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A Buttery Pastry posted:I don't think either Trump or Melania care about Slovenia though. Now, they could offer Trump the crown of Slovenia, I think that would get his attention. And then he announces his intent to reform the Holy Roman Empire.
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If Trump guaranteed continued NATO protection some Eastern European states might be ok with calling him King in exchange...
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Senor Dog posted:Is there one stable, democratic, well-functioning state bordering the med? Malta maybe (only because I know nothing about it)
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Portugal as been slowly digging itself out of the hole but the combination of austerity and weaker than expected economic growth as started to show this year.some public sectors have been hit hard like public transportation and emergency services.still better than 2010-2015 so
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Mikl posted:Chances are very good! I seem to recall the referendum polling really well until Renzi tied his fate to the result. Honestly the moment that happened he should've revoked his pledge to resign if it failed.
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YF-23 posted:I seem to recall the referendum polling really well until Renzi tied his fate to the result. Honestly the moment that happened he should've revoked his pledge to resign if it failed.
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doverhog posted:If Trump guaranteed continued NATO protection some Eastern European states might be ok with calling him King in exchange... Count Eric Trump of Wallachia. 
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A Buttery Pastry posted:Count Eric Trump of Wallachia. He looks like a B movie alien.
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YF-23 posted:I seem to recall the referendum polling really well until Renzi tied his fate to the result. Honestly the moment that happened he should've revoked his pledge to resign if it failed. He should have instead pledged to resign if it succeeded.
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Pissflaps posted:Unfortunately Portugal doesn't have a Mediterranean coast. Thanks fishmech. That five star policy-by-online-poling sounds like a hilarious clusterfuck but I'm wondering if theres isn't something that can be learned there in terms of constituency engagement.some of the municipalities and councils here in Portugal have their own websites and forums where residents can learn and discuss and propose measures to be applied in their neighborhoods.granted most of the time it devolves into stupid partisan bickering or sheer "my neighbours sidewalk is prettier than mine" idiocy but sometimes good stuff come out of there too. One example is dedicated buses for the elderly and people with reduced mobility that picks them up at the door and have close routes directly to a medical center or social security offices.
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ChainsawCharlie posted:Thanks fishmech. The people are too ignorant to rule themselves, also water is wet.
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France likely to extend state of emergency: PMquote:"It is difficult today to end the state of emergency," Valls told BBC television as France marked exactly one year since the November 13, 2015 jihadist How predictable.
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ElNarez posted:hey remember how Hollande literally said that his government used the state of emergency to crack down on protests? like, he said that, on the record, and it was published in a book that people can buy and read The arrests and administrative checks that Valls says at effective were primarily used to harass random Muslim families in the first few months after the Paris attacks. It got bad enough that the minister of the interior had to remind police authorities to follow the law. They were also used against environmentalist protesters ahead of the Paris climate summit. Working as intended.
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The state of emergency is also useful to get police, gendarme and military forces to do more work without increasing their numbers. Never mind that it's not sustainable on the long term and that it has already resulted in a police strike a few weeks ago.
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Salvini is trying really hard to sell the "Italian Trump" angle.
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We don't call them the Italian Yakuza either.
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Torrannor posted:I mean, Berlusconi came before Trump. berlusconi is really the blue print for how trump ended up working.
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Doc Hawkins posted:We don't call them the Italian Yakuza either.
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Who's this Fillon guy, you French goons never mention him... http://www.fujirumors.com/french-presidential-candidate-stops-interview-asks-fujifilm-x-t2-ends-photographing-journalist/
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The funniest thing about Salvini is that he tried to get Trump's endorsement, and he managed to meet him in person. Immediately after Trump denied that he ever met him, probably because Trump realized that Salvini is an even bigger scumbag than he is and that you should never associate with someone like that.
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Doctor Malaver posted:Who's this Fillon guy, you French goons never mention him... An rear end in a top hat. Possibly even slimier than Sarkozy. I Love Annie May posted:The funniest thing about Salvini is that he tried to get Trump's endorsement, and he managed to meet him in person. Immediately after Trump denied that he ever met him, probably because Trump realized that Salvini is an even bigger scumbag than he is and that you should never associate with someone like that. Or he possibly just completely forgot about him, or at least didn't remember the name, because Trump is a senile old man. Cat Mattress fucked around with this message at 23:39 on Nov 13, 2016 |
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Doctor Malaver posted:Who's this Fillon guy, you French goons never mention him... Prime Minister under Sarkozy, candidate for the Right's primary, all the poo poo economic policies of the right with a touch of the old social conservatism (by which I mean, back in the day he voted against decriminalizing homosexuality). He is a real poo poo.
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ElNarez posted:(by which I mean, back in the day he voted against decriminalizing homosexuality). Wow he's really old, I didn't know he was around during the Revolution.
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NATO: she doesn't like it, she sees it as something that weakens France's military by making it dependent, logistically and politically, on the USA. Nuclear deterrence: she likes it and wants it to remain strong; is afraid NATO will weaken it or try to control it.
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So foreign policy De Gaulle 2.0?
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steinrokkan posted:So foreign policy De Gaulle 2.0? Much more Russian-friendly than de Gaulle ever was. To be honest, assuming she does become President, I doubt she could pull ou of NATO. At most do a repeat of history and move out of integrated command without actually leaving the alliance. The military just couldn't function without NATO, and it would be just too expensive to pay the bill for all the extra capability required to be fully independent and still get to protect all our territory (including  the largest EEZ of the world ) as well as meet our defensive engagements in various African countries.
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steinrokkan posted:As the resident Merkel fan, I welcome this development. Oh, yeah, me too, it's just that 1) should Le Pen really win Merkel will be really alone and 2) while I don't think the CDU will lose in 2017, 2016 has really made you wonder.
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Cat Mattress posted:Wow he's really old, I didn't know he was around during the Revolution. Toplowtech fucked around with this message at 23:06 on Nov 14, 2016 |
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in France news: we're five days away from the primary and Ziad Takkiedine is baaaaack. And now he's straight-up saying that he brought to Sarkozy and his trusty underling Claude Guéant three briefcases filled with five million euros in total from Gaddafi, to pay for Sarkozy's 2007 presidential campaign. He says he's also gonna tell the story to the judges. full video here,
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ElNarez posted:in France news: we're five days away from the primary and Ziad Takkiedine is baaaaack. And now he's straight-up saying that he brought to Sarkozy and his trusty underling Claude Guéant three briefcases filled with five million euros in total from Gaddafi, to pay for Sarkozy's 2007 presidential campaign. He says he's also gonna tell the story to the judges. Christmas is early!
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ElNarez posted:in France news: we're five days away from the primary and Ziad Takkiedine is baaaaack. And now he's straight-up saying that he brought to Sarkozy and his trusty underling Claude Guéant three briefcases filled with five million euros in total from Gaddafi, to pay for Sarkozy's 2007 presidential campaign. He says he's also gonna tell the story to the judges. Sarkozy For Prison 2016! Lock Him Up!
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Cat Mattress posted:Sarkozy For Prison 2016! Lock Him Up! A policy platform we can all get behind.
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