[-] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

I strongly agree that all of these are under threat or direct attack in the U.S., if that's your point. But these are some of the measures by which academics evaluate whether governments are "democratic" nonetheless. The U.S. in particular was much stronger on these measures twenty years ago than it is today.

[-] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 9 points 14 hours ago

Free and fair elections, rule of law, stable governmental institutions, individual freedoms, and a free and independent press. Just to give a few academic measures.

[-] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Life imitates art, as they say.

[-] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 36 points 2 days ago

Now I'll finally know how many rocks to eat each day, even if I still won't know how many Rs are in "strawberry."

[-] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

I just lie in every encrypted message I send so even when they crack it they won't know the truth

[-] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Yeah, but his base thinks that China pays the tariffs because they don't know how anything works. Hell, Trump might believe that China pays the tariffs because he doesn't know how anything works.

[-] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

The problem is the Chinese market, which has been a huge market for VW. That's where they failed to come up with a viable competitor to the cheap EVs that are selling like hotcakes in China. Yes, the U.S. sales have been lackluster but that's not what is driving VW's woes. The U.S. is a relatively small market for VW.

[-] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

In about 60 hours of playtime, Luce will be level 99 and set off to kill God. What have they unleashed?

[-] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 169 points 1 month ago

It was hard for Republicans to compete with The Onion's devastating exposé alleging that Walz' "aw, shucks" persona is merely a facade concealing his true "gee whiz" tendencies.

[-] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 100 points 9 months ago

Who would be attracted to this billionaire sex symbol, who's one of the most successful performers on the planet? Madness, I tell you.

[-] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 95 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Taking the edge off.

Missing a 95% chance shot in Xcom and subsequently having your whole party wiped out by aliens

Pick one

[-] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 182 points 1 year ago

Besides architecture. Cathedrals are dope. But everything else, yeah.

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