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Der relativ wenige Schnee in den Bergen finde ich einerseits bedenklich.
Wenn wir nicht rasch vorsorgen, rasch über alle zentraleuropäischen Länder zehntausende kleine Feuchtgebiete einrichten/zulassen, dann werden wir wohl in manchen Jahren in einer Steppe existieren müssen.
Willkommen, Schakal.
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Dass sich Wesen wehren, ist nachvollziehbar.
Ideale Gewässer liegen in Reiserichtung (vom Fluss her gesehen) nahe/im Siedlungsgebiet.
Da finden sich auch viele Stressoren, u.a. leider auch primitive Gerontokraten.
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That is how those who drink more than they should are pressed into compliance and reconsidering their life choices.
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He didn’t even have his car keys on him nor was he going to drive.
The system in place is interesting to say the least.
Imagine that: No fault, not driving, not near a car. Get hit in the face.
Loose license and enter a program that will take at least 6 months to complete but can be a challenge.
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Also: If you have an emergency and need treatment in a hospital and they measure a high ABV their license is revoked too and they have to prove that they can be responsible.
I‘ve heard of a guy who was out one night and was hit in the face by someone else. 🚑 came, lost his license.
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In Switzerland it is from the 18.
But we have rather draconian laws that prevent young drivers from drinking and driving too. The likelihood of getting caught is high too and I think that is a very good approach.
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Inexperienced in a concerning way. Didn't have a plan B because plan 'car' appeared to have been normal for a longer time than 'haha, ethanol will do that for you too'.
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Walking doesn’t seem
to be an option for the .
I assume that many also were unexpectedly quickly served with the consequences of consuming ethanol too. It appears to me that they never really had a waking up moment 'riding' a bike or on foot. The one day you understand that it was too much.
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Why: Well, I just felt that in many cases I have seen a concerning pattern. Many of those who are arrested and published to watch never thought of a different mode of action that would have avoided DUI.
That made me wonder if they just didn’t have enough 'experience' with ethanol.
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It appeared to me that many cases of a certain level of illiteracy seemed to present themselves. People who think it is normal to drive with 0.8% and more, „because I had to“. The whole country is planned car first too.
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I prefer a headache to a hangover ^^.
How I came to this question:
Have been watching interactions between US law enforcement and those they should be protecting.
It is shocking in what kind of state people drive and then end on bodycam - but I don’t have any control from here.
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What I find so astonishing is that these statistics point to there being no merit to the argument that 'driving experience' in any way reduces the risk of death by DUI.
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If the US would adapt the same approach the list of countries in Europe does,
there would be a substantial decrease in fatal car crashes in the age group 18-30.
By more than 20%..
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Country, % of intoxicated drivers (18–30 y.o.) in fatal crashes (≥0.5‰),
Switzerland, ~21%
Austria, ~26%
Belgium, ~29%
Luxembourg, ~33%
Netherlands, ~25%
USA, ~55%
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Kind of crazy when you think about it.
55% of the drivers involved in a deadly accident age 18-30 in the US are intoxicated (>=0.5‰).
Excluding Germany (no speed limit on certain stretches of the autobahn) it is apparently as follows:
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1. How did both powers view their neighbors’ legitimacy?
Imperial Japan and today’s Kremlin both denied the full legitimacy of their neighboring states. Japan dismissed the Chinese Nationalist government; Russia calls Ukraine a failed or artificial state under Western control.
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2. What ideology drove their aggression?
Both claimed a civilizing mission. Japan said it was leading Asia against Western influence; Russia claims to defend the Russian world from Western decay, painting itself as Ukraine’s cultural and spiritual savior.
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3. How did they attempt to control territory indirectly?
Japan set up puppet states like Manchukuo and later regimes in China. Russia supported proxy republics in Donetsk and Luhansk, and later installed local collaborators in occupied Ukrainian regions.
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4. Did they blame their victims for the war?
Yes. Japan claimed Chinese troops provoked conflict in incidents like Marco Polo Bridge. Russia accused Ukraine of attacking Russian speakers and provoking war through its ties to NATO.
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5. Did they expect quick victories?
Both underestimated resistance. Japan thought China would quickly fold; Russia believed Ukraine would collapse within days. Instead, both faced long wars and strong national resistance.
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6. How important was the military in shaping policy?
