After USA forced Germany to include biometric data (read fingerprints) into the passports, I vowed to never set foot in the USA, even though I have relatives in San Francisco. I refuse to visit a country that treats me like a criminal.
It was easier for me to visit USSR back in the 80ies (as a GDR citizen, though). The trip had to be preplanned, but no difficulties otherwise. There were many young GDR guys who backpacked through the soviet union illegally, entering with a transit visum, but the soviets were pretty forgiving when they caught these.
I work for a smallish (less than 40 employees, two thirds of them developers) company, but not a startup - the company has been around for over 20 years. Most of the colleagues target.NET nowadays, I am the only full time C guy left, and during the past 12 months I've spent more time on the phone or with a soldering iron than with GCC.
Key words there are "was" and the fact that the purges were motivated by the belief--a positive claim--that all religion is a threat that must be stopped. One may note that this belief both informed and motivated the purges. Although it is commonly coincident with an atheistic position in modern times, do note that this is a positive claim susceptible to empirical inquiry. We merely have to look at the death tolls.
No, the purge was motivated by the unwillingness to share power. You see, until 1917 Russia has been an absolutist monarchy - the last one in Europe. In an absolutist monarchy the church plays a huge role - the monarch is appointed by the god after all. Russian orthodox church had money, land and a shitload of followers, hence it had to be, as they call it nowadays, "rightsized". Stalin wasn't a Russian, but a Georgian and he spared the churches and clergy in Georgia.
So, the notion that Stalin was an atheist is wrong, as is the notion that his purges of the Russian orthodox church was anything else but a power game.
Moreover, I find your construction rather odd, because if I'm not mistaken, it seems that you can't reasonably believe that atheists exist at all?
I have no idea whence you got that. I am an atheist myself, always have been.
GSM network time can be wrong, though. A month or two ago O2 Germany had a problem with the network time so many phones all around Germany were set to 10 minutes earlier. Missed my train that way. Was very surprised comparing the phone clock with the railway station clock.
Due to the stock exchange crash after the vote UK has lost more money than it has paid into the EU budget for the past 20 years. It is like cutting the nose to spite the face.
But by all means, go. UK has caused far more problems to the EU than it was worth.
You do realise, that it is a petition from the citizens, not the government. I guess, many of the signers were disappointed voters who believed the bullshit about giving the EU money to the NHS. Unfortunately for them Farage changed his mind after the vote.
And the ability to use conscious decisions instead of just following instincts is what differs humans from the rest of the animals. Insisting that only instincts matter makes you subhuman.
The last thing Germany would do is to devalue its currency. The fear of another hyperinflation like in 1919-1923 is still an ever-present nightmare for Germans.
Brits already were treated like very special snowflakes, Cameron demanded more and more concessions, and, in fact, he got them. This is why I am happy you finally GTFO.
1) Two former Yugoslavia states are in the EU - Croatia is, in fact, one of them. The rest wants to follow, but aren't stable enough economies for now. Ukraine really wants to be in, but it will take a few decades at the very best. Georgia isn't even really Europe anymore, it is Asia, just as Turkey, or Azerbaijan.
2) Norway and Iceland are EFTA members which is not really far away from being an EU member, they pay into the EU budged, adopt most of the legislation and have to accept the same unrestrected free movement. Switzerland has so many bilateral treaties with the EU, they are basically in the same situation.
3) Latvia and Lithuania have, in fact, adopted the Euro. The rest of your list is obliged to adopt the Euro by their EU treaties as soon as certain criteria like inflation rate and budget deficit are met.
Yes, because elected and unelected local representatives make more stupid decisions since they don't have to compromise with elected and unelected foreign representatives. Many EU directives are more sensible than the local laws have previously been.
No, it means that I can work un any EU country without a hassle if I am un the mood for that. It also means that i can retire to any EU country and still enjoy the same benefits and medical services as the citizens. And I will probably retire to Slovakia - low cost of living, beautiful nature and I like slavic languages, except polish that is.
Yep, as a German I can only say, don't let the door hit you on your way out. Brits were the reason for the lack of bank control laws, the reason why marmalade can only be made of citrus fruits, even though the word "marmelo" means "quince", they are partially responsible for the mess in Iraq and so on. My only hope is that they take Poland with them.
Partuculates don't cause acid rain - it is just carbon soot, not very nice to the lungs, but not an acid. Sulfur dioxide exhaust causes acid rain and nowadays the ships are the hughest producers of such exhaust because ships don't run it through quicklime scrubbers.
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After USA forced Germany to include biometric data (read fingerprints) into the passports, I vowed to never set foot in the USA, even though I have relatives in San Francisco. I refuse to visit a country that treats me like a criminal.
