Isn't it strange how Washington makes laws in the EU?
I wonder if these lobbyists get paid a lot.
Critics say EU risks ceding control of its tech laws under U.S. pressure
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> personal injury attorney > ... a degraded culture Do matters of personal injury liability not apply in Europe?
Suing for damages here isn't profitable enough for attorneys, because "damages" with free healthcare means "missed a week of work", instead of "got a $200k bill".
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Common claims from a subset of Americans:
"They hate our freedom!"
"They want to destroy our culture!"
Since every accusation is a confession with these people, I guess this is what they want to do to others.
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> personal injury attorney > ... a degraded culture Do matters of personal injury liability not apply in Europe?
It does happen, but it's way less lucrative. Tends to be limited to actual damages rather than punitive damages. There have been some scam-ish sub-industries (fake whiplash claims, suing councils for tripping over cracks in the pavement). It's very rare to see advertising for lawyers.
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Hello, six months old account that only posts anti-EU stuff!
How old must an account be before expressing a consistent opinion in order for you to take those opinions in good faith?
This is the internet. Good faith needs to be earned, on an increasingly difficult scale now that comments may be AI-generated.
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#39Isn't it strange how Washington makes laws in the EU? I wonder if these lobbyists get paid a lot.
Meh, you're right but the EU also makes laws in the US (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_effect). In the end it's not about who makes the law but whether it's a good law. Ecodesign laws making US vacuum cleaners more economical is good. Trade pressures undermining EU privacy protections maybe not so good.
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#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
Hello, six months old account that only posts anti-EU stuff!
How old must an account be before expressing a consistent opinion in order for you to take those opinions in good faith?
it's not the consistent opinion that's the problem, it's the single issue (EU is bad) they are purportedly (i didn't check) focused on.
also, "EU is bad" is suspicious in itself because it can't possibly be that everything about the EU is bad. a good faith opinion will find some good things about the EU and be specific in what they are criticizing.