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Do we really want that smarmy insufferable no talent shrew to be press secretary insider for 3.7 hours before being fired by a tangerine incel and his crooked brain V Chip?

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[–] mushroommunk@lemmy.today 19 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Many of us can't and have been working hard to try and change it. Unfortunately, we didn't spend our money on enough guns and ammo to nuke a country and aren't backed by more wealth than the gdp of some nations.

[–] xxce2AAb@feddit.dk 11 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I dare say France has - once again - recently demonstrated that you don't necessarily need either of those things.

[–] mushroommunk@lemmy.today 17 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

And once again, comparing France to America is a dumb take ignoring major differences in basically everything about the countries.

[–] azimir@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 hour ago

Yeah, France actually has a sense of self worth among the populace.

[–] xxce2AAb@feddit.dk 4 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

You know what? I agree. There really is no point in comparing the two.

Right. Compare something more obvious so people can stop making the same dumb comparison.

France vs Texas

Metric France Texas Comparison
Total Area ~551,500 km² ~695,662 km² Texas is 26% larger
Population ~68.5 million ~31.7 million France has 2.2× more people
Population Density ~124 people/km² ~45 people/km² France is 2.8× denser