't understand why you are selfishly rebuking those Eastern Bloc countries for joining NATO.  That's selfish of you.  And also shortsighted.  NATO has prevented wars from ever happening, by acting as a deterrent.  Who knows how many Georgias or Crimeas Russians would try to pull if the US and a United Europe wasn't there to stop them?
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  211. TurboPummel Well, basically, yes, I'm pretty sure we would.  Well, we would have to be sure that Russia's intentions were sincere, and that they were not trying to sabotage NATO and the European Project from within.  There was talk back in the 90s, believe it or not, about Russia potentially joining or strengthening relations with NATO.  But it didn't amount to much.  There are Western concerns that Russia would join NATO, and like with the UN Security Council, use its might to veto and obstruct NATO's democratic ambitions, and get the West off of Russia's back.  What a predicament the US would be in if Russia wanted to meddle with a non-NATO country like Georgia, Japan, Israel, or Ukraine, and then we must choose to either support Russia and give it a free pass to dominate, or side with those countries and undermine the whole alliance.  Perhaps leading to its eventual breakup even, like some sort of Russian master plan?  And of course, adding Russia would also open up a new front with China, which would probably be a whole nother mess.  Also with Saudi Arabia, the situation is complicated and democracy can take decades to implement, such as with Taiwan and South Korea.  But by being a US ally, they are moving in the right direction. 
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  212. TurboPummel It's not hypocritical, because in the long term it would bring about peace and liberalize Russian society.  And besides, Russia would only be considered if it was different than it is now, better than it is now.  That's why no one's entertaining the thought about it now. 
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  213. TheSympathize And you have mine.  You should immigrate to a nice Western country. 
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  214. TheSympathize I assumed you were Russian.  My mistake.  But that makes you even more ignorant.
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  215. TheSympathize Consider the Democratic Peace Theory.  The US is also is not invincible, it depends on its allies as much as they depend on the US. It's an alliance based on friendship, mutualism, and spreading democracy, it is not about the US dominating the world. 
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  216. ***** You are wrong
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  217. danny son You're a fool.  Russia is a country that deserves to lose.  Even if NATO pushes them off the Earth, it won't be anyone's loss but Russia's. 
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  218. Unit987654321 It won't be an invasion that brings Russia in line, as the sanctions are proof of. 
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  219. TurboPummel Your understanding of politics is rudimentary. 
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  220. Unit987654321 That is not true. Russia is being punished, contained, whatever, because of its meddling in countries like Ukraine.  Russia is a threat to the prosperity and peace in the region.  US has no interest in keeping Russia weak for the sake of it.  If Russia were to liberalize and be less aggressive, then countries like the US and NATO would have no problem. 
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  221. TurboPummel You know Germany is a member of NATO for a reason right? 
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  222. TurboPummel I think your perspective on history is distorted. 
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  223. TurboPummel Are you a member of "the Left" by any chance?
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  224. Unit987654321 Russia is the aggressor.  Countries like Switzerland and Austria are literally surrounded by NATO, yet they are on good terms with the US and the West.  There is no evidence that the US financed anything in Ukraine.
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  225. TurboPummel I guess German conservatives are as politically aware as their American counterparts. 
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  226. Unit987654321 Europe is not supporting Russia at all.   If it was, then how do you explain the sanctions?
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  227. TurboPummel It's probably not true, US and Russia hardly traded at all before the sanctions, and the US has no reason to support Russia, so why would they game the sanctions then?
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  228. Unit987654321 No, I haven't seen the pro-Russian protests in Germany.  That probably speaks for how insignificant they are.  I'm sure most Germans do not support Russia. 
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  229. Unit987654321 I have learned nothing from my government, my thoughts are my own.  I read a lot and I went to highschool.  That's all.    Most Germans don't support Russia, that's why Germany is participating in the Russian sanctions. 
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  230. Unit987654321 Government is by the people for the people, same as in Germany, another democratic republic.  People don't agree with the government, as if they are brainwashed, so much as the government agrees with the people, as in, the government's constituents. 
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  231. ***** Probably untrue
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  232. Alexander Filatov And when you look at the ubiased facts, you arrive at the only logical conclusion, that Russia is a tyranny and is stoking nationalism in a struggling region that simply wants to ally itself with like-minded progressives in the EU and NATO. This is not a case of Hatfields and McCoys. Russia is the only villain here.
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  233. Jose Raul Miguens Cruz But NATO is the democratic, free world. Can't say the same for Russia, can you?
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  234. Egor Zhuravlev Keep shoving your head in the sand pinko.  Every single Western government condemns  Russia, and if not from Russia, then where did Eastern Ukraine suddenly get all of these Russian-model tanks and weapons? 
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  235. Egor Zhuravlev Countries like Japan Finland, Sweden, and Australia which aren't in NATO condemn Russia's actions and accuse it of arming and sending irregular and unmarked militia into Eastern Ukraine and Crimea.
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  236. Auto Tuna Probably because Poroshenko, who was voted in a popular election, isn't a "fascist regime"
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  237. Auto Tuna Any proof that any of the crap you're saying is true? 
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  238. Auto Tuna What about NGO reports
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  239. +TheDavidDaoud no you idiots, US hegemony brings peace and stability. Without those US bases, refugees would be the least of your worries.
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  240. Cros Hamas is rock-bottom. Gaza cannot get worse.
