UrbonMaximus

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[–] UrbonMaximus@feddit.uk 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why is it only scary for Muslims?

[–] UrbonMaximus@feddit.uk 25 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I like what Mike Lynch (famous leader of one of UKs biggest union) said during his Novara media interview.. I'll paraphrase from memory. "Back in the day, your retirement was secured with your job. You'd get a pension from your employer when you get to retirement age. Then Thatcher and Reagan happen.. Now days, there's no security, benefits or high salaries anymore. So people do whatever they need to do to secure their retirement. And if it's buying another property, so be it."

Quick edit: before anyone gets angry. Neither myself or him want this to continue. It's shit and we should fight to bring back dignity to people's careers. But until that's sorted, I think it's ethical to care for your own and your family's survival.

[–] UrbonMaximus@feddit.uk 10 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Technically correct, but your comment makes it sound like the military is actively commissioning movies, which is not the case. When Hollywood wants to make historical or war movies, they have few options:

  • Buy the equipment - one military ship or airplane can be more than the whole movie's budget.
  • Prop/CGI - may look bad and doesn't guaranty to be cheaper.
  • Get all the gear for free, loaned out from the military (including training and specialists) - but they get to edit and approve your script.

I wish there were more options for independent and critical movie makers.

[–] UrbonMaximus@feddit.uk 2 points 2 months ago

One would think that there would be more than just one lawyer who says that.. Oh well.. :)

[–] UrbonMaximus@feddit.uk 35 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Actually the title was named after Caesar to mean emperor after his death. It was so influential that many languages use this word as well. Famous examples would be Tzar in Russian or Keiser in German.

[–] UrbonMaximus@feddit.uk 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Just because you disagree with a definition, doesn't mean it's wrong.

Every country is culturally diverse, but there's still statistical common denominator. You have big differences in languages, accents, food, culture in the UK and yet 82% are white British. Same goes for Germany, Japan etc. Every country do their demographic analyses differently, but the point is that they all can have major differences within the same ethic group.

So we should either agree to use the same definition or agree that it has no meaning and not use that word at all.

[–] UrbonMaximus@feddit.uk 1 points 2 months ago (3 children)

"Ethnostate - noun. a state that is dominated by members of a single ethnic group." That exactly makes them an Ethnostate. Mandarin and Uyghur re-education camps is authoritarianism.

[–] UrbonMaximus@feddit.uk 5 points 2 months ago (5 children)

The 91% Han Chinese sense..

[–] UrbonMaximus@feddit.uk 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Can't believe no one mentioned this beauty! Mo-Do - Eins Zwei Polizei

[–] UrbonMaximus@feddit.uk 19 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I agree and I don't understand why people like op keep bashing green parties. There's a reason why nuclear is not a viable option. Ignoring the financial burden - Nuclear waste is not a technological issue, but a political one. People don't trust politicians and corporations to keep it safe for multiple millennia. Look at the state of the UK rivers, chronical waste dumping to save money. People who don't think it will happen with nuclear waste are delusional or don't know their history, as we already had nuclear dumping incidents near Australia, Baltic Sea, Mediterranean Sea etc..

[–] UrbonMaximus@feddit.uk 1 points 5 months ago

Mainly 5 year terms, but I can see on the list some 6 and 7 year terms as well.. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_term_limits

[–] UrbonMaximus@feddit.uk 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

Not every country has four year terms. Also, elections can be triggered early for various reasons.

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