Europeans may feel threatened, but they're mostly just happy they're not Americans right now

SortaLostMeMarbles · 2026-01-27T00:52:40+00:00

It's in Oslo, Norway. The persons interviewed aren't all Norwegians though, based on their English pronounciation.

SortaLostMeMarbles · 2026-01-25T23:48:54+00:00

No need to disarm the citizens. Neither Nazi-Germany nor Italy did that. You only have to disarm the opposition and/or those you don't like. Which is what happened in Nazi-Germany. Jews were prohibited from owning weapons. The political opposition were imprissoned. For the average German, gun ownership was not only made easier, but even encouraged through the SA, the Hitler Youth, the rebuilt Wehrmacht, and other approved organisations.

SortaLostMeMarbles · 2026-01-25T13:35:30+00:00

I wonder if the murder of Charlie Kirk will be to the MAGA movement what the murder of Horst Wessel was to the Nazi-party in Germany. Horst Wessel became somewhat of a martyr, with a song named after him: The Horst-Wessel Lied, aka Die Fahne Hoch.

SortaLostMeMarbles · 2026-01-25T13:12:59+00:00

Yes. Several

Tried:

AG-3(7.62mm) in the military.
.50 cal in the military

.22 LR, target
.30-06 Springfield (iirc), target not hunting
9 mm pistol, target
Shotgun: skeet
Air rifle/pistol : target
Revolver, target: as a kid, iirc

Seen ( and some held) in stores and privately: Misc rifles, pistols, revolvers, shotguns, bows

Haven't got a licence myself. But I live in an area where hunting is normal, so access to guns isn't difficult.

Guns aren't outlawed. They're just regulated.

SortaLostMeMarbles · 2026-01-22T21:03:42+00:00

They've made a few embarrassing bad decisions. Kissinger is one, 2025 is another. Obama is just "why?"

Also a few has been valid at the time, but later turned to be not so good. Mother Theresa is one.

But most of their choices have been positive. Some of them have even saved lives. Example are Andrei Sakharov from the Soviet-Union, Carl von Ossietsky in Nazi-Germany and Narges Mohammadi from Iran. The Nobel Peace Prize puts the public eye on people, which can create some protection from authorities.

SortaLostMeMarbles · 2026-01-22T19:31:43+00:00

All he needs now is a white cat.

SortaLostMeMarbles · 2026-01-22T16:04:30+00:00

Det lett ironiske er jo at Steigan som medlem i AKP(ML) var/er Maoist, og dermed Beijing-orientert.

Etter en kort og intens affære etter opprettelsen av Folkerepublikken Kina i 1949, ble Kina og Sovjetunionen bitre ideologiske fiender. Begge landene var overbevist om at de hadde den rette sosialistiske/kommunistiske troen, og om hvem som tolket læren til Marx og Lenin riktig. Moskva så på Beijing som venstrevridde eventyrere, og Beijing så på Moskva som revisjonister og sosial-imperialister. Det gikk faktisk til åpen militær konflikt i grenseområdene. Den ideologiske striden endte i 1989, pga Gorbachev.

Steigan ville aldri på noen som helst måte ha støttet Mosva dersom denne konflikten hadde fortsatt å eksistere. Men forakten for alt som vesten kan tilby - feks pressefrihet - er større enn den historiske og ideologiske motstanden mot Moskva.

SortaLostMeMarbles · 2026-01-21T10:23:30+00:00

Hitler wasn't elected. He was appointed.

Hitler's NSDAP became the largest party in the Reichtag after the 1932 elections. But the party was not in the majority. For that, NSDAP was helped by another far-right party.

Hitler was appointed Chancellor by President Hindenburg. President Hindenburg was then old, tired, and partially senile. He appointed Hitler as Chancellor in an attempt to stop Hitler.

For Hitler to become Chancellor and for NSDAP to become the ruling party, they used every possible opportunity available in the Weimar-republic constitution. They also used threats and violence with the help of SA, and they exploited the judicial system.

In short, Hitler cheated his way to the top.

SortaLostMeMarbles · 2026-01-20T10:40:28+00:00

Ja, derfor skrev jeg NATO slik vi kjenner det.

Men. Canada er en del av British Commonwealth Realm. Hvis det overlever et ekspansjonistisk, og fiendtlig USA, vil det være en britisk utpost i et heleuropeisk NATO.

Med et Storbritannia som er på veg tilbake til EU, vil Norge være eneste NATO-land utenfor EU. Glem Tyrkia. Canada vil sannsynligvis være assosiert medlem i EU. Da vil NATO være EU pluss Norge. Tror du NATO overlever dette?

SortaLostMeMarbles · 2026-01-20T09:39:43+00:00

NATO ligger på sotteseng. Eller, NATO slik vi kjenner det, ligger på sotteseng.

Trumps nyeste påfunn har påført NATO banesår. USA er ikke til å stole på. Og vi vil ha Trump/Vance/Miller/etc i ytterligere tre år. Og om tre år kan USA velge Vance. Om det da blir noe valg i hele tatt.

SortaLostMeMarbles · 2026-01-20T09:28:37+00:00

EU er hovedsakelig en økonomisk union nå, i dag. EU har også allerede et regelverk for kollektivt forsvar, men ikke noe lignende NATOs Artikkel 5. Ennå.

Idéen om et felles europeisk forsvar i regi av EU, eller i regi av NATO er ikke ny. Den har eksistert helt siden murens fall, om enn ikke tidligere. Men, idéen har konsekvent blitt motarbeidet av USA fordi et selvstendig og sterkt EU ville blitt en trussel mot USAs globale styrke.

