TheOctonaut

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[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 11 points 3 months ago (6 children)

In what sense was that not clear

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah ok bud, I'll let the Swiss know they can stop pretending to be a country now that France, Germany and Italy are unlikely to subsume them.

It is absolutely a foundation. Foundations dry and even crack but that doesn't bring the whole house down if you've built something on it. Which in Switzerland's case is insane rent (to keep the Italians out), mass armament (to keep the Germans out), watch making (to keep the French out), and cowbells (to keep one specific Dutch woman out).

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 19 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Then you are incredibly wrong. Creating a siege mentality is literally one of the easiest tricks to make people bond and form a cohesive group. I'd say about half of Europe's countries exist in large part as "we're not English/French/German" as much as any real original common identity.

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 7 points 3 months ago

No, lawyers. Long suffering lawyers.

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz -3 points 3 months ago

The UN is specifically not a protester with a gun.

The moment the UN uses proactive force, it just becomes NATO.

Yes this is just a strongly worded letter. You might think that's useless. Not sure what you expect them to do differently though?

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 7 points 3 months ago

"Protest in person scheduled for June 5th! Remember to protest peacefully and within the free speech zones! #50501"

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They forget it because that's not the words of the song.

The song uses an Italian phrase from a fictional gravestone and spells it the Spanish way to appeal to American Spanish speakers.

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Right. Just so we're clear then, he knows Mattel is a company, and he thinks companies can impose tariffs on the USA.

And that's better?

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Can you people just stay on .ml so the blocklists work instead of making us read the dumbest takes this side of VK?

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I don't know what client you're using but this post is a mess.

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 40 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Eh. Not sure native shrubbery would be the best choice in this particular situation.

It will probably be 80% dandelions and clover in a few years though.

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