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You say you not gay but what has that got to do with us dating, it can be a platonic relationship? Think of everything we have in common...we both like fantasy RPG ? We both like Pizza ? The more I think about it the more sense it makes ....is it because I live in South Africa and you not sure what you will tell your family? Don't worry about that I'll speak to them..I'm in sales so I'm good with people

Voodoo. Well its true we do have people who believe in magic but its called Muti in South Africa

No I am fine with passing judgement on people who cheat on there partners ...its the principle Volo imagine you and I were dating....would you cheat on me

And capitalism is not? If you use the word capitalism to refer to the worst manifestations of the mixed-economy corporatism of today's Western world, then sure. If you use it to refer to an actual free-market system, then no, it would not be those things. Same to you. Corporatocracy and repressive monopolies are possible today because of a large government and its oversized jungle of rules and regulation, not in spite of it. Without regulation companies just get bigger and bigger, and explot their workers more and more. Wages get pushed lower and lower in order to compete, and people can't just buy from a smaller company that does things better because wages have been pushed so low that the only option is the cheaper prices of the giant company that can afford to sell for cheaper. I don't believe that economies should be planned, but I do think there need to be safeguards in place to protect workers and prevent monopolies, but at the same time, essential services such as power and health care should have a public option so everyone can afford it regardless of income or social status. Sure I don't disagree but no one wants that type of Capitalism I also agree that there needs to be a balance between profitability and working conditions but in my country we have a issue where the trade unions have become an aberration and are directly impacting the economic transformation. Our public sector is under huge pressure and many parastatals are dysfunctional but the private sector where I work is profitable and is actually what is keeping the country economically afloat But I do believe you should get paid what you contribute ...an uneducated mine worker despite the hard conditions can't expect a huge salary especially when you consider the global falling commodity prices and the Chinese economic slowdown

Its interesting but people are blaming the " moral state of society " and saying its things like the various TV channels and social media One "commentator " even said its because we teach evolution at schools

Well thats been one response but its highly unlikely these kids have seen there parents raping people ?

I'm about to start my first play through...I'm very excited A hint, when Leliana asks you if she should kill the spy, saying yes makes her a murderqueen later in the game. o Okay and is this a good thing or a bad thing? Depends, do you want to see the world burn? Oh no...I always play the hero

I hear you but I have no sympathy for people who want to cheat on there partners ...rather become single

A group of 8 and 9 year old boys have been arrested for raping a 6 year old girl in South Africa ...anyway its obviously caused much discussion and self reflection as people are asking " how could this happen " ...you won't believe some of the stupid comments But what do you guys think could cause people of this age to do this ?

No you right, you don't need to use your real details ....it is stupid

But its not just for married people

Its a dating website ...you get together for one night stands basically

Yes I would think its obvious that most countries have hybrid systems of socialism and capitalism But why do you think Capitalism is a bad thing? I have explained my definition where it means simply that the private sector is primarily responsible for the growth of the economy ...don't you agree? I hope you respond because you do have a MA in social science

I'm about to start my first play through...I'm very excited A hint, when Leliana asks you if she should kill the spy, saying yes makes her a murderqueen later in the game. Okay and is this a good thing or a bad thing?

I'm about to start my first play through...I'm very excited

The existence of a private sector requires repression and authoritarianism. Edit: Where's my avatar? Well you may see it as repression and authoritarianism but I see it as competition and innovation....and this is one of the foundations that the West achieved historical ascendancy from and contributed towards its success ...free markets my friend, free markets

And capitalism is not? No its not suppose to be, its about the private sector being responsible for the growth of the economy. And parts of the profits made need to be reinvested back into the company to ensure robustness and development Yes some mistakes have been made, like the 2008 financial crisis, but the system works and makes sense

