I hate that this is a meme.

I see a Mercator projection, I downvote

That’s some quality shower thought!

OK, thanks for the simile, it makes sense. I didn’t notice the trend but it might be so. I tend to skeem through / skip entierly comments that are clearly not on topic. Also, I like that all you characters have a name that starts with M!

I understand the concern and certainly believe that troll farms are slowly creeping into Lemmy as it gains traction. However, I think most of US bashing is authentic as it reflects the enormous impact of US political life on the rest of the planet. Moreover, other countries receive a constant flux of information about the US, to the point where it seems that US news is as important as domestic news. The fact that Trump remains omnipresent in the media doesn’t help either.

GINGER?

The Guardian now uses “climate crisis”.

Un the EU, fines are up to 6% of annual revenues.

Yes. If you go back in time, you end up where the Earth used to be at that moment, I.e. thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions, hudreds of millions kms away. Arguably, if you go back a full galactic year you can end up somewhat in the vincinity of the solar system.

Poor Italian guy who got disqualified after winning the marathon, because other people helped him get back up when he fell…

Ah! La bataille de Courtrai, mortecouille! What a shameless, prideless bunch of peasants!

Yoy’re raising super cheap retro handhelds, I am raising the one and only analog retro handheld!

Another emo movie with bad action and bad acting? No thank you!

Yep, I wonder what would happen in the US if gas was suddenly taxed 50% up (much more than the yellow vests case, but it is a thought exercise)

One could argue that the Church had been extremely efficient at manufacturing consent for centuries. It was still the case for most of French society in the late 1780s. It also led to a civil war between Revolutionaries and traditionalists (including peasants).

Yet if you keep the comparison until present times, you can only acknowledge the fact that the French once again rioted very violently and for months back in 2018-20. The “yellow vests” were mostly lower-income workers from far away suburbs and villages. Facebook let them organize and have a real impact on national politics and policy.

The USA would still be a native american land if millions of people had not been wiped out by Europeans

You guys are so screwed, I am sorry for you, sincerely

Thanks for the effort. I have had links to article from reputable news organizations removed out ou nowhere…