Well I don't hate it. I would say that it has been quite a good idea (eurozone members are more credible, they are a major economic power in the world). However, I think that differences between countries were too important (between Greece and Germany for example) : it increased the inequalities. And now, Greece who almost went bankrupt is weakened by this currency.
Because of the single currency, we can't pump money into the economy anymore, which reduces exports for example.
Finally, if one country goes bankrupt, all the countries are involved, and it may have dramatic consequences on the economy.
Eurozone was a good thing in a time a economic growth, but this model is not sustainable during critical times like now. Maybe it was too early to make a single currency.
well, back in the USSR, during the 1930'… no economic crisis, but a fast economic growth thanks to industry. meanwhile in any other developped countries the economic crisis strikes : unemployment, bankruptcies etc.
as you said, capitalism has many problems, and do not pretend that communism is the answer, but we could think to an alternate way of living, of producing, a "hybrid" model.
As a living creature, they have rights, they have some dignity. Recognizing rights for animals (for example not being used for animal testing, not torturing them…) is recognising that they have a life (maybe a soul). And it's also recognizing that we are not alone on the Eart, we have to take care of less powerful beings that we are.
"the cild will become a homosexual". oh really ? So it would mean that with heterosexual parents you will be homosexual. Interesting, all my gay-friends have heterosexual parents. And concerning children, they can talk to their parents, question them, even if they're homosexual. just sayin'…
we could thought that wearing uniform is a way to make all kids equal. However, inequalities will still be there, and there will always be advantaged and disadvantaged children at school. And there will still be bullying, it doesn't only depend on how you are dressed. Wearing uniform would make school look like it's equal, but the problem is still there.
Do you think that this kind of economic model could really work with globalisation ? I mean, all the companies would go to a country where the wages are cheaper, it would create unemployment etc… ? maybe this could work in an self-sufficient land (and I don't think autarky is good) , don't you think ?
It is a very disturbing topic. Maybe we could consider human cloning for medicine, but is it worth cloning the entire body ? isn't better to clone only the parts of the body which are necessary ? If we authorize human cloning (the whole body) we would consider these human beings only as bodies, not as human beings. It would be a kind of slavery.
On the other hand, cloning for reproduction can be considered. But cloning is not reproduction but creation, a production in which we can choose the characters ; there's a risk of eugenics (huh not sure for the spelling, sorry I'm not an English native speaker).
finally, there are risks for the clones : mortality is very high amongst animals, and a lot of them have malformations and die sooner thant the "original". So we shouldn't legalize it till we don't control this technique.
Science has caused a lot of troubles too. We can obviously think to the atomic bomb which is can still destroy the entire planet but paradoxically we have never felt so powerful thanks to the knowledge, the science. Because of this feeling of power (which is in my opinion fake) we don't hesitate to behave as if no one could punish us, and maybe become more and more violent (the XXth century became more and more atheist and though it was extremely violent and deadly).
Of course we need a minimum voting age, because the vote is linked with the idea of ability : we must be responsible for our acts, being a good citizen is essential for practicing the vote. However, couldn't we think that in most of developed countries (in democracies), people are well educated : in this case is there a difference between voting at 15 or at 18 if these young people realize how important and why it matters to vote ?
American government doesn't take serious measures to fight against obesity : for example there could be ads to promote vegetables and fruits (in France, for example, any alimentary ad must specify not to eat too salty, healthy, to practice sport…), or raise the prices of sodas. But lobbies are very influent.
There is also a problem with the education system : a lot of schools give sweet drinks, french fries… children will take bad habits and will go on eating this unhealthy food !
Finally, maybe this is also an economic problem : eating vegetables is more expensive (and by far) than eating at Mac Donald's… as a consequence, the social-discriminated people, poor people are more likely to become obese.
