I’m using Qwant, used Ecosia before. Really OK for most stuff. I still revert to googling occasionally - mainly for local businesses on maps and sometimes shopping results. But I agree, don’t let perfect be the enemy of good, well said.
At this point I guess we’re both using fucking Wikipedia. My bad, I must have selected the wrong version. I’ll try to link to regular Wikipedia next time! :) Meanwhile, no need to be hostile.
Seriously, though - I think the Sources section in Wiki is plenty rich if you want to go and dig deeper or challenge the factuality of the wiki article itself (which I don’t think you are, but again, correct me).
You are introducing the term “allies” to the discussion, so feel free to define it as you will. Soviets did invade Poland in 1939, and we remember how they treated Warsaw Uprising, what they did in Katyń, and what they did to people who fought for Polish independence. It was really nothing new vs. what pre-Soviet Russia was doing to us.
I need to go get some sleep, goodnight everyone.
“Would have loved”… “Expanded their border area”… That sounds so innocent. Inappropriate words for what that regime represented and what they did with the countries they colonized. The terror, genocides, poverty, famine and the sheer gray hopelessness of life for generations. It’s surreal reading people who praise them because they were “not as bad as Nazis”. Firstly - disputable claim. But even if you grant that (which many survivors of WWII would be reluctant to do)… that’s as low a bar as you can set.
I understand that this is mostly posted/read by young Americans, rather privileged and removed from the subject matter. I’m hoping you can reconsider your positions - probably not now, but maybe some time in the future. Try to see this from the perspective of all those “buffer countries” full of non-people born into “zones of influence” where it’s ok to “expand your border area”. It’s extremely soulless.
But at least this Lemmy instance hasn’t banned me (so far) for hating communism :)
I don’t understand this comment :)
Were they? What does that mean to you? I’m assuming you’re from US or somewhere very detached from any actual Soviet influence (please correct me if I’m wrong).
Their army was “based” in my country for many decades… As in, had military bases, after attacking us together with Hitler. They even had a nice victory parade together. They helped defeat the Nazis after first helping them start the war, and then turned half of the world into a sad totalitarian prison.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German–Soviet_military_parade_in_Brest-Litovsk
I hope you can reconsider.
I wonder. I left Reddit to stop using American services. I was warned back then that Lemmy is only good for tech news and literal communists. I was very skeptical, but all the meme communities seem to be promoting hammer and sickle symbols. Last time I spoke out about it I was immediately banned from the community. This is so weird. Why are people standing behind hammer and sickle? It’s a horrible symbol with a horrible history, but many seem enamoured with it. Why? It’s illegal to use it where I live, just like it’s illegal to wear swastikas and heil hitler. It’s not at all a controversial law, never been protested, people just know our history. Why are Americans so quick to wear Soviet insignia?
edit: spelling
Check out No such thing as a fish, good laugh from UK
so many thanks! i was just looking for something to listen to during my commutes.
then i submit they dont belong in this thread
who gives a fuck if they dont sell in EU
inertia is a thing, but just by having new EU projects avoid the big three you’d already have done a world of good to the IT ecosystem.
Qobuz is unavailable in Poland. So much for being European.
they go because their friend could invite 3 friends and one of the original 3 was unavailable
yeah i mean i used to eat there, and similar places. a bit of a sad vibe. maybe tasted better to locals. also, it was really long ago, but i feel like the word ‘salad’ is a bit of an overstatement
not an amazing restaurant, to be honest
That’s an empathic person’s response to psychopaths
rarely aggressive
how charming
This might be very non-linear, like ice breaking under your feet.