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Greenmantle V from Greater Wessex, Britannia Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Hiding
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#99501: Aug 27th 2015 at 9:34:28 AM

[up] State-owned Companies are actually fairly common — with far more examples than the article shows — especially amongst regional/local Governments.

[down] I suppose it does, if it's run like a business.

edited 27th Aug '15 10:34:51 AM by Greenmantle

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AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#99502: Aug 27th 2015 at 10:29:05 AM

While not controlling a vital resource or anything, I think the city I live in owns and runs a small waterpark franchise. Does that count as GSE? (I am supposing it runs about as well as any waterpark does.)

AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Warder of the damned
#99503: Aug 27th 2015 at 10:32:21 AM

[up][up]If I got it right the GS Es behave like private companies where the government is a major shareholder instead of the defacto administrator, which would be a lot less noxious than having the state and politicians running the thing.

Inter arma enim silent leges
speedyboris Since: Feb, 2010
#99504: Aug 27th 2015 at 10:54:05 AM

Jorge Ramos was told to get out of America. I would say I'm at a loss for words, but then I remembered this is unfortunately a common mindset in America, and certainly among some of Trump's followers. I can only imagine how crappy America looks to foreigners based on garbage like this.

Aszur A nice butterfly from Pagliacci's Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
A nice butterfly
#99505: Aug 27th 2015 at 10:56:10 AM

He's covered wars, you know

Also where is a dissaproving stare by Sitting Bull...Oh! here it is!

edited 27th Aug '15 11:03:42 AM by Aszur

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JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Shameful Display
#99506: Aug 27th 2015 at 11:29:55 AM

[up][up] You say that like we already weren't considered to be a third world racist libertarian dystopia by most Europeans [lol]

I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#99507: Aug 27th 2015 at 11:31:52 AM

[up] With insanely left-wing monetary policy, mind you, thanks to German ordoliberalism.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
DrunkenNordmann from Exile Since: May, 2015
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#99509: Aug 27th 2015 at 11:35:44 AM

If we're doing cultural comparisons, then it's a legitimate point of discussion. And what I said is simple truth, anyway.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
DrunkenNordmann from Exile Since: May, 2015
#99510: Aug 27th 2015 at 11:45:36 AM

Right. Sorry, if I came over as somewhat abrasive, but the discussion in the Debt Crisis thread made me a bit paranoid - also tired because two relatives are moving at the time. I try to be more receptive.smile

Krugman's still overrated, though.

We learn from history that we do not learn from history
Greenmantle V from Greater Wessex, Britannia Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Hiding
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#99511: Aug 27th 2015 at 12:09:58 PM

[up][up] Not going to buy a Volkswagen anytime soon, then? smile

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Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#99512: Aug 27th 2015 at 12:49:36 PM

[up] I'm not the sort to boycott a country's products because I don't like their politics.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Aszur A nice butterfly from Pagliacci's Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
A nice butterfly
#99513: Aug 27th 2015 at 12:52:29 PM

News of the Hour! Fighteer supports Blood Diamond Warlords using children slaves in African nations! Patronizes genocide! Read more inside!

edited 27th Aug '15 12:53:37 PM by Aszur

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DrunkenNordmann from Exile Since: May, 2015
#99514: Aug 27th 2015 at 12:57:42 PM

[up] Wait, how do you patronise genocide? Or is that one of these cases where a word has several meanings and I got the wrong one stuck in my head?

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ironballs16 Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Owner of a lonely heart
#99515: Aug 27th 2015 at 1:10:43 PM

[up]

As in acting as a patron for genocidal acts by buying products that are used to finance them - e.g. Blood Diamond.

"Why would I inflict myself on somebody else?"
LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#99517: Aug 27th 2015 at 1:27:30 PM

Good on you Hillary.

Oh really when?
Reflextion from a post-sanity world (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
MeetTheNewBoss I'm Ruthless. from The Same As The Old Boss Since: May, 2015 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
I'm Ruthless.
#99519: Aug 27th 2015 at 1:51:36 PM

[up] Who's burning, bombing or beheading anyone in this matter of abortion?

You claim that God is opressing us, but I see you opressing others without needing a God.
Ogodei Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers from The front lines Since: Jan, 2011
Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers
#99520: Aug 27th 2015 at 1:53:09 PM

Ergh, you'd be surprised. But that's not a topic for the thread, is it?

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DrunkenNordmann from Exile Since: May, 2015
#99522: Aug 27th 2015 at 2:01:27 PM

[up] Next thing he does is sue a newspaper for saying he's wearing a toupee, mark my words. grin

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Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#99523: Aug 27th 2015 at 2:03:18 PM

Then it's the World's Worst Comb-over.

edited 27th Aug '15 2:03:33 PM by Fighteer

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3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
Just a harmless giant from a foreign land.
#99524: Aug 27th 2015 at 2:09:40 PM

[up][up]Maybe Genosse Gerhard can tell him the name of his hair-dresser.

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Aszur A nice butterfly from Pagliacci's Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
A nice butterfly
#99525: Aug 27th 2015 at 2:11:09 PM

TRUMP 2016

WE SHALL OVERCOMB

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