Why has the USA been so sucessfull in overcomming its own colonialism? Is it simply that we have been "free" longer?
India has only recently recieved her independence. Why is she doing so well?
little_Socrates
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Are first world countries to blame for the bulk of third world squalor?
by tootired2care inthroughout several past threads various posters have emphatically made the point that countries like great britian, united states, france etc.
basically countries where white people exist, are to blame for the poverty in many other third world nations.
some have even went so far as to suggest that the first world is to blame for all third world conditions.. i often see excuses such as these for why a country refuses to provide clean water, some food and basic sanitation for its people:.
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"Jehovah's Witnesses do better after surgery without transfusion" - Article (July 3, 2012)
by Da.Furious inthis article from 2012 published by the birmingham news showed up on my facebook page.. what i would have liked to see in the statistics is the inclusion of total jws refusing blood transfusion and their survival rate not only the ones taht surviced, taking about only survivors is not like for like comparison in my opinion with patients who take blood transfusion and then dont survive.. .
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little_Socrates
Of course taking sombodies elses bodily fluids and pumping them into your body isn't really "good" for you. Often your body treats the blood as a foreign pathogen. Blood transfusions can take weeks or months to recover from. Also if the surgeon knows you will refuse blood he/she will be much more carefull with your surgery.
On the other hand... if you need a transfusion you need a transfusion.
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One Day Assembly Costs How Much, WTF?
by NoMoreHustle inthe recent circuit assembly day cost get this... $17,0000 in an assembly hall that they own!
this was announced during the assmbly at the 3/4 mark of days activities.
after he said how much the assembly cost, he then proceeded to say that we have recieved $6,000 in donations up to this point of the day.
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Do these buildings just sit vacant when there are no assemblies going on? Why can't local conegrations use the buildings in the "off season"?
Do you really call 500-700 people an assembly? I know lots of Churches that would be disapointed if that is all that showed up for a regular Sunday service.
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EBOLA -why should America take the lead in handling it?
by hamsterbait inmillions have died in africa from civil wars where the governments have squandered money on bombs guns and tanks, whilst allowing millions more to die of malaria, diarrhoea and other treatable diseases.
thousands more have died in nigeria from religious killing than ebola.. and now big bad america is the one they all turn to (in mainly muslim countries) to save them, just like kuwait did in 1991.
(condemned after for their interference).
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little_Socrates
Just a bit of heads up so you know if the excrement is about to hit the fan.
#1 Somebody catches the virus that has never been to Africa
#2 Somebody catches the virus from an uknown contact (outside of Africa)<- If this happens anywhere near you assume the virus is everywhere and it wil be time to head for the hills.
Life as you know it would radically change very suddenly some time between those two events, if not from the virus itself but by the actions of your government. In Libera they suddenly force quarented 70,000 people. They recieved no warning to stock up on supplies.
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EBOLA -why should America take the lead in handling it?
by hamsterbait inmillions have died in africa from civil wars where the governments have squandered money on bombs guns and tanks, whilst allowing millions more to die of malaria, diarrhoea and other treatable diseases.
thousands more have died in nigeria from religious killing than ebola.. and now big bad america is the one they all turn to (in mainly muslim countries) to save them, just like kuwait did in 1991.
(condemned after for their interference).
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Giordano excpt what you are saying about how it is spreading is NOT born out by the facts. While I don't think there is evidence of regular spread by air, there IS lots of evidence of spread through very casual contact. Norovirus does not spread by air... but we all know how easily and fast that virus spreads.
This is why this important. If the current rate of spread contenues there will hundreds of thousands of cases by December and will will be in the millions of caes in the first half of next year. Even if it stays in Africa there is still the potential of millions of deaths.
With several hundred thousand cases by December do you really think they can keep it in africa?
Every month you wait to act... the estimated cost of containing this grows by tenfold. We might already be too late, I pray we are not.
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EBOLA -why should America take the lead in handling it?
by hamsterbait inmillions have died in africa from civil wars where the governments have squandered money on bombs guns and tanks, whilst allowing millions more to die of malaria, diarrhoea and other treatable diseases.
thousands more have died in nigeria from religious killing than ebola.. and now big bad america is the one they all turn to (in mainly muslim countries) to save them, just like kuwait did in 1991.
(condemned after for their interference).
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Hamsterbait I totally hear what you are saying. However in this particular case... the potential for a horrific outcome is so great for the entire world we HAVE to do what ever we can. As soon as we have moved from the crisis phase THEN it will be time to talk about the politics of it.
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JW signage in all caps
by little_Socrates inhas anybody else noticed all the jws signage is in all caps and ussually always in the same font?
it makes them look stupid and uneducated.
is this their attempt at creating a sense of unity?
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little_Socrates
"all big corporations" LOL....
Wasn't this supposed to be a religous organization?
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JW signage in all caps
by little_Socrates inhas anybody else noticed all the jws signage is in all caps and ussually always in the same font?
it makes them look stupid and uneducated.
is this their attempt at creating a sense of unity?
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Has anybody else noticed all the JWs signage is in all caps and ussually always in the same font? Why do they do this? It makes them look stupid and uneducated. Is this their attempt at creating a sense of unity? Why do they feel a need to always yell at us with their signs?
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little_Socrates
Just noticed it in you picture... how come all the signage of this cult is in all caps and always in the same font? I find it annoying and hard to read!
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Black girl beat up and bullied by other black for 'acting too white'
by EndofMysteries inhttp://news.yahoo.com/high-school-girl-taunted-beaten-bus-stop-acting-035032786.html.
other than the story, the comments are very interesting, tons of comments by other blacks claiming the same thing happens to them.
not only other blacks but their families as well bully them, calling them oreo, traitor, etc.
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little_Socrates
Pistoff yes there is some racism in this country. However I really believe our opession with race is much worse. Our temptation to filter EVERY news story through the lense of race keeps race baiting and racism alive and well.
While it is contiversial to say... I really believe the biggest challenges facing the black community comes from the black comunity. Constantly beating on the white racists strawman keeps the focus from where it should be.