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  241. hattar00 You should brush up on your history, especially regarding Afghanistan.  In case you've forgotten, almost of all of Afghanistan was under the control of the Taliban before the US came and liberated it.  Today, Afghans rate the US as their most favorite country in several polls.  US has since given more than 65 billion dollars to the Afghan government to keep the state stable and encourage development.  Even in Iraq, progress has been made since the removal of Saddam Hussein.  ISIS is not quite the scourge the media makes it seem.  Iraqi Kurdistan in the north, and most of southern Iraq are relatively safe and free of extremists such as ISIS.  Iraqi Kurdistan has especially prospered, the Kurds there were among the most persecuted in Iraq under Saddam, today the autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan is one of the most progressive and prosperous states in the entire Middle East.  US will take its due credit there, and the Kurds are most grateful for the Iraq War, despite how controversial it proved.  You are making a false equivalence with the Iran-Iraq War, and there is also nothing wrong with arming and guiding the FSA,as they are among the most liberal and promising factions vying for control within Syria. 
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  242. hattar00 No, the Mujaheddin were propped up by the US, which included many factions such as the progressive Northern Alliance, and at that point the Taliban did not exist and Al-Qaeda was in its infancy.  After the Soviet War in Afghanistan ended, the US supported the Northern Alliance in their fight against the Taliban and fundamentalists.  Then after 9/11, when the War in Afghanistan began and the US defeated the Taliban, the groups and individuals in the Northern Alliance, including Karzai, were democratically installed.  Look it up if you don't believe me, southern Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan are not directly affected by ISIS, and Iraqi Kurdistan especially has benefited greatly from the US. 
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  243. hattar00 That is simply untrue.  Mujaheddin were a diverse and motley group of Afghans united under a common cause to oppose the Soviets.  When the dust settled after the Soviets withdrew, then the Taliban was created and Al-Qaeda rose to prominence.  The more progressive and democratic Northern Alliance was also formed, and each of these groups fought for control over Afghanistan.  A civil war followed and the US opposed the Taliban and supported the Northern Alliance.  But regardless, the Taliban controlled most of the country.  After 9/11 US invaded, mostly overthrew the despotic Taliban, and worked with the Northern Alliance to liberalize and stabilize Afghanistan, which has since yielded results and made Afghanistan more self-reliant and a friendly, respected US ally.  It's not a riveting success, but all things considered, it is a work in progress. 
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  244. hattar00 You neglect to consider that most of those wars were defensive wars.  And forget about Bush and his nonsense, the fact is, the US has done a lot of good for the people of Iraq, though some may have incidentally benefited from the change more than others.  It's because of the Democratic Peace Theory.
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  245. MCMeru Wasn't it?  Why?  Did someone tell you that it wasn't a good idea?  I think the Kurds in Iraqi Kurdistan would say otherwise.  Additionally, most of southern Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan in the north is free from ISIS, and is relatively stable due to US nationbuilding.  In the future, things will continue to improve.  Nationbuilding takes years but the rewards are worth reaping.  Iraqi Kurdistan is a shining example of modern nationbuilding at its finest. 
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  246. MCMeru Well, what are you gonna do?  We've made our bed, now it's time to sleep in it.  Progress has been made, and with US guidance, it will continue in the future. 
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  247. MCMeru Yes, I believe that longterm American presence, over decades, is necessary for stability, and that payoff will be worth it.  ISIS, Al Qaeda, the Taliban, none will find purchase in Iraq and Afghanistan if things keep going as they are, because the end result will be a stable democracy.  US will also acquire steadfast allies in Middle East /Central Asia and prove its commitment to democracy and nation building to to the world.  Maybe it's not worth the wars itself in the first place, but now that they've happened, US can and should make the best of things. 
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  248. Pablo Herasme How about you step up and give proof that the US is funding the likes of ISIS?
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  249. ken karish You're wrong.  FSA formed in response to Assad's brutal and lethal crackdown on his Arab Spring.  FSA's core leadership comprises of defectors from the government and military.  There's nothing controversial about helping them.  FSA is the most secular and liberal faction in Syria and the ones with the most promising future. 
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  250. ken karish  The Telegraph article just says that US officials near the Libyan consulate were working to transfer weapons kept in Libya to the FSA, but so what?  What does that imply?  Besides attacks on US embassies are nothing new, several around the world were attacked during the Bush Years, without nearly as much controversy or media coverage.  To me, this suggests that any fears and proposed conspiracies are misguided and full of hot air.  The DailyKos article just says that the FSA is nuanced and colorful, but the fact remains that FSA is Syria's best shot for a better future.  FSA is imperfect, but compared to anyone else in the fray it is the most ideal solution, and a solid one too.
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  251. ken karish You are grossly oversimplifying a complex issue, you're also flat out wrong. http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2014/may/12/john-garamendi/prior-benghazi-were-there-13-attacks-embassies-and/ I also doubt that FSA somehow became a Jihadist group because of the Obama Administration's hesitance to fully arm them.   
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  252. ken karish What is your point?
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  253. ken karish How is the Politico article against my argument?  It supports my claim that when Benghazi is put into context, there is nothing unremarkable about it. 
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  254. ObjectableApparatus Cologne?  Do you mean the Congo by any chance?
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  255. silvastian How selfish, and close minded.  Like it or not the US is the center of the world, it cannot hide from this responsibility. 
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  256. silvastian I am American, I am just saying that the US can do more for its allies and for the refugees, regardless of who is to blame.
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  257. ***** proof?
