I don’t know much about legal systems so your comments and sources are nice, but I haven’t really seen the EU having much influence on Orban so far while I feel they have had problems with a lot of stuff he did.

Just like there was nothing wrong with Jews, they need a public enemy and they can’t pick people from the majority so they’ve picked non-whites non-straights and non-females. Also lines up with the Christian believe system, which have been using LGBTQ people as scapegoat since they stopped burning witches.

Thanks for the extensive comment, but unfortunately the EU can’t take Hungary to court. They also ignored the ICC order to arrest Netanyahu. I know I sound very cynical by quoting this, but it seems a very true to me (and Orban) right now.

Laws without enforced consequences are merely suggestions.

This probably violates a bunch EU human rights, but what is the EU gonna do? They really need to find tools because freezing the cashflow is obviously not stopping him.

Sucks if your recipe only calls for half a kilo though

The legislation targets everything sold in the eu, no matter where the seller is from

I feel the fediverse Instagram alternatives are furthest from mainstream adoption, so I hope those artists will drive a new group of refugees ‘our’ way.

Even if it doesn’t you don’t want a country with an abusive government to have intel it can use to pressure you into doing whatever they want.

It’s more about showing information in general, but I consider their neutrality a good thing.

If you’re looking for buying more European check https://buy-european.net/en

If you want less US in your life check https://www.exit50.com/

I hope they don’t toss them out like criminals do, so much e-waste already.

We also need a push for lowering our energy consumption, put some industries into some for of subsidised hibernation just like restaurants during covid. Turning off the lights of a bunch of monuments is a nice symbol, but we use so much power (= gas) in non-essential industries. For example the production of furtilizer, an essential good that requires loads of gas, can be cut back a lot with more efficient food consumption (/ less food being wasted). We are used to a lot of luxury and this greatly increases the power LNG-exporting countries hold over us.

This reply by @[email protected] on the original post may help someone here:

Imperfect Allies Aren’t Enemies

• Critique to build, not tear down
• Organize, don’t just argue
• Movements win, not individuals
• Perfection is the enemy of progress
• Ego kills movements
• Plan for the long game
• Meet people where they are
• Power doesn’t care about feelings
• Division is a weapon used by elites, don’t play along

I don’t think you understand the meaning of free market or didn’t fully read the article, because their problem is the free market wanted to sell it and a Chinese firm bought it. They no longer want to sell vital infrastructure to Chinese firms and thus no longer want that part of the market to be free.

I’m not saying they suddenly switched sides, most of him defend him like usual, but there is both people on tv who say they’re disappointed in them as people I know personal. They are losing credibility since they are in the government.

Here in the Netherlands the far right party became the biggest after the second largest party tried to win votes by saying they think their voters are right (it didn’t, some of their voters moved to the far right party after they validated their points in the open). They are now part of a coalition and for the first time I hear public criticism of their own voters, because exactly as you point out their incompetence is showing. They made promises they can’t keep for example. It’s better they are not the outsider / underdog that can harness the people’s dislike of the government.

Speeding and drink driving play a big part in traffic deaths and also the cost of fixing all the people who do survive is totally preventable so I am all for it. Progressive fines sound very fair too, misbehaving companies in some cases also pay a percentage of their profit so why not citizens as well.

No i meant push it away with their toe obv

I agree, especially in the sense that the other is also part of our society. I think it also helps to remind people in the end we are all sharing the political system that is our democracy.

I can’t imagine this can compete with trains economically, and that is already much more expensive then traveling by ferry or plane. But I would enjoy this more than the other options for sure.

What makes you think so, or do you say that based on the content alone? I don’t have the impression they are pro-battery or against hydrogen, also don’t think they would let themselves be paid without mentioning someone did that.