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10 days ago	mod	Restored Comment I don't think calling a ridiculous fee for a layover "a shakedown" qualifies as misinformation -- and you even agree with me that it would be ridiculous! I was using the term lightheartedly, and I realize that perhaps the tone didn't carry over in text for you, but it is -- quite literally -- extortion when a government overcharges people for trivial actions: > extortion noun > > 1 the act or practice of extorting especially money or other property especially : the offense committed by an official engaging in such practice > > 2 something extorted > especially : a gross overcharge From https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extortion Emphasis mine. by e0qdk@reddthat.com
10 days ago	mod	Restored Comment > €20 (about $8) €20 is about $23.77 USD currently... > Required Even for Transit: If you have a layover in an ETIAS country, approval is mandatory. That just sounds like a shakedown to me. by e0qdk@reddthat.com
10 days ago	mod	Removed Comment I don't think calling a ridiculous fee for a layover "a shakedown" qualifies as misinformation -- and you even agree with me that it would be ridiculous! I was using the term lightheartedly, and I realize that perhaps the tone didn't carry over in text for you, but it is -- quite literally -- extortion when a government overcharges people for trivial actions: > extortion noun > > 1 the act or practice of extorting especially money or other property especially : the offense committed by an official engaging in such practice > > 2 something extorted > especially : a gross overcharge From https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extortion Emphasis mine. by e0qdk@reddthat.com reason: rule 1
10 days ago	mod	Removed Comment > €20 (about $8) €20 is about $23.77 USD currently... > Required Even for Transit: If you have a layover in an ETIAS country, approval is mandatory. That just sounds like a shakedown to me. by e0qdk@reddthat.com reason: rule 1
12 days ago	mod	Removed Comment > sorry I don’t get it You have to try so hard not to get it, but fortunately you have a lifetime of experience of intentionally not getting it. by Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.ca reason: rule 2
1 month ago	mod	Removed Comment I fear human trafficking. I wouldn't take this bet. by ProbablyBaysean@lemmy.ca reason: rule 1