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Hey, I am just naive. Is the political vision of this community to make europe burn or to show europe is burning?

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 7 months ago

As with most flag burning, the intent is to express extreme dissatisfaction, so any burning flag emoji essentially says, "fuck this country/political/economic entity and the evils it has wrought".

[–] [email protected] 35 points 7 months ago
[–] [email protected] 28 points 7 months ago (1 children)

to make europe burn or to show europe is burning?

Yes

[–] [email protected] 24 points 7 months ago (1 children)

but seriously, if you want to post about shitty things happening in europe, I'd welcome it. Shitty things happening in the US gets kinda over-represented.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Maybe because it's actually the only thing the US is #1 at. 🤷‍♀️

[–] [email protected] 22 points 7 months ago

Its to indicate hatred towards european union

[–] [email protected] 21 points 7 months ago

death to europe

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I know its shit and all, but I feel like being over the limit of cynism, soo what do we do about it? I like memes, too. But do they change anything substantially? Maybe Unpopular opinion, but i like the IDEA of europe.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago

what is even a charitable take on the 'idea' of Europe or the EU though...I mean beyond the whole freedom of movement between member states..

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I also like the freedom of movement in EU, but thats not the only thing it does, its also a neoliberal organization created in opposition to communism, if we ever want socialism in europe EU must be destroyed

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Destroy EU and then? I like the idea of socialism also, but it does not solve the problem of hierarchy. States naturally develop a political class. So all we need is a new just elite party?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Socialism does not completely solve the problem of hierachies, but it is a force counteracting hierachies as socialism would empower the masses, current system empowers the rich minority and thus reinforces the hierachies

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

But do they change anything substantially?

I mean, neither does your post. It's all just entertainment and time wasting until we die, my friend