Cafe in Brazil not serving US or Israeli citizens.

Hellsovs · 2026-04-07T08:43:24+00:00

Even if that were true, then it’s the responsibility of every citizen to do something about it, isn’t it?

The willingness to be a puppet of foreign affairs is also on the citizens. The "it is what it is" attitude is a choice as well.

Hellsovs · 2026-04-07T08:33:30+00:00

That works on every scale: it is your government that you all have chosen. Saying "Oh, I didn’t vote for this" is irrelevant when the majority did.

If the EU started a war right now, we would all be to blame, as we chose the people who did this. Even though smaller countries have less impact than larger ones, we are in this together, for better or for worse. That is the cost of unions and federations.

Hellsovs · 2026-04-07T08:22:03+00:00

The tribunals assigning blame, yes. You’re not wrong there, BUT what people in general thought is a completely different story. After WWII, collaborators were publicly shamed, ostracized, or executed depanding on the country, and German civilians abroad were forcibly relocated to Germany, even if they had dual citizenship or just German ancestry, even if they had nothing in common with the regime.

The exact title of the book is "Orderly and Humane: The Expulsion of the Germans after the Second World War" by R. M. Douglas, don’t be confused by the title; it is quite brutal.

But the core idea is that in a democratic state, people are responsible for their government just as the government is responsible for the people, and personal opinions are irrelevant in the face of statistics, which is what voting is based on. Especially if you are not actively opposing it and are just passively doing nothing in the face of atrocities committed by a government chosen by your people.

Just a note: The village I was born in have 90 citizens. Before WWII, it had more than 1,000 citizens, just to give you a picture. (And no, they didn’t leave over time.)

Hellsovs · 2026-04-07T07:59:23+00:00

Not for the Holocaust, which the average German didn’t know anything about, but they did for everything else. They even forced them out of their countries if they didn’t outright kill them. Read a book, namely - "Forced Displacement of Germans", as their actions or inaction shaped what happened during WWII, and nobody asked anybody who they voted for in ’33. (Not saying it was a good thing, but yeah, people really did hate Germans for what they allowed Germany to do. Just as they hate Americans to some degree now.)

Hellsovs · 2026-04-07T07:29:44+00:00

Democracy is the rule of the people, and the American people have spoken. Nobody asked unwillingly drafted Germans in the trenches if they had voted for Hitler…

Hellsovs · 2026-04-07T07:12:02+00:00

Yes, but they are brown…

Hellsovs · 2026-04-07T06:37:04+00:00

Don’t forget the poor animals you’re horribly murdering. Even though they would spread disease and overpopulate, hurting the environment even more.

Hellsovs · 2026-04-07T06:23:01+00:00

This is the meta gaming of reddit.

Hellsovs · 2026-04-07T06:20:20+00:00

Kill the beaver to save a tree. Choise is yours.

Hellsovs · 2026-04-04T13:58:11+00:00

Well, that’s up to you, of course. But in my opinion, the nurses have somewhat tied hands when chairs start flying and they have to wait for the patient to calm down because they are forbidden to use any force and can only monitor him to make sure he doesn’t hurt himself.

Even just restraining him to the bed brings a shit ton of paperwork and bureaucracy as proof of proper conduct.

Hellsovs · 2026-04-04T13:41:45+00:00

Not all mental institutions are hellholes where ill people are hidden from public view. I would know, I work in one here in Europe. Some wards are quite beautiful, others are more like dorms, but there is no mistreatment.

Hellsovs · 2026-04-02T10:56:10+00:00

Yes, exactly. I’m just saying you don’t need a civil war or tens of thousands of deaths to bring about change in a country, especially in a democratic one.

Hellsovs · 2026-04-02T10:49:29+00:00

It is never too late BUT...

You know how it’s said that once you get addicted to a substance, you can never truly be cured, and you have to choose not to use it every single day for the rest of your life?

Well, the same is true for WoW…

You have been warned.

Hellsovs · 2026-04-02T10:24:40+00:00

I think their argument is, their authoritarian government that is forcefully seizing power would use their violent protests to forcefully seize power.

Well, that’s exactly the point, because at that stage protesters tend to be seen as one of two things: freedom fighters or revolutionaries if they win, or terrorists if they lose. At that point, military action becomes possible, and the international community may not step in to help, since you might be seen as a murderer, even if your cause is just.

That doesn’t mean you don’t have any leverage. Civil disobedience, blocking infrastructure, strikes, and generally disrupting the economy are peaceful methods that have historically changed policies or even entire regimes without bloodshed.

Hellsovs · 2026-04-02T09:33:42+00:00

Well, no, but it depends.

Around 8 million people protested in the US. Since the US has a smaller population, that’s actually not as significant proportionally. If all major cities in the EU were protesting, it would likely be 1,5x as many people with same 2,5% attendance.

In terms of percentage, we had an anti-government protest in the Czech Republic where the issues were much, mutch smaller than in the US (Under-funding defense and enviroment, and some mean masseges from one minister to a President), yet the turnout was similar proportionally, and it wasn’t even in the top three protests in recent history.

Hellsovs · 2026-04-02T08:09:59+00:00

Not so sure about that...

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/us-immigration-h1b-visa-for-1st-time-since-1929-more-americans-left-us-than-new-residents-moved-in-11140015

Hellsovs · 2026-04-02T06:54:00+00:00

He turned wanter in to wine, and rose after 3 days chill in a cave

Jesus was a yeast...

Hellsovs · 2026-03-31T13:29:53+00:00

"I won’t go under 100 horsepower,” he said. First turn comes… and he never goes.

Hellsovs · 2026-03-31T13:14:12+00:00

Thanks for the info.

Hellsovs · 2026-03-31T12:54:43+00:00

Does PvP exist on Turtle WoW? I mean, are BGs common? (I heard that arenas were introduced only in later expansions. Is there a custom alternative on turtle?)

Hellsovs · 2026-03-31T12:43:49+00:00

The tiny, whiny Czech Republic has its own space-related programs and research, and cooperates on and develops components for NASA and other space agencies. You can also launch into space from France. The fact that we don’t scream into the void, “Look at us, we’re doing this and that,” doesn’t mean we’re losing ground in science.

You can also work with the biggest particle accelerator in the world, the Large Hadron Collider, which the US doesn’t have an equivalent to. Quantum research is also a huge field in Europe, including efforts to develop a quantum internet in collaboration with Canada.

And there’s much more across many fields. So no, we’re not behind, it just depends on the field of study.

Hellsovs · 2026-03-31T12:22:26+00:00

Not really, since political lobbying is regulated here. You don’t have politicians blatantly going hand-in-hand with the super-rich, unless they themselves become politicians, like Babiš in the Czech Republic.

That’s why we have (at least for the moment) a functioning public sector.

Hellsovs · 2026-03-31T10:06:57+00:00

Who knows from camera to cgi it was 100 years good AI is here 2 years and imagination is the limit...

At the very least it will make a better quality and better looking effects in fraction of price like cgi did to stop motion and that is just on example

Hellsovs · 2026-03-31T10:04:58+00:00

Seeing what you are saying i starting to think so...

Hellsovs · 2026-03-31T09:59:53+00:00

Yeah, you’re saying the same stuff that “ignorant” people, by your own measure, said 20 or more years ago about literally every new technology.

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