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> In school you learn all the American states, you learn about American history and the national anthem, too.

That's a very bold claim. I'd be interested to learn about the technology you use to send messages from the parallel universe where that is true to our reality.

Wasn't there a post HN some time ago about how Netflix is helping to create a new, European TV culture by making shows from, e.g. Finland or Spain available in local language versions to everyone?

Also I'm pretty sure European states do actually have their own militaries. Sure, they have US hardware. But then the US is using European hardware as well. So ehats yoyr point?

I'm talking about the countless US airforce bases, CIA facilities. I lived near to 2 of those here in Germany. Not because i wanted, but because they are everywhere.

I lived close to two of those as well, actually even more than two. Most of which were either closed down since or handed over to the Germans (armed forces of BND, depending on the base in question).

Were you forced you to live there, or would you been been free to relocate to somewhere more to your liking, perhaps east of the Ural mountains?

Reminds me of this --> https://twitter.com/reckless/status/1495430376042422273

I have a friend in the UK Military Police, he has soldiers claim their "right to remain silent" and "first amendment rights" all the time. He has to patiently explain to them that they have neither.

> their "right to remain silent"

There are limits to this right (as to all rights), but it would be wrong to suggest that a "right to remain silent" does not exist in English law. As Wikipedia states (admittedly without citation):

> In England and Wales, the right of suspects to refuse to answer questions during their actual trial (the "right to silence", or the right to remain silent as it is now known) was well established at common law from the 17th century.[0]

More helpfully, the article also quotes a ruling of the European Court of Human Rights, which held that:

> the right to remain silent under police questioning and the privilege against self-incrimination are generally recognised international standards which lie at the heart of the notion of a fair procedure under Article 6.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_silence_in_England_an...

Since OP mentioned military police, I'm not sure soldiers on active duty actually have that right, generally speaking.

If OP meant "they have neither, in the context of being questioned by military police", then I don't think that's a difference between English law and American law, it's a difference between the laws that apply to civilians and the laws that (additionally) apply to members of the armed forces.

That's correct, I meant the former.

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