And I'm therefore questioning his sensibility. But if we gave companies free reign, that would allow abuses to occur, and it would have a knock-on eff...
I'm not sure, to be honest. But many important and intelligent people listen to them, and consider them credible and authoritative. The only incorrect...
You can hear my voice from all the way over there? Is that your super power? This sort of thing already exists in both of our countries, which obvious...
It doesn't even make sense to make that comparison. If you can't afford to pay staff the minimum wage, then you don't get to run a business. I don't k...
I don't know why you're asking me these questions. You should be entitled to a reasonable amount in both cases, but what constitutes a reasonable amou...
And what makes a business successful? Profit. And at what cost? At great cost. Those three or less employees should be entitled to the same basic righ...
And when that is the case, we should rebel against it, and strive to bring about a better, fairer, more just version of reality. Driving down the rate...
I don't "presume" that happiness is temporary, I know that it is, and you're kidding yourself if you believe otherwise. No one lives happily ever afte...
Have you seen The Newsroom? I've just started watching the first season. I like how the main character, Will McAvoy, eventually answers the question: ...
Don't you know about the Conservative Party? That's what they do. They have a long track record of doing so and attempting to do so. You're not from t...
Yes, it is a great plan to slowly erode workers rights. Who needs them anyway? Fairness and justice just get in the way of making more money for busin...
You paint a lovely picture, yet, to describe the American system in your own words, a rigid two party system which allows for situations in which it i...
I wonder, what do those people who write "G-d" say when they speak about God? Do they attempt to pronounce "G-d" or refer to him in some other way? Th...
Yes, I simplified a more lengthy part of your post to succinctly strike at the key points in your reasoning. That doesn't mean that I misrepresented y...
It wasn't intended to be, so you've misunderstood. I was just pointing out a fact about the temporary nature of happiness, and sharing my opinion that...
How depressing. Why isn't this a bigger issue for Americans? Have they been placated? Turned docile and submissive? Or did it never enter their consci...
Yes, Hilary is a liar, and she has other serious faults too. But Trump is worse. He's like a more extreme, less intelligent Nigel Farage. I'm not sure...
Blair should just go away and hang his head in shame instead of interfering. He's had his time in the limelight. It's unfortunate that his influence s...
I know, right? And there is much irony in proposing to continue to make the party more democratic whilst attempting to subvert democracy within the pa...
When they have a hope in hell of winning a general election, I might think of the Green Party in a different light. The problem for your party is that...
The two sets of qualities that you mention are distinct and not mutually exclusive, so that one can be good and decent and yet be lacking in the depar...
This is the key question. Depending on the context, I either agree and find it rather trivial, or completely disagree. Is there some purpose, meaning,...
What? That phrase of yours is vague and ambiguous, and if it means what I think it means, then it's not a concept which accurately reflects all behavi...
Scotland is part of the UK, and the UK voted as a whole, and the majority voted to leave. So no, Scottish MSPs or MPs should not attempt to block any ...
I also reckon that if there's a second referendum for Scottish independence, they'll vote to leave. They now have more reason - right or wrong - to do...
This is basically Pascal's Wager, and you're arguing that we should reject that sort of reasoning. I think that you make some good points, and I agree...
It really is quite ridiculous to claim that nothing matters, or for that matter that existence is meaningless, since it's so glaringly obvious that th...
The thing is, it's too little, too late for that. Labour didn't promise a referendum, but Labour lost the general election. You can't always have thin...
It doesn't make sense because the country would be worse off in either case, just more so if the goverment did the opposite of the results, so you sho...
I can't believe you even have to ask. You see no problem with deceiving an entire nation over an important decision such as this? Even going so far as...
Do you know how many laws there are which have no basis in reality? There are countless. Google it. What you're stating is a legal technicality which ...
@"Catbird" Catbird, Catbird, haven't you heard? Catbird, Catbird, come and say a word. Catbird, Catbird, fly down from your tree. Catbird, Catbird, I ...
I know. But you want a bad thing. And it was not only advisory, since the government was always going to follow through on whatever the result was, so...
Burn your bra. I like some of the Riot Grrrl bands who were influenced by third wave feminism: Bratmobile, Heavens to Betsy, Bikini Kill, L7, Jack Off...
A disappointing result. I'm glad that Boris Johnson got boo'd leaving his house. You can even hear shouts of "Bastard!". Which rights are kept and scr...
No, it doesn't have to mean that. That's a needlessly narrow interpretation. You know what "valid" means outside of the very specific context you've s...
Of course I don't mean "admire". Nor do I mean "take into consideration". More like "accept as valid". You ought to accept the result as valid, as tha...
Look, I don't know how else to put it. It's simple really. If you respect the result, then you respect the result, and don't desire it to be overturne...
I'm basically saying the same thing that jamalrob said: What's not to understand? That you'd want the government to ignore such a vote means that you ...
That is basically what it means. I don't believe I've been unclear, but it's clear that you're confused, because that isn't what I've done. I'm saying...
Be sure to mention those other pieces of legislation the next time there's been a shooting, when it's already too late. Hopefully next time it won't t...
For the Nth time, no, you don't have to want it to be implemented, but you ought to respect the results, since this is obviously a democratic decision...
It might seem that way, but looking at the bigger picture, it isn't pragmatism over principles at all; it's your principle of the state doing what you...
But your position isn't actually pragmatic or right. It'd be pragmatic to recognise that regardless of what you think is right, the referendum results...
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