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speakeasy @speakeasy (4171) • United States 31 May 09

California has long been known as having the best of a lot of things - excellent healthcare for uninsured poor individuals, a good education system, well paid public employees, etc. Taxes were higer than other states; but, it was...

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speakeasy Right now that is a big issue all across the country - too many people have opposing ideas and the country is being split apart. Even if the majority do manage to prevail; there is always a minority (special interest) that is trying to twist things to meet...

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vanny @vandana7 (100886) • India 21 Apr 13

Recently a five year old has been raped in India, and some horrendous stuff has been done. I am inclined to encourage people to start denying the family of such a rapist any social respect, and go to the length of turning them...

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speakeasy By getting active and vocal. Let your politicians know what you want. Get other women together and start meetings/organizations first locally and then use the internet and the media to grow and get recognition for your group on a national level....

24 Apr 13

vanny @vandana7 (100886) • India 21 Apr 13

Recently a five year old has been raped in India, and some horrendous stuff has been done. I am inclined to encourage people to start denying the family of such a rapist any social respect, and go to the length of turning them...

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speakeasy And, unfortunately, raping children is going on all the time in India. In a bed near this 5 year old girl is another 5 year old girl that was raped and the same hospital recently discharged a young boy that was raped. In 2011, there were 7,112 REPORTED...

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vanny @vandana7 (100886) • India 21 Apr 13

Recently a five year old has been raped in India, and some horrendous stuff has been done. I am inclined to encourage people to start denying the family of such a rapist any social respect, and go to the length of turning them...

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speakeasy Do you REALLY think it is easy to give up all your friends and family, everything that is familiar, and start over in a new location? How naive are you? And, especially, in a case like this that has received GLOBAL attention, even moving isn't going to work...

23 Apr 13

memohak @memohak (20) • India 21 Apr 13

So I have a broadband connection which worked fine on all my devices. But recently something weird happened. It is not at all working on my mobile but it is partially working on my laptop. Let me explain partially- So internet is...

internet

partially working

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speakeasy Most Internet Service Providers cannot help with the wifi settings. You actually need to contact the manufacturer of your "wifi modem" or router.

21 Apr 13

sdmoonchild @sdmoonchild (731) • United States 21 Apr 13

I work retail, specifically in the deli department and I have noticed that many people can be so impatient. Alot of the times, we are shorthanded so we all have to do a lot of multi tasking. It amazes me how customers can be so...

patience

retail

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speakeasy Just as you are short handed and busy - so are some of these people. They have limited amounts of time to get what they need and get back to work, pick up their children, go to a meeting or class, etc. While it is true that SOME people do not have anything...

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vanny @vandana7 (100886) • India 21 Apr 13

Recently a five year old has been raped in India, and some horrendous stuff has been done. I am inclined to encourage people to start denying the family of such a rapist any social respect, and go to the length of turning them...

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speakeasy Do you really think they are NOT already being held acountable for this? Others know it was their son/brother that did this - do you really believe that other people will treat them the same after this? Employers, neighbors, prospective spouses, etc. will...

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poppoppop111 @poppoppop111 (5731) • Canada 7 Feb 13

we moved in last friday and found a closet full of paint in our new house that was left behind by the previous owner. a lot of it is the current wall color that i am not a fan of but we found a really nice like cobalt blue colour...

painting

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speakeasy There are 2 good things about paint. 1 - If you do not like it you can always paint over it. 2 - If you do not like a color you can always CHANGE the color. Just get a small can of another color and mix them together. If the color is too dark just add...

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vanny @vandana7 (100886) • India 6 Jan 13

This is an inspired discussion. For example...there is rape and there is death of the raped person. Both are separate categories of crimes. Each with their own set of defined punishment. Now, if the person commits more...

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speakeasy As long as you are not delaying the death penalty - have them do any dirty job you want. I do not know about India; but, most countries do have a period of time after sentencing and before carying out the death penalty to allow for a judicial review of the...