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  258. John Doe bad analogy
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  259. Oscar Blanco That's not happening in Germany, and even if it is, it's still necessary, because the alternative is worse.  Doing nothing has its own consequences. 
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  260. Noah O what's your major malfunction lol?
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  261. Noah O yeah so?  It's not all about you.
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  262. ken karish Not addressing the refugee crisis would be really bad for everyone, especially if you consider how close the Middle East and North Africa are to Europe.
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  263. ken karish I don't know what to do, I'm just an amateur, but if nothing is done then that would be very bad. Iraq is a mess? Imagine ten more Iraqs, even closer to Europe.
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  264. ken karish Easier said then done.   And I dispute you saying that Iraq hasn't gotten any better
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  265. ken karish You are wrong, they only control a region of western Iraq, most of Iraq is relatively peaceful.  The Iraqi military, backed by the US and other countries, are getting the better of ISIS in Iraq.  That is development since Saddam Hussein.  Iraqi Kurdistan in the north has especially developed. 
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  266. Are you implying that "certain levels of security" are currently not being met? Because that's simply not true.
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  267. Willy Stroker Even if your claim about black gangsters in Detroit being killed were true, it does not mean that those gangsters' lives are worth less than anyone else's as you implied.  I also want to emphasize that being in a gang is not in itself illegal, it is protected under the Right to Assemble under the First Amendment.  You are also generalizing far too much.  Those refugees from the Middle East are mostly civilians, not extremists.  Resettling them is not merely a moral obligation, it is also a political one that serves the US's best interests in the long term.  Also, the US has a long history of admitting refugees from around the world, so this current crisis with Syria for instance is really nothing new and shouldn't be so jarring as if it were.  Most recently in 2008, the US government admitted and resettled more than 60,000 refugees from Bhutan and Nepal, in the wake of the Nepalese Civil War, yet no one seems to protest that. 
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  268. Willy Stroker Ok now you're just being racist.
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  269. That won't fix a thing.
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  270. NATO is safe, stable, and democratic, Russia is not. That's why Russia is bad and NATO is good.
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  271. ***** Slovenia and Croatia are NATO members.  NATO is talking to Bosnia & Herzegovina, Macedonia, and Montenegro.   US recognizes Kosovo.  Seems like the US and most of Yugoslavia are friends.
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  272. ***** Any proof?
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  273. Race is a social construct. So is culture
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  274. Nemo's Husband's wife But they are all social constructs
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  275. Nemo's Husband's wife They exist according to criteria, set by humans.  So they are social constructs. 
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  276. US has taken in more than 700,000 refugees since 9/11. Only 3 have been charged with terrorism. Most recently in 2008, US accepted 60,000 refugees from Bhutan and Nepal. No big controversy there. But now, amid political fearmongering and grandstanding, suddenly people are afraid. How silly.
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  277. That's not true. US did not start the Syrian Civil War, Assad did. And, US nation-building in Iraq and Afghanistan has been quite successful, and this is what's contributing to ISIS's downfall.
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  278. Luca Dullaart Your premise is false, Iraq has not been screwed over from the Iraq War.  You wouldn't know this from reading the sensationalizing and fearmongering media, but ISIS is not the scourge of Iraq.  They only control a region of western Iraq.  Most of Iraq is free of ISIS.  Iraqi Kurdistan in the north is progressive and peaceful, and it is a shining example of US nation-building, and southern Iraq is also relatively peaceful.  
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  279. Ben jamen The US, EU, and NATO are safe, stable, and democratic, Russia is not. That's why Russia is bad and the US is good. Your view of politics and spending is simplistic and wrong.
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  280. ***** The US needs Russia's support with Iran, North Korea, etc. It's not as simple as fighting Russia with full-force.
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  281. TheRoot Message [citation needed]
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  282. Frances Rolle
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  283. Anti-Gravity Send them Xboxes Jenga and D&D, we'll never hear from them again!
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  284. Russia media is not free, Russia is not a place where civil liberties thrive, unlike the West. Any reporting from that guy is probably little more than Russian propaganda.
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  285. Gabriel S Uh huh.  Russia is bad, US is good.  Russia has state media, US/West have many independent new agencies.  Therefore, Russian media is unreliable. 
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  286. Gabriel S As I said, there are hundreds of free, independent news in the West.  That they are all telling the same story means they are truthful. 
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  287. Gabriel S Russian media tells one tale, everyone else tells a different tale.  Russia has questionable credibility here. 
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  288. US can afford it. In fact, the evil idea that refugees are burdens is not true. Especially when you consider just who these refugees are exactly. They aren't poor and illiterate, all the poor and illiterate refugees haven't made it out of the Middle East. Those in Europe and the rest of the West are the educated middle class from Syria. After some initial job training and English language courses, the refugees become productive tax-paying citizens.
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  289. ***** I don't have a sister.  But in any case, I'd be more worried about random American citizens committing crimes instead of vetted and approved Syrian refugees. 
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  290. ***** My point is, Syrian refugees in America are unlikely to commit crimes, because they are personally assessed and vetted by American agents before they are resettled in the US.  Also, Syrian refugees comprise such a small percentage of the American population, that you are unlikely to be a victim of one of them.
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  291. ***** I am not clutching at straws, I am firmly within the realm of reason.  How is any of what I posted clutching at straws?
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  292. Amin Jafarov What do you mean how?  They are, it's a fact.  There is plenty of proof of the Russian government  censoring the media acting corrupt, and also the gap between the rich and poor is larger in Russia than in the US, and the US also has a higher standard of living. 
