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by refurb 1y ago
You chose to ignore all the points I made. Why?
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by refurb 1y ago
It’s a terrible idea and creates more problems than it solves. You eliminate the good and the bad ideas. You eliminate the good ideas that are simple “bad” because it upsets people with power. You eliminate the good ideas that are “bad” s
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by refurb 1y ago
No, I don’t mean laws like that. I mean laws like that label near everything as cancer causing.
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by refurb 1y ago
And propaganda by definition isn’t false information. Propaganda can be factual as well.
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by refurb 1y ago
The problem is not the content, the problem is people believing things blindly. The idea that we need to protect people from “bad information” is a dark path to go down.
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by refurb 1y ago
You’re taking public comments ways too seriously. Relations clearly aren’t poisoned since the EU and US are still closely collaborating on several fronts such as policy towards China and Ukraine. Don’t mistake harsh words intended for domes
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by refurb 1y ago
Trudeau was allowed by parliamentary rules to end parliament sessions for the year. Mossadegh was not allowed to do it.
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by refurb 1y ago
Nice observation!
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by refurb 1y ago
California has a long track record of passing laws that don’t really do anything.
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by refurb 1y ago
Whoever can measure accurately how much value a CEO brings to their firm deserves a Nobel Prize.
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by refurb 1y ago
No they don't. A business selling products or services and receiving a foreign currency, doesn't lead to higher foreign reserves for the country. Care to try again?
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by refurb 1y ago
You started with transactions then moved to reserves. Tell me the missing piece.
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by refurb 1y ago
Like most arguments online it’s a bunch of people with little to know knowledge of the actual facts filling in whatever details they want with their own opinions then getting hysterical over the hypothetical implications. I for one choose n
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by refurb 1y ago
The government enforcing laws on the books isn’t cancel culture? I mean if laws weren’t broken, and it was pressure alone because of personal views, then yeah that’s wrong.
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by refurb 1y ago
Because discussions that go political are quite boring. There are a million sites you can go on to find such “discussions” so HN doesn’t feel like it’s the type of content that aligns well with its ethos.
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by refurb 1y ago
I mean the FCC has rules around the content that can be put on public airwaves. It has been held up in court. Whether the FCC’s actions are also legal here I don’t know. But it goes to show the insanity of US politics that one can make an
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by refurb 1y ago
You were the one arguing “the first amendment doesn’t protect again consequences”. What changed?
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by refurb 1y ago
Issuing bonds and “moving away” aren’t the same as becoming the world’s reserve currency. People are getting confused. It’s like saying because I shopped at Walmart last week, Walmart will become the sole supplier of everything I buy.
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by refurb 1y ago
What does open borders have to do with currency?
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by refurb 1y ago
The yuan is not freely exchangeable and doesn't float. How can a currency like that be the world's reserve? Would you agree to sell $10M in oil if you got paid in yuan that you're not sure you can convert into another curren
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by refurb 1y ago
But a mortage isn't the only cost of owning. Property taxes, maintenance, possibly utilities.
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by refurb 1y ago
Move to what exactly?
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by refurb 1y ago
This. All the talk about about trade or industrial might is pointless if the Yuan isn’t fully convertible and the exchange rate floats. And China isn’t going to do that any time soon because of capital flight out of China and the artificial
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by refurb 1y ago
You are. No, political violence isn't an "inevitable part of life".
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by refurb 1y ago
You’re missing the forest for the trees. The issue is political violence. Whether it’s done up close or far away is a distraction from the fact it exists.
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by refurb 1y ago
Right, but how many people get 6+ visas in Vietnam? Those are typically work visas. I doubt there have been 68M foreigners who have opened bank accounts in Vietnam.
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by refurb 1y ago
You’re quoting statistics that are irrelevant to the point. Mass shootings are not political violence. I can come up with a multitude of political violence examples in countries with strict weapons laws - New Zealand, France, Japan. Then
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by refurb 1y ago
What’s old is new again! When I lived overseas my laundry was often dried in the sun and it’s amazing how fast the color is bleached out.
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by refurb 1y ago
I doubt they are mostly foreign accounts. It’s not easy to open a bank account in Vietnam even before these changes. Typically you’d need some sort of long-term visa. It’s more likely Vietnam who opened these accounts. Often done to keep
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by refurb 1y ago
It's been a slow tightening of financial transfers in Vietnam. Not that long ago, it was all cash. Then bank transfers became more common, but it was the wild west compared to the US. You could transfer billions in VND (millions in U

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