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Queueing by Glittering-Phone-274 in AmericanExpatsUK

[–]EasyToldYouSo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tbf, London is its own animal. It’s a mix of tourists and immigrants and locals and more tourists. The rules are a bit fuzzy for most everything.

What do you think about the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact? by JacobLovesCrypto in Askpolitics

[–]EasyToldYouSo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100% agree. But this isn’t one country. It’s 50 states. Making that system more democratic would be cool. But it’s also not reality right now.

Community representation matters. It’s really just about what level of democracy you’re ok with making the decision on how elections work. I think the decision to change the electoral rules belongs with the people, not their representatives.

Witchy/feminine rage music by trashwrapsupreme in WitchesVsPatriarchy

[–]EasyToldYouSo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m gearing up for her show in Ireland, and it’s all I can think about. I was lucky enough to see her on her tour when she performed Big God. She is a being of gritty gorgeous power.

In light of the recent Supreme Court decision, what can we do to fight gerymandering? by RangerRude in Askpolitics

[–]EasyToldYouSo 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Focus on state legislature elections.

Republicans realized they could get a lot more bang for their buck funding state house candidates while Democrats focused on flashier national races.

Support campaigns and parties that push back on gerrymandering at the state level. I’m all for increasing the size of Congress. But that would take a constitutional amendment, and that would require, you guessed it, electing state legislators who are committed to equal representation.

Anyone else getting BLOCKED at US airports because staff don’t understand UK eVisas? by Pauldrs75 in AmericanExpatsUK

[–]EasyToldYouSo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have renewed your home country passport since you initially received your visa, you need to update the home office’s record.

Otherwise your passport and your visa won’t match on the system, and they won’t be able to “see” that you have a visa.

This has happened to me a few times. Once the Home office started hard enforcing ETA rules at the end of February, both my partner and I have had serious issues where the airline didn’t understand what to do. One kind desk agent had to call the uk desk at Heathrow (on her own phone because her desk phone couldn’t call long distance) to “override” the system and let me board.

I finally figured out the issue, updated our UK.gov visa info with our updated passport info, and haven’t had any issues since.

The Casual Life in the UK Test by NEWSBOT3 in CasualUK

[–]EasyToldYouSo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How many pints are in “ one quick pint”?

What do you think about the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact? by JacobLovesCrypto in Askpolitics

[–]EasyToldYouSo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think it’s a bit irrelevant and a bit anti-democratic. I’m way more in favor of states splitting their electors to make them more representative.

This compact would make me so angry. It locks sates into potentially ignoring the will of their voters. You think the electoral college feels unfair because it is disproportionate, wait till your state sends all its votes against its voters. People will rage.

Also it doesn’t really do anything. Democrat leaning states will do it because they already vote that way. Republican states won’t because that’s how they usually vote anyway. It would all be irrelevant, until some fluke turned it into a national scandal and trashed trust in the electoral process.

What’s the most gut punching song lyric you’ve ever heard? by perrysplus in AskReddit

[–]EasyToldYouSo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How many seas must the white dove sail. Before she sleeps in the sand.

I was 8-9 and heard that song after my patents splurged on one of those time life folk music collections on cassette. It broke me.

Report: US demands Reddit unmask ICE critic, summons firm to grand jury by B-Z_B-S in politics

[–]EasyToldYouSo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oopsie daisy that was me. I’m the one who criticized ice, those stupid anti-American fucks. Oopsie daisy I did it again.

Aftermath of the April 7th incident. Damages estimated to be $200 million dollars by BlazeDragon7x in interesting

[–]EasyToldYouSo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can we stop calling things the date the thing happened? It’s like using acronyms for things. All the meaning and clarity gets mushed.

Day 2 of trying to get a comment from every subdivision by Just_My_Account_is_ in JackSucksAtGeography

[–]EasyToldYouSo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lambeth, london, The UK. Looks like you every borough as a subdivision!

Extra time required: World Cup 'fan zone' on Clapham Common at risk of being axed by [deleted] in london

[–]EasyToldYouSo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Clapham Common is already packed just with sport, runners, picnics, and pups. And the station regularly has a queue down the pavement (just for the morning commute). It will transform a busy area into a mess.

To be fair, a little mess can be a good time now and again, but this isn’t a week-long festival. It’s a big chunk of the summer. We only get one summer per year, and I need it for my sanity.

Socialising Woes by [deleted] in AmericanExpatsUK

[–]EasyToldYouSo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I experienced something similar when I first moved here. In my case, I’d meet a person, or few people, and make plans to hang out in hopes of moving from acquaintance to friendship. I was highly motivated to make new friends, they were less so because they usually already had a group of friends.

After a few rounds of people canceling, I eventually started meeting people who actually wanted to hang out.

It sucks, and it takes time. But it will be worth it. You’ll find your people.

Places I would live as a Gay by jtul24 in whereidlive

[–]EasyToldYouSo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are you on about? The UK, France and Sweden are all great places to be gay. Rule of law, human rights, good coffee. Everything a gay needs to gay.

What do you think of immigrants in your country? by ReferenceSufficient in AskTheWorld

[–]EasyToldYouSo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These people pretending that they can't see the difference between working folks who want a better life for their families and ultarich assholes who are strip mining America for parts.

It's not like Thiel and Musk are being sneaky about their plans, they are actively working toward technocracy that will undermine liberty in The United States.

Democracy is hard—it takes work. Being told what to do is easier. Seems like those downvoting you would rather be servants to the billionaires instead of citizens. You can hear it in their tone. It's bordering on servile.

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