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  293. Joshy Song Russia has nukes, and the US needs Russian support for other diplomatic fronts, such as with Iran's nuclear program, Syrian civil War, North Korea in general, etc. That's why I think the US cannot afford to stomp out Russia.
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  294. ThalamusMinimus ok
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  295. ***** I don't watch propaganda news.  I watch and read many different media sources.  No one has told me to believe what I believe, I formed my ideas on my own.
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  296. He's done a lot already I don't see your point.
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  297. Ro Nom No, you are mistaken.  The US does not rule over its allies like an empire.  Plenty of times the US and its allies disagree and don't always cooperate, such as with the Iraq War. 
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  298. Ro Nom France isn't a vassal state.  US does not meddle in French affairs, and the US does not dictate French foreign policy.  They cooperate because they share key goals. 
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  299. Ro Nom They aren't vassal states, is it so hard to imagine that France, the UK, US, etc are all democracies, therefore the government represents the interest of the people?  The interests being that Russia is bad and menacing?   
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  300. Ro Nom You are naive.  And enough of this "war makes the US rich" nonsense.  All the debt says otherwise. 
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  301. Ro Nom Nonsense.  What motivation could the US possibly have for inciting the war in Ukraine, or inciting Euromaiden?  How would they even be able to convince a majority of Ukrainians to join the EU and NATO?  The US isn't even giving lethal aid to Ukraine. 
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  302. Ro Nom Whatever you say
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  303. That's despotic and against international law. You're not supposed to sentence people without some sort of procedure and checks. Other Western countries don't do that. The International System warned Bush that it's a give & take, and that if GTMO prisoners were treated poorly, then American POWs could suffer similar treatment, without international scrutiny.
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  304. NATO is a defensive alliance. If NATO scares, Russia, then Russia is choosing to be an enemy and a belligerent of the free world.
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  305. Not even. Russia vs US? No contest.
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  306. High unemployment? Under Obama unemployment has reached its lowest levels in years.
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  307. Because it's an effort to stabilize the world at large, and because the US should help its allies in the West that are doing the same.
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  308. Sam Richardson The US, EU, and NATO are safe, stable, and democratic, Russia is not. That's why Russia is bad and the US is good. Ukraine wants to be more like the US and join the EU and NATO, therefore, Ukraine is good, an ally, and a strategic asset that is worth rescuing from Russia.
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  309. ***** The US is much better than Russia.  It's safer and has more civil liberties.
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  310. ***** oops lol
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  311. False equivalence
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  312. Tarek E I'm not underscoring NATO's importance, but it is wrong to believe that Russia poses a dire threat to the US. 
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  313. Hungary actually
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  314. But yes lol wtf?
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  315. FazzFire uh huh.  Not really. 
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  316. FazzFire Iran is not a democracy, Lebanon can't even control Hezbollah, and Tunisia is not that bad of a country. 
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  317. FazzFire Yet the US also scores very highly in civil liberties. 
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  318. FazzFire I never said that, and Pakistan is a US ally.  US gives billions of dollars in aid to Pakistan every year. 
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  319. Russia wants to use Ukraine as a buffer state, and they want Crimea for it's ice-free port. They oppose democracy and civil liberties that we in the West often take for granted. Russia should be opposed.
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  320. Tien Nguyen Russia is however, guilty of funneling volunteers, weapons, and government operatives into Ukraine.  And they annexed Crimea, which violated Ukrainian sovereignty. 
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  321. Tien Nguyen What are you referring to in the Vietnam War?  You know both sides had killed many civilians, it's not unique to the US.  Consider also that North Vietnam placed South Vietnamese in brutal work camps after the war, then censored the media and limited civil liberties.  The US meanwhile relocated more than 100,000 South Vietnamese in the West Coast.  Clearly the US was the better country than either the Soviet Union or North Vietnam.
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  322. ***** US is a better country than Russia, it's a democracy.  It deserves to succeed and Russia, a tyranny, deserves to fail.
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  323. ***** In general it means having fair and regular elections, strong civil liberties, free press, etc. 
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  324. NATO is safe, stable, and democratic, Russia is not. That's why Russia is always bad.
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  325. TheSympathize Yes they did start it, they annexed Ukraine, which was bad.  They gave funding, volunteers, government agents, tanks, and heavy weapons to Ukrainian separatists, which was also bad.  Russia is not comparable to NATO.  NATO is safe, stable, and democratic, Russia is not.  Russia has no leg to stand on. 
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  326. ***** You are wrong.  Of course Ukraine is Western, half of it least.  Why else is the elected president and parliament pining for EU and NATO membership?
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  327. ***** What's wrong with that? 
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  328. ***** If you look at the Democracy Index, you will see that Ukraine is in between the US and Russia, it is in the category of a hybrid regime.  Poland and the Baltics are some of NATO's most enthusiastic members and are Russia's fiercest critics.  Russia leaves them alone, because NATO protects them.  If Ukraine joins, it too will gain protection.  That's why a majority of Ukrainians favor EU and NATO membership.  CNN doesn't tell me about it, probably because it's not true.  I don't really care if it is anyways.  Ukraine didn't start the war, Russia and nationalistic separatists did.
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  329. ***** Russia doesn't threaten Eastern Europe?  Then how do you explain the Eastern Bloc?  How do you explain Putin's resistance towards NATO, a defensive alliance?  How do you explain the fact that countries like Poland and the Baltics rushed into NATO as soon as they got the chance, and are now NATO's most enthusiastic members?
