gentlebison72 said:Ajde, why don't you explain exactly how the European Banking Union is going to fix that specific issue? 😁 😁 And why on earth would they care about fixing it in the first place?
With this disastrous decision, we’ve effectively surrendered our voting rights. We've downgraded our Congressional elections to the level of picking a local neighborhood council. We’ve stepped into an institution run purely by the interests of big capital, banks, and massive corporations—the same entities that have already gutted several countries within the European Union, including our own economy. That "golden toilet" you mentioned is a joke compared to the fire sale of our banks, telecom companies, and other prime assets being handed over to the masters of the European Union at a fraction of their actual value, likely with plenty of grease applied under the table. And then, our "brilliant" leaders, out of pure gratitude, vote to pay a yearly tribute of 600 million euros. They're basically signing up to fund those very same banks by paying off debts that were created using the exact same shady tactics. On top of that, those same leaders gave away the power to regulate our laws, tax policy, and economic "growth" on our own soil—a move that has already proven painful for both ourselves and others. This is just the tip of the iceberg; we've walked straight into a black hole.
After dealing with this brainwashing, the censorship, and the very likely possibility that everything is rigged, I'm done. I'm officially stepping away from participating in any elections here.
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And you're actually okay with the way things are right now?
That all sounds wonderful, but you conveniently forgot to mention that we'll be digging through the trash next.
Listen, comparing Congress to a neighborhood council election? That's a thousand times better than when we joined the alliance with the Mađar.
Do you honestly think he's done anything remotely intelligent in the last twenty years that wasn't basically a local precinct election? If it isn't a fight for a tiny district, it's just him securing his own bloated pension and orchestrating a total heist of the state. That is your Congress if it isn't just a local scrap.
Anyway, I'm heading to the grocery store before they close up shop. 👍
Sophia Mitchell2 said:But isn't that exact same "inner circle" actually the one running the show right now?!
Please. They aren't in power. They have much smarter things to do than bother with politics—especially when they can make way more money elsewhere...
Maybe we finally managed to step out from the shadows. But if we haven't, I’m terrified because it feels like there's nowhere left to go. We don't even know how to get in, and honestly, I swear to Bog, we wouldn't even know how to get back out.👍
Jessica Campbell30 said:Man, if only it were that simple. But I'm afraid your dreams might crash pretty fast...
Once foreign interests take over everything, your relationship becomes Bank-vs-You. Just think about what kind of dynamic that creates... 😉
I was against it, then I went neutral, and now this is the last time I'm ever voting in this circus called the United States...
A situation like this simply cannot be sustained anymore. I am sick to death of hearing about "the well-connected few." I hope things change. I think they might, though maybe I'm just being naive—we'll see. But someone has to step up and impose order. We clearly can't do it ourselves; individuals have only ever imposed their own rules for their own benefit, while the rest of us can just go to hell.👍
So, you're telling me you aren't in favor of stricter laws and actual sanctions? You’re actually okay with this whole thing falling apart? Beautiful. Honestly, Stipić—is that the guy who does the tunnel painting?—and his little crew are probably the only ones who can afford to be against this. It makes sense if you're looking at it from their perspective; they’re the ones profiting from the status quo. But let's be real: most of us aren't seeing those benefits. The majority of us are just left dealing with the mess. 👍
I’m out here grinding like a damn slave right now, too. Honestly, I’m just sitting here wondering how much this paycheck is actually going to be worth—if it even shows up at all. How many more nights am I supposed to pull and how many more Sundays am I going to waste working for peanuts? It feels like I'm busting my back just to make ends meet. 🙂
EDIT: Aha, I see you decided to scrub your post, but I’m going to give you my answer anyway:
I already laid out what the average working man stands to gain above—that was just one part of the whole picture.
We’re going to settle up with the relatives and the godparents once and for all. We’ll make sure that final paycheck and those last few cents are paid out—we aren't going to play games by withholding them entirely. And let's be clear: we aren't going to act like idiots by slapping on a $250 hourly fine for... $33
Look, let’s stop digging through the trash. We aren't going to sit here and pretend that "building" a bathroom for $12,000 a square foot is anything other than a blatant scam. It’s an absolute robbery. I mean, come on—if that thing were actually made of solid gold, it wouldn't even be that expensive. This isn't just bad math; it's daylight robbery. 👍
Jason Lee15 said:I cast my vote against, even though I knew deep down the tally wouldn't actually matter. Our politicians simply did exactly what the European Union expected of them. They were just there to rubber-stamp Mislav Bago's polling numbers. Honestly, the victory speech was likely drafted before the polls even closed. No one can convince me that 66% of the population genuinely voted for something that offers zero benefit to the average citizen—and frankly, I highly doubt any of that 66% has the slightest clue what was actually negotiated behind closed doors with the European Union.
