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Excellent article. Blind self-interest, like all human failings (and wonders) is universal. The reckless greed evident in our government is echoed around the world (maybe not as blatantly as ours, which has betrayed us all and allowed -
even promoted - racial stereotyping to flourish).
And the planet-wide looting by the financial giants, the logical conclusion to the "greed is good" ethos, has caused us to become even more selfish, fearful of economic ruin with debts mounting (planet-wide totalling more than the amount of capital available).
I don't know if there's even space now for Madiba's vision. Maybe incorporate Trevor Noah into our school curriculum - his gentle mockery of human quirks in all "racial" groups is wonderful. And make "Guns, Germs and Steel" a set-work. | 00 | not toxic |
In public schools?
I don't think they do that anymore.... | 00 | not toxic |
James, you are controlled by government media. I said big government, not just Wall Street. This includes Big Pharma, the legal drug dealers that are responsible for overprescribing OxyContin, resulting in the heroin epidemic when oxy's became too expensive and demand was too high.. oh, and they spend millions of money to make sure that marijuana stays illegal..
Cut to commercial. Are you depressed? Take this pill. Do you feel like you're not quite a man? Grab a Budweiser! "Trump hates Mexicans and doesn't respect our vets."- paid for by Hillary Clinton.
Hey, where is the fact check for when Sen. Kasich said that Trump and Pence said that Mexicans were bad peoples? cause neither one of them said that.
Now watch as they quote something out of context while simultaneously saying that conservatives have taken Hillarys quotes out of context.
This message is brought to you by Snickers. Hungry? Why wait? | 00 | not toxic |
Finally SA posts a AP headlined story on the Weinstein story. I've been waiting and waiting and opted for Fair and Balance to keep current. Thanks! | 00 | not toxic |
muckamuck, Putin is Trump's ventriloquist. | 11 | toxic |
A good friend that I have known since the 6th grade grew up in a very strict Mormon household in a very strict Mormon community. I always knew that he was gay. He did, too. In fealty to his parents and church, he did everything they wanted him to do in order to not be gay. He served on a mission. He went to special camps. He prayed about it. I believed he prayed sincerely and with dedication. He went to BYU. At the age of 25 or so, he decided that either God had made a mistake or that the LDS church was wrong about homosexuality. He left the church at no small cost. I've never seen him happier or healthier.
Best of luck to young Savannah. | 00 | not toxic |
Some say that it' not "real medicine." But yet, they have no problem taking a plethora of addictive opioids as "real medicine." | 00 | not toxic |
Get a sense of humor, Pubic. | 00 | not toxic |
"Forcing a woman to remove her face veil should be reserved for exceptional situations such as voting or getting a driver's licence." It's bizarre how there aren't more comments that pick up on the idea in this article of distinguishing exceptional situations from other situations like taking the bus or using the library. | 00 | not toxic |
You like that line, you use it so often. | 00 | not toxic |
Hello Helena, I think that if you tried to speak your mind simply and directly, without all the jargon, you might have something worthwhile to say. I found it got lost in all the jargon, though. | 00 | not toxic |
Looks like the left has declared all out civil war against the Republic. | 00 | not toxic |
self-respect is important | 00 | not toxic |
Without a strong, debt payback economy everything that we have the privilege to debate in this country (multiculturalism, immigration, etc) would be fruitless. If Kevin O'Leary is the person that can deliver this than I want him to be our next PM. We can no longer afford to live off of the credit cards of our children. | 00 | not toxic |
No one is purposefully surpassing votes in New York. The law states you must be registered 6 months before the election and it is public knowledge that Independent voters are not allowed to vote in a primary. Now you were saying ..? | 00 | not toxic |
Send Paul and all the non-believers to the coastal islands to live out their days. | 00 | not toxic |
Interesting. Is it Conrad Black? Just kidding. The Ottawa Press Gallery has shrunk substantially in the past 20 years or so. If Cassie is an example of the OPG survivors, the Gallery's average IQ has also shrunk substantially. Makes me pine for the great OPG pros of yesteryear like Doug Fisher and Charles Lynch. | 00 | not toxic |
And what truths did you learn in Trumps 16-minute inaugural speech? | 00 | not toxic |
The US Office was trash compared to the BBC one. | 11 | toxic |
The legislature didn't help the city get the funding. The legislature merely enabled the city to add a small percentage (0.5%) to the GET and then took hundreds of millions of dollars for themselves (the state) by skimming 10% from the surcharge revenue to fund the lawmakers' pet programs all over the state. Cutting this state funding source for neighbor island programs and cutting their share of the TAT is causing all county mayors to raise fees and property taxes and cut services.