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  330. ***** Funnily enough Russia has no strong allies in the world that would even want to form such an alliance.  Maybe that speaks for how the world views Russia.  There is no comparing the US and Russia.  US stands for civil liberties and progress, Russia does not.  US is the hegamon and keeps the peace around the world, often in subtle ways. Russia does not.  Both countries have different visions for the future, and US offers the better vision, as well as the means to attain it. 
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  331. TheTinLion Yes, they would and rightfully so. Not just the US, but the US's allies as well.  Canada, in fact very few countries would like a Russian military base on their soil, an American base on the other hand, has great benefits.  US is the hegamon and a democracy.  Russia is an unstable, tyrannical middle power with nukes no less.  Hardly comparable to the US don't you agree?  And you are mistaken with regards to Russia.  They do not choose to be weak, they want to be strong, if they had their way then they would have as many bases as NATO, so don't give them the benefit of the doubt so eagerly. 
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  332. TheTinLion Yeah whatever you say.
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  333. Natalia Jensen None of that is true, that's just sensationalism and bigotry. If you don't mind me asking, which country do you live in? I live in the US, and while the situations aren't completely the same, the US has accepted refugees over the years without problems. As recently as 2008, the US accepted more than 60,000 refugees from Bhutan and Nepal. But because they weren't Muslim, nobody cares.
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  334. Cristian Sosa Your simplistic view of politics blinds you to the idea of Pax Americana.  The US Navy keeps your country's shipping lanes open, they house the citizens who gave you YouTube, Vice News, and the Internet itself.  Russia, meanwhile, cannot even beat the Russian Mafia.
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  335. Cristian Sosa Look up Pax Americana, it's a Latin phrase that means 'Peace according to America'. 
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  336. Cristian Sosa The US maintains peace, if you took a global perspective on international politics and looked around the world then you would see that.  The US and the Western World are among the freest and most wealthy nations in the world, the only non-Western countries that are fully developed that I can think of, are a few South American countries like Uruguay, and some oddballs like the Maldives.  So clearly the US and NATO are doing the right thing.
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  337. Cristian Sosa The US and other Western countries have the most civil liberties and greatest human development in the world, that by definition makes them better than other countries, and other governments.   The US isn't defined solely by the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, if that's what you're thinking. The US had done a lot outside those wars, more mundane things. 
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  338. ***** No, the US has much more wealth and civil liberties than Russia. 
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  339. We can do both. The problems are nuanced and separate.
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  340. Games Cooky It does actually.  There are no major flaws to a stable, secure democracy, there are very serious flaws with stable and efficient democracies.  The key is civil liberties, which the US NATO have, and Russia lacks.  You like YouTube?  You like Vice News?  Democracies exist to serve the people and in tyrannies like Putin's Russia, free media like YouTube and independent news agencies aren't tolerated.  You're a fool to use your free speech to advocate for Russia.
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  341. Games Cooky It is an insult, but it is primarily a fact.  Only an idiot would use his/her free speech to defend a tyrant.  And that is why Putin, and all 80% of the Russians who support him, are very much the bad guys.
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  342. Games Cooky I can try to persuade you to be less narrow-minded.  Why the hell would you choose Putin over Obama?
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  343. Games Cooky I'd like to hear whatever amusing nonsense you believe in.  Get your head out of your ass, Obama is worlds better than Putin, read the Democracy Index, the Development Index, and compare where the US, NATO, and EU members are, and then compare that to where Russia places.   Use your head too.  Russia is riddled with organized crime, persecutes gays, and has a failure of a government that is corrupt, assassinates minority leaders such as Nemstov, and cannot so much as protect its people from crime.
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  344. Games Cooky That doesn't matter, the Afghanistan War was justified because of the Taliban harboring Al-Qaeda.  The Iraq War was awful but the US now has a new president.  Putin isn't going anywhere for at least ten years more, meanwhile.
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  345. Petty nationalists, they are Putin's toy soldiers.
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  346. ***** Read the Democracy Index and the Development Index, it proves your rhetoric wrong.  There's more to the Western World besides the US anyways.  There is Western Europe, the EU, Japan, etc.
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  347. It’s just a metaphorical way of writing a headline, nothing violent about it
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  348.  @dshe8637  says who?
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  349.  @dshe8637  with a fenced in property the hippos could be fed by keepers and controlled, use your common sense
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  350.  @dshe8637  I wonder how zoos manage it? Curious thing isn’t it?
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  351.  @dshe8637  zoos don’t cull or sell animals in developed nations, think again
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  352.  @dshe8637  you have no evidence to say that zoos are bad for animals
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  353.  @YouViolatedTheNAP  where is the proof and context
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  354. Mobbing a vehicle is always illegal. This law changes nothing, it’s just Republicans’ slide to authoritarianism and virtue signaling. Pedestrians should never be run over
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  355.  @Planetone.  it has always been legal to use self defense, which usually includes driving over angry mobs of people. All this law does is virtue signal towards angry voters and lowers the bar for lethal force below “your life is in danger”
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  356.  Alan d'Eon a car is a lethal weapon. If it’s ok to run someone over, then it’s ok shoot them. Ask yourself this, is it ok for you, a civilian, to get out of your car and shoot the protestors? If the answer is no, then your life is not in danger and running someone over is morally and legally wrong
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  357.  Alan d'Eon  virtue signaling you are. This law also has nothing to do with self defense, it’s always been illegal to mob and attack people in cars. This is just Republicans’ slide to fascism
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  358.  @alandeon6775  so if it’s ok to run someone over blocking the road, do you also agree it’s ok to get out of your car and shoot them? They are both uses of force against those not threatening you.
