cirdanx

Eveything has a good and a bad site. There is no reason to point out the obvious. BUT I disagree with the privitasation, we are talking about Greece biggest income here sold to bankers, as long as the ports etc are in goverment property they decide what goes in/out how it gets taxed etc. Now they won´t they are forced to completley sell out how is that not clear? How can anyone support this? Privatatzion is one thing, but ****ing forcing everything including the life line (in/export) and the islands for bankers..i mean seriously...think people. Or..has anyone seen a good side on this despite "may/possible/fantasy". No? The Fin minister was clearly against it. But then, FInland can´t take much more cant it? :> http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/15/finland-boom-election-recession-oulu-miracle-timber-nokia

Dear Bruce :D 1. "You and I sometimes completely misunderstand each other" maybe 2. "the people who wanted political changes in places like Syria or Libya had valid reasons." STOP, you don´t know that, you are allready making an assumption, not to mention you are trying to justify military intervention from other states under a false promise if democracy. While Syria was has been a semi-repiblic for a very long time with an elected president Assad, and re-elected because the people saw that he is fighting for Syria. Sooo? The people stand behind him, the military does. It´s pretty clear that this is not Iraq. 3. There was not unrest, there IS unrest in Saudi Arabia. check out NEO btw, if you really want to justify complete opression from an unelected monarchy that tends to behead it´s opponents, you might as well not bring up money, that makes you look like an iditot....despite the fact that you, who always likes to talk about democracy, defends Saudi-Arabi, are you sorry? 4. the ****ing arab spring backfired that is what happened, and the arab spring was a washington idea anyway sooooo m any leaked and confirmed documents, but thats fine, i´m glad it backfired. and this has nothing to do with democracy. we should rename it, US-craty? if you are against us we will bomb you? That would work i guess

Or maybe privatization will allow the industry to thrive, and Greece will make more from those taxes than it does now. Nope, thats not how it works. Greece has a different tax system, if a bank buys a port, they will take the most money, the state will lose money. Greece´s economy is depended on the ports, it´s the port to europe. If the EU takes them Greece is done. There is no reform package in any form that could compansate for that. Besides, what you suggest would mean a good will from a privat investor....yeah..right..i have seen this so often now in my country that i can clearly say no. They will **** even more over. Bloody hell history proofs that lol

Yeah, given the result of the referendum his actions have been odd to say the least. I'm also a bit cynical that the solution being pressed by the Troika will just result in a Greece unable to pay it's debt(can't draw water from a dry well after all) with state owned property being privatized and Greeks wallowing in real wage stagnation and 20%+ unemployment. The new "contract" is even more of a punishment to people who allready have taken cuts and cuts in the last 10 years. Besides that, this is 50 billions in privatization that is a huge problem. Greece is a port hub, most of their income comes from their ports and tourism. Take that away and there will never be a chance for a recovery. This just begs for a civili uprising in the long run..maybe to get rid of Syriza and then come along with a nice EU goverment and lift some of this? Possible. I would do it that way if i want to get rid of them. I don´t know, he allready has failed anyway. The privatization makes sense, these institutions will still function but they will be run profitably Its always better to let the private sector manage anything that needs to be profitable. Yes it may be seen as something the Greeks are " losing " but it will benefit them in the long term We have a major problem in South Africa where almost all our parastatals run at a loss every year and the government has to pay billions of rand's to keep the afloat So I wish they would get privatized *sigh* the privatization of their assets will not lead to a better economy. Mark my words Bruce, this will be only be interesting for the persons who own them. Which then won´t be the greece goverment, they are selling Greece Islands, property, which i would argue, is historicaly property of the greece people. This is a sell out. And i makes me honestly sad. The idea to let the private sector manage everything is idiotic and easily debunked. Conserding the last 20 years and what that "open" market has dones to us, i will always favour a state controled one, only in the sense that it is more controled (if you are a sovereing country which we arent, thanks EU). You really seem to have a problem with goverment corruption, but i wont´t judge, i can´t, but if you think it will be better when companies take over..than you are ****ing naive and should read some books about your nothern brothers History repeats itself, always. And even if you don´t want to hear it, you have an advantage now, beacuse thanks to be being part of the BRICS, you also have a access to their bank and thus funding. Something that would be not even there in the first place. The chance is here, but of course, it always depends on your politicans/and the voter. But i guess you have a different view

