Tagaziel
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There exists no proof whatsoever that the West was directly involved in the Euromaidan. Random phone calls taken out of context are not evidence. Troops armed with military grade weapons, gear, and vehicles using Western military plates would be. However, stating that invading a neighbouring country and annexing large parts of its territory is perfectly acceptable because of the suspicion that foreign powers were involved in the protests is ridiculous. The same as the proposition that the West provoked Putin. The West provoked Putin in the same way that Chamberlain provoked Hitler. By Emperor's logic, Russia can annex Latvia and Estonia once they try to diversify their energy sources, because "vital interests" are threatened.
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The actual quote is "impervious to manipulation by people who push shadowy agendas disguised as conspiracy theories", Malc. I don't claim anyone's perfectly impervious to manipulation, but I sure as hell ain't going to be convinced by crazy people pushing their own theories as fact for personal gain. Like ol' Antoni Macierewicz and Jarosław Kaczyński, trying to ride into the Parliament and claim the government on the coffins of the 96 Polish dignitaries killed in the 2010 Smoleńsk catastrophe.
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Has it ever occurred to you that maybe, just maybe, those you call sheep are actually people impervious to manipulation by people who push shadowy agendas disguised as conspiracy theories?
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I enjoy your posts a great deal, Rostere, though I must point out that you should be careful with such claims. Geographical closeness does not translate to historical closeness and 20th century violence created a real right between Ukrainians and Russians (which is common for every country that was invaded and subjugated by the Soviet Union).
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Tagaziel replied to IndiraLightfoot's topic in Computer and Console
Same here. The absolute lack of any consistency or binding element in Fallout 3 reduces the world to a flip-through album of WOULDN'T IT BE COOL TO [insert_random_idea]. -
On NMA we used to give out very special ranks. Ah, I remember Rosh and his rather lengthy collection of special ranks reserved for special people.
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Most recently? That explains a lot. If my family had a stake in Gazprom, I'd probably be raised as a Russian apologist too. It's funny how having a different opinion that isn't cynical gets you billed as a troll or a sheep. As for Russia, I guess I'm a little skeptical because it's the country responsible for keeping Poland under its boot for 154 out of the last 200 years, with a long track record of imperialism, warmongering, genocide and ethnic cleansing, atrocities, totalitarianism, and crappy cars. That's just the 20th century alone to boot. Plus, it's helmed by a former KGB officer and recently confirmed that it's a hostile foreign power, so it's not really arbitrary skepticism. As for "free gas", TANSTAAFL. I've worked as a small hotel receptionist for 3 years and had quite a few Russian guests. They were never the Oby's type, but nonetheless they all (literally) shared one common trait - they were kinda "patronizing" (for the lack of better word) and couldn't (or didn't wanted to) understand why Poles are so stubborn about being left alone and not willing to get back to "one big happy family". I want to stress out that they were never hostile or angry about that, neither did they felt offended by our denial of those sentiments. IMHO it was more similar to the confusion of a small child who's mommy and daddy hate each other. Child that's to small to understand why do they have to live separately and how could they claim it's "for the best". Coming from a broken family, I think it's the most suitable comparison I could make. Go back more if you want, plenty more. That's bigotry? Gee, you learn new things every day.
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Tagaziel replied to IndiraLightfoot's topic in Computer and Console
These sentiments I share, though bad graphics aren't the deal killer for me. Horrid interfaces are. Like X-COM: Enemy Unknown. -
It wasn't made by Bethesda.
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Watched Silent Hill after Walsingham's suggestion. Individual elements are decent enough (mostly whatever is recreated from the game), but it's a train wreck. Kind of a shame it's one of the movies where Sean Bean doesn't die.
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What would scare me most, rather than oby being a paid promoter of Russia, is that he is a genuine believer. Think about it, a guy getting paid per post, cynically posting the most outrageous crap so that the Big Lie eclipses the small lie, and laughing his ass off at trolling other users.
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It's never really explained properly in the movies (or the books for that matter), but the basic point is that this is a post-apocalyptic Earth where the entire population of North America is below five million (I see figures on it being from around 2 million to 4.5 million), spread over what's left of the North American continent. This relatively low population is kept in check by a high tech totalitarian government which can easily monitor and enforce its rule in the districts. Any rebellion would have to explode in most districts at the same time, which is not practical due to their isolation. There's also the case of the current situation persisting for nearly three quarters of a century, equivalent to roughly three generations. People get used to it, as humans aren't naturally inclined towards running at heavily armed soldiers to throw a Molotov and get shot in the face for their effort, not unless they see a chance for success. This is the same mechanism that kept inmates of gulags and KLs docile, despite the prisoners outnumbering the guards by several magnitudes, reinforced by Panem's monolithic, spotless appearance. EDIT: Whoops. Props to Walsingham.
