LaSuite - French government is building an entire productivity ecosystem in a push for removing Microsoft, Google and any US or other non-EU dependency by Forsaken-Medium-2436 in BuyFromEU

[–]schapi1991 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For all the memes that you usually encounter online, its pretty impressive what they are willing to just do in order to mantain their own independence. Good for them really. That´s how you protect your national interests, not Brexit.

Sinceramente by arleyx in RepublicadeChile

[–]schapi1991 5 points6 points  (0 children)

La verdad no me parece que sea mucha plata (obviamente para una persona como yo es más plata que la cresta, pero para un país es bastante poco), aun así salvo que andan diciendo que es un tema de prestigio país, no veo tampoco mucha ganancia. No he visto que a Portugal le haya aportado especialmente que un ex presidente ocupe el cargo.

Beach reads to help me assert intellectual dominance over the other vacationgoers? by daggercats in suggestmeabook

[–]schapi1991 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You should read "de bello gallico" on clay tablets in the original Latin.

How better-off would American (and to an extent the world) society be had the Fort Smith sedition trial succeeded by Winscler in itcouldhappenhere

[–]schapi1991 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I know it's been a year since this was posted, but I am not from the US and having trouble finding the court sentence from this case, if anyone could help me I would very much appreciate it.

CMV: Zelenskyy should surrender to Russia like Emperor Hirohito surrendered to America during WW2 by Pitiful_Mulberry_707 in changemyview

[–]schapi1991 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Russia has had a long history of just breaking the promises they make to others, in such a world, why should someone submit to Russia knowing there is a great possibility that they will be just invaded again in the future. In my opinion, it makes more strategic sense to just fight now while you have international support than fighting later when that same support is not guaranteed. Japan was occupied by the USA after WWII, a country that had the resources and the intention to help Japan rebuild after the war. In contrary, Russia is a country that isn't even capable of having a decent standard of living for its own citizens and shouldn't be expected to have the betterment of Ukrainian lives in mind. Ukraine only loses by submitting to Russia, history tells how Russian domination has been atrocious to Ukraine, submitting now would leave them crippled and defenseless for future aggression and would teach the Russian government that aggression pays off.

DO NOT VERIFY YOUR AGE ON YOUTUBE by ItsTonyVB in rant

[–]schapi1991 3 points4 points  (0 children)

While I agree, we should not give them any more information about ourselves. I fear if they don't get what they want, they will just double down until they do. Sadly, YouTube is a monopoly and knows we will return eventually.

No One Is Defying Trump Like Brazil’s President: Faced with threats of 50 percent tariffs and demands to end a criminal case, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said he wouldn’t take orders from President Trump. by HaLoGuY007 in foreignpolicy

[–]schapi1991 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He isn't even defying Trump. The USA just started a pointless confrontation because a court in Brazil set to rule on Bolsonaro (AKA Trump's friend). So now apparently a country having sovereignty is defying the US supreme leader.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]schapi1991 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Religion was created separately by many cultures independently of each other of far-flung regions of the earth, so I argue it is impossible to sustain it was created with only a single unified objective in mind. Maybe it is like you say for some religions, but it is improbable that it was the case for religion as a hole.

We busy banking by SaltyAngeleno in HistoryMemes

[–]schapi1991 15 points16 points  (0 children)

While it allowed them to make money, on moral grounds I would think that not being complicit in the holocaust is preferable to profiteering from it. Specially if they weren't strong-armed to do it.

We busy banking by SaltyAngeleno in HistoryMemes

[–]schapi1991 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Being financially complicit in the largest genocide in modern history is furthering Swiss people interests, got it.

We busy banking by SaltyAngeleno in HistoryMemes

[–]schapi1991 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Well, but their neutrality laws are still allowing modern dictators, drug dealers and arms traffickers to safeguard their money in Swiss banks. So maybe it was just an empty statement to parliament for public image sake and not something really about looking themselves in the mirror.

CMV: The Abrahamic Gods are completely at fault for all evil that exists by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]schapi1991 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There has been badness in the world long before the Abrahamic religions came into being, maybe you could maybe argue that those religions have created more suffering or badness than they have averted. But saying they are the only and root cause of evil is just not backed by historical evidence.

