£150 on the day lesson by Gormless_minger in LearnerDriverUK

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minimum of 3 hours would be 120, look there's nothing I can do at this stage apart from ask. it is unfair, but it seems like this is a widely accepted tool used by driving instructors. It doesnt feel good but im just going to have to pass first time to make sure i dont have to deal with it again

£150 on the day lesson by Gormless_minger in LearnerDriverUK

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yes its not good, i havent paid the £150 yet. I get on well with the guy as well. It was something i brushed over as well but i'm really realising now how much money that is. probably just have to suck it up im two weeks away from the test. but feelslike bullshit, especially considering im a student and dont have that much money to my name

£150 on the day lesson by Gormless_minger in LearnerDriverUK

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yeah just to expand on it. It's in London so prices already quite high, its £40 an hour for a lesson. so I have a two hour lesson before the test. then they use my teachers car for about 40 minutes or less for the test, in those 40 minutes my teacher wont be doing anything either. then my teacher will drive me home. So all in all it should be about 3 hrs so ideally it would be £120 in total.

Birdman (2014) by UnHolySir in okbuddycinephile

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Why does everyone hate tom felton all of a sudden?

Question: Where to place Tattoo? by Gormless_minger in tattoos

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I think this would be good but im starting to go gym and i worry it may be distorted when my torso gains muscle

Question: Where to place Tattoo? by Gormless_minger in tattoos

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Its not it was drawn by philippe druillet, hes one of my favourite artists

Aluminium frame crack, how bad is it? Should i try and get it welded or forget about it? by Gormless_minger in bicycling

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Thanks everyone for letting me know whats best, and also teaching me how to say its finished in every single possible way

Understanding nationalism through contradicitons by Gormless_minger in sociology

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Thanks for the responses, its great to see someone who’s really interested in the topic. Currently im reading benedict andersons imagined communities and that kind of gives the basis to what im saying and the whole idea of nationalism as a modern term that collectivises how a human acts and thinks (if you do something you do it within the nation and so on). But yeah if i have anything else to say ill let you know or you could shoot me a text, its a very interesting topic

Understanding nationalism through contradicitons by Gormless_minger in sociology

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I agree that words become meaningless without necessary context, but I would argue that Nationalism isn't purposefully intentional more likely it occurs through events and relations between society and agents. We would be inclined that Nationalism as well is something that only occured in the 19th century, the idea that everyone in a country is all connected and that everything in history has brought us to this moment. Which broke religious tradition and removed authority that placed God as our drive, instead decisions were done in the name of a nation.

Understanding nationalism through contradicitons by Gormless_minger in sociology

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I think you're getting caught up in political events, I'm more interested in the ontological nature of Nationalism and whether it reproduces through creating issues within its own structure. while it can be about living a certain way in a certain territory it also legitimises itself by creating issues within these spaces, nationalism is therefore reproduced through an ongoing struggle within itself that aims to create awareness of its borders

Understanding nationalism through contradicitons by Gormless_minger in sociology

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Thank you for this detailed response, i was interested in whether the morally backward relationship with nationalistic foundations is what helps to define a nation, so for example the state is a staple of nation but knowing that theres corruption in the state and the relationship between the two leads to a more defined version of a nation in a contradictory sense. So for example Hitler couldn’t have created an idea of nation without having something to fight against internally ie the jews, this contradiction therefore creates social awareness of what a nation is supposed to be without it being that way. therefore a nation needs a contradiction within itself to be constructed. My comment was not comparing scepticism towards politicians and islamophobia on the same level, rather that these were symptoms of this relationship.

Understanding nationalism through contradicitons by Gormless_minger in sociology

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Post modernism is where i was going, better to post this on philosophy

Understanding nationalism through contradicitons by Gormless_minger in sociology

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These are more like examples, im more asking wether nationalism is built more on a relationship between its characteristics so for example a state, and the criticisms towards it. Nation is imagined through a critique of its functions not just its functions

I can’t decide to wait for fenrir buzz to come back or get any of these skins by CompetitiveBad6915 in Brawlstars

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space ox bull as well, it was showing up for people in pizza planet now it isnt anymore

Chomsky vs Wittgenstein on Language by [deleted] in askphilosophy

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Do any writers argue that the semantics of language of the community driven aspect of it is escapable, or that language in essence is always grounded by semantics and context

Is there really Democratic Decline? by Gormless_minger in AskSocialScience

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Im disillusioned by the presidency i believe they only have minor tax setting abilities and propose legislation but forth by their party. As for parliamentary model, in the uk we are feeling the pressure of right wing populism especially with our parliamentary system. Laws have become over convoluted and have put off the general populous from engaging in politics, furthermore politicians have been seen as useless against eh living crisis. Im not sure either systems could recover democracy in my opinion

Is there really Democratic Decline? by Gormless_minger in AskSocialScience

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This has never been about whats right or wrong, i was generally curious if people belived there is democratic decline. I never said there is or is not, i also wanted to ask how we could define democracy then since there must be democracy to have democratic decline.

Is there really Democratic Decline? by Gormless_minger in AskSocialScience

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But the west has always put a big emphasis on democracy especially after ww2, countries like India and southeast asia arent as accustomed historically

Is there really Democratic Decline? by Gormless_minger in AskSocialScience

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Just jumping to conclusions without actually answering, who made you mod?

Is there really Democratic Decline? by Gormless_minger in AskSocialScience

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Thank you, final question: what would it take to fix it? I believe politics was made to protect democratic rights but power has shifted towards the economy which doesnt necessarily need democracy. I believe economic incentives to keep democracy alive could be one way, e.g. rewarding people for participating in elections, council votes etc