On the face of it, July 25th is just another election in Pakistan. Scratch the surface, and one finds that the country's future hinges on it. Let's start by the process of inversion, rather than asking whether PTI can improve the country and to what extent, lets start by asking whether the existing parties, PML-N and PPP can secure our future.
On the Precipice:
The noisy popular media can swing arguments either way, and it's no surprise that a large part of the populace is confused. A look at the cold, hard facts may be most useful; as Pakistan today finds itself at the precipice, another term by the old guard will be an economic catastrophe. Few understand the severity of the situation; Daronomics has been catastrophic for our country, the full implications of which are yet to...
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Dear Mr Cook,
Last night, I watched a news report on the tragic events that involved three family members being murdered by their child/brother, in which you stated ‘I can certainly assure West Australians that we have services which are outstanding and which undertake the very best possible care for everyone in the community’. I cannot express the rage that flowed through me as I heard that outlandish statement. I know of dozens of individuals and families who have been failed by the mental health system in Western Australia. So where is your proof that said services are ‘outstanding’?
I have been failed by the mental health system too many times to count. I am a thirty-three year old woman who has lived with mental illness since the age of fifteen. I have bipolar disorder (type 1...
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Mr. Paul,
Through his vicious attacks on our free press, our current President has made it virtually impossible for an Internet-connected and free society to sort out truth from lies, facts from fiction, reality from deluded fantasy. He vilifies well over half of his constituents every day on Twitter and in press interviews. He has no ideals, no morals, no integrity, and no ethics. Armed with a 100-word vocabulary, he does little more than launch hate-filled and irresponsible rants at perceived enemies, apparently oblivious and believing himself immune to the dangers in and possible consequences of accusing without proof and attacking without justification. He is as stupid as he is dangerous, and if he were stripped of his wealth and power, you would recognize that all Americans...
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I notice that you are complaining about a no deal brexit,why try pushing the UK Gov and not pushing the unelected peeps in Brussels.
Airbus you are wanting to move to China, why not be truthfull, the UK gov do not want to complicate customs BUT the EU do just to try and stop Brexit.
Try telling brussels that a no deal is bad for them and to negotiate in reallity
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I want to say it take a lot courage bold action by mr. Shaw to take the firearm from the waffle house gun men wisky his life to save others as well himself mr.shaw you should awarded with a lot graditude for your braverly act of kindness...
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Mr. Corbyn,
As a Labor Party member, my uncle, Simon Bromberg in 1936, had joined in fighting off the British Union of Fascists - against the Oswald Mosley Blackshirts - in the so-called “Battle of Cable Street”, in London’s heavily Jewish East End.
Born at the end of the World War II, I was raised acutely aware that 25 miles of water - the British Channel - had saved my family from the Holocaust on the opposite shore.
As a 1960’s teenager, I embraced the causes of the Labour Party - from Anti-Apartheid to Ban the Bomb - as a member of a British Zionist Socialist Youth movement.
Over the years, I witnessed a bonding between the British and Israeli Labour Parties, as also between their respective Trade Unions and the ‘Histadrut’.
Despite differences in foreign policy, the...
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Ontario is now facing a crisis. Most Ontario residents seem to agree that it is time for Wynne to go (at least according to polls). The usual alternative is the Conservative leader, but Conservatives decided to go with Ontario tRump so that option is now as bad if not worst.
With the support of phony Christians and dimwitted racist bigots, Ontario tRump is well on his way to winning a majority government and dragging Ontario back into the 1950's. Ontario tRump, like the Orange Turd himself, does not seem to understand that most of the "job losses" in North America are due to automation ... and there is a second, larger, wave looming. While nobody has a solution to offer, ignoring it does not make it go away. The loss of jobs due to automation and AI (Artificial Intelligence) should be a...
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I want to say congress particular Mitch Mcconnell you must consider the bapartisam bill that democrats...
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Amidst the constant violence and chaotic state of our nation, it seems as if the only issue ever discussed in regards to education is school shootings. In the government, these events are perverted to be aligned with a person’s political interests. Trump has blamed the FBI’s Russia’s investigation for these events. Others have blamed gun control. The Republicans continue to avoid the question by talking about mental illness. But not once in this discussion have I heard anyone talk for the students. And, even though this event is tragic, I feel that in terms of education-issues, school shootings should be at the bottom of the list, especially for Massachusetts.
I believe that the state should not be immobilized from a school shooting, but continue to work towards greater prosperity, and...
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Today, leaders of British Jewry tell Jeremy Corbyn that enough is enough. We have had enough of hearing that Jeremy Corbyn “opposes antisemitism”, whilst the mainstream majority of British Jews, and their concerns, are ignored by him and those he leads. There is a repeated institutional failure to properly address Jewish concerns and to tackle antisemitism, with the Chakrabarti Report being the most glaring example of this.
Jeremy Corbyn did not invent this form of politics, but he has had a lifetime within it, and now personifies its problems and dangers. He issues empty statements about opposing antisemitism, but does nothing to understand or address it. We conclude that he cannot seriously contemplate antisemitism, because he is so ideologically fixed within a far left...
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