Considering that the translation is pretty spot on and suggest you are teacher, it´s a pretty good assumption AND was a question, but i guess you can´t answer the rest so you took the easy way out Yes i was right, you are arrogant. Thats ok No point in talking with you then. @ Gromnir and cirdanx My advice is avoid debating with each other ...trust me your personalities are so different neither of you will get each other @ cirdanx I am interested where you say you don't believe in patriotism..and I don't mean blind or extreme patriotism ? I am not getting your reason. Why wouldn't you support your country ?Unless its like some corrupt banana republic? I know you disagree with Austria joining the EU but what about the fact its your home, your culture and the place you live a good life in? What am I missing ? By the way you both live in amazing first world countries that you should feel proud of ....I love my country and believe in contributing and playing my part in the transformation of the economy but you have no idea some of the social challengers we face. I don't deny this but if you guys had our problems then I might understand you being jaded One thing first, i don´t want to hijack the witcher 3 thread with this ****...thats my last answer..direct me to a thread or make a new one Ok, jaded? Yes maybe, but as far as i know you could be one of the higher income people in your country, you certainly have time to be here almost all the time., you even seem to have better connection me Considering the statues of your country, you seem to be pretty well doing. But then, it´s all relative isn´t it? Why should i support my country? I will support it as long as i get something back. This is the idea of a social state, i give something and get something. It works if not corrputed. **** it even works now here despite corrupting spreading (thanks for lowering our laws EU thank you.) But here is the difference. I love my country. I love Austria, and i´m very glad i was born here. And as a history buff i love it even more. But i don´t have some fantasy that this gives me an advantage or better heritage, or that i´m superior to someone...blabla. **** all of that. This is all bull****. I´m not runing around with a flag proclaiming my freedom, my right to speech or any of that, THIS is the difference between Austria and Germany. We know we have it, we enjoy it, we don´t need to remember other that we are there or important. We are just chilled And that can be bad too. Point being..because you seem so..american..give me a weapn..i will defend my home, my friends..but i would never fight a war for politicans not even for austria. i´m not that stupid.and patrioism is stupid, you are fighting for nothing but some politicans. nothing more. in this age you are just fighting for ressources, this even disgusts me more. the typical joke "america goes only to war when its oil" is a joke right? a joke that was paid with so many lives...nope not with me. And i really really despise the american culture in clorifying their "war heroes" aka soliders but when it comes to care for them? They don´t give a ****. Thats hypocritical on a new level. Even the romans knew how to take care of them. *shrug* I rant now. Ignore me

