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Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands,Norway,Sweden,UK

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Re: Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands,Norway,Sweden,UK

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Post by ben_w »

1718627440 wrote: post #487
ben_w wrote: post #437

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At this point, I'd say terms rather than generations. I mean, I'm old enough to remember people saying "Never Forget" about 9/11, but it's barely in any discourse at this point, and that was a single generation ago and had two major wars a bunch of PoW scandals, war crime scandals that led to Manning, and domestic surveillance that led to Snowden. And yet, despite all that, I've only heard 9/11 mentioned exactly once…

You are talking about the US, the others do not.

I'm saying "never forget" fades. That's a human condition we all share.

I mean, I live in Germany these days, and this country absolutely got the multi-generational thing, and I'm from the UK whose empire ditto, but… the UK doesn't spend much time thinking about the Falklands War and even less about the Cod Wars.

Re: Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands,Norway,Sweden,UK

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Post by TurdF3rguson »

someNameIG wrote: post #482
TurdF3rguson wrote: post #366

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On the other hand, China sold off most of theirs and nobody even noticed. I think you're exaggerating both how much EU holds and the potential effects of them selling it.

Deutsche Bank made a statement recently that Europe holds about double what the rest of the world does combined in US bonds and equity.

Sure but we were talking about just debt. Also the "rest of the world" is basically just China. I don't think it's a shocker that China isn't interested in betting on US companies.

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Post by dang »

fritzorino wrote: post #465
rpiguy wrote: post #457

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Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes, but they were morons No, not without an amendment allowing a third term, but even if there were an amendment probably still a No because he is too old and his very blunt and impolitic manner is not sustainable long-term in national leadership. According to the WSJ, thr President has lost about 8% of his voters, so he should make some adjustments. WSJ POLL: 92% of people who voted for Trump in 202…

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Re: Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands,Norway,Sweden,UK

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Post by scoofy »

consumer451 wrote: post #442

US voters, please be aware that this bill has been introduced in the House. Maybe call you reps to voice support? Democracy is not dead yet. > Bipartisan Legislation Prohibiting a U.S. Invasion of a NATO State Introduced https://hoyer.house.gov/media/press-releases/bipartisan-legi...

The vast majority of folks this message will reach are in tech heavy cities… almost all of which have Democratic Party representatives.

It’s honestly just very difficult to communicate with Republican parts of the country on open, reddit-like social media.

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Post by hypeatei »

kcplate wrote: post #488
hypeatei wrote: post #471

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Right, because an agency supposedly meant for "immigration enforcement" being sent to cities of the President's opponents so they can crackdown on protests and harass citizens is different... how? Is being persecuted for your religion worse than being persecuted for your political beliefs? There is a secret police force actively patrolling the streets, going door-to-door asking for papers, shooting American citizens…

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You pretending that this is merely federal agents enforcing immigration laws is delusion. Thousands of agents being sent to one city and hundreds more promised after backlash is not immigration enforcement, it's punishment for dissent.

> If you don’t want the door to door enforcement, have your local officials become cooperative in enforcing the immigration laws

Since when did States need to "cooperate" with federal law enforcement to avoid masked thugs terrorizing the populace? Weren't right wingers all about States' Rights under Democrat administrations?

> So no, I am not going to downplay and dishonor the victims of the the human rights violations of China by comparing it to what is happening here

I didn't ask you to "downplay" human rights violations done by China, I asked if you thought one type of persecution was worse than the other. Clearly you don't have an issue with the persecution happening in the US, so thanks for making that clear at least.

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Post by _zagj »

binary132 wrote: post #118
torlok wrote: post #47

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Military recruitment ads seem perplexingly resistant to the trends of increasing diversity in advertising. And the minorities one might assume to feel slighted by the oversight, are noticeably silent about it.

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Post by techbrovanguard »

kurtis_reed wrote: post #452
pseudosavant wrote: post #80

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We are trying. Please realize that the second largest conflict (based on spending) in the world right now, behind the Russian invasion of Ukraine, is DJT’s ICE attacks on the US. That is how much he is spending to attack his own country. More than Israel spends to occupy Palestinians. Sadly, if you look at polling, none of this is remotely unpopular with US Republican voters. Our country’s union is hanging on by tatt…

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Does the law require them to kill civilians?

Re: Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands,Norway,Sweden,UK

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Post by duxup »

EastLondonCoder wrote: post #252

This isn’t really about Greenland’s strategic value; it’s about the category error. You can trade goods, sign treaties, and negotiate basing rights. You can’t “buy” a people or their sovereignty especially when they don’t consent. That’s why Europe responds with process and principle: normalize coercion-as-bargaining among allies and you’re reviving a pre-1945 model of politics Europe built institutions to prevent. I…

Have they considered giving trump a Eurovision award so that he goes away?

Re: Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands,Norway,Sweden,UK

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Post by garganzol »

kubb wrote: post #489
garganzol wrote: post #459

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This is what they want you to believe. You are useful and convenient when you are malleable (to someone's else agenda aka "their choice"). Ideally, you should not practice any discernment at all, raise no questions, silence any suspicions. As if it's all by sheer coincidence and predefined by external forces ("chance"). Straight out of "Manipulators' Handbook 101".

You're the one not raising questions about this nonsensical maxim. It seems neat to you so you accept it as truth uncritically.

It's not the truth. It's an observation, one of many. It does not look neat, it looks horrible. However, I am ok to give it a deeper nuanced appreciation than to just negate it right off the bat.
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