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It may have been written by an American, but the definition of unemployment is the same everywhere. Besides, I bet a bunch of non-Americans have seen that definition and have not said anything about it.

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That is, if you have no job and aren't looking for one, then you are not unemployed - you're just not employed.

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f you're so rich you don't need a job, or are too young to have a job, or just aren't looking for one for whatever reason - then you are not unemployed. You're not employed, which isn't the same thing.

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Edit: So Mvassreich is one of the most popular tourist destinations. What, do tourists come to see Mvassreichers be oppressed?

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The Issue

All of Dark Heresh has been in an uproar since yesterday when a car exploded in the middle of the capital city, killing dozens and injuring hundreds. This terrorist act was traced back to a violent minority group known as the Lilliputian Freedom Fighters. A group allegedly supported by an unfriendly regime, despising Dark Heresh for its heathenish ways and political bent, but more particularly for supporting the recent occupation of their homeland by an ally.
The Debate

  1. "They simply crossed the line!" shouts General Violet Utopia. "Far too long have we tolerated these terrorist threats, it's time that they realise they can't mess with us. Send the order to prepare an invasion, and we will show them who is boss! Our brave soldiers are prepared to die for their country, all we need is your signature and a lot of money. But what is the cost of freedom and safety for Dark Heresh's peoples?"


  2. "Attacking another country isn't the answer," says Violet Frederickson, director of the Dark Heresh Intelligence Agency. "The problem doesn't lie abroad, but within Dark Heresh itself! We should have more freedom to do our work. Protecting our nation from these cowardly scaremongerers would be much easier if we had an inherent right to tap phones and other communications, get search warrants whenever we need, and detain suspects indefinitely. Remember, to prevent is better than to cure."


  3. "No, that's what those terrorists want us to do!" speculates chairman Billy Longbottom of the Patriots' Tea and Biscuits Club. "We don't want to give the Agency any more responsibility, they're the ones who messed up in the first place. What we need is to purge Dark Heresh of these rats who don't respect the laws and traditions of our way of life. We know who they are and where they come from, so the solution is obvious: we just won't let those sorts of people cross our borders and kick out those who are already here. It might seem a bit harsh, but hey, we were here first. Long live Dark Heresh!"


  4. "I think it's clear to anyone with half a brain in their head that this will just not work," says Beth Gutenberg, a noted professor of social studies. "The people who perpetrate these terrible crimes do so because they feel they have no other recourse to demonstrate their political opinions. They'll do anything and I'm sure they're not above hiring mercenaries. You must understand why terrorists act as they do and fix it! What we should do is to reach out to the ethnic and religious minorities and seek common ground! Negotiation is the key! Violence solves nothing."

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1) The american definition
2) The rest-of-the-world definition

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+My training is tougher than most battles are, and my army of limitless super soldiers will feel nothing if they lose a couple thousand men

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There is no government in the normal sense of the word... the government seizes the property of the recently deceased

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And Mvassland is weird.

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And the unemployment rate measures the percentage of people who are looking for jobs and don't have them - not the percentage of people without jobs, as that would be much higher.

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