Honest answer, it's health and safety. Old designs aren't necessarily pedestrian impact friendly, and some don't leave a lot of options for crumple zones.

Being a car designer now, with all the limitations must be challenging/frustrating/suck

Edit: that's no excuse for the basking shark looking Merc and the ridiculous attempt at two front teeth on the BMW

I can't be friends with people who vote for people who don't want you to exist

When I bought my car one of the first brands I decided against was Mercedes due to their subscription model for their electric car.

VW going for subscription is a surefire way to give Chinese car manufacturers an even bigger part of the market. So, so short sighted

The proposal states “municipal sports facilities cannot be used for religious, cultural or social activities alien to our identity unless organised by the local authority”.

So Muslims can only use sports venues for non-religious, non-cultural and antisocial events unless we organise it. Am I reading that right? Muslims can't organize shit unless it's one dude, in bland clothing thinking about something not culture or religiously related?

Had the pleasure of going there some time ago. I really liked it. It's a serene town, the park with the museums and monuments is brilliant. They manage to both highlight the atrocious effect of the bomb while also not shying away from their role in the war. Highly recommend visiting if you get a chance

They can and they know. The people voting for them though....

I know! God damn it! It's like talking to a brick fucking wall! Christ, are you deliberately avoiding my questions and points just to regurgitate the obvious? I mean, we fucking agree!

Point to my comment about me justifying western hypocrisy!

You know what, nevermind we both know you're not going to. You're just going to keep talking about our previous fuckups instead. I'm out.

Ok, one more, maybe you'll actually read what I write now.

I start by saying we haven't treated either Iran or Venezuela well and that no-one should argue that. And you mention the overthrowing of their leaders which is part of what I meant. We agree.

I again mention that we clearly have a part play in the situation they're in, and that if you have any better alternatives you should voice them. You do no such things. Instead you! add other countries into the mix which we do not sanction. Again we agree that they should face repercussions.

So now I'm asking you to copy paste my text where in defending western hypocrisy or you should perhaps stay on topic which the article was about. I'm not defending what we've done, I also don't defend current regimes mentioned in the article. I also at least hope some countries have these sanctions in place because they do not want to be complicit and add funding to authoritarian regimes. Do you understand me now?

This will be the last one for me because you're clearly looking for a fight and not a discussion when you argue that I'm speaking for these other authoritarian and genociding regimes. And since it seems I have to spoon-feed you it, they should face serious repercussions. Every country that doesn't abide by basic human rights should be held accountable

Man what did I write?

I doubt anyone will argue we've, historically, treated Iran or Venezuela well, but to not even touch on why the sanctions are in place is awful journalism.

Maduro is an authoritarian who's starving his population and ask the women of Iran how they feel about their government. Why they're in the situation they are is clearly with the influence of the us and large parts of the western world. If you do have an alternative to financial blockades please, I am actually all ears.

As someone who tries to avoid American and Chinese made products I really dislike the idea of us indulging even more terrible regimes

The COVID-19 pandemic brought this dynamic into even harsher focus. Countries like Iran and Venezuela struggled to import critical supplies, including testing kits, vaccine materials, and vaccines themselves.

What an absolute shit article. I doubt anyone will argue we've, historically, treated Iran or Venezuela well, but to not even touch on why the sanctions are in place is awful journalism. The disputes didn't happen in a vacuum and I'd like to hear about what they suggest the sitting regimes are doing to remedy the situation

Og shit, my bad