It starts like something from a peace and love hippy movement, but ends with something sounding like a war drum beating interventionist would say before invading some oil rich country.
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Originally posted by CheeseSlice View PostIt starts like something from a peace and love hippy movement, but ends with something sounding like a war drum beating interventionist would say before invading some oil rich country.
@Doogie :
I agree with what you say about luxury, but you miss my point.
If I get sick, I go to the doctor or hospital.
If I want to eat a weird shaped fruit I never heard of I go to Asda.
If I want to talk to someone in Germany I flick on skype.
If I want to visit the himalayas I get on a plane, and it's mostly likely it will get there.
If I want to socialise with people of xyz persuasion I go to xyx special interest group.
We are pretty much free to do what we want, and when we want to do it, with the widest range of choice in the history of mankind.
Which I think is kind of super awesome.Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.Comment
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Oh, OK. Yes the freedom and choice available to typical low-mid earning people is pretty astonishing. It's a little like when Bill Bryson talks about 50s America.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by suityou01 View PostI've long been a proponent that life today is so much better than say 100 years ago. And I truly believe this.
When I listen to people moan...
The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people and peaking in Europe in the years 1348–50 CE. ...the Black Death is estimated to have killed 30–60% of Europe's total population.
Some people today don't know they are born.nomadd liked this postComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostOh, OK. Yes the freedom and choice available to typical low-mid earning people is pretty astonishing. It's a little like when Bill Bryson talks about 50s America.Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.Comment
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Originally posted by suityou01 View PostFair point. Yes there are "good" interventions, but mostly bad, and some that should but never happen.
@Doogie :
I agree with what you say about luxury, but you miss my point.
If I get sick, I go to the doctor or hospital.
If I want to eat a weird shaped fruit I never heard of I go to Asda.
If I want to talk to someone in Germany I flick on skype.
If I want to visit the himalayas I get on a plane, and it's mostly likely it will get there.
If I want to socialise with people of xyz persuasion I go to xyx special interest group.
We are pretty much free to do what we want, and when we want to do it, with the widest range of choice in the history of mankind.
Which I think is kind of super awesome.Comment
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Originally posted by nomadd View Post...And life 100 years ago was far better than life 500 years before:
The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people and peaking in Europe in the years 1348–50 CE. ...the Black Death is estimated to have killed 30–60% of Europe's total population.
Some people today don't know they are born.Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.Comment
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Originally posted by suityou01 View Post
I was going to say "to everyone" but really it's "to all educated middle class people".Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by suityou01 View PostExplain yourself or FOAD oh puppet made of socks.Comment
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Originally posted by mudskipper View PostSo why does everyone yearn for the good ol' days?Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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