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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by OneTimePetes on Thursday September 23, 2021 @11:01AM (#28630162)
Lots of right wing parties in the EU advocate for a "countryname-exit" and thus lobbyism in the EU has to fight the fear of no-existing very soon. Thus, the government has to fight for the approval of the people every day at gunpoint and thus, good legislation may appear for fear of loosing ones power, job and by that even the lobbyism bribery income.
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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by pif on Thursday September 23, 2021 @11:14AM (#28630354)
> Lots of right wing parties in the EU advocate for a "countryname-exit"

Not anymore, that was the past!

Bellies are still aching from laughter after Brexit, and EU has got the final approval stamp after 2016.

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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by AdrianB1 on Thursday September 23, 2021 @11:33AM (#28630687)
Most of the Eastern European countries have significant exit moves.
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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by OneTimePetes on Friday September 24, 2021 @06:57AM (#28640779)
Afd in germany is going into the same direction

Also remember, until the day the brexit vote happened, the Brexxit was not possible,not real and not even worth discussing on HN.

Such things might not make waves in the high-tech bubble, but in the real world, such movements might be considerable. Lots of people see globalism as a attack on their life and community by now.

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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by pif on Friday September 24, 2021 @08:01AM (#28641213)
> Lots of people see globalism as a attack...

I agree with you on this point. It's worth noting that they are usually the same people who actually push for globalism, every time they choose "cheaper" over "local".

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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by OneTimePetes on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @09:48AM (#28682747)
Do they really choose? Wage stagnation is very real- so going for the cheapest, is not really a choice, just a attempt to keep your economic downfall from materializing.
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