The City got nothing for its general fund from the surcharge; the state made out like a bandit. I can't believe the House leadership has the nerve to even talk about "skin the game." | 00 | not toxic |
I beg to differ with you. We Trump supporters are a solid base of people who are dedicated to the idea that government is too big and regulations are too cumbersome. President Trump is easing regulations and reducing the size of government to enable businesses and individuals to once again taste the fresh air of freedom and opportunity instead of the stale smog of governmental overreach. | 00 | not toxic |
And neither will happen as long as the Lobbyists own the Congress of the United States of America.
The American Medical Association, BigPharma, Health Insurance, Medical equipment manufacturers; the list goes on and on.
Those Senators and Congresscritters are bought and paid for or at least on a long-term lease basis with or by all those Lobbyists.
The direct recipients also cut 'deals' with other politicians who aren't on that particular gravy train to help out on other issues those politicians are making money from. | 00 | not toxic |
This is what I was thinking. What business do the Koch's have here in Colorado trying to change the way or education is run? They don't even live here or have kids going to school here do they? It's all just so they can extend their wealth. | 00 | not toxic |
"Trump’s immigration ban will make America less safe."
The same old boring claims based on nothing more than the speculation of the author. Claiming the ban would make "allies" in the Muslim world less likely to cooperate speaks volumes to where their loyalties lie. I suggest you extend an open invitation to the countries in question Ms. Carvin, instead of criticizing the actions of a foreign nation. Will your next claim be this ban will also make Canada less safe, too? | 00 | not toxic |
I think you are mistaken on the willingness to help. What I don't like is those who choose to not even try and better their situation and expect to be given everything for free. I am more then willing to help give a hand up, and I understand there are those who cannot better their situation and yes we should help them but I do not at all want to help those who are quite capable and refuse to help themselves. | 00 | not toxic |
I didn't get that it was Manual from the article, but I could have made assumptions. I would say assuming it is Manual wouldn't be prudent either. It doesn't look like there's enough evidence either way. I'm curious to know your experience with Manual, as I am a teacher who has subbed there. The kids have always been respectful to me and I am Caucasian. | 00 | not toxic |
If I am a government employee (I pass gas for a living - keeping patients under anesthesia/alive) then where are my following "benefits": 40 hour work week (I work between 60 - 80 hours/week, including "24 hour" call), paid vacation (I have none), paid sick leave (I have none), government contribution to my RRSP (again, none), drug plan paid for by the government (again, none), paid extended medical benefits (again, none) etc. etc. etc. If I am a government employee, where are these paid benefits that I am missing? | 00 | not toxic |
Yes, too many fringe parties along the entire political spectrum could ruin the Liberal party's chances of a majority government under Trudeau's favoured ranked ballot system, as could proportional representation. | 00 | not toxic |
Wait a minute. Trump stated he will "Jail" HRC, he is threatening to use torture on our enemies and declare their families legitimate targets of war, and will deport 11 million undocumented immigrants. I think there is reasonable comparison between Trump and Castro. | 00 | not toxic |
In retirement Rick still has nothing useful to say. At least ADN edits out his profanity. | 00 | not toxic |
Overseas Chinese will very likely be the ones who help overthrow the unelected power crazed Communist Party of China. Most of those who left China did so to get away from the system. 23 million of the 50 million overseas Chinese are in Taiwan and are mainly Nationalists anti-communists. The people of Hong Kong in their millions detest the PRC commies. | 00 | not toxic |
Care to expand on "great harm"? | 00 | not toxic |
I can just imagine what you said about Wynne, Joe. Criticising is OK but how it's done and with what degree of decency it's done that counts. Working in the fact that she is gay is completely not OK when you're talking about a political position that she has taken. | 00 | not toxic |
"What's your reason?"
