Meshugger
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That may be true but what has that has got to do with people who live in a particular area acknowledging what there forefathers did in a particular conflict? Do you not think that part of healing process is acceptance of past injustice ? Because their very cultures are defined by battles and injustices in the past. It would require a monumental shift in their national identities to accomplish peace that would bring a some sort bright future for that kettle of gunpowder. A modern Gandhi if you may, or small small steps for each generation. Having one court investigating the who did what 20 years ago, and packing the bags and declaring that the dark forces are now destroyed is waaaaay too simple thinking for that part of Europe. I will not post more about this, i can already hear some Croat, Serb or Muslim getting their jimmies rustled.
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Every single time someone mentions "the balkan war" it is like a Hitler-card has been pulled. This is a part of Europe that was already considered as explosive before the fall of the Austrian-Hungarian empire. So in the grand scope if things, the latest developments was only the most recent conlict. Families and clans have killed one another for that insult one uncle did back in 731 that was unforgivable, but not as unforgivable as that horse deal that cousin was a victim of in 1335. So to try to find some "good guys" and "bad guys" in that soup of hatred is simply laughable. What is even more funny is when people try to pick sides as if history started in 1992, resulting in all kinds of hilarious mental gymnastics when trying to justify what is right. What about 1944? or 1453?
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Boko Haram and the kidnpping of the school girls
Meshugger replied to BruceVC's topic in Way Off-Topic
So they were abducted to be sold as wives? Even if each and one of them were to be rescued, the underlying problem exists: There's a market for buying wives in Nigeria and Africa. I would not suggest not only military intervention for this, also a cultural/ideological one. -
D'oh! I should've known.
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Typical Nietzscheian answer.
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But will it create consciousness?
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What i have learned from these threads about the Ukraine, is that the truth died long ago. If things escalate, the only neutral solution is U.N. troops. Any EU or Russian 'peace-keepers' will only add further butthurt.
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Is it like a Batman vs. Superman-thing?
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For all his faults, JJ Abrams will be forgiven for his lenseflare effects.
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I've played Undying as well. It had was damn good until the eternal autumn-levels. It seems like it was a fluke in terms of the FPS-genre. Oh well, maybe we will have the same discussion again in 10 years
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The idea of a "tank" that "taunts" enemies (always wondered how you'd taunt something undead, "Hey you, zombie dude! Yer mom!") but does about zero damage is a (mostly) MMO mechanic that's been bleeding through to single player games. "Yo, Zombie-bro! Looky here! BRAAAAAAAINS!!!"
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It depends on what you talk about. If we talk about jewlizards from Alpha Centauri manipulating humans to become cattle for the great lord Athe, then i would agree. But if it is the case of a bunch of guys from the private sector suddenly working as public officials for regulating the very same industry that they came from. Then yeah, then it is a conspiracy by default.
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Tarkovsky is up there with Bergman, Kubrick and Kurosawa. Anyone interested in movies as an art form should watch Solyaris and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. They pretty much changed my outlook on the human condition on profound level. Now, what kind movies does that? Drowsy: I have actually seen El Dia da la Bestia. I expected a horror-movie, but having a priest trying to ressurect Satan by trying to committ simple thievery and listening to Heavy Metal set a completely different tone to it
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For me, it was the other way around. I played Unreal first, and HL afterwards and was hugely dissapointed due to the hype telling me that nothing was close to its magnificance. I still haven't to this day understood the appeal with it. Azdeus: STALKER was pretty good actually, but too same-y with it's post-apocalyptic setting. But i agree that it was a step into the right direction.
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Yeah, i forgot to say that i have played Far Cry 1, System Shock 2, Half-Life 1 & 2, Doom 1-3 and Halo: CE. Of those, System Shock 2, while being awesome as ****, was not really the same experience, more like a horror-survival. The Half-Life-series were a complete dissapointment, especially since everyone said that they were like 4000 times better than Unreal....eh no, not by a longshot. The closest experience is the original Halo, i would say. Great soundtrack, sense of mystery, great A.I. and fun gameplay in an unknown world that you want to escape from. Judging by your comments, It seems like there are no new games in the last 10 years that have remotely captured the same feel. Meh
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There's some quintessential british about her behaviour. It's like that story about those soldiers of the Royal Navy that survived a submarine attack near Ireland. Did they complain about most of their friends being dead? no. Did they swear vengeance on all germans because of the attack? No. Instead they stated to each that the raft that they were paddling with was less than ideal to use, the wind being quite chilly and will take quite a while to get to the shore.
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The Hunt (2012) Incredible movie. The amount of tension left me emotionally drained.
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I was digging through my old games library and found myself playing this gem again for the Xth time. While i do appriciate the experience again with the graphics, soundtrack and the sense of exploring an unknown and varied world, i couldn't help wondering if there is any FPS that has captured the same feel and atmoshere as this one did. (I played it with the latest patch and the high-resolution textures installed) Are there any similar ones, or was this game just a fluke among vast wasteland of FPS games? And no, Unreal 2 doesn't count, that game failed miserably on almost every level.
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I find it very difficult to be upset about this.
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Primer My head hurts.
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Nah, tasteless would be making a joke on South Africa and one of the kinds of crime it's known for. They should make up and kiss.
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Well to be fair, we only went to the city centre. We never bothered with the surrounding area.
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Take a drop off to Baton Rouge and go to http://www.kliebertgatortours.com/ They let you wrestle baby alligators. At least i did
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Tell me about it, we got stuck on the I-10 to San Antonio on what felt like years.
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I can recommend going to Austin and take a dip into Barton Springs. Very refreshing when it is 104 degrees. I can also recommend spending a few days in Galveston. Dallas seemed nice. Avoid Houston though, it has to be the most soulless place in the US that i have visited.
