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So a country's internal politics don't matter unless they fall to Russia - that's what you said, right?

But wouldn't you agree that the country's internal politics are what decides if it falls to Russia or not? If education is not a subject they invest in, if its population isn't happy with the status quo, if they exhibit corruption, if their healthcare system is so bad that the middle class emigrates and leaves behind only the oligarchs and the poor, if their justice system doesn't work and they don't feel safe... All these internal politics have a huge impact on if a country can be influenced by Russia or any other nefarious agent.

I don't get what you're saying. You keep saying "yeah but we don't care about X", while X seems to be the direct cause of some of your problems that you DO care about. Are you trying to say Romania should take care of its shit internally so we don't have to deal with it, and not let it grow to the point where it's a problem for the rest of the EU?

Does this election not matter?

Briefly? No.

1. This is the first round of elections. It's not a FPTP system. Yes, he has a good shot at winning. But now he has to earn the votes which went to the "third party", so to speak. Which is difficult for both of the current candidates.

2. Romania's president has limited power and responsibilities. He's there as a a dignitary and usually handles foreign affairs more than internal ones. He's also powerless - the government and the parliament are where the power is.

3. Both these people are corrupt fucks. There is no winning this election. Yes, one's worse than the other. I'd struggle to say which, although the pro-russian seems to be just a tad more evil.

4. Human nature. Sure, the guy is pro Russia. Great. But how much time will he have to actually bring Romania closer to Russia if he has to split that time between trying to get the country out of NATO and trying to steal enough to retire comfortably? He won't get anything done, he's too greedy for it.

Edit: Seems like the number 2 spot in the election may be taken by a less corrupt candidate than initially thought - this invalidates my 3rd point a bit. I stand by the rest though.

Any employer hiring based on who you know is an employer you don't want to work for.

And I mean sure, if you're in fashion or politics, it matters who you know. But if not, you're at the mercy of recruiters and overworked people from your field who have seen literally hundreds of others who can do better.

Why would college students not be getting jobs? It means people with more experience are applying for those same jobs and getting them. And why are people with more experience doing that? Most simple answer is because they're coming off a layoff from their previous job, and their industry isn't hiring as much.

As more and more business outright fail because they're not competitive enough, or downsize to reduce costs, you'll see more and more unemployment in experienced workers. Their availability on the market will mean less jobs for students and college graduates. It doesn't have to be a complicated answer - college grads are just in too much supply and not enough demand these days.

You think that's somehow more likely than:

1. Fucker with full access to your bags while you're nowhere near them looks through your shit

2. When they find a bag full of money, said fucker gets to legally take a percentage by just tipping off the DEA, instead of just robbing you and risking being caught

?

And should end with righteous death, perpetrated on the people on the list.

If you're not aware that Germany and USSR were dividing Europe between themselves and both were just as evil until one of them stabbed the other in the back, you don't know your own country's history. Maybe look into the ribbentrop-molotov pact and how while you were busy fighting England and France, the USSR not only did nothing - they were just as evil, but hiding behind the great German threat. Look into the Katyn massacre, where the NKVD executed thousands of polish prisoners of war in the Katyn forest. Look into how they invaded the Baltic countries and deported/killed ~150000 thousand Lithuanians, Latvians and Estonians while international attention was still focused on Germany. Look into how they invaded and annexed Bessarabia and northern Bukovina also ignored because everyone was up in arms about Germany. They were hand-in-hand with Nazi Germany, and the only reason they fought back was because they were attacked by Hitler. Ironically - because IT WAS THE FUCKING RUSSIANS who broke the agreement and annexed more than they had agreed with the nazis, by setting foot into Bukovina. I'm not even gonna get into how I know they went around raping everyone in sight. But you're out here spouting shit like you have any fucking idea what world you live in. What a fucking joke.

You say it's racist to acknowledge a country has a history of war crimes that goes on to this day. I say it's fucking stupid not to. And if you choose to ignore it and instead for some reason bring racism into the equation, you can go get fucked for all I care. You have literally no clue what you're talking about, and I'm done debating war crimes with armchair scientists who have the luxury of a history of being the aggressor, not the agressed.

Oh nice, must've been one of the ones that got away. Most other Russian empire victims are dead, their wives and daughters raped, their homes looted and burned, and USSR engraved into the collective mindset as a destructive evil force.

Unless you're from a country that's suffered a Russian occupation during one of the wars, you don't get to claim knowledge on the subject. And if you had been, you'd know what you wrote is literally true, no shadow of sarcasm about it.

About 100 years ago, russians were considered a backwards, horde of uncivilized asian/mongols in Europe.

About 100 years ago Europe had just faced Russian raping and pillaging in a world War, and they'd soon face it again in the next war. For all intents and purposes, they were a backward horde of uncivilized fucks.

But hey, they are sure proving they're different nowadays, with them raping their way through another war.

'Inhale' and 'exhale' also not pictured.

1. Is it next to the 30 big neon signs advertising 4% off expired yoghurt? I must've missed it while I was looking at literally anything else.

2. Is that sign next to the other shitty advertisements trying to get me to buy an overpriced candy bar before I'm out the door? Sucks, I'm not reading any of them. Deal with it.

3. Your store is literally designed to make people get lost and lose track of time. You're welcome to go fuck yourself and take your annoyance out on your corporate overlords instead of the regular people just trying to find the onions.