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- Comment on What is the difference between an American liberal and a liberal outside the USA? 36 minutes ago:
Nope. Some political parties use it as neoliberal but ordinary people don’t.
- Comment on Why do US airports have a lot more jet bridges than EU airports? 37 minutes ago:
Yup. All stores and public buildings must be accessible.
- Comment on Is there a point we can track down when we stopped caring about doctors, nurses, teacher, etc? And thought it was a great idea to pay atheletes millions and screw everyone else? 39 minutes ago:
You just made exactly point.
- Comment on Should leftists who are anti-authoritarian use the term "comrade"? 1 day ago:
Clueless idiot.
- Comment on Is there a point we can track down when we stopped caring about doctors, nurses, teacher, etc? And thought it was a great idea to pay atheletes millions and screw everyone else? 2 days ago:
Professors used to be paid the same as surgeons. Surgeon salaries kept up with inflation, professor salaries did not.
- Comment on Is there a point we can track down when we stopped caring about doctors, nurses, teacher, etc? And thought it was a great idea to pay atheletes millions and screw everyone else? 2 days ago:
Only it’s the same in many other countries.
- Comment on How often do you change your towels? 3 days ago:
What a waste of water and energy.
- Comment on Why do US airports have a lot more jet bridges than EU airports? 5 days ago:
“Europe” has different laws in different countries. The UK is incredibly keen on accessibility, but Germany is ablist as hell, for instance.
- Comment on Do rich people in landlocked countries have yachts? 5 days ago:
They mostly rent them. Yachts are so expensive to run that they’re not worth it for a mere millionaire.
- Comment on YSK about Psyllium husk 1 week ago:
Nice try, Hank.
- Comment on What is the moral jurisdiction behind not wishing who're rich and in executive positions to die? 1 week ago:
That would be great, of course, but history tells us they either get away with it and die (sometimes) peacefully in their sleep or they’re killed by a mob.
I like the way Stalin went. “Oh no, he fell down, call a doctor.” Doctors (who had been relentlessly persecuted): “We’re not treating him, bugger off.” Stalin’s cronies: “Whelp, we’ll just put him to bed and see what happens.”
- Comment on YSK that Boris Johnson was one of the most corrupt Prime Minister in British history. He was obsessed about money 1 week ago:
Singapore solved this problem by paying its politicians really well. You’d think that would result in more corruption because people would do anything to get the job, but it hasn’t.
- Comment on I'm gonna need a walk-in shower soon enough 1 week ago:
Or it’s one of those trays with high-ish sides.
- Comment on I'm gonna need a walk-in shower soon enough 1 week ago:
I have one of those. Having water everywhere, especially when it’s hard water, isn’t as much fun as it sounds.
- Comment on Why does everyone put celery in soup stock? 1 week ago:
I hate celery as a vegetable, I like it in mirepoix as a flavour.
- Comment on YSK that Stanford scientists examined what happens when people stop using social media. They found deactivating Facebook and Instagram significantly improved users' emotional well-being and happiness 1 week ago:
I have anything to do with news switched off and only follow crafters, local event announcements, nature photographers and close friends. Why would quitting FB or Insta make any difference?
- Comment on at what point in life it's too late to go back to school? 1 week ago:
Menopause and severe brain fog would like a word.
- Comment on The USA and Europe are now enemies 2 weeks ago:
The US will be bankrolling Russia so it can attack the EU.
- Comment on why is fossil fuel still used? 2 weeks ago:
Hahahahahahahahahaha!
- Comment on Sooo... This is happening on Imgur 2 weeks ago:
The local codes are FR, MüL and Lö. This guy’s licence plate was FR HH and then the number.
I’d assumed y’all would be smart enough to figure out I didn’t mean the first two letters but I suppose I was wrong.
- Comment on Sooo... This is happening on Imgur 2 weeks ago:
Nope. I mean, yes, it is, but the one I saw yesterday had a Freiburg code (FR) and then HH.
- Comment on If WW3 breaks out, what countries are going to be on which side? 2 weeks ago:
No, the US will not be on the side of Europe.
- Comment on If WW3 breaks out, what countries are going to be on which side? 2 weeks ago:
The US will be bankrolling Russia. Russia is weak and poor. The only reason they’re still in Ukraine is China. And once they’ve conquered that, the US will happily help them invade the rest of Europe.
- Comment on If WW3 breaks out, what countries are going to be on which side? 2 weeks ago:
Nope. America, Russia, China and Russia will divide the world amongst them.
- Comment on Countries/Cities without Walmart's/Giant super centers 2 weeks ago:
European motorways are a nightmare. It might not look that far on the map, but I’d rather drive from Boston to Brooklin ME on the i95 than from Karlsruhe to Freiburg on the A5.
- Comment on Sooo... This is happening on Imgur 2 weeks ago:
The top right picture needs “HH” added to it. It’s what people use on license plates. Used to be banned in Germany, but I saw one yesterday so I think My Little Nazi has unbanned it.
- Comment on Sooo... This is happening on Imgur 2 weeks ago:
Let’s call a spade a spade. It’s Nazism.
- Comment on why is fossil fuel still used? 2 weeks ago:
Fun fact: Shell patented tons of alternatives to fossil fuel and then shelved them.
Sauce: worked there.
- Comment on Countries/Cities without Walmart's/Giant super centers 2 weeks ago:
Germany. Even the “big” supermarkets are tiny and they’re all German owned.
- Comment on Is it Possible that a Typical Quantity of Sneezes is Inherited/Genetic? 3 weeks ago:
I have sun sneezes but I only sneeze once.