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Is this The Rehearsal?

I have zero sympathy for people who don't use an ad blocker

Thanks, you said what I wanted to say but better. Let's not forget that CDU have been in power for the majority of the time for decades, and Germany is far left of the USA despite Democrats being in power for roughly half that same time. So the proof is in the pudding, so to speak

German people are just generally not very open to talking to strangers in general, so making friends with them takes a while. But there are so many expats here that you can easily make friends with instead so it's not bad really

I've lived in both Germany and the USA (very blue state) and strongly disagree with this. It's incredibly easy and cheap to immigrate to Germany and you get the same rights as any European, in the USA you have to jump through a million hoops and constantly fight for the right to stay, you can get ejected so easily

I think it's actually pretty debatable. Merz is left of Biden on some big issues, like being in favour of universal health care, and supporting unions and workers rights. One could argue that Biden is left of Merz on immigration and climate action but Germany is soooo far left of the USA there and so both of them are just pushing back towards a mid point, I very much doubt a USA under Biden would ever catch up to a Germany under Merz on those issues

The desire to overtake

The funny thing is that if you live in Europe and work for a US company, you also get the European perks. I really don't understand why more Americans don't move here

Wtf are you on about? There are a handful of hard right govts in Europe currently, but the majority of Europe is not, in fact by US standards you'd probably consider most parties here left wing (the US Democrats would be considered a right wing party here lol)

Immigration is also quite easy for an American, definitely easier than if you're from the middle-east. If you're capable of getting a qualified/skilled job or studying you can generally stay as long as you want in most places, and native English speakers are in demand.

This is lovely and wholesome, but you're not the type of person the post is about.

Edit: sorry I just realised my comment was kinda glib, so let me elaborate. You didn't specify but I assumed you approached those women with a friendly air, having a genuine desire to have a conversation with them as equals, and said something like "oh I love that album, have you listened to it?" Putting yourself in their shoes, compare that to a guy who approaches them aggressively, having a deep seated resentment for all women, and lashes out with "pretending you like that band huh? Prove it then, name 5 of their songs!"

My all time favourite is Peter F Hamilton's Commonwealth Saga + Void Trilogy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_Saga

Currently enjoying Brandon Sanderson's various Cosmere books a ton too, although book 5 of stormlight is a bit disappointing it's still an excellent series

I love the fact that they just gloss over the fact that all the sodium will FUCKING EXPLODE if you even get so much as a crack in one of your fuel containers or the battery or any kind of leak in the connections etc. Definitely not keen to be on an airplane with that on board!