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Re:I Was Interviewed by an AI Bot for a Job by ncr100 on Wednesday March 11, 2026 @05:48PM (#47342532)
Need to say versions of this more often, "That is not how it works here."

A very powerful and clarifying comment made by a European reporter, to a US Envoy of the Trump administration, during the first Presidency. (January 2018 press conference involving Pete Hoekstra)

It was in response to the Envoy bullshit and lie about how he didn't say some anti-Islam thing (claiming that the Islamic movement had brought "chaos" to the Netherlands and that there were "no-go zones" where politicians were being burned). Then one reporter -- Roel Geeraedts, stated: "This is the Netherlands. You have to answer questions." And finally another reporter followed up with the top quote.

Re:I Was Interviewed by an AI Bot for a Job by hunterpayne on Wednesday March 11, 2026 @08:02PM (#47344347)
"That is not how it works here."

Right, how it works in Europe is there are just no jobs or economic growth at all. Works great for those late in their career who have jobs and basically can't be fired. Not so much for anyone younger though. Better hope your employer doesn't go out of business before you retire. Better hope your government doesn't go bankrupt before you die.

Stop injecting politics into a non-political discussion that had nothing to do with Trump or politics at all. Especially since Europe's situation doesn't exactly shine by comparison.

Re:I Was Interviewed by an AI Bot for a Job by ejpir on Wednesday March 11, 2026 @08:42PM (#47344720)
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php... pretty much contradicts anything you said.
Re:I Was Interviewed by an AI Bot for a Job by ncr100 on Saturday March 14, 2026 @05:04PM (#47381154)
Hah - excellent citation, thank you ejpir for affirming and reinforcing the fact-based truth.