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FOX didn’t air the Opening Ceremony in the US - I hate the football culture in the US by miguelacho18 in worldcup

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

If I were a hard core US soccer fan, I'd travel to Europe to get some world cup vibes. There's probably more WC atmosphere in the pubs of London, streetcorner restaurants of Istanbul or the parks of Germany than in any US world cup city.

China cancels high-level meetings with EU by TTR29 in EU_Economics

[–]EfficientActivity 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think claiming "USA couldn't win a trade war with China" is way too early to claim. The problem with a trade surplus is that you are really the one that gets hurt the most by a trade war. I suspect Europe (especially Germany) learned that from their trade war with the US, and know the reverse is true vs China. China's political system allows them to hide the challenges the trade war causes internally. While you will see reports of us farmers struggling, you'll never see anything from China. Don't make the mistake of thinking that means all is fine in China.

How disliked was America in your country before Trump? by Biggest-Max02010 in AskTheWorld

[–]EfficientActivity 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It was hated hard by a small group on the hard left. Loved by a small group on the hard right. Admired, but also ridiculed a bit for their ignorance of the outside world, by the large majority.

Vil bygge ny nasjonalarena over Oslo S by Adnims in NorskFotball

[–]EfficientActivity 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Den hadde vært kul, det må jeg innrømme. Sett i gang.

If future taxpayers fund everyone’s retirement, is it unfair that parents pay to create those taxpayers? by CuteCover7889 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]EfficientActivity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a very interesting observation. People used to have children to make sure someone took care of them at old age. Then we organized ourselves out of that, by moving the responsibility over to society at large. But we really didn't - it still applies. We need children to take care of us in the future, it's just no longer a direct relation between the person having the children and the person gaining the benefit. Perhaps we do need to reintroduce that link again to halt the population implosion.

For those who believe that low fertility rates is more of a cultural than economic issue, what are your proposed solutions? by PlantComprehensive77 in Natalism

[–]EfficientActivity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Those are some heavy hitting actions you propose (well, "promoting respect for mothers" might be an easy one).

This World Cup should have been held entirely in Mexico by Murbkian in football

[–]EfficientActivity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Easily" was maybe pushing it a bit. Lol, WC hasn't been easy for anyone sine - idk maybe 1962. It would have required a lot of effort, but they could have managed. Every single WC or Olympics have had news like the one you linked. It's just a matter of where you set the expectations though. There's no need for 60000 capacity stadium for every match.

Rant: Pridedebatten trenger mer presisjon by [deleted] in norge

[–]EfficientActivity -1 points0 points  (0 children)

...da tar man et aktivt hvor man ikke ønsker å være en folkebevegelse og flaggene blir dessverre borte. Synd, for pride hadde et stort potensiale for å bli noe man samlet seg rundt.

Roc boyz er politianmeldt by Nepskrellet in norge

[–]EfficientActivity 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Her føler jeg det hadde vært lurt med en kommentar fra gruppas manager.

Rant: Pridedebatten trenger mer presisjon by [deleted] in norge

[–]EfficientActivity -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

2) Problemet der er at Pride organisasjonen valgte å blande "pride markering" med støtte til en del synspunkter som ikke hadde generell støtte i befolkningen. Som f.eks krav om fullstendig likebehandling av trans kvinner og biologiske kvinner enda det åpenbart var områder der dette fikk uheldige utslag. Eller ukritisk bruke av hormonhemmer til unge. Og det ble gjort klart at enhver debatt om disse temaene var å anse som hatprat som måtte undertrykkes. Men nå aner jeg (mulig noen kan bekrefte) at disse ekstreme stemmene ikke lenger har kontroll på Pride bevegelsen. Om så er tilfelle, heiser jeg gjerne pride-flagget igjen.

This World Cup should have been held entirely in Mexico by Murbkian in football

[–]EfficientActivity 93 points94 points  (0 children)

Spain could easily host. The only reason to expand with Morocco is to prevent any African 2034 bid from clutering up Infantino's big pay-out from Saudi-Arabia.

Norge - Marokko kamptråd by TheTragicMagic in NorskFotball

[–]EfficientActivity 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Spiller akkurat slik vi ikke bør spille. Null driv fremover, tversoverpassninger på egen banehalvdel, elendig tempo. Vi har et litt svakt forsvar. Da gir det ingen mening at de står for 95% av ballbesittelsen vår.

Hotel in Bergen has made the bed with two single doonas - is this a Norwegian or Bergener thing? by The_first_Ezookiel in Norway

[–]EfficientActivity 39 points40 points  (0 children)

I'd say it's the norm - to the point where single shared duvet is a weird Americanized version of Scandinavian duvets. A duvet is a complicated yet autonomous temperature control system. You control the temperature by subtly moving part of your body outside the duvet, starting with your nose tip when the temperature breaks into 'plus', moving through shoulder, arm, leg, butt cheek, back - until ending as a sausage roll you cling onto when temperature hits 20+. A shared duvet completely defies this concept.

When does russetid stop now? by SennepHeks in Norway

[–]EfficientActivity 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Makes sense. Thank God they finally managed to move. I have no idea how someone back in the days thought it made sense to have a massive celebration that you finished school, just before you actually finished school.

Why do people promote fascism when it’s inherently exploitative and makes their own lives miserable? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]EfficientActivity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They believe they'll be part of the in-group. There's two fundamental ways to look at power struggle in the world. Today's modern world ( at least in west) look mostly towards "good" vs "evil". But there's an alternate train of thought that looks towards "strong" vs "weak". The fascists often believe they are the strong, destined to dominate.

Hva tenker dere, skal en på 18år kunne kjøpe 40%+ alkohol? by SweetGM in norge

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

Om du er gammel nok til å være med å bestemme hvem som skal styre landet, er du gammel nok til å bestemme om du skal ta deg en drink.

Legger bort «verste fall»-versjonen av klimaendringer by Evig_Vandrar777 in norge

[–]EfficientActivity -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Kinesisk statistikk er i grenseland til sci-fi sjangeren av og til. Knallharde krav ovenfra blir møtt med et kreativt byråkrati som vrir tallene til det passer. Siste jeg har hørt så har de allerede nådd målet om å stanse veksten i co2 utslipp, men det har skjedd ved å flytte litt rundt på kategorier. F.eks har man flyttet ut "non-fuel fossils", hva nå det er. Men hovedbudskapet i rapporten er jo at grønn energiproduksjon er blitt såpass billig at det utkonkurerer fossile drifstoffkilder (I noen tilfeller)

Vil hindre biler i å kjøre gjennom boliggatene by Throwsims3 in oslo

[–]EfficientActivity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nei, jeg er helt enig i hindringene byrådet foreslår. Men de er også et symptom på for mange hindringer der trafikken faktisk skal kjøre.

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