He doesn't call himself "Lazeethinker" for nothing. | 00 | not toxic |
23 hours ago:
motleycrew
"I wonder what next weekend's rally will be about?
At least this one didn't require a burnt police car or any broken windows or slashed tires.
motleycrew
20 hours ago
"And Senator Wyden had one in Portland with 3,500 people and no burning buildings or broken windows!
Perhaps the idiots were enjoying the warm weather, instead!"
motleycrew
17 hours ago
"Your reading comprehension skills are being overcome by your bias.
"Nope. Seems that just the anti-Trumps like to set things on fire and break windows. This weekend they were no shows.
The difference between a riot and a rally is intelligence and adult supervision.
Anti-Trumps are short of both.
Both Senators had rallies this weekend. One here and one in Portland."
Where in that is there an accusation about anyone at a rally this weekend?"
I keep searching to see where any of that says all Trump protesters or even all protesters are violent! I just can't find it! | 00 | not toxic |
Milo's greatest sin was that he asked left wing liberals and Democrats for equal and fair use of public resources. | 00 | not toxic |
Hanoi Jane has no discretion and is not worth arguing about. She is an lady with no impact anywhere. | 00 | not toxic |
Yet another example of county zoning and permitting regulations killing economic development for the public - the public they are alleged to serve. | 00 | not toxic |
The tax base won't be covered by the developers either, as the Council has given them a nice 8 year tax break. | 00 | not toxic |
You need mental help. | 11 | toxic |
Good to see I am not the only one who actually read the report. And the last 2/3 of the report strongly insinuates that the whole episode could have been avoided if Podesta and the DNC had followed basic IT security best practices:. | 00 | not toxic |
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#stopbannon? #MuslimBan #NoBanNoWall | 00 | not toxic |
"WASHINGTON ― President-elect Donald Trump is leaning toward naming as secretary of state John Bolton, a bellicose enemy of Russia and Iran who is among the most hawkish members of the Republican foreign policy community, according to two sources familiar with Trump’s thinking...“While Mr. Obama sleepwalks, Mr. Putin is ardently pursuing Russia’s Middle East objectives,” Bolton wrote in a 2013 op ed that argued against assuming the U.S. has common interests with Russia in Syria.
In 2014, speculating that Russia was responsible for the downing of a Malaysian plane over Ukraine, Bolton told Fox News, “I think we’ve got to begin to treat Russia like the adversary that Putin is currently demonstrating it to be.”
Donald Trump Leaning Toward Extreme Militant John Bolton As Secretary Of State http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/john-bolton-secretary-of-state-donald-trump_us_582a314ee4b02d21bbca46b | 00 | not toxic |
Statues are for heroes. When you erect statues of villains you glorify their accomplishments as heoic. The primary accomplishment of the confederacy and its leaders who are now enshrined in statuary around the South was to secede and start a civil war with America for the purpose of retaining slavery against an entire race. By glorifying that, those who erected and those who support them today are tacitly stating that if we had our way we would again endeavour to return to those days of total white race dominance. Of course we can't, so we have these statues in our public places to tell the world what we still believe in. These bigoted white supremacists who took up arms in the name of slavery are our heroes. Surely the southern states have other truly noble humanitarian heroes who's stories would be better told in the public parks throughout the south than these abhorrent symbols of apartheid and racial cruelty. | 11 | toxic |
thank you for rolling over motley. knew you would. | 00 | not toxic |
@Ausexpat: Okay, so you are admitting that the market is not free and that this initial assertion you made is inaccurate: "The housing market is a place where sellers and buyers willingly agree to a price that they both determine is rational. Government intervention will only distort this dynamic and the market will adjust accordingly with a series of unintended political, social and economic consequences."
Presumably, you will stop arguing from this position in the future.
