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The assertions are similar only if one ignores all the relevant context.
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Still vague. Is it your view that ppl who criticize DJT for refusing to rule out invading Canada but think UK ought to join EU are inconsistent or hypocrits?
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Which sentment? Be precise and conctete. Move beyond vague hints.
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That's just repeating the earlier claim.
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Pre Brexit all were EU residents. Post Brexit a Brit living in France is a French resident. What responsibilities does Romania have vis-a-vis a Brit in France?
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Fair point. Would you say the right thing to do is to give a Romanian living in France pre-Brexit the right to FOM to the UK post-Brexit?
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Just because you would like to agree mutual rights and obligations does not mean you have to grant the rights and take on the obligations unilaterally imho.
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In De Rynck's book he said the initial EU position was existing rights should be protected, but that changed to existing life choices should be protected because UK gov wasn't playing ball.
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To repeat what I said before: I am for immigration to be an EU competence combined with FOM for immigrants. I don't know how much clearer I can put it.
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I don't think the rights of non-EU citizens changed due to Brexit. What happened is that the status if UK citizens changed from citizen of an MS to citizen of a 3rd country.
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Lastly, it wasn't just an action by UK gov. It was a democratic choice by UK voters. Ending FOM was a main driver for Brexit. Even now nearly all UK politicians feel the need to stress they do not want a return to FOM.
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Is there such a thing as an EU resident in the treaties? Again, I don't think so. EU countries grant each other's citizens rights. They have not agreed to pool immigration policy afaik. (I would be pro EU resident status for non-EU citizens, subject to common, EU-wide immigration policy.)
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Are Brits treated worse than, say, Japanese, because of Brexit? I don't think so. I presume they are treated the same as other non-EU citizens.
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Especially given the fact that limiting the right of that German (and other EU citizens) to move to the UK was one of the main drivers for Brexit.
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A possible argument is this. Consider a Brit and, say, a German living in France pre Brexit. Why would you expect a German politician to agree to a deal where post Brexit that Brit has the right to move to Germany, but that German does not have the right to move to the UK?
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What is happening, concrety, in the way of EU rearmament?
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If Scotland is a country in the relevant sense of the word, then it should apply to join the EU. Problem solved.
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Easy. UK changes its rules from 180 to 90. Imbalance gone.
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Steve, you have the beatiful face of a winner.
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So. You deduced all of this just by applying your mind and thinking-for-yourself? Amazing. I am sure a discerning free-thinker like your good self is always on the lookout for innovative investments. Might I perhaps interest you in some very profitable Nigerian cryptocurrency opportunities?
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Imagine going through life not noticing that Europe tried for decades to cash in in on the peace dividend. Look where that got us. Unable to defend ourselves. Go tell the Ukranians how paranoid they are.
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Yes. Russia. China. US. 'neoliberal political elite'. The old cliche generator turned all the way up to 11.
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No, self defense it is then.
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No it wouldn't be nice.
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More than cool: awesome.
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Also: he's the leader of the free world.
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In an election campaign. How dare he.
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Those living in a way explicitly recognised in the treaties were protected. Those living in a legal grey area were not. Not a criticism of Brits. Many EU citzs do this. Not necessarily because it is explicitly allowed, but because it is hard to check for EU citzs. Not so for non-EU citzs.
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So it is not possible for someone who is not a US citizen or USA visa holder to "feel a deep connection to the place"?
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Like a greencard holder in the US.
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In other contexts I agree it is preferable be charitable and grant the other person their definition of the terms use.
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I agree that it is pointless to debate definitions. Words can have whatever meaning we give them. But in this context it feels like deliberate obfuscation. (Admitting that it is also useless to try and devine the motivations of random social media accounts.) I was unable to resist the temptation.
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So, you campaign to change the law as it pertains to rights of persons to stay in a country. In that context you give your own proprietary meaning to a rather common legal term (lawfully resident), and then you make up your own proprietary term (registered) to refer to that same legal concept.
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OP says at some point that one can reside in 2 places lawfully. In that sentence one can replace 'reside in' by 'being a tourist in' without changing its meaning. When talking about law and what rights a person has it seems best not to use words with a specific legal meaning in a colloquial sense.
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For the purpose of establishing the rights a person has in the EU (and whether or not these rights have been taken away) or in an EU MS, the European legal concept (or that of the MS) is the only relevant legal concept. Al the rest (e.g. UK tax law) is neither here nor there.
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whomever put this video together inspired by the old 2000's anti piracy warning on DVDs, thank you! #teslatakedown
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Let's take it one point at a time. Do you deny that UK did not have the facilities to produce mrna covid vaccines? (Also: cool it with the meta. I don't care about your feelings. Just the facts please.)
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Of course the UK didn't block export of components for mrna vaccines. It had no use for them as it didn't have any facilities to produce mrna vaccines.
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This the second time today you get free education on the vaccines issue. Please try to learn something.
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Yours is an inability to understand basic English.
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Exactly. Good luck getting that through to @anomander73.bsky.social though.
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I'll take that as a yes. Thank you.