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Well, it's a million signatures for something to be brought up, not for something to definitely become law. A decade or so ago I (among millions) signed to abo

Well, it's a million signatures for something to be brought up, not for something to definitely become law. A decade or so ago I (among millions) signed to abolish daylight saving time. Still waiting for that heh.

Volundr 4mo ago
Trump's said he wants to end it. That's something I'd back him on. I wish he'd sign that executive order and tilt that windmill in the courts instead of the stuff he is pushing. I'd be rooting for him!
- atoav 4mo ago
  Trump promises a lot of things, while also promising others their polar opposite or flipping 180° once in office. If you'd back a politician with a track record that bad on any promise, that is probably something telling more about you than the politician.
  - Volundr 4mo ago
    I'm not sure what your saying here? Trump lies so you'd rather his energy be spent on ICE raids, ending birthright citizenship, and illegal tarrifs than ending daylight savings? Personally I'd rather the latter but you do you.
    - atoav 4mo ago
      That is what you're saying. I was very clear.
      - Volundr 4mo ago
        No, I said exactly the opposite. My exact words: > I wish he'd sign that executive order and tilt that windmill in the courts instead of the stuff he is pushing. You say you were very clear, but I genuinely don't understand what about that you disagree with.
- merpkz 4mo ago
  Ah, the same guy who promised to end wars, that sounds good
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Hamuko 4mo ago
The daylight saving time shit is such a fucking fumble from the EU. We have an instance of direct democracy, we have EU politicians parading around saying “we’re gonna end it” and then absolutely nothing happens. Council points fingers at Commission, Commission points fingers at Council. “It’s their job.” How am I as an EU citizen supposed to be proud of being part of this dysfunctional mess?
- consp 4mo ago
  It's easy talking points during elections but requires lengthy legal procedures and thus gets chopped immediately. Politicians gonna be politicians. Better to be talking about the time of day than some other dog whisle.
  - kgwxd 4mo ago
    It's also been "abolished" many times around the world, then quickly reinstated when kids start dying.
    - Nursie 4mo ago
      Not everywhere. Western Australia has had four referenda on the topic since 1975, each time preceded by a trial period where daylight saving was observed, and every time it has been rejected and the state has switched back to no DST.
    - tmtvl 4mo ago
      Good thing there's actual data so we can find out how many countries observe DST: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time_by_country https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time_by_countr...>.
- izacus 4mo ago
  Does your member state - as an EU citizen - block the process perhaps? The daylight savings process has stopped because your countries can't agree on which timezone they'd like to be in.

Volundr 4mo ago

Trump's said he wants to end it. That's something I'd back him on. I wish he'd sign that executive order and tilt that windmill in the courts instead of the stuff he is pushing. I'd be rooting for him!

atoav 4mo ago
Trump promises a lot of things, while also promising others their polar opposite or flipping 180° once in office. If you'd back a politician with a track record that bad on any promise, that is probably something telling more about you than the politician.
- Volundr 4mo ago
  I'm not sure what your saying here? Trump lies so you'd rather his energy be spent on ICE raids, ending birthright citizenship, and illegal tarrifs than ending daylight savings? Personally I'd rather the latter but you do you.
  - atoav 4mo ago
    That is what you're saying. I was very clear.
    - Volundr 4mo ago
      No, I said exactly the opposite. My exact words: > I wish he'd sign that executive order and tilt that windmill in the courts instead of the stuff he is pushing. You say you were very clear, but I genuinely don't understand what about that you disagree with.
merpkz 4mo ago
Ah, the same guy who promised to end wars, that sounds good
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Hamuko 4mo ago

The daylight saving time shit is such a fucking fumble from the EU. We have an instance of direct democracy, we have EU politicians parading around saying “we’re gonna end it” and then absolutely nothing happens. Council points fingers at Commission, Commission points fingers at Council. “It’s their job.” How am I as an EU citizen supposed to be proud of being part of this dysfunctional mess?

consp 4mo ago
It's easy talking points during elections but requires lengthy legal procedures and thus gets chopped immediately. Politicians gonna be politicians. Better to be talking about the time of day than some other dog whisle.
- kgwxd 4mo ago
  It's also been "abolished" many times around the world, then quickly reinstated when kids start dying.
  - Nursie 4mo ago
    Not everywhere. Western Australia has had four referenda on the topic since 1975, each time preceded by a trial period where daylight saving was observed, and every time it has been rejected and the state has switched back to no DST.
  - tmtvl 4mo ago
    Good thing there's actual data so we can find out how many countries observe DST: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time_by_country https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time_by_countr...>.
izacus 4mo ago
Does your member state - as an EU citizen - block the process perhaps? The daylight savings process has stopped because your countries can't agree on which timezone they'd like to be in.