BruceVC

But you dont have to hate something or someone to satire it, thats not the right word or its too strong Most satire is about the ostensible absurdity or inconsistency of what people say or do. Its not about hate. But it is about ridiculing or mocking but thats the foundation of most comedy Think of almost every joke you know, they always about some kind of ridiculing? Thats what makes them funny

This has got to be the most honest, cringe and hilarious reason for why many people are protesting at the various US universities. Openly admitting they dont really know what they protesting for around " what the University is doing wrong " I remember a time when people use to protest and express outrage because they believed and understood the cause, it mattered and it was about the principle and belief. Times have REALLY changed

But dont you find the SNL parodies on Trump hilarious? Or all the Sacha Baron Cohen imitations funny, I have mentioned this before but he is my favourite comedian What I have found is most of the criticism towards one type of comedy or another is because " my team is getting teased and mocked" And thats missing the point of comedy and parody

Not according to our government which often still says what an important friend and ally the US is But there are people in the ANC that use a lot of anti-US ideological rhetoric around certain developments but its very selective and they flip-flop So for example when Russia invaded Ukraine the ICC and ICJ were "biased US\Western controlled institutions that should be ignored " But when SA takes Israel to the ICJ and ICC these institutions become " very important and authoritative UN bodies and all Democracies must adhere to what they rule on " But the ANC and our foreign affairs says we neutral and non-aligned when it comes to Russia and the US and they say we friends with everyone The truth is it depends on who is speaking from the ANC and do they have lived experience from the Cold War and the struggle to end Apartheid because these ANC members always see Russia\USSR in a more favorable way than the US\West

Definitely your bias, that link is funny

Its used interchangeably for most of these Islamic extremist groups or protests about US involvement in the ME which is the point of the parody in the article There is almost always a " death to Zionists\Israel\USA " but its mostly from protesters outside the US In South Africa since 7 October its common for many anti-US activists on talk shows to refer to the US as a country controlled by a " crusader\Zionist " agenda which is about the destruction of the Islamic world by the US but you generally only hear this rhetoric during Israel vs Palestinian conflicts If that conflict is not ongoing then the US is normally referred to as a warmongering, Colonial and Imperialist power But this is anti-US activists, its not the majority of people in SA

So true this type of protest outrage

I completed Sons of Forest after about 55 hours, it was an excellent survival game with somethings better than Forest 1 and some things worse What was worse than 1 is I found myself not having to build a single house or structure to survive, I just used the tent And then I love and appreciate no hand holding and having to explore to progress the narrative but this game forced me to consult game guides about what caves you suppose to explore first to find critical items like the spade, I find it almost impossible to believe that anyone can finish this game without dozens of hours of exploring just to work out what to do next? Its too "hard" around trying to work out where you suppose to go next Once you find laptops then its obvious where you must go but finding items like the pick axe and then the ancient armour werent clear to me and I randomly found them. Maybe I missed some papers or documents? But good game overall and it gets a 70/100 on the globally respected " BruceVC game rating system " and if you want an incredibly difficult survival game to play, without getting tips, this is for you

Its sounds very effective and if you noticing a difference thats all that matters

Nice, great news. What exercising are you doing? I have changed my cardio routine from a brisk walk to jogging, I hadnt jogged for 4 years so I started slow and didnt want to push myself but after 5 days I can do my whole route without stopping Its amazing how quickly you can get back into fitness but I was walking fit but its not the same as jogging fit. I run through the CBD and then a park and I love the route and early morning activity Its about 4.5 km and I will expand the distance the fitter I get and I have been jogging for about 21 days

Yes but this was always the reason for the Israelis attack, it was legitimate people actively involved in planning attacks on Israel that they targeted but you still cant attack an embassy

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/house-vote-foreign-aid-bills-ukraine-israel/story?id=109429499 The US Congress through the House has approved the military aid to Ukraine with 311 votes for the aid and 112 against They also voted for aid to Israel and Taiwan Marjorie Taylor Green is outraged and her and other GOP members will definitely call for a vote to remove Johnson But he should survive this with help from the Dems, I like Johnson. He seems to understand the importance of compromise and bipartisanship so that Congress can function

Okay fair enough Its a bad example and anyway it was 30 years ago and my view is embassies should never be targeted I remember during the Cold War and US or Soviet spies or citizens just had to make it to the embassy and they were safe. And thats how it should be But not all countries respect that, Ecuador recently raised the Mexican embassy to find a suspect https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/why-did-ecuador-raid-mexicos-quito-embassy-2024-04-06/ And there justification was " Ecuador, which requested Mexico's permission to enter the embassy at the start of March to detain Glas, contends the asylum offer was illegal, because under international law, people facing charges should not be granted asylum " Serious irony there considering how Assange was allowed to hide in the embassy in UK for years?

Here is an exception to my rule, its an upcoming Vampire themed cRPG porn game called Vampire Syndicate. The developer is active on Codex and he is a really nice guy, very friendly and I sort of committed to buying this game when its released. I dont have to buy it but I dont like to say things and not mean it and its an indie game and his revenue is tight So Im going to buy it on principle, you and others might also enjoy it ( NSFW website ) because its going to have RPG elements and lots of Vampire Lore similar to the Vampire Masquerade Universe with clans and all that https://amemoryofeternity.itch.io/vampire-syndicate-gangs-of-moonfall

https://www.politico.eu/article/robert-habeck-wants-germany-to-rebuild-ukraine/ Interesting story about Germany helping to rebuild Ukraine Some people might be cynical about this but obviously reconstruction projects have to go to someone so why not include Germany as one of those countries?