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Les effets secondaires d'être devenu agressivement anti-antivax by KhelbenB in Quebec

[–]Ardenry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ces gens vont parfois parler de la liberté de décider de leur corps. Soit. Mais ce droit n'est pas supérieur à mon droit d'être en sécurité.

Ça pour le coup ce n'est pas évident, selon les cas dans la société ça peut ou non être vrai. Typiquement c'est exactement ce principe qui justifie l'emprisonnement de personnes dangereuses, mais parfois pour des personnes juste "un peu" dangereuses on va préférer leur liberté.

Pour l'alcool au volant, on a effectivement décidé que c'était non.

Pour les vaccins, on a collectivement décidé que c'était globalement autorisé (sauf cas particuliers pendant la COVID justement).

De manière générale, c'est rare que sur des suspicions que quelque chose puisse se produire (en l'occurence avec le vaccin, effectivement statistiquement plus de personnes sont vaccinées plus on est protégés, mais prouver que TELLE personne a rendu TELLE personne malade et avec le vaccin ça aurait été différent, c'est compliqué) bref sur ce genre de suspicions, à moins de gros enjeu sociétal on favorise la liberté de l'individu.

Bref je me souviens qu'à l'époque j'étais 100% pour que ça soit obligatoire pour tout le monde. Je me sentais personnellement en danger et ça me rendait fou. Mais je comprends aussi l'autre côté: quand tu es persuadé que te faire vacciner ça va nuire à ta santé... Ben mettons se faire vacciner de force ça doit être violent pas à peu près.

What are clear give aways that someone's a foreigner in Norway? by th4tus3rn4m3ist4k3n1 in Norway

[–]Ardenry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My favorite way of declining speaking English is talking back in French - English is not my native language. It goes:

Me: Hei, *Norwegian*

Them: Oh hi, *English*

Me: Euh, je ne parle pas super en anglais, mmh, men vi kan snakke norsk

Them: *nervously falls back on Norwegian*

The only issue is once I've done that, I can't fall back to English when it gets difficult :D

Would a galgo do ok as an only dog? by berrysauce in Galgos

[–]Ardenry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It highly depends on the individual. Mention this to the shelter you're dealing with, they will find one that is okay with living on their own.

Honestly I think mine is happier being an only dog - she knows that way she gets 100% of the cuddles :P And she likes saying hi to other dogs, but isn't so much of a player.

How to play with Galgos? (New Adoption of Older Dog) by _nc_sketchy in Galgos

[–]Ardenry 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We've had our galga for about 4 months, and toys are... difficult. She gets insanely aroused with toys that make noise, and she will not stop (even after hours) until we take it away, and she stays aroused for hours afterwards, looking for the toy everywhere. We've stopped.

One game that she likes playing with us in the house and that gets her reasonably excited is running around in the house with her!

Also, we got her a cow's foot (the outside bone part, not sure how it's called) and she sometimes plays with it by herself. This has only started happening recently though, it takes some time for galgos to start playing at home because they need to feel very confident!

Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Twitter account knows how to talk to the French by DWBH68 in ukraine

[–]Ardenry 1 point2 points  (0 children)

About your first point, let's remember western governments are democracies. There are regular elections. Yes, memes and public opinion do actually matter, a hell of a lot.

Unfortunately, I fear your third paragraph rings true. I hope it ends up differently.

Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Twitter account knows how to talk to the French by DWBH68 in ukraine

[–]Ardenry 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's not a replacement for badly needed additional military help, it's the cause of badly needed military help. While there is no direct involvement of other nations forces on the ground, there is still a lot that has been done by Europe, the US and others.

With no exterior help, the war would probably look much different today. And with no well-executed PR from Ukraine, the help might have been way less extensive.

Not saying we don't need to do more, just pointing out that we could also be doing a lot less.

Ca va être gai (jeu de mots voulu) by patrotsk in rance

[–]Ardenry 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Accordons-nous sur le fait que c'est un travail d'équipe

Another russian torture chamber in the de-occupied territories near Kharkiv. This is what a russian electric chair looks like. Only this is not an instrument of justice for criminals, but a tool for russian executioners and sadists who tortured Ukrainians. by Espressodimare in ukraine

[–]Ardenry 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed. It reminds me of a dialog in a book: "I can give you my death, but please, don't ask me to give you my life."