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  359.  @alandeon6775  so it’s wrong to shoot someone blocking the road and it’s also wrong to run someone over? I don’t get it you agree with me?
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  360. You seem taking a lot of joy watching people get hurt? Any problems with your childhood
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  361. yeet yeet good job rephrasing what I typed.
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  362. Khast it means you and the OP are immature children with nothing better to do than virtue signal
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  363. Lonely people. So sad
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  364. Aliff Jamal I really don’t see why I should take you seriously. It’s not so much that I agree that murderers deserve second chances, it’s that the smart politicians have policy that they believe is a good idea. Why shouldn’t I trust them over you? I’m sure that if they were here they could articulate their opinions and that would convince us.
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  365. The price is determined by the max price that consumers are willing to pay. How much you like food doesn’t really tie into how much food is available
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  366. Most universities are non-profit. So what else do you suggest?
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  367.  @abhinavadarshsood5759  I heard that some amenities like sushi every night and WiFi on every campus corner at some otherwise reputable schools drives up the price
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  368. grant gilmour no it’s because of politics you dork
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  369. chickendabtv meme you are weak willed.
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  370. Super Noodles going vegan is easy
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  371. wait is that Billy ?? Vegan is easy lots of healthy, tasty and cheap foods are vegan. Like beans, grains, and frozen foods have vegan options. Surviving in the wilderness is a useless skill
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  372. Why? Why can’t they be captured and housed in sanctuaries?
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  373. Nuke them like a box of old noodles
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  374. mjoto the PRC is an evil regime
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  375. She can go to Taiwan other nations where Chinese is spoken
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  376. Sounds like a terrible idea.
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  377. Daleck Seck Military doesn’t want idiots
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  378. Daleck Seck the military does not want uneducated or rebellious people.
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  379. IndieThePotato oh yeah? If that were true, how come dropouts never attain higher education?
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  380. Djasko M wow go to college
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  381. Djasko M I guess you must have been cleaning brains all day
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  382. Putin is a madman and a thief
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  383. Lol you are uneducated and poor
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  384.  @Fantomas2110  That’s strange. Wonder why the Democrat state of MA has the best schools, public or private, in the country?
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  385.  @AvengedSeven09  High property values are due to high demand, people want to live in MA. But as you say, if the poor and stupid can’t hack it in Massachusetts, there’s always Texas and Arizona ;)
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  386.  sonnick  IRV is not necessarily better than First Pass the Post. Burlington, Vermont had IRV and scrapped it because it was worse than First Pass the Post. Secondly, good ideas like universal healthcare are supported by Biden as a gradual transformation, which is more realistic than Sanders’ M4A which is more expensive and than other nations’ plans, and remains controversial.
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  387. Why are they Marxist? They can’t just live in peace in the comforts of society?
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  388. Kauezin Good point. It’s easy for me to say fighting is wrong, when I live a privileged life
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  389. This is why the 2nd Amendment is garbage
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  390. crunch9876 civilians should not be allowed to own guns
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  391. Go vegan to save animals
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  392. No he literally wants to kill himself. He’s bad.
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  393.  @iamlegion990  Imagine if he gets the right to die passed. Then lots of young people and mentally ill will believe “it’s all over”, and will start killing themselves. Government should protect the people including from their unintelligent impulses. This man’s idea is dangerous as it enable unintelligent people to off themselves.
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  394.  @iamlegion990  How would this be addressed?
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  395.  @iamlegion990  Takes 3 Kiwis to pass one fruitcake law. Eh?
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  396. The Coast Guard is not easy to join
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  397.  @brantphillips9133  Kansas is boring and you make less money. Why live in Kansas when you can live in California?
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  398.  @brantphillips9133  wealthy educated liberals disagree with you. How does that feel?
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  399.  @brantphillips9133  salaries and skills are in California. Not Texas. Texas has oil and ranching.
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  400.  @brantphillips9133  true however the cities are liberal and this is proof of Democratic superiority
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  401.  @hermanrogers1325  but the downside is you’re stuck in Alabama
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  402.  @PlayWaves1  Fort Worth better than LA? Eh...highly debatable. LA has more people, kinder politics and people towards immigration and such, and a bigger economy. Fort Worth has more poor people
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  403.  @PlayWaves1  property values in LA are much higher than in Fort Worth, the Free Market has decided that LA is better and liberalism should be embraced, not scorned.
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  404.  @PlayWaves1  the point is that liberal cities are richer, have bigger economies, and pay more in taxes than conservative states. Isn’t that proof liberalism works better than unproven conservatism? Also where is the proof that the richest areas are the most conservative? And how does that matter?
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  405. He would pass. Biden is smart
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  406. ninjalemurdude you're full of shit come to Massachusetts
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  407. stay gold that's cool but nobody cares
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  408. littleferrhis it doesn't end up working well. Observe Somalia or the Gilded Age
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  409. ninjalemurdude is that your favorite word?
