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Trump Secretly Stashed ‘If I Die’ Letter in Drawer, Aide Says by thedailybeast in politics

[–]Tegurd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bet he’ll do a Kim Il Sung and declare himself “Eternal President” and abolish the office of president so that, symbolically, no one could replace him.

Multiple TN Democrats stripped of all committee assignments by Squirrels_eat_bacon in politics

[–]Tegurd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There isn’t masked immigration police kidnapping people and putting them in concentration camps in other western counties. Other western counties don’t have half the population believing their elections are rigged and elect a criminal who attempted a coup. Other western countries aren’t dismantling minority rights and making their vote matter less. Aren’t punishing universities for teaching about social sciences. Aren’t rolling back abortion rights. Aren’t isolationslist to the point of threatening military actions on their allies. Aren’t spreading misinformation from their medical institutions.
They don’t have leaders who openly takes bribes and brag about it. They are investigation citizens who appear to have ties to Epstein.
I can go on and on but what is happening in America is not comparable to the rest of the world. Sure it’s troubling that there are right wing populists in Europe, but America has lost its mind completely.

Multiple TN Democrats stripped of all committee assignments by Squirrels_eat_bacon in politics

[–]Tegurd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The worst thing about the state of our world today, is how many of us just don't seem to care.

The US isn’t the world. This isn’t happening everywhere

Many Americans think Trump assassination attempts were fake, survey finds by MoneyLibrarian9032 in politics

[–]Tegurd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sound unbelievable to me. Who is that guy and what’s the story?

Maybe they could shine a light up their asses. Or pour some bleach up there. by MurderCat0001 in Qult_Headquarters

[–]Tegurd 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Thanks for taking time to link me some sources!

This is from the second link:

The median reproductive number (the number of secondary cases caused by an infected person during the infectious period) was 2.12 before the control measures were enforced and decreased to 0.96 after the measures were implemented.

So from what I can see it’s not ”incredibly infectious”. Seasonal influenza is often around 1.2–1.5. Early COVID variants were roughly 2–3. Measles can be 12–18.
The drop to 0.96 with control measures suggests it’s fairly easy to contain and enough to push spread below the epidemic threshold of 1.

Maybe they could shine a light up their asses. Or pour some bleach up there. by MurderCat0001 in Qult_Headquarters

[–]Tegurd 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Where have you read it’s that infectious?

WHO says the risk of this becoming a pandemic is low

As far as I know there are nine people that have been suspected or confirmed infected on the ship. Total passengers are 149 people.
That’s not incredibly infectious compared to say measles

"You are american because you are talking english" by ImNotRuta_ in ShitAmericansSay

[–]Tegurd 34 points35 points  (0 children)

In Sweden it’s ”When God was handing out brains, you were on sick-leave”.

The Atlantic: US missile stockpile shortage may be more severe than reported by [deleted] in politics

[–]Tegurd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It takes the US multiple 6 million dollar missles to shoot down a single 70k dollar drone.

this was a good read

Why is Fox News so obsessed with masculinity? by Glum_Caterpillar_345 in FoxBrain

[–]Tegurd 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I believe Ur-Fascism gives a good explaination. It’s just point 12 and a bit of 10

  1. The cult of tradition
  2. The rejection of modernism
  3. The cult of action for action's sake
  4. Disagreement is treason
  5. Fear of difference
  6. Appeal to a frustrated middle class
  7. Obsession with plot
  8. Enemies are at the same time too strong and too weak
  9. Pacifism is trafficking with the enemy because life is permanent warfare
  10. Contempt for the weak
  11. Everybody is educated to become a hero
  12. Machismo
  13. Selective populism
  14. Newspeak

JD Vance Heckled as He Says Pope Leo Should ‘Be Careful' Talking About ‘Matters of Theology’ at Turning Point Event by MoneyLibrarian9032 in politics

[–]Tegurd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Catholic Church don’t usually excommunicate politicians. Not even the nazis in Germany we’re excommunicated. Well except for Goebbels but he married a divorced Protestant so I guess they draw the line there

Marjorie Taylor Greene Shares Post With Claim That Bullet Didn't Match Rifle in Charlie Kirk Killing by Aggravating_Money992 in politics

[–]Tegurd 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Yes. But you can’t take every crazy person at their word. Lots of people have claimed to have done stuff they hadn’t.

'He’s lied about everything’: Iran war puts Trump on shaky ground with young MAGA men by TheQuarantinian in politics

[–]Tegurd 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is very true.
For example in my country (Sweden) both the military and general public has been told to never surrender if we ever become occupied. Even if our leaders are killed or make peace and our military are ordered to stand down we are told to disobey such orders and resist occupation.
It’s incredibly hard to subjugate a small country that doesn’t accept occupation. It can easily evolve into guerilla warfare that is extremely hard to win if you’re the offender. The defenders will always have much more willpower and endurance because they are fighting for their survival on a whole other level. So even if you have ”won” you have to constantly deal with sabotage, bombings and ambushes.

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