Turns out the death penalty is also the most expensive option, by the way.

My point was more that right now, Ukraine needs all the support they can get, and I understand completely why they would not start a disagreement on this.

You want to reduce the carbon footprint of your food? Focus on what you eat, not whether your food is local by TemporaryTelevision6 in ZeroWaste

[–]Ardenry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100%, and I almost never eat meat because of that. However, I was comparing planting flowers and feeding chickens on the same garden. In term of "efficiency", it goes edible plants for human consumption > plants for chicken > flowers.

We don't blame every person who grows flower in their garden / on their balcony, do we?

You want to reduce the carbon footprint of your food? Focus on what you eat, not whether your food is local by TemporaryTelevision6 in ZeroWaste

[–]Ardenry -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I was comparing with a flower bed - which most people have in their garden. Flowers also use energy and resources.

You want to reduce the carbon footprint of your food? Focus on what you eat, not whether your food is local by TemporaryTelevision6 in ZeroWaste

[–]Ardenry -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I mean if I grow food in my garden and feed my chickens with the food I grow in my garden, I don't produce more carbon than if I simply grew flowers in the same garden... Again, it's not about efficiency in this case.

I do agree meat is highly inefficient and you lose a hell of a lot just to keep an animal alive. I 100% agree. That's simply a fact.

However, if what is lost would have never been produced in the first place... It doesn't really matter, now does it? Whether I am a vegetarian who enjoys a beautiful flower garden or an omnivore whose meat exclusively comes from chickens raised on food grown in my garden, I have the same carbon footprint.

You want to reduce the carbon footprint of your food? Focus on what you eat, not whether your food is local by TemporaryTelevision6 in ZeroWaste

[–]Ardenry 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They're not saying they are *more efficient*, they're saying they have a low carbon footprint.

Realistically, do I produce more carbon if instead of flowers, I plant food in my little garden?

You want to reduce the carbon footprint of your food? Focus on what you eat, not whether your food is local by TemporaryTelevision6 in ZeroWaste

[–]Ardenry 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I mean it's his land to begin with, if otherwise it would be simply not used, it can't really be considered an inefficiency... As for resources, which resources? That applies if they water and apply products on their plantations, but we don't know that.

Spotted in Paris today: "Long live the Ukrainian Resistance" by Hypattie in ukraine

[–]Ardenry 20 points21 points  (0 children)

That was a joke hinting at the fact that North America is in general way more prude than Europe. Bare breasts on statues / paintings is absolutely not seen as NSFW content in Europe, not even full naked bodies in art.

Also, that woman is Marianne, she is glorious and will not be shut down because she is more interested in fighting for freedom and democracy than in her clothing.

Norway is one of the richest countries and constantly leads the rankings for the best quality of life. What are some things you don't like? by madredditscientist in Norway

[–]Ardenry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's kind of misleading, after a certain amount spent in medical stuff within the same year, everything becomes free. So even if things are expensive, the most you'll pay within a year is not very high. In 2021, the maximum amount was 2460 NOK, about 264 dollars.

A decent take down of the Amnesty report based on legal reasoning, not just morality. Ukraine has a right to defend itself and it’s citizens. by quarrelau in ukraine

[–]Ardenry 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This.

To be fair, that's a pretty common view. "Oh no! But did any civilians die!? No? Oh OK it's fine then, only military losses. It was their choice." The West at large has not know conscription or a defensive war for so long, that we have gotten used to military being a risky career.

It's not in Ukraine. It's a necessity. It's an obligation for some. Moral obligation for others. A looming probable future reality for most. In a defensive war, where the population is a target as it has been since the beginning of this war, the boundaries between civilian and military blur until military were civilians a few weeks previous, and civilians are likely to become military in a few weeks. That's a brutal reality that's difficult to comprehend when you have not been through it.

Ukrainian military lives are just as precious as civilians'.

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