StThicket

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[–] [email protected] 76 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I've actually done this successfully. TSA agent knocked on it, and said no problem.

If i somehow would be stopped, I'd love to argue what is liquid or not, and what could be liquid if it's just hot enough.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Norway has universal healthcare for everyone. Going to the ER is free. Ambulance is free. Surgery is free. Checkups and tests are heavily subsidised where we only pay a small fee (like $20). If you spend more than x-amount on fees annually, you get the fees waived for the remainder of the year.

We have health insurances, but that will only allow you to go to private clinics with less wait times. These insurances are normally paid by employers with highly skilled workers. It's not considered to be a necessity.

The Norwegian healthcare isn't cheap, and we pay around 35-40% income tax, and 25% VAT, but our income doesn't dictate what type of services we're allowed to get. Poverty is low, and crime rates are low.

Socialism works.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I worked at a factory that produced food with onion as one of the main ingredients. The best trick was to breathe with the mouth. Breathing with my nose would always make my eyes cry.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Hell means luck in Norse.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago

Yes, it's important to defend the only thing you know, even how bad it might be. 😄

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Yes I know, but the voting system favours the two largest. Thats why they are large. Small parties have 0% chance og getting representatives into the houses, so they are basically irrelevant.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Every Mark Rober video is now an ad. They're also loud and obnoxious, so I've stopped watching them.

I've actually never watched a Mr Beast video. They never came up in my feed.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (4 children)

I understand what you are trying to say. Ultimately, there are only two to vote for. Ideally, there should be more than two parties, and more than two candidates. That's how democracies work. What you have is a dysfunctional system that divides people in two groups, and there are no incentives to cooperate between parties. Proper voting is also suffering due to the two-party system.

https://youtu.be/yhO6jfHPFQU

In my country, the parties with the majority of votes and the ability to cooperate gets to form a government. We also try to make it easy to get people to vote, insted of your system of gerrymandering.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (6 children)

I didn't vote in the primary, because I'm not American.

[–] [email protected] 76 points 4 months ago (46 children)

It amazes me that one of the largest countries in the world, with the most diverse demographics, can only chose between two candidates. This is not democracy. It's a shit show that has been going on for far too long.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I currently drive a BMW i3 (BEV). Best car I've ever owned.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I had the HTC Desire Z back in the day, with a full qwerty keyboard underneath the screen. It was awesome to write on, but it lacked performance.

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