Baffled European

Tag: unpopular

  • Holiday in Cambodia

    Two 19 year old German women decided to take a trip to Hawaii. A day later, after being strip-searched and interrogated for hours, they were deported back to Germany. Appalling, of course, but at least it’s not El Salvador.

    This sort of thing has been going on since the start of the new administration, but is not letting up. As a result, the number of visitors from Europe to the USA has dropped by 30%. Still more Canadians are avoiding the country: they’ve been threatened with annexation as well.

    It’s obviously a bad thing for the tourist industry, which looks to be in big trouble if this continues into the summer. By coincidence, the effects of the trade war should hit at the same time.

    I think I’ve worked out the strategy.

    There are 12 million people working in tourism. Hotels, shopping, events, guides and so on. At the same time, there is a shortage of people to staff the new factories. Sewing machines, welding, assembly, packaging, that sort of thing.

    If the new factories are all ready in time, and if they manage to sort out the supply chain problems, these extra workers will come in handy. Provided their skills are transferrable, and maybe also if they are in the right location. Could work.

    Maybe this is what the president means when he says the tourism collapse is “not a problem”. He’s looking forward to the new tourist resort in Gaza.

  • Make America Healthy Again

    Outbreak of measles in Texas. The result of a long campaign by anti-vaxxers.

    RFK Jr is responsible for the outbreak. In the sense that it is his job at the moment, as well as him being one of the most prominent anti-vaxxers of the last 25 years.

    I see RFK giving an interview in a fast food restaurant. He’s saying how good the food is for you. Endless anti-vax drivel. He sounds more like an activist trying to get their points in rather than a government minister.

    He seems to be settling scores as well. He’s sacked a load of researchers from the CDC (disease control) and set the rest over to researching the non-existent autism-MMR link. They all know it’s a waste of time, but that’s their job now. He will want results though.

    This is in addition to all the other closures in his department. Some look like revenge from the covid time, others are just wanton vandalism. Is this “small government”? At some point, things will actually genuinely stop working.

    What is worst about all of this is the rejection of reality. It’s like he takes every single piece of medical advice and rejects it. Deliberately and knowingly. Why? This looks like a common feature in the government as well.

    And the title of this blog? That is literally his slogan.