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    RIP Charlie Kirk

    IMO stereotypes are often based on degrees of fact - but some more than others and can also be dangerous or unfair to apply individually. ID politics might give undue weight to more unsubstantiated ones. BCom Marketing major here with German family FWIW :P We sometimes joke about the stick up...
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    Nelspruit granny stabbed to death in smash and grab shortly after arriving in Cape Town

    You're getting soft in your old age.
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    Flying with a baby

    Our pram was never right after the aircraft crew handled it. So expect some damage - maybe take a cheaper one if you have.
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    The METAL Thread

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    CapeXit? Separatists bid to split South Africa

    I'm not sure what is more of a pipe dream... WC secession. Or convincing @ToxicBunny and @vigras rojara that WC secession is achievable. Which one should we aim for first? :p
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    CapeXit? Separatists bid to split South Africa

    Socialism is expanding, to meet the needs of the expanding socialism :)
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    CapeXit? Separatists bid to split South Africa

    A better way to rephrase it might be... All other things being equal, what's cheaper is the fairer option. I mean, that makes fundamental sense to me as well. And ultimately IMO everything is about risk, not cost. Cost is just a factor under that umbrella. But the ultimate aim is to reduce all...
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    CapeXit? Separatists bid to split South Africa

    Sorry that may have been my bad. Cough*VAT*cough.
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    CapeXit? Separatists bid to split South Africa

    So how's the WC loving that VAT increase news?
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    CapeXit? Separatists bid to split South Africa

    Birthright is actually a fickle term here. The one (and only?) inalienable right we can logically agree on universally is the right of will/autonomy. Birthrights are human constructs; some might be arbitrarily granted by false authorities and are only valid until they violate the above...
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    CapeXit? Separatists bid to split South Africa

    No. False. You can only do that because that is currently approved by social contract and law. It's not an inalienable right or birthright by default, it's conditional. And it's not immutable. Your ID card (and your legal tender) currently gives you the permission. In my opinion of course...
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    CapeXit? Separatists bid to split South Africa

    Disagree. Since if we assume freedom of movement is universal and inalienable, this will ultimately come into conflict with freedom of will (autonomy). Think about it, as civilizations or societies grow eventually people will run into conflicts of interest. That is unavoidable. So, your premise...
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    CapeXit? Separatists bid to split South Africa

    Rephrase my question? It was your question that I was responding to. I'm lost lol. Freedom of movement is not a birthright AFAIK no. "Trespassers will be prosecuted", even in public buildings. This would always be subject to consensus and legal restrictions, as it is already. So no, he/she...
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    CapeXit? Separatists bid to split South Africa

    Wasn't an easy question though. Yes for assets, no for freedom of movement in a nutshell. Plus a clarification of what the only true birth right is to challenge your premise. Does that help?
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    CapeXit? Separatists bid to split South Africa

    IMO these things ought to always shift with democratic processes and social or written contracts, including mind you, a democratic right to secede where viable (which doesn't but ought to exist). So no, I don't believe free movement is always a guarantee. Me just being introspective, I would...
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