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the founder of europe is my hero, he looks like a great god who took care of his creation with affection.

Vallony wrote:

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You make is sound like it’s a good thing that we fought a civil war over slavery XD
Anyway I would make a lengthy post explaining why everything you just said is rubbish, but it’s Friday and I really don’t feel like wasting time doing that.

thinking of making a factbook that just includes links to the declarations of secession of southern states during the civil war for when that argument inevitably pops up in the rmb again

Vallony wrote:

We lost more people in the civil war then YOUR continents' two world wars.

I'll be honest with you here I think this constitutes holocaust denial lmfao

(also, even if we're going to be really strict with what constitutes a loss in world war 2, this is deeply wrong)

who is the Tigyland

Libertandonien wrote:

Catch-up post

lol you really thought

Very insightful of you, Lib.

Owlograd wrote:

Buckle up…

Sex-Ed on a Tuesday

It was a normal day, but at Lesson 3, the usual lesson was to be replaced with ‘Sex-Ed’

Many teachers were pale with dread upon hearing the orders… One whole hour of explaining the finer details to all-to-eager ears… And so when the abhorrent time came, what did I learn? The whole lesson was to be fully explained by the teachers personally… No films, no resources, just me, the kids, and my wits.

Task 1: Answer anonymous questions handed in by students… Of course this is where the fun began!
An endless barrage of questions I had to explain… Of course, the casual question of wether we’d be doing a demonstration or not was rampant. But it was nothing compared to later…

Task 2: Explain consent and usage of preventatives….
I mean, I tried my best, but the endless onslaught of questions tempering the limits of consent led to a verbal brawl between the students, almost certainly giving me a grey hair.

Task 3: STDs and STIs
The amount of requests for images of these lesions left from misguided sexual intercourse left me barely clinging onto my final brain cell. “Please, for the love of god, stop asking, and don’t look in your free-time either!” I pleaded desperately, but the consequences were instantaneous.

Final Task: Answering final questions, nothing much but the whole experience left me a broken man

bonus task: try it yourself.

Altasund wrote:

Honey, your founding fathers chose to maintain slavery in America. Your country's founding-father-worship is unhealthy.

wtf the first country in europe to ban slavery was in 1803, i mean states were banning slavery before that. thomas jefferson called to criminalize it. we love our founding fathers? i dont see an issue? they lived in a time where slavery was moderately acceptable

Kansani wrote:

wtf the first country in europe to ban slavery was in 1803, i mean states were banning slavery before that. thomas jefferson called to criminalize it. we love our founding fathers? i dont see an issue? they lived in a time where slavery was moderately acceptable

Thomas Jefferson is the epitome of US hypocrisy. He literally owned slaves lmao

St Scarlett wrote:

I'm sorry but after counting all those school shootings there is absolutely no argument that isn't "we should at least try and reform something" that doesn't make you a complete ignoramus.

Libertandonien wrote:

nah but real this time

I bet you a buck, that there are legit people, who think this
and your lefts? :o
You fool

his name is George Washingmachine
I know I'm the token Swiss person, but I can assure that our family has got zero guns XD
yes, f'ck cars
b*tch, for what do you even need those fat guns except hunting
you great grandfather would call it communist, that women can have abortions
I know that the US police got some military equipment, but damn 💀
man, they just don't respect their weapons
simple as that
isn't a majority of those weapons in the possession of gun-fanatics?
Amen, I can tell from experience
I'm just wondering, do you think that Trump changed something for the better?
Searched for ''school shooting Switzerland'' and couldn't find a single case
My mom often smokes and it makes me wanna say things, that I shouldn't say
the Neanderthal party
hope she's safe now
it does seem weird, yes
but it works, in my country for example
they do, actually
seriously, wtf is that show
Discord DM
ofc, that whole goddamn culture doesn't make any sense
ok virgin
that phrase is used to express a lack of interest, no?
so it would make more sense to say ''couldn't care less'', because you carry so little that it's simply not possible to care less
Holy sh*t, your flag is epic
I really need to lose weight, but I just can't bring myself to it
The name Gus gives makes me smile a little
sounds like a good idea

i like guns

Hope couny wrote:

who is the Tigyland

a person LONG gone

Kansani wrote:

wtf the first country in europe to ban slavery was in 1803, i mean states were banning slavery before that. thomas jefferson called to criminalize it. we love our founding fathers? i dont see an issue? they lived in a time where slavery was moderately acceptable