OK, so using the alternative definition social democrat = socialist so your making a distinction earlier is redundant. No one argues he wants a violent overthrow of the government or Stalinist repression. But government is always coercive, so once he establishes a confiscatory level of taxation whoever refuses to pay will still go to prison, just like the guy in my quote (of course he'd need a like minded Congress and I don't see that happening soon, but that seems like a poor argument for electing someone President). I gotta agree with Wrath there. Even if socialism is initially established through democratic means, the violence and human rights abuses will follow sooner or later: Socialism, in its aspiration to manage society top-down, is intrinsically repressive and authoritarian, and from there it's a small step towards totalitarianism - a step that will always be taken as long as it relies on filling its central planning and leadership positions with human beings ("power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely"). And on the practical side of things, socialism's economic theories are based on ideal-world assumptions ("perfect humans"; "greed and rent-seeking don't exist"; "incentives aren't a thing") and wishful thinking ("surely via state-controlled education and media we can program people to behave like that"). They don't work in reality. In reality, prohibiting private citizens from owning means of production and replacing profit-motivated economic activity with bureaucratic central planning, does not bring about a workers' paradise - it brings about scarcity. And in order to keep up the charade, the leaders of such a "democratic socialist" state need someone to blame for that 'unexpected' onset of scarcity and approaching humanitarian crisis - they need conspiracy theories about sabotage by "bourgeoisie elements" and "class enemies", they need to stop people from listening to investigative journalists who report on the scarcity, etc. And in such an environment, laws to end free speech and persecute the opposition practically pass themselves. --- If you're blind to history (with its many socialist experiments that all turned out the same way), then at least learn from current events - all of the above can currently be observed playing out step by step in Venezuela. After having reached scarcity in pretty much all essential goods, they're now at the stage where... opposition politicians are being thrown in jail for trumped-up charges or simply banned from participating in the upcoming election, private homes are being raided by the military for suspicions of "hoarding food items", peaceful university student activists are targeted by prosecutors with allegations of "destabilizing the government", media outlets and journalists are being subjected to systematic "censorship and intimidation", and TV and radio is "now almost entirely dominated by the government and its obligatory announcements". ...and things are headed to get worse from here. This, ladies and gents, is "democratic socialism". --- So: Sorry, but I can't overlook Sander's unabashed support of socialism as some sort of peculiar but charming quirk, or something that I should pretend is just a funny way of saying "liberal" in his case. He calls himself a socialist and really means it, and that matters. Bernie Sander's socialism is like Ron Paul's racist newsletters IMO - it makes someone who'd otherwise be a much needed authentic anti-establishment candidate, unelectable. But Venezuela is a really bad example of a socialist experiment gone wrong...no one in the USA would follow such an extreme system of government

I think that will be very challenging for you. Oh you bad boy...no dinner for you, off to bed !!! Yes you make some good points, another reason is most animals are seen as defenseless as opposed to humans But we shouldn't kid ourselves, in my own country people do live and die in poverty ...so we talking about the type of poverty that leads to death for human beings.For example people die in South Africa from exposure to the elements

Its more than that, people join campaigns like "save the Rhino " and they have never seen a rhino in RL Lets try to challenge our insight tonight Gfted1

Does it not bother you that you seem to care more about an animal then a human being? I have asked myself this question myself, in South Africa white folks really love there pets and sometimes there is this accusation " white people care more about animals than impoverished black people " ....I don't think this is fair. We care about lots of different things like human suffering, starvation, rhinos and poverty But I do sometimes feel a little guilty...and I'm not sure why ? For example my mom has 3 dogs and she does spend a lot of money on there well being..probably more than she gives directly to charity? But she does give money outside of the obvious to NGO and charity examples So I guess I am asking why do we seem to really care about more about pets than ostensibly about people who live in poverty?

Thats cruel ....I hope our Canadian members realize you aren't referring to there beloved pets

And Moose...you like Moose, they also very loyal All Canadians are partial to Moose which is why its the most popular pet in your country

That's how I read your post at first, bruce I'm not sure if this a statement about me or about my opinion of you, though I guess it's the latter Its probably more shaped by your accurate opinion of me

Sounds kinda cool, I like dreams that are based on games I play ...I am still waiting for my Isabella or Viconia dream ....