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Stalker:
Hi there!

I didn't know where to post this thread, but in the end decided to dump it in here. Feel free to move it if you find a better category.

I've got a plain and simple question: Could somebody help me understand that one darn phrase from the AR-box on the NEEC from Darkest Hour? I've read it for the umpteenth time now and just can't seem to get my mind around it. Either it's really obscure and weird, or I've got a bag of beans for a brain. I've taken the liberty to quote a larger section below and highlight the problematic bit. A paraphrase would be very helpful. Cheers!


--- Quote ---A joint community of corporations and nation-
states, the NEEC filled the void left by the collapse of
the old European Union (EU) in 2028.
[...]
Due to Hamburg’s status as a free city and the
opposition of corporate influence in national matters,
the Senate of Hamburg has expressed its disap-
proval of the NEEC on occasions in the Federal Council
of the Allied German States.
--- End quote ---

FastJack:
Due to Hamburg’s <snip> opposition of corporate influence in national matters,

Angelone:
Hamburg is a free city, it opposes a unified Europe and corporate meddling in national matters, because the Senate feels it endangers their status.

Stalker:
Excellent! Thanks, folks!

Stalker:
Another case for the Sherlocks of Semantics!


--- Quote ---TELL IT TO THEM STRAIGHT
Hamburg is a bustling city, though the energy level is very
different from Seattle. Moving through the narrow streets, your
mind is filled with noise as languages you don’t understand flood
the area, including the local lingo known as Habensprook (“Port
Speak”), an eclectic mixture of North German dialect, Dutch,
and Russian. Your linguasofts do their best to keep up but only
translate the closest feeds to you, resulting in an echoing wash of
chaotic sound.
--- End quote ---

What exactly is the part in bold print trying to tell me? Why should translating the most dominant feeds within earshot result in chaos?

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