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Justs @ 2019-06-25 16:05:34
Typical woman, they are incapable of understanding human nature or the threat men pose to one another. Even in Germany the women say, "nothing bad could ever happen in Germany, no war could ever happen in Germany." Women are ignorant of history because women have no business being in leadership positions and are completely unqualified for it. "The real threat to Estonia is global warming." Fire this woman. Put a man in her place. Estonia borders Russia, which has invaded and occupied Estonia many times throughout history. It is sickening to see this woman claim that Russia is not a threat. Hopefully she is removed from her position quickly before she destroys Estonia.
Justs @ 2019-06-25 16:02:46
Gotta get your laws in line with the E.U., so no free speech or freedom in general.
Justs @ 2019-06-25 16:02:12
The U.K. is the world's toilet. A dumping ground for trash. Latvia is not sending their best and brightest to the U.K. let me tell you. They're single mothers on benefits, they're drug dealers, and some, I assume, are good people.
Justs @ 2019-06-25 16:00:16
Latvia should demand 50 trillion Euro from Germany for 700 years of occupation and slavery. Latvia should then demand another 50 trillion Euro from Russia for the Soviet Union murdering hundreds of thousands of Latvians and trying to genocide the people, their language, and their culture from the Earth forever as part of their Ruffification programs.
A. Priekuns @ 2019-06-24 01:24:43
I totally agree Justs. The binding fabric of a good society is it's family units, bonded by the glue of marriage, uniting a husband and wife together in love and strength for each other and future children, if they desire. Where there is no commitment to a marriage or anything for that matter, the fabric of marriage is weakened and so too the fabric of that society. Left unchecked, this weakening may not happen in this generation, but what kind of a message does it give for future generations. This is another of Satan's subtle tools to tear apart what is ordained of God. Shame on the Latvian Government for introducing this.