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Speaking of Haiti, the Clintons are currently buying huge amounts of land over there, especially the lands that have mining potential (mining is virtually non-existant there). The problem is that, under the Haitian constitution, only Haitians can buy land. Corporations or rich individuals buying land abroad is not uncommon, but you have to admit that they are either powerful or connected with the leaders over there to allow for this to happen.

Source: My taxi-driver friend

As for the switzerland immigration policy, it looks good but I suspect that only very attractive countries (those who have a huge immigration pull) can afford to be so strict

To apply these rules with an unattractive destination could be dire

lol

I guess it also depends on the nature of your economy, if you have a high-technology industry, great, let competent people in. But if you have an economy based on primary resources or that involve tons of cheap labour, the immigration policies should reflect your needs *if* you are using immigration mostly for economical reasons.

I think that my over-arching point is that immigration rules should not be based on ideology but more so on practical or pragmatic reasons

lol ya

if you use immigration for economical reasons

For example, when the English fought the french in the New World, they won! but they where kind of f*cked up... their population was 10 times smaller

On both sides, they started mass immigration programs "to get the numbers"

They would kidnap drunk people comming back from the bar, both in france and england, shove them in a boat and they would end up here

Other reasons for immigration are for your world reputation

Typically, this happens with refugees mind you so it's a different context

Well, europe's lands have all been bought up for ages, the new world did offer opportunities to own land I guess. A lot of people would (and did) benefit from this on the colonizeing side

Colonialism is a form of warfare

And often involve waring conflicts

I mean..

Not sure that their intent was specifically to shuffle poor people around, their intent was to acquire land

the shuffling of people was to maintain majority

once they got a foot-hold

more of a method rather than a motivation

That being said, to colonization era is way gone, nowadays, immigration is done for economical reasons mostly

Social unity is barely considered, if at all

There are exceptions, namely in north europeean countries that make sure that the rate of integration is higher than the rate of immigrations and I believe that this is crucial, happy to see that the Switzerland rules considered that with their 5 year rule

Failing this, you get ghettoization with all the problems it encurs

Where groups end up replacing institutions with the local traditions reenacted in their ghetto, ex: Seek justice by talking to your local religious leader instead of going to the police

I talk a lot, tell me if it's too much or if I'm wrong - lol

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It's scary, maybe I should retract that point

I know this happens in Sweden and now more and more in germany

But I assumed it was less in Norway and Scandinacvia, etc

Ya well, France messed up a long time ago

you have 4th generation french of maghrebin descent and they are still treated as second class citizens

Ok, I officially retract my affirmation that northen europe hold immigration rules that minimize ghettos

but they should lol

oh God

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The damage that post-modernism does...

so "Asking a good question" is a *masculine *ideal* - lol

When can we go back to the 80's where everyone was judged at the measure of their character and actions

oh sorry, I was unaware

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it's not protected in Canada

holocaust denial

I'm struggling to see what useful argument you can make from either the premise that it happenned or not, so it doesn't really impede speech. It does impede people intentionally hurting others

ok, if I stop you from saying: "there are very small rocks deep in the earth" will you care?

that would be misplaced caring

I'm sure you have more important subjects to attend to 😃

I understand what you mean

and frankly, I would prefer to be able to say anything I want

I was against that law when it passed - by principle

but it's been what, 30 years? I forgot

and in all that time, I never was placed in the position to claim either way

so in practice it was innauculous

and I'm a pragmatic when it comes to analysing problems

And guess what, my grand father was in Dashau

so

hehe

Well, a lot of countries are envious of the american freedom of speech

It was clearly a stroke of genius

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this is like playing a rpg

what, no class?

like Paladin or something

anyways, thank you meeseeks

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by god mittens is everywhere... there is no escape

thanks 😃

happy to be back

odd priorities lol

Saw the clip, the place looks beautyful

too posh for my taste though

for some reason I need some chaos in my environment

he does seem to use his email address

but I assume it's spammed as hell

just grab your bike and ride around town, it doesn't look like a big place

and he seems to be the walker