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I founded a feed-the-hungry program a few years ago and I’m telling you the way we think about hunger and other socio-economic issues is all wrong. Hint: It’s not about being “fair” as a feeling, looking childishly for someone or something to...The Middle East and Islamic Fundamentalism
The second Gulf War When the events subsequent to September 11 2001 took place, namely the creation of a pretext for the invasion of Iraq, a widespread cynicism developed in the UK regarding the putative evidence of mass destruction and Al Qa’ida. Equally, there was...TED Tuesday & Teddy Bears: Domesticated Planet
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Some UK Observations on Race in the USA Following two recent police shootings of black men in Ferguson, Missouri 1 The fact of the domestic mass exploitation of enslaved African people in agrarian production has made an indelible difference to race relations in...Polls
Which do you believe regarding voting for "the lesser of two evils"?
- One candidate is not really evil compared to the other, so it's not a hard choice (29%, 2 Votes)
- I will not vote for evil even if one of them will win anyway (29%, 2 Votes)
- A "protest vote" counts, even if not affecting the outcome (29%, 2 Votes)
- A third party would probably win if people did not assume they could not (14%, 1 Votes)
- Defeating the greater evil is more important than voting for someone I want (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 4
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