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Really sorry to hear that. I've lost several pets over the years, and I know how hard it can be on you and on other pets. Hang in there.
I can't say enough about what a good idea it would be to get a new kitten though. After my dog died a few years ago, I thought I wasn't going to get anymore pets, because it's just too hard to deal with them passing away. But having grown up with pets all my life, that left a void I didn't even realize was such a big deal until I got the cat I have now. We need them as much as they need us!
I have a greater concern about the stress a new, young kitten would have on my old one. I've had her since she was a kitten, and she's just getting skinny. Rambunctious and fun and purrs a lot, but she's never enjoyed new cats. At her age, that's what's holding me back. Maybe after her time has passed, the new kitten will be appropriate, for me. I'm also considering the possibility of a psychiatric service dog, which would be incompatible with her, given her temperament.
Yeah, that's definitely a concern to take into account too. I hope it all works out. :)
Oh dear. To empathise with you, the oldest of my cats (11) is becoming old, and now has fur loss and diabetes. She's expected to reach her life expectancy this summer, so I'm treating her to many things before she dies.
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Armoured vehicles are well known gas guzzlers that are bad for the environment. Clearly a Minuteman III would have sufficed.
Brits don't forget to vote in the EU referendum today and vote leave.
Peace in Europe is guaranteed by both NATO and UN membership, we do not need the EU for defence.
Europe needs our trade as much as we need theirs, it would be in everyone's best interest to renegotiate equally profitable trade agreements without giving them control over regulations or immigration
We cannot reform the EU, the President of the European Commission, the executive branch of the EU, has stated there will be no reform.
We need to leave the EU to control and limit immigration so to alleviate the housing crisis and school places shortage. To limit immigration is to reduce competition for jobs and create more opportunities for Britons to be employed. We need to limit EU immigration to alleviate the pressure on our public services.
Freedom of movement was established before the EU and Europe benefits from ensuring it is continued so there is no reason they would not renegotiate a similar treaty
British human rights are protected by the European Court of Human Rights, which is independent of the EU, and we will continue to be subject to its laws if we leave the EU.
We need to leave the EU to control our own tariffs and protect British jobs and industries from foreign competition
I truly believe it's extremely important we leave the EU and I hope others will see so as well.
Fedele and Ananeticca
The Brexit sounds like a good time.
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Well, the FTSE 100 has gone down and other stock markets across the world have shut down due to the affect this has had on them, as well, including the NYSE. Not only that, but the pound is falling against every major currency in the world, with one pound (at times) equalling around $1.33 at times, and investments have plummeted, meaning that some companies based in the UK are pondering as to whether or not they should base their companies in other cities such as Paris, Frankfurt, or Dublin, and we haven't even officially left the EU yet. The Prime Minister has resigned (a noble decision), and Boris Johnson lied about the NHS getting more money if we voted 'Leave' as they may be facing cuts. Both sides were lying and scaremongering, but the Leave campaign lied more, Nichola Sturgeon SMP has also announced that there will be another referendum for Scotland as well.
This is not a surprise to me, because I knew that the Brexits didn't know exactly what would happen to the UK if they left the EU, and now, it'll take us about two years to leave the EU.
This has also caused a lot of problems to a lot of those who wish to go abroad this Summer, because holidays will now cost A LOT more. Popular destinations such as Greece, France, Spain and Italy will cost more as companies such as EasyJet and British Airways also have problems with their finances.
One of the main reasons why so many people voted Out was because of immigration. Immigrants are needed in the UK to do jobs which so many Britons do not have the qualifications to carry out. E.g. Nurses from Romania, or Music Teachers from Greece.
This has really opened the eyes of many to the bigotry and xenophobia of so many that live within our British borders, people only voted out to prevent immigrants from entering, and didn't consider the other things of why we should remain.
We also now have Boris Johnson, who could soon be our new Prime Minister. Wonderful! Our very own Donald Trump.
The young people, like me, who mostly voted in, have a life expectancy of about 90, with the progression of medicine and healthcare, have to live with this decision for 69 years. Whilst the oldest people, who mostly voted out. (65+), have to live with it for about 16 years
Are you happy, Brexits? Are you happy?
This region is like the Pacific, but the pharaoh theme is better...
Fedele and DACOROMANIA
I am not immediately familiar with the politics behind the referendum as an American, but in observing our own upcoming election I realized something important: that to be hostile and antagonistic towards your fellow countrymen based solely upon political differences will inevitably give rise to the worst sort of politics and politicians.
Empathy tames radicalism.
Wiser decisions can be made when each side is willing to listen and I find that it is difficult for anyone to listen when we push each other away.
Wolfline, Fedele, DACOROMANIA, and Ananeticca
Brexit is among other things a rejection of the criminally deformed immigration laws and policies designed to "manage" the millions of victims made stateless due to illegal US military aggression in the Middle East. EU leaders should make every effort, including economic sanctions, to stop Washington from arming and training extremist proxies that are currently fighting in Syria and who have forced roughly 4 million refugees to flee to Europe for safety. While Europe shouldn’t be blamed for the blowback from America’s bloodthirsty foreign policy, but Brussel’s unwillingness to stand up to Washington on this matter has allowed radical elements to emerge whose xenophobia is fueling widespread anti-immigrant hysteria.
So because markets panicked at uncertainty the Brexit decision is wrong? It is just short term instability like we see after major events that create short-term doubt in the market. Fact is Johnson & Johnson will still sell soap to the UK, Apple will still sell computers, Microsoft will still sell software, etc -- a few weeks/months from now the markets will return (especially with people like me taking a buying advantage of panicked sellers). The true Brexit is still 2 years away, and there is no sound logic for being nervous with investments right now.
