The thing is, if you look at their economy, they didn't really "nationalize" these industries. Like most fascist states, the government held huge sway over big companies. Porsche, Mercedes Benz, BMW, etc were all still privately held, technically. They were just privately held by party members and in the end did what…

I have a masters but don't work in the field that it's in...so I'm not sure where I fall. (I have two bachelor degrees— dual majored— and my masters is in one of them) I got halfway through my masters, realized it wasn't what I really wanted to do, but it made more sense to finish than not. A lot of work for…

An alibi, probably? Evidence showing there was no intercourse? I mean, this guy in particular did do it, so there's no defense other than a plea bargain. And I'm unsure how smearing a 12 year old can even help in a rape case — she's twelve, it doesn't matter what her sexual habits are or even if she supposedly wanted…

Any lawyer representing any alleged rapist will aggressively question the credibility of the victim. It's malpractice not to.

I know, but she still made a choice to advance her burgeoning legal career at the expense of a raped child's wellbeing. She could've refused the case, she could've resigned when she realized he was probably guilty, or she could've vigorously built a case for his innocence without resorting to falsely smearing the…

I also think this is a systemic issue. If there were legal protections for victims of rape that prevented lawyers from having to resort to this sort of thing....I just don't know, maybe that would help. Maybe not. I don't even know how a law like that would be worded or how it would impact the ability of the…

Yes. She was doing her job to the best of her ability. Quite frankly, it was the 70's and if she didn't call the victim's sexual history into question, the defendant would have had a good case for appeal because of bad representation. If someone wants to complain about that type of defense, please do, but point the…

It probably boils down to "degree of smearing" unfortunately.

Being innocent is often the best legal defense, but given how often we execute innocent people in this country, that's no guarantee either.

I went to a year of night law school and got to the point where I was going to have to take out loans because my (pretty dang good) salary wasn't going to cover it. I did the math: how much I make now, how much I will make in my current field in three years, how much a first year associate makes (IF I pass the bar and…

He certainly turned at least a part of my body to stone.

It seems weird, but I think it's what people do all the time. I mean, I dreamed about impossible things to do with my degrees in college to psych me up to study and stuff. This is just more dreaming big and taking pragmatic steps kind of thing.

The quick wit we've come to expect from Honey Boo Boo

I agree, but you need to make the argument to leverage other gains elsewhere. It's like when the GOP argues for impeachment.

Yeah, I get that and I concede that inherent morality is questionable. Without any standards to guide us, would we still do "horrible" things to one another? I wonder...

Therein lies my problem with the labeling system our media uses...someone that is compelled to violence inherently has emotional and/or mental health issues. When the emotional and/or mental health issues arise from upbringing (e.g., poverty), the term "violent nature" is ascribed and typically to black men*. When…

We had an unmarried female atheist prime minister last time round - this time we got a "family values" catholic. I think the wind in religious politics changes regularly. It's hard to judge from the census, because its assumed that many people just answer their parents religion.

There's always Wendy from S1 of Breaking Bad.

Big, probably, but when you look at the first world in general (including Australia), America is particularly exceptional in that regard. It is similar to politics, sure there are right-wingers in every country, I consider them a problem in my own country, Canada, but our Conservative Party is probably about in the…