I will respond to your other points in a follow-up. | 00 | not toxic |
Well obviously, but the real treat is to see how the CPC vote
If they vote against, they will surely lose the 2019 election
But if they vote yes, what does that say about their attacks on environmental policies?
No-win situation for CPC | 00 | not toxic |
That's a lie. The final polls had Hillary winning by about 3% - which is basically EXACTLY what she won by
The problem was Trump got the most amazingly advantageous vote split ever, winning 3 swing states by less than 80K votes in total. If those go the other way, it's President Clinton | 00 | not toxic |
"Trying to make a comeback of any sort just isn't going to fly if he thinks he can just pop back up again and not address any of the incidents that lead to his down fall."
Congratulations for invoking the LOSE-LOSE-LOSE scenario.
He didn't say anything? LOSE.
He addressed it but stuck to his story? LOSE.
He addressed it but agreed to their story(s)? LOSE.
I'm no fan of his radio stuff (and Moxy was like 20 years ago) but literally no way of handling it would have been deemed acceptable. Just like there was no way his show would kick off to good reviews... he could have interviewed Obama and had a live performance by Elvis and They still would have said the show sucked. | 00 | not toxic |
No mention of Lindsay Duncombe, another excellent candidate... | 00 | not toxic |
I agree that Trooper should have been fired. I suspect Monegan did to. However, the union would have filed a wrongful termination suit against the state, and that Trooper would have made a ton of money off being fired. Is that what you want? The union has rules on how and when Troopers can be fired. If that state doesn't follow those rules, the employee ends up winning, even if they suck. | 00 | not toxic |
Sens win, Laughs lose... Condon played great tonite.. A total team effort (except the 2nd period) | 00 | not toxic |
Time for Trudeau to go. This is unacceptable. | 00 | not toxic |
Please don't collect another "unfounded" assault allegation against the Queen. | 00 | not toxic |
My fav vinyl cafe episode was the octogenarian who met Dave on a cruise ship, sailing away his last few months of life.
One of those made you laugh, made you sigh moments.
Mr. Mclean was always at his best during those times. | 00 | not toxic |
There is one line in the article I hope is not wish full thinking, The Paris Accord will disappear. Driving all the Green`s and Leap Manifesto`s to despair. | 00 | not toxic |
(1) We can not condemn Islamophobia without condemning Infidelphobia. In fact, Infidelphobia is the cause, and islamophobia is the effect. | 00 | not toxic |
When your on the machines you can't worry about the little things. | 00 | not toxic |
another alt left, NO FAR NUT JOB LEFT, piece to support the liberals in ontario and thier bill to al lbut take over children from parents if they want! | 00 | not toxic |
The kind of life we live in the Republic of S.A......where the government doesn't give a damn.....taxi bosses want your money and nothing else | 00 | not toxic |
Some days, I feel like I am a 6'9' power forward in the NBA and should be paid like one. My boss would laugh at me and tell me to get back to work.
How is my "feeling" any different than what a person who is offended by the words "expectant mom"? What if I show up at an NBA game, in uniform, and insist that I play for one of those teams?
I don't mean for this comment to offend, but rather to see the thinking behind what others would see as a mental defect or disorder that should be addressed by a psychiatrist or psychologist. | 00 | not toxic |
I am one who is. | 00 | not toxic |
Its pretty well known that women make better climbing crane operators. Why, nobody is exactly sure. I haven't heard anybody complaining about this as discriminatory. Nor have I heard that its unfair that NFL linebackers are all male. Common sense would suggest that some things one sex does better than the other and for some they are equal. There are definite differences between the sexes. Just what they are is the debatable issue.
Wolf | 00 | not toxic |
Interesting that you would accuse Marty of hubris...or thinking you know more than he does *lol*
Here's a little something to consider....
"There are some people so full of pride that they cannot subject themselves to anyone or suffer anyone to say what they really are. They want to be preferred to everyone, and they esteem themselves more learned and erudite than any other, and it seems to them they never need a teacher.
Actually, such people are really extremely ignorant, but no one dares to tell them that, for they suppose themselves to be veritable marvels. Oh, God humbles such as these...."
