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  • #16
    Why does BFB get so upset about the fact that some people's parents have more money than his?
    If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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    • #17
      i quite like this idea in principle, but i wonder how much actual social mixing will take place if the scheme is voluntary. i suspect the take up will be mostly from middle classes families.
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      • #18
        Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View Post
        Why does BFB get so upset about the fact that some people's parents have more money than his?
        This question does not need to be answered. It is a question with a self-evident answer.
        "Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
        "I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi

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        • #19
          Oh, cuz he's stupid? I figured THAT out on my own, but is there some sort of deeper cause?
          If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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          • #20
            Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View Post
            Why does BFB get so upset about the fact that some people's parents have more money than his?
            Think he's more upset at the fact that people from wealthy backgrounds may not understand the root problems of what kids in lower classes are going through. They haven't experienced it. So any solutions they devise are probably not that effective.

            Frankly, this citizenship service **** sounds scary as ****. How can they call themselves conservative?
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            • #21
              I think it's pretty ridiculous to assume that the Prime Minister of the UK doesn't know anything about it, or that he hasn't at least TALKED to some people who have experienced these things firsthand
              If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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              • #22
                Well those people would be in the Labour party and highly unlikely to talk to him....

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                • #23
                  So you assert that no one could be conservative and grow up lower class?
                  If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View Post
                    So you assert that no one could be conservative and grow up lower class?
                    i·ron·y
                    2    –adjective
                    consisting of, containing, or resembling iron.

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                    • #25
                      The PM doesnt need effective strategys. He needs strategys that he can sell to his voters. Teaching kids the value of hard work, and tapping into the ever present fear of the youth.

                      Keeping his voters happy is a world that he can surely understand. Building policy that benefits the youth that needs it most is a different matter. You cant learn to be street from your ivory tower.
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                      • #26
                        Now can I resist the temptation to suggest that Posh Boy Cameron, who was largely raised by hired hands in boarding schools, probably isn't the best-qualified person to comment on who's best at instilling values in the young?
                        You're right.

                        Gordon Brown at least got his nannies to take him on limo rides for ice cream. I've seen the light.
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                        • #27
                          Mandatory military service for citizenship

                          Then we'll be ready to fight the Zerg/Arachnids.
                          "Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
                          "I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi

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                          • #28
                            As national service programs go, this one sounds pretty stupid. "Outdoor challenges"?

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                            • #29
                              Originally posted by Ben Kenobi View Post
                              You're right.

                              Gordon Brown at least got his nannies to take him on limo rides for ice cream. I've seen the light.
                              Gordon Brown, whatever else one might say about him, was not of the stock to be nannied and limo'd.

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                              • #30
                                Originally posted by Kuciwalker View Post
                                As national service programs go, this one sounds pretty stupid. "Outdoor challenges"?
                                There's this idea that kids spend too much time indoors or that going out into the woods and camping or something builds some sort of character
                                "Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
                                "I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi

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