Millions of refugees from Syria too

Yes, the way media writes about it is a huge part of their success. Even the media that nominally opposes them. It’s either “oh just another political option”, or “inhuman monsters of the far-right”. Either approach legitimizes them.

They reward increasing the number of people who are formally married, rather than the number of stable couples.
Such a wonderful example of misaligned incentives, only a politician could come up with it.

immense, extended, extreme violence

It’s been 80 years since the last round of immense, extended, extreme violence. Those who remember and their children have died, even their grandchildren are old. Here we go again…

Like El Salvador didn’t have enough of their own criminals and prisoners, so now they are going to import more.

Ecuador elections are coming up on Feb 9. This seems to be a pre-election stunt, but I have not idea how could it possibly help the incumbent president get reelected.

Maybe king Charles could marry king Frederik, but only in Canada, putting you into a personal union

Make up some story about technically joining the EU when the UK did because you had the same Queen. But not being bound by Brexit vote.

Thank you for creating this community. I’ve long thought that the patriarchy and gendered norms harm everyone.
And that the hostile approach of some “feminist” and “men’s rights” movements are only adding fuel to the fire.

No matter what so many people say, it’s not mandatory to have a partner!

Invest your effort in figuring out how to live with yourself. Build a life worth living on your own.
A right person might come, or not. But at least you didn’t waste your life chasing wrong goals.