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i think he'd be judged on his looks alone quite frequently, that is human nature. (Unfortunately). I am not sure his intelligence would ever be considered after they judged his appearance, most politicians have to "look the part" from what I have seen.

Judging a politician on his appearances is actually an enhancement on what we have here in the Arab world. Here, what is takes to be a politician is for your father to be one too. The constructional texts may have changed, but we are still living in the feudal ages here.

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Judging a politician on his appearances is actually an enhancement on what we have here in the Arab world. Here, what is takes to be a politician is for your father to be one too. The constructional texts may have changed, but we are still living in the feudal ages here.

It's not that different anywhere else. (It's a little different, but not much). In the US, something like 50% of congress are millionaires and people are supposed to believe that they have the good of the people at heart. I'd love to see a congress of 50% homeless people and see what sort of laws they enact.

This is my favourite quote of all time which just gets to the heart of so much injustice and how it gets institutionalized. Truly brilliant... from Anatole France-"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich and the poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."

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It's not that different anywhere else. (It's a little different, but not much). In the US, something like 50% of congress are millionaires and people are supposed to believe that they have the good of the people at heart. I'd love to see a congress of 50% homeless people and see what sort of laws they enact.

This is my favourite quote of all time which just gets to the heart of so much injustice and how it gets institutionalized. Truly brilliant... from Anatole France-"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich and the poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."

The thing is mate, and it's hard to explain it unless you live here, the people (most of them) have some sort of loyalty to the people in charge for various reasons. Here it's because the people in charge are the sect leaders. In other places it's just because they are in charge and they are taught to admire their leaders regardless. It's like they are happy to be the peasants and serve the kings.

Btw, that is a brilliant quote!

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It's not that different anywhere else. (It's a little different, but not much). In the US, something like 50% of congress are millionaires and people are supposed to believe that they have the good of the people at heart. I'd love to see a congress of 50% homeless people and see what sort of laws they enact.

That is because it cost so much to run a campaign. Gone are the days when a candidate stood for something or went door to door to meet the common man. It is all about advertising and how much air time you can buy. :( And yes a good portion of our politicians are from families of politicians… makes you wonder how far we've moved from the days of the ruling classes…. not as far as we'd like to believe.

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What the fucking fuck is this?

"The hacker group Anonymous has turned a local rape controversy into something much larger after leaking the personal records of 50,000 Ohio residents. The group is demanding justice for what they're calling a conspiracy to cover up one teenage girl's possible sexual assault."

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/the-definitive-timeline-of-the-steubenville-rape-s

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/05/steubenville-rape-protests_n_2416820.html

So a sixteen year old girl is raped by footballers and the town covers it up because they are good at sports?


Fuck that. Put those arseholes in jail for life.

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''Let every dirty, lousy tramp arm himself with a revolver or a knife, and lay in wait on the steps of the palaces of the rich and stab or shoot the owners as they come out. Let us kill them without mercy, and let it be a war of extermination.''

The great American Lucy Parsons :D

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I know hundreds of people are dying everyday in Syria, but this is still very sad to see. Al Jazeera reporter being shot dead by a sniper:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_gN3py7zuUQ

So sad. Shitty to see him squirm for his life after being hit.

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