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[Ukrainian Ranger]

Still, doesn't make sense to include them in Europe just because they're not welcome in their own neighborhood.

Actually it makes sense to include rich country in your competition. Sport is a bussines and needs markets as any other industry.

[NJW2000]

Currently reading, "23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism", Ha-Joon Chang, the protectionism bit.

It's important to be unbiased in one's reading, so any ideas about protectionism vs free markets in terms of economic growth and prosperity, random internet people?

[Dwarf McDwarf]

So, apparently the Nationalist Danish People's Party won 21.2% of the vote in the election. I love how the NDPP is being labelled "far-right" for promoting Danish culture and the idea that Denmark is a country for Danes.

Denmark No!

Anyway, I'm glad to see yet another nationalist party gaining ground in a European country. Maybe there's hope yet.

[Sergarr]

Currently reading, "23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism", Ha-Joon Chang, the protectionism bit.

It's important to be unbiased in one's reading, so any ideas about protectionism vs free markets in terms of economic growth and prosperity, random internet people?

Free markets are theoretically more friendly for consumers due to lower prices and higher total quality, but they leave an opening for trans-national corporations gathering too much power and starting to effectively act as monopolies, thus negating the advantage.

Protectionism doesn't have the issue of run-away international business, but it's less effective at the quality/price part.

In the end, it ultimately depends on the situation on the market itself. If it's filled with predatory trans-national corporations with tendencies to create monopolies (like diamonds market, with de Beers as the example of predatory corporation), you'd be better off with protectionism, otherwise free market (with reasonable regulations imposed, of course) is better.

[Ukrainian Ranger]

Watching livestream from Armenia....

Armenian protesters should stop wasting time on useless peaceful protest before Russian soldiers dressed in Armenian riot police uniform appear.

[Antsan]

So, apparently the Nationalist Danish People's Party won 21.2% of the vote in the election. I love how the NDPP is being labelled "far-right" for promoting Danish culture and the idea that Denmark is a country for Danes.

Denmark No!

Anyway, I'm glad to see yet another nationalist party gaining ground in a European country. Maybe there's hope yet.

I don't know the specific party, but judging by how much these nationalist parties usually know about "their" culture, it is questionable they are capable of promoting it.

Pretending culture is a thing of nations is ridiculous. Nations are held together by their culture, not the other way round. Trying to "preserve" culture is more likely to kill it than anything. Culture needs to grow and develop to continue existing, otherwise it's just dogma.

[RedKing]

Still, doesn't make sense to include them in Europe just because they're not welcome in their own neighborhood.

Actually it makes sense to include rich country in your competition. Sport is a bussines and needs markets as any other industry.

But if that's it, why not just invite the US? Hell, we love any sporting event where we're liable to beat the snot out of other countries.

[smjjames]

Still, doesn't make sense to include them in Europe just because they're not welcome in their own neighborhood.

Actually it makes sense to include rich country in your competition. Sport is a bussines and needs markets as any other industry.

But if that's it, why not just invite the US? Hell, we love any sporting event where we're liable to beat the snot out of other countries.

For a second I thought you said invade, not invite..... Somehow....  Just tired maybe.

[LordSlowpoke]

time for spain to give the signal to its mexican fifth column and show murikka what war on its own home turf is about, huh?

figured we'd wait till we confirm texas as secured, but fuck it, we won't get better shots

[Helgoland]

Pretending culture is a thing of nations is ridiculous. Nations are held together by their culture, not the other way round.

Generally yes, but people have the unfortunate tendency to flock around ideas like that. Maybe we're not there yet, but I'm fairly sure that (if those states survive the time in between) in fifty or a hundred years we'll see specific national cultures in the post-colonial states. Syria, for example, would be a big candidate for that.

[Loud Whispers]

So, apparently the Nationalist Danish People's Party won 21.2% of the vote in the election. I love how the NDPP is being labelled "far-right" for promoting Danish culture and the idea that Denmark is a country for Danes.
Denmark No!
Anyway, I'm glad to see yet another nationalist party gaining ground in a European country. Maybe there's hope yet.

Surrender your culture to the borg

Denmark has nothing of value

Become the Sweden yes you are meant to be

[MarcAFK]

Bork bork bork.

[TD1]

What the hell happened to this thread?

The centre of European political debate has been reduced to anarchy and shrimpees!

Quick! Nurse! Inject with politics!

The Irish love us and don't want us to leave! They're blowing kisses across the border and over the sea!

[LordSlowpoke]

north ireland is best ireland, no wonder they love it

[TD1]

I know! Kind of you to point it out, though we all knew it anyway