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The mantits of Gerard Butler. Dyamn.
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Psychos, mostly. Guess the Dimitriads and 1920 still make some people sore. Because being skeptical of Russia and its intentions, basing on its history and recent annexation of Crimea is totally Russophobia.
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Wait, there were actors in Pacific Rim? Guess I was distracted by the FUEKHUEG ROBOTS beating the crap out of FUEKHUEG MONSTERS.
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That explains a lot. If my family had a stake in Gazprom, I'd probably be raised as a Russian apologist too. It's funny how having a different opinion that isn't cynical gets you billed as a troll or a sheep. As for Russia, I guess I'm a little skeptical because it's the country responsible for keeping Poland under its boot for 154 out of the last 200 years, with a long track record of imperialism, warmongering, genocide and ethnic cleansing, atrocities, totalitarianism, and crappy cars. That's just the 20th century alone to boot. Plus, it's helmed by a former KGB officer and recently confirmed that it's a hostile foreign power, so it's not really arbitrary skepticism. As for "free gas", TANSTAAFL.
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No, no they aren't. I don't know what kind of world you inhabit, but countries don't shut down pipelines and get gas from somewhere else at a whim. Russia isn't protecting its economic interests, it's trying to force Ukraine back under the skirt of Mother Russia as a satellite state. Failing that, it will rip Ukraine apart until it gets all of its strategic resources under control and then leave the bloody carcass to rot. Last, your analogy is pretty much completely off. If an accurate analogy would be in Moldova, relative to Ukraine, you're in Australia. Ukraine isn't stealing Russian gas, it's buying it from RusFed. When Ukraine detaches itself from the Soviet, pardon, Russiansphere of influence, Russia retaliates by occupying and annexing Crimea, concentrating troops on the borders in a thinly veiled threat, and jacking up gas prices.
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Tagaziel replied to C2B's topic in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)
Demand to see this. -
While I can certainly understand your position (if not entirely comprehend it, since I had the luck to avoid any major problems in my life, particularly in the fiscal area), I find it a healthy exercise to compare the World 2014 to the World 1914. We might bitch and moan how horrible it is to live in 2014, but really, we have it infinitely better than previous generations. For reference, you have the privilege of being able to express your opinion freely on the Internet and over other media without fear of reprisal. Your parents and grandparents would not have been so lucky. Hell, my father and his friends were chased by the SB after laying down flowers at the Poznan July monument back in the 80s. I won't even touch on the disparity between material possessions between 1989 and 2009, since that's pretty obvious. My point is, we all could use a bit of perspective in our lives.
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That is true. I was on both ends and generally, if you give people some love, they gonna give you love back. Uh, figuratively speaking. That rare exception can be a guy who's just two steps away from being the stereotypical wife beater, coming into your office looking for confirmation that signing documents without reading them can mean you can back out of them because you don't feel like holding your end of the bargain.
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I tend to stick with innocent until proven guilty. Certainly served me well.
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I don't see anything wrong with being skeptical, but modern cynicism (which is distinctively different from awesome Greek cynicism) relies on reducing every human to either a self-interested **** or a self-interested **** with good camouflage skills. It's a corollary of my general distaste for the modern pessimism. Was it? Even when you factor in the loss of Crimea, the EU has aligned Ukraine with the Union, Russian stock markets went down, capital flight rate over there has increased, prices are rising (food rose 25% from the start of the year), and Russia has confirmed its opinion as a hostile foreign power. The long term effects of the Ukrainian revolution are up to debate, but I don't consider it a failure of the West. Maybe it's the shining beacon of Polish statesmanship that's blinding me.
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Yeah, the cynics are almost unbearable.
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Because it's an easy way to project an appearance of wisdom without actually being wise. "People are ****" is the easiest answer to give and is flexible enough to accommodate everything in life, from schoolyard bullies to politicians trying to find a solution to a crisis involving countries with populations totalling close to a billion souls. It's also stupid, but that should be obvious.
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Tagaziel replied to IndiraLightfoot's topic in Computer and Console
The setting of the Witcher is based on the European feudal period, mixed with some elements of the Renaissance and it includes a lot of social elements from the period. I'm not sure why you claim the developers should avoid portraying unsavoury elements of the setting. The lower the social class, the worse the women's position tends to be, it's a sad truth. If it offends your sensibilities, well, deal with it. I find it funny that people get bent out of shape over a single sex scene that's actually very true to the character and the setting. You'd think Witcher 2 was the sequel to a world-class dating and sex simulator.
