the point isn't that there is nothing to fix, the point is that this information is worthless. if we are to fix the problems we must demand real statistics with real analytical weight behind them.
i dislike it when the blatantly obvious gets cast into the realm of personal opinion. it's not that i don't see value in these statistics, it's that there ISN'T value in the statistics. who among us would make any decision in life with this type of information? would you shop for a car or buy a house with a similar collection of data? of course not. how then could we begin to have a meaningful discussion about infinitely more serious and complex issues? there is no doubting your sincerity pan, but you must demand a better starting point for discussing the issue.
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If you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.
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