It was easier for me to visit USSR back in the 80ies (as a GDR citizen, though). The trip had to be preplanned, but no difficulties otherwise. There were many young GDR guys who backpacked through the soviet union illegally, entering with a transit visum, but the soviets were pretty forgiving when they caught these.
I work for a smallish (less than 40 employees, two thirds of them developers) company, but not a startup - the company has been around for over 20 years. Most of the colleagues target .NET nowadays, I am the only full time C guy left, and during the past 12 months I've spent more time on the phone or with a soldering iron than with GCC.
No, the purge was motivated by the unwillingness to share power. You see, until 1917 Russia has been an absolutist monarchy - the last one in Europe. In an absolutist monarchy the church plays a huge role - the monarch is appointed by the god after all. Russian orthodox church had money, land and a shitload of followers, hence it had to be, as they call it nowadays, "rightsized". Stalin wasn't a Russian, but a Georgian and he spared the churches and clergy in Georgia.
So, the notion that Stalin was an atheist is wrong, as is the notion that his purges of the Russian orthodox church was anything else but a power game.
I have no idea whence you got that. I am an atheist myself, always have been.
Stalin was an orthodox christian seminarist and would have been a priest, if he had the money for higher education. So much for that.
GSM network time can be wrong, though. A month or two ago O2 Germany had a problem with the network time so many phones all around Germany were set to 10 minutes earlier. Missed my train that way. Was very surprised comparing the phone clock with the railway station clock.
Due to the stock exchange crash after the vote UK has lost more money than it has paid into the EU budget for the past 20 years. It is like cutting the nose to spite the face.
But by all means, go. UK has caused far more problems to the EU than it was worth.
You do realise, that it is a petition from the citizens, not the government. I guess, many of the signers were disappointed voters who believed the bullshit about giving the EU money to the NHS. Unfortunately for them Farage changed his mind after the vote.
And the ability to use conscious decisions instead of just following instincts is what differs humans from the rest of the animals. Insisting that only instincts matter makes you subhuman.
I apologise, that is really something I didn't think of.
I am neither a brit, nor young.
Too young to remember? It is extensively taught in history lessons in schools.
http://www.express.co.uk/comme...
This is why Germany insists on austerity measures - the scare of hyperinflation is still very much present here.
The last thing Germany would do is to devalue its currency. The fear of another hyperinflation like in 1919-1923 is still an ever-present nightmare for Germans.
Brits already were treated like very special snowflakes, Cameron demanded more and more concessions, and, in fact, he got them. This is why I am happy you finally GTFO.
Yep, and good riddance.
How so? I am from Germany.
Haha, good one. I speak Czech (not so good, though) and Russian (pretty fluently) and a bit of Croatian, so Slovakian won't be that difficult.
Elderly brains are weaker hence old people become set in their ways. Conservative, yes. But not wise.
You are quite uninformed
1) Two former Yugoslavia states are in the EU - Croatia is, in fact, one of them. The rest wants to follow, but aren't stable enough economies for now. Ukraine really wants to be in, but it will take a few decades at the very best. Georgia isn't even really Europe anymore, it is Asia, just as Turkey, or Azerbaijan.
2) Norway and Iceland are EFTA members which is not really far away from being an EU member, they pay into the EU budged, adopt most of the legislation and have to accept the same unrestrected free movement. Switzerland has so many bilateral treaties with the EU, they are basically in the same situation.
3) Latvia and Lithuania have, in fact, adopted the Euro. The rest of your list is obliged to adopt the Euro by their EU treaties as soon as certain criteria like inflation rate and budget deficit are met.
Yes, because elected and unelected local representatives make more stupid decisions since they don't have to compromise with elected and unelected foreign representatives. Many EU directives are more sensible than the local laws have previously been.
Thatcher has already destroyed British manufacturing industry anyway.
No, it means that I can work un any EU country without a hassle if I am un the mood for that. It also means that i can retire to any EU country and still enjoy the same benefits and medical services as the citizens. And I will probably retire to Slovakia - low cost of living, beautiful nature and I like slavic languages, except polish that is.
Yep, as a German I can only say, don't let the door hit you on your way out. Brits were the reason for the lack of bank control laws, the reason why marmalade can only be made of citrus fruits, even though the word "marmelo" means "quince", they are partially responsible for the mess in Iraq and so on. My only hope is that they take Poland with them.
I am a cyclist and don't even own a car, just corrected a wrong notion.
Partuculates don't cause acid rain - it is just carbon soot, not very nice to the lungs, but not an acid. Sulfur dioxide exhaust causes acid rain and nowadays the ships are the hughest producers of such exhaust because ships don't run it through quicklime scrubbers.