European. Contrarian liberal. Insufferable green. History graduate. I never downvote opinions expressed in good faith and I do not engage with people who downvote mine (which may be why you got no reply). Low-effort comments with vulgarity or snark will also be politely ignored.
Personally I’m inclined to think the best response is indeed silence, but it’s a valid point nonetheless. The US president is a bully, and bullies often back down when they get pushback. And some of these latest accusations really are the most outrageous hypocrisy coming from a political movement that literally tries to steal elections.
Well put. It’s a difficult one, though. The alternative route, of national (i.e. European) champions, can be a slippery slope into protectionism and shoddy standards. By the 1970s British cars were rubbish but the Brits still produced and bought them patriotically. Argentina has spent a century trying to protect its substandard industry and it’s now a poor country.
But I do agree that there’s a balance to be struck. On principle I use Firefox and not Chrome even if it’s 2% slower (which it’s not BTW). We should not be rushing to buy foreign products when the technology gap is still bridgeable.
Can confirm that in late November it was not just feasible but really very pleasant! Murcia is one of the sunniest places in Europe. And, as you say, incredibly hot in summer.
All decent advice. Here’s a thought experiment.
By the same token it would be bad to stop such a discussion, right? Right.
Therefore it would be bad to *destroy" such communities, right? Indeed.
So, it would be bad to downvote the things you - personally, subjectively - don’t like - right? It wouldn’t? Why so?
Don’t downvote other people’s good-faith opinions. It’s petty, it’s juvenile, it’s toxic. Even if you don’t see it that way. It’s precisely what will discourage the participation we all want to see.