saubeidl

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   by saubeidl 11mo ago

   Or how that is in any way related to the other several instances of "ever closer union" wording that France signed up to.
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   by saubeidl 11mo ago

   > How dare those uppity Slavs have any ideas that conflict with our better wisdom, right? I am an uppity Slav myself, brate. > Neither Czech lands, nor Slovenia, Galicia etc. were, in any sense, Austrian colonies. It was an amalgamati
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   by saubeidl 11mo ago

   What are you even talking about
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   by saubeidl 11mo ago

   All of this is disinformation and propaganda. There is parliamentary oversight, it's literally the next step in the process. We all voted for the EU commission through our respective elections for national governments, who appoint the
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   by saubeidl 11mo ago

   This has happened many a time. The US constitution is one such example.
6. 636.▲
   by saubeidl 11mo ago

   > The will of the people isn't there The will of the people never mattered. All that matters is ideology and force to execute on it. > Becoming more like China is not particularly attractive for former Eastern Bloc countries Yeah
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   by saubeidl 11mo ago

   I don't think a mere Federalization should happen. I think a unitary state is - as you said! - what we all signed up for and what we should get. There's a reason the "ever closer" phrasing has been repeated over and over
8. 638.▲
   by saubeidl 11mo ago

   Not only are you moving your goalposts from "this wasn't the original purpose" (it was - it's part of the founding document!), but it has been reaffirmed and strengthened over and over again since: https://com
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   by saubeidl 11mo ago

   > The EU was created as an economic and trade institution. How has it morphed into a wierd political institution, which NATO was already supposed to be? That is not the case. The 1957 Treaty Establishing the European Community contained
10. 640.▲
    by saubeidl 11mo ago

    Please don't make the dystopian hypnosis box any more dystopian.
11. 641.▲
    by saubeidl 11mo ago

    That is assuming the capitalist narrative preferred by US leadership is non-ideological. I suspect both are bias factors.
12. 642.▲
    by saubeidl 11mo ago

    That already exists: https://waydro.id/
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    by saubeidl 11mo ago

    This directly contradicts the article: > Revenue from it has climbed despite the exodus and now sits at 0.6% of GDP — not a trivial sum. For context, Britain’s Labour government is hunting for savings of a similar magnitude to help hit i
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    Norway's lesson on wealth taxes: let some millionaires go(reuters.com)

    11 points by saubeidl 11mo ago|6 comments
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    by saubeidl 11mo ago

    There's also Widelands [0], which is basically an open source Settlers II with extra features. [0] https://www.widelands.org/
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    by saubeidl 11mo ago

    https://archive.ph/JS4Z9
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    EU plans minerals stockpile centre to stop US snapping up supplies(ft.com)

    14 points by saubeidl 11mo ago|2 comments
18. 648.▲
    by saubeidl 1y ago

    Thank you for the pro-consumer regulation, EU.
19. 649.▲
    by saubeidl 1y ago

    Hey, if it isn't "blood and soil" rhetoric. Very early 20th century. Back in vogue, I suppose.
20. 650.▲
    by saubeidl 1y ago

    The Gestapo, too, got the occasional actual criminal. It still wasn't a good organization.
21. 651.▲
    by saubeidl 1y ago

    The people with the guns and the militias are the ones in support of the tyrant, unfortunately.
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    by saubeidl 1y ago

    Not just re-post someone else's call: https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/1155827032777...
23. 653.▲
    by saubeidl 1y ago

    Why can't we counter-retaliate? Where are our cojones?
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    Donald Trump calls for Democrat members of Congress to be arrested and executed(mirror.co.uk)

    31 points by saubeidl 1y ago|8 comments
25. 655.▲
    by saubeidl 1y ago

    I disagree with this move. However, I disagree with moves made in other places even more. Especially the US has been moving away from rule of law at a rapid pace.
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    by saubeidl 1y ago

    I studied History in Austria. Those who do not know it are doomed to repeat it.
27. 657.▲
    by saubeidl 1y ago

    Essentially all modern advertising is evil.
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    by saubeidl 1y ago

    I did the opposite, I moved to the EU before it is too late. It's the only power left that stands for rule of law.
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    by saubeidl 1y ago

    Shameful decision, caving to foreign capital interests. Do better, EU.
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    by saubeidl 1y ago

    The Gestapo, too, was "law enforcement officials, who are just doing their job". Sometimes the job is to be an armed thug for a racist authoritarian. In that case, just doing it is not a good excuse.