heywoodu 13,547 Posted April 1, 2020 #5541 Share Posted April 1, 2020 8 hours ago, Monzanator said: Authoritarianism is simply a better political system than liberal democracy especially in a time of a global crisis Now that is one messed up way of thinking. Mostly because it suggests also in normal times having a dictator is better. We've seen there are certain countries which did indeed fair better with a dictator than they do without one, sadly, but that's obviously not the case everywhere. Agger 1 If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,474 Posted April 1, 2020 #5542 Share Posted April 1, 2020 4 minutes ago, heywoodu said: Now that is one messed up way of thinking. Mostly because it suggests also in normal times having a dictator is better. We've seen there are certain countries which did indeed fair better with a dictator than they do without one, sadly, but that's obviously not the case everywhere. Plus, I feel like his statement suggests that we should take every country at their word for their numbers. To be honest, I don’t think a single country is telling the truth. It is, what it is. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,547 Posted April 1, 2020 #5543 Share Posted April 1, 2020 4 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: Plus, I feel like his statement suggests that we should take every country at their word for their numbers. To be honest, I don’t think a single country is telling the truth. It is, what it is. I don't think many countries are lying about their numbers, I do think many countries don't have the full picture because it's all rather chaotic. Olympian1010 1 If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,474 Posted April 2, 2020 #5544 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Ah, the wonders of unlimited gun access Even with our “strong” gun laws, we’re no match for conservative lobby groups in the national government “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,474 Posted April 2, 2020 #5545 Share Posted April 2, 2020 The fact that 2 of the five biggest bumps on here are after Obama’s and Trump’s election says a lot of worrying things about where this country heading... “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,243 Posted April 2, 2020 #5546 Share Posted April 2, 2020 and lose EU court challenge for refusing Refugee quotas, but not because we "showed solidarity" and accepted 500 christian refugees Monzanator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,594 Posted April 2, 2020 #5547 Share Posted April 2, 2020 20 minutes ago, hckosice said: and lose EU court challenge for refusing Refugee quotas, but not because we "showed solidarity" and accepted 500 christian refugees The whole relocation plan is dead anyway (since the fall of 2017) so even our resident anti-government media barely mentioned the TSUE verdict. Everyone knows it's completely worthless. Hell, EU needed almost five years to finally make a final decision, it's dust in the wind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,474 Posted April 4, 2020 #5548 Share Posted April 4, 2020 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,594 Posted April 4, 2020 #5549 Share Posted April 4, 2020 That's Sir Keir Stramer. How on Earth do the Labour want to secure the blue-collar voters when their party is led by an Oxford graduate lawyer who has been knighted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,474 Posted April 6, 2020 #5550 Share Posted April 6, 2020 This is well written article about Calexit: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190221-what-if-california-seceded-from-the-us I’ve some other articles that bring up better points and scenarios, but this one is good too. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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