'Murica! (157 Viewers)

[icemaη]

That's complete b.s. though. That presumes that the cost of a retail cup of coffee is ingredients.

A McDonald's meal is about $0.42 in ingredients. You're mostly paying for rent and labor. Retail coffee is no different.

Which is why Colombian coffee farmers are as poor AF and only make a few cents on every pound.

You still run your coffee website/blog?

 

Buy on AliExpress.com

[AFL_ITALIA]

What you’re saying it 100% true, if have this joke with my co-worker. We work together, sometimes go to the gym after work, come home, eat diner with your wife and kids. Life’s great. Than after 8, you lay on the couch, open social media and suddenly it looks like the world is ending. Huge contrast between the rest of your day.

For me, personally, it's mostly the same. I consider us lucky. Sure we worked for it, but can't deny we've had some luck in life. I mean you have a healthy wife AND kids? You're blessed man. Unfortunately though many people can't say the same and I don't think it's unreasonable to give a shit about the lives of other Americans, especially people close to me.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

We so back, fuck Colombia

 

[Juventus 32]

F*** Colombia... but if the neo-communist countries of Latin America come together out of hatred for America, then America will also feel their kick in the a*s.

 

[Nomuken]

@Vlad

That banger is what won Trump the election.

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[Nomuken]

Colombia just gave into USA’s terms

 

[swag]

You still run your coffee website/blog?

Nope. I just have that in my head now.

I had to either re-up it moving here to Portugal 7 years ago or let it wither. I chose the latter and took $1k to sell the domain to some clueless coffee advertising rube. Whatever ad bait he first tried on it (buying zombie domains to stuff them with ads is a thing), it must have failed miserably because he since closed it down because and the domain is parked and for sale again for $100.

The world is full of wannabe entrepreneurs with grand ideas of themselves and the capability of losing 90% on their bets.

@Vlad

That banger is what won Trump the election.

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I didn't know Chris Hansen was a cabinet member.

 

[IliveForJuve]

Colombia just gave into USA’s terms

The US has suddenly decided to become a bully. I don't think they were left with many options.

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Murican passport bros (aka incels) will off themselves when they lose access to Colombia.

 

[swag]

The US has suddenly decided to become a bully. I don't think they were left with many options.

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Murican passport bros (aka incels) will off themselves when they lose access to Colombia.

Trump is a transaction man.

Colombia could just send back flights of the 15,000 undocumented Americans living in Colombia as an exchange.

I'd love to see it. Handcuffed and all.

 

[Nomuken]

 

[swag]

Better measures of America being "back" would be a reduction in opioid deaths, handgun violence, vehicular deaths, victims of financial fraud, and a return of the U.S. life expectancy to pre-pandemic levels.

Anything less than that is selling your dreams for the memes.

 

[IliveForJuve]

Trump is a transaction man.

Colombia could just send back flights of the 15,000 undocumented Americans living in Colombia as an exchange.

Illegal immigration is only cool if you're American/European. After all, you just pay a little fine when leaving the country rather than being jailed for months on end before they deport your ass.

 

[swag]

Illegal immigration is only cool if you're American/European. After all, you just pay a little fine when leaving the country rather than being jailed for months on end before they deport your ass.

That and once you go transactional, prepare to be responded to transactionally.

 

[icemaη]

That and once you go transactional, prepare to be responded to transactionally.

For Trump the performance is the necessary part, facts don't really matter. And it works. You just have to look at the "We are back baby" posts to see how it's lapped up. You have to admit Trump knows how to put on a great show.

 

[icemaη]

Illegal immigration is only cool if you're American/European. After all, you just pay a little fine when leaving the country rather than being jailed for months on end before they deport your ass.

Not really related, but I always find it amusing (and sometimes infuriating) when my American and British colleagues complain about filling out visa forms and waiting a couple of days for an Indian visa completely oblivious to the number of hoops we have to go through to get one of theirs.

 

[AFL_ITALIA]

So China already beat out our AI products? So much for American dominance.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

For Trump the performance is the necessary part, facts don't really matter. And it works. You just have to look at the "We are back baby" posts to see how it's lapped up. You have to admit Trump knows how to put on a great show.

Or maybe people are just so tired of illegal immigrants milking the system and turning entire neighborhoods/cities into shitholes. If these measures make the proposition of crossing into america less attractive and turn Trump into this illegal immigrant bogey man, then they are not for show and are serving a practical purpose that the majority of Americans support.

 

[abstract]

So China already beat out our AI products? So much for American dominance.

 

[icemaη]

Or maybe people are just so tired of illegal immigrants milking the system and turning entire neighborhoods/cities into shitholes. If these measures make the proposition of crossing into america less attractive and turn Trump into this illegal immigrant bogey man, then they are not for show and are serving a practical purpose that the majority of Americans support.

Being deported is a fear that illegal immigrants already have, a person who's travelling several thousands of miles will not suddenly be dissuaded by a picture of military plane used for deportation. Not a significant number anyways. We can disagree on that and that's fine. In my experience theatrics is used for political mileage but policies are what drives change. Changing asylum laws, tougher border controls, agreements with host countries and the like. Don't get me wrong, I agree politics require narrative and theatre, just for vastly different reasons.

 

[swag]

Being deported is a fear that illegal immigrants already have, a person who's travelling several thousands of miles will not suddenly be dissuaded by a picture of military plane used for deportation. Not a significant number anyways. We can disagree on that and that's fine. In my experience theatrics is used for political mileage but policies are what drives change. Changing asylum laws, tougher border controls, agreements with host countries and the like. Don't get me wrong, I agree politics require narrative and theatre, just for vastly different reasons.

Yeah, this is more for show for the home side than to send a signal overseas, IMO.