Hitler lived in a time when nazism was moderately acceptable, therefore I think we should not judge him based on the standards of today.

Ramonasche wrote:

Thomas Jefferson is the epitome of US hypocrisy. He literally owned slaves lmao

he freed his slaves in his will, and let some run away. yeah hes a hypocrite but he moved to slowly get rid of slavery (banning international slave trade), its not just smth you could do outright

I mean, you can be kinda proud of the founding fathers, its imo ok to be proud of them to create the United States
but using them as political argument is just cringe

New Eestiball wrote:

Hey Berlin, what chess website do you use if you use one?

I'm a GREAT chess player. Eco-Paris Reformation can you host a chess tournament sometime?

Berlin and Hanover wrote:

Hitler lived in a time when nazism was moderately acceptable, therefore I think we should not judge him based on the standards of today.

in the weimar republic? a nation in disarray & looking for someone to blame? anti-semitism was more prevalent back then, yes. but not to the extreme that hitler saw it.

Kansani wrote:

in the weimar republic? a nation in disarray & looking for someone to blame? anti-semitism was more prevalent back then, yes. but not to the extreme that hitler saw it.

remember, Hitler was born in AUSTRIA.

Kansani wrote:

wtf the first country in europe to ban slavery was in 1803, i mean states were banning slavery before that. thomas jefferson called to criminalize it. we love our founding fathers? i dont see an issue? they lived in a time where slavery was moderately acceptable

I think "moderately acceptable" is a bit too generous. But yes the problem is that you worship people from a time when slavery was a thing and most of them Founding Fathers didn't believe women should vote. I think it's time to move on from what rich people in a backwards time would think about modern-day politics, you guys sound like religious people who refer to what their prophets would do in a given situation.

Kansani wrote:

in the weimar republic? a nation in disarray & looking for someone to blame? anti-semitism was more prevalent back then, yes. but not to the extreme that hitler saw it.

Counterpoint, radical antisemitism had cemented itself in Europe for decades at that point. The Dreyfus Affair in France speaks to this. Fascism's roots didn't come out of nowhere in Germany, its seeds had long since been watered by decades of Europeans.

Their point, while sarcastic, was ultimately that people who do bad things should be criticized for their flaws, and what those flaws spoke to in their character, especially when those flaws get people hurt.

Galway-Dublin wrote:

Counterpoint, radical antisemitism had cemented itself in Europe for decades at that point. The Dreyfus Affair in France speaks to this. Fascism's roots didn't come out of nowhere in Germany, its seeds had long since been watered by decades of Europeans.

Their point, while sarcastic, was ultimately that people who do bad things should be criticized for their flaws, and what those flaws spoke to in their character, especially when those flaws get people hurt.

yeah i agree idk how thats a counter point

Question for irl Europeans: how divisive would you say European politics are compared to the US?

Laver Island wrote:

I think "moderately acceptable" is a bit too generous. But yes the problem is that you worship people from a time when slavery was a thing and most of them Founding Fathers didn't believe women should vote. I think it's time to move on from what rich people in a backwards time would think about modern-day politics, you guys sound like religious people who refer to what their prophets would do in a given situation.

i dont worship, i agree what they did was great in freeing our country from brits, i dont support their opinions nor do i think they were good men. half of them were alcoholic domestic abusers. but that doesnt change what they did was good and i see no issue with celebrating the good they did.