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by seppin 7y ago
> Regardless of if he is a hero or villain, he does have integrity. Edward Snowden became an international celebrity because of what he did, and traded a comfortable life in Hawaii for a comfortable life in Moscow. Please don't spea
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by seppin 7y ago
Yes what does any of that have to do with what I said?
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by seppin 7y ago
technically no, an agent is a foreign asset.
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by seppin 7y ago
I don't know why you are bringing up GDP numbers when the UN's conservative estimate for climate refugees is 1 billion people, but fine lets go there. The political problems we are seeing today, the threats to democracy and instab
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by seppin 7y ago
> Apocalyptic language is not scientific Disagree. The effect to society the warming causes is apocalyptic (1 billion climate refugees). Pointing to rising sea level and temperature is the cause, the effect is our society being unrecogni
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by seppin 7y ago
> severe, apocalyptic proclamations do you mean projections made by climate scientists that have, so far, been far too conservative in nature?
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by seppin 7y ago
> that even hackernews Why do you think this place is above what happens on Reddit/Twitter? If anything, the concentration of groupthink and demographic is stronger here than anywhere else.
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by seppin 7y ago
Am I wrong?
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by seppin 7y ago
People hate anyone else telling them what they should be doing, even if they are correct in doing so. The fact that it's a young girl is even more threatening for many adult men.
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by seppin 7y ago
> the fact that this girl has been launched into stardom practically overnight is a sign that she's not "in charge" Why?
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by seppin 7y ago
Found the Facebook employee
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by seppin 7y ago
> Potential future earnings when London becomes the offshore Hong Kong of Europe will probably be higher. Being outside the EU financial system will somehow make it the HK of Europe?
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by seppin 7y ago
> There are people who spew up conspiracy theories on the spot when they have not heard anything, from pure ignorance, yet they speak ill of mainstream media. It's much easier than knowing what you're talking about.
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by seppin 7y ago
That's a lot of talk. How many people in the UK don't have access to medical care due to, say shortages vs how many in the US die every year b/c they cannot afford care?
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by seppin 7y ago
> This thread needs to lighten up. Tagline for HN in general.
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by seppin 7y ago
> I don't think you find a lot of people who absolutely love the notch, but I like it now. You will learn to love the design flaw. You will win the victory over yourself.
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by seppin 7y ago
Or, get it on paper. At least. They can still not fulfill their end but it'll be harder for them to ignore the discrepancy.
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by seppin 7y ago
> "Oh, you won't be working in the new building..." and was taken to an old, windowless, leaky, mold-smelling building with peeling paint and flickering fluorescent lights Got similarly cat-fished. Companies always conduct
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by seppin 7y ago
That book is about the FBI's involvement, not the CIA
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by seppin 7y ago
No but that doesn't make irrelevant countries any more moral, it just means they don't have any skin in the game.
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by seppin 7y ago
Right some countries are Iceland, a rich place floating in the middle of nowhere with no military intel needs. And some countries have interests to protect. That's the difference. It's not morality, it's whether or not you ha
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by seppin 7y ago
> Single payer in the UK has already led to doctor shortages Source? The only news i've read of shortages are Brexit related.
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by seppin 7y ago
He knew he was comprised, so he had no choice but to continue digging himself deeper. Remind you of anyone?
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by seppin 7y ago
Source?
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by seppin 7y ago
If your country doesn't have an intel agency doing this or similar congratulations you are too small to matter.
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by seppin 7y ago
Completely disagree, keys were too heavy and keyboard was too far back. Love the new keyboard. Eh to each their own I guess.
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by seppin 7y ago
Mindless babble and whataboutism. I thought this website had more intelligent conversation.. Comparing an over-zealous drug incarnation against a political political concentration camp is just perfect. Every time I visit Europe I encounter
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by seppin 7y ago
How do you know he's popular either? State run opinion polls? Asking people on the street about if they like their ruthless dictator or not? Sure.
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by seppin 7y ago
The last three years of protests and arrests?
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by seppin 7y ago
semi-autocrats?

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