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I am very anti EU, or as some people would call it;
I am a euro skeptic. But I am not anti Immigration or Emigration for that matter. The two are separate issues. Do you think I am a hypocrite. ??


There are many reasons for this and all of them are economical, Financial arguments to do with the European troika. The ECB and the fiat money system,
and of course the ludicrous amount of money paid to euro MP's in wage and expenditure allowances has its part to play.
Other concerns are the way my Government the ones I vote for; are all to willing to say no to their electorate on issues such as water charges,
And claim this tax as an EU directive.. denying ownership of responsibility of our own natural resources Fracking is another issue. Its like giving our stuff away. TTIP has me very worried.

In my eyes people will always come before profit..
In the eyes of the EU it is the other way around.

Just putting this out there to make it clear that not all anti EU people are Nazi skinhead rejects from the late 70's and early 80's with a passion for embracing and supporting border patrols and kicking out what they see as People of lower class and blood lines .

There are solutions to all the worlds problems.
but unfortunately I don't believe that the privatization of Countries and the corporate branding of politic will prove to be what they promise.
That model will only increase the wealth poverty divide, and as history has shown on numerous times, A wealth divide leads only to revolution and redistribution.

I heard Trump this morning say, "We need to get the Republican Party back together again". My question is , Who tore it apart? It definitely is torn apart. studecar

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Yes thats right, its another Trump blog

Donald Trump. Successful businessman who is running for president. I watch a lot of news and I always keep my mind open to fact and try not to let my own personal opinion color my views on what I see. I been watching this whole Trump thing since it begun and this is my thoughts on the whole thing.

Donald Trump is very skillfully hitting on multiple points that covers what a lot of Americans is feeling.

Trump says he would be the president of jobs. That I do believe, he is a very successful business man who knows how to do the books and make things happen. That appeals to some people.

Trump is not the typical same old same sold politician. Again, I believe that. There has never been anyone remotely like Trump ever run for the white house. That is appealing to some other people.

Trump will deal with terrorist's and clamp down on immigrants. I do very much believe he will do exactly that. That appeals to some people.

Trump promises to make America great again. I believe that "he believes" that. America had a rough patch and some people are wanting America to be successful again.

How is Trump so good at doing what he is doing?

Trump is a business man. Part of doing business is being able to sell yourself. Trump is a master of the art of a sale and winning over people in election in a way is like trying to make a sale. Their vote for you is their business to you. Trump is selling himself very skillfully and it is winning people over.

Now the question is, what kind of a person is the real Donald Trump?

Donald Trump is a intelligent, but a emotional high school bully who's greed is outweighed only by his arrogance. I watched a lot of Trump news articles and a few documentaries but have come to my own conclusions.

Trump's reason for wanting to be president is not for the best for his country and fellow citizen, but as a feather in his cap, the pinnacle of his career. Trump has the mentality of a bully and has done awful things to people who didn't choose to do business with him. What would he do if he has command of the world's most powerful military?

Think about this. Trump, a 1 percenter billionaire who is standing on the backs of masses of people who chant his name who are wanting change from things like the 1 percenter's. If he can pull that off, what else is he capable of doing?

Much like Al Qaeda, the Islamic State (ISIS) is made-in-the-USA, an instrument of terror designed to divide and conquer the oil-rich Middle East and to counter Iran’s growing influence in the region.

The fact that the United States has a long and torrid history of backing terrorist groups will surprise only those who watch the news and ignore history.

The CIA first aligned itself with extremist Islam during the Cold War era. Back then, America saw the world in rather simple terms: on one side, the Soviet Union and Third World nationalism, which America regarded as a Soviet tool; on the other side, Western nations and militant political Islam, which America considered an ally in the struggle against the Soviet Union.

The director of the National Security Agency under Ronald Reagan, General William Odom recently remarked, “by any measure the U.S. has long used terrorism".

During the 1970's the CIA used the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt as a barrier, both to thwart Soviet expansion and prevent the spread of Marxist ideology among the Arab masses. Lest we forget, the CIA gave birth to Osama Bin Laden and breastfed his organization during the 1980's. Former British Foreign Secretary, Robin Cook, told the House of Commons that Al Qaeda was unquestionably a product of Western intelligence agencies.Thousands of Islamist extremists were trained by the CIA and funded by the Saudis, in order to defeat the Russians in Afghanistan.

The Islamic State is its latest weapon that, much like Al Qaeda, is certainly backfiring. ISIS recently rose to international prominence after its thugs began beheading American journalists. Now the terrorist group controls an area the size of the United Kingdom.

