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1: future magic
2: future magic

But yes, that fireball would be spectacular even if the ship could somehow survive.

Hong Kong maybe, but Tibet is no more China than Cuba is part of the US. They’re two distinct cultures with different histories. You might as well say Korea is China, Vietnam is China.

I’ve done this. Hilariously frustrating when it starts doubling down on hallucinations.

It’s still their home, or do you want to kick them out as well?

Both of your stories are interesting but are only anecdotes at the end of the day. What’s important is that this is banning a religious practice because you dislike or don’t agree with it. That’s a road we shouldn’t go down. We have countless examples throughout history and in our present day of heavy handed approaches to enforcing cultural and religious unity, and most people who are not authoritarians agree that this is a bad thing to do.

This law also oppresses freedom of expression and it will only make muslims more resentful and resistant to integration.

I appreciate your optimism, truly. But I wish you could try talking some sense into the average American on this topic. You would see quickly that we’re a long, long ways from the days of the west coast waterfront strike and things like that. Most have been brainwashed to believe that unions are a bad thing.

even if i have to drive half an hour to get to it or take a day off from work.

No offense, but this sentence alone shows just how disconnected you are from the struggles of Americans

Anyone else remember when forums were just for having fun, not making the owners money or collecting data? Can’t believe it used to be that way.

It actually allows intelligence agencies more capabilities for investigations. This is Germany, remember. Paperwork…

I’ve met lots of people from different countries and the story is always the same. Low wages, jobs hard to find, housing inaccessible, politicians corrupt. Then the response is always to find a scapegoat. That’s the root of fascism, authoritarianism, whatever you want to call it.

Plus most people don’t want to talk politics. At least in the U.S, it is considered a somewhat rude or inappropriate conversation topic in casual conversations.

Germans are thankfully more open about discussing politics in my experience. But it’s difficult because people get tiktok brain worms and their logical side goes out the window. Back in the US, we still haven’t figured out the solution to this.

The internet would have you believe the majority of Americans are maga. When it’s actually only 30%.

Depends where you live tbh.