Military dominance was central. Japan’s militarists sidelined diplomacy. In Russia, security elites (Siloviki) push a worldview where war is framed as a necessity for state survival.
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7. How did the world react to their actions?
Both faced growing isolation. Japan left the League of Nations after criticism. Russia faces Western sanctions and suspension from international bodies but frames itself as unfairly targeted.
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8. What was the deeper goal in both cases?
Not just territory—both wanted to reshape the regional order. Japan aimed to dominate East Asia; Russia seeks to reassert dominance over the post-Soviet space and challenge the Western-led order
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9. What mistake did both regimes make?
A key miscalculation: both underestimated national identity in the target country. Chinese and Ukrainian nationalism grew stronger under invasion, not weaker.
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10. Why do these comparisons matter today?
They highlight recurring patterns in imperial aggression—denial of sovereignty, use of force cloaked in ideology, and misjudging the resolve of a supposedly weaker nation.
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I may press it on the outcome of the war then and accuse it of justifying dropping nukes on russian soil.
Will be interesting how it talks itself out of that one, especially if pressed on the fact that the views in Imperial Japan were acceptable by the Emperor until 1945 🫣
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Does anyone else come to a different outcome? (please!)
You may know that I am a listener of the Unofficial History of the Pacific War Podcast and have referred to them earlier.
Their newest episode got me thinking again:
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10. Why do these comparisons matter today?
They highlight recurring patterns in imperial aggression—denial of sovereignty, use of force cloaked in ideology, and misjudging the resolve of a supposedly weaker nation.
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9. What mistake did both regimes make?
A key miscalculation: both underestimated national identity in the target country. Chinese and Ukrainian nationalism grew stronger under invasion, not weaker.
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8. What was the deeper goal in both cases?
Not just territory—both wanted to reshape the regional order. Japan aimed to dominate East Asia; Russia seeks to reassert dominance over the post-Soviet space and challenge the Western-led order
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7. How did the world react to their actions?
Both faced growing isolation. Japan left the League of Nations after criticism. Russia faces Western sanctions and suspension from international bodies but frames itself as unfairly targeted.
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6. How important was the military in shaping policy?
Military dominance was central. Japan’s militarists sidelined diplomacy. In Russia, security elites (Siloviki) push a worldview where war is framed as a necessity for state survival.
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5. Did they expect quick victories?
Both underestimated resistance. Japan thought China would quickly fold; Russia believed Ukraine would collapse within days. Instead, both faced long wars and strong national resistance.
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4. Did they blame their victims for the war?
Yes. Japan claimed Chinese troops provoked conflict in incidents like Marco Polo Bridge. Russia accused Ukraine of attacking Russian speakers and provoking war through its ties to NATO.
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3. How did they attempt to control territory indirectly?
Japan set up puppet states like Manchukuo and later regimes in China. Russia supported proxy republics in Donetsk and Luhansk, and later installed local collaborators in occupied Ukrainian regions.
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2. What ideology drove their aggression?
Both claimed a civilizing mission. Japan said it was leading Asia against Western influence; Russia claims to defend the Russian world from Western decay, painting itself as Ukraine’s cultural and spiritual savior.
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1. How did both powers view their neighbors’ legitimacy?
Imperial Japan and today’s Kremlin both denied the full legitimacy of their neighboring states. Japan dismissed the Chinese Nationalist government; Russia calls Ukraine a failed or artificial state under Western control.
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Geniales Wetter.
Wie im Treibhaus, in gross.
Derweil der Wind die Landschaft austrocknet..
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IQ Air misst vielerorts die Luftqualität und gibt gar für manche Orte in der Schweiz eine ungewöhnliche Empfehlung:
Atemschutz auf.
www.iqair.com/ca/switzerla...
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In China ist blauer Himmel oft rar,
die Luftmesswerte stille Zeichen der Gefahr.
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Well.
Maybe the federal government should not be meddling everywhere but who am I to judge.
Don’t start messing with peoples families. That won’t end well. Never.
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Interessanterweise scheinen die Katzen nichts anfangen können mit ihnen, sie wollen sie lieber nur auf Abstand beobachten.
Das ist wahrscheinlich die richtige Entscheidung.
Manche Hunde aus Osteuropa tragen die Merkmale der Schakale auch.
Und: Sie dürfen nicht gejagt werden (🇨🇭)