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  • Initially I thought Putin would get rid of Assad as well, but having thought some time about it, I don’t think it’s going to happen. Mainly because that would send an even worse message to the few allies Russia has left, than losing Syria in the first place: “Not only are we going to let you down politically when shit really hits the fan, but we are also getting rid of you personally as soon as you are no longer useful to us”.

    I think even Belarus Lukaschenka would start getting second thoughts at that point. So I think Assad and his family will live out the rest of their days in a “small” government sponsored dacha in Moskow.






  • Greenland, the world’s largest island, is an autonomous Danish territory with its own parliament, about 55,000 inhabitants, and a small pro-independence movement. It relies on Denmark to fund more than half of its public budget.

    I think every community should have the autonomy to decide which team they want to join or none at all. But given this piece of information independence seems like a rather bad idea.











  • I almost cannot believe the degree of arrogance on display here.

    Throwing stones … glasshouses?

    I argued that the risk of a vaccination is negligibly small and backed that up with data. Not that the recommendations are bogus.

    This is the second time you maliciously misrepresent my points.

    Edit: To expand a bit: The recommendations are the recommendations because the STIKO works on a national level. 10 Person in 1 Million dying is a gamble I might be willing to take. The STIKO might not, because they potentially “sentence” ~800 people to death.



  • Again, you assume that I am not covered by one of the aforementioned additional recommendations. And you asked for my reason why I got vaccinated, and that’s my main reason.

    Do you play lottery by any chance? Got better chances to “win” COVID or Influenza than the jackpot ever. And once I win the jackpot, I’ll start worrying about adverse effects by vaccination. Because that’s even less likely.

    Oh, and just to reassure you: I am not vaccinated against rabies.