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Ukraine Conflict - "Only the dead have seen the end of war."
BruceVC replied to Mamoulian War's topic in Way Off-Topic
What about demands to end inequality by nationalization, violent protests and blaming the " evil, Capitalist system " for all our societal woes Do you think these will still be around -
I hope its Greyhawk....I really do
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Ukraine Conflict - "Only the dead have seen the end of war."
BruceVC replied to Mamoulian War's topic in Way Off-Topic
https://qz.com/india/2171314/the-us-overtakes-china-as-indias-top-trade-partner/?utm_source=YPL&yptr=yahoo The US is now India's biggest trade partner. @Darkpriest Another blow in the new Russian economic world order? But the good news is Russia still has countries like Syria, Venezuela, NK, Eretria and Cuba as allies in this exciting new union of prosperity and trade -
Thats kind of what I mean, unfortunately when you take cameras into a courtroom you must realize it will immediately draw some of the SM\Internet\armchair activists into the commentary and for some people its not about the actual court case but about their own ideological views Thats not the end of the world because the actual outcome should be decided on the evidence and not the publics personal opinion. But for me it gets annoying because of how a case like this becomes a media feeding frenzy for people on both sides
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I dont think the media should be allowed in courtrooms, I just think the courtroom shouldnt become another theater of the left vs right ideological culture wars. I think it creates a distraction I havent really been following this Depp vs Heard case but from what I have seen I dont know who to believe? They both come across as deplorable people
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Ukraine Conflict - "Only the dead have seen the end of war."
BruceVC replied to Mamoulian War's topic in Way Off-Topic
https://briefly.co.za/world/europe/127972-putin-engages-talks-german-french-leaders-ukraine-demands-sanctions-end/ The audacity and arrogance of Putin never ceases to amaze me. The Russian navy is blockading Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea and preventing millions of tons of wheat from getting to mostly third world and impoverished countries But Putin wants Western sanctions dropped before he will allow the wheat to leave Ukraine. I thought Western sanctions didnt matter and Russia was going to create a " new world economic order " ? -
Ukraine Conflict - "Only the dead have seen the end of war."
BruceVC replied to Mamoulian War's topic in Way Off-Topic
Im still waiting for the US and EU economies to collapse because of the sanctions against Russia, when is that going to happen? -
Thats great news, I never DM in the Spelljammer universe. I created campaigns mostly in Forgotten Realms about 80% of the time but we also played in Greyhawk, Dragonlance and Ravenloft So Spelljammer is something that I have never experienced
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https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/breaking-anc-cuba-r50-million-donation-why-latest-updates/ https://ewn.co.za/2022/03/22/court-halts-sa-s-r50-million-donation-to-cuba This is an ongoing SA specific story but relevant to the dangers and realities of any socialist state and its economic failures SA was going to give R50 million ($3.3 million) to Cuba in the form of supplies and food aid This has been blocked by our courts but it was incredibly frustrating to think of the limited money we have that a failed, socialist experiment like the Cuban government should receive anything Any aid like this needs to go to African countries and specifically countries on our border like Zimbabwe so they can rebuild their broken economy and the millions of illegal Zimbabweans can go home. This is what they want to do as well but they cant go home if their are no jobs or their government has no money to rebuild the economy
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The poem was poignant and evocative, nice one I have always believed that anyone who is prepared to do service in the military is demonstrating great patriotism and in times of war its bravery and sadly sometimes sacrifice so the rest of us can continue to have the numerous freedoms we take for granted
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Im making huge progress in my exciting and wonderous journey in Oblivion. I have started closing the Oblivion gates to get support for Bruma and I decided to make Frostcrag Spire my home. I have upgraded it and its ideal for R&R after a hard day at saving the world I am loving the following mods apart from the " must have " Maskars overhaul mod Ultimate Leveling : It uses XP points and makes exploring and most adventuring activities rewarding Midas Magic Mod : This is the most perfect and lore friendly mod to enhance all spell castings. Its adds hundreds of new spells, a dungeon, quests and monsters you need for ingredients. It has an exciting spell creation system that you use at a new Midas Shop at the Arcane University ....gems and other jewelry never became so important Alchemy Advanced : It makes everything about creating potions more complex and worthwhile ....highly recommended if you enjoy the art of alchemy I had one potential " ground breaking " bug where I couldnt initiate the Mythic Dawn attack on Weynon Priory but I used a console cheat to finish this quest but that in turn created another bug where I didnt get the key for Cloud Ruler Temple. But I solved this by using another console cheat to unlock the temple door in Cloud Ruler and then spoke to Jauffre to complete the quest
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Is it similar to Coteries? I enjoyed Coteries and I intend to play Swansong so I appreciate constructive criticism like the audio issue you identified So what I mean is these games are by design what I define as a narrative RPG and its always going to be " slower " than most games buts thats part of the enjoyment and fun. You really end up really thinking about your choices like in Coteries where I had to make these seriously deep decisions during several quests like the one around faith and the church and the one with the nosey reporter and the ex-girlfriend So I enjoy these types of narrative RPG and their slower design objectives
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Malc I can imagine you wondering what is my opinion on the question " were these cops cowards" and or " did they act appropriately " ? I have been avoiding getting involved in this specific debate because I have been tracking developments and facts and watching interviews. And I wanted to be sure about the points I can make that they are as well informed as reasonably possible But its also a fairly " long " post so I also didnt want to waste my time on making it if no one really wants to know what my opinion is. Because their are always debates that are active here or on Codex that people respond to and sometimes people agree with me and sometimes they dont. Like all debates ...thats the nature of a debate But the point Im making is let me know if you want to know what I think and @Sarex, and others, you may also want to know what I think?
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Ukraine Conflict - "Only the dead have seen the end of war."
BruceVC replied to Mamoulian War's topic in Way Off-Topic
I assumed you were being serious because its a valid point Remember Trump has very little interest or understanding of geopolitics and the US historical role and relationship with institutions like NATO. His strength was appealing to the base and internal US developments So if he was still president I am not saying he would be supporting the unprovoked invasion and war crimes but he wouldn't be sending the amount of aid to Ukraine or be as vociferously critical of Putin as Biden has been As you know I dont support the Democrats on certain policies but I did want Biden to win in 2020. Bidens response to the invasion is the correct one and Trump would not have responded in the same way Its not an exaggeration when people say " Trump had a bromance with Putin " and that bromance went both ways Putin definitely respected Trump and was very reluctant to ever criticize him -
I agree, people were much happier and content in those days. Think about all the violent protests and unhappiness nowadays that people put themselves through. No one complained about " white, male privlidege " back then....everyone was happy and we know this is true because the level of civil disobedience was almost non-existent
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GD going back to Gorths question, what do you expect from your government? And Im serious because obviously all governments have to provide public services and collect tax and do other similar things. So thats mandatory for all governments But for example do you think our politicians should be moral and virtuous people and not have affairs or gamble or go to strip clubs. Would these things bother you ? They dont bother me because I expect them to deliver on the policies they say they believe in and what they do in their personal lives isnt my business unless its illegal
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Its an important question and very relevant, what do we expect from our politicians? And my view on this is absolutely what I believe and Im not being sarcastic or joking All our countries are Constitutional Democracies and through the election process citizens elect political parties to deliver on the policies and views they say they stand for So I expect politicians to deliver on what their mandate is and to ensure the citizens of the country are safe and they have a sustainable future All politicians must be accountable to the laws of the land and the Constitution. They are not above the citizens and I dont consider them our " leaders " but merely representatives of the country when they in power But the greater power\leader is the Constitution and nothing can go against that, yes you can make legitimate changes to a Constitution but our politicians are bound by that