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US won't like that Idea
Oxy-moron
2022-04-22 01:38:07 +0000 UTCThe Holodomor and the Great Leap Forward were blamed on Communism, can the ethnic cleansing of North America and the Great Dust bowl be laid at the feet of capitalist greed?
GaysianAmerican
2022-04-22 01:36:36 +0000 UTCmost people who follow Zoroastrianism r people who cultivated into Zoroastrianism for generations... growth of religion is highly dependent on preisthood,footsoldiers & social welfare programmes which I don't think iranian will be cool with. so people might like idea of it for whatever reason but that won't translate into numbers unless there's industry around it
Oxy-moron
2022-04-22 01:34:42 +0000 UTCArmin, how would you feel if the NDP and Liberals entered into a formal coalition? Should they?
GaysianAmerican
2022-04-22 01:18:41 +0000 UTCits better to market solar and wind as energy independence. ie stop being a grid slave etc.
GaysianAmerican
2022-04-22 00:56:18 +0000 UTCDo you think that Green energy / EV Advocates should change their sales pitch to appeal to conservatives and people who dont care about climate change ? "By buying an EV and investing in solar , you are stopping the funding of Islamic goverments and by extention, defunding terrorists"
mariolis1000
2022-04-22 00:49:42 +0000 UTCSusanna , I think you know better than anybody that religious buildings are some of the most beautiful pieces of architecture in the world. That being said , is it wrong to admire them , knowing what they stand for , and then glorifying the idea of faith . Every time I see a beutiful religious building I feel conflicted like that , what are your thoughts on this?
mariolis1000
2022-04-22 00:48:47 +0000 UTCArmin, What do you think of Iranians today practicing Zoroastrianism ? Is it just a cultural thing to preserve what was erased from Islam, or is it something more sinister going on (Nationalism , and wanting to return to the Empire days?)
mariolis1000
2022-04-22 00:45:55 +0000 UTCDo you support European Federalisation? (The EU becoming a United States of Europe) . If Macron wins on Sunday, this scenario is not that far-fetched , as he is leading the charge for EU Strategic Autonomy/EU army
mariolis1000
2022-04-22 00:44:10 +0000 UTCDoes the Iranaian goverment know that Islam is a minority in Iran ? (Do they know about the infamous survey that revealed this ?)
mariolis1000
2022-04-22 00:42:29 +0000 UTCWhat are your thoughts on the Supreme Court decision excluding Puerto Ricans from receiving federal disability benefits?
Dee Boudreau
2022-04-21 23:26:26 +0000 UTCSource-https://youtu.be/A7gYFwaeoIA
Oxy-moron
2022-04-21 19:08:54 +0000 UTCStats extracted Outta british archives by Gandhian scholar mr Dharampal paints a very different picture than what Marxist theorist & their liberal fanbois wished dalit history was. Indians including avarnas were educated communities & Indian society didn't reflect features of a contemporary centralised european civilization
Oxy-moron
2022-04-21 15:46:34 +0000 UTCSource--https://hindupost.in/history/dalits-and-indigenous-system-of-education/
Oxy-moron
2022-04-21 10:25:21 +0000 UTCAs hierarchical & discriminating caste is.In general it wasn't very violent institution throughout it's history, unlike say slavery & naturally it still isn't as much in systematic fashion even today..any good reason why "credible" institutions like Amnesty international, USCRIF & Even UN indulges in cursory & partial interpretations of data? Would it be wrong to brand them as imperialistic institutions?
Oxy-moron
2022-04-21 10:17:33 +0000 UTCNot to deny horror of Hinduism, but why is it wrong to attribute modern day casteism that runs across religions to colonisation instead of hinduism,looking at how indian society to started to resemble more sort of like pre-industrial european society because of extreme taxation,white style elitification of Indian society by racialisation & verticalization of caste through education
Oxy-moron
2022-04-21 09:56:59 +0000 UTCWhy is there a stark inconsistency between how White Liberal democracies would like to treat Kashmir issue & Ukrainian issue despite the fact that their grievance is similar? source - https://twitter.com/Iyervval/status/1510992339044425728?s=20&t=gAhkrad_yH80W0ucj3nSyA
Oxy-moron
2022-04-21 09:08:13 +0000 UTCShould universities be public funded, like in Europe, or fully private like most universities in the US?
Secular Proton
2022-04-21 08:37:56 +0000 UTCGiven that controlled inflation is necessary for economic growth. Or sometimes you need to just print money to bail out the economy eg for the beer bug.
Secular Proton
2022-04-21 08:34:42 +0000 UTCWhat do you think about negative effects of cryptocurrencies? If cryptos are so wide spread that they are competing with fiat, governments ability to inflate currency, do intrusion in times of crisis, or to sanction adversaries, will be greatly reduced.
Secular Proton
2022-04-21 08:32:54 +0000 UTCIt seems like some languages can loose popularity over time due to political tensions. Do you think it can happen to the Russian language as well? For example many schools in the US stopped teaching German after WW1, or the fact that Duolingo has no Persian course, but it has some really obscure languages (like Yiddish and Klingon to name a few)
Anna
2022-04-21 05:59:33 +0000 UTCWBW Flag: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-blue-white_flag Belarusian government-in-exile flag: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarusian_Democratic_Republic
Secular Sekai
2022-04-21 03:06:00 +0000 UTCReligious Trauma Syndrome (RTS) is a term coined in 2011 to refer to lasting effects on an individual after leaving controlling religious groups and cults. Do either of you have personal or professional experience with this topic and advice for those going through it?
Secular Sekai
2022-04-21 03:00:08 +0000 UTCDue to draconian new laws, I've heard murmurs of both a new Jane Collective and underground health network forming in conservative-controlled regions of the US. Could you please share your opinions on the complexities of the situation and how you both feel activists involved should be perceived?
Secular Sekai
2022-04-21 02:57:27 +0000 UTCHave you guys seen the new anti-war flag of Russia that's been banned over there? Protestors have been arrested for waving it and it was created in immediate response to the invasion of Ukraine. It is white-blue-white with the red removed to symbolize ending Russian militarism and cleaning the blood of war from the nation's hands. It even stylishly matches the design of the flag of the Belarusian government-in-exile.
Secular Sekai
2022-04-21 02:54:43 +0000 UTC
