@Monquito:

I mean, they already knew, Shinobu would have called everyone a traitor but Kanjuro(that skank).

Or could that have been kanjuro and shinobu is somewhere captured.

@Kaiolino:

They mostly come from PVV, VVD and CDA. Only 6% of FvD voters have voted SP earlier. Though obviously SP had a terrible election again, despite being fiercely opposed to the unpopular governing coalition and not having ties to the previous government like the PvdA does. Apparantly cozying up to the far right by praising Trump didn't help when you're the SOCIALIST party!

Yeah I didnt base it on the poll more looking at municipilities and calculating (although population changes do occur). It just always seemed that the votes that D66 and pvda lost went to groen links and Denk. And the percentages that SP lost fit together with what CDA and PVV lost and sometimes VVD (although they lost a lot less) and even sometimes SGP to round what FvD gained.

Probably it means that some D66 go to VVD and etc etc and SP voters go to groen links or 50 plus, pvdd and more stuff.

But I do like indeed how complicated it is with all these parties and you can understand what kind of town (demographics, university or not, big industry or not (harbour is an industry these days)bible belt or not) you are in depending on how people are voting.

@Kaiolino:

Forgot this thread existed for a sec, so I'll just whine here for the rest of the evening.

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Alt right FvD goes from nothing to second biggest party in the upper chamber/senate, which doesn't have much power (it can only send already drafted legislation back to the lower chamber) but does create the opportunity for opposition parties to force concessions from the governing coalition.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D2IY9guXgAMZT4l.jpg:large

As a foreigner living in netherlands I find the election quite interesting. Specifically when looking at it per municipility. But isnt it rightly understood that the voters of FvD are mostly former voters of PVV (another far right party), SP (socialist party (which is though quite anti establishment party) and CDA (christian in name but mostly conservatives)

@Sano:

Another good episode.

! Donald's explaintion about Fethry to the boys was funny. Fethry was a pretty fun character, and I hope we get see more of him in the future.

! The best critique of the chapter is that fethry who is supposed to be really goofbally and hyperactive is not that goofbally and hyperactive as every other character in the show is really hyperactive and goofbally, which is more than in both the original and the comics.

! It had been mentioned earlier in the show where some of the things that could happen with the clones was something like JJ. Which is why many thought that it had been mostly confirmed.

@Robby:

! Does Rusty being a clone even make sense given JJ's origin? Wouldn't they have maybe noticed that when growing the new one?
! Also, if Rusty is a clone…. but Monarch is his half brother... uhm... I don't know.

@NateRich:

We didn't really see any of Orlumbus in the manga so Oda's overcompensating with the cover story. Maybe it'll be his gimmick to continue to have little to no screentime in the chapters while all of the other 6 get more shine.

I assume Zoro was just walking nonchalantly with Shisui out on his side, it's his own fault for getting caught lol. You'd think that he would disguise his swords.

I'm not buying that the Reverie is over. To me, the aftermath of Zoro's actions seem something that Oda would cut away from and then catch back up via flashback. I guess it would be different and way too nice of him to carry on with this train of thought after all the unresolved cliffhangers recently. Not that the sample size is huge but we did get a Zou teaser well before Dressrosa was done with.

Orlombus cover story has now been 6 chapters. All of the others were 6 or 5 (2 were 6 four were 5). Orlombus will probably get one more I guess and then people can say it is longer. But not by much.

Moriahs return for Wano? At least his attack seems to have been quite large. And the timing is quite interesting as well 23 years ago. Just after rogers death. Does Moriahs attack and then later demise by Kaidou and as well the relationship between kaidou and the shogun to be connected.

@Nilitch:

I don't have any authority and neither has anyone. We're not talking about hard science.

Yes Australia isn't in Europe. And yes the Eurovision doesn't define what is and isn't in Europe, but that has never been my point.

Europe is an "invention". That's my point. And it's commonly agreed that its geographical frontier in the south-east is vaguely defined. How can anyone with the slightest knowledge in the domain deny that…
Seriously, why do you include islands ? If it's only geographical, then the UK, Malta, Corsica, Cyprus, Iceland and many other islands aren't part of Europe.
And lol at claiming that the Bosporus splits a whole continent in half but the English Channel doesn't for some reason.
Also, I guess Spain and Portugal aren't part of Europe because of the Pyrenees… and Italy isn't either because it's surrounded by mountains.

It is not for europe per say it is for countries within the european broadcasting zone and officially for example morocco, algeria, libya lebanon could compete if they wanted as they are in that zone. And morocco has in the past. But they are not competing while Israel is competing.

@wolfwood:

Oh if it was just that what you were refering to then i'm okay. I felt a cold sweat there like i had missed something huge lol. But the nordic council is as far as i know only a cooperative group that puts forth suggestions and has no formal power to speak of. What i meant when i spoke about a personal union was an actual binding union where large facets of Swedish and Danish law, policy and other major decisions are decided jointly and failiure to comply with union law would come with consequences. I'm not doubting that the nords are capable of having friendly relations or having non-commited cooperative groups where each nation still has final say. But i'm seriously doubting the possibility of our nations coming together as one in the same way the EU has without the padding of other non-rival nations lol.

There is a nordic council agreement and if you read about the nordic council you can clearly see that there are laws that have been made to the individual law.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_Language_Convention
They have as well a full on passport union that requires as well a binding union of law.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_Passport_Union

Nordic council is already EU light, and it doesnt need a lot of effort to make it more binding.

@wolfwood:

Sweden and Denmark had a political union the equivilent of the EU in the 50's? Like i knew we had a basic framework where we had a basic freedom of movement within Scandinavia without the need of a passport but i never knew that we at some point in the fifties shared political power and decision making betwenn our nations. What was the union called? I sort of want to google this and check it out.

Nordic council and still exists. Has a parliament and still gives you rights, you wont notice the rights without moving to iceland or norway(non eu but in schengen, but still lack some eu things, that nordic council backs up, schooling is one thing) It shares ideas, has some money where they decide to put specific money in certain projects and what not.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_Council

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_Passport_Union
Or indeed moving to faroe islands, where non nordic eu residents need working visa.

https://www.faroeislands.fo/people-society/work-live/moving-to-the-faroe-islands/