Let's play a game. I will name one country where the US forced a "regime change" and you will name one country where China forced a regime change. Let's see who we should trust the least.
In 2015, 5,376 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes in the United States. [...] Additionally, almost 129,000 pedestrians were treated in emergency departments for non-fatal crash-related injuries in 2015."
Good luck trying to convince people that they should not have the freedom to drive a car, to take the bus, or to transport goods in trucks because it endangers your life.
If there was a new vote now, its obvious Macron would have absolutely no chance of being elected. This means that France is now ruled by someone who does not represent the will of its population. This is not democracy, this is dictatorship and only the enemies of France would support dictatorship.
Of course, it is sad that people have to use violence to force an elected president to listen to them (or to resign), but don't blame the people for that. Blame Macron. He is the one who forces people to use violence.
Nowadays I sometimes think I got lost on a Trump hating, doomsday climate change apologist site pandering to snowflakes who are desperate to believe they are superior.
FTFY/. is just a reflection of the Western world, a world which is now extremely divided between "conservatives" and "progressives", between people who base justice on merit and those who base justice on equality, between people who value principles and those who value feelings, between people who believe allowing people to speak is the best chance for peace and those who believe forbidding "hate speech" is the only way to achieve peace, between people who believe individuals should help society and people who believe society should help individuals... In short, Western societies are now divided between masculinity and femininity.
In a way, it always was, but in the past both sides respected each other. Now, they just hate each other, they both think the other is morally disgusting, and no one wants to compromise.
Welcome to the new world, welcome to the new Slashdot. Get used to it, because it will get worse.
No, people don't believe in fake news because of "cultural alienation", but because they can't face the reality of their own mediocrity and therefore need to believe in a fantasy.
This "study" is obvious fake news. The methodology is a complete joke. Yet, a lot of people will believe it for no other reason that it creates a fantasy where "the others" are dumb and they are the ones intelligent.
I'm French. I had to do a mandatory military service. The minimum was 10 months, but in my case, I did two years. The regular "pay" for a conscript was 531F a month (about $80 per month). This was given to conscripts so they could buy hygiene products (soap, toilet paper, razors, etc.), since those were not supplied by the army. Of course, only men were required to do a military service. Women could choose to do it if they wanted to, but they were not required to do anything. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. In all Western societies, men have it a lot worse than women.
"Fought by only one side?" You really think the US and all other countries are not doing the same? You really think the US doesn't hack, spy, and steal secrets to favor its companies or to get an edge politically? Personally, I tend to believe the US is the most active country in this "war".
Calling this "civil war" is indeed ridiculous, but don't think that those who downvoted this video are "kids". It may surprise you, but a lot of adults do care about politics. Google, like all companies, must begin to realize that pandering to a minority of people and their extreme ideology does have bad consequences.
I'm not sure how Trump making a deal to favor the US exports to China is "personal gain" for Trump. This tactic of taking one person hostage is even extremely insignificant compared to what the US usually does to favor its economy. Usually, the US is quite a lot more brutal. (Hint : look at the US military budget.)
Considering she's not American, she didn't evade anything. As a Canadian, I am not bound to follow US sanctions. The woman was arrested as leverage for forcing China to accept Trump's "deal". She is just a hostage, nothing more. The US is truly a despicable country.
As someone who lives in Canada, I'd like to apologize for Canada helping the US to enforce its imperialistic policies. People of the world have to understand that we Canadians do not have any kind of backbone. The only thing we can do is to submit and then to apologize, exactly like I'm doing.
Because the Chinese government can't use any information it has on me against me. The Chinese government can't arrest me for wrongthink. That's why a foreign backdoor is preferable to a domestic one.
The reason why he wanted to expose the truth is completely irrelevant. The only thing relevant is that you want to crucify him only for exposing the truth. Again, it makes me sad that people like you consider exposing the truth is an atrocious crime. I can understand you may be nationalistic (although your signature in French makes me doubt that), but then you should have the honesty to say your goal is only to increase the power of the US by all means necessary. Do not try pretend to have the moral high-ground, because you really don't, at least not in my eyes.
BTW, I'm not American. I live in Canada, and I certainly consider the US as a "not-exactly-friendly foreign nation".
so that a pilot thinks she is safely outside the engagement zone when she is most certainly not
She? Considering that very few women have the physical aptitudes to become fighter pilots, considering that men will always be the best fighter pilots, I think the pronoun "he" should be used here. Seriously, can feminists stop trying to shove their crap down everyone's throat?
Putin is one of the best statesmen I can think of. I mean in the West we have Bozo the Trump, I make great duck face Trudeau, momma's boy Macron, let the invaders in Merkel, I'm everyone's puppet May... So it's not like the competition is tough.
