I think it’s a human defense mechanism to stop feeling bad.

You see it’s bad, you know it’s bad, but if the subconscious constantly reminds you of that fact, it would be very overwhelming for the conscious mind.

In North America we can’t even get signal lights to not look different than break lights. I hope Europe has better luck.

Edit: that sounds like an awesome idea

At least she has principles, I guess.

The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the French.

But they finally got what they’ve wanted - NATO spending their agreed amount. Let’s see how it goes 🤷‍♂️

It’s an old testament sacrifice thing.

Leviticus 17:7

They must no longer offer any of their sacrifices to the goat idols[a] to whom they prostitute themselves.

Edit: it appears in a few other places.

ITT: people ignoring the genocides they’ve committed, while pointing out other’s

Yes, I mentioned it three comments ago. I thought you might read it.

Nor free speech. That was supposed to be my retort, not yours.

Like abortion has already been ruled on, right.

Based on the text of the first amendment, it seems like a slam dunk to me to destroy free speech as long as it’s not Congress doing it.

If we’re talking first amendment, it allows for a lot.

Last time Russia and Germany invaded Poland together. Presumably this would be Germany and Poland invading Russia.

One is illegal, the other is not.

I still use Google Translate for language learning. I’ve tried both side by side and I like that Google is a bit more literal. It’s hard to explain. Not saying it’s better, just that it’s been more useful to me for comparing sentences.

Ackshully, “galaxy” (or rather, “galaxias”) means “Milky Way” already, it’s just a translation. It was less ambiguous when the only galaxy we could see was the Milky lights that covered a lot of our sky.

Of course, we realize there’s more than one galaxy now, so the meanings have diverged.

R and L are what are known as liquid consonants.

They can be difficult to distinguish to the untrained ear (i.e., non-native speakers).

Just did that and Semisopochnoi Island still came out as the easternmost point.