My Biggest DisappointmentOften the things we look forward to the most turn out to be a huge let down. As Freddy Woo puts it, "High heels in bed? No fun at all. Porn has a lot to answer for."
Well, Freddy, you are supposed to get someone else to wear them.
What's disappointed you lot?
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chthonic, Thu 26 Jun 2008, 14:15)
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Okay, so we spend all our defence money on taking care of 'the poor'Who is poor enough for this help?
To what level do we help them?
Can we really afford to feed, clothe (and educate) all these people? Throwing money at a problem doesn't stop it.
A lot of people are poor because of politics, corruption and greed. Throwing money at it won't change it, but that doesn't mean that it can't change via other means.
Furthermore, what's to stop a country invading/attacking us if we stop spending on defence?
How are we to stop paying for defence if we still have soldiers on active duty? Leave them to die? Bring them home and leave the countries we invaded in chaos?
Neither cynicism nor idealism is pragmatic enough for practical solutions. There is hope, but there are also some ideas that won't work.
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