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I think Google translate is just wrong here
I would be much obliged if you could say why. I really love to learn these vernacular differences.
https://dle.rae.es/mordita?m=form
https://es.wiktionary.org/wiki/mordida
https://es.wiktionary.org/wiki/mordita
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Of course, regulation by the state and individual liberty are in tension. No one forgot that; it’s the basis of our system. The argument that states can regulate marijuana relies on a right reserved to the states: the states’ police powers. The argument that states can allow slavery directly contradicts the thirteenth amendment, where an individual’s natural right is stated. Arguing that an individual is free because…
As most internet arguments, the original examples were a bit flippant, pot and slavery at opposite extremes. Yes, the shifting balance between some natural order and polis/federalism. I am saying 'same argument' you are saying 'opposite arguments'. I am meaning the same thing. It is the balance line, I was saying 'same argument' as in arguing over the point where to draw the line, not two different argument pushing f…
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Of course, regulation by the state and individual liberty are in tension. No one forgot that; it’s the basis of our system. The argument that states can regulate marijuana relies on a right reserved to the states: the states’ police powers. The argument that states can allow slavery directly contradicts the thirteenth amendment, where an individual’s natural right is stated. Arguing that an individual is free because…
As most internet arguments, the original examples were a bit flippant, pot and slavery at opposite extremes. Yes, the shifting balance between some natural order and polis/federalism. I am saying 'same argument' you are saying 'opposite arguments'. I am meaning the same thing. It is the balance line, I was saying 'same argument' as in arguing over the point where to draw the line, not two different argument pushing f…
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As most internet arguments, the original examples were a bit flippant, pot and slavery at opposite extremes. Yes, the shifting balance between some natural order and polis/federalism. I am saying 'same argument' you are saying 'opposite arguments'. I am meaning the same thing. It is the balance line, I was saying 'same argument' as in arguing over the point where to draw the line, not two different argument pushing f…
A state could theoretically devolve into one that doesn't reflect the values of the federation. It could begin to resemble countries that already exist today that the US doesn't do much about. The unfortunate part is that the constitution doesn't (currently) provide a way to kick out such a state. On the other hand, the constitution asserts at least some rights, and the federal government has authority to enforce fed…
Didn't Monico try to secede from France? Wasn't there a couple provinces in Spain that were trying to leave. And Ontario has had some movement to leave Canada for awhile.
It seems like every group, no matter the size, will eventually have some sub group that wants to leave. It almost seems like human nature, as soon as you feel like the 'group' is infringing on you as 'individual' and enough people that feel that same way will 're-group' and form a new entity.
The US holds itself on a pedestal. But I really think it is more geography that lead to the little cohesiveness it has. Lots of ocean boarders, weak countries on the others.
Throw the US into the middle of Europe, with same pressures from all around, and internal conflict, and then does it become the Austria-Hungary Empire? What about the US is making it special, except luck.
I don't have any answer.
But I do think that the US is 'stronger together' no matter what the internal disagreements. Just as a Nation, with the need to organize, defend. Given the geography, The US States are stronger together. Any break apart would reduce the remaining factions to less than they are now.
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Are you talking ‘ethical fair trade’? Because there’s definitely reputable and properly audited designations in this space (edit: namely the green and blue Fairtrade International and Rainforest Alliance, all the imitation marks are junk)
The fact that we need to check this point is one of the issue. There's a bunch of other organisations, in particular some are built by brands, and of course in a way that advantages them. Then there's coffee that has absolutely no audit and no designation, mostly because it's produced at low scale (the farm manages its own international sales in a way or another) and is extremely good on an ethical POV but can't be b…
> We finally managed to recall the first name of our point person on the council How do you not have at least a hand scrawled itinerary ready to prompt you? > Uli joked about our holdup at the checkpoint, but Marcos didn’t laugh Why were they so unaware of the severity of the situation? Is it uncharitable to say their behavior makes me question the caliber of their journalism?
Avocados have high demand, high price and expire fast. They require high amounts of water to grow.
And yet some idiots want to grow these in Spain in the 2nd worst place of the country to plant these beside of the Almeria and Aragonese deserts. And, yes, I know Spain it's highly irregular and due to the orography you can have literal deserts and green, Britain-like mountains and later Montana/Idaho like flat farmfields over very few hours by car kinda like USA.zip, but that's not the point.
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And yet some idiots want to grow these in Spain in the 2nd worst place of the country to plant these beside of the Almeria and Aragonese deserts. And, yes, I know Spain it's highly irregular and due to the orography you can have literal deserts and green, Britain-like mountains and later Montana/Idaho like flat farmfields over very few hours by car kinda like USA.zip, but that's not the point.
Could do it in Galicia? Maybe not enough sunshine but water is not a problem.
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I also live in Spain, but my partner is Mexican and I know a number of argentines including one who just spent months travelling in latin america. She travelled mostly alone, spent many nights sleeping in a van on her own in Mexico and said she felt much safer than in the Buenos Aires area where she used to live before moving to Spain. And Buenos Aires is considered a safe city. Last time I was in Mexico I never felt…
I'm a gringo and have driven all over NW Mexico: BCS/BCN and Sonora. So cities: Guaymas, Nogales, Puerto Peñasco, Mexicali, Tijuana, Ensenada, La Paz, Cabo, etc. With my wife and occasional daughter, we've city-hiked extensively CDMX, Querétaro, Guadalajara, Oaxaca, and by design not the wealthiest areas. Also by design we are happiest when we're the only gringos around, for instance in a restaurant. We all stick out…
The low-status Mexicans working extraordinarily hard to make a living in the rural areas of Mexico have it bad, yes. They're usually exposed to minor crimes such as assaults.
But the biggest issue in Mexico is that you can't stand out. Middle, upper-middle, and high-class individuals (before having enough money to afford bodyguards) try to keep a low profile. There is a real risk that someone may want to kidnap you for as low as 25k USD. Even if you want to pay the ransom, something can go south and end badly. Crimes that are catastrophic if they happen to you.
You can't really have an apples-to-apples comparison of how safe something is because it is context-dependent. I may feel "safer" in South Chicago compared to an American, as I don't quite grasp how or why it is unsafe.
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I would be much obliged if you could say why. I really love to learn these vernacular differences.
Google Translate is not a source of truth and sometimes just does ''AI'' things. https://dle.rae.es/mordita?m=form https://dle.rae.es/mordida https://es.wiktionary.org/wiki/mordida https://es.wiktionary.org/wiki/mordita https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mordida https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mordita
Because I learned this from informal situations in the US something like 30 years ago, it stuck. But, surprise, surprise, the pronunciation was just an approximation, and led me astray.
Mordida it shall be forevermore.
Muchas Gracias.