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I didn't say for the "whole society" but as a whole, i.e. if you sum up all the positives with the negatives. Heroin provides value for people who like it and somehow can use it without getting addicted. As a whole though I&
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It doesn't provide any value for society. Maybe a bit of entertainment, along with destroying some people's lives (problem gamblers). It basically just syphons away money from individuals to corporations while not providing much i
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4y ago
By that definition (the more political polarization, the more political engagement and better democracic health), wouldn't the healthiest the U.S. has ever been is during the Civil War? Does that not imply that the healthiest democrac
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Isn't that a verifiable fact though, that Trump set the deadline to be fully out of Afghanistan and that it was going to be super messy with the aggressive timeline? Article from March 2021: https://www.usatoday.com/in-
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What do you mean by the US gov't has fronted him more than $4 billion?
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This documentary might help you see its case: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVUs4dS30c0
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Yes, that is true if you have insurance, but if you don't have insurance most providers will require that you prepay in full.
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I don't understand why she mentions "most of the world plants wheat in the fall" if, as far as I understand, Ukraine plants their wheat in the spring. Since 1) we're in the middle of their planting season 2) Ukraine pro