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[scriver]

I haven't read or heard much about that, Swedish media dont report much on such things. Probably because it doesn't go well with the Neutrality narrative, and there's so grander self delusion among Swedes than our neutrality.

[smjjames]

Yeah. Sweden is like the Switzerland of the North. Except with different reasons for wanting to be neutral.

[scriver]

And also not really all that neutral any more. People and politicians using he neutrality principle and speaking as if we still haven't broken our 200 year streak of no war is something that annoys me to no end.

[ChairmanPoo]

And also not really all that neutral any more. People and politicians using he neutrality principle and speaking as if we still haven't broken our 200 year streak of no war is something that annoys me to no end.

Spoiler: I have no strong feelings one way or the other (click to show/hide)

[Erkki]

So, you're against military intervention abroad yet do want someone else to do a military intervention abroad on your behalf. Right.

By the way, I notice that you didn't answer whether you were part of your country's armed forces. I'm kind of curious about that, considering your hawk lobby advocacy: when you demand military interventions, is it actually you on the line of fire? Or are you asking to send someone else to solve the situation for you?

Common armed forces under one supernational leadership are in my opinion completely different from joint operations of independent nations and their forces. I am all for joint operations, such as ISAF(now Resolute Support) and peacekeeping as well as helping others when they ask for help, if it is legally and democratically decided.

I'll go if needed and asked to, of course. 10 years ago I pondered about going to Afghanistan but it didnt happen and I ended up in university.

[martinuzz]

In Portugal, fast spreading wildfire has cost the lives of at least 57 people. Several villages are surrounded by fire. The fires aren't under control yet, and death toll keeps rising. Authorities have declared national state of emergency. Portugal asked the EU for immediate help with firefighting. France and Spain have dispatched firefighting aircraft.

http://www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/situatie-zeer-zorgwekkend-na-bosbrand-portugal-dodental-opgelopen-tot-57~a4501407/

[Sheb]

In Portugal, fast spreading wildfire has cost the lives of at least 57 people. Several villages are surrounded by fire. The fires aren't under control yet, and death toll keeps rising. Authorities have declared national state of emergency. Portugal asked the EU for immediate help with firefighting. France and Spain have dispatched firefighting aircraft.

http://www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/situatie-zeer-zorgwekkend-na-bosbrand-portugal-dodental-opgelopen-tot-57~a4501407/

Maybe as a compromise May could got and talk to the Portuguese victims of the fire that probably aren't mad at the tories that much.

[Helgoland]

You'd be upgrading a hard Brexit to a cross-channel invasion Olympics, with 26 participants.

[martinuzz]

I knew they lost bad. Didn't know there was only 26 Tories left though 

[martinuzz]

In France, the landslide seems to be complete, after Macron's party also seems headed for an absolute majority in parliament, in the second election round. Exit polls give him 355 out of 577 seats in the Assemblée Nationale.

[smjjames]

Theres also really, really low turnout, something like 36% and it's been declining over the years.

[Helgoland]

It's not a supermajority though, so sadly we can't get out the Crown Jewels just quite yet.

[Sheb]

It's not a supermajority though, so sadly we can't get out the Crown Jewels just quite yet.

Is there such a thing a supermajority though?

[smjjames]

It's not a supermajority though, so sadly we can't get out the Crown Jewels just quite yet.

Is there such a thing a supermajority though?

Depends on the parliaments procedures I guess. Theres probably a threshold for some things where they need x amount above the normal majority point to pass stuff, if they're past that threshold, it'd be a supermajority. However, as you've seen in the American Republican party, they may not neccesarily be cohesive. It sort of sounds like the En Marche! party is closer to the American party system where it's more of a big tent party.

[Helgoland]

Wikipedia says 60%:

The final vote was submitted to Congress on 21 July 2008 and ratified by only one vote more than the required three-fifths (60%) majority of votes cast. The press drew attention to the aye vote of Jack Lang, who had broken with his party whip. The President of the National Assembly, Bernard Accoyer, also voted,[3] which defied the tradition whereby the President of a sitting abstains from voting.[4] Without those two votes the bill would not have passed.

Source.

E: Fixed typo. Also, LREM actually has a supermajority with their 361 seats out of 577 total.