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Re:Australia Post halts transit shipping to US as 'chaotic' ... by sschueller on Thursday August 21, 2025 @06:56AM (#44971229)
We have a big thing in Switzerland called "Eigenverantwortung". You need to take responsibility, the state will not babysit you at everything. You have the freedom to purchase abroad but at your responsibility.
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Re:Australia Post halts transit shipping to US as 'chaotic' ... by graemep on Thursday August 21, 2025 @10:42AM (#44973406)
I like that. Here in the UK we have definitely gone too far far the other way, and I dislike the effect its having. A lot of people seem to want want the state to tell them what to do.
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