And yet they still get demonized. People are running out of places to smoke
I don't have anything against smokers, but I'm very happy that they "run out of places" to smoke. Just because they're trying to give themselves a slow and painful death doesn't mean they have the right to give it to others.
Before the adoption of anti-smoking legislation in my country, that banned smoking in most closed spaces, I had to put up with stupid jerks smoking just about anywhere. I couldn't take my children anywhere without exposing them to vast amounts of smoke. The law passed a few years ago and now even smokers say they prefer it this way. In fact, I can't see how someone with even half a brain can defend stupid shit like smoking in the office.
Now I'm anxiously waiting for the law that will ban smoking in ALL closed spaces, with no exception. It should be only a couple of years away. I'll be able to go to a pub and have a beer in peace without having to spend the next day in the horrible torture of an asthma crisis.
Why do you consider mineral water to be healthy food? Mineral water is just an environmentally disgraceful, extremely expensive replacement for plain old tap water.
Replying myself just to add this: People are all the time trying to blame other things for their own failures in raising their kids, be it music, games or TV. Drop that shit and learn to parent properly!
If this was true I should have become a mass murdering psychopath. Instead, I'm a peaceful citizen with a job, wife and kids. What's wrong with me? In fact, I think I have a bit too much empathy, which has put me in trouble a few times.
So what? They're also voluntary organizations which means that a) they have to pay you in order to keep you, and b) you can leave at any time, if you don't like what's going on.
No, because they control the access to a scarce resource. Jobs.
All religious people I know (Catholics, since I'm from a Catholic country) recognise the Theory of Evolution.
Ask them how they feel about humans evolving from a common ancestor shared with other contemporary primates.
They're perfectly OK with that. Here in Europe, most people never even heard about Creationism.
Hey, I forgot the Jehova Witnesses! Those guys preach the Creationist bullshit. But they live in a fantasy world, Creationism is only one of their many delusions. And they don't have enough members to make any difference.
Which Christians are you talking about? All religious people I know (Catholics, since I'm from a Catholic country) recognise the Theory of Evolution. The very own Vatican recognises the Theory of Evolution. Although I hate religion, there's some difference between a "Christian" and a brainwashed, ignorant nut-job.
Didn't you mean American Fundamentalist Christians instead?
The moon has HUGE military potential! Quick, let's get all members of the military-industrial complex and ship them to the moon. With no return ship. And a short air supply.
Germany is creating the 4th Reich, using the EU as its empire. The huge exports are only possible because of continuous lowering of German people's standard of living since the 80s.
Also, Germany has bullied EU's weakest countries to kill their own productive capacity and instead import everything to help grow the German economy.
Many EU countries are facing huge deficits because they import everything from Germany. When these deficits become unsustainable these countries will go down the flush and drag Germany with them.
Get a clue. Chavez was always democratically elected. The elections were closely watched by every organisation you can think of and always declared fair and balanced.
All the development indicators for Venezuela have skyrocketed since he got power. Looks like all the "true democrats" you love so much couldn't do better in 150 years than keep the vast majority of the population in hopeless poverty. Even with all the oil money coming in.
If he's such an evil dictator, why are the Venezuelan media (owned by pro-USA big money corporations) in a permanent campaign against him, publishing lies after lies, claiming for his assassination, etc.? These are things that, in any First World democracy would be criminally persecuted.
That's utter bullshit. He's been democratically elected every single time. It's not me saying, it's all the organisations that watch every Venezuelan elections with thousands of observers.
The next thing will be for the UK to decide whether they will send him to Sweden, before they do they will check whether the charges against him make sense and whether he can expect a decent trial. Once they've done that he will be send to Sweden and be heard by the policy first.
Too bad he's not a murderous dictator. Then the British authorities would refuse to extradite him for "humanitarian reasons". I suspect the treatment will be far less humanitarian this time.
Ok, let's compare with 20 years ago. The real cost of fulfilling the basic needs, I mean decent housing, proper food, health and education, has come up big time. Because, if you take away inflation middle class people make less money.
If you really need an example, here it goes:
This is perfectly observable in my daily life. My parents came from the country and worked hard to make a living in the big city. Now, me and my siblings have higher education but, although we make a shitload more absolute money than my parents did, we can only afford a fraction of what they could. This happens mainly for two reasons: Relative wages are a lot lower; Public services disappeared and now we have to pay for many things we had for free. Of course, this wasn't compensated by any fiscal reduction, quite the opposite. Only the rich and ultra-rich had a huge reduction in their taxes, and someone must pay for it.
Did I mention my parents worked strictly 35 hours a week and I'm forced to work whatever it takes without any overtime pay?
If you think this is fair, you're a millionaire, or crazy.
Your logic is completely flawed. The poor now have access to things that a billionaire couldn't get 20 years ago. You should always measure wealth in relative terms, because the whole sum of the wealth of mankind is not fixed.
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If you're so moderate, raising the price won't affect you that much.
If you eat only one, it's not that expensive...
And yet they still get demonized. People are running out of places to smoke
I don't have anything against smokers, but I'm very happy that they "run out of places" to smoke. Just because they're trying to give themselves a slow and painful death doesn't mean they have the right to give it to others.