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  410. Arturo Rincon did you enjoy voting for Johnson? Lol
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  411. CryoWreck y-you too
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  412. No, because then mentally ill and young people will elect to commit sewer slide. Bad
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  413.  @mwanikimwaniki6801  yes, I hide my words to fool YouTube censors. Anything controversial or violent. And as a cheeky act of defiance ;)
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  414.  @mwanikimwaniki6801  some people out peri.ods in between their words. Or use homophones to create code words, and emphasize them with bold text.
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  415.  @gandalfthegrey8856  protestors blocking the road is not justification for running them over. If it would be unacceptable for you open fire on protestors blocking the road, then it’s also wrong to run them over
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  416.  @aaronalegria1239  so would to deserve to be run over if I block traffic without necessarily threatening you?
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  417.  @connorgarcia5605  the law has never forbidden you from defending yourself. All this law is, is virtue signaling and authoritarianism by Republicans. It helps permit violence beyond self defense
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  418.  @aaronalegria1239  it is proof that Republicans are fascist, they support violence against peaceful protestors, and support violence beyond self defense. That is concerning and uneducated
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  419. Anton Chigurh Right to Work undermines unions because it allows freeloaders, and causes the whole system to fall apart.
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  420. Canada is a boring country to live in and their immigration is more strict than the US’s especially from the Obama years
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  421.  @drakecarter1780  the US does not have to choose between lowering military spending and adding universal healthcare. OECD lists %GDP of developed nations and ranked their healthcare, the US model was oddly the most expensive despite being the most limited. Other nations are proof that universal healthcare is sustainable. That doesn’t mean that liberals like Bernie Sanders and his Medicare For All plan is the best way however, not so
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  422.  @aliduamni4570  Israel bombed Gaza for 40 years? Where is the proof? Gaza Strip didn’t exist until 2007.
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  423.  @aligmal5031  Israel doesn’t occupy the Gaza Strip. Israel, Egypt, and the West Bank (Palestine itself lol) blockades Gaza Strip since 2007, but that is only because Hamas was importing weapons and crossing into other nations to commit terrorism. The Gazans have no right to complain when Israel takes counter measures
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  424.  @konata736  where is the proof Israel committed war crimes? You seem radicalized and are just repeating stuff you read online
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  425.  Dark Matter  Wikipedia says the people were warned and the intention was to chase out the occupying British
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  426.  Dark Matter  firstly, it depends who does what. There is no moral equivalence between Israel/US and Iran/ISIS. Democracies are good and deserve to destroy regimes and their supporters. I don’t know a lot about the King David Hotel Bombing but to me it seems like regrettable terrorism. I wonder how else the British would be persuaded to leave?
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  427. It’s the fucking Matrix
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  428. Who is she
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  429. Youtube made me change my name Sounds like a conspiracy theory from right wing nutters
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  430. They homeless don’t have smartphones dumbfuck lol
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  431. Ryan Johnson evidence and reason needed
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  432. ntme9 why Biden has a good politician
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  433. Why would you vote for Trump? He’s corrupt he stole from his charity
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  434. mchertonok US invaded Afghanistan because the Taliban harbored Al-Qaeda, who did 9/11. And it was to help Afghanistan develop. The mission isn’t over
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  435. mchertonok the question is if the war is good policy. You can understand why it is.
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  436. Super Noodles PETA does not kill animals. They are rated by Charity Watch as one of the most effective animal rights groups worldwide.
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  437. danny murphy yes but they were convicted as children. Children aren’t self-responsible. That’s the distinction.
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  438. danny murphy well guess what? You’re stupid and nobody will ever listen to you.
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  439. The US should because it’s the world superpower, and what goes around comes around.
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  440. US needs to bring back their assassination orders
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  441. We need Republicans to stop deregulating stuff like Sallie Mae
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  442. What makes you think this NASCAR thing is a hoax?
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  443. Rachel C it makes you richer. 25 and hour is ok, but it’s not that high. It’s like 50k a year
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  444. US gave the Kurds Iraqi Kurdistan. I think all things considered, Kurds are happy
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  445. Haha sucks to be poor
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  446. It’s all relative. Maybe the rest of the world sucks?
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  447. Well think about this. Decades after Apartheid ended, South Africa is still socially stratified. And the wealth, mostly land, is still in the families of the same people who benefited from Apartheid. You can maybe appreciate how people are fed up with the way South Africa is post-Apartheid. ANC is also corrupt and that frustrates people.
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  448.  @jrandall1131  Ohio is a “swing state” and run by Republican Governor DeWine and the GOP controls the Ohio Legislature. So clearly this is a GOP scheme to suppress anti-Trump voters.
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  449.  Dark of the knight  Ok, think for a moment. Ohio Republicans control the legislature, and the governorship. And the FBI does NOT affect the election procedures. So...it is obviously a ploy by the Ohio GOP to suppress the vote
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  450.  @LTBSIDEKICK  child, do you remember when Congressional Republicans deregulated Sallie Mae? I’m 24, so it was before my time too but I at least know that it happened
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  451.  @mclilzenthepoet2331  Please expand
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  452. @Stephen It’s Republicans who deregulated Sallie Mae
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  453.  @LTBSIDEKICK  So it’s the Republicans’ fault they are corrupt
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  454.  @LTBSIDEKICK  Where is the proof that Democrats are corrupt? Their whole platform is about helping people through more regulations
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  455.  @LTBSIDEKICK  Detroit proves what exactly?
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  456.  @LTBSIDEKICK  where is the evidence of Democrat corruption in Detroit, first of all.
