Maybe you don’t hear it so much, nowadays, but when I was growing up I’d hear “This country fought the Nazis in WW2”.

I guess we can add that to the no, it didn’t pile, along with everything else 😮‍💨

Ok, but jokes aside, he is correct.

He does need to have a restraining order placed on him.

yay, market growth.

Yeah and I’d argue that allowing a war mongering nation to host the tournament is another bending of the rules.

What’s the reason Russia aren’t allowed to compete, again?

right, because americans need lessons on imperialism /s

citation needed.

Sunn O expand their lineup to include yet another american cult icon

Disgusting, really. Germany wouldnt have even made it that far in the competition, were in not for Undav’s goals.

And their king gets a special prize

so we’re just posting ads now?

It seems to me that one of the key reasons that modern Marxists are angry with views extolled by people like this Mullvad guy, is that this notion that undeserving people are lapping up public funds and holding the rest of us back is normally a play straight from the far right playbook.

This not only distracts from the fundamental issue that we’re facing, with a group of undeserving people lapping up all funds, public or otherwise, it also gives fuel to an unjustified claim that was only created to sow seeds of division in the working class.

Thanks. Yeah, I’ve heard quite a few people were upset at the German greens, in particular, for this reason.

And like a looooot of people in Europe rent. Makes it harder.

God, yeah. We need rental reform just as much as AC.

I would have thought that membership counted as a form of verification, here.

Has there been some kind of controversy? I’m deliberately out of that kind of loop (but I’m curious now!).

The grift that keeps on giving (public money to cronies)

I think the poster means 2020, not 2026. ‘This’ year should have been ‘that’ year. At least, that’s my interpretation.

Why the hell is European demand returning? What the hell is wrong with people?

I guess because the economy is made up, whereas the climate disaster is not.

Seeing someone write “virtue signalling” unironically gave me a bout of 2010s nostalgia that I never thought I’d have.