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ORIGINAL: SufferAdorable

If the US leaves NATO, the countries of Europe will no longer acquire weapons from US arms manufacturers, which is a huge market.

I hope Vance does this, as it'd be better for both Europe and the USA (in fact the whole world), but those corporations might be too powerful.

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Overregulation has crippled European industry, making it less competitive globally. While the U.S. and China embrace innovation, the EU focuses on compliance, bureaucracy, and red tape—driving businesses elsewhere. For years, instead of investing in technology and innovation, Europe imposed regulations on whatever China and America produced and invested in bonds. Now, America and China are the world's sole producers, and Europe is left watching. Europe suffers most from a lack of leadership. https://x.com/MetekhanNews/status/1891503586946765239

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VIDEO - JD Vance: "The leader, I forget exactly which official it was within the European Union, but sent Elon this threatening letter that basically said, we're gonna arrest you if you platform Donald Trump, who, by the way, is the likely next president of The United States."

"So what America should be saying is, oh, if NATO wants us to continue supporting them and NATO wants us to continue to be a good participant in this military alliance, why don't you respect American values and respect free speech?"

"Excuse me. It's insane that we would support a military alliance if that military alliance isn't gonna be pro free speech. I think we can do both, but we've gotta say American power comes with certain strings attached."

"One of those is respect free speech, especially in our European allies. Like, look, I'm not gonna go to some backwoods country and tell them how to live their lives, but European countries should theoretically share American values especially about some very basic things like free speech."

https://x.com/newstart_2024/status/1890873894527221824

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ORIGINAL: JVoV

There is no possible way this would bite us in the ass. /sarcasm

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Americans Shocked by '60 Minutes' Report on German Speech Policing

A 60 Minutes segment on Germany's approach to policing online speech has ignited fierce debate on both sides of the Atlantic after it aired in the U.S. on Sunday. Critics have called the country's laws "Orwellian," while defenders insist they are necessary to prevent hate-fueled violence.

The CBS News piece showcased how German authorities crack down on online speech deemed harmful or offensive under the country's stringent speech laws. The report documented early-morning police raids targeting individuals suspected of posting content that could incite hatred, including insults and even memes.

Why It Matters

The debate over Germany's online speech laws gained traction in the U.S. after Vice President JD Vance, speaking at the Munich Security Conference on Friday, accused European nations of suppressing free speech and marginalizing right-wing parties like the Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Vance argued that censorship and government overreach pose a greater threat to European democracy than external adversaries like Russia or China. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius pushed back, calling Vance's comparison of parts of Europe to authoritarian regimes "unacceptable."

MORE - https://www.newsweek.com/americans-shocked-60-minutes-report-german-free-speech-policing-2032241

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ORIGINAL: JVoV

AOC is being threatened with deportation because she did a webinar on Constitutional Rights.

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Video - JD Vance exposes how a powerful EU official threatened Elon Musk with arrest if he platformed Donald Trump on X.

https://x.com/stillgray/status/1891494642236965238

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ORIGINAL: JVoV

I understand tariffs. The intended goal is to protect or increase domestic production, preferably of a particular product, or to economically punish a country for behavior we don't approve of. The tariffs would generally be paid to Customs when the imported goods are received, with the moneys collected going to the federal government's coffers. The money is paid by the importer. Sometimes, the manufacturer owns the export/import companies and sometimes not. Either way, the costs would be passed on to the end buyer. Ideally, American-made rquivenlant products would be available at the same cost, or cheaper, than the fireign-nade items, or there is a plan on place to make that happen in a reasonable timefram

Trade deals are negotiated between countries to remove such artificial blockades and this has a tendency to lower prices on products, though entire industries can be sent to a other country, if the manufacturer isn't concerned about American jobs as much as they are about profit margins.
The use of tariffs should be strategic, because the other country may retaliate. Even the threat of tariffs can damage the trade relationship.

Tariffs can be a really good thing, but I believe our economy isn't prepared for them now and would suffer greatly, especially with all the other policies this administration wants to put in place. I also do not believe that the proposed tariffs could possibly have the advertised results, nor would most policies proposed.

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All of the social "welfare" programs the federal government has put into place for American citizens always benefit more than just the recipient citizen. The SNAP program (food stamps) also benefits retailer's, good manufacturers, and farmers each year.

Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act benefit doctors, insurance companies,
retailer's, manufacturers, and pharmaceutical companies as well as the recipients.

Companies like WalMart (which takes in roughly 25% of all SNAP benefits annually) are directly subsidized by such "welfare" programs. The pharmacy is also cashing in on Medicare & Medicaid benefits. I have no idea what percentage of Social Security or SSI benefits the company takes in annually.

Sure, I believe most government spending could be more efficient and there are ways to get there. I don't think this administration has proposed any policies that do that yet though.

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VIDEO - JD Vance: “UK will be first Islamist country with nuclear weapons.”

https://x.com/RadioGenoa/status/1892129799339974810

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FR No he did not! Putin and Lukashenko were absent! He talked sh ...e and rubb--sh. What a waste of time and money. Why do you not keep the village idiots safely in the loomey bin and criminals locked up? No guts any longer- where are those Americans with brain and guts?
Truth is lie and lie is truth now? All turned into orange parrots now?
American greatness - what a deplorable performance

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Yes I deny your idiot comments, Bosock. We don't need any yokel from Pennsilltucky whose mom hasn't taught him how to behave properly when on visit to loyal friends to tell us how to vote. None of his, none of your f..ing business. OUR business, only ours. You and your buddy can stick your endless drivel of Russian progaganda via your mindless influsion drain where the sun won't shine. Dump this at home and don't forget to clean properly afterwards.