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[quote user="alimentarius"] Nothing would give the people of Norway entitlement to it, I'm simply saying that Norway are good at distributing this wealth. I'm not saying that it's moral, just that it has made the Norwegian people among the most prosperous in the world. [/quote] So you believe that wealth distribution creates wealth
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[quote user="Caley McKibbin"] Jacob, what is your point? [/quote] Simply this: The statistics you're refereing to is rubbish. It doesn't yield any truths whatsoever. Well, it maybe indicate that Venezuela is below Singapore, but the very ranking itself is mere fun and games and not to be taking litterally. One of the key issues is
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Yes, I have... All I'm saying is, that it must be wonderful to be able to sit in America or somewhere else in the world and decide, that Scandinavia is a pretty nice place. In other words, I can't stand desktop-intellectuals, who dosn't have the slightest idea what they're talking about!
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Have any of you two fine gentlemen any practical experience from Denmark or Sweden, or have you just decided from some table, that things balance and that this is a pretty neat place?
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[quote user="Sphairon"] No, you were banned for a day for refusing to back your claim. You feel that repeating your stance is enough; it's not. You got a little nudge in the direction of hopefully letting you know that such behavior is not tolerated here. That, on the other hand, was quite poor. [/quote] Indeed, but it isn't my words
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[quote user="Knight_of_BAAWA"] [quote user="Jacob Hedegaard"]Maybe you could be so kind as to share why it is irrelevant? After all, history does show this point to be relevant...[/quote]You have to show that it is, and no, history doesn't. So please: disabuse yourself of the notion that it's relevant just because some savages
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[quote user="Sphairon"] If the majority only cares about muscles and strength, has no inclinations towards rational thought whatsoever and is not willing to adhere to any kind of standard either, then yes, society at large will probably never reach a higher level. But people generally do adhere to some kind of morality, and if it's only
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[quote user="Jon Irenicus"] At which point they resort to force, and are treated as mere technical obstacles, i.e. much like animals.[/quote] Agreed, but couldn't this be in their self-interest? [quote user="Jon Irenicus"] First of all, where do you get the idea that "weak intellectuals" would be doing the homesteading
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[quote user="Jon Irenicus"] I'll be a little clearer - are you upset by the fact that the picture is accurate or by it being inaccurate? But from your response to Sphairon I think it's the former. [/quote] My point is... It is easy to make an accurate picture, which basically states whatever you wish, if you narrow down the variables
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[quote user="Knight_of_BAAWA"] [quote user="Knight_of_BAAWA"]It is up to the one clammoring to initiate force to show cause as to why force is required.[/quote] [quote user="Jacob Hedegaard"]Because he says so? Because he feels like it? The expensive words, the heavy books and the long hours in lectures won't help you