In order to understand why the Islamic State has grown and flourished so quickly, one has to take a look at the organization’s American-backed roots. The 2003 American invasion and occupation of Iraq created the pre-conditions for radical Sunni groups, like ISIS, to take root. America, rather unwisely, destroyed Saddam Hussein’s secular state machinery and replaced it with a predominantly Shiite administration. The U.S. occupation caused vast unemployment in Sunni areas, by rejecting socialism and closing down factories in the naive hope that the magical hand of the free market would create jobs. Under the new U.S.-backed Shiite regime, working class Sunni’s lost hundreds of thousands of jobs. Unlike the white Afrikaners in South Africa, who were allowed to keep their wealth after regime change, upper class Sunni’s were systematically dispossessed of their assets and lost their political influence. Rather than promoting religious integration and unity, American policy in Iraq exacerbated sectarian divisions and created a fertile breading ground for Sunni discontent, from which Al Qaeda in Iraq took root.

The so-called “War on Terror” should be seen for what it really is: a pretext for maintaining a dangerously oversized U.S. military. The two most powerful groups in the U.S. foreign policy establishment are the Israel lobby, which directs U.S. Middle East policy, and the Military-Industrial-Complex, which profits from the former group’s actions. Since George W. Bush declared the “War on Terror” in October 2001, it has cost the American taxpayer approximately 6.6 trillion dollars and thousands of fallen sons and daughters; but, the wars have also raked in billions of dollars for Washington’s military elite.

In fact, more than seventy American companies and individuals have won up to $27 billion in contracts for work in postwar Iraq and Afghanistan over the last three years, according to a recent study by the Center for Public Integrity.


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What defines a sovereign state? With just over 100 acres (0.44 sq km) of real estate and about 900 citizens, the Vatican City is the smallest country in the world and is located within a walled area in Rome. But is it really a sovereign State?

Lets look at the 8 criteria that defines a sovereign State.
1. Boundaries: The Vatican City has undisputed boundaries even though it is located within the city of Rome.
2. Residents: The Vatican City is home to approximately 920 full-time residents who maintain passports from their home country and diplomatic passports from the Vatican.
3. Economic Activity: Not much foreign trade but significant foreign investment by the Catholic Church. It relies on the sale of postage stamps and tourist mementos, and fees for admission to museums. The Vatican City issues its own coins.
4. Social Services like education: Yes, although there aren’t a lot of kids there!
5. Transportation: There are no highways, railroads, or airports. No need for it though. It is smaller than some shopping malls.
6. Public Services: Electricity, telephones, and other utilities are provided by Italy but has an internal Police force (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera).
7. Supreme Sovereignty: The authority, jurisdiction, and sovereignty are vested in the Pope and his advisers.
8. External Recognition: It maintains formal diplomatic relations with 174 nations. The Vatican City is not a member of the United Nations by its own choice.

So yes. We should consider it as an independent State.

Once again, the US media has demonstrated that it cannot be fair in its reporting of events, as it relates to white and coloured people.

On Wednesday 17th June in Charleston, South Carolina, a white male enters a historically Black church as members were having Bible Study and opens fire, killing 9 people. During the first 3 hours of searching for the shooter, there was no mention of his race, even though the media outlets were already privy to the fact that he was a white male.

If the shooter had been Black, Hispanic or Middle Eastern, his race would have been clearly pointed out from the get-go. It is the same narrative we saw in the coverage of the Biker's Gang shooting in Texas, the Theatre shooter in Aurora and white kids rioting. When coloured people are involved, you are bound to hear such terminologies as 'thugs, looters, thieves, etc. With white people though, what you hear is ' Oh he is mentally ill/unstable, etc'

Thank God for the advent of social media. Social media continues and will continue to expose the lopsided reporting of the established media outlets like Fox News, CNN, etc. What a shame!

Once upon a time there were no supermarkets, but small shops in the centre of the towns and villages, often run by women and called Tante Emma Laden: Aunt Emma shop.
Then these shops started to die at the same time when cars became available to most people.
It is not so that there are no shops at all any more in the town and village centres, but usually you won't find small shops with food, e.g.
Another reason are the regulations you have to meet, when running a shop and the rent you have to pay, while formerly the shop was in the same house where the owner lived.



So nowadays ALDI, LIDL, REAL, WALMART are a bit outside.

You complained to us and mentioned your previous help in Aceh as if we're an ungrateful country. Don't worry. We will return all the favors you've given us.


Sincerely,
Indonesian Citizens

Does YOUR state have
a) female members of it's Electoral College?
b) non-White members of it's Electoral College?
c) openly gay or transgender members of it's Electoral College?

D) in what year did your state first appoint such a person to be a member of it's Electoral College?
e) Has your state EVER had a black, Hispanic, Asian, openly Gay, or female member of it's Electoral College?

In some states the answer to those questions may be a shock given the demographics of the state. Then again, maybe not. LoL

f) do you even care?