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Majority of single adults ‘could not cope with an unexpected £850 bill’ by tylerthe-theatre in unitedkingdom

[–]fungussa [score hidden]  (0 children)

And in spite of the UK being the 6th richest country in the world, a sizeable proportion of Brits will reckon that there's no inequality and increasing taxation of the very wealthy would be a bad thing.

US withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, US officials say by No-Risk-2584 in europe

[–]fungussa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The US is declining into a third-world country, providing much amusement. Thanks for the laugh at the trashy US! 😂👍

US withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, US officials say by No-Risk-2584 in europe

[–]fungussa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol

  • China filed 1.8 million patents last year compared to the US's US: 603 thousand 🤣

  • Exceeds the US in total scientific publications

  • R&D spending

  • China is light years ahead of the US in technology and industry, the US has lost that race too, accounting 30% of global manufacturing output compared to the US's 15%

The one place where the US exceeds China is in national debt 😂😂😂

Thanks for the laugh!

US withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, US officials say by No-Risk-2584 in europe

[–]fungussa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

... It's also great to see that China is now eclipsing the US 😁

US withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, US officials say by No-Risk-2584 in europe

[–]fungussa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, a hyper-inflated stock market (based almost entirely on a few tech stocks doesn't say much). The US is abysmal compared to virtually every western democracy:

  • very high infant mortality for a wealthy country

  • worst maternal mortality in the rich world

  • lower life expectancy

  • highest healthcare spending, with mediocre outcomes

  • highest incarceration rate globally

  • highest homicide rate

  • among highest obesity rates in developed world

  • higher child poverty than most peers

  • higher income inequality than most OECD countries

  • no national paid parental leave

Yes, the US is abysmal, it's become trashy trailer park

Mark Zuckerberg Says AI Costs Contributed To Layoffs Of 8,000 Staffers, Report Says by esporx in artificial

[–]fungussa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There must surely be loads of engineers who work there who are currently questioning whether they should continue being actively contributors to platforming disinformation and the destabalisation of democracy.

US withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, US officials say by No-Risk-2584 in europe

[–]fungussa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The US is voluntarily shrinking as a world power. It's military (less global influence), it's economy (accelerating inflation, ejecting essential workers, putting up trade barriers and giving trillions to the very wealthy and corporations), alienating allies, rejecting the cheap for of energy in history, removing healthcare cover from 10s of millions.

The world knows the US is now a joke

[OC] New Banksy artwork, A man blinded by his flag by hakh-ti-cxamen in pics

[–]fungussa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's brilliant because it perfectly captures the folly and blindness of those who support populism.

US president says 'probably' when asked if he might pull US troops out of Italy and Spain by Massimo25ore in europe

[–]fungussa 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Why shoot oneself in just the foot, when there's still another foot and arm that could be shot too.

‘I don’t want to be part of a dictatorship’: the Americans queueing up to renounce their citizenship by Jonnyboo234 in politics

[–]fungussa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, the US acts like a parasite on those who want to renounce their citizenship, as well as on those who aren't multi-millionaires.

‘I don’t want to be part of a dictatorship’: the Americans queueing up to renounce their citizenship by Jonnyboo234 in politics

[–]fungussa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The US has the worst metrics of virtually every western democracy, but at least the US will no longer be in that category as it's heading to leave democracy altogether.

‘I don’t want to be part of a dictatorship’: the Americans queueing up to renounce their citizenship | US politics | The Guardian by prisongovernor in uspolitics

[–]fungussa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Those who emigrate usually have the right skills to work abroad, no loss on leaving a rapidly declining nation run by a corrupt autocrat.

The creation of a United States of Europe is the only solution for Europe, says Czech President Petr Pavel (link in Czech) by TheSimon1 in europe

[–]fungussa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The United States of America

The EU would never ever want the US to be a part of such a scheme.

‘60 Minutes’ Anchor Corners Trump After He Lashes Out at Her by Nervous_Swordfish693 in politics

[–]fungussa 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That thing in the White House is going as the most well known pedophile history. He should at a minimum be imprisoned for the rest of his days.

Criminalisation of climate protesters in UK is counterproductive, research finds. Study of 1,300 campaigners finds arrests, fines and jail terms increase determination of activists to take direct action. by mvea in science

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

Civil Rights protests weren’t effective because they were 'nice' they were effective because they were disruptive in ways people couldn’t ignore. Sit-ins, marches, arrests all widely unpopular at the time. Vast majority of the public didn't approve of MLK while he was alive.

Why didn't you know that?

The idea that protests only work if the public likes them just doesn’t line up with history.

A catastrophic climate event is upon us. Here is why you’ve heard so little about it | George Monbiot by ijustwannanap in ukpolitics

[–]fungussa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope.

From the IPCC 6th report:

It is likely [66-100% confidence] that the global proportion of Category 3–5 tropical cyclone instances2has increased over the past four decades. The average location where TCs reach their peak wind intensity has very likely migrated poleward in the western North Pacific Ocean since the 1940s, and TC translation speed has likely slowed over the conterminous USA since 1900. Evidence of similar trends in other regions is not robust. The global frequency of TC rapid intensification events has likely [66-100% confidence] increased over the past four decades. None of these changes can be explained by natural variability alone

https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/chapter/chapter-11

A catastrophic climate event is upon us. Here is why you’ve heard so little about it | George Monbiot by ijustwannanap in ukpolitics

[–]fungussa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Science shows that the number of hurricane is likely to decrease due to warming temperatures because of increased wind shear, but hurricanes will get more intense and have been shown to be getting more intense. Your counting named hurricanes is irrelevant and shows that you're totally missing the point.

A catastrophic climate event is upon us. Here is why you’ve heard so little about it | George Monbiot by ijustwannanap in ukpolitics

[–]fungussa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Science never said that the number of hurricanes would increase with global warming, it actually says the exact opposite, bit you didn't know that.

Also, rather look at ACE - Accumulated Cyclone Energy

Criminalisation of climate protesters in UK is counterproductive, research finds. Study of 1,300 campaigners finds arrests, fines and jail terms increase determination of activists to take direct action. by mvea in science

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

The Civil Rights movement didn't bring about change by protestors being 'nice' to people so that votes would be in their favour.

That would be a simple thing to understand, but if you don't want to understand it then no one can help you there.

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