9 Jan 13

vanny @vandana7 (100886) • India 6 Jan 13

This is an inspired discussion. For example...there is rape and there is death of the raped person. Both are separate categories of crimes. Each with their own set of defined punishment. Now, if the person commits more...

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speakeasy If you make them deaf and mute they are not as valuable as a laborer. The cannot hear orders or warning and if they are mute they cannot warn you of a potentially hazardous situation. And, why do YOU want to torture them before you kill them? The purpose of...

8 Jan 13

vanny @vandana7 (100886) • India 5 Jan 13

First the justification... Dowry was offered for upkeep of daughter. It formed the girl's share in her parents' property. Somewhere along the road came Indian constitution that denied the girl a right in HUF properties and...

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speakeasy Without social security it is even more important that parents KEEP their assets until AFTER death. Then, fewer of them would have to rely on their children to "take care of them". Not giving a "dowry" does not mean that the parents FROM BOTH SIDES cannot...

7 Jan 13

vanny @vandana7 (100886) • India 6 Jan 13

This is an inspired discussion. For example...there is rape and there is death of the raped person. Both are separate categories of crimes. Each with their own set of defined punishment. Now, if the person commits more...

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speakeasy Stop wasting time and money on criminals that are convicted of a crime that results in the death penalty - not just these men in this case; but, all of them. Why should society keep paying to support people who are effectively "walking dead men". Once...

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vanny @vandana7 (100886) • India 5 Jan 13

First the justification... Dowry was offered for upkeep of daughter. It formed the girl's share in her parents' property. Somewhere along the road came Indian constitution that denied the girl a right in HUF properties and...

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speakeasy Dowry has caused more problems for Indian men and women than anything other than the caste system. No one male or female should have to buy a spouse. If you do buy a spouse, you never know if he cares more for you or for your dowry, And when they spend the...

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p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 5 Jan 13

Western countries generally operate a two party system, one leftwards leaning the other tends to look to the right. Conservative and Socialist is the typical configuration. Often, especially in Europe, there is a centre party too...

time for change

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speakeasy Materfish - WHY did you let that happen? My state recently tried somthing similar - everyone would run in the primary but only the 2 with the most votes would have been in the final election (even if they were from the SAME party); unless FEDERAL law...

6 Jan 13

Dominique25 @Dominique25 (9464) • United States 5 Jan 13

Many people have the thinking that women should just stay home and take care of their husband,children, and home. How do you feel about that thinking? My husband said to me today that I'm basically saying I don't want to be a...

work

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speakeasy Every woman is different. Some would love to stay home and take care of the house and children. Others find that is the worst form of torture; and, if forced to do that, they either become very unhappy, bitter people or they "escape" into alcohol and...

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greenthumb018 @greenthumb018 (595) • Philippines 4 Jan 13

I was watching the The Tudors and was surprised by myself when I cried twice because Thomas More died and also Queen Catherine. I'm usually not an emotional watcher and I don't know what has gotten into me why tears kept falling...

cry

the tudors

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speakeasy Yes, from TV series, movies, and even books. When you become so involved with a story that it makes you FEEL for those characters (happy or sad); then, you know that the writer (acters, directors, etc) have truly achieved their aim and created a true work...

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p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 5 Jan 13

Western countries generally operate a two party system, one leftwards leaning the other tends to look to the right. Conservative and Socialist is the typical configuration. Often, especially in Europe, there is a centre party too...

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speakeasy The problem is not that we are a "two-party" system; because, we are not. We do have several other recognized political parties - Libertarian, Green, Communist, etc. The problem is with the media. The media refuses to cover the other parties or their...

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SomeCowgirl @SomeCowgirl (32191) • United States 6 Nov 12

A lot of people are going out to the polls in the USA today, if they haven't already, to cast their vote. Well I won't be amongst those who do. You can say what you will, tell me that I am ruining the votes or whatever, but really...

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speakeasy I think it will become an option in the future; but, I do not think it should be. Online voting may be more susceptable to hacking; but, there is voter fraud even now and that is why a lot of states are doing their best to try to crack down on...

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