For God's sake, Vladić, do you even live here or pay taxes in America? Just asking, by the way. If you don't have skin in the game, why are you even bothering to vote yes or no?
So your whole point is that we "opponents" know exactly why we're against it, while we "supporters" are just too stupid to understand our own reasoning? Is that really the gist of your message?
Look, I’m all FOR it, even if I didn't cast a vote,
I just really hope we stop seeing this level of blatant corruption—you know, painting tunnels for three times the actual cost, building public restrooms at $12,000 per square foot, hiring entire families through nepotism, skipping public bidding processes to hand out jobs under the table, unpaid wages, scavenging through trash, and letting people drive 155 miles miles per hour while getting slapped with nothing more than a slap on the wrist 🙂
Beyond that, there was that one day when everyone else seemed to be rushing into the European Union. Do you honestly think we're some version of Switzerland where we can just afford to sit this one out? We aren't.
But I am truly hoping that joining the European Union might actually force us to become a civilized society and tackle these issues, among so many others. 🙂
I mean, seriously, why would you bother staying stuck on the desktop when you can just exit out and see what else is actually happening? And honestly, I don't get why people act so shocked by it. 🙂
And who on earth told you that hitting Ctrl+Alt+Del would actually show you that? Right-click on the taskbar—you know, the bar at the bottom—then select Task Manager, and there it is, right in front of you.
Look, you really need to upgrade that RAM. Throw in another gigabyte, at least, because you aren't going to be able to multitask much of anything with what you're running right now.
I mean, I guess it all boils down to who's actually cutting the check for the hacker, right? Because let's be real—those porn sites aren't exactly handing out massive payouts to anyone 🤣
Everything works perfectly fine when I'm just scrolling through subscriptions or checking out new posts, but the second I hit the homepage, everything goes to hell. 😂
Paul Thomas46 said:Everything would be much more manageable if we just had a fast browser back—you know, the one that seemingly vanished from the internet recently. You’d just search on Google, click a PDF link, and you're done... this whole system is just broken ☕
the bottom line is this—please bring back a fast browser 🙂
I didn't take offense at all—I’m just bragging because nobody else is going to do it for me. 😁
But seriously, everything I can possibly install—whether it's Windows, CCleaner, or whatever—I set to my native language. As you get older, you just get tired of having foreign languages shoved down your throat. It starts with things like Spanish or German, then moves through other regional dialects, and now it's all about English. Look, I have my own language,
and let's be real: there are plenty of people out there who don't know a lick of English, so having their native tongue on their computer is a massive help. We weren't all blessed with perfect English lessons in school; some of us were stuck in afternoon shifts or whatever. That said, if you want to actually fix your PC problems using Google, you're definitely going to have to deal with English eventually. 🙂
Fine, I’m the idiot here. Let’s just move on. At the end of the day, everyone knows what they're doing, and it's up to the individual to decide what actually gets installed on their own damn computer. 👍
My Windows is set to American, and everything works perfectly—YouTube, Facebook, even this forum... they're all in my native tongue. Look, I’m incredibly proud of the American language; it's my mother tongue. I never actually studied English, though I can get by pretty well on my own through self-teaching. I spent years studying German instead, which was a total waste of time since I don't know a lick of it now despite pulling decent grades back in school. Honestly, we have discussed this whole "language settings on Windows" debate countless times already, so I have no idea why we're circling back to it. To me, English feels like an imposed language; sure, it's fine, but I'll always stick to my own. And besides, here we are, communicating in it right now! It's absolutely peak stupidity to claim someone's Windows isn't working just because the OS is set to American. Like, seriously? To suggest that a system would fail just because of the language setting... you'd have to be out of your mind to even type that. 🤦
I've been running the 32-bit Ultimate version with 12GB of RAM up until now, but man, this 64-bit version is a whole different beast when it comes to hardware demands 🙂
It’s not that his C drive is too small at 50GB; the real issue is that he's cramming massive game installations right onto the C partition. He needs to redirect those installs to the D drive where there's actually breathing room. Sure, a tiny bit of data will inevitably bleed over to C, but it won't be nearly as overwhelming if he manages his space better.
It’s not just one version; you’ve got all these different builds like BlackRock, Extreme Edition, Gamer Edition, Elite Gamers, Ubuntu Style, or whatever else they decide to call them because
they go ahead and tweak or disable the exact setting you actually need while leaving everything else untouched, and then suddenly you're stuck with a system that's completely broken
look, if it's the Ultimate edition and nobody has messed with the settings, then it should work fine enough
