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2019-09-14 14:40:50 UTC  

They're babies in adult bodies

2019-09-14 14:41:03 UTC  

There isn't this entrepreneurship perspective that is seen in the US, most people want government intervention to sort out problems.

2019-09-14 14:41:07 UTC  

I think it's less that the don't mind less freedom, and more that there are other issues that are more important to them. Which if you believe those values are more important can be quite annoying.

2019-09-14 14:41:27 UTC  

Not a bad way to summarize it. I don't like the framework, but that's more akin to their thoughts

2019-09-14 14:41:53 UTC  

It's totallay fine to have less freedom as long as it doesn't offend my sensitivities mkay

2019-09-14 14:42:15 UTC  

my house mate, she was utterly confused about the idea of a small government. "Having more members get to conclusion faster" was her response.

2019-09-14 14:42:21 UTC  

modern politics is very bad at prioritising more than one thing at a time

2019-09-14 14:44:04 UTC  

@DEPChimp yea, some people are idiots, never going to get away from that.

2019-09-14 14:45:29 UTC  

@DEPChimp Just explain it to her like this: "If the nanny state decides it's more efficient to take your kids away from you, would you be in favor of that?" And if she answers "no" then just ask her why she thinks efficiency is a good reason to take any of people's freedoms away.

2019-09-14 14:46:20 UTC  

She'd have to bend over backwards twice to splain that

2019-09-14 14:47:01 UTC  

o boy, she thinks its a good idea that parents need a licence to have kids, coos what if the parents are pedos.

2019-09-14 14:47:16 UTC  

having more members doesn't even lead to faster conclusions, the immediacy of dictatorships is one of it's few advantages

2019-09-14 14:48:28 UTC  

the larger the government, usually, the less rapidly it's able to adapt to change

2019-09-14 14:48:45 UTC  

In some cases virtually or literally impossible

2019-09-14 14:50:35 UTC  

aye, like small companies can make run loops around large corporations. with there ability to be flexible in decisions and actions.

2019-09-14 14:51:13 UTC  

You just gave me an idea for why Google is so authoritarian

2019-09-14 14:52:40 UTC  

@leavethisbotnet Today at 10:38 AM
"What really highlighted this for me was the Catalonia situation. If they had a militia, they'd be independent by now."

What of Catalonia secession warrants force? What're their respective interests in pursuing such?

2019-09-14 14:54:30 UTC  

@Jeremy I am not familiar with the Catalonia situation, could you please explain what's going on?

2019-09-14 14:55:06 UTC  

Was it the break off from Spain?

2019-09-14 14:55:14 UTC  

Catalonia is richer

2019-09-14 14:55:22 UTC  

which was one reason

2019-09-14 14:55:44 UTC  

You also had some foreign interventionism going on.

2019-09-14 14:56:06 UTC  

I searched it and this came up:
people also ask:
Q: Is Catalonia a country
A: **SPAIN**

2019-09-14 14:56:39 UTC  

The point was, whether or not they can be independent, depends on whether or not they have the means to enforce that independence.

2019-09-14 14:56:47 UTC  

Indeed.

2019-09-14 14:57:18 UTC  

Whether it is within their best interests is another question, however.

2019-09-14 14:57:44 UTC  

well, that's really up to them to decide

2019-09-14 14:57:58 UTC  

If you're interested in Catalonia in particular then go ahead, otherwise this belongs in eu_politics

2019-09-14 14:58:36 UTC  

since the discussion is about relation between EU and member states

2019-09-14 15:54:38 UTC  

The place the houthis striked is so far from Yemen though

2019-09-14 16:14:10 UTC  

what the fuck is houthis

2019-09-14 16:15:38 UTC  

are they a division of Yemen's military or are they are terror group funded by a government like Qatar

2019-09-14 16:59:30 UTC  

They’re an ethnic group that was part of the coalition that overthrew Yemen’s last American backed strongman. Now they’re being opposed in Yemen by Saudi backed forces and some of the other gulf states.

2019-09-14 17:14:42 UTC  

right also why do the Saudi's think overthrowing the government in Yemen is even a slightly good idea, did no one learn anything from iraq

2019-09-14 17:28:14 UTC  

Because Iran is funding their puppets there

2019-09-14 17:28:27 UTC  

@Anubis What is this channel for?

2019-09-14 17:28:42 UTC  

I don't see where did politics went to?

2019-09-14 17:28:53 UTC  

@yordanyordanov read the title bar

2019-09-14 17:28:56 UTC  

or the pin