I agree 100% with you there. Netanyahu wouldn´t sacrifice his own troops, he would try to trick the US into doing it. It´s not that difficult honstely. The gap between operating a power plant and being able to construct a bomb are huge. Not to mention they have been observed in the past and the new contract gives access to every sight, including secure military bases. I would be, and i am, more worried about Israle who clearly has nuclear bombs (illegaly) and no one does anything about it, despite their history of expansion with military means. Iran? Iran has not fought in an agressive war for hunderts of years, i´m not worried. Volo we need to stop seeing this whole Iran issue in black and white,,,there are grey areas What would you prefer ? For the USA to bomb Iran ...maybe send ground troops Israel would need the USA to effectively attack Iran ...and thats not going to happen Never say never, there are always different sides. You can bet the military industry would love a war, thats billions of money for them. Netanjahu would love it, being the extremist he is and he clearly has a lot of leverage in the US, but thank god not as much as he thought, otherwise we might look at a different scenario. Still. This agreement stinks, it´s very hypocritical when it comes to the sanctions that were imposed on Iran in the first place. Assad is a brutal dictator who instead of making political changes that large numbers of his people wanted when the Arab Spring first swept through Syria he resorted to use his army and security forces to brutally crush the political dissension. I cannot understand why you would support him or think he has done nothing wrong ? I don't ever support any dictator who stays in power through military means He is only still in power due to the support from Iran I believe Netanyahu sees this in ideological terms...he only cares for the Jewish state. I can't expect him to see the big picture and frankly that's his issue. The USA and others see the benefits of negotiating with Iran and thats all that matters According to whom? The Assad dynasty has ruled over Syria for some time now...and Syria was a beautiful, ****ING beautiful place If he would have been that dictator that you say he is..how is he still in power? Even after years of war in his country? Don´t you see that this doesn´t make any ****ing sense? Logic my friend. If logic doesn´t match up with the view you get, look for more information. I´m not supporting anyone, but i support that any foreign nation has to stick their nose out of a regional problem (which again is a geo-war and the since the start the US has their dirty fingers in this country) Assad is as much as a dictator as anyone else in that sphere. This is just perfect Hussein/Gadaffi propaganda again isn´t it? THe funny thing is, after so much years of war, he even made a sloppy election, but you would say it was rigged anyway No, i´m very glad Assad is there. If it wouldn´t be for him Syria would be overrrun by ISIL, with havy (and open= support from the Saudis and Israel and the US. No thanks. In the end it doesn´t matter, see i don´t know Assad personaly, nor do you, but he has stayed with his people, got elected again DURING the war (this was even reported on our pro western media...and yes..shock they have elections!!!!!!!!) and has done more for his country than any Obama, btw Syrias history is very interesting. Read it up Assad is no evil. Unless you are sheep who believes the US version, in that case i would suggest you read up what the US does all the time to other countries You see this is where you and I fundamentally disagree. I believe in the principle of a Democracy ....the Arab Spring was about the citizens of various countries wanting more representation and a better quality of life. Some countries made the transition, like Algeria and Tunisia, and some leaders refused to make any concessions like Libya and Syria I don't believe any country belongs to a family or one tribe...Assad should have made the political changes that was asked of him If you believe in the principle of democracy you have no right to intervene in the business of any other country that includes Syria. Yet for the last 50+ years the US have meddled in the affairs in the middle east, the result is, that everything is in ruins. Or NOT? Arab Spring, is considered Saudi/US driven. (it matters not). The result: Syria - "civil" war. Libya - destroyed and hell Yemen - hell in some parts WITH US support for Saudis bombing cities....scum Tunesia - got away with a blue eye but suffers from human traffic Iraq, Algeria, Jordan, even more problems. The rise of IS, so yeah. The Arab spring was a lot of things, but none stood for or made democracy. US intervention is the reason why IS exists in the first place. Well yes the Arab Spring didn't have the desired positive outcome many citizens expected but this is to be expected considering the reality of governments in those countries, the historical precedent in some places and ideological stance. Also the definition of a Democracy is different in the ME to where we live but the Arab Spring still had valid objectives and that doesn't make the idea wrong, citizens of any country have the right to have equal rights and representation..or at least access to economic opportunities You seem to be justifying dictatorships as the norm just because they existed for years or decades in some ME countries ? When have i justifyed a dictatorship? To me, consindering your comments on Syria, Russia, China, etc you don´t even know what a dictatorship is. You clearly don´t know. To bad we have no time machines, a month under Stalin would wake you up Syria is a semi-Repubic with a long lasting ruler house. The people were mostly happy about it. It was a really nice place. Of course, there are always people who are NOT happy with it. But by that logic, lets take a look at Saudi-Arabia.....the number one favourtie of the US next to Israel, famous for its beheadings (they even beat IS don´t they?) a strong monarchy, no democracy and a military state. Israel? They have the biggest open world prison in Gaza and continue to steal land and kill eveyone in the way. Now Syria, under the Assad house has been mostly peaceful in history, any chemical attacks have been debunked by the UN. SO? Where is the thread? Where is the dictator? Same with Iran. Iran has over hundreds of years never fought an aggressiv war, only reacted. (example Iran - Iraq). HUNDRETS OF YEARS. And anyone is really worried that THEY may build an A-bomb (which is a farce) while Israel, who only has war on it´s mind and practice it against neighbours and own citzens all the ****ing time gets a free ticked? Seriously? Has never one read a history book or what. Iran is no danger.

Yeah, given the result of the referendum his actions have been odd to say the least. I'm also a bit cynical that the solution being pressed by the Troika will just result in a Greece unable to pay it's debt(can't draw water from a dry well after all) with state owned property being privatized and Greeks wallowing in real wage stagnation and 20%+ unemployment. The new "contract" is even more of a punishment to people who allready have taken cuts and cuts in the last 10 years. Besides that, this is 50 billions in privatization that is a huge problem. Greece is a port hub, most of their income comes from their ports and tourism. Take that away and there will never be a chance for a recovery. This just begs for a civili uprising in the long run..maybe to get rid of Syriza and then come along with a nice EU goverment and lift some of this? Possible. I would do it that way if i want to get rid of them. I don´t know, he allready has failed anyway.

Hating about "insert x" here. Thats the point of it and has always been the reason. Now it´s reddit, 10 years ago it was a forum and 15 years ago you ranted away on your blog. *shrug* That will always be around. I don´t care as long as you leave me alone or try to censor what i consume. Censorship is never a solution.