St. Francis de Sales | 00 | not toxic |
A lot of the business or commerce university program consist of math courses. Most likely, business university program has a lot of female students.
According to some people, female students are unable to do math.
Then why are there are so many female students in university programs which require math or math and science courses? | 00 | not toxic |
And you are right. It is our responsibility. I'll admit it does not make sense, but let us keep in mind that there are people out there, locally within our community, could be yours or my neighbor, whom will choose to put food on the table, clothes on their families backs, or a roof over their heads, over the condition of their vehicles and its equipment due to a financial burden. Obviously we don't know if this is the case here in this instance.
This guy will pay...in damages to otherwise law abiding citizens whom were out and about, in town just living their daily lives. Hopefully, he will have learned something.
Ok. You can remain here in this country.. for now.
;) | 00 | not toxic |
Bingo. | 00 | not toxic |
Have someone read you the article. | 00 | not toxic |
Having dealt with many tyranical fed govt agencies that really do nothing but say no and pass continous red tape regulations I would suggest starting with the Dept of Interior-all of it- BLM, US Parks service, Forest service, then the EPA and USACE. Don't fire them, let them struggle with not being able to make a living like they have done to the private sector trying to develop resources. Let them quit and try to go get a job in the real world. | 00 | not toxic |
"Will Macron’s victory slow the advance of right-wing populism in France?"
Thanks for asking, the answer is no.
The election is just a prelude of things to come. France voted for the status quo, no changes in immigration policies, which means in a few more years there will be over 20 million muslims. Time will then be reap for the right win party to achieve victory on the next election. | 00 | not toxic |
What "Envision Eugene" comprises can be hard to pin down. The 18 recommendations were affirmed by the larger Envision Eugene "Community Resource Group". To some degree some of them are reflected in the March 2, 2011 draft proposal, a descriptive document that City Council "approved." The formal "adoption" package is the legally-binding stuff and is in draft stage, and the public review and adoption process has not been initiated.
-- Paul | 00 | not toxic |
I don't get too excited about the monthly change. For one thing the standard error is about 29,000. That said, there are some interesting things in this survey. There was a shift from part time to full time, and most of the increase was in the goods producing sector. The YoY numbers are also interesting. Also, the trend from part time to full time seems consistent across the country, at least in the larger population provinces. | 00 | not toxic |
Actually the MOA has some weird things, hence why it's the "municipality of" rather than the "city and borough of". The problem remains though that the Metro area doesn't cover Girdwood and APD can't, by law, force Girdwood to accept APD officers and costs. APDs hands are tied. | 00 | not toxic |
I just LOVE LOVE LOVE that Paul Seaton was returned to Juneau from the Homer area. That must have frothed up your usual cup of lye on November 9th. Ha ha ha ha. Senior citizen property tax exemptions are on their way out Kathy and Pete Zuyus. Then you'll have to pay for services like the rest of the great unwashed. | 00 | not toxic |
Maybe that's why it happened in Virginia ................... a gun nut state | 00 | not toxic |
Yay Anna, we are pulling for you. So glad you're back! FIGHTING!!!!!! | 00 | not toxic |
Weekend articles are not proofread. | 00 | not toxic |
My friend and business man, Joseph, has his facts correct. However, he assumes that the "conservatives" will acknowledge that most of the examples of "socialsim" in the USA are really needed. Except for those public works that benefit big business, including the big pot called the Pentagon, the true conservatives could care less about and would abolish public parks, prisons and, NPR and PBS, the CDC, USDA, FEMA, public transit and even street lights? They do not believe in sharing expenses and even less in sharing benefits.
John G. Cox. | 00 | not toxic |
I haven't lived in any, but have visited several. I know first-hand the difference between those countries where women are visible everywhere in public space, and those where they are practically invisible. Indonesia was generally fine, but it has one problematic fundamentalist region.
Muslim countries vary a lot in how secular or conservative they are, of course. Most were on a secularising, liberalising course, until some decided that was "westernizing" and reversed course...
Having a female leader has little to do with how most women live.
