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by gragas 10y ago
>Paving over it with simplistic thinking "Castro was evil and wrong" does a great deal of violence to the truth. I honestly agree. I just think it is ridiculous to claim that Castro was "a great leader" when Cuba has
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by gragas 10y ago
>with a superpower fixated on killing you (and ruining you economy) next door Look at how awful the quality of life in Cuba is today. Look at its people's lack of basic freedoms. Look at its awful economy. The US tried to save Cuba
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by gragas 10y ago
They've been isolated for like half a century; they've had more than enough time to implement whatever form of government they want. It's clear that Castro's communism doesn't work. The US didn't cause this. Th
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by gragas 10y ago
Okay, I won't put too much weight on objective facts. I guess that destroys my argument that there hasn't been a single successful planned economy in history so far.
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by gragas 10y ago
Fidel's brother Raul is in power. He is 85, but I don't have reason to believe much will change in Cuba if Raul dies as well.
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by gragas 10y ago
I agree. It's absolutely insane to side with Castro. Even if you agree with his political philosophy, there is overwhelming objective evidence of how awful it is: - Cuban economy - Cuban quality of life - basic Cuban freedoms (like
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by gragas 10y ago
He was also an evil dictator who silenced any and all opposition. And you can't argue that his political philosophy works either---just look at Cuba today.
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by gragas 10y ago
This website seems so gimmicky. >What secret message are interviewers looking for? >How can you get the perfect resume within a day? >According to scientific research, which 4 skills help you the most in building your career? >F
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by gragas 10y ago
>The article and film say that Titanpointe was one of the facilities used to collect communications — with permission granted by judges — from international entities that have at least some operations in New York, such as the United Nati
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by gragas 10y ago
> The reason I dropped the math major to a minor was because of the amount of time mathematicians spent proving obvious things. I think this is a poor reason to drop a math major. The point of a majoring in math isn't learning &quot
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by gragas 10y ago
Will the Times ever produce objective political journalism again? Or has it just forever devolved into how can we pin this on the other side ?
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by gragas 10y ago
So how many places do I need to manage my boards now? Trello, GitHub, and now Asana as well? Why doesn't Slack add this feature while we're at it?
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by gragas 10y ago
I'd like to know as well. I do know that the FBI has really nice pensions, but like you said, that information is public.
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by gragas 10y ago
I don't think most spies are in it for the money. I can pretty much guarantee that FBI/CIA/NSA salaries are all lower than those of the top tech companies.
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by gragas 10y ago
The article said he was charged with being an "unregistered foreign agent".
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by gragas 10y ago
Honestly how could serif be a good idea? I do not see the appeal at all.
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Are Venn Diagrams Limited to Three or Fewer Sets? [pdf](brynmawr.edu)
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by gragas 10y ago
NYT is so out of touch. After extreme bias during the election cycle and a 96% drop in profits last quarter, they released a statement to their subscribers. Here's my favorite part: >We cannot deliver the independent, original journ
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by gragas 10y ago
Yeah NYT is in denial, not Zuck. >We cannot deliver the independent, original journalism for which we are known without the loyalty of our readers. Funny, considering the newspaper just had a 96% drop in profits last quarter.
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by gragas 10y ago
Ha! More like, NYTimes is in denial. Especially considering one of their biggest subscription losses in history just happened last quarter.
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by gragas 10y ago
I hope the author doesn't get suicided by De Beers. Good luck, my friend!
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by gragas 10y ago
I think people voted for Trump because they agree with his stance. Is that such a ridiculous idea?
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by gragas 10y ago
It doesn't matter if you can't pass the interview.
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by gragas 10y ago
This is really stupid. It's essentially just a wrapper around the original source that Donald published here: https://assets.donaldjtrump.com/_landings/contract/O-TRU-102...
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by gragas 10y ago
Yep. /r/The_Donald is essentially the main distribution channel of /pol/.
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by gragas 10y ago
>This election isn't Facebook's fault as much as humans' desire to believe what they want to believe. I agree wholeheartedly.
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by gragas 10y ago
I think he won indirectly because of Facebook. The real powers behind the meme magic on Facebook were /pol/ and /r/The_Donald. This is evidenced by the amazing growth rate of /r/The_Donald and the huge traffic
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by gragas 10y ago
It makes me very glad that we are starting to question globalization. Whether or not it is a bad thing --- and it may very well be a good thing --- is still an open question in my mind. But for decades now it seems that globalization has be
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Problem of Points(en.wikipedia.org)
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by gragas 10y ago
No, I'm just trying to show that it's ridiculous to make "check your privilege" arguments.

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