I agree 100% with you there. Netanyahu wouldn´t sacrifice his own troops, he would try to trick the US into doing it. It´s not that difficult honstely. The gap between operating a power plant and being able to construct a bomb are huge. Not to mention they have been observed in the past and the new contract gives access to every sight, including secure military bases. I would be, and i am, more worried about Israle who clearly has nuclear bombs (illegaly) and no one does anything about it, despite their history of expansion with military means. Iran? Iran has not fought in an agressive war for hunderts of years, i´m not worried. Yeah I agree. I have actually changed my mind about the best way to achieve stability in the ME. I use to believe that the best way to achieve this was through the traditional allies of the West, the Sunni states like Saudi Arabia and UAE but they have proven ....disappointing. Iran needs to be incorporated back into the global community I know they support Assad and fund certain terrorist groups that have killed Western troops over the last 15 years but we need to see the big picture. Iran is not just a country of religious hardliners...there are moderates and those are the people we need to reach out to. Which the West has been doing obviously Suddenly compared to ISIS and its brutal ideology Assad doesn't seem that bad ...now the enemy is ISIS But we need to be aware that there are several factors that seek to destabilize the negotiations...like Israel and certain Republicans. So Obama must just stay the course Also I hope this is the last time people dispute the notion that sanctions don't work ...clearly they do. They just take time For who exactly is Assad a problem? Syra and it´s people are behind him or the war would have been lost. Turkey doesn´t like him, but Erdogan and Assad were friends until Erdogan backstabed him. Assad really blocked only the gas pipe the Saudis wanted to build (and the US backed) thus...war..that is a geopolitical war and nothing else. Assad is not the big evil in this world or some new Hitler Volo we need to stop seeing this whole Iran issue in black and white,,,there are grey areas What would you prefer ? For the USA to bomb Iran ...maybe send ground troops Israel would need the USA to effectively attack Iran ...and thats not going to happen Never say never, there are always different sides. You can bet the military industry would love a war, thats billions of money for them. Netanjahu would love it, being the extremist he is and he clearly has a lot of leverage in the US, but thank god not as much as he thought, otherwise we might look at a different scenario. Still. This agreement stinks, it´s very hypocritical when it comes to the sanctions that were imposed on Iran in the first place. Assad is a brutal dictator who instead of making political changes that large numbers of his people wanted when the Arab Spring first swept through Syria he resorted to use his army and security forces to brutally crush the political dissension. I cannot understand why you would support him or think he has done nothing wrong ? I don't ever support any dictator who stays in power through military means He is only still in power due to the support from Iran I believe Netanyahu sees this in ideological terms...he only cares for the Jewish state. I can't expect him to see the big picture and frankly that's his issue. The USA and others see the benefits of negotiating with Iran and thats all that matters According to whom? The Assad dynasty has ruled over Syria for some time now...and Syria was a beautiful, ****ING beautiful place If he would have been that dictator that you say he is..how is he still in power? Even after years of war in his country? Don´t you see that this doesn´t make any ****ing sense? Logic my friend. If logic doesn´t match up with the view you get, look for more information. I´m not supporting anyone, but i support that any foreign nation has to stick their nose out of a regional problem (which again is a geo-war and the since the start the US has their dirty fingers in this country) Assad is as much as a dictator as anyone else in that sphere. This is just perfect Hussein/Gadaffi propaganda again isn´t it? THe funny thing is, after so much years of war, he even made a sloppy election, but you would say it was rigged anyway No, i´m very glad Assad is there. If it wouldn´t be for him Syria would be overrrun by ISIL, with havy (and open= support from the Saudis and Israel and the US. No thanks. In the end it doesn´t matter, see i don´t know Assad personaly, nor do you, but he has stayed with his people, got elected again DURING the war (this was even reported on our pro western media...and yes..shock they have elections!!!!!!!!) and has done more for his country than any Obama, btw Syrias history is very interesting. Read it up Assad is no evil. Unless you are sheep who believes the US version, in that case i would suggest you read up what the US does all the time to other countries You see this is where you and I fundamentally disagree. I believe in the principle of a Democracy ....the Arab Spring was about the citizens of various countries wanting more representation and a better quality of life. Some countries made the transition, like Algeria and Tunisia, and some leaders refused to make any concessions like Libya and Syria I don't believe any country belongs to a family or one tribe...Assad should have made the political changes that was asked of him If you believe in the principle of democracy you have no right to intervene in the business of any other country that includes Syria. Yet for the last 50+ years the US have meddled in the affairs in the middle east, the result is, that everything is in ruins. Or NOT? Arab Spring, is considered Saudi/US driven. (it matters not). The result: Syria - "civil" war. Libya - destroyed and hell Yemen - hell in some parts WITH US support for Saudis bombing cities....scum Tunesia - got away with a blue eye but suffers from human traffic Iraq, Algeria, Jordan, even more problems. The rise of IS, so yeah. The Arab spring was a lot of things, but none stood for or made democracy. US intervention is the reason why IS exists in the first place.