No argument about single motherhood from me, but if the alternatives are the chance of single motherhood, or the "zero chance" which requires the drastic measures of Muslim society, I'll pick the former, thank you. | 00 | not toxic |
I disagree with much of his economic policies. What I like about him is that he is a symbol of reaction. | 00 | not toxic |
Oooops. | 00 | not toxic |
As yet another in a long line of Muslim Homicidal Maniacs... At least he was a failure in his twisted endeavour! | 11 | toxic |
Dishonest is pretending to be someone you are not. And its an undeniable fact that Cayetano folks delayed the rail by a year. | 00 | not toxic |
Her total lack of class is consistent with the other jerks at Fox News. The sad thing is that the conservative base probably thinks she looks fantastic and is incredibly patriotic. It's easy to see why Trump is so successful pandering to the ignorant.
For the GOP:
Taking a knee - evil
Bastardizing the flag into some 1980's exercise cape - wonderful
Waving the Confederate flag - wonderful
Marching with torches in the street shouting, "Blood and Soil!" - wonderful | 11 | toxic |
Islamophobia is caused by knowing what they are up to. | 00 | not toxic |
Lock him up. | 00 | not toxic |
China is literally building new territory for itself in the South China sea and is not paying any attention to international laws in this regard. Donald Trump is a strategist and he has a plan with regard to the direction of foreign affairs, particularly considering he intends to cancel America's participation in the TPP. The "stuck in the mud" and two-faced approach of the USA together with the dysfunctional United Nations both need change and a fresh approach. And you need only look at the evolution of the middle east mess as just one example of that. | 00 | not toxic |
Nope...you set up thought restrictions | 00 | not toxic |
If that is meant to be an insult, Johann, I did not take it as such. | 00 | not toxic |
On the flip side. I moved from Toronto to London, Ontario 3 years ago. I will pay off my mortgage in 10 years. If my wife or I get sick or cannot work we will just pay the required mortgage payment rather than an accelerated one. Once the mortgage is paid off, my mandatory monthly expenses will be $150 (property Tax) $350 (utilities/insurance). Of course there will be upkeep and maintenance expenses but I can decide how and when I want to spend my money. I rented for 10 years before moving and buying a house. I couldn't be happier. | 00 | not toxic |
Who bought the green house for them? | 00 | not toxic |
the last thing any of us ever needs in government action of any kind on any thing.
Go back to the founding era of little to none governemnt, please! | 00 | not toxic |
Agree totally SweetJane. Oscar got 5 for MURDER! Huh? | 00 | not toxic |
"Boo Hoo, Trump! Waaaahhh! I'm moving to Canada! Waaaahhh! Tell Juanita to pack my bags then let her go. Waaaahhh!" | 00 | not toxic |
Where do the customers get enough money to buy pot? | 00 | not toxic |
Glad to hear Searcy can skip the mandatory meetings, now he won't miss his tee time. God forbid he follow a rule that was set before he ever took the job.
Whatever happened to the Christian Concert that was held at the fairgrounds? That brought a lot of revenue to Enumclaw. A big reason business seem to be failing is that they are all similar concepts, antique shop, painted furniture, crappy food....you get the point. We need young, creative and new ideas.
For example during the Pokemon craze, how many business took advantage of the increased number of people on the street? One that I know of, but there was plenty of opportunity to increase downtown business last summer. | 00 | not toxic |
HawaiiMongoose> You have to make a decision, since in your post you disagrees with a first strike, then you "sort of" agree. Which option are you choosing, huh???? | 00 | not toxic |
More projection, Neil?
The more unhinged your comments get, the more evident it becomes that you're worthy only of pity, and not the sort of discourse rational adults have.
I'm guessing negative attention seeking online is your only social interaction. That's a little sad. | 00 | not toxic |
So you can't refute them either, and come back with only insults.
How "intelligent" of you. | 00 | not toxic |
There are 11 words in the first sentence of my comment. Read them and make a attempt to understand fully before you spew your negativity. Now Consider yourself educated. But please note that what you do with that education is strictly a example of your morals and values as a human. | 00 | not toxic |
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