blaue_Fledermaus

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Which is funnier?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 days ago (5 children)

As someone whose contact with English is mostly by reading, this made me sure I'm likely pronouncing a bunch of words wrong in my mind.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Can't USians register to vote in the primaries of both parties?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Small text explains that exclaves are excluded, otherwise Brazil also has a land border with France.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago (19 children)

Not to defend these things, I also don't think they work, but the simplest argument is that they work on a metaphysical frequency/energy/whatever, so a physical instrument wouldn't be able to detect it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I agree.

But "Political Spectrum" is bullshit anyway, most of today's issues don't fit a one-dimensional left-vs-right line.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Indirectly, yes, but not far. The instability created by people fighting over the scraps of his conquests allowed the rise of the Roman empire, and people fighting over their scraps throughout the Middle Ages led to the creation of the modern empires.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Calling the current Brazilian government leftist nowadays is a bit of a stretch.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I posted this question on Mastodon some time ago:

Is there any modern geopolitical issue that can't be blamed on Alexander "the great"?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago

More like open source engine for Minecraft-like games and more.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Depends on the type of tiredness.
Physical? Yes.
Mental? The reason will also probably keep me awake.
Sickness? I'm tired of staying in bed.

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