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The war on drugs has been a failure. Now, some nations are thinking again. This is the story of the breaking of a global policy taboo

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Has the bitcoin civil war come to a peaceful end? http://econ.st/2uWpQML

Has the bitcoin civil war come to a peaceful end?

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Donald Trump’s unfilled government http://econ.st/2uUt8QZ

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Has Ryanair become too nice? http://econ.st/2eLKAAr

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Thanks to streaming services, China’s consumers have begun paying for music http://econ.st/2uUt6Zn

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Jim Henson, master of puppets http://econ.st/2eL5oYQ

Jim Henson, master of puppets

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Can Donald Trump pardon himself? http://econ.st/2eL5Eah

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How Poland’s government is weakening democracy http://econ.st/2eJOdac

How Poland’s government is weakening democracy

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Almonds: Polish government is great and does not weakening democracy. Why you're spreading such an opinion? for whom is it? for whom is such a work? You do great damage to Poles by distributing such information.

Jan Bruun Andersen: Bullshit! At its core democracy is the dictatorship of the majority. In Poland the majority has spoken, has elected its government, and now that democratically elected government is busy implementing the wishes of the majority.

Mawa Akile Francis: At least it is getting weakened in Poland; but in many other countries democracy was uprooted; replaced by autocracy,where democratic credentials are accustomed as shield to paint good image of the state.

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A chance finding may lead to a treatment for multiple sclerosis http://econ.st/2eIOjid

A chance finding may lead to a treatment for multiple sclerosis

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What is the moral compass of “Game of Thrones”? http://econ.st/2uQI7vb

What is the moral compass of “Game of Thrones”?

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David Eriol Hickman: Fuck You +The Economist Why the fuck would anyone go beyond a pay wall to get a movie review, for that is essentially what this is.

Andrew Kelly: The elderly doesnt need to pay quarterly fees duh theyre fuckin old so ur planning to rape their children quarterly forever by only showing them point of sales to do it FUCK U Hollywood you pieces of shit

Evan Mathias: You look at how Game of Thrones kills off famous actors purely to highlight a characters failings, be it excessively proud and full of morals to extremely hateful and vicious. Nonetheless it does make a good backdrop to modern politics. We look at Trump; vicious with few morals. We look at Obama; strong leader with balance and intelligence. We look at Cameron; intelligent but over confident. We look at Ms May; turn coat populist that hides behind meaningless phrases. We look at Boris; infantile and bereft of any morale's. Then we have Corbyn who is playing the honest dealer card; a very good card, but sadly he will lead many to very significant disappointment.

It would be amiss not to mention Putin; a leader that is seemingly in tune with so many people. Russia is not the same beast as Western countries, and judging it by those standards is probably unwise. Nonetheless Russia is pursuing aggressive cold war agenda and this will almost certainly isolate him.

Trump leads for himself rewarding those that support him richly; unlike Obama who always respected those that fought for their country. The result is that Trump is creating his own enemies, and has so few friends he is recruiting family members into government; very ominous.

The honest dealer card is virtually always the best card, where you respect people for fighting for their country. People know where you stand and their is always respect. Obama was president through an incredibly challenging time and the world needed an extremely capable leader at that time.

A natural leader will have a sense of fair play, intelligence, charisma and mountains of strength to back it up. Taking a knock on the chin may make you the fool, but it is also a sign of strength.

To me, in Game of Thrones which leaders are taking responsibility? Someone doing their job because they care about those they serve; as in the people. I would say none that are alive; not even the mother of dragons. To each it is a destiny or a game to be won.

The problem as always; those that seek power purely for power sake may be most able to acquire that power, but once they have the power, what is it they really wanted to do; other than have power.

If you truly believe in people, have strong intelligence and a powerful need to understand and educate yourself. If you can sit in government and listen, learn and understand what needs to be done. If you try understand why before criticising; look to see how to improve things and enjoy and appreciate their beauty and complexity. If you are willing to take responsibility for mistakes; to shoulder them and make them your own. Then.... it is very clear that Hilary Clinton was a no-brainer choice for president and she would have done a great deal of good for the country. Such a waste of someone that truly would have fought your fight; even if you didn't care for her at all.

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