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Yes the Japanese since the end of WW2 have a culture of pacifism and gun ownership is very strict, the only people who own guns are the Yakuza and military personnel

Because its not a culture where gun violence or assassinations is common This is very unusual

Good to know, you learn new things everyday

Kazakhstan? What.....I thought that was a made up country for the movie Borat ? It looks like its real ? Mamie is this a real link

No thats not accurate, its not lying if you didn't lie Alan its not very nice to make fun of people, I thought that went against the liberal code?

This has got huge potential. The one positive from Putins War is the US and its Western allies doesnt ever need to worried about being called warmongers anymore because all future invasions ...Im mean "special military operations " can be justified And it is so easy in the case of Turkey, you just say you "invading " because of Islamic Extremists. You cant use the Nazi card but you can easily argue the EU is worried about the borders of Turkey expanding. And then at the UN all we do is deny and repeat the same gaslighting Its a brave new world Putin has shown us, who needs to respect sovereignty when you have a more powerful military EDIT : Oh I meant to add, you also need to keep saying the West was provoked, thats very important to justify an invasion of Turkey

I see the oil price is down to $102, nice. Hopefully it drops more and stays low, that will be a huge help in ending the high global inflation

I have made this same point on Codex several times but I genuinely feel sorry for those Russians who dont support and never did the invasion of Ukraine. Thats one of the many disadvantages of living in an autocratic state like Russia. Citizens have no voice and no way to change the economic trajectory and future of Russia We have problems in all our Constitutional Democracies with the current global inflation but they are nothing compared to what Russia will be like in the next 18-24 months. And on Codex the majority of cheerleaders of Putins War all live in Western, first world countries. Of course none of them would actually live in Russia. And most of the Russian members who live in Russia dont like Putin and dont support the invasion. They care about their country like any patriot would but they not supportive of what Putin has done and they not positive about the future

I knew you cared about this topic, its okay to admit that ...no one is going to think less of you

I agree, if over 50 people hadnt resigned and demonstrated that he had lost confidence of his party then he could have stayed on But as I said earlier politics is a fickle beast

Very magnanimous resignation speech from Johnson, Trump can learn a lot from him and accepting when its over or you lost

Yes Sarex that must be true, great economic analysis there. Germanys economic success and strength must be because of Russian energy. It cant be because of the correct economic policies, hard work, effective government that ensures accountability and governance, the EU, education system or the advanced industrialization of Germany and now without Russian energy its going to collapse Makes perfect sense

Gorthfuscious I think you need to be honest, it doesnt sound like you respect or like Johnson?

Do you know of any time in the UK where so many people have resigned in protest from any political party, its unprecedented ?

Thank you for demonstrating my point. Many people, including yourself, dont understand the reality of the UK and its political decisions. Johnson didnt break-up the UK, he delivered on the mandate of the BREXIT referendum. Thats what political parties are suppose to do, deliver on what they say they will do when the majority of citizens have voted Hoonding dont allow yourself to be fooled and manipulated by misinformation and some media hyperbole. Always ask me if you not sure

The misunderstanding you guys are making with Johnsons leadership is you are judging him on the theater and media outrage like Partygate and ignoring how effective he was on the real issues like BREXIT and the overall UK response to the virus. He was also well respected internationally But I do now sadly concede its time for him to step down because he has clearly lost support within his own party Politics is a fickle mistress, I wouldnt want to be a politician

Dont worry History Channel is global, we get it in SA as well " everything is connected "

@melkathi Melkie I really think you are exaggerating. We definitely dont talk about SJW and censorship all the time. People joke sometimes as well, not everything has to be so serious

Ja man and gamers are still whinging about gamers whinging about SJW so somethings just dont change

The scary part of this post is you actually believe this...." less censored "

We know exactly what you mean, the corruption and influence from SJW and wokeness is irrefutable

Great link and Im not surprised with some of the views For citizens in any country in the world to appreciate what a real Constitutional Democracy brings its needs to be realized and implemented correctly or it just becomes a word that is meaningless. And if implemented correctly you often do see meaningful and substantive economic transformation but it requires the correct government policies None of the countries that went through the Arab Spring can be considered nowadays proper Democracies, as the article mentions they hybrids And ironically the most stable and prosperous countries in the ME are not Democracies and have never claimed to be like most of the Gulf States but thats fine because if the majority of citizens are happy then we should leave them alone. Like China, Im sure most Chinese citizens, with exceptions like the Uyghurs Muslims, are more or less happy with the CCP when they told what to think? And then also its very hard to implement a proper Democracy, particularly around human rights, in any country under Sharia law but that doesn't mean most citizens in countries under Sharia law aren't happy if you consider the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait But in summary, the article raises valid concerns but they conflating Democracy with economic transformation. These are separate objectives but obviously inextricably connected because you wont see effective economic policies without an effective government

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/u-k-finance-minister-and-health-secretary-both-resign-11657042088 Now its not looking good for Johnson. Both the finance and health minister have resigned and they are both effective and prominent members of his cabinet. I dont think he can weather this storm?

Sometimes this unplanned underage pregnancies is with young boys age 12-15, its not considered rape because its consensual We have several thousand underage pregnancies a year in SA from the age of 10-14 and its not grown men or rape who are responsible. To quote from the link below Children will not be criminally charged if they have sex if both partners are between 12 and 16 years old. And it’s not criminal for a child under 16 to have sex with a partner less than 2 years older. https://www.news24.com/parent/Teen_13-18/Development/the-age-of-consent-in-sa-and-around-the-world-20171116

I first read this as " I got banned and reported by someone for making racist comments " ...it didnt sound like you