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Science Fiction Short Story Review: "Citadel" by Algis Budrys

Siduri @msiduri (5687) • United States 5 Jul 16

This story begins with Martin Holliday asking for an option on another planet. It seems the last one didn’t quite work out. All he wanted was to make enough money on developing a planet where he could live by himself on half a...

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Where does the word Africa come from?

divitiae @divitiae (193) 24 Jul 10

You often see things including words like "Afrikka" or "Afrikanna" in old texts about the continent including the names of organisations set up by Africans which seems to suggest the name was derived from a native language but it...

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How I would balance and ensure economic growth.

Netsbridge @Netsbridge (3253) • United States 11 Feb 09

Bring the troops home (that is costing the nation billions per day); close military bases and prisons on foreign lands (an outright act of aggression and imperialism); fire the terrorists in Washington DC and put liens on their...

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stabilize economy

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on the 40th annivrsary of my Lai...do you trust US as world police?

Perry123 @Perry123 (363) 20 Mar 08

I do not. I also do not think rcognition of kosovo is anything other than a continuation of US imperialism there started under Clinton. Kosovo is now recognised as an independent state by several western countries; including...

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McDonald's : - Food or political weapon?

ESKARENA1 @ESKARENA1 (18260) 26 Nov 07

with the seemingly inexhaustable suply of McDonald's outlets throughout the world and the realisation the the product is not the best, ive been thinking. What better way of controling the social structure of a country than by...

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BEAUTY... what should be the standard?

afangkista @afangkista (20) • Philippines 9 Mar 07

let's limit our discussion to physical beauty. given the power to change the bias on beauty, what do you think is the best characteristic or basis of a physically beautiful person that the world should set as...

USA is IMPERIALISTIC and one day shall pay for it

ZanyNenk @ZanyNenk (477) • Israel 17 Feb 07

because when you exploit other people, the bad karma boomerangs back you. Soon US economy will plunge and their people will starve. I guess then we won't find reports of thousands of tons of food thrown away while Africa's...

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Shy China and India ?

shogunly @shogunly (1397) • Libya 4 Feb 07

Chinese and Indian history appear peculiar to me in how there are hardly any major colonial or imperial activities(towards OTHER nations) . All civilisations have engaged at one point or another in history in INVASION and...

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Since when has any country had a monopoly on hypocrisy ?

andygogo @andygogo (1579) • China 3 Jan 07

The US, founded on such high ideals and a renounciation of imperialism, has singularly failed to live up to those lofty ideals. The Monroe Doctrine of 1823 was ostensibly an attempt to prevent further European imperialism in the...

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Will India become a Junior Partner to US Imperialism?

andygogo @andygogo (1579) • China 2 Jan 07

Let's hope the Indian people will block this demeaning role for India - a role that the Indian ruling elite is hell-bent on...

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Imperialism and Racism

andygogo @andygogo (1579) • China 29 Dec 06

Imperialism and Racism The Anglos have outsourced to India a lot of their call centre work. This is an attempt to keep UK wages low whilst inflating the money supply and to compete with Europe. But the UK is now changing...

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