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by Freedom2 2y ago
Annex implies the use of force. For Greenland in particular, this is about opening negotiations. No doubt just a strong negotiation tactic from the US president, and it's not like it's unusual for the US to conduct negotiations li
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by Freedom2 2y ago
> You just have to be extra-ordinary in your field. So pretty much most HN commenters, then.
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by Freedom2 2y ago
Isn't prison labor a large part of some town's economies? Sounds like it could work just fine, so your assertion is false.
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by Freedom2 2y ago
The US has no pedestrian safety regulations at all for car design. Some have been proposed but it's 2025 and still nothing enacted.
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by Freedom2 2y ago
Thanks for the clarification. This is why I love browsing and reading HN - insightful comments that provide context, clarification as well as back them up with sources.
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by Freedom2 2y ago
Given how much the US wants to deregulate everything, perhaps it can become the Shenzhen of the West. And not in the good way.
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by Freedom2 2y ago
To add onto your point, America already had 4 years of Trump, and Trump was very clear on what he and the people aligned to him were going to do throughout his campaign. What is happening now is what America voted for and what they wanted.
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by Freedom2 2y ago
I was under the impression from a lot of comments from smart HNers when DOGE was first announced that Musk would simply be in a advisory position, or would simply report to someone else and wouldn't have any real access or power. What
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by Freedom2 2y ago
What's wrong with the voting system? As one of the first and arguably greatest democracies (until perhaps recently?), the voting system is one thing that stands out as equal and fair when considering populations of different densities.
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by Freedom2 2y ago
As others have asserted, this happens with every administration changeover. It is only more publicly viewable now (as in, people are reporting on it) due to the nature of the administration. Now is a time for unity and joining together as A
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by Freedom2 2y ago
Agreed. One of the greatest liberties here in the US is that we are free to sue and counter-sue whomever we like - the free market of the people unfettered and unchained!
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by Freedom2 2y ago
What part is specifically clickbait here? The title (and article) says the profit dropped, not that the stock has dropped. Am I missing something?
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by Freedom2 2y ago
Competing is hard and expensive, whereas banning is for sure the faster way to make stock values go up and exec's total package as a result.
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by Freedom2 2y ago
All conservatives want is less government interference and less taxes! They never voted for any of this.
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by Freedom2 2y ago
I'm on the fence about this kind of talk, to be honest. I ask myself sometimes, is it fair to demean those who have been let down by the state they were educated in? I know that generally Americans are uninspired and under educated, bu
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by Freedom2 2y ago
Even still, there's the Toyota Supra (~$57k USD) or GR86 (~$31k USD) which also look nothing like blobs.
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by Freedom2 2y ago
> Everything I'm rather fond of the new Lotus Emira or the Aston Martin Valhalla, both which look like anything but a "nondescript blob".
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by Freedom2 2y ago
On the other hand, it'll likely never be finished before the president's term is up, judging from my own experiences with modernization projects.
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by Freedom2 2y ago
As someone who typically only buys American-made goods, the amount of government money that US automakers receive is miniscule compared to what China automakers get. Unfortunately due to the lack of transparency, I doubt we can get actual n
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by Freedom2 2y ago
Can you provide any statistics to show that it's an outlier?
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by Freedom2 2y ago
Absurd. To use just one example, if the US Gov has that mandate, why is extreme gerrymandering allowed? Seems like it's common for Americans to just repeat what they've been told without actually thinking about it.
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by Freedom2 2y ago
Americans have held all their presidents accountable in the way they deem best according to their values.
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by Freedom2 2y ago
Of course, but that doesn't negate OP's comment that it runs better emulated still.
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by Freedom2 2y ago
Correct! I was more-so addressing the following statement, not necessarily the mathematical maximum one: > As it happens, there will always exist a health insurance company with highest denial rate among all companies If OP was going to
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by Freedom2 2y ago
> As it happens, there will always exist a health insurance company with highest denial rate among all companies. That's a simple mathematical fact: a finite set of numbers has a maximum number. You need to do more legwork to show a
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by Freedom2 2y ago
Do you happen to have a study stating that social distancing literally didn't work? Anecdotally, all people I know who never got COVID were very remote and had little contact with others, perhaps a form of extreme social distancing one
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by Freedom2 2y ago
> What research did you do before making your statement? I clearly stated "as far as I'm aware" and that I am happy to be corrected. I appreciate the extra information, but the tone here is not appreciated and is skirting
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by Freedom2 2y ago
If we're comparing the United States against third-world countries and not against their peers, then this isn't really a discussion worth having. > Someone in a wheelchair, or who is blind or mute, is much better accomodated in
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by Freedom2 2y ago
Pre-existing conditions, which as far as I'm aware, is a US-only concept. I'm happy to be corrected for that, though.
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by Freedom2 2y ago
> most people aren't pedants They should come visit HackerNews once in a while :D

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