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Russia can reverse its impending economic collapse, it wont take decades. I would say a friendly Russia can get its economy back in 4-6 years Because some of the sanctions that have hurt it the hardest can literally be reversed overnight like the US sanctions on the $ on the Russian central bank. If the US just ends that then Russia can access most of its $650 Billion sovereign fund which is mostly in $

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I am always so moved by your sensitivity and empathy, you inspire me hoonding...you really do

Fair enough, if Putin is suicidal and unleashes nukes then the whole world loses including Russia. Putin is unhinged but not that unhinged

No their is option three and the most likely. Russia will defeat the vastly smaller Ukrainian army but the sanctions will continue to devastate the Russia economy and they will be forced to negotiate But Putin doesnt "win " by setting up a puppet government, he just wins a battle but he will lose the war

You right, these are hard economic times but knowing that the Russian economy is being devastated by Putins War makes me feel much better And you wrong, Western countries wont agree to anything Putin wants because he invaded Ukraine. He created this reality and he needs to stop the war and then we can go back to negotiations. Its like you think Russia has the economic strength here?

I think you guys are over-analyzing DA:O and being unfair....but your criticism is funny Remember end of the day its a fantasy game where you fight dragons and cast spells. We must be careful not to assume it must too believable because its not suppose to be

The thing is they didnt meet the criteria yet and its about corruption laws or something similar Because the reason the EU is the worlds most successful trading block is because the laws and governance are strict and enforced. Countries cant just join like in the AU because they on the same continent. If you dont have certain common values and agreed on economic rules and governance then these unions fail and become talk shops. So thats why the EU has non-negotiable expectations to join

Thats what I understand is the issue as well, they have their own oligarchs who have too much public sector influence so its about corruption laws that are strict in the EU

, Im sorry but its makes me laugh the countries who support Russia. Its like the brochure of other autocratic states and failed socialist experiments, Iran being the exception Great "friends" to have, I can imagine what they chat about around the camp fire " So what did you guys do today" " Oh you know, the normal. Killed and tortured a few thousand annoying protestors demanding human rights " " I get you, nothing more annoying than citizens wanting the right to a free and fair election " " Yeah and now they want a free media and the right to criticize government publicly " " I just cant believe citizens can be so unreasonable ....so selfish these people who want Democracy "

I see Ukraine is asking to be made a member of the EU, I dont think thats a reasonable solution because to join you need to achieve certain criteria? Then the EU should allow Serbia to join with no prerequisite's But what do you guys in the EU think, should Ukraine be allowed to automatically join because of the Russian invasion?

That looks delicious including the herring salad. I would eat it all

Yes that was basically what I was going to explain in more detail. I wasnt sure if I was explaining my point properly I LOL at that Scrooge McDuck, I remember the first time I watched that cartoon, I loved it

Dont worry, English isnt your first language. Look at my grammar...I have