A la Uruguaya

Feb 04, 2013 20:02

http://www.fraserinstitute.org/uploadedFiles/fraser-ca/Content/research-news/research/publications/towards-a-worldwide-index-of-human-freedom.pdf

The latest Personal Freedom Index ranking shows some interesting surprises. For instance, one could conclude that it is unfortunate that only three and a half million people live in a country like Uruguay ( Read more... )

economy, americas, democracy

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mahnmut February 4 2013, 19:49:33 UTC
Please read rule #10 of this community.

Just to preserve the contents of your comment, I'll cite it verbatim without the image.

sophia_sadek: The US must have recently lost a few freedom points since the nudists have been banned from the streets of San Francisco.

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sophia_sadek February 4 2013, 19:54:44 UTC
That image should be perfectly safe for work. It shows no genitalia, no nipples, no butt cracks.

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yes_justice February 4 2013, 20:05:15 UTC
Since we can't do it here, where can we do it?

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mahnmut February 4 2013, 20:19:58 UTC
yes_justice February 4 2013, 20:24:27 UTC
Not here, as in this community, but here as in San Francisco, CA, USA.

Our courts just ruled us into the yellow zone. The nudist have been around for at least 40 years that I can recall, but this is the first time our courts basically ruled against them. I was surprised by the ruling, given how liberal the area has been in the past.

If you hadn't heard about this noise:
http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/4-arrested-for-defying-San-Francisco-s-nudity-ban-4243853.php

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mahnmut February 4 2013, 20:44:28 UTC
Well, Clifton is currently in the top 10 nudist beaches in the world but Umhlanga Rocks is much closer to my place.

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yes_justice February 4 2013, 22:16:38 UTC
Don't try that around here you will get hypothermia, if not arrested.

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mahnmut February 4 2013, 20:17:42 UTC
I'd rather err at the side of caution over here. There are people browsing from work.

I hope you do understand the rationale behind this requirement. In case you don't, I invite you to issue a query at the appropriate place.

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