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as Arg said, you're the one challenging the accepted truth so the burden of proof is on you having read that quote here's my interpretation: it's generally accepted that neocons believe the middle east conflict to be a defining one and that support for israel, as the only democratic country in...

a key part of a democratic society is an educated and informed electorate, people that understand the issues and their consequences can't allow those that don't to make decisions based on hatred and fear. I understand the inherent danger in that but it doesn't make it any less true, there is no...

I disagree with this, the will of the people can be influenced by those with nefarious intentions and people of good conscience can't allow that to happen, you'd be just as culpable as those that perpetrated a mass murder if you stood by and let it happen without a fight. One example in the UK...

I don't know about plenty of good reasons but certainly all wars are not about religion, however I'd say virtually all wars have been about religion or resources (as long as you use a broad definition of religion)

reading my post again I should have said organised religion, but the point still stands, particularly on power, the power of knowledge that others don't possess, the power to exclude those who don't agree with you

by ANY definition used by ANYONE who has written ANYTHING on the suject GDP does not directly correspond to quality of life, you avoided by question of what YOU believe are factors in quality of life because 1. If you say 'yes, I believe the only factors in quality of life are economic' then...

so if the majority will is to kill all the non white people in a country then the government has an obligation to do it?

when a person refuses to accept the definition of the word 'need', or when a person believes that innocent children dying of starvation is preferable to paying tax, intelligent discourse is impossible and I feel free to offer my personal opinion.

Satya knows exactly what defines it, but responding will show the reference to GDP to be intellectual dishonesty

I must assume you're not a native speaker of english. We have these things called dictionaries that tell us what words mean, when we know what words mean we can then use them to communicate with other speakers of the same language because they also know what these words mean. from websters...

you are either being deliberately obtuse or you are an idiot If you read what I said you are living proof that people don't understand the alternatives perhaps not, but being anti taxation is the same as being an idiot unbelievable the only thing you have said that makes any sense what...

how do you define it? it was a simple question, do YOU believe that the only factors in quality of life are economic?

they're economic measures, the poster was talking about quality of life, do you believe the only factors in quality of life are economic?

I've asked you this before, how is GDP the be all and end all? You can have all the money in the world but it isn't worth anything if the air you breathe isn't clean, the water you drink isn't clean, the food you eat isn't healthy enough, you live in fear of hurricanes from warmer oceans, or...