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  457. @Stephen blaming universities and colleges is misguided
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  458. luka bogdanovic I just wish that Russian military would not harass neighboring nations or hack elections
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  459. Caning is not widespread in Indonesia, it’s practiced only in one state. Similar to to Texas executing people or American gun nuts shooting up schools. Every country has its problems.
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  460. Beau Worsham in that case, they should demand more money than 28 an hour. Because 28 an hour is good, but not that good, especially if you’ve hit the ceiling.
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  461. HERPY DERPEDY ok...so what is your point? You don’t make much money. Sorry but 28 hr isn’t that good just because it’s better than what you make.
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  462. Ricky if the entire nation embraced unions, then the companies would have nowhere else to run to. But as of now unions are spread thin and can be fled easily. Secondly most union jobs, like construction, or retail, cannot be easily outsourced to other nations. So unions can and do work well there
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  463. Ricky please explain then how other nations manage with higher rates of pubic sector unionization. If you were correct then Sweden would have no department stores or construction companies.
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  464. Ricky where is the evidence for your statements? Largest private sector unions by membership are Teamsters and UFCW. Neither of which are manufacturing and can’t be outsourced easily. So no evidence that unions are bad. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_labor_unions_in_the_United_States I see no evidence that the average American who works blue collar, makes more than the average Swede who works blue collar. But given that Sweden has stronger labor laws and stronger union membership, and the report I included earlier, I think it’s likely that in the big picture, unions in Sweden make workers richer.
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  465. Ricky this is not my opinion, this is the opinion of educated experts. The report I showed you is more credible than the blog you provide. It says there is clear evidence that unions are better for workers. You are jumping to conclusions by comparing one auto plant to an entire nation. The facts don’t lie.
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  466. Danil unions would help them get more money
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  467. Ricky go to college
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  468. Danil if only there was proof for this bs you are spewing
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  469. Danil that is not proof that unions are bad for workers. That is proof that in Chicago, some bad teachers are being protected. This doesn’t trash the whole idea of unions
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  470. Glenn Rishton these men are all old and they make peanuts. It looks senior level to me. Fight for more
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  471.  @immanuelt613  a union would offer the optional power to negotiate for higher wages, whereas without a union, they have no power. There is also no evidence that in this particular case, pay raises would lead to layoffs.
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  472.  @hazyviews999  Republicans are literally proud of being poor, they would rather be proud of their poverty than admit their mistakes
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  473. Philly Love wow you are so smart. Cows, pigs and chickens, so called prey animals have emotions similar to dogs. No evidence that they are simple as you claim. And livestock needs to be fed before they’re slaughtered, it costs more energy and takes more land to feed people with meat than with veggies. I suggest you go to school
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  474. I don’t like Trump. But I also don’t like the Iranian government. So it’s delightful to see them squirm a little.
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  475. Horrible. US should go in and kill the bad guys.
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  476. 4chan has a reputation for posting ridiculous rumors and hoping old people in real life take it seriously. 4chan has bamboozled America too well
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  477. That’s an ignorant comment that ignores the payoff and overhead of colleges.
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  478. Andy Stover where sus you go to school?
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  479. Jed Luk :(
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  480. Maybe if you have a group of friends and a good job, Finland is good.
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  481. Republicans did this
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  482.  @jillmac2000  Democrats want to make the US more like nations who don’t have these problems. Republicans want to keep things as they are. And deregulation. Tell me who’s to blame
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  483. US gave them northern Iraq as a homeland. So all in all, pretty good
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  484.  @leandroflaherty  you are full of it
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  485.  Adam Fears  have fun being poor
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  486.  @irishrepublican3739  For me what eh?
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  487.  @meco4068  it’s just YouTube we’re chilling not that serious and being friendly. But yeah I am sure an RV is not feasible, and buying property is still really difficult, but it’s still a better idea overall than RV.
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  488.  @drewbrown7513  how long did that take you? How much money? What’s your income? What state/region did you buy the land?
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  489.  @drewbrown7513  what state do you live in I live in Massachusetts and the land here is expensive. More feasible is to buy a condo or house
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  490.  @drewbrown7513  interesting story, thank you.
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  491.  @debbieframpton3857  you probably live in a rural area where life is simple and cheap.
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  492.  @debbieframpton3857  idk where you live per city/state, condos are usually cheaper overall due to much lower tax assessed property value.
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  493.  @williambaker-d7h  congrats :)
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  494.  @kevind7617  Washington was wrong. The 2nd Amendment has been responsible for millions of needless deaths
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  495.  @hunterdude113  🤓
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  496. This is Trump’s doing he does not represent the US
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  497. The Republicans deregulated the industries
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  498.  @user-oh6hl9kx1l  The Democrats did not deregulate Sallie Mae
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  499.  @maxboya  you are uneducated please delete your comment before you mislead others
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  500. A Mars people were indicted, Trump’s inner circle were indicted and Trump was listed multiple times in the Mueller Report, doing nefarious and dishonest activities. Hillary Clinton and her people, not so.
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  501. Beautiful Brown when the experts call him inept, he’s probably inept.
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  502. A Mars 64 was a long time ago and those were Dixiecrats, they don’t apply to the modern Democratic Party. Those scandals were unproven and no credible news agency or NGO endorsed them.
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  503. American Crusader experts think Global Warming is real and I trust experts
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  504. American Crusader See how many comments I posted? I don’t know what you’re referring to.
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  505. Thank you Donald Trump for your anti immigration rights
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