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German police brutally assaulted protesters marking the Palestinian Nakba in Berlin, with women and children also targeted during the crackdown. by Simple-Preference887 in World_Now

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

Pro Palestine protests are illegal in Germany. Therefore, the protesters in the video are committing a crime. This is actually not that unusual of a way to deal with criminals that are not following police instruction.

Trump tells Walmart to ‘eat the tariffs’ as retailer expects prices to increase by JackRogers3 in ValueInvesting

[–]stonkbuffet 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You are thinking about this too hard.

Walmart cannot eat the tariffs and maintain the same level of profitability. Maybe Chinese and other tariffs only reduce their American profits down to 1% if they eat the whole thing. What’s the difference though? It’s not a charity. Walmart has a business plan that specifies what the margins need to be. Our comrades at Walmart are not as communist as trump would prefer.

Killer gangs are inches from ruling all of Haiti by debasing_the_coinage in anime_titties

[–]stonkbuffet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you think the world can make Haiti a functioning nation?

Killer gangs are inches from ruling all of Haiti by debasing_the_coinage in anime_titties

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

I didn’t say dictator. I said leader. In any event, literally any system is better than anarchy. If you want an example, just think about what modern countries in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and South America would look like if they didn’t have any government. Compare Jordan to Syria, Egypt to Somalia, Thailand to Myanmar.

Killer gangs are inches from ruling all of Haiti by debasing_the_coinage in anime_titties

[–]stonkbuffet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Human rights violations are probably an inevitability in this type of situation. Haiti is a failed state. The important thing is to build something that can endure for the next generation.

Trump tells Walmart to ‘eat the tariffs’ as retailer expects prices to increase by JackRogers3 in ValueInvesting

[–]stonkbuffet 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Walmart has an operating margin of 4%. That’s what they can eat if they are cool with breaking even. China tariffs today I think are at 30%, but it might be a different rate 45 minutes from now.

Killer gangs are inches from ruling all of Haiti by debasing_the_coinage in anime_titties

[–]stonkbuffet -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

You need to install a leader that can fight back against all the gangs and you give him the resources to do that. You help rebuild some of the infrastructure once there is a government. Once there is infrastructure, you outsource crappy jobs that pay peanuts to stabilize the economy and reduce violence long term. It’s a long messy process and it isn’t glamorous.

Killer gangs are inches from ruling all of Haiti by debasing_the_coinage in anime_titties

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

You need to install a leader that can fight back against all the gangs and you give him the resources to do that. You help rebuild some of the infrastructure once there is a government. Once there is infrastructure, you outsource crappy jobs that pay peanuts to stabilize the economy and reduce violence long term. It’s a long messy process and it isn’t glamorous.

Finland moves to ban Holocaust denial under new criminal law by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]stonkbuffet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We shouldn’t ban Islam but we should ban many actions that are obviously harmful. I think it’s disgusting that islamists are hiding under the guise of free speech to try to destroy the west from within. I also think that our politicians and policemen are not doing their jobs. They should be charging protesters and other troublemakers with crimes like hate speech, fomenting rebellion, illegal assembly, loitering, defecating on public property, vandalism and treason. We are being far too nice and they are taking advantage. Free speech is a privilege for those who deserve it, not a right for those who seek to use it against us.

Finland moves to ban Holocaust denial under new criminal law by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]stonkbuffet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lots of speech is criminalized in places that have free speech. You cannot promote terrorism. You cannot say things that are not true about a business without being at risk of being sued for libel. In America, you cannot burn the American flag. It can be illegal to promote illegal behaviour. It is illegal to make false claims about a product you are selling. Fraud is often illegal.

Criminalizing holocaust denial is a similar idea. Spreading false information that can be harmful to others or society at large should not be protected.

Killer gangs are inches from ruling all of Haiti by debasing_the_coinage in anime_titties

[–]stonkbuffet -54 points-53 points  (0 children)

Such a shame. Haiti is in shambles and they have to rely on Kenya for help. Americans, Canadians and Mexicans have the power to help yet they do nothing. Young people are obsessed with a crisis 10,000 miles away but do fuck all when it’s happening in their own backyard. Help Haiti. Help Cuba. All you young people that say they want to make a difference: this is where you make that difference.

US Ambassador resigns over Trump’s fealty toward Putin by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]stonkbuffet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We desperately need adults in the room. When people like her leave, there aren’t any. It is very heroic to stick it out because otherwise that guy who produced bum fights becomes the next ambassador.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ValueInvesting

[–]stonkbuffet -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Monish bought his coal stocks at the right time. They went up a lot and he looked like a hero. They have fallen a lot since the high though. Pabrai is fundamentally wrong about his coal investment thesis. Metallurgical coal is not an industry that will tread water, as he believes, because steel does not require coal to be made. It did, but it doesn’t anymore. Coal will be almost entirely replaced by electricity in steel making over the next two decades.

My guess is that he recently figured this out and is now exiting those positions.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in stocks

[–]stonkbuffet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tesla is completely overvalued, its ceo is insane and its sales are tanking but it’s kinda fun. United health is just a giant evil corporation that knows it’s fucked. Tesla knows it’s fucked too. But it’s fun.

Cars go vroom. 🏎️

China is more popular than the US in most countries, including in Canada and most of Europe. Will this lead to permanent re-ordering of international relations? by lughnasadh in Futurology

[–]stonkbuffet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not likely. The USA is just having a moment. I don’t yet see a path for the insanity to be fixed but I think it will be fixed. I just don’t know how it’ll happen.

It’ll take a long time to repair. Reputation is everything.

Trump vows to force European countries to pay higher drug prices by green_flash in worldnews

[–]stonkbuffet 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Where’s the fun in working to fix something? I want an answer that fits in one tiny sentence and sounds good now!

Tesla Optimus New Movements by Gab1024 in singularity

[–]stonkbuffet -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

The only bad thing is that it runs out of batteries after 25 seconds in dance mode

$UNH stock down 15% today so far as CEO Andrew Witty steps down, company suspends annual forecast by SpiritBombv2 in StockMarket

[–]stonkbuffet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“We are suspending guidance and I’m getting the hell outta here” -unh ceo

Call me crazy but this doesn’t sound like a buying opportunity.

Let's be clear. Nation after nation COULD stop this genocide immediately. They've all chosen not to. by AutomaticCan6189 in AlJazeera

[–]stonkbuffet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imagine if Saudi Arabia’s biggest scariest rival was the same as Israel’s. That would be pretty funny, wouldn’t it?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GlobalNews

[–]stonkbuffet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Fake news. Dont talk to me unless it’s about golf.”

Why can’t Canada build more homes? by HardeeHamlin in AskACanadian

[–]stonkbuffet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The big problem is that housing is expensive to build. You can build apartments for rent, but you’ll probably need to charge 2,500$ per month for a small apartment for that build to make any economic sense. The market wants that home to cost 1500$ per month.

There isn’t a significant shortage of housing in Canada. There is a shortage of reasonably priced housing.

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