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  • That's quite a narrow definition of politics. I'd say anything that humans do that is perceived by others to be part of a social structure that maintains or challenges social norms and power relations is political.

    Only if veganism itself becomes something nobody would challenge (like health is better than death, breathing is important) or if you are the last person on earth you can become the first apolitical vegan.

  • I'll get a social welfare benefits which won't be a lot but I can probably make do for a while. I'll also get a medical insurance benefit which covers roughly 2/3 of my insurance so I'll have to pay something like €40/month myself. Those benefits will help me pay the €385 max yearly out of pocket for the care I'll need, and be done with it. That's not to say being in this situation is great in the Netherlands, but I won't go into debt and I won't lose my home (gov't guarantees mortgage to bank) and I won't have to continue to pay back my 0% interest student loans.

    We're lucky. But make sure to vote.

  • I believe this is no longer quite true. It's also incredibly petty.

    The US is certainly the largest singular military donor, but that should surprise no one. But in terms of longer term support EU countries in Central, Northern Europe and the Baltics are committed to supporting Ukraine and the numbers show it.

    https://www.ifw-kiel.de/topics/war-against-ukraine/ukraine-support-tracker/

  • Epidemics and plagues have been part of life forever. It's not like we had never seen anything like this before that warrants exploring alternative explanations. We've never been more connected. This was predicted and it will happen again.

    Without a solid case supported by evidence we have to assume the simpler explanation.