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  1. candide
    Record GDP growth compared to pre-Covid level (2019) and to comparable countries. 😞
  2. candide
    More trolling 😀
  3. candide
    Trolling again?
  4. candide
    The U.S. has experienced a similar inflation level as other developed countries, but multiple times their growth rate.
  5. candide
    Lame deflection. I was talking about developped countries, I.e. G7. BTW, Russia's GDP is at the same level as Italy, and has not grown between 2012 and 2022. The reasons for the current growth are well known (military expenses).
  6. candide
    My dear leader?
  7. candide
    Not failed at all. Record GDP growth among developped countries, increased energy independence and exports, strong unemployment decrease,...
  8. candide
    When she joined Biden she adopted his platform. More fake outrage! 😀
  9. candide
    In the case I was discussing, she already flipped in 2020 when she joined Biden. Nothing specific to this election. Fake MAGA outrage! 😀
  10. candide
    She flip-floped already when she joined Biden and his platform, and she is VP of a government which has expanded fracking. Nothing new there, a nothing burger! 😀
  11. candide
    Are you claiming to know what the Chinese leadership is really thinking, just by reading Wechat group posts -and akso so called online experts reported by an obscure Indian source- really?
  12. candide
    The global economic context has drastically changed, in particular re. energy. Banning fracking would have significant negative consequences on the energy market. And she is part of a government which expanded fracking (under some conditions), so nothing new or specific to this election.. Same policy as ever since Obama started it.
  13. candide
    The BBC always did. BTW CNNcalso highlighted it.
  14. candide
    How do they look like Trump's policy statements?
  15. candide
    Nice to see you consider the BBC as an impartial observer! 😅 She's being pragmatic. The global economic context is different than it was when she said that. Isn't it a quality for a President to be pragmatic?
  16. candide
    Even the right-leaning RCP is now showing a Kamala win for the Electoral College. https://www.realclearpolling.com/maps/president/2024/no-toss-up/electoral-college
  17. candide
    Well, from MAGA fans' desperate reactions in this thread and in the other one, it must have been quite a good interview! 😃
  18. candide
    It seems you are not so aware of scientific analyses of both religions. Muhammad was strongly influenced by a Jewish-christian sect. One of the two gods in the Bible is El. It was a pagan god in the Cananean region.
  19. candide
    I'm going to be more direct than RayC: that's complete B.S.! 😁
  20. candide
    Who cares about what the Chinese Internet says about U.S. politics?
  21. candide
    Deflection! Fact is that, contrary to your claim, it was not the sabotage which stopped gas deliveries to Germany, as there were no deliveries at that time using Nord Stream 1 and 2.
  22. candide
    Yes it still imports some Russian gas indirectly as LNG gas. Estimated around 4-5% of its gas consumption (compared to 55% before the invasion) so not that much.
  23. candide
    You are right but it's not that simple. It's not only about tax revenues, but also what services are provided for it. France and Nordic countries have higher taxes, but also finance a significant re-distribution of revenues, I.e. free/cheap education, health, public transport portation, etc.. They don't just take the money.
  24. candide
    No, it cannot make treaties on anything really significant (i.e. not a trade deal), as it is a EU prerogative. It can only be symbolic, such as developing cooperation, blah blah... However, defense and security not being a EU prerogative, it can develop any relation it wants with UK on these matters, as France already does.
  25. candide
    It seems you are not informed about this subject. The Nord Stream 2 pipeline never entered service before the sabotage, and deliveries through Nord Stream 1 were already stopped at that time. Actually, the B pipeline of Nord Stream 2 could still be used, but Germany is banning direct gas imports from Russia. So it was not the cause of the huge price increase.

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