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A South Korean legislator said the president declared martial law because he was lonely.
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South Korea just declared martial law. Fucking hell.
And the SK parliament undid it.
South Korea martial law latest: Parliament votes to block declaration after clashes with police
Wild.
Must have been crazy things happening behind the scene.
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Interesting graph comparing the US with some other countries:
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This is in Saudi Arabia. Looks like SE Asia
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That Hegseth guy has a “Deus Vult” tattoo (slogan of the crusaders) and he wants the Israelis to buid the third temple. Pretty confused individual.
In my country a growing number of people want our government to be more critical of Israel, right now about 50 % take this position. I think it’s a good sign that people are getting more critical. Unfortunately our government is very loyal to Israel.
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Amsterdam police is taking a decent, nuanced stance on what happened in their statements. Better than any politician I’ve heard about it yet, frankly.
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Bill Clinton thought it was erection night instead of election night…
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I guess if you’re saying Trump shouldn’t win, I agree, but that and and fifty cents will buy you a cup of coffee. In a democracy you have to be able to get enough people on your side.
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Prices for books in Dutch are getting insane. Was just looking for a paperback and it was 35 euros for 400 pages.
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Yes let’s just hope for the best. People need to chill out.
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It can be very difficult to judge these things…the boomer I mentioned was sued for saying something about Israel which some thought was antisemitic. He had said something like “The Jews have treated Palestinians badly”. The people who took offense took this to mean all Jews treat Palestinians badly and therefore all Jews are bad people. However the court took it more losely, judging that he meant it specifically in the context of Israel and not all Jews, or even all Israelis. It’s like saying “The Japanese have attacked Pearl Harbour, it doesn’t mean all Japanese attacked Pearl Harbour.
Sometimes things can be interpreted in multiple ways and unfortunately some people will take things to mean the worst thing they can make it out to be. I am sure I make such mistakes too sometimes.
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Hehe yeah we have a guy like that. A boomer who says “outrageous things” and then complains that everobody is too sensitive.
I dunno, in general I am in favor of good manners, but I am also in favor of parrhesia. Sometimes you have to say things some people will find insulting.
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