Raziel
2mo ago
The name-calling should precisely be seen in the context. JD Vance is not coy about signaling to white nationalists and making strong claims about heritage Americans, yet fails to uphold those talking points in something that is completely up to him. Which, of course, is not surprising.
Raziel
2mo ago
What is the basis of believing that the multinational organization has been hijacked by narrow special interests? Just because EU has taken a stronger stance against Russia doesn't mean it is the result of Baltic hijacking. I'm not personally biggest fan of Kallas either, but he isn't doing really anything out of lockstep with major EU powers. If there is any conflict, it is probably a convenient conflict (as in organizations it is sometimes good to have a good/bad cop combination).
Raziel
2mo ago
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What is this dumb take on the Baltics? Probably the whitest countries in the block and are actually policy wise one of the harshest on non-white immigration (Estonia caps non-EU immigration at 0.1%, and that is from the same parties that the librul Kallas for example represents). If you are butthurt about foreign policy approach regarding Russia, then it is no different from Poland.
Raziel
2mo ago
I think I care a lot more about my people's extinction than you think, but I don't consider current foreign policy approach from US towards Europe being anyhow helpful towards any sort of solution regarding it and as I said, it becomes laughable when it is so vocally espoused by people in the administration who in real life procreate in polar opposite fashion.
But I think another comment was helpful in illuminating that it could be a proxy way to communicate something about US itself, but doesn't make the likes of JD less hilarious.
Raziel
2mo ago
So basically a shithole vs an even worse shithole? I guess I can understand.
Raziel
2mo ago
Could some American enlighten me about this obsession with Europe's demographic replacement when US white population is dropping off the cliff even faster? VP with pajeet wife? Not to mention the diversity and multicultural shit has always been product of US intellectuals first and foremost.
Raziel
2mo ago
"Hey, if someone tries to run over a cop, do you think the cop might shoot them?"
When you ask such a question, most people in their heads would envision a car already at reasonable speed intentionally crashing into a cop, not a scenario which was visible from the various footages here.
I think it's very simple to understand that maybe people don't want to live in a society where a consequence of obstructing justice to any degree is getting shot, especially if it is predicated on how the officer just happens to feel in the situation.
Doesn't help that in this scenario President himself added fuel to the fire with the original tweet by garnishing Good's actions with hyperbolic or even outright false adjectives.
Raziel
4mo ago
a) Firewalls so hard that one of the most actual effective anti-immigrant parties is leftists? Also if you actually familiarized yourself with actual policy as of latest for whole of EU, illegal immigration in and refugee entries in particular has decreased significantly due to measures taken by current EU governments. Getting in legally isn't too easy of a feat either. b) What is this historic break represented by the administration? Crackdown on illegal immigration and putting a pause on some 4th world countries? Won't move a real needle on legal immigration.
Raziel
4mo ago
Why are you comparing top 1% on a platform with a blue-collar worker? Top 1% in almost every industry makes a lot of money.
No need to list examples of these Indian or Arab mayors in UK. It's just hypocritical to hear it from US and even current administration. If it came from Japan, sure.
As for feeling, possible, but not enough if you are critical. Mind you, haven't looked into data proper, but it wouldn't be damning to the change in free speech standards if the feeling coincides with clearly people communicating more in online spaces and issues that seemingly would have been censored anyway having become more prevalent.
I am personally skeptical myself about there being that many ardent defenders of free speech in principle. I identify myself as a principled one (at least now), but time and time just shows that people are just interested in their version of free speech. These days it's even exemplified by US President himself.
Raziel
4mo ago
I am not the biggest fan of European attitude towards free speech, but it's amusing to see how it just displays the ignorance of Americans to think that something has fundamentally changed in Europe in relation to the treatment of free speech when it has always been like this in Europe. Nowadays the issue is just that speech is increasingly online. I think it's far to criticize Europe, but I think most of the dunking coming from US actors are in terribly bad faith and nonsensical. You have the most brazenly corrupt president in the history of US and country full of non-White immigrants (with VP's wife being Indian for god's sake), and we get lectured for seemingly failing to be democratic and preserving our cultural identities. As far as European weak military goes, this is has been fully devised by US policy. I think dunking on economy is fine, but even there when Musk makes snide remarks about how EU should be dismantled in favor of sovereign nations, you know he is full of shit. EU is the best thing that could've happened to a business wanting to export into EU with the exception if you favor Putin-style cronyist regimes where single people can be paid off. I am self-critical of Europe as an European, but most of the criticism I'd take as fair if it came from a country like Japan, not US.
What universal human rights stopped working for a prolonged time during COVID?
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