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Cake day: July 2nd, 2023

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  • We never stopped it for a reason during all the time the US was there. You need to establish an alternative income for the farmers. They grow poppy because it feeds their families. Ironically the big profits were only seen by the Taliban and not the actual farmers.

    Now the farmers can’t just switch to almonds or other high value crops instantly so they will go broke. And many of the US attempts to fund the transition away from poppies were corrupted by Afghan government, making farmers move back to poppies.


  • So keep in mind living rural and working remote may be harder here. Fiber networks are very uncommon and internet is nothing like in the US.

    Also as others have mentioned German conservatives are more like conservative democrats in the US. AfD is more like our republicans.

    Just a point to keep in mind Berlin, Munich, and Stuttgart are some of the most expensive cities in Germany. I am living in the Stuttgart area and renting is only about 20% less than D.C… But fibre internet is common and English is more common due to the US military presence.