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by Twixes 7y ago
It doesn't even matter which way the environment is going, just that it's going faster than ever. Organisms like these crabs could surely adapt to a wide range of circumstances, but only with a lot of time to evolve over. And our
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by Twixes 7y ago
Well, I don't think anyone in the prison has pulled off a heist as big as his.
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by Twixes 7y ago
Well… There's this one example from the 1930s where the people got who they voted for and it turned out horribly… In an unprecedented way, really. So being elected does not automatically mean being a righteous ruler. Although of course
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by Twixes 7y ago
It seems that for Erdogan's government blocking websites has become a hammer. And when you have such a convenient hammer, everything looks like a nail.
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by Twixes 7y ago
Not exactly true as other commenters pointed out, but besides that, what does this have to do with the "coup" three years ago?
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by Twixes 7y ago
Sure, no single person is completely objective, but Wikipedia is not a news outlet with Jimmy Wales as editor-in-chief. It's an encyclopedia crowd-sourced from an immense number of volunteers, all with different knowledge. So popular a
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by Twixes 7y ago
Turkish authorities don't have global tech giants to tap into, but worry not, they're monitoring the internet very closely. In fact, they arrest people over tweets criticizing their rule. [0] And of course they block Wikipedia cou
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by Twixes 7y ago
It may be prejudice (less unwarranted now than 5 years ago, though), but "Polish" is not a race.
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by Twixes 7y ago
Well, maybe it's just that these are actual problems felt by many people and things need to be done about them. The problem is, rarely are things actually done (say, about housing affordability, healthcare accessibility or economic ine
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by Twixes 7y ago
Okay, but these opportunities still are in only a very few places and housing is a necessity. A human right, if you will. So the issue of housing needs to be addressed in all ways possible, including making sure that properties aren'
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by Twixes 7y ago
Well, American oligarchs can spend a lot of money and effort to prevent someone like Bernie Sanders from getting elected president
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by Twixes 7y ago
That would be illegal in Poland, as we have regulated transaction fees and card payment minimums have been outlawed for a few years now. You can easily pay for bread rolls by card here.
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by Twixes 7y ago
I agree that free speech is important, but unless you're openly a nazi, you're free to run for any office – and it's been that way since we had that big problem with nazis in the 30s and 40s which resulted in millions of de
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by Twixes 7y ago
Well, we can pay the rent. Think how do lower class people manage? They don't.
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by Twixes 7y ago
Turkey did not survive a coup, Erdogan survived a "coup"
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by Twixes 7y ago
Socialism is a buzzword in the US. Nobody's giving capital to workers. The Green New Deal is about the economy because FDR's New Deal was about it too and industry (that appeared with the industrial revolution) is what's resp
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by Twixes 7y ago
Would that be the case if you were to buy that sandwich with, say, euros instead? They too could appreciate between purchases.
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by Twixes 7y ago
I don't believe this will ever gain traction without a government to back you but I've got to say, the design of these notes is amazing.
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by Twixes 7y ago
It should be just like normal, non-blockchain backed currency, should it not?
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It was them .
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by Twixes 7y ago
Perhaps it's that they can "just be" while people in less happy places struggle.
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by Twixes 7y ago
What the hell. This sounds comically villainous. On the other hand we _are_ talking about the CIA here. Got a link?
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by Twixes 7y ago
That's because their alternative is homelessness and starvation. Obviously they disagree with that even more than with being exploited. But for society overall it's better to have even the most mundane jobs pay a living wage AND a
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by Twixes 7y ago
America doesn't need a unicorn, it needs universal health care. The health care market – contrary to cloud services, car transport or short-term accommodation – can never be free and businesses involved exploit that. More precisely,
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by Twixes 7y ago
If doctor fees are reduced. Medical schools charge students a lot because doctors get paid a lot, and doctors have to be getting paid a lot to justify the enormous debts medical schools leave them with. It's a vicious circle that wil
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by Twixes 7y ago
In fact, working for shitty pay is WORSE than being unemployed – you spend hours a day doing work that doesn't lead to any personal growth and just takes up your time and health AND still can't afford to live. But in desperation y
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by Twixes 7y ago
I suppose it comes from magazines, where you sometimes skim pages – such highlights might then attract your attention to the article. Weird on websites though.
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by Twixes 7y ago
Absolutely. In light of all this American antipathy Europe should form its own strong alliance. Relying on an overseas superpower when we could be a superpower ourselves as the EU will bite us eventually. And we will definitely achieve noth
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by Twixes 7y ago
Pretty sure you'd need at least MOAB to damage a nuclear unit so that it'd become a level 6+ accident. These things are designed to withstand a jet crash.
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If you say so.

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