summer_steven

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1. 31.▲
   by summer_steven 9y ago

   > Economic security is national security. You can't really separate them once you're thinking past the immediate short term. A richer enemy will have better weapons, better technology, better surveillance, and better leverage.
2. 32.▲
   by summer_steven 9y ago

   I don't think the former absolve the later and I don't think it is up to you, me, Airbnb, or Uber to decide which laws fall into which buckets. That is the job of our judicial system. Strongly disagree. The 4th branch of the gov
3. 33.▲
   by summer_steven 9y ago

   If the patch is bigger than Mexico, then why doesn't the article provide a picture? A Google Earth link? Color me suspicious - and I used to trust National Geographic
4. 34.▲
   by summer_steven 9y ago

   Your claim is that most starvation in Africa is caused by war, and most war is instigated by countries outside Africa (China and the U.S.?). Why, then, don't we see so much war in South America, where China and the U.S. are also heavil
5. 35.▲
   by summer_steven 9y ago

   Actually, without interest people would have no incentive to lend to others. Any loan carries a risk of not getting your money back. If interest was illegal then the rational move would be to never loan out any money.