Well sure people bought the packs and eveything..but it wasn´t long around, so it couldn´t be that successful? But maybe you are right, in the sense that they knew it would not last long and it was just a quick buck for a few months/a year and then gone? This is all speculation of course. But if it would have been a real success ME3 MP would be up and runing. Which it isnt, and that decision would have never happend with DA:I, which was faster than in ME (before they released most of the stuff). I´m not sure. It´s all specualtion anways, but i doubt EA would do anything for their customers for a good will...they sure as hell not...so DA:I MP has no players, not a surprise.

Considering that the translation is pretty spot on and suggest you are teacher, it´s a pretty good assumption AND was a question, but i guess you can´t answer the rest so you took the easy way out Yes i was right, you are arrogant. Thats ok No point in talking with you then.

It will be all about hate in a few months...but who cares really...its a small forum on the internet..shrug?

Tisparis biggest shame will be that he didn´t leave the EU. This deal is death and nothing more for Greece...ah and of course privatization for the banks. It´s robbery and nothing else.

I agree 100% with you there. Netanyahu wouldn´t sacrifice his own troops, he would try to trick the US into doing it. It´s not that difficult honstely. The gap between operating a power plant and being able to construct a bomb are huge. Not to mention they have been observed in the past and the new contract gives access to every sight, including secure military bases. I would be, and i am, more worried about Israle who clearly has nuclear bombs (illegaly) and no one does anything about it, despite their history of expansion with military means. Iran? Iran has not fought in an agressive war for hunderts of years, i´m not worried. Yeah I agree. I have actually changed my mind about the best way to achieve stability in the ME. I use to believe that the best way to achieve this was through the traditional allies of the West, the Sunni states like Saudi Arabia and UAE but they have proven ....disappointing. Iran needs to be incorporated back into the global community I know they support Assad and fund certain terrorist groups that have killed Western troops over the last 15 years but we need to see the big picture. Iran is not just a country of religious hardliners...there are moderates and those are the people we need to reach out to. Which the West has been doing obviously Suddenly compared to ISIS and its brutal ideology Assad doesn't seem that bad ...now the enemy is ISIS But we need to be aware that there are several factors that seek to destabilize the negotiations...like Israel and certain Republicans. So Obama must just stay the course Also I hope this is the last time people dispute the notion that sanctions don't work ...clearly they do. They just take time For who exactly is Assad a problem? Syra and it´s people are behind him or the war would have been lost. Turkey doesn´t like him, but Erdogan and Assad were friends until Erdogan backstabed him. Assad really blocked only the gas pipe the Saudis wanted to build (and the US backed) thus...war..that is a geopolitical war and nothing else. Assad is not the big evil in this world or some new Hitler Volo we need to stop seeing this whole Iran issue in black and white,,,there are grey areas What would you prefer ? For the USA to bomb Iran ...maybe send ground troops Israel would need the USA to effectively attack Iran ...and thats not going to happen Never say never, there are always different sides. You can bet the military industry would love a war, thats billions of money for them. Netanjahu would love it, being the extremist he is and he clearly has a lot of leverage in the US, but thank god not as much as he thought, otherwise we might look at a different scenario. Still. This agreement stinks, it´s very hypocritical when it comes to the sanctions that were imposed on Iran in the first place. Assad is a brutal dictator who instead of making political changes that large numbers of his people wanted when the Arab Spring first swept through Syria he resorted to use his army and security forces to brutally crush the political dissension. I cannot understand why you would support him or think he has done nothing wrong ? I don't ever support any dictator who stays in power through military means He is only still in power due to the support from Iran I believe Netanyahu sees this in ideological terms...he only cares for the Jewish state. I can't expect him to see the big picture and frankly that's his issue. The USA and others see the benefits of negotiating with Iran and thats all that matters According to whom? The Assad dynasty has ruled over Syria for some time now...and Syria was a beautiful, ****ING beautiful place If he would have been that dictator that you say he is..how is he still in power? Even after years of war in his country? Don´t you see that this doesn´t make any ****ing sense? Logic my friend. If logic doesn´t match up with the view you get, look for more information. I´m not supporting anyone, but i support that any foreign nation has to stick their nose out of a regional problem (which again is a geo-war and the since the start the US has their dirty fingers in this country) Assad is as much as a dictator as anyone else in that sphere. This is just perfect Hussein/Gadaffi propaganda again isn´t it? THe funny thing is, after so much years of war, he even made a sloppy election, but you would say it was rigged anyway No, i´m very glad Assad is there. If it wouldn´t be for him Syria would be overrrun by ISIL, with havy (and open= support from the Saudis and Israel and the US. No thanks. In the end it doesn´t matter, see i don´t know Assad personaly, nor do you, but he has stayed with his people, got elected again DURING the war (this was even reported on our pro western media...and yes..shock they have elections!!!!!!!!) and has done more for his country than any Obama, btw Syrias history is very interesting. Read it up Assad is no evil. Unless you are sheep who believes the US version, in that case i would suggest you read up what the US does all the time to other countries

