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  On the current migrant crisis

  by LoveUniHateExams in

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  thousands of migrants have come to england this year, already beating last year's total.. some may have fled syria and other war-torn countries; others are economic migrants.. let me try to get my head around this phenomenon: migrants are relatively safe in france and other countries.

  they then leave the relative safety of continental europe and risk their lives and that of their children by crossing the english channel in rubber dinghies.

  there's just no fixing stupid, is there .

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  It is certainly a crisis for the people in the boats.

  Don't get in a dodgy boat. If you do, it's all on you.
  
  
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  Never expect anyone to solve a problem when their livelihood depends on that problem existing

  by Simon in

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  imagine you were a leader of a "gender equality" group started as part of the 'metoo' movement?.

  now fast-forward and you're the one trying to discredit victims who have come forward with accusations.

  but not they are accusations against someone you work for.. it's a perfect example of how activists so often end up unwittingly (or quite intentionally) perpetuating the very problem they claim to be against.

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  Imagine you were a leader of a "gender equality" group started as part of the 'metoo' movement?

  Now fast-forward and you're the one trying to discredit victims who have come forward with accusations. But not they are accusations against someone you work for.

  It's a perfect example of how activists so often end up unwittingly (or quite intentionally) perpetuating the very problem they claim to be against. Because they are hypocrites or their position, power and / or income depend upon that problem existing.

  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58153726
  
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  I'm now turned off by this site

  by purrpurr in

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  in one form or another i've been a member of this site for almost 10 years.

  in the past this was a great place for debate, news and support for ex jws.

  i logged on several times a day and posted several times a week.

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  I love how people seem to imagine that years ago all we did was debate the bible in depth in between talking about rainbows and kittens.

  Maybe you scrolled past the WoMD / Iraq War discussions? It was like fight-club at times! Disclaimer: I've never actually seen that movie, I just hope the title applies - it must have fighting in, right? My fall back was "the Karate Kid" ... 'cause it too has fighting ...

  Maybe that's the trick - to just do some scrolling if there's a discussion you don't like.

  What we won't be doing is falling for the bleating whines of those who would like to silence some points of view from being discussed. They are easy to spot - they use labels like "right wing" for anything they disagree with as though there are actual real-live jack-booted fascists marching around, when in reality it's usually just people expressing a mildly conservative opinion that is simply not extremist socialist.

  If you don't like the forum or the way it's run, your browser has a button where you can register your complaint: on Windows, it's an X in the top right, on Mac, it's a red-circle on the top left.
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  Electric Vehicles ... or Auto Unions?

  by Simon in

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  apparently biden had an electric vehicle summit earlier this week.. tell me the first name that comes to mind when it comes to electric vehicles?.

  tesla ... right?

  they have practically defined the segment after all.. but which company wasn't invited to biden's electric vehicle summit?.

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  I remember when Musk promised he would have an affordable electric family sedan (under 35k) within 3-5 years after he launched the Roadster.

  That is now more than a decade ago.

  VW made similar promises, as did Toyota when they made the Prius and Nissan when they started their Hybrid program.

  The reason electric cars are all priced within a certain price range comes down to politics: when people start handing out subsidies for car-buyers to buy them as long as they cost a certain amount, what do you imagine that does to the price?

  If the limit to get a subsidy is $60,000 guess how much the car is going to cost ...

  Because car makers are not stupid, but politicians are.

  Why kill yourself making low-profit, mass-market products when you get government handouts to make luxury items for the wealthy that the government is going to subsidize the purchase of.

  BTW: Tesla don't make money selling cars. They make money by being given carbon tax credits. Coupled with the subsidies, we're effectively all paying for someone's Tesla - we just don't get to drive it.
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  On the current migrant crisis

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. social
  2. current

  thousands of migrants have come to england this year, already beating last year's total.. some may have fled syria and other war-torn countries; others are economic migrants.. let me try to get my head around this phenomenon: migrants are relatively safe in france and other countries.

  they then leave the relative safety of continental europe and risk their lives and that of their children by crossing the english channel in rubber dinghies.

  there's just no fixing stupid, is there .

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  Billionaires tend not to go round shooting, raping, beheading and planting bombs.

  Uncontrolled immigration of dangerous populations IS a massive risk to everyone's way of life and well-being.

  It has to be controlled and it's not racist to say so.
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  Electric Vehicles ... or Auto Unions?

  by Simon in

  1. social
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  apparently biden had an electric vehicle summit earlier this week.. tell me the first name that comes to mind when it comes to electric vehicles?.

  tesla ... right?

  they have practically defined the segment after all.. but which company wasn't invited to biden's electric vehicle summit?.

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  These guys just lowered their car gas bill to nothing, that saving is now going to the financial loan/lease for those vehicles. ......and they aren't polluting the air in the process.

  The cars were created by magic, and the power they use comes from unicorns dreaming of rainbows.
  
  
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  Electric Vehicles ... or Auto Unions?

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  apparently biden had an electric vehicle summit earlier this week.. tell me the first name that comes to mind when it comes to electric vehicles?.

  tesla ... right?

  they have practically defined the segment after all.. but which company wasn't invited to biden's electric vehicle summit?.

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  Apparently Biden had an Electric Vehicle Summit earlier this week.

  Tell me the first name that comes to mind when it comes to electric vehicles?

  Tesla ... right? They have practically defined the segment after all.

  But which company wasn't invited to Biden's Electric Vehicle Summit?

  Testa ... WTF, right?

  The companies that were invited all have union workers, Tesla does not. Representatives of the United Auto Workers union were also invited.

  So, is it about the climate, the environment, and a genuine desire to promote electric vehicles ... or is it really more about the unions and rewarding political support?

  https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/08/06/why-tesla-stock-slipped-today/
  
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  Dems and useful idiots take private property.

  by mickbobcat in

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  this is nothing but illegal.

  telling people that they can not evict a dead beat renter for not paying rent while the land owner has to pay for repairs, insurance, taxes and a mortgage is such a private property grab.

  any one who votes for these assholes is a total idiot.

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  The government has no right to give away other people's money and property.

  If it was about genuinely helping the unfortunate, that would be one thing, but you know it is abused and you see it appearing now in episodes of Judge Judy, where someone has been working and just decides they don't need to pay rent.

  What about the income of the people who invested in property? Do they get to not pay their bills and taxes?

  It's about buying votes, and the work-shy and feckless tend to vote dem.
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  Optimum human Order, the Olympics

  by waton in

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  anybody watching the olympics here?

  bodies perfected, minds steeled against pain?

  amazing performances in sailing, running, jumping, throwing.

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  but by cutting down the top, you are not going to help the lowest.

  some in the bottom are beyond help, and there is also the trickle down effect. the human race has been lifted up most by it's top performers in every discipline. science particularly.

  I don't think Olympics particularly helps people. It doesn't even help most of the athletes, physically, as professional sports take a toll on the body and are different to regular fitness. What you don't see are the wrecked bodies of the people who didn't make it.

  And "trickle down" to help the poor? Sounds more like they are pissed on. Maybe helping them directly would do more good than spending obscene amounts on a spectacle.
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  Optimum human Order, the Olympics

  by waton in

  1. social
  2. humour

  anybody watching the olympics here?

  bodies perfected, minds steeled against pain?

  amazing performances in sailing, running, jumping, throwing.

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  on a different note.

  Women's soccer gold was given to Canada by a Swedish player, who rolled the ball in the shootout into the hands of the Canadian goalkeeper.

  The main thing is that annoying US woman didn't win :D