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Toward 2012 [Postmodern Times series]
All that'll happen in 2012 is Obama winning re-election, which is bad enough.
Rainbow Road Is Where We Go When We Die
Wow.
Mike Ruppert - CIA Allegations
Corey Hart - "Sunglasses At Night"
Adding video to channels (80s, Music, Politics, Rocknroll) - requested by Eklek.
Corey Hart - "Sunglasses At Night"
*Rocknroll
*Music
*80s
*Politics
The cover by TIGA:
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Always Keep Condoms In Your Car
Always Keep Condoms In Your Car
*discard
Regina Spektor – US
A real skateboard video of a guy on a fingerboard.
Chinese beatboxer in his dorm room
but there's millions of much better beatboxers if you are interested:
http://humanbeatbox.com
thinker247
This is more of a rant than a coherent argument, but let's see where it goes.
I think it could very well boil down to taxes, both when it comes to having them and the general mentality among citizens about paying them.
There seems to be a problem in the US with the second issue, where (judging from online news videos) people appear to have great difficulty connecting sociopolitical issues with each other and applying them in real life.
Taxes and welfare issues in particular, to take an example for discussion's sake. To tie back to Sweden, it's probably safe to say that nobody really enjoys paying taxes like they would enjoy going to the movies or going out for dinner, but the fundamental understanding that the quality of our social benefits, schooling, infrastructure and healthcare are directly connected to the amount of cash the government takes makes it a natural thing in the public mind. The discussion isn't whether we should have them or not, but rather what education and healthcare standards we can live with before starting to discuss lowering taxes.
To tie back even further, to a few posts back when we talked about abortion, there seems to be a similar detachment from the issues of how the government is supposed to help take care of all the babies that the people who are against abortion want to save, when many of the same people are for lower taxes and taxcuts to a system which doesn't even have national healthcare, where the vast majority of cash goes to the military and where the military is the only branch the tax cuts won't ever touch. It doesn't make any sense, but when you look at the status of some states and the policies they're pursuing, it's becoming more clear that increasing taxcuts and lower taxes are linked to the failing public school system, crumbling infrastructure and lack of public healthcare. Kind of like wanting to have the cake and eat it up too, where people don't want to pay for the state/federal service but still expect it to maintain its quality.
In that aspect I think Sweden's doing much better than the US. Even though people on a personal level probably don't feel any different towards each other in respective country, I think Swedes as a community feel more strongly connected and are more focused on helping each other out than hoarding personal fortunes.
After all, even if I didn't have any kids or intend to get any, there'd still be several good reasons for me to pay for our public education and feel great about it. I'd know people with kids, who'd get kids or who knew people with kids, and I'd also like to be able to walk the streets at night without having to fear for my life.
A friend of mine who works at an eldercare clinic said, when asked about this, "I'm only sitting at home with my comp six days a week except for saturdays when I go out and party. What am I supposed to do with all of my salary?"
In reply to this comment by thinker247:
I was hoping you'd raise some issue about which I could argue, but I agree with you completely. Damnit. ha!
So what is your opinion of Sweden versus America? I always see Sweden at the top of the list when it comes to social issues, and I'm jealous. Are the lists an accurate portrayal of Swedish society?
Tragic Footage: Little Girl Hit By Train.
*a solid education is required to understand this hilarious comment
Incredible Play At Home Plate
Shoplifter #10.000 - Congrats !
Fox news, more childish behaviour.