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SGE

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  1. I know that racism is strong in Europe and at large worldwide. (Correction: Im not sure about Asia, but its likely) Not too long ago, a whole scandal broke out, because the viewers at a soccer match were booing and insulting various players (in a way I would not like to repeat) due to his African procedence.

  2. I got so mad when did that to Tom Robinson! BTW funny you mentiond "To Kill A Mocking Bird" tomorrow I have a quiz on it.

    @Titus:

    Do you think genocide is within the individual or the masses?

    I see genocide as the dumbest thing ever. As someone said:

    "A person is smart, but people aren't "

  3. the Nazi decided to rely on concentration camps to exterminate Jews, since the firing squads method brought up a great number of psychological problems to the soldiers doing the shooting.

    :P I had no idea. Yeah probably Hitler wouldn't like if half its army went mad due to their actions.

    Just think about how many times we tend to reason in the term of "us" and "them". Lakers or Celtics, Christians or Muslims, Blacks or Whites, and so on...

    Completely true. Would you agree that the grouping of people comes from even deeper feelings called loneliness, and fear of standing by ourself? That is why people unite so much in events such as the World Cup. They stand TOGETHER against opposing nations.

    How sad that humanity revolves around animosity and division. I haven't found a single person that is rejects the idea of us vrs them.

  4. @ Klaas

    Yes I used to believe that increasing the cost of imported food aka tariffs were the way to go. Economists say that tariffs are even worse that subsidies not only for the selling country but for the worldwide community. I used to believe that tariffs would counter subsidies, but those taxes really do not help either party, just the goverment. I believe that the harm in tariffs is that the monetary difference between pre and post prices isn't saved by the consumer or earned by the producer, it is kept by the govermnet. Then other social problems enter, such as corruption and disorgenized policy, sadly this is a reality in most LDC's.

    I agree that subsidies would help family farms, and that that should be the way it is implemented. But the worlwide community takes an all or nothing approach to this topic. Therefore it is really hard to compromise, specially if (like in your suggestion) the solution is both national and international.

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