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If you have someone who's been given virtually everything they've ever wanted in life, for being lucky enough to be born in a certain country, but hates their country because they're a spoiled brat sh*tstain and takes every opportunity to disrespect their country and its people, should that someone still be allowed to have the benefits, perks, and privileges that comes with being a citizen of that country?

Say this is a person who has spit on their country's flag and disrespected it several times and openly denounced citizenship. They then do something stupid in an authoritarian regime and get punished severely for it. Should their home country come to this person's aid and help them?

You could argue "yes, even if they're a spoiled sh*tstain, we don't leave behind our own." But you can also argue "there are no rules or obligations to go out of our way to save someone who never respected the place they're from and now have their wish to no longer live there," especially if this person has repeatedly disrespected their country and citizens.

So what do you think? Do we prove to this person why they've been wrong their whole lives? Or do we let them live by their own words, actions, and choices?

So, my friend stopped replying 3 weeks ago. I sent a 2nd text 6 days later... still left on read. And then, I sent a 3rd text 7 days after the 2nd. It was basically a farewell message. Told them that they should have been more honest, etc. My friend's been posting on their social medias ever since they stopped replying (showing off the fact that they were living their best life).

My "friend" replied to me 8 days after my 3rd text. They said that "I didn't do anything wrong, and that they went through some dramatic events lately, which they'll tell me about later... and that they hope that I'm doing good, and that they think about me even though it doesn't really seem like it".

It's been one day. Haven't replied yet. I don't know what to say, but all I know is that I will not block them. I mean, what if what they said was true? It's probably some made up excuses, but what if?

So is it okay to just leave them on read for a couple of days? Y'know, I'm not 100% ready to reply (haven't found the perfect response yet) and at the same time, if they do still think about me, then maybe leaving them on read will make them understand how I felt when they did the same thing to me.

For your personal safety, I think you should tell a friend or family member before meeting someone for a first date (unless you already know this person fairly well.) The odds are overwhelming that your date is a decent person and nothing bad is going to happen, but. . .

what if he walks you to your car at the end of the date, pulls a gun, and forces you to get into his car? You know what happens next.

What if she invites you back to her place, you are excited about getting laid, and when you walk in, three thugs jump you, steal your wallet, and drive away in your car?

It doesn't guarantee your safety, but it helps if you tell someone who you are meeting, when and where, and if you call them afterwards to report that you are safe and it went well (or he/she is an idiot but harmless.) And you could also request them to give you that rescue call, about thirty minutes after the date starts, in case you need a convenient excuse to get up and leave right now because your date is driving you crazy.

Are you concerned about your safety on a first date? If so, what do you do for safety?