Of course Bavaria. Everyone one else in Europe is thinking about moving away from US companies but Bavaria is killing of OSS initatives to move to the MS cloud...
It really is. Nürnberg, München and Starnberger See are lovely though. Possibly other places too. But there's simply too much old money trying to cling to the status quo and not let go.
Well, it's obvious from your condescending and insulting tone that you're completely right and I'm completely wrong, so there's no use pretending that it would be in any way valuable for me to present an 'explanation'.
I think it all boils down to saying "GDR is the antipode to progressive politics". Which, to me (a huge ignorant on GDR politics) is a rephrasing of "communism=bad".
Thankfully I can distinguish between communism, authoritarianism, progressivism, conservatism, and whatnot. But, for some reason, the former-GDR lands consistently align with conservative policies.
Well yes because lobbying is an actual part of getting the message out to representatives. You're advocating for them to do something. In itself there's nothing wrong with lobbying but people just always associate it with quod pro quo corruption shit.
Well, they are often involved or are around such deals, but the difference is that in USA the quid pro quo is perfectly legal & money can be exchanged openly (which is still corruption, but not legally so).
The stupid ones are the people who keep voting for this party, though. Have a Hitler quote for that: "How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think." (apparently meant without sarcasm)
If you were a criminal convicted of espionage, then good luck to you for finding a job, especially in government. But if you're called Microsoft, then it's alright.
Like you know that the kid surely will hit the only lamp post on the whole parking ground while learning to ride the bicycle you know what happens when Markus Söder is in charge.
Germany should just abandon that state (and Saxony where all the Nazis are). Together, they are the bane of Germany. One holding it back and the other wanting to make Putin their savior.
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varnia@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 153 pts · 283d
Of course Bavaria. Everyone one else in Europe is thinking about moving away from US companies but Bavaria is killing of OSS initatives to move to the MS cloud...
BestBouclettes@jlai.lu · 74 pts · 283d
Bavaria, the Texas of Europe
dubyakay@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 282d
It really is. Nürnberg, München and Starnberger See are lovely though. Possibly other places too. But there's simply too much old money trying to cling to the status quo and not let go.
Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de · 22 pts · 283d
"giving a shit" means "caring about", I think you meant the opposite
uniquethrowagay@feddit.org · 13 pts · 282d
Yeah in German, the phrase (einen Scheiß geben) means the opposite.
Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 282d
"drauf" fehlt noch :-)
dmalteseknight@programming.dev · 2 pts · 282d
Probably wanted to say "shits on"
SlurpingPus@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 283d
One would think that the former GDR would be doing this instead.
bungalowtill@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 283d
SlurpingPus@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 283d
Well, it's obvious from your condescending and insulting tone that you're completely right and I'm completely wrong, so there's no use pretending that it would be in any way valuable for me to present an 'explanation'.
bungalowtill@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 282d
tabarnaski@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 282d
Their tone might have been a bit sarcastic, but was neither condescending nor insulting.
I for one would like to know why GDR would be more likely than other parts of Germany to adopt these policies.
anzo@programming.dev · 2 pts · 282d
I think it all boils down to saying "GDR is the antipode to progressive politics". Which, to me (a huge ignorant on GDR politics) is a rephrasing of "communism=bad".
SlurpingPus@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 282d
Thankfully I can distinguish between communism, authoritarianism, progressivism, conservatism, and whatnot. But, for some reason, the former-GDR lands consistently align with conservative policies.
seitzer@piefed.social · 121 pts · 283d
Matombo@feddit.org · 26 pts · 283d
Not only to Munich, but LITERALLY! around the corner of the CSU headquarters: https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?engine=fossgis_osrm_car&route=48.1780765%2C11.5938809%3B48.177162%2C11.5908394#map=19%2F48.177770%2F11.592011
zaphod@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 283d
Yes, but irrelevant here. Their former HQ in Germany was just outside Munich in Unterschleißheim, well within Bavaria.
meldrik@lemmy.wtf · 70 pts · 283d
Lobbyists.
Lembot_0005@lemy.lol · 86 pts · 283d
That's the USA terminology, in Europe it is called corruption.
tja@sh.itjust.works · 36 pts · 283d
You would think so. But in Germany they are also called lobbyists.
RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 283d
Well yes because lobbying is an actual part of getting the message out to representatives. You're advocating for them to do something. In itself there's nothing wrong with lobbying but people just always associate it with quod pro quo corruption shit.
Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club · 1 pts · 283d
Well, they are often involved or are around such deals, but the difference is that in USA the quid pro quo is perfectly legal & money can be exchanged openly (which is still corruption, but not legally so).
BigShammy80@feddit.org · 18 pts · 283d
And no one gives a fuck about it! How can this obvious corruption be tolerated?
Prunebutt@slrpnk.net · 15 pts · 283d
SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org · 3 pts · 283d
But we have been getting screwed over from day 1
Prunebutt@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 283d
Exactly.
So the only viable strategy (for system that's screwing us over) is to make the people believe that "there is no alternative" to neoliberalism.
Matombo@feddit.org · 56 pts · 283d
Treczoks@lemmy.world · 54 pts · 283d
Bavaria has rarely shown smart political decisions in the last decades.
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 2 pts · 282d
Kind of just did the worst move possible at every point since Bismarck showed up with a fun idea
Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 44 pts · 283d
The amount of hate i have for Söder could power a little village
GandalftheBlack@feddit.org · 3 pts · 283d
Just not a Bavarian village. Renewable energy is too woke.
richardwonka@mas.to · 2 pts · 281d
@GandalftheBlack and the hate/exasperation at Söder has auto-renewal guaranteed.
He is such a moron.
Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 282d
Most have them
Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org · 34 pts · 283d
Einstein's quote about infinite stupidity comes to mind....
rumschlumpel@feddit.org · 32 pts · 283d
The stupid ones are the people who keep voting for this party, though. Have a Hitler quote for that: "How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think." (apparently meant without sarcasm)
The politicians are just self-serving assholes.
not_me@piefed.social · 5 pts · 283d
floofloof@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 283d
https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/04/universe-einstein/
not_me@piefed.social · 4 pts · 283d
floofloof@lemmy.ca · 30 pts · 283d
This seems unwise.
Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 20 pts · 283d
Söder is not wise
Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org · 26 pts · 283d
Bye everyone I'm getting uploaded to the cloud apparently
thanatotus@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 282d
Tschuss!
ZkhqrD5o@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 283d
If you were a criminal convicted of espionage, then good luck to you for finding a job, especially in government. But if you're called Microsoft, then it's alright.
Econode@discuss.tchncs.de · 20 pts · 283d
Like you know that the kid surely will hit the only lamp post on the whole parking ground while learning to ride the bicycle you know what happens when Markus Söder is in charge.
Dojan@pawb.social · 16 pts · 283d
Of course Bavaria would.
atro_city@fedia.io · 12 pts · 283d
Germany should just abandon that state (and Saxony where all the Nazis are). Together, they are the bane of Germany. One holding it back and the other wanting to make Putin their savior.
klangcola@reddthat.com · 17 pts · 283d
Divide Germany you say? I feel like that's been done before
varnia@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 283d
A high enough wall surrounding those two states, maybe including Thuringia (Nazis) and Saxony-Anhalt (also Nazis) would be a good first step...
Mad_Punda@feddit.org · 6 pts · 283d
Some of us still have relatives there who are not Nazis.
atro_city@fedia.io · 3 pts · 283d
They have time to get out.
Melchior@feddit.org · 3 pts · 283d
I rather move the Nazis to Saxony.
atro_city@fedia.io · 1 pts · 282d
We could send all the Nazis to their own island.
zebidiah@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 283d
I guess that explains why there was a dude wearing a literal fucking Hitler mask at sachsonring this year....
https://www.reddit.com/r/Staiy/comments/1lxy0a2/gestern_beim_motogp_am_sachsenring_typ_mit/?tl=en
Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca · 12 pts · 283d
No! Noooooo!
cyberwolfie@lemmy.ml · 10 pts · 282d
Bayern, des samma mia! Jawoi!
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:(
Matombo@feddit.org · 8 pts · 283d
Nochmal Bayern!
Kazel@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 282d
Fick die bayern
Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 283d
Wrong direction ↪️
altphoto@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 283d
Must be good beer.
altphoto@lemmy.today · 7 pts · 283d
Friends don't let friends get Microsoft software when they're drunk.
jenesaisquoi@feddit.org · 1 pts · 281d
Bavaria has always been the special kid among the German federal states