MaxHoppersGhost

Citation needed.

I wish we’d focus more on living standards than wealth as I think that’s what really matters. “How can we lift up the people with low living standards in the US?” should be the question rather than “How can we keep people from becoming ultra rich?” which I think is what happened in Europe. The only reason wealth should be checked is because of undue influence on politics/power. Otherwise I don’t care if there are 1,000 trillionaires as long as as many Americans as possible have a good quality of life. I think for many the obsession with redistributing wealth comes from a deep seated jealousy.

Or how about you get the heck out of the fast lane when someone is approaching you going faster? Tailgating is an acceptable and common way to tell someone to gtfo of the way. That is common courtesy in most states in the U.S.

They were not lovers, that is modern BS painted over myth.

Yeah he doesn’t appear as a living character in Homer’s poem but he does appear as a ghost in the poem when they visit the underworld (sorry for the spoilers). Not sure what difference it makes if Achilles shows up as alive or as a ghost but he is in the poem and it would be weird to have a non macho dude play Achilles.

Regardless I think it’s a bullshit rumor and people are running with it. The sad thing is how believable the rumor is.

>If you’ll still be able to vote at all, that is.

Stopped reading here. What a ridiculous statement and I can only assume the rest of your post is just as ridiculous.

Sounds like you're about to give the OP a hard sell on a course or some other BS.

I don't think the US will become too war exhausted for another war. We just got out of one and we're back in one again. Taiwan would get politicians and people fired up.

I am a "cis folk with Strong Opinions on other people's bodies" and I have met plenty and even work with a couple.

>The US, should it survive this administration

This level of doomerism is absurd. Of course the US will survive this administration. I blame the news for making every breathe by whichever opposition seem like the next WWIII.

Throughout human history entire families, tribes, villages, and cities were on the edge of death, whether it was by disease, famine, or invaders. This is nothing new. Don't by into the people selling fear.

These comments/upvotes feel astroturfed and any negative/questioning comments are heavily downvoted.

Just because a bad group of people also believe the same thing doesn't make that thing false. Nice attempt.

>What is it like in the US these days?

Pretty normal unless you're an illegal immigrant. Despite what the media tells you and all your pearl clutching coworkers are told to think by said media.

Coming soon to a city near you!

Also, Idk what that source is but the US has way more barrels than that. Proven reserves mean that’s what’s been proven via drilling, not speculative (which is what the Greenland barrels are). There is a lot more “unproven” oil out there but it doesn’t make for a sensationalist statement that fools readers.

Let’s be honest with ourselves. If there were hundreds of billions or trillions of dollars of accessible oil underneath Greenland they would start drilling tomorrow.

He’s correct there is oil but there is oil everywhere. Whether it’s feasible to extract it is another thing. Do you really think if they had worthwhile oil reserves that someone wouldn’t have thought to extract it? So I would say Greenland doesn’t have any oil which means they don’t have any worthwhile oil to extract.

Regardless, the US isn’t taking over Greenland for its oil. That is just ridiculous and there would be far easier targets to go after if that was the case.

Another 30 second search would show you that their oil is not readily available and is unproven. Otherwise Denmark would already be an even wealthier petrostate like Norway.

China is building more coal plants right now than the entire world combined so don’t worry they have those too.

If you think there is oil in Greenland I think you should not contribute to these types of discussion for lack of knowledge on the topic.

Have you driven around anywhere rural lately? The US is doing a ton of renewables development.

China is also building unfathomable amount of coal plants as well.

Canada has a strong army and can defend itself. Greenland on the other hand is not well defended and I doubt Denmark really cares (e.g., if they’re willing to send tens of thousands of troops to die for it) if it was occupied by China or Russia in the event of a war.

Greenland is a massive strategic liability for the US and Europe (although the EU still has its head in the sand they are starting to wake up some).

And they are offshoring roles to lower quality devs.

Strong anti fraud rules (even for massive banks) are a foundational part of a high functioning society.

They had a tough time integrating but ultimately they were Christian and European and had western values. Muslims don’t have any of that and their ideals of freedom amd rights aren’t compatible with western values.

Israel has a fertility rate of 3 and is very advanced so not all countries. It’s a cultural thing. We’ve given up religion and values for doomscrolling and dopamine hits.

I suspect there will be some equilibrium reached but maybe not.

Germans mostly assimilated and culturally were similar to existing Americans, sharing the same religion and similar values. Can’t say the same for Muslim immigrants at all.

Same thing is happening to most counties in Europe but they’re “fixing it” with immigrants. But the Germany filled with Germans will be disappearing just as South Korea is.