Any martial arts skills that you have so far failed to share with us, Revoltingest? 
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Should people be allowed move freely around the world?
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Why, yes! I developed one move which can take the wind out of highly agitated individuals.Any martial arts skills that you have so far failed to share with us, Revoltingest?
I sit down.
I've found that this non-threatening posture takes many aggressors aback, if they're looking for a fight.
Of course, this wouldn't work on a determined attacker, but most violent scenarios seem to be the result
of emotional escalation. To calm one's foe is best. (I have a black belt in the art of avoidance.)
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sandandfoam
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I read today that one can obtain residency in Spain for €160k, Portugal for €400k and Ireland for €500k.
Source Cameron says Britain in economic 'war' - CBI conference: debt crisis live - Telegraph
I read over the weekend that Irish citizenshup can be purchased for €2 million.
It's a cod. We should all be able to live and work wherever we wish. Society should not be such that there are different rules for the wealthy.
Source Cameron says Britain in economic 'war' - CBI conference: debt crisis live - Telegraph
I read over the weekend that Irish citizenshup can be purchased for €2 million.
It's a cod. We should all be able to live and work wherever we wish. Society should not be such that there are different rules for the wealthy.
Countries are such peculiar, artificial constructs that I can't very well disapprove that nationalities may be bought (or is it only residence)?
It is in the nature of wealth to find shortcuts and rights for those who have it. But that is no reason for authorities and ethical principles not to put limits on those advantages. Or, perhaps most accurately, not to ensure a minimum of rights for everyone.
It is in the nature of wealth to find shortcuts and rights for those who have it. But that is no reason for authorities and ethical principles not to put limits on those advantages. Or, perhaps most accurately, not to ensure a minimum of rights for everyone.
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Think about it this way:
You belong to a previously un-contacted tribe living somewhere in the Amazon. There aren't that many of you - perhaps about 1,000 at most. You have a decent, but not materially wealthy life. People in your village cooperate with farming and you get along with your family and friends just fine.
One day people from the outside world, numbering millions decide that they want to move in alongside you. How would that make you feel?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnmBmzoV5hY
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sandandfoam
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Relieved.Πολυπέρχων Γʹ;3154293 said:
sandandfoam
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I think that's pretty naiive.
Weathly nations would see a huge influx of people, a whole variety of people: skilled, unskilled, middle aged, young, criminal, law-abiding. The nice places to live would become pretty cramped all of a sudden, and within a couple decades, not be so nice any more.
Ideally, should people be able to move freely and live wherever they desire? Of course. But we don't live in an ideal world. I think a whole bunch of other stuff would need to be put in place, such as a single world-wide government, a more balanced and fair economic system, and a greater sense of peace and unity, before we can just open the borders to any and all takers. At this point, that would just result in anarchy.
Kilgore Trout
Misanthropic Humanist
Some people should be allowed to move freely around the world, others should not.