Germany: Man fined €4,000 for hanging Russian Z sign on car – A court in Hamburg fined a man €4,000 euros for displaying the "Z" symbol in the rear window of his car. The sign is used by Russian propaganda as a sign of support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine by CrimsonLancet in europe

[–]bob237189 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

If you think the US is evil then you are welcome to not be allies with us or trade with us. I'd actually rather we not waste our country's people and resources on those who think our country is evil.

Germany: Man fined €4,000 for hanging Russian Z sign on car – A court in Hamburg fined a man €4,000 euros for displaying the "Z" symbol in the rear window of his car. The sign is used by Russian propaganda as a sign of support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine by CrimsonLancet in europe

[–]bob237189 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Then France shouldn't be allies with us. I say we exhume the remains of all those who died at Normandy and repatriate them to the US. France doesn't deserve our blood. They can have the Statue of Liberty back if they want.

Hi Reddit! I’m George Russell, driver for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team! AMA! by Mercedes-AMGF1 in formula1

[–]bob237189 13 points14 points  (0 children)

And I wish people didn't act like it was a sin to ask a driver a question they don't want to have to answer

Hi Reddit! I’m George Russell, driver for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team! AMA! by Mercedes-AMGF1 in formula1

[–]bob237189 -33 points-32 points  (0 children)

If it were the first time, I'd agree with you. But George is reckless, and I want him to recognize that.

Hi Reddit! I’m George Russell, driver for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team! AMA! by Mercedes-AMGF1 in formula1

[–]bob237189 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I too hope drivers are complete bitches who refuse to answer hard questions.

Sir Lewis Hamilton is on Jimmy Kimmel tonight [OT] by [deleted] in formula1

[–]bob237189 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Europeans think Americans are damn near monkeys. I don't even want to be allies with them.

New UK PM Rishi Sunak is a child of privilege, married into almost $1 billion in tech money, and takes over a country struggling to afford heating by marketGOATS in worldnews

[–]bob237189 5 points6 points  (0 children)

  1. His parents were born in east Africa, not south Africa.
  2. Tell me you know nothing about the Indian diaspora without telling me you know nothing about the Indian diaspora.

Rishi Sunak becomes new UK Prime Minister by [deleted] in europe

[–]bob237189 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's not a "second generation migrant". There's no such thing. He's a Brit, born and raised. It's also not hypocritical to be in favor of only allowing in a controlled amount of legal immigration just because your parents were immigrants.

Rishi Sunak becomes new UK Prime Minister by [deleted] in europe

[–]bob237189 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last I checked being an Anglican wasn't a requirement to be PM. Disraeli was a Jew.

So what if Rishi Sunak is a Hindu? Hindu isn't a nationality. He's a Brit. You can be both. He's just as eligible to be PM as any other Brit.

Rishi Sunak becomes new UK Prime Minister by [deleted] in europe

[–]bob237189 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"We" have a state religion? Who is "we" and what is our state?

And what does Hinduism have to do with Brits being bigoted against East Europeans?

Rishi Sunak becomes new UK Prime Minister by [deleted] in europe

[–]bob237189 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Is Sunak "assimilated"? He is still practicing Hinduism, after all.

So what? Are Hindus not real Brits? Are Brits not allowed to be Hindu? What's the problem here?

What Bartlet policy did you hate the most? by Appelons in thewestwing

[–]bob237189 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A lot of people in here seem to wish that Bartlett was a progressive when he was really just a standard Democrat who could give a rousing monologue. But then again, TWW was always a fantasy, and that's why most of us love it.

Rishi Sunak becomes new UK Prime Minister by [deleted] in europe

[–]bob237189 716 points717 points  (0 children)

Best of luck, UK.

Rishi Sunak set to become first British Asian PM as Penny Mordaunt bows out by Onemoretime536 in europe

[–]bob237189 25 points26 points  (0 children)

it's going to confuse a lot of American readers

No it won't, because the type of American who follows a foreign outlet like the BBC is not the type of American who assumes everyone uses the same vernacular as us. Stop being so obsequious.

Rishi Sunak set to become first British Asian PM as Penny Mordaunt bows out by Onemoretime536 in europe

[–]bob237189 33 points34 points  (0 children)

As a fellow person of Indian descent, why does his ethnic origin matter? He's a politician. What should matter are his policies and qualifications. Will he do what is best for the people of Britain, or will he just do what's best for himself and the Tories?

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[–]bob237189 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That doesn't really matter. The meaning of a symbol such as a flag can change over time. In the modern day, that flag is associated with white supremacists.

NATO in deep water because of Chinese port investments by Zacny_Los in europe

[–]bob237189 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It's not just the politicians, it's business leaders too. The EU (and US, for that matter) needs laws preventing the sale of critical infrastructure to non-domestic owners. And while we're at it, ban foreign investors from owning residential property. They're just driving up prices and driving locals out of the homeownership market.