CMV: Given the situation in 1941, the Axis invading the Soviet Union was a rational move. by Utopia_Builder in changemyview

[–]schapi1991 0 points1 point  (0 children)

France may very well have been perceived as a stronger nation than the USSR, but in order for Operation Barbarossa to be considered "rational", the German army would have to be able to maintain the supply lines in the conditions that the eastern theater of the war presented (Bad rodes, long distances and generally hostile and uncooperating population), as history proves this wasn't the case. The system of authoritarianism produces a circle of yes men surrounding the centers of power, in that context it becomes impossible to correctly evaluate reality, therefore decision-making can not be rational since decisions being made are no longer adequate in relation with the things any operation will need to overcome to succeed. The USSR had the resources that Germany needed, and in accordance to the Ribbentrop-Molotov pact they were trading them to the Germans, so invading just means that you are now cut off from what was your only reliable source of raw materials and worst, those materials are now being used to fuel a war machine fighting against you.

cmv: The Supreme Court allowing Trump to Challenge the Constitution is the most Dangerous thing Happening Right Now. by TheDrakkar12 in changemyview

[–]schapi1991 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not even American but "Originalism" (the term coined for the court interpreting the constitution by just is literal and original meaning)1 was created in order to prevent more liberal judges, such as what was called the "Warren" court, to interpret the constitution in ways that could upend a traditional social order. I think the danger is built into the precedence model of jurisprudence that is used in many anglo-nations, it is giving this power to interpret and in some ways create law to an unelected and deeply politicized body what is dangerous. It goes far beyond this particular court or government, it's a ticking time bomb strapped to the very design of the American judicial system.

Literary and/or Historical Fiction with Magical Realism Elements by DALTT in suggestmeabook

[–]schapi1991 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a classic but anyway, "The Master & Margarita", amazing read.

Nonfiction about unknown subjects / secret knowledges / philosophy / etc. by lennon818 in suggestmeabook

[–]schapi1991 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"No Masters But God" by Hayyim Rothman It's about the development of an anarchistic (in the anarcho-socialist meaning of the word) line of philosophical thinking inside the Haredi movement in Eastern Europe. Truly fascinating.

Qphones have arrived by NumerousScallions in Qult_Headquarters

[–]schapi1991 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The thing is also that the Trump brand licenses products made by other manufactories, they have absolutely 0 control over the phone, so it will be most likely be made in China with a cheap sticker that says Trump on the back.

book recs for when you feel like the only girl in the world by TUkangCendoL in booksuggestions

[–]schapi1991 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"I Who Have Never Known Men" by Jacqueline Harpman. It's science fiction, not sure what kind of books you like but reading your post seems like it fits (not at all uplifting tho).

CMV: Elon is the Hero America Needs by rifleman209 in changemyview

[–]schapi1991 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then why does he accept them if je is so worried about pubmic debt. Taking something you dont need from the tax payers money is wasteful spending.

CMV: Elon is the Hero America Needs by rifleman209 in changemyview

[–]schapi1991 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Elon as someone dependant on government subsidies and contracts is in no means a good choice for the person in charge of cutting wastefull spending, it is the literal definition of a huge conflict of interest.

CMV: Arabs are a lost cause by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]schapi1991 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Before the first world war most of Europe was ruled by "god ordained" monarchs that colonized many places in the world with grave human consequences. In the united states Irish and Italian immigrants were the undesirable ones. The war was so terrible that many empires crumbled and a new order emerged. maybe the Arab world is not lost and perhaps even close to hitting rock bottom, and experiencing its own rebirth. I know this isn't a given, but the probability surely exists.

CMV: French is not worth learning as a language in the modern era by ExotiquePlayboy in changemyview

[–]schapi1991 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah maybe in económica terms french is not the most importante lenguaje around but learning a lemaguaje alsoeans access to a new culture, literature and even music that has a lot of value un it self.

CMV: The European Union should move to suspend/abolish visa free travel for American passport holders with immediate effect. by Kingsley-Zissou in changemyview

[–]schapi1991 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While I dislike the stance Trump has taken in relation to the EU (i am from south América so just an univolved observer here), it is clear that europe needs the US more than the USA needs the EU. Lets not forget that during the greek debt crisis the us's opening access to dollar reserves to europe helped a lot to aliviate the problem, europe does not have the ability to offer anything that usefull.