(October 30, 2016 at 7:44 pm)abaris Wrote: But the more important point may be that a possible Trump presidency sends a clear signal all over the world, that even in the largest economy and most powerful country, you can run on a ticket of racism, misogyny and Xenophobia without having any real substance. That will encourage all the wannabes that are already gaining ground in Europe. It will also encourage other - on the outside - more moderate parties to pave the way for nationalism and xenophobia in the belief that this is the populous demand.
That's not a fresh revelation. The rise of Far-Right parties in Europe has been well documented, you can do a search on Google Scholar and find plenty of Journal articles in Sociology and Political Science on it. I suggest reading this paper which discusses the multicultural ideal against that of the monoethnic-cultural State ideal. You need to register to read it (free).
(October 30, 2016 at 7:44 pm)abaris Wrote: Assange is a shill. He had his 15 minutes of fame in 2007 when he still had coworkers doing his work. Now he's just out for glory and doesn't know the first thing about how the world works and how many contributing factors have to be considered in terms of good and bad.
That comment doesn't even warrant a response.
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The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke