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by jariel 7y ago
This notion of 'curation' in the article and in your comment stretches credulity. Aboriginals were not in a position to 'curate' or 'manage' much at all. Aside from some rare controlled burns here and there - t
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by jariel 7y ago
The Saudis are defending their nation from direct attacks by violent forces just across the border, fully supported and instigated by Iran. Iran recently wiped out 50% of Saudi refining capacity (5% of world output), which is basically shoc
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by jariel 7y ago
Though the OP is mostly correct. You're response is straining reality. Russia is technically a democracy, but given that Putin controls the press directly, murders opposition members, and thwarts opponents from running in elections, it
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by jariel 7y ago
This is a deeply nihilist position. FYI religion is not 'some guy in a cloud' and I'll suggest there's the possibility that a narrow interpretation of Scientific Materialism has led you to your state of depression. Why s
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by jariel 7y ago
"what kind of bizarre world do we live in where we ship our trash to overseas places to be 'recycled' ? It just doesn't make any sense" It actually makes a lot of sense. If recycling is somehow labour intense (it mi
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by jariel 7y ago
The owner of Chronic Inc. etc. deny they sent garbage. [1] [1] https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/02/13/whitby_plastic_r...
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by jariel 7y ago
"I think its very important to engage with the fact that this is something China can do because of what we in the west deem unacceptably "authoritarian" governance." I disagree. Check the article again: - Canada has been