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Switzerland didn't land a man on the moon

atoav 3y ago
Yeah, but they have social healthcare, so I guess they weep all the way to their four+ weeks of paid vacation in their beautiful alpine landscape with drinking-water-quality lakes. It probably crushes their souls that the US landed on the moon over half a century ago. On a more serious note, it crushes my soul to see that US citizens, given all the US dystopian problems still cling to old (and granted: impressive!) victories, while there seems to be not a scintilla of optimism for the challenges ahead. This is like worshipping the flame, when you should carry on the fire. The spirit that made the moon landing possible is the opposite of what is displayed here.
- ginko 3y ago
  >Yeah, but they have social healthcare The Swiss healthcare system is based on compulsory private health insurance. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_Switzerland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_Switzerland
  - BrandoElFollito 3y ago
    This is not that different from France. We have compulsory health insurance which is deducted from our pay slip. On top of that you have an extra insurance which is or not compulsory depending where you work. We do have, however, a decent basic coverage for people who do not work, immigrants, ...
- iancmceachern 3y ago
  1- they don't have social Healthcare 2- I'm from Colorado, where there is also "drinking water quality lakes" (ever seen a Coors can?) 3- No one is holding onto this victory, the challenges the US faces are no more or less dystopian than any other country. I'm tired of people complaining about a country they barely know anything about. Go outside and meet your neighbors, stop watching doom and gloom YouTube videos all day.
  - jeffrallen 3y ago
    Also: only suckers drink from a lake when there's a beautiful spring nearby, and only slightly farther down the valley, a Alp hostel, where you can get not only clean water, but also cold beer and a nut torte.
    - iancmceachern 3y ago
      Yup, we have springs in Colorado too
amelius 3y ago
China will soon. So, Chinese pocket knives then, for you?
- iancmceachern 3y ago
  I'll wait and see how it goes
- MeImCounting 3y ago
  China actually does manufacture some very high quality pocket knives, they mainly OEM for American designers but the machining is actually very good.

Yeah, but they have social healthcare, so I guess they weep all the way to their four+ weeks of paid vacation in their beautiful alpine landscape with drinking-water-quality lakes. It probably crushes their souls that the US landed on the moon over half a century ago. On a more serious note, it crushes my soul to see that US citizens, given all the US dystopian problems still cling to old (and granted: impressive!) victories, while there seems to be not a scintilla of optimism for the challenges ahead. This is like worshipping the flame, when you should carry on the fire. The spirit that made the moon landing possible is the opposite of what is displayed here.

ginko 3y ago
>Yeah, but they have social healthcare The Swiss healthcare system is based on compulsory private health insurance. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_Switzerland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_Switzerland
- BrandoElFollito 3y ago
  This is not that different from France. We have compulsory health insurance which is deducted from our pay slip. On top of that you have an extra insurance which is or not compulsory depending where you work. We do have, however, a decent basic coverage for people who do not work, immigrants, ...
iancmceachern 3y ago
1- they don't have social Healthcare 2- I'm from Colorado, where there is also "drinking water quality lakes" (ever seen a Coors can?) 3- No one is holding onto this victory, the challenges the US faces are no more or less dystopian than any other country. I'm tired of people complaining about a country they barely know anything about. Go outside and meet your neighbors, stop watching doom and gloom YouTube videos all day.
- jeffrallen 3y ago
  Also: only suckers drink from a lake when there's a beautiful spring nearby, and only slightly farther down the valley, a Alp hostel, where you can get not only clean water, but also cold beer and a nut torte.
  - iancmceachern 3y ago
    Yup, we have springs in Colorado too

amelius 3y ago

China will soon. So, Chinese pocket knives then, for you?

iancmceachern 3y ago
I'll wait and see how it goes
MeImCounting 3y ago
China actually does manufacture some very high quality pocket knives, they mainly OEM for American designers but the machining is actually very good.