Fedele and DACOROMANIA
Could you bear in mind that Apple and Microsoft are American companies? British companies such as Debenhams and M&S suffered due to the stock markets crashing yesterday. The stock markets 'panicking' and the value of the pound plummeting is only one of the many things that happened as a result of the Brexit. In two years, anything could happen. Markets aren't the only reason why the Brexit was wrong, the tourism industry will be less valuable in the British economy, because holidays here will be more expensive. There is logic to be nervous about investments, because billions of pounds were lost due to investors withdrawing their... well... investments. If all of this could happen in a day, imagine what could happen in two years.
Brussels doesn't stand up to the US because America is virtually the greatest superpower in the world. Similarly, Israel has been attacking the Gaza Strip for years, and nobody has ever done anything. Why? Because they have money and power.
America is a feared and hated nation amongst many, simply because of their past actions and affairs. However, I do think that Brussels should do something about the immigration.
Not letting immigrants, asylum seekers and refugees into the UK is just a way of trying to rid the country of fear. Some in Britain fear the immigrants may bring terror attacks, when the only terror attacks to ever happen in Europe from 2014 to present are from people who already resided in European countries and were indoctrinated and radicalised by terror groups.
If we don't let the migrants in, those terror groups will know that we fear what they're capable of, and that's what they want. Why should we let them cause fear?
I chose to quote your comment given that you mention the upcoming American Presidential Election.
Now, the EU Referendum has lead to me and many others losing respect for politics. Hatred towards each other based on political differences will very much lead to terrible politics.
Then why, is Donald Trump running for President? A bigot, a racist, and a discriminatory president has managed to make his way this far. Of the 52% of people who voted for Britain to leave the EU, a copious amount chose that option based on immigration, promoting xenophobia. This really has allowed me to reflect on the upcoming American Presidential Election and opens the eyes of many. It really has opened my eyes to the racist, prejudicial people who support Donald Trump for hatred of one ethnic group or race. As a black man, I am not necessarily hating those people for supporting Donald Trump's ideas of banning immigration, et cetera. But rather showing the racism that still lingers silently throughout many parts of the US.
Donald Trump's ideas are radical, and after Donald Trump has planned to 'build a wall', get rid of Mexicans and get rid of Muslims, should we then empathise with him or his campaign? Would that calm his radical ideas or would it rather enforce his ideas and ideology? Or would it rather allow him to do as he pleases, and say what he wishes. Should we then listen to his Trumpist ideas, (I know, Trumpism isn't a thing, but I made it up ;^)) and let him speak words of hatred, malice and discrimination?
Because I don't support it. Sure people dying will always be a tragedy. But as you have your beliefs I have mine.
I would not blame you for being bitter as a black man exposed to the cruelties of prejudice visited upon you but I can challenge you to overcome that bitterness because as a gay man, I too can understand prejudice in a very personal way.
But not everyone who supports Donald Trump does so because they are racist or hateful. We make assumptions that his supporters have the same understanding of him as we do when this is not so often the case because far too often people are willing to invest themselves in a candidate with only the most basic understanding of who they are and what they stand for, especially in this day and age where technology has fostered a pack mentality that can reach every corner of the country.
This is why dialogue is important. The modern political process is promulgated through sound bites and catchphrases. People have flocked to Trump because they want to "Make America Great Again." They won't bother with explaining how this should be done because the opposition does not expect them too. We have shut them out.
If we make the opposition out to be our enemies, they will not remain open to the idea that they may be wrong because we have put them on the defensive. If there was ever a man who stopped his racism, was it because people hated him for it or rather he realized the people he himself hated were not so different from himself?
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I did not clearly state that every person who supports Trump has the same racist, narcissistic and discriminatory ideas as him. I simply said an abundant fragment of his supporters support him for that reason.
They may want to 'Make America Great Again', but the methods that they wish to take in order to reach that goal, you must understand, include building a wall to keep Mexican migrants out, and getting rid of Muslims.
They don't want to explain how they'll 'Make America Great Again', because, they have little plans. Trump has said he'll make America great again, but hasn't stated what steps he'll take. He expects it to happen, because he's rich and handsome. He's a joke, and an embarrassment, and the fact that a person like him is running for the Presidential election is repugnant.
It is exceptionally significant that one listens to another in order to understand certain political beliefs. Everyone should have the right to speak as they wish to speak, and do as they wish to do. Without freedom of speech, we'd be controlled by dictatorships. But, you must understand that there is a point to where that can go. If you let someone conduct hate speeches and other negative ways of expressing radical views too much, they will inspire others to do the same, and be able to go as far as Trump has. If one hates homosexuals, or hates blacks, or hates females, then one should maintain their right to say that. But going as far as 'Homosexuals are bad for the environment', or 'females shouldn't be in business', or 'Mexicans shouldn't have the right to go into another country', is extreme and the point at which it gets too far. Let's go back a few decades, Germany, pre-WW2. Hitler came into power, he was considered to be a great speaker, and was allowed to say what he wished for a prolonged amount of time, he wanted to 'Make Germany great Again', and yet he spoke about different ethnic groups in a derogatory and discriminatory manner. He was voted in, and well... everyone knows what happened after that. The same thing could happen if Trump is voted in.
I agree with you when you say that attacking people of a different political view will make them seem sanctimonious.
Hatred towards someone for having a political idea, usually does not trigger them to be quiet about what they think, and nor should it.
Oh no! Is it very bad?
Yikes! We're all wishing you a speedy recovery.
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