Tag: USA
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Is there a black elephant in the room?
Many people are discussing these days the racism topic. A black man – George Floyd – was some days ago killed due to – as it seems – police brutality. This sparked a series of protests some of which were violent. People started to talk against the protests and that violence. Others responded that the […]
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From democracy to totalitarianism. Gradually… Watch out USA! Don’t be Austria! [OR: Why we do not need child care centers]
“I am a witness to history. “I cannot tell you that Hitler took Austria by tanks and guns; it would distort history. If you remember the plot of the Sound of Music, the Von Trapp family escaped over the Alps rather than submit to the Nazis. Kitty wasn’t so lucky. Her family chose to stay […]
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US movies, Justice and the Cowboys [SPOILER ALERT… for everything!]
I recently watched “The Vanishing” with Jeff Bridges and Kiefer Sutherland. … The movie promotes the idea of personal vengeance as so many other american movies. It shows a hero who is just in so great danger that he must kill the bad guy on the spot. [Valia] Think about it. How many times have you […]
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What should I do for recreation Sir?
Drugs are now legal in the US for recreational purposes. (1) Is that good? Is that bad? Would it be too much to say that since we have started wandering whether the state can regulate what we do for recreation, the game is already lost?
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