Before the adoption of anti-smoking legislation in my country, that banned smoking in most closed spaces, I had to put up with stupid jerks smoking just about anywhere. I couldn't take my children anywhere without exposing them to vast amounts of smoke. The law passed a few years ago and now even smokers say they prefer it this way. In fact, I can't see how someone with even half a brain can defend stupid shit like smoking in the office.
Now I'm anxiously waiting for the law that will ban smoking in ALL closed spaces, with no exception. It should be only a couple of years away. I'll be able to go to a pub and have a beer in peace without having to spend the next day in the horrible torture of an asthma crisis.
Why do you consider mineral water to be healthy food? Mineral water is just an environmentally disgraceful, extremely expensive replacement for plain old tap water.
Replying myself just to add this: People are all the time trying to blame other things for their own failures in raising their kids, be it music, games or TV. Drop that shit and learn to parent properly!
If this was true I should have become a mass murdering psychopath. Instead, I'm a peaceful citizen with a job, wife and kids. What's wrong with me? In fact, I think I have a bit too much empathy, which has put me in trouble a few times.
I'm glad terrorists are even more retarded than the government officials that try to catch them. Makes me feel a lot safer.
Since when work is a scarce resource? Let alone now, in a financerised economy where actual production doesn't really matter anymore?
So what? They're also voluntary organizations which means that a) they have to pay you in order to keep you, and b) you can leave at any time, if you don't like what's going on.
No, because they control the access to a scarce resource. Jobs.
If he's a real boss, he won't even look at the manual. He wouldn't understand it, anyway.
Ask them how they feel about humans evolving from a common ancestor shared with other contemporary primates.
They're perfectly OK with that. Here in Europe, most people never even heard about Creationism.
Hey, I forgot the Jehova Witnesses! Those guys preach the Creationist bullshit. But they live in a fantasy world, Creationism is only one of their many delusions. And they don't have enough members to make any difference.
Which Christians are you talking about? All religious people I know (Catholics, since I'm from a Catholic country) recognise the Theory of Evolution. The very own Vatican recognises the Theory of Evolution. Although I hate religion, there's some difference between a "Christian" and a brainwashed, ignorant nut-job.
Didn't you mean American Fundamentalist Christians instead?
The moon has HUGE military potential! Quick, let's get all members of the military-industrial complex and ship them to the moon. With no return ship. And a short air supply.
Silverlight & Visual Basic! Could it get any worse than this?
I, for one, welcome our new microscopic, fart-eating overlords.
Don't you French impeach politicians when they're convicted? Or, at the very least, pressure them to resign?
Germany is creating the 4th Reich, using the EU as its empire. The huge exports are only possible because of continuous lowering of German people's standard of living since the 80s.
Also, Germany has bullied EU's weakest countries to kill their own productive capacity and instead import everything to help grow the German economy.
Many EU countries are facing huge deficits because they import everything from Germany. When these deficits become unsustainable these countries will go down the flush and drag Germany with them.
Peak freedom for Venezuelans is definitely sometime before Chavez
This is only true if you only count the filthy-rich Venezuelans.
Get a clue. Chavez was always democratically elected. The elections were closely watched by every organisation you can think of and always declared fair and balanced.
All the development indicators for Venezuela have skyrocketed since he got power. Looks like all the "true democrats" you love so much couldn't do better in 150 years than keep the vast majority of the population in hopeless poverty. Even with all the oil money coming in.
If he's such an evil dictator, why are the Venezuelan media (owned by pro-USA big money corporations) in a permanent campaign against him, publishing lies after lies, claiming for his assassination, etc.? These are things that, in any First World democracy would be criminally persecuted.
That's utter bullshit. He's been democratically elected every single time. It's not me saying, it's all the organisations that watch every Venezuelan elections with thousands of observers.
That doesn't sound like rape, that sounds like promiscuity.
And it's not illegal in any democratic country.
The next thing will be for the UK to decide whether they will send him to Sweden, before they do they will check whether the charges against him make sense and whether he can expect a decent trial. Once they've done that he will be send to Sweden and be heard by the policy first.
Too bad he's not a murderous dictator. Then the British authorities would refuse to extradite him for "humanitarian reasons". I suspect the treatment will be far less humanitarian this time.
As someone above stated, fame and notoriety often means that you are treated different.
Yes, and it's wrong, whether it's good or bad for the notorious guy. Just because you don't like Assange it doesn't suddenly makes it right.
Flawed logic all along.
Ok, let's compare with 20 years ago. The real cost of fulfilling the basic needs, I mean decent housing, proper food, health and education, has come up big time. Because, if you take away inflation middle class people make less money.
If you really need an example, here it goes: This is perfectly observable in my daily life. My parents came from the country and worked hard to make a living in the big city. Now, me and my siblings have higher education but, although we make a shitload more absolute money than my parents did, we can only afford a fraction of what they could. This happens mainly for two reasons: Relative wages are a lot lower; Public services disappeared and now we have to pay for many things we had for free. Of course, this wasn't compensated by any fiscal reduction, quite the opposite. Only the rich and ultra-rich had a huge reduction in their taxes, and someone must pay for it.
Did I mention my parents worked strictly 35 hours a week and I'm forced to work whatever it takes without any overtime pay?
If you think this is fair, you're a millionaire, or crazy.
Your logic is completely flawed. The poor now have access to things that a billionaire couldn't get 20 years ago. You should always measure wealth in relative terms, because the whole sum of the wealth of mankind is not fixed.