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Is RMS Being Inconsistent on Civil Rights?
Jack2000:
i see your point
... so he does agree with china , hm ...
I think that religion is for people who believe in it ...
I am sorry but it is just that i live in a country that no one seems to give
a s*it about what a young girl has to say and that drives me crazy (as i too have a sister :])
ps:now that you say it RMS does sound Inconsistent on the idea of civil rights
piratePenguin:
Who's to say which rights are civil and which are not?
From Wikipedia:
--- Quote ---Civil rights are the protections and privileges of personal liberty given to all citizens by law.
--- End quote ---
Does that not mean that it varies from place to place?
toadlife:
Bottom line: RMS is a dipshit.
This idiotic statement proves how out of touch he is with reality. Studies have shown that the birth rates are higher in countries where the citizens are more oppressed by their governments. For example, in the US and many European countries, the birth rate is right about even with teh death rate. In the US I think the death rate is actually slightly HIGHER than the birth rate. The only place where the birth rates eclipse the death rate are places like China/India and the middle east where the governments continually fuck their citizens in the ass with idiotic laws and regulations - like the "one child law".
piratePenguin:
--- Quote from: toadlife ---Studies
--- End quote ---
What studies? We did this stuff in Geography last year, and the government/law never came into it. Wouldn't it have more to do with how wealthy/educated/etc. the people are?
toadlife:
--- Quote from: piratePenguin ---What studies? We did this stuff in Geography last year, and the government/law never came into it. Wouldn't it have more to do with how wealthy/educated/etc. the people are?
--- End quote ---
Wish I could point you to one but I can't. All I know is I've heard/read it before. YOur point about it being tied to economic status is probably right - but keep in mind that harsh dictatorships generally feature huge populations of very poor people.
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