Will Russia ever join the EU ?

[opebo]

Probably not, but I'm hoping Russia, or the EU, or a combination of both (or China) will someday form an opposing pole to reign in the rogue state.

[opebo]

EU will probably fall apart (except for the Low Countries and Germany) within the next 20 years.

Well, there goes one possible check on the rogue state.

Btw, why do you make the above prediction?

[opebo]

Probably not, but I'm hoping Russia, or the EU, or a combination of both (or China) will someday form an opposing pole to reign in the rogue state.

Ever read 1984 opebo?

Of course.  Many parrallels to the present, except we have only the one rogue super-state, fighting mostly fictional 'enemies', rather than the tripartite system. 

[opebo]

Probably not, but I'm hoping Russia, or the EU, or a combination of both (or China) will someday form an opposing pole to reign in the rogue state.

Ever read 1984 opebo?

Of course.  Many parrallels to the present, except we have only the one rogue super-state, fighting mostly fictional 'enemies', rather than the tripartite system. 

You honestly believe that?

Of course.

[opebo]

Also, a question: you believe the government has no right to regulating someone's sex life, but every right to regulate their money?

I do think there is far more reason for the latter than the former. 

However I would be sympathetic to the view that neither should be regulated (though complete laissez-faire is probably more possible in the bedroom than in the wider economic sphere).  The thing is, most Right-wingers are very oddly inconsistent in the other direction, trumpeting economic freedom, in spite of its enormous deleterious effects on vast numbers of people, while wishing to regulate sexual behaviours that have no effect upon anyone beyond those privately engaging in them.

[opebo]

Second off, you think that there's more reason to regulate making money then abortions?

Obviously!  If someone has an abortion, it has no effect on anyone else.

[opebo]

Second off, you think that there's more reason to regulate making money then abortions?

Obviously!  If someone has an abortion, it has no effect on anyone else.

And me making money has a deleterious effect on other people?

Hmm.  I do not know.  However, stopping abortion has no good effect for anyone, while taxing the owners (who make the bulk of the money), is very beneficial to most people.