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[โ€“] pseudo@jlai.lu 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)
[โ€“] B0rax@feddit.org 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] pseudo@jlai.lu 4 points 3 months ago

It took me some time. Thank you.

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[โ€“] sundaymidnight@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (17 children)

Russia has more than 80 oblasts and republiques, China is a huge land, USA too...

Europe, in comparison, us really small. Seriously, a teacher teached us that the complete Europe is practically our country (Argentina). Then, you don't have opportunity in a separated forn. But you must cooperate positively with others (abandoning the colonialism). USA, China and Russia are the doom of world.

Evidently, we need to explore another options that it's not to submit to dictatorships but to live a good human life.

[โ€“] basxto@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 months ago

complete Europe is practically our country (Argentina).

By area Argentina is 66% of EU and EU is 43% of USA. Although Argentina is still the 8th.

The whole continent of Europe is a little bit larger than the USA. At least with how it is defined on Wikipedia (Ural mountain/river as border) and Russia would cover 39% of that area.

Surely you cannot compare Argentina to a bloc with almost 10 times the population and 31 times the GDP.
To further illustrate, approximately:

  • Population-wise, the EU is to Argentina as Argentina is to Panama.
  • GDP-wise, the EU is to Argentina as Argentina is to Nicaragua.
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[โ€“] biofaust@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

We need to get rid of the veto power.

Even if it could mean the end of Hungary as we know it, given the decades of root-taking that Fidesz and Orban have been doing.

[โ€“] PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

We might have the chance to vote Orbรกn out next March, but I'm still skeptical tbh, because Fidesz always outperformed the polls.

Unfortunately my local friends don't want to vote at all, but let's hope. t. hungarian

[โ€“] biofaust@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Having lived there a long time ago I remain with the question: is the alternative any good or even just better?

What your local friends do has bred a political class that only seeks appeal among very old voters and voting boomers or those boomers prefer (like Meloni in Italy) is always the worst one can do.

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[โ€“] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

There needs to be a few head rollings to have even half a chance at that bottom row

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