Yes they went with it. This is like a marketing joke, i mean really "social justice warrior". I could not take anyone serious who labels him/herself in this way. But a strong label (especially if it looks like a good cause in the first place) is a strong magnet for easy minded people. It works very well, example PETA. (all marketing) Unfortunaly there are a lot of idiots out there, who can not differ between equality or trying to censor and turn the stick around. But thats the internet for you, if she can´t handle internet hate, then she has the wrong job. The internet is full with idiot´s, it always has been. If you are a "public" person on the internet you have to have the ability to deal with it or go. I don´t know about you, but after 15 years with an internet connection i can´t even give a second thought about some idiot wishing me death or wanting to kill me. I mean seriously. SJW was clearly not meant to be insult, these people named themself this way. As a critic said about this subject "it´s a very catchy name..who doesn´t want to be a warrior"? I don´t consider people "SJW". If they label themself or support them than it´s clear isn´t it? I don´t run around and claim that people are "SJW" thats stupid and to be honest i don´t care that much. I only care if they try to meddle in things that i care about. We are on the Obsidian forum and Pillars got that treatment. You know the headstones? Their argument was completely baselss. They don´t try to discuss things, they accuse, try to change, censor material that doesn´t go with their extreme view point. That is just crying about nothing and trying to force on people your viewpoint. Being an open mind (with faults..), that goes against my fundemental viewpoint that no matter what, you should always be able to express yourself without censorship. And yes, they too have the right to say "thats sexist etc" they have the right to say it, but not the right to change said content by their will. Also it helps when you actually have a point you can prove, which in the "SJW universe" is mostly not the case and they often get beaten down because their arguments have no basis. As a side note: It also really pisses me off because these scum people have managed to turn the word "feminism" into a bad word again, there are many great women out there really trying to make a point, writing books, holding speeches and trying to bring something along that comes close to equality (a long process), which i absolutly agree with, instead of some twitter ****, who just do this to spread hate, stress, violence, censorship and then cash in on their crowd funds when they have found enough idiots to support themselves. They are throwing back any movement for years, they are doing nothing for that, and i don´t believe for one second that the a normal woman stands behind this..i don´t personaly know one who would support this ****. /rant :D I prefer people not to say rude things to me but the reality is I am often involved in controversial debates so its common. And no it doesn't bother me unless its from someone I respect on these forums. I don't tell people I'm a feminist anymore because you right it has now got a bad association IMO...I just tell people I support gender equality. Besides I always felt weird saying to people I met in RL " I'm a feminist..some people think you are just saying it to pander to women and sometimes I had women who laughed at me because they thought I was just saying it to score points " Depends on your view of what rude is. Profanities are often what draws people into a disscuion..strange isn´t it? But then, there is nothing wrong with it and i´m not in an intellectual discussion with some linguistics And i clearly made my point of view about your comments in other threads very clear without telling you to **** off Why would you say you are feminist..you could have easily said you are for equal rights. Thats what feminism in the first place stood for. You don´t need to label yourself. I´m for feminism what it used to be, but today? **** no, Which is sad, because there are a lot (WAY MORE) great woman and men around who stand for equalitly. But that´s not exciting enough for the news. Conflict is better for news, thats why scum like Biranna Wu has a voice. And no she is scum. I will call her something else if any intelligent word comes out of her that is not meant to heat something up. She is just another "make money of sensation" person. If you believe that person cares about equality..you are naive. You always defend victims of bigotry? Why? I don´t, they can defend themselfs. I don´t need to patronize them. Help them out maybe, but thats about it. They are not children. GG....blabla..Alexaner is a horrible fraud. Cashed in on money from her supporters, never did something, made a lot of promises, even admiting on stage that she is a fraud and only writes what is needed. How is she still in your mind? She was just the springboard for equaly horrible perople like Wu. This whole "wannabe" movement is a farce and nothing else. It has nothing to do with equality.

Not bad for EA, and a good move for those who enjoy the DA:I multiplayer aspect. But that move also makes me believe that it´s not a very successful aspect of the game. I tried it, and it came across as a useless tacked on mode, one i certainly don´t enjoy or need. Wouldn't surprise me. Personally I didn't even try it, just like I ignored it in ME3, my stance on it is that they could have used the money wasted on those multiplayer modes to give the single player campaign some much needed extra love in both games. Because, seriously, who bought ME3 or DA:I for the multiplayer? Nobody *I* know for sure... (though my sister did enjoy ME3 MP, pretty sure she'd have gladly traded it for a better SP experience) Exactly, who really bought ME3 or DA:I for the multiplayer? I can´t show you one person. It would have been better spend to focus more on core elements for the single player experience. I tried it, and it wasn´t worth it. The idea in ME3 was good too, but that could have been a different game. It´s just money wasted. They should have better used the money to extend the release of ME3 and give it an ending.

