Hmm... It always amazed me how stupid most people are to think in our day and age that a book can be "the word of god". Just goes to show you how little we have changed from the time when we were sitting on a trees, eating bananas.
Ehh... Cultivated 8,000lbs of pot?! That is A LOT of work! Does not seem to me that a lazy person would be pulling such a large scale operation. Strained for time maybe?
Maybe some day a far time away... But imho different cultures/countries are better suited for different regimes and such things do not change easily or quickly. For instance, Russia like China has deep rooted needs for "strong leaders" and historically always tended to gravitate towards the forceful rule of the few. Calling it a democracy does very little in terms of how people are actually are governed. Furthermore, I would postulate that given or forced upon the freedoms of a western democracy such countries would quickly fall into chaos and potentially cease to exist unless reverted to the original scheme of rule. As recent examples you may think of Russia, Iraq, Afghanistan and other places where external or renegade internal force suddenly decided to change the rules of the game (for whatever reason). The reality imo is that governments arise from the people, and its the people who make the collective decision as to whether they will like to be governed with the stick or with the candy. So saying "oh, the poor Chinese, their government is soooo evil" just does not add up for me.
Wikipedia says: Troll: in Internet slang, is someone who posts controversial, inflammatory, irrelevant or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum or chat room, with the primary intent of provoking other users into an emotional response.
Are you hungry?
Go Toronto Go! :)
Maybe some day a far time away... But imho different cultures/countries are better suited for different regimes and such things do not change easily or quickly. For instance, Russia like China has deep rooted needs for "strong leaders" and historically always tended to gravitate towards the forceful rule of the few. Calling it a democracy does very little in terms of how people are actually are governed. Furthermore, I would postulate that given or forced upon the freedoms of a western democracy such countries would quickly fall into chaos and potentially cease to exist unless reverted to the original scheme of rule. As recent examples you may think of Russia, Iraq, Afghanistan and other places where external or renegade internal force suddenly decided to change the rules of the game (for whatever reason). The reality imo is that governments arise from the people, and its the people who make the collective decision as to whether they will like to be governed with the stick or with the candy. So saying "oh, the poor Chinese, their government is soooo evil" just does not add up for me.
Wikipedia says:
Troll: in Internet slang, is someone who posts controversial, inflammatory, irrelevant or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum or chat room, with the primary intent of provoking other users into an emotional response.
Go back under the bridge...