This is a bit off topic and might be considered stupid to ask but it has been mentioned earlier in this thread so I'll ask: what kinds of knives are banned in the UK? Are all of them banned? Or are some excluded such as kitchen and utility knives?
Geez, that seems a bit extreme IMO. Almost all of those weapons listed as illegal are legal here in the states. Thanks for sharing!
Actually it seems pretty fair, especially since it lists scenarios in which someone is allowed to carry a restricted blade
Fair enough, I guess I'm just to used to seeing them being carried or being in knife and outdoor stores.
By literally every other time in history when the entire world tried to agree on something, and it didn't work.
That reminds me of when I was in high school: we were discussing Beowulf and the teacher asked something about why Grendel was portrayed as black. One of the kids said "black is the color of evil." She replied, " if an African-American kid had heard you say that, you would get punched in the nose." The first thing I thought was "bitch, YOU'RE the racist one, implying that black people are prone to violence!" So the government is afraid of violent minority groups now?
The law is still vague, and purposely so. They keep it vague so it can be more easily expanded to quell other forms of speech, like political dissent.
I'm trying to think of one of those times.
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Please prove that it is vague, every time you have it's been explained away.
Free healthcare, for instance. The rest of the world's agreed on it but the US won't.
Same for clean energy.
Those are more of examples of us being dumb and refusing to cooperate rather than the idea not working, though
I'd argue it's not a failed idea, just that the countries that have the largest power within it are corrupt as hell.
And that countries have veto power
Seriously, who thought that was a good idea
Indeed, probably the reason nothing get's done by the UN.
The Syrian crisis would've been over if not for Russian vetos.
But all countries can apply, provided they meet a threshold based on civil liberties
That's true, but the fact that some countries refuse to take part is what I mean that its a time when the entire world cant agree on something. Sure the majority does, but getting everyone in the world to agree on anything is impossible. In the scenario with the whole online deal that my example is for, it would require literally everyone to participate in order to work, and even then there are ways to hide yourself online. I just simply do not see this as an idea that can ever work. Maybe reduce the amount a tiny bit at best.
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