Despite being a boring hetero male, I am so conflicted between the first 2.

Today I watched both Trudeau and Sheinbaum’s addresses.

I must say that Americans get even worse reputation everytime Trump and Vance talk even just because of the contrast with some of the best, most prepared speakers and I must say attractive individuals in politics today.

I think it is a wonderful movie exactly because it is applicable everywhere. Berlusconi was already walking that path in the early 2000s in Italy.

First, the comparison and core of the intro is about reproduction. Second, welcome to the Internet, where not everyone is from the USA.

E anche na gran fija.

Yea sorry, I accidentally anglicized.

Skimming over the link, I can see that a clear explanation is still lacking and that environmental theory is showing results.

Believing it is mostly genetic reinforces the claims of the class who has access to better education to maintain those accesses and resources.

We give a lot because we produce a lot. Italy’s arms export grew 86% between 2019 and 2024.

And while we are too weak to be openly against our major trade partner, Germany, she is also balancing her act with our second trade partner, the USA and trying to explain her electorate that she is still the one they voted for who called Orbán an exemplary leader, all while Salvini, another prominent member of her government, screamed for a Peace Prize to Trump as soon as he appeared to give in to Putin.

Right now Starmer and Meloni are what is dragging everyone else’s feet on a United EU Defense plan and an EU-led diplomatic move towards Russia.

In the 100 years old tradition of fascist parties in Italy, she is also subject to the whims of much more powerful actors internally and externally.

He’ll just pass via Italy. Our fascist government will roll out the red carpet, freshly dyed in the blood of Pro-Palestine protesters, for him.

I love that movie, except for the premise which is actually based on eugenics.

It’s Giorgia. Georgia is a nation fighting against a corrupt government and Russia to remain in the EU orbit and potentially entering it as a Member State, they don’t deserve being associated with a fascist.

Because Italy has no natural resources and we evolved into the perfect slave of American neocolonialism. Without the US buying our shit, we would have our economy in shambles.

France and Germany (our actual major trade partner btw, US is second) have made VERY different investments.

Italian here:

Meloni and her government do not perceive Putin as an enemy AT ALL. One of the most prominent members of her government even said Putin should receive a Nobel Peace prize.

Meloni and Orban are just fascists, in the case of Meloni even belonging to the excised appendix of a literal Fascist party.

Please take them at face value!

Related question: are fighter jets even going to be relevant anymore after a war like the one in Ukraine?

I am Italian and I beg the EU to ostracize Meloni and Orban as much as possible, especially in this crucial moment. As fascists and Putin puppets just like Trump, their simple plan is stall things long enough for Ukraine to be in an even worse situation.

11.6% vs 45% when Americans are directly attacked by the guy and the matter is time-sensitive. If you want I can tell instead suggest American Tesla customers to endure and/or take it easy.

You are welcome yanks. Now feel free to do your part. I am joking, I would expect even Chinese Tesla customers to move first.

But do they really have those many qualified QAs to send to each dealership? I entered one of their dealership only once and the guy talking to me, and appearing to run everything in there, sounded like a cryptobro on coke, but that was in Sweden, so I may not have a good idea of the reality of things elsewhere.

Interesting, so they are externalizing QA to dealerships? Do they own the dealerships?

First of all, many countries, including Italy, are literally installing lagers in other countries (in Italy’s case Albania) to “take care” of illegal migrants, so they are not easily sent back.

Second, the place they come from could well be akin to a death camp for them.

Third, rules like those can be subtly change in a minute to acquire ever more vicious features.

Fourth, as Zexks said, things could escalate once those countries serving their xenophobic policies start caring about the internal externalities of such deals.

He is probably just envious he didn’t get to do it himself. Or that it doesn’t fit his made-up persona.