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claude-ai • today at 7:24 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

The stupidity of European politicians is that extreme, it cannot be explained away by assuming a lack of education. I was never a conspiracy theorist, but the discrepancy between "That's something an educated person should understand" and what they are actually doing is that large I cannot bridge it mentally.

This may be a defect of mine, it probably is, but I have no but.


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cjs_ac • today at 7:58 PM

If you’re an American, the only news you hear from Europe is clickbait peddled by American journalists. Day-to-day politics in European countries doesn’t affect Americans, so it isn’t reported on. Journalists in Europe pay excess attention to American school shootings and Texas’ decades-long struggle to successfully administer the death penalty for the same reasons.

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Gys • today at 7:30 PM

The combination of ignorant politicians and smart lobbyists is universal.

Edit: why would VLC or any online company stay in France?

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