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Uruguay is the Economist's Country of the Year

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Re: Uruguay is the Economist's Country of the Year

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Post by rasur »

skrebbel wrote: post #32
rasur wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Perhaps I'm mistaken, but.. The Netherlands? I thought it was regulated there (although I'd have to check on what the state is these days).

Production isn't regulated, only its sale, in small amounts. It's better than nothing, but it's still screwed up. If you want to run a coffee shop, you can safely sell weed without fear of getting in trouble (as long as you don't sell to minors and don't sell large amounts). However, you still need to buy what you sell. Growing it is illegal (and prosecuted), buying it is illegal (and prosecuted). Worse, if you decid…

That's sad about the attitude of the political parties - I always had the Netherlands pegged as a quite progressive, open-minded country.

Re: Uruguay is the Economist's Country of the Year

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Post by JetSetWilly »

truthteller wrote: post #60
JetSetWilly wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Compare Scotland with another 5-million strong European country with similar oil reserves which retained independence - Norway - and try and say that with a straight face. Norway is far far richer, with a huge oil fund and more developed economy. Scotland's oil was used to fund thatcherism and inflict industrial damage upon Scotland. And by the way - Ireland had home rule prior to its independence and also elected MP…

it is British -- not Scottish -- oil.

It is both.

Anyway, so was India or Ireland or the USA, that argument justifies any abuse.

Re: Uruguay is the Economist's Country of the Year

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Post by sally777 »

rabble wrote: post #58

Let's see, Uruguay. I'm from California but i've spent a few years living in Uruguay and started and ran a tech business in Uruguay. The country is a special unique place, but it's far from perfect. Let's start with the good things: Good Tech Policies * Laptops for every public school child (over 1 million distributed) * Free basic (64k 1 gb per month) internet on every phone line * Good 3G/4G coverage over the count…

GMOs are bad? When did HN become anti-science?

Re: Uruguay is the Economist's Country of the Year

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Post by sally777 »

rabble wrote: post #58

Let's see, Uruguay. I'm from California but i've spent a few years living in Uruguay and started and ran a tech business in Uruguay. The country is a special unique place, but it's far from perfect. Let's start with the good things: Good Tech Policies * Laptops for every public school child (over 1 million distributed) * Free basic (64k 1 gb per month) internet on every phone line * Good 3G/4G coverage over the count…

You're wrong. The majority of Uruguay is religious.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Uruguay

Re: Uruguay is the Economist's Country of the Year

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Post by smilliken »

sally777 wrote: post #63
rabble wrote: post #58

Let's see, Uruguay. I'm from California but i've spent a few years living in Uruguay and started and ran a tech business in Uruguay. The country is a special unique place, but it's far from perfect. Let's start with the good things: Good Tech Policies * Laptops for every public school child (over 1 million distributed) * Free basic (64k 1 gb per month) internet on every phone line * Good 3G/4G coverage over the count…

GMOs are bad? When did HN become anti-science?

GMOs aren't bad in principle, but they are risky; there may be Black Swan-type threats that are lingering.

It also doesn't help that Monsanto's poor image casts a shadow over GMOs.

Re: Uruguay is the Economist's Country of the Year

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Post by dredmorbius »

gruseom wrote: post #42

I like this bit of English wit from the article, on Uruguay's cannabis legalization: "This is a change so obviously sensible [...] that no other country has made it." The Economist doesn't normally bust loose like that. (Edit: or so I thought.)

The Economist doesn't normally bust loose like that

Actually, it does. You just have to be aware of their style of humor to catch it.

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Post by devcpp »

smilliken wrote: post #65
sally777 wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

GMOs are bad? When did HN become anti-science?

GMOs aren't bad in principle, but they are risky; there may be Black Swan-type threats that are lingering. It also doesn't help that Monsanto's poor image casts a shadow over GMOs.

Everything that remotely relates to health is risky. The problem is simply the lack of regulation.

Re: Uruguay is the Economist's Country of the Year

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Post by DoubleMalt »

rabble wrote: post #58

Let's see, Uruguay. I'm from California but i've spent a few years living in Uruguay and started and ran a tech business in Uruguay. The country is a special unique place, but it's far from perfect. Let's start with the good things: Good Tech Policies * Laptops for every public school child (over 1 million distributed) * Free basic (64k 1 gb per month) internet on every phone line * Good 3G/4G coverage over the count…

Sounds a lot Luke Austria ( the good and the bad) ... a little bit more tech startup friendly maybe.

Re: Uruguay is the Economist's Country of the Year

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Post by rabble »

sally777 wrote: post #64
rabble wrote: post #58

Let's see, Uruguay. I'm from California but i've spent a few years living in Uruguay and started and ran a tech business in Uruguay. The country is a special unique place, but it's far from perfect. Let's start with the good things: Good Tech Policies * Laptops for every public school child (over 1 million distributed) * Free basic (64k 1 gb per month) internet on every phone line * Good 3G/4G coverage over the count…

You're wrong. The majority of Uruguay is religious. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Uruguay

Not like the US, Uruguayans never say they're celebrating easter, they call it tourism week. People say 'christmas' but the government calls it 'family day'!!!

Compared to the rest of latin america or the US, Uruguayans are much more like Europeans in terms of being very secular. That said, Uruguay is culturally catholic.

The link you provided shows that %40 of the population claims no religion at all, the highest numbers of any country in the americas. Then on top of that, looking at church attendance, most 'Catholics' in Uruguay haven't attended mass in years, and then only for christmas and easter.

Re: Uruguay is the Economist's Country of the Year

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Post by kristofferR »

tbastos wrote: post #39
ballard wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Those who cannot remember the past ..." are doomed. Full stop.

This quote is about "drawing wisdom from the past, to interpret current affairs". It's not about judging people by their past. In fact, if you research history you will find many examples of people who did grave mistakes and then went on to do great good later.

Mandela is a recent example of that.
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