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There are people who won't talk to anyone from the political religion opposite to theirs. Both sides call each other Nazis. And they'll vote for a candidate from their party even if the candidate would have to rule without regaining consciousness before they'd consider the other party. I think that's a pretty extreme level of brainwashing.

The USA managed to do something special: replace the cult of personality with the cult of the Party. There are two parties, but their followers are quite rabid and would probably kill for their party if told to. So if we expand the criteria for "dear leader" to include parties I think the US would be at a 7 or 8.

Re: grugg. Wow, we have a comedian. Do you do birthday parties?

Someone saying with a straight face "no, I really checked and it goes no further than this" about the Holy Land seems unbelievably naive, no?

You managed to miss the Crusades in their entirety.

Not sure why this is downvoted. Yes, in California half will go to taxes and the rest is enough for a downpayment on a shack. Hardly life changing.

When his manager was documenting every interaction this guy was already in Focus. Amazon has a secret stage where they don't tell you that you are in the program, but they'll block a team change if you try to move.

Also, their policy is to not deny it if directly questioned, so if you are at Amazon and you see this excessive documentation - immediately ask your manager if you are in Focus and if you hear a yes - start interviewing.

This is exactly what you would have said the last time there was proven collusion. It takes a while for the proof to come out, but as the sibling comment says: it's awfully convenient that all the RTO policies and layoff ratios are in alignment.

The US is also not great at quality (but good at innovating at speed at the expense of all else). Think Detroit and the waste of engineering talent at FAANGs.

Americans are always good guys by definition.

And not just theirs: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nayirah_testimony

Before you say "whataboutism": yes, I do know of this word you use to shut down your critical thinking.

Agree with the "not been on vacation recently". Things have been gradually backsliding in the US, and when the change is gradual it's easier to miss. There will be a bunch of downvotes on this post, along with "then get outta here" replies, but really: just travel outside of the US and see for yourself.

Also, there is a predominant culture in the US where everyone must always think it is the best country in the world at everything, and if you question this narrative in any area you are somehow a traitor. Shaking this off requires quite a shift in perspective.

Lastly, the taxes thing is mostly false. Sit down and actually do the math. You will be likely be surprised. For one, California taxes are higher than in most of Canada (not Europe, but I have lived in both places). Do your own comparison and don't assume.

Teaching the masses this word is really an amazing victory by American propagandists.

It can be used to instantly shut down any discussion and win any argument (if only in the eyes of the person using it).

Thank you for that link. In case anyone else is wondering, this is a Telegram chat with actual pilots in it. There is currently a lot of cursing in that thread about stupid sensational news on the topic, along with an actual explanation.

Aeroflot is disabling 1 out of 4 brakes, not all 4. Nobody is actually trying to stop a plane with just reverse thrusters.