Are you sure it's "Ivan" who is aggressive? I mean NATO (so the US) just made a military exercise right at the border of Russia. Imagine if Russia did the same thing to the US...
If missiles require GPS, then they are useless against Russia. The first thing Russians will do if the US attack them is to shoot down all GPS satellites.
Ah, yes. I show you data that you do not like, so now you insult me by saying I'm not "educated", "ignorant", "racist", "selfish", and try to use all kinds of fallacies. I mean trying to demonize me by insinuating that I believe Jewish people were responsible for the holocaust is kind of low, don't you think? What next? If I show you statistics about "integration" to prove that what I'm saying is true, will this upset you enough to insinuate that I'm a pedophile?
How about you look at real data instead of simply imagining what you want to believe?
If I look at the report from Aida (Asylum Information Database) from 2017, the country with the greatest percentage of Syrian refugees is Germany, with 50,422 applicants out of a total of 222,683, that is 22.6% were from Syria.
On the other hand, for a country like France, there were only 3,249 Syrian refugees out of 100,412 applicants, that is only 3.2%. Here's the breakdown of the top 10 countries for France :
There are even fewer Syrian refugees in Italy. Out of a total of 130,119 applicants, only 2,270 were from Syria, that is 1.7%. The top 10 countries of origin of those refugees were (in order) : Nigeria, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Gambia, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Mali, Ghana, and Eritrea.
Sure, all those countries are shit holes, and those people dream of living the good life. However, you have to realize that a country is only the sum of its population. In reality, those "refugees" are only trying to flee themselves, and that's something which is impossible.
The sad reality is most of those people are unable to learn the necessary skills to be able to find work in a developed country. Worse, a lot of them don't want to do the hard work that we do. They come to the West with the idea of living the good life, not with the idea to work hard.
The migrant crisis in Europe is not caused by armed conflicts. The vast majority of migrants come from stable African country where there is no conflict. The real refugees from the Syrian conflict stay in Turkey. That's why there are so few women and children coming in Western Europe. It's young men who see an opportunity for free money and who are willing to take on the journey for this free money.
That's exactly what will happen in California. Give free stuff, and you can be sure lots of people from outside of California will come to get it. Give free stuff and the only result will be more homeless people in California asking for more free stuff. And the more you will give, the more they will come.
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Let's play a game. I will name one country where the US forced a "regime change" and you will name one country where China forced a regime change. Let's see who we should trust the least.
No, it doesn't. According to the CDC :
Good luck trying to convince people that they should not have the freedom to drive a car, to take the bus, or to transport goods in trucks because it endangers your life.
Then blame your friends for giving to Facebook data about you.
If there was a new vote now, its obvious Macron would have absolutely no chance of being elected. This means that France is now ruled by someone who does not represent the will of its population. This is not democracy, this is dictatorship and only the enemies of France would support dictatorship.
Of course, it is sad that people have to use violence to force an elected president to listen to them (or to resign), but don't blame the people for that. Blame Macron. He is the one who forces people to use violence.
Isn't thinking for humans also the result of "evolved chemical reactions"?
FTFY /. is just a reflection of the Western world, a world which is now extremely divided between "conservatives" and "progressives", between people who base justice on merit and those who base justice on equality, between people who value principles and those who value feelings, between people who believe allowing people to speak is the best chance for peace and those who believe forbidding "hate speech" is the only way to achieve peace, between people who believe individuals should help society and people who believe society should help individuals... In short, Western societies are now divided between masculinity and femininity.
In a way, it always was, but in the past both sides respected each other. Now, they just hate each other, they both think the other is morally disgusting, and no one wants to compromise.
Welcome to the new world, welcome to the new Slashdot. Get used to it, because it will get worse.
No, people don't believe in fake news because of "cultural alienation", but because they can't face the reality of their own mediocrity and therefore need to believe in a fantasy.
This "study" is obvious fake news. The methodology is a complete joke. Yet, a lot of people will believe it for no other reason that it creates a fantasy where "the others" are dumb and they are the ones intelligent.
I'm French. I had to do a mandatory military service. The minimum was 10 months, but in my case, I did two years. The regular "pay" for a conscript was 531F a month (about $80 per month). This was given to conscripts so they could buy hygiene products (soap, toilet paper, razors, etc.), since those were not supplied by the army. Of course, only men were required to do a military service. Women could choose to do it if they wanted to, but they were not required to do anything. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. In all Western societies, men have it a lot worse than women.
"Fought by only one side?" You really think the US and all other countries are not doing the same? You really think the US doesn't hack, spy, and steal secrets to favor its companies or to get an edge politically? Personally, I tend to believe the US is the most active country in this "war".
Calling this "civil war" is indeed ridiculous, but don't think that those who downvoted this video are "kids". It may surprise you, but a lot of adults do care about politics. Google, like all companies, must begin to realize that pandering to a minority of people and their extreme ideology does have bad consequences.
