• @vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      39 months ago

      Barely. And even then, I would not really be interested in a post about a failed government land scheme in Portugal or Austria in this community either unless it somehow intersected with EU policy or influenced relations with its neighbors.

      • Afghaniscran
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        249 months ago

        Its great when stupid people tell you they’re stupid because then you can just smile and pat them on the head like you’re supporting a toddler trying to form a proper sentence.

        Hint: it’s you, you’re the stupid.

        Another hint: Europe isn’t the EU. One is geographical, the other is political.

        • @vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          29 months ago

          I never said it should be about the EU, I said it should have a European dimension.

          This clearly does not.

          • @jonne@infosec.pub
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            169 months ago

            High speed rail is definitely something that’s important internationally. If done well, it could replace a bunch of polluting flights with a train trip

            • @vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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              It’s about high speed rail? I really couldn’t figure that out from the article. I guess HS2 stands for “Highspeed 2” or something?

              In that case, yes, it definitely has a European dimension. I retract my objection.

              Thanks for filling me in.

              But the article could have used the word “rail” just once. It would have been enough.

              • Hogger85b
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                69 months ago

                In the UK hs2 is a very big thing and this article was written for them, here you would have to be living under a rock not to have heard of it.

                I would not expect Europeans to know so the op posting here should make it clear,

              • Afghaniscran
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                29 months ago

                Yeah, I’ll bold it for you so you can see:

                Barely. And even then, I would not really be interested in a post about a failed government land scheme in Portugal or Austria in this community either unless it somehow intersected with EU policy or influenced relations with its neighbors.

                Boy I sure am dumb, I didn’t realise you said Europe and not EU.

                • @vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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                  9 months ago

                  The other words also have meaning.

                  Besides, the other poster brought me up to speed. I understand the European angle now.

                • roguetrick
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                  19 months ago

                  or influenced relations with its neighbors

                  If you’re going to start a pedantic argument on the ass end of the fediverse for an article nobody’s really going to read, at least ensure that you’re actually being correctly pedantic.

                  • Afghaniscran
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                    39 months ago

                    The country is still in Europe so it’s still Europe related. Do people complain when news in the world news community doesn’t affect the entire world?