@Tryenjer@lemmy.world
Hesitation is defeat
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- on Germany's Merz under pressure as AfD eyes second state win in c/europe@feddit.org · 4d ago
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on #STOPEUKIDSACT NOW! in c/europe@feddit.org · 17 Sep 2026
EU Inc. also seemed to have good intentions, making a company across borders in the EU really is a pain in the ass that’s genuinely crippling quite a lot of upcoming companies, but now its clear that it is just a whip to attack workers with.
The intent behind laws really does not matter, all that matters is what’s written down and actually legally binding.
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on Tech companies under fire as Europe proposes social media ban for under-15s in c/europe@feddit.org · 17 Sep 2026
True, tech bros lobbied the European commission to implement this dystopian 1984-style shit in order to get even more data to train their AIs.
This isn’t about protecting the children. That’s just an excuse to further promote mass surveillance and to exempt companies from responsibility for the additive design of their products and services.
This only serves to favour large corporations. It’s easier and more rewarding to penalize the users and smaller businesses.
Furthermore this will make all game servers that do not collect users’ personal data illegal in the EU, including discontinued and community-run ones, even if authorized by the publisher.
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on It is time to build the United States of Europe in c/europe@feddit.org · 16 Sep 2026
Political system ≠ Political position
But if we go down that way, the USA isn’t an example to follow either, as it has taken even worse positions.
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on It is time to build the United States of Europe in c/europe@feddit.org · 15 Sep 2026
No, thanks.
We need to become more like Switzerland, not America. Direct democracy is the way, fire all unelected bureaucrats!
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on Digital rights advocates urge EU to step in and save encryption from Canada's Bill C-22 in c/europe@feddit.org · 14 Sep 2026
LoL
EU leaders, who dream about implementing chat control at all costs, are even more radically against encryption.
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on Germany's Most Feared Party Just Won 44% — and Every Cure Has Failed in c/europe@feddit.org · 14 Sep 2026
AfD is the result of the self-imposed austerity mania that Germany has proudly pursued, which has led to such a lack of investment that even the most basic needs, such as infrastructure repairs, have been neglected.
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on Europe Can’t Simply Import AI Technologies From US, Lagarde Says in c/europe@feddit.org · 14 Sep 2026
EU countries have already lost this AI race.
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on Germany’s Merz cancels phone call with Trump after social media post celebrating AfD win – as it happened in c/europe@feddit.org · 11 Sep 2026
Merz knows what he should have done, but he didn’t have the balls and neither did his predecessors. All that remains for anyone with a bit of common sense and regard for their own skin is to leave Germany to its misery.
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on European democracies are running out of time to turn away from the abyss | Rafael Behr in c/europe@feddit.org · 9 Sep 2026
Once they are in power, you can also follow orders to survive, but be as incompetent as you can to contribute to their downfal.
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on European democracies are running out of time to turn away from the abyss | Rafael Behr in c/europe@feddit.org · 9 Sep 2026
Yes, of course.
But both of my grandfathers managed to avoid being sent to fight in Africa during Portugal’s Colonial Wars, so it is not impossible. One had connections. The other put a bee in his underwear the day before the inspection. Each did what was within their means to survive. 13 years of war, 41 of fascistic dictatorship.
But Estado Novo was a bit different. Salazar wasn’t a populist, for example (quite the opposite, in fact). I doubt these new movements will manage to hold onto power for that long. The man did not create a cult of personality, he was an economics professor before being called upon by the army to serve as Minister of Finance and, subsequently, as Dictator. He was chosen for his academic qualifications, and he is an example of how fascistic technocracy isn’t good, but still more stable than fascism, ultranationalist populism.
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on European democracies are running out of time to turn away from the abyss | Rafael Behr in c/europe@feddit.org · 9 Sep 2026
These are organizations on a quick rise to power. If they truly intend to drastically reshape state institutions as they propose, they will need new and loyal people to fill specific roles. These parties offer excellent career opportunities, even for those who do not identify with their message and simply seek a comfortable place in the world in a higher social class, especially if you aren’t qualified for the job and rely solely on the party’s goodwill to keep your position. That’s the cynical view.
The more it grows, the more unqualified, loyal careerists will appear. Then, just wait for the whole thing to collapse under its own ill-placed weight. It might hurt and take some time, but you keep surviving until then.
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on European democracies are running out of time to turn away from the abyss | Rafael Behr in c/europe@feddit.org · 9 Sep 2026
Everything ends one day.
Merz doesn’t want to change anything, yet he wants different results. Insanity.