I'm not sure how Trump making a deal to favor the US exports to China is "personal gain" for Trump. This tactic of taking one person hostage is even extremely insignificant compared to what the US usually does to favor its economy. Usually, the US is quite a lot more brutal. (Hint : look at the US military budget.)
Considering she's not American, she didn't evade anything. As a Canadian, I am not bound to follow US sanctions. The woman was arrested as leverage for forcing China to accept Trump's "deal". She is just a hostage, nothing more. The US is truly a despicable country.
As someone who lives in Canada, I'd like to apologize for Canada helping the US to enforce its imperialistic policies. People of the world have to understand that we Canadians do not have any kind of backbone. The only thing we can do is to submit and then to apologize, exactly like I'm doing.
Again, I'm sorry.
Because the Chinese government can't use any information it has on me against me. The Chinese government can't arrest me for wrongthink. That's why a foreign backdoor is preferable to a domestic one.
The reason why he wanted to expose the truth is completely irrelevant. The only thing relevant is that you want to crucify him only for exposing the truth. Again, it makes me sad that people like you consider exposing the truth is an atrocious crime. I can understand you may be nationalistic (although your signature in French makes me doubt that), but then you should have the honesty to say your goal is only to increase the power of the US by all means necessary. Do not try pretend to have the moral high-ground, because you really don't, at least not in my eyes.
BTW, I'm not American. I live in Canada, and I certainly consider the US as a "not-exactly-friendly foreign nation".
It makes me sad to see there are more and more people like you who consider exposing the truth is an atrocious crime.
She? Considering that very few women have the physical aptitudes to become fighter pilots, considering that men will always be the best fighter pilots, I think the pronoun "he" should be used here. Seriously, can feminists stop trying to shove their crap down everyone's throat?
Putin is one of the best statesmen I can think of. I mean in the West we have Bozo the Trump, I make great duck face Trudeau, momma's boy Macron, let the invaders in Merkel, I'm everyone's puppet May... So it's not like the competition is tough.
Are you sure it's "Ivan" who is aggressive? I mean NATO (so the US) just made a military exercise right at the border of Russia. Imagine if Russia did the same thing to the US...
Considering that since 2009 the US has chosen to have a warmongering attitude toward Russia, it's quite possible Russia did indeed troll NATO.
If missiles require GPS, then they are useless against Russia. The first thing Russians will do if the US attack them is to shoot down all GPS satellites.
I doubt a single school principal has the knowledge to do this here.
Ah, yes. I show you data that you do not like, so now you insult me by saying I'm not "educated", "ignorant", "racist", "selfish", and try to use all kinds of fallacies. I mean trying to demonize me by insinuating that I believe Jewish people were responsible for the holocaust is kind of low, don't you think? What next? If I show you statistics about "integration" to prove that what I'm saying is true, will this upset you enough to insinuate that I'm a pedophile?
How about you look at real data instead of simply imagining what you want to believe?
If I look at the report from Aida (Asylum Information Database) from 2017, the country with the greatest percentage of Syrian refugees is Germany, with 50,422 applicants out of a total of 222,683, that is 22.6% were from Syria.
On the other hand, for a country like France, there were only 3,249 Syrian refugees out of 100,412 applicants, that is only 3.2%. Here's the breakdown of the top 10 countries for France :
Albania : 7,630
Afghanistan : 5,987
Haiti : 4,934
Sudan : 4,486
Guinea : 3,780
Syria : 3,249
Ivory Coast : 3,243
DRC : 2,941
Algeria : 2,456
Bangladesh : 2,410
There are even fewer Syrian refugees in Italy. Out of a total of 130,119 applicants, only 2,270 were from Syria, that is 1.7%. The top 10 countries of origin of those refugees were (in order) : Nigeria, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Gambia, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Mali, Ghana, and Eritrea.
Sure, all those countries are shit holes, and those people dream of living the good life. However, you have to realize that a country is only the sum of its population. In reality, those "refugees" are only trying to flee themselves, and that's something which is impossible.
The sad reality is most of those people are unable to learn the necessary skills to be able to find work in a developed country. Worse, a lot of them don't want to do the hard work that we do. They come to the West with the idea of living the good life, not with the idea to work hard.
The migrant crisis in Europe is not caused by armed conflicts. The vast majority of migrants come from stable African country where there is no conflict. The real refugees from the Syrian conflict stay in Turkey. That's why there are so few women and children coming in Western Europe. It's young men who see an opportunity for free money and who are willing to take on the journey for this free money.
That's exactly what will happen in California. Give free stuff, and you can be sure lots of people from outside of California will come to get it. Give free stuff and the only result will be more homeless people in California asking for more free stuff. And the more you will give, the more they will come.