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Re:Some insects I found inside dried Turkish figs from Trade... by seanicus on Thursday February 02, 2023 @12:05PM (#34629561)
Lol loving the complicated answers to this question but as an American I'll tell you that I live in an ontologically evil country that only cares that you survive long enough to reach the height of your productivity. After that you can go kick rocks/suffer death by cancer (and make sure it's on your own dime). 9 times out of 10 the US will consistently pick capital over people.
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Re:Some insects I found inside dried Turkish figs from Trade... by callalex on Thursday February 02, 2023 @02:16PM (#34631673)
And yet some of the best and most effective research about preventing and curing cancer happens in the US, and almost entirely with public funding. Reality is not so single-tracked and people aren’t nearly as homogenous and collaborative as you imply.
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Re:Some insects I found inside dried Turkish figs from Trade... by gameman144 on Thursday February 02, 2023 @04:12PM (#34633124)
I'm curious: what's the function of the Social Security system in this worldview?
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