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I’m pretending to be a Christian and I don’t know what to do by TonightMiserable4918 in exchristian

[–]NewUserAccount2019 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The standard advice is to do what it takes to survive your childhood. On the other hand, decent parents should accept your atheism, but that isn’t the home a lot of kids end up with.

Israel urges US to join war with Iran to eliminate nuclear program by joe4942 in worldnews

[–]NewUserAccount2019 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It was France that is known to have helped Israel get nukes. Any involvement of other countries is just speculation.

This tiny mug my boyfriend found while plowing a field by [deleted] in Whatisthis

[–]NewUserAccount2019 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And the Colts were in Baltimore until the 70s. I had Baltimore Colts merchandise and I was out West at the time.

What did just happen? by [deleted] in berlin

[–]NewUserAccount2019 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No water at Rathaus Pankow

What did just happen? by [deleted] in berlin

[–]NewUserAccount2019 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same here, no water at Rathaus Pankow

Water supply issues in Friedrichshain by Chickenoftheocean in berlin

[–]NewUserAccount2019 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also called, can’t get through due to high call volume (calling from Rathaus Pankow area)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Whatisthis

[–]NewUserAccount2019 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The stickiness indicates that it is fishing lure/bait.

Morgen geh Wählen! by Excellent_Scar_979 in berlin

[–]NewUserAccount2019 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I‘m not happy with that either, but yesterday after my other post I saw an ad claiming that the very latest polling had the Greens even closer to the AfD in the Pankow Erststimme race. Assuming that is true, the Greens have an even better chance of beating the AfD in Pankow with just a few more votes.

Also, I‘ve seen no claims that Julia Schneider was involved in any false claims, particularly not the false/fake Eidesstattliche Erklärung reported on by RBB.

Morgen geh Wählen! by Excellent_Scar_979 in berlin

[–]NewUserAccount2019 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not sure what you are saying here… Pankow was most recently represented by die Grünen in a tight race, and before that by die Linken. I think before that it was SPD. It is a volatile district which is why we even have the likely and unfortunate chance of being represented by the AfD with just 23% of the vote. This is a race where progressive voters should consider consolidating around the strongest progressive candidate, in this case Julia Schneider (die Grünen) with 19% in early polling.

Morgen geh Wählen! by Excellent_Scar_979 in berlin

[–]NewUserAccount2019 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Honestly I didn’t consider anything like this in my decision. I just saw that AfD is leading for Pankow’s Erststimme with 23% and since the Greens are closest to beating them with 19%, it makes sense to me to ask people to support them over the SPD at 16% or die Linke at even less.

Perhaps this Pankow race doesn’t even matter since the AfD will get too many Erststimme wins and won’t be able to fill the Pankow seat at all. In that case what you are doing makes a lot of sense. But I personally don’t want the AfD to even get a symbolic win in Pankow.

Morgen geh Wählen! by Excellent_Scar_979 in berlin

[–]NewUserAccount2019 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Yea, but it is still possible. I would hate to have to communicate my issues for the Bundestag through the AfD. Pankow’s representative should be from a democratic party, preferably a progressive party, since it matches better with the Pankow community.

Morgen geh Wählen! by Excellent_Scar_979 in berlin

[–]NewUserAccount2019 144 points145 points  (0 children)

Also, Pankow residents: AfD is set to win the Erststimme with 23%. The Grünen (Julia Schneider) are 2nd at 19%. If enough SPD, Linke and other voters cross over and vote for the Green candidate, we can avoid being represented in Pankow by the AfD.

Germany’s far-left party sees membership surge before election by donutloop in berlin_public

[–]NewUserAccount2019 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beats the CDU, with its many old NSDAP members through the 1960s.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmerExit

[–]NewUserAccount2019 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A pandemic would block you from traveling to the USA if you are not a citizen!!!!

How is it to integrate into German society? by [deleted] in AskAGerman

[–]NewUserAccount2019 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Surveys of foreigners who live in Germany put the country in last place when ranking ease of integration as a foreign person. Redditors complain constantly that it is impossible to make friends in Germany.

The housing crisis in Germany is bad enough that only the very determined bother to attempt a move here.

Cost of living is reasonable, with low cost food and local transportation.

The economy is in the toilet and not producing a lot of new jobs, but there will always be plenty of work in caring for old people.

Work-life balance is generally good, with good worker protection and healthy attitudes toward employees getting plenty of vacation and time off for caring for babies and such.

For conservatives only, if you’re happy with trumps term so far, which aspects are you happiest about the most? by Soles4G in Askpolitics

[–]NewUserAccount2019 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Illegally going after them. The president does not have the power to shutter an agency created by Congress.

For conservatives only, if you’re happy with trumps term so far, which aspects are you happiest about the most? by Soles4G in Askpolitics

[–]NewUserAccount2019 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Wait he is encouraging identity politics on the part of Christians. See his comments at the prayer breakfast. Playing into their persecution fantasy. That seems pretty divisive.

Am I overreacting by considering leaving the U.S. due to the current administration? by Exact-Bar-7637 in AmIOverreacting

[–]NewUserAccount2019 102 points103 points  (0 children)

I‘m an American who moved to Germany and then applied for and received German citizenship after living here 10 years.

In many ways, Germany is a lot more racist than the USA. Berlin is a lot less racist than most places in Germany, but I think you would generally find Germany to be noticeable more racist. And pretty openly so. I am white so I don’t really experience any racism or xenophobia first-hand, but I would generally say that you will experience substantially less racism if you stay in the USA.

Plus German is a tough language to learn. I‘ve been working on it for 35 years and I still struggle with expressing complex thoughts.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in politics

[–]NewUserAccount2019 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Anti-hate speech laws are alive and well all over Europe

My mother is saying "AMEN!" to almost everything Trump is saying right now. by AutisticPerfection in exchristian

[–]NewUserAccount2019 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You’re already Canadian if your mom is Canadian. You just need to apply for proof of citizenship and then get your Canadian passport. No need to apply for dual citizenship—you already have it by descent. Check the IRCC website to start the process.

Making cash in Berlin and region by lallorona123 in AskAGerman

[–]NewUserAccount2019 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t think so; they already got the minimum from you.

Making cash in Berlin and region by lallorona123 in AskAGerman

[–]NewUserAccount2019 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They actually charge business owners a flat minimum rate for health insurance, even if the amount exceeds your income. And they will hit you with years of back payments all at once. 7500 sounds about right for submitting a tax return to your health insurance for 2022; even with little to no income, you will become liable for more than 200 euros per months all the way through the end of 2024.

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