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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Better for your health too, they are obsessed with too much sugar in everything

[–] joel1974 28 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I would have replaced it with a Mexican food aisle

[–] Agent641 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Mexican on the bottom half of shelves, Canadian on the top half of shelves.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago

I’d say while it’s a fine sentiment, Turkey isn’t really the best choice as far as being a hybrid regime ruled by the same guy for decades. Good food though.

[–] [email protected] 66 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Pretty ironic, considering that Turkey under Erdogan is just as close to dictatorship as the US under Trump...

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (8 children)

Turkiye also has a large military industry looking to sell to the EU, a large military, and wants control over the black sea (which involves weakening Russia), and wants to be as friendly to the EU as possible to eventually get that coveted EU membership.

Yeah, an opportunistic authoritarian, but a useful one in this dire emergency.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

There is a huge Turkish population in Germany, that seems to be the most probable reason.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

but they're not as loudly shitty to europeans about it.

[–] [email protected] 98 points 3 days ago (1 children)

good, probably much tastier too

[–] [email protected] 69 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 35 points 3 days ago (1 children)

~~maybe even~~ certainly healthier.

Fixed that for you. Anything is healthier than American "food". Even British foods, possibly.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 days ago (6 children)

What is it called when you're actually proud of seeing your country exposed as the tyrannical monster you've always known it to be, are happy to see other nations no longer kissing its ass, and desire nothing more than for the rulers of the nation to fall and suffer as you have?

It's this weird Reverse Patriotism I'm filled with

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Google says this isn't a word

[–] [email protected] 2 points 23 hours ago

The funny thing about german is you can make new compound words to describe something. It could be a bit nonsensical without context but it should translate roughly to "homeland-retribution-pride".

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

dunno, but I've been an anarchist for a while, and I feel it every time I see someone stand up to these assholes I paid taxes to, that one time I made enough money to pay taxes.

solidarity with the free, or at least hoping-to-be-less-constrained, peoples of the world, certainly. we need something shorter.

i also find an odd kind of half solidarity with my ancestors who fought in the second world war, against what america is trying to be, and sort of always was, but were very much flag waving 'rarara america' patriots the rest of their lives at the same time.

point being that the non-shitty people from this awful shit hole country aren't going to begrudge anyone ditching the awful garbage that gets made here. 'made in america' mostly means prison slaves anyway. edit:the people who make the decisions and own the stuff here have no common interest with the common people. we are all bludgeoned or manipulated into not putting up a fight. which isn't to say there aren't enough insane fanatics and bloated military budget to be a serious threat to the free world, but, like, please fuck our shit up. it's not like any of us ever see any benefit from it anyway.

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[–] bramkaandorp 70 points 3 days ago (12 children)

Wait until they hear about Erdogan.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Virtually no one here likes Erdogan whatsoever, but our interests in relation to Ukraine and weakening USA/Russia aligns in this particular case. Turkey is a large country that actually borders the EU and has the largest non-European diaspora living here; keeping somwhat cood relations makes sense, even if I'd never want to see them join the Union and know we can never fully trust them.

As we lost our biggest ally, trading with another large country with a significant military makes perfect sense. Besides, Turkish food is actually great, especially compared to murican trash

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Türklündar

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm scared of the spin angle from a Turkish knockoff The Boys.

It might unironically be more in line with the comics though.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

I see Turkish products are a LOT cheaper than the American stuff.

[–] Jumi 14 points 2 days ago (3 children)

The Turks did more for Germany than any US-American so good choice

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 days ago

Turkiye makes better quality food at a lower price.

[–] Elkot 11 points 2 days ago

Good upgrade honestly

[–] FelixCress 31 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (16 children)

What food from the USA would anyone in Europe actually want? Genuine question.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 days ago

One pseudo democracy or the other... Doesn't matter...

[–] Litebit 8 points 2 days ago

Krasnov Trump American isle was removed.

[–] Hiro8811 17 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

Turks products:

80% sunflower seeds

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 days ago (7 children)

Oh no! How will Germans survive without bourbon and corn?

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 days ago

There should be far more coffee and cigarettes, but a nice spread overall!

[–] makyo 12 points 3 days ago (6 children)

Ha yeah 'American food' - like who needs marshmallows and Pop Tarts anyway?

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago

Why did American stuff get the works? That's nobody's business but the Turks!

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