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I'd rather be neither ... but ... I'd MUCH rather be a pessimist in Europe, languishing with an energy 9mm pointed at my head ... than an optimist under the Tr
by LightBug1 2y ago
I'd rather be neither ... but ...
I'd MUCH rather be a pessimist in Europe, languishing with an energy 9mm pointed at my head ... than an optimist under the Trump/Elon cabal ...
RIP DHH.
- cpursley 2y agoWell, have fun with all that (in the cold). Energy is everything.
- LightBug1 2y agoYou really think we're burning wood in metal dustbins in Europe? Get a fucking grip.
- cpursley 2y agoCompare current Western European energy prices with the rest of the world (even adjusted for income parity) and get back to me. While you’re at it, take a look at the recent lists of shuttered industrial manufacturing and petroleum based agriculture. Then run the numbers on which industries support the generous EU welfare state. Plus the increased security demands (and lack of industry to support it). It’s just not mathing out, the future of Europe (other than as a Disneyland museum for rich Chinese, Russians and Americans) is looking bleak. And I hate it as a lover of Europe.
- LightBug1 2y agoI made a moral point, so I'm not sure where you're going with this. I couldn't really care less about the energy and industrial disparity between nations and continents. But please continue to knock yourself out with it if it pleases. Thanks.
- cpursley 2y agoMoral point? “Democratic” European countries lock up more people for “mean” tweets and silent protests than autocratic Russia (who doesn’t claim to be democratic btw). And if you’re gonna downvote, by all means - prove me that I’m wrong with stats. I sincerely hope that I am, because that last 60mins with the Germans churned my stomach hard.
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- bmacho 2y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-war_protests_in_Russia_(2022-present)#Mass_arrests https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-war_protests_in_Russia_(2... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-war_protests_in_Russia_(2022–present)#Police_brutality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-war_protests_in_Russia_(2... Here there are 10k people from a half-a-year period.