Thread for Jorge to tell us his feelings on the FARC deal
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Re: Thread for Jorg to tell us his feelings on the FARC deal
Direct democracy is very rarely ever a good idea.
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Re: Thread for Jorg to tell us his feelings on the FARC deal
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Re: Thread for Jorg to tell us his feelings on the FARC deal
And yet there aren't many people that argue this when they get the outcome that they want.The Argonaut wrote:Direct democracy is very rarely ever a good idea.
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Re: Thread for Jorg to tell us his feelings on the FARC deal
I don't even mean to imply that rejecting this deal was a bad decision. I honestly don't know. Normalizing a hated terrorist organization has got to be a tough pill to swallow, and may not actually be worth whatever chance at peace this deal would have allowed.simple schoolboy wrote:And yet there aren't many people that argue this when they get the outcome that they want.The Argonaut wrote:Direct democracy is very rarely ever a good idea.
In general, though, direct yay or nay votes by the voters at large on a specific referendum is a mistake. People should be able to pick their leaders. Representatives hopefully have cooler tempers and a longer vision.
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Re: Thread for Jorg to tell us his feelings on the FARC deal
Is there any real support for the FARCs within mainstream Colombian society?
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Re: Thread for Jorg to tell us his feelings on the FARC deal
No, not reallycutuphalfdead wrote:Is there any real support for the FARCs within mainstream Colombian society?
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Re: Thread for Jorg to tell us his feelings on the FARC deal
Even among people who don't own maids?theplatypus wrote:No, not reallycutuphalfdead wrote:Is there any real support for the FARCs within mainstream Colombian society?
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Yeah. The people who voted for the deal weren't saying "yay, we love FARC"; they were saying "dear God please stop killing us".
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Yeah I get that, I was just wondering if there was this weird faction of people sympathetic to them on the fringes of mainstream culture.theplatypus wrote:Yeah. The people who voted for the deal weren't saying "yay, we love FARC"; they were saying "dear God please stop killing us".
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I'm sure they have their sympathizers but not in the mainstream.
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Re: Thread for Jorg to tell us his feelings on the FARC deal
Are the political reforms objectionable, or is it mostly the get out of jail free card for the FARC members?
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Everyone I know is either aghast or pissed off
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Re: Thread for Jorg to tell us his feelings on the FARC deal
This is what I imagine every time I see "Jorg".


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Re: Thread for Jorg to tell us his feelings on the FARC deal
Henry Kissinger is also a Nobel Peace laureate.theplatypus wrote:Everyone I know is either aghast or pissed off
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Re: Thread for Jorg to tell us his feelings on the FARC deal
ughGreen Habit wrote:Henry Kissinger is also a Nobel Peace laureate.theplatypus wrote:Everyone I know is either aghast or pissed off
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Re: Thread for Jorg to tell us his feelings on the FARC deal
And Barack Hussein Obama.cutuphalfdead wrote:ughGreen Habit wrote:Henry Kissinger is also a Nobel Peace laureate.theplatypus wrote:Everyone I know is either aghast or pissed off
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Most people don't know about the "Hussein" part, but it's true. Look it up.
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Re: Thread for Jorg to tell us his feelings on the FARC deal
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