๐งตPeople always say war is so terrible, anything is worth it to avoid it...
You know what percentage of Germany died in WW2?
8%.
The most bloody war in history, for the most belligerent nation, that ended in total defeat... Killed 8%.
Your odds of dying in Germany in 1939
There's a 75 year old Italian-American guy who lives in an apartment in Little Italy in Manhattan. The apartment has been occupied by his family since they showed up in 1897, but they have never once owned it. He pays $87.50 per month in rent.
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India (population 1.5 Billion) = 1
Croatia (population 4 million) =2
Do you want me to include athletics next? (you don't want that)
Thank you for putting your life on the line to defend mass migration, gay/trans rights, and throwing criminals in jail for posting bad thoughts online. You are a true European hero๐
Why donโt I wear a suit? Because this is my suit. This is my armor, my shield, my second skin. This is what keeps me alive. A suit is for comfort, for luxury, for halls of power where words hold weight. But here, in the trenches, on the battlefield, words are nothing without
Jesus Christ.
The Pakistani Grooming Gang mega-scandal is without a doubt the best case for lynching gangs in this day and age. Not just stringing up the groomers/rapists/molesters, but especially the officials who facilitated it, covered it up and played it down.
We named @Tesla after Nikola Tesla, one of the greatest engineers ever.
He was a penniless immigrant whose inventions led to American dominance in electricity generation and usage.
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That despite communism being a horrible system that is thankfully gone, it did less overall damage to the German psyche than liberal democracy.
The Ossi will save the Wessi.