i dont like EU for many things but man, being able to travel and live in so many countries without having to go through the process of getting a VISA is fucking amazing
@picandor From what I heard, it wasn't even that bad. My dad loves communism, because it came with many rights, that do not exist now. For example, the right for work. Anyone who wants to work will work, even if the state has to make up a pointless task for them.
Also, one thing, that I am quite speechless about was the realization, that capitalists do not offer workers an option to live near the job. I had to create this "benefit" myself, but my dad was given an apartment 100m away from his work site.
Obviously, back then, you had to be "for the party", but that point is now completely mute, considering that these days, you have to be for the rainbow.
@picandor Yeah... I also deeply hate, when people say: > Thanks for Capitalism, we have increased our living standards. We now have color TVs in every house etc...
So, what you mean to say is, that the global technological development, widespread industrial adaptation of microchips, automation and the fact, that you're comparing todays economy to a post-war one has nothing to do with the growth? Only the political system?
And words cannot describe how much I hate the current political climate here, where we have EU worshippers, who believe, that the great EU state will take care of all of their problems through taxation and redistribution, but they HATE communism with BURNING PASSION. :pepeFacepalm:
It started as a piece project. We're slowly wailing at that, but it is decently working at that part.
Then, it was re-branded as an economic aliance. There are many inicial agreements, that I fully understand. From standardization of quality and production laws to even possibly united currency and removing of borders.
But... Then it literally grabbed power over states, and became a super-state with power to push laws on any topic onto the members. And that is when the great progressive turn happened. And that part seems to be acceptable to noone but the brainwashed Euro jugend.
@picandor So, every debate about EU devolves into motte and bailey argument, where if you don't like genderfluid laws and mass migration, you obviously want to serve the evil Putin.
@picandor@LukeAlmighty it looks like it doesn't have any particular function, it's just for looks. and they even sell gifts that have that design on them, including replica tiles, because it's pretty iconic. pretty cool!
@picandor@LukeAlmighty if it is then i doubt it does a good job. the sound will just roll off of them instead of getting trapped like it does with foam acoustic paneling. especially if it's just solid metal, it would likely be worse than bricks. the shape of the walls and them not being parallel is way better for acoustics.
now if we're talking about soundproofing, then metal is dense as fuck and it's good for that, but you'd think the train being underground would be enough to the point where a bunch of metal slabs aren't going to do much for that.
It really hit me when I saw a Eurocrat in an interview say that expansion of the union to include Ukraine will be "extremely expensive for all existing members, but it is something we absolutely have to do".
@Jens_Rasmussen I could see a purpose as a sort of political union for things like trade and economics, that ends up making sense but holy fuck did it manage to go so wrong. @LukeAlmighty
@Jens_Rasmussen@picandor Exactly. It is a globalist and utopean project with no reason left among it's supporters.
But that applies to all utopean globalist projects. I couldn't believe my eyes, when I read 17 goals of UN, and I believed half of them to be outright evil.
But is it even safe these days to say, that UN is an evil organization? I doubt it.
@RikaDerufu@picandor It might be amazing to you, but I will literally never use it, and I consider it to be a niche benefit at best.
Now, a total collapse of national identity, degradation of culture and being forced to accept the most evil laws on the planet seems kinda like a bad trade.
@RikaDerufu My dad explained to me what a pain in the ass traveling around Europe was before the EU. I wish it didn't have to end in the EU shit though, Britain was right to say "you know what, fuck you, we're out." @LukeAlmighty