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Surplus value is the difference between cost of manufacturing and what it is sold for. It's fatally flawed, as it operates on the assumption that the sum of the parts is equal to the value. This is simply not true. Besides, selling the good to the correct customer/market is also a skill. I...

Ignoring the rest of your nonsensical reply; yes, kids are our future. We should invest heavily into our youth as they are the future.

I believe there were individuals in Ieyasu's retinue who were able to translate for him - OR at least do a weird translate English to Portuguese to Japanese.

I've studied a lot of history. However, I was actually intrigued however by the life of William Adams, which lead me to knowing about the Portuguese exile from Japan. I've researched Russian, Japanese, Korean, British, and Roman history primarily, with the latter three being my primary focus.

There were plenty of Japanese who converted. It was more when Tokugawa Ieyasu got into power that things went real bad.

Yeah, didn't turn out too well for them over in Japan. Well, things were good for a bit... until one British guy showed up lmao. (This is hyperbole, but not entirely untrue).

I disagree. Due to a limit on resources and the fact that people's labour creates those resources (for example farmers and food) I think it is categorically unfair that ONE person would have to work for free effectively to provide for the basic needs of those who'd refuse to work. That makes no...

I'm advocating for control over the fruits of my labour. There are limited resources. I don't believe those who COULD contribute but CHOOSE not to should be rewarded. They deserve nothing but the label of leech.

Nothing better than seeing a Latino mald over the truth. :BigW:

I stand corrected. My condolences for your loss. :myman:

Neither of you are Portuguese. You're just genetically Portuguese, lmao. This is like watching two white Americans arguing about being anything but because they bought an ancestry kit recently. My brother is American (fully naturalized) and he voted for DJT.

It means I am against the suppression of free speech. I don't even champion terrorism laws (idiots should be free to say what they want. If they are showing a clear intent on committing said atrocities that is where I draw the line - like bombing plans, for example). I don't need to agree with...

One does not need to completely agree with the side they would have voted for.

Oh, let them speak, but supporting terrorism is punishable by law. I'm not the person who champions said law, but I can have a chuckle when it's turned on the people who support it most. Besides, Pro-Hamas =/= Pro-Palestine.

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Delicious. Kier Starmer is a Stalin-esque figure. I despise the man with every fibre of my being. He's known as two-tier Kier for a reason. David Lammy is just a bad - but that's because he's a bumbling incompetent who expensed his purchases of Jaffa Cakes. *Edit* - We deserve everything coming...

I live in a society yes. But there are some people who do not deserve assistance. Those who simply leech -- whilst not having anything truly wrong with them to warrant support. I know plenty who COULD work. Who SHOULD work. Who have actively BRAGGED that they're not that ill, but they can get...

Nice.

You seem to be under the illusion I give a shit. I'm sorry Solis, but I really don't care.

You never give up trying. I'm proud of you.