I thought so at first when i heared that term, but after some looking into it...they seem very very comfortable with it. "you are a warrior" that comes across very well....

Maybe? I don't know the history but I never take whatever their hourly wage is into consideration. I tip waiters ~18% of the bill, bartenders get tipped per round, and the pizza guy gets a flat fiver (to ensure no boogers in my pizza). I don´t really know, i think i read something about it, but then..i don´t remember. And a friend was an exchange student who did serving to make some more, the wage was abysmal but she made good on tips. So.. no idea. Any service personal on this forum who can enlighten us? :D

But thats the internet for you, if she can´t handle internet hate, then she has the wrong job. The internet is full with idiot´s, it always has been. If you are a "public" person on the internet you have to have the ability to deal with it or go. I don´t know about you, but after 15 years with an internet connection i can´t even give a second thought about some idiot wishing me death or wanting to kill me. I mean seriously. SJW was clearly not meant to be insult, these people named themself this way. As a critic said about this subject "it´s a very catchy name..who doesn´t want to be a warrior"? I don´t consider people "SJW". If they label themself or support them than it´s clear isn´t it? I don´t run around and claim that people are "SJW" thats stupid and to be honest i don´t care that much. I only care if they try to meddle in things that i care about. We are on the Obsidian forum and Pillars got that treatment. You know the headstones? Their argument was completely baselss. They don´t try to discuss things, they accuse, try to change, censor material that doesn´t go with their extreme view point. That is just crying about nothing and trying to force on people your viewpoint. Being an open mind (with faults..), that goes against my fundemental viewpoint that no matter what, you should always be able to express yourself without censorship. And yes, they too have the right to say "thats sexist etc" they have the right to say it, but not the right to change said content by their will. Also it helps when you actually have a point you can prove, which in the "SJW universe" is mostly not the case and they often get beaten down because their arguments have no basis. As a side note: It also really pisses me off because these scum people have managed to turn the word "feminism" into a bad word again, there are many great women out there really trying to make a point, writing books, holding speeches and trying to bring something along that comes close to equality (a long process), which i absolutly agree with, instead of some twitter ****, who just do this to spread hate, stress, violence, censorship and then cash in on their crowd funds when they have found enough idiots to support themselves. They are throwing back any movement for years, they are doing nothing for that, and i don´t believe for one second that the a normal woman stands behind this..i don´t personaly know one who would support this ****. /rant :D

It depends, experiences vary on an indiviudal basis. Naturally. I would assume taught in spain for the most part... far less in england. spent considerable time in poland, russia and france. didn't stay too long in germany. seeing so many young nazis in germany made our skin crawl, which is too bad as one o' our bestest friends is a medical doctor from germany. while we is most frequent in japan for our asian trips, we has been to many asian nations, and has spent months at a time in the philippines, south korea, taiwan and singapore. we do admit to avoiding the islamic nations o' asia as our particular area o' expertise does not get us many invites to such places... which is telling in and of itself. been to australia only once, and never made it to south america, which is a shame. *shrug* somebody makes lotta assumptions... and your own silly patriotism had you making assumptions (false) about free speech in europe and austria v. the USA just a short time ago. one would hope that you would learn from such errors. HA! Good Fun! ps we didn't bother to mention touristy stays in nations that lasted less than a month... if we did, it would be easier to name the euro and asian nations we ain't been to. You thaught, so you are teacher i guess. Seeing much "Nazis" in germany? ;D i don´t think you know what Nazi these days means. Germany is an interesting case because it really depends in which state you are. Neverless, your arrogance is cleary showing. Though i might mistake arrogance with just the way to write, it´s difficult to see thru written words right? You made it around, and i envy for that, a lot of countries i would like to visit Still you seem to throw them all into one sack, many "Nazis" in germany but a good friend, so clearly not all are the same no? Most of my friends are from germany and i´m there on a regular basis, it depends on the state, it´s like saying New York and Texas are the same so all of America is ****. Nope, definitely not. You are right: "somebody makes a lotta assumptions" as you do and me too i guess. But your example is useless. Because you are, seemingly a very patriotic person (something i believe is a disadvantage), you assume my point on free speech was raised by some patriosm on my side???? My point there was, that there is not much more freedom of speech in the US than there is in europe, naturally you brought up the jew thing, which everyone ignores anyway, which comes back then to how it is enacted. You also ignored my point of public shaming and and policitcal correctness. My whole point was, that you can cry about free speech, freedom, democracy and land of the free all you want, but America is not a good example for any of this points. And i didn´t say it is better here, though, i don´t have to worry of getting arrested, a gun pointing at me, or a bunch of idiots on my lawn when i don´t agree with someone. This is why i think patriotism is stupid, it´s like talking with a religious person (yes i´m an atheist). Your point of view is such a fact to you that there is now way you are open to a discussion that could even touch that view of yours. But a discussion can only work if both sides are open to what is said. You should know that as a teacher, unless you are one of the bad ones But as you said, "somebody makes a lotta assumptions" and the internet is not exactly the best places to bring across your point.

