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When I was young I remember my father and mother discussing someone in fairly heated terms. The epithet used to some up the discussion was that this person (I do not remember who it was) was a "dog in the manger." I was all ears and later I got my mother to explain to me what a "dog in the manger" meant. "The dog cannot eat the hay," my mother elaborated, "But he won't let the horse eat it." ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Friday February 04, 2011 - 01:01 by Ronoc
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I have watched the recent BBC3 documentary about Cannabis consumption in the UK. There's interviews with people who say they are addicted and then people who are not, and in the latest episode, it was about drug smuggling and illegal immigrants who work in the house where the weed is grown. The customs manage to stop alot of weed getting into the UK but its only a fraction, and the money involved is quite alot. Its shows all the negative sides of the illegal trade and trys to make smokers feel guilty. But I wonder if it was legal how much money could be made from this crop and how much crime would be cut... ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Monday January 31, 2011 - 23:52 by Luke Eastwood
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Our society is changing for the worse and it is no accident... here's why ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday January 29, 2011 - 21:54 by Fathi Tobail
The continues and rapid developments in Egypt requires a through analysis and objective understanding of this situation away from hasty judgments and emotional feelings that an ordinary Arab man who is fed up with regimes that did not fulfill his aspirations for a better life. ... read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections Saturday January 29, 2011 - 16:39 by ordinary citizen
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Our political system is shifting towards being more in line with the common decency of our humanity. The possible coalitions formed after the election ... read full story / add a comment |
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