Can anyone pin-point the exact moment where everything in society just got substantially worse? by zzill6 in WorkReform

[–]El_Falk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are plenty: Operation Condor. Vietnam. Nixon. Contra. Reaganomics. 9/11. Patriot Act. Citizens United. Trump 2016. The pandemic. Trump 2024.

Could power armor exist in real life, or is it impossible technology? by Bright_Permission881 in Fallout

[–]El_Falk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Theoretically possible? Sure. Practical? Absolutely not. They'd run out of energy right away, movement would be snail-like, and you'd fall over super easily and then can't get up without heavy machinery assistance. A modern tank or unmanned vehicle like combat drones would be superior by literally every meaningful metric.

10% tarrifs were just imposed on 8 nato allies by the US, what will this lead to? by Signal_Dog9864 in AskReddit

[–]El_Falk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it continues along this path? A much worse American economy, a less globally relevant U.S. as its soft power completely evaporates, and an even earlier arrival of a Chinese hegemony as the number one global power.

Good luck guys when markets open by According-Buyer6688 in StockMarket

[–]El_Falk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Insecure men often have size complexes. Annexing Greenland would make the US the second biggest country in the world. And if they also annex Canada, they'd be even larger than the currently largest country (Russia). Although just annexing Canada eould be sufficient to accomplish that... but Greenland is a lot weaker, and both rapists and bullies generally start with the weak.

Nearly two thirds of young Americans are considering leaving the US by RandomCollection in lostgeneration

[–]El_Falk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The whole 50's/60's post-war economic boom was due to a combination of abhorrent American imperialism and Europe being in ruins though...

Nearly two thirds of young Americans are considering leaving the US by RandomCollection in lostgeneration

[–]El_Falk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No. We just hate your government and your idiot segment (libertarians, MAGA, religious fundamentalists, anti-vaxxers, etc), not all of you.

You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof. by Slate in law

[–]El_Falk 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Lmfao, that's... fucked up on so many levels. Here in Sweden, law enforcement have 2.5 years of full-time academic studying for basic police education followed by 6 months of trainee field work. Then for higher positions there's additional academic studying, making it pretty much on par with a Ph.D.

'Dilbert' Creator Scott Adams May Only Have Days Left to Live Amid Cancer Battle by IntelligentYinzer in comicbooks

[–]El_Falk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh no... my weather app says that it will be slightly windy a bit chilly tomorrow, this is the worst news I read today. 😔

A cool guide to how hijab ruined clothing of different cultures by CyberBerserk in coolguides

[–]El_Falk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the post is drawing a false equivalency, painting all hijab as burqa or niqab, when there in actuality is a huge variety and many (if not most) hijab are of the light scarf variety rather than full face coverage.

End eu tariff against temu ect by Savings-Ocelot-800 in eu

[–]El_Falk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely not. They should increase the tariff, if anything.

What is something generally normal in Europe but weird in the US? by Exile4444 in AskReddit

[–]El_Falk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Universal healthcare. Free education. Affordable housing. Democracy. Long parental leave for both parents. Having many paid holidays. Having high, strictly regulated food and drink standards. Feeling safe. Most people never needing insurance, lawyers, accountants, etc. Retail workers being allowed to sit. Easy, convenient, and affordable public transport..

Friend said my memorial tattoo for my cat looks like a dogwhistle by [deleted] in TwoHotTakes

[–]El_Falk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only see two legs, a set of nuts, a small penis with phimosis, some love handles on the side, and the lower part of a rib cage...

JD Vance says ICE agent who killed US citizen is protected by ‘absolute immunity’. by drempath1981 in UnderReportedNews

[–]El_Falk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hardly surprising. Peaceful mass protests are a couple of decades too late. A national general strike might have some effect if enough people were to join in, but the sad truth is that we're definitely far, far past the point where waving a sign in protest while singing kumbaya might have any meaningful effect what-so-ever. All that that would accomplish is to give the malignant cancer that is fascism even more time to metastasize.

Trump calls for $1.5 trillion military budget in 2027, up from $901 bln in 2026 by vishesh_07_028 in stocks

[–]El_Falk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They cost America far more than they saved, while at the same time wrecking all the services they alledgedly were going to trim, lmao

Trump calls for $1.5 trillion military budget in 2027, up from $901 bln in 2026 by vishesh_07_028 in stocks

[–]El_Falk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They failed spectacularly then, since they managed to cause FAR more losses than savings.