hegtor

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   by hegtor 6y ago

   France is not racist but the Front National is one of the most popular political parties, arriving second at the last elections. It is litterally an extreme right, openly racist party.
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   by hegtor 6y ago

   France has a culture of "universalism" which dates back to the Lumières period which can be seen as one of the roots to this attitude. This cultural tendency is very visible when you compare the way France handled colonies compare
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   by hegtor 6y ago

   It is possible to tax unhealthy products to compensate for the toll they create on people health and subsequent costs to society. Tobacco is heavily taxed, and so is alcohol. While buying coke is close to the price of mineral water.
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   by hegtor 6y ago

   One versus one? When comparing a single person and a massive corporation? Or I might be missing the sarcasm there maybe
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   by hegtor 6y ago

   There is an interesting podcast by the bbc on this subject : https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000l7q1/episodes/downloads