Hot, Bad & Unpopular Takes

[Torrain]

The euro was a fundamentally flawed idea from the start, and while incredibly convient for consumers, has resulted in sustained economic damage to the second tier economies in the EU, due to their inability to inflate their currency at a rate independent from their neighbours.

[Torrain]

The euro was a fundamentally flawed idea from the start, and while incredibly convient for consumers, has resulted in sustained economic damage to the second tier economies in the EU, due to their inability to inflate their currency at a rate independent from their neighbours.

Quote from a Spanish time-travel show (El Ministerio del Tiempo):

19th century Spaniard: The was during the Spanish War of Independence.
16th century Spaniard: Spain had to fight for independence? Absurd!
21st century Spaniard: We all serve the European Central Bank today.

Eesh. Harsh but not unfounded. At any given moment it seems like half the EU states are being called upon to raise funds for the next bailout. Don’t get me wrong, I’m disappointed we’re leaving, but there are a lot of aspects of the Union I won’t miss.

[Torrain]

The hot takes on Jesus and the border wall on Christmas are cheap, if not idiotic. They were in Bethlehem to be taxed, not as refugees.

I understand your point, but that’s due to poor framing by ill-informed tweeters looking to make a quick point.
Mary and Joseph’s time as refugees was their stay in Egypt, after fleeing Herod’s slaughter of the Bethlehem infants (Matthew 2:13-23)
Their flight and exile to a foreign, suspicious land fits them into that category. Compared to that, their time in Bethlehem was a tax-induced road trip with poor accommodation.