Blame her? No, why is should i "blame" her. If thats her view, fine, but that doesn´t mean that her view is right. Throughin a whole gender into one sack and treating them all the same way because of some bad experiences you had is not an intelligent, nor a sensible thing to do. That also negates the argument on how she was treated, which infact we both don´t know. Unless you mean the current reddit situation, which i think she deserved based on her actions, which were unexceptable. Why not? SJW gerneralizes all the time and so far, i have never seen a real discussion coming from them. It´s all hate, arrogance, self entitlement and cencorship. Thats not a basis to start to anything from unless your goal is to be radical. Naturally the response was the same. And nothing of this will lead anywhere, because more sensible voices will be ignored. The interesting thing here is, that they do much more harm to honest feminism and what that stands for than any man could ever do.

It´s not common in Austria either. Isn´t it common in the US because the wage is so low for service personal? I do tip, depending on the situation. Mostly pizza delivery because it sucks and their wage is low. But waitresses, not normaly, they get pretty good money and i don´t see exactly see a reason to tip someone for doing their job when they allready make good money.. o.O don´t hit me

“Patriotism ... is a superstition artificially created and maintained through a network of lies and falsehoods; a superstition that robs man of his self-respect and dignity, and increases his arrogance and conceit.”" ~ Emma Goldman. Let´s not fall into the trap and bombard each other with quotes

I agree 100% with you there. Netanyahu wouldn´t sacrifice his own troops, he would try to trick the US into doing it. It´s not that difficult honstely. The gap between operating a power plant and being able to construct a bomb are huge. Not to mention they have been observed in the past and the new contract gives access to every sight, including secure military bases. I would be, and i am, more worried about Israle who clearly has nuclear bombs (illegaly) and no one does anything about it, despite their history of expansion with military means. Iran? Iran has not fought in an agressive war for hunderts of years, i´m not worried. Yeah I agree. I have actually changed my mind about the best way to achieve stability in the ME. I use to believe that the best way to achieve this was through the traditional allies of the West, the Sunni states like Saudi Arabia and UAE but they have proven ....disappointing. Iran needs to be incorporated back into the global community I know they support Assad and fund certain terrorist groups that have killed Western troops over the last 15 years but we need to see the big picture. Iran is not just a country of religious hardliners...there are moderates and those are the people we need to reach out to. Which the West has been doing obviously Suddenly compared to ISIS and its brutal ideology Assad doesn't seem that bad ...now the enemy is ISIS But we need to be aware that there are several factors that seek to destabilize the negotiations...like Israel and certain Republicans. So Obama must just stay the course Also I hope this is the last time people dispute the notion that sanctions don't work ...clearly they do. They just take time For who exactly is Assad a problem? Syra and it´s people are behind him or the war would have been lost. Turkey doesn´t like him, but Erdogan and Assad were friends until Erdogan backstabed him. Assad really blocked only the gas pipe the Saudis wanted to build (and the US backed) thus...war..that is a geopolitical war and nothing else. Assad is not the big evil in this world or some new Hitler Volo we need to stop seeing this whole Iran issue in black and white,,,there are grey areas What would you prefer ? For the USA to bomb Iran ...maybe send ground troops Israel would need the USA to effectively attack Iran ...and thats not going to happen Never say never, there are always different sides. You can bet the military industry would love a war, thats billions of money for them. Netanjahu would love it, being the extremist he is and he clearly has a lot of leverage in the US, but thank god not as much as he thought, otherwise we might look at a different scenario. Still. This agreement stinks, it´s very hypocritical when it comes to the sanctions that were imposed on Iran in the first place.

It´s not exactly news that she is/was a more, well radical feminist. And while i think she drags the meaning and good cause behind the word "feminist" into the dirty, like all self proclaimed SJW´s, she is not worthy of attention anymore because she lost a good part of her influence.