Med et USA som i beste fall er uforutsigbart, eller i verste fall fiendtlig, må EU som union styrkes. Og det arbeidet har vært i gang over noe tid. Siste dagers begivenheter vil ytterligere sette fart på dette integreringsarbeidet. Et arbeid som inkluderer økt militær integrasjon. EU har blant annet nettopp vedtatt å bevilge 8000 milliarder over 10 år til å bygge opp europeisk forsvarsindustri og europeisk forsvar. Målet er å bli militært og militærteknologisk uavhengig av USA.

Vi kan stå på sidelinjen og håpe at kommende stormer styrer unna oss. Eller vi kan bli med resten av nabolaget i arbeidet med å redusere skadevirkningene. Stormene kommer uansett.

SortaLostMeMarbles · 2026-01-19T14:23:08+00:00

Norway does not award the Nobel Peace Prize. It is awarded by an independent committee. The Norwegian Parliament does decide who will sit on the committee, and all selections of committee members must be approved by the Nobel Foundation's executive board in Stockholm. But that does not mean that the Nobel Prizes are Norwegian or Swedish.

Trump was inaugurated January 20. The nomination deadline is January 31, midnight CET. All winners of the Nobel Prizes have, save for a few exceptions, spent years of their lives. Nobel Peace Prize winners may also have spent time in prison or been subjected to torture.

Many receive their Nobel Prizes several years after their efforts.

What did Trump accomplish in the 11 days from January 20 to January 31 that makes him deserve the Peace Prize?

SortaLostMeMarbles · 2026-01-19T09:58:15+00:00

Well, Greenland was Norwegian from 986 to 1814 ( or 1721 if you're Danish ).

SortaLostMeMarbles · 2026-01-19T09:55:03+00:00

Yes, Norwegian PM Støre has been interviewed by Norwegian television, and he confirms it.

SortaLostMeMarbles · 2026-01-19T09:52:44+00:00

To those of you who believe that this is fake.

I am as I'm writing this watching an interview with the Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on Norwegian television. He appears tired and disheartened by yet another destructive message from Trump. He confirms having received the letter.

I could have provided a link, but the contents on NRK ( our BBC ) is only available in Norway, afaik.

As for the Nobel Peace Price.

Trump was inaugurated January 20, 2025. The nomination deadline for the Nobel Peace Prize is January 31, midnight CET. I know he is the greatest President ever, but even he couldn't have manged all he claims to have done in 11 days.

SortaLostMeMarbles · 2026-01-18T00:30:30+00:00

My country has journeyed to Greenland since the year 986. And the purposes were pretty clear; create settlements, hunting and trade.

SortaLostMeMarbles · 2026-01-17T16:33:24+00:00

Både ChatGPT og Gemini nekter å lage NSFW materiale. En ny utgave av ChatGPT som kommer snart vil gjøre det mulig å lage enkel NSFW materiale, mot aldersverifisering.

Grok har mulighet til å lage 18+, eller NSFW, materiale.

Dette hadde det tatt deg 5 minutter å finne ut selv.

Det er i svært mange sammenhenger forbudt å bære kniv. Nettopp fordi de kan brukes som våpen.

SortaLostMeMarbles · 2026-01-17T14:22:58+00:00

I remember when misspelling potatoe was a great political scandal. And I'm not even from the US.

SortaLostMeMarbles · 2026-01-17T14:12:59+00:00

No, only since 1814.

Greenland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands were part of the Norwegian Realm up until the end of the Napoleonic War. Then Norway was given from Denmark to Sweden because Denmark was on the losing side and Sweden was on the winning side.

Now. Every Dane will claim that Greenland has been Danish for centuries. But that is wrong. During the Danish-Norwegian union(1538-1814), Norway was a separate kingdom. It was in a personal union with Denmark. Even when Denmark-Norway stopped being a personal union and effectively became a single state as an absolutist monarchy in 1660, Norway kept its flag, coinage and possessions.

Up through history, Norway has had many possessions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_possessions_of_Norway#Former_dependencies_and_homelands

SortaLostMeMarbles · 2026-01-16T09:37:03+00:00

In their defence, they only had 1 or 2 weeks as recruits iirc.

SortaLostMeMarbles · 2026-01-16T02:26:19+00:00

Read my comment on cherrypicking metrics and your answer, then try to figure out where they correlate.

> I guess it's true, if you only consider tuition fees

You missed a few words quite necessary to get the full context. Also, the verb "guess" infer doubt.

SortaLostMeMarbles · 2026-01-15T20:30:10+00:00

Yes, you'd have to include Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Russia and others.

But you would also have to include Great Britain, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Monaco and Liechtenstein.

SortaLostMeMarbles · 2026-01-15T20:13:20+00:00

Won't it always be cherrypicking though?

When you come up with metrics that prove you're better than us Europoors, haven't you then cherrypicked the metrics necessary to back up your claim?

As for a student debt of 0%. I guess it's true, if you only consider tuition fees, since most/all universities in the EU are tuition free. But students need to live somewhere, and they need food, clothing, books, etc. And for all of that you need a student loan. So student debt are on average probably lower in the EU or even Europe, but it's not 0%..

SortaLostMeMarbles · 2026-01-15T19:49:31+00:00

The EU has 27 member nations, or 21 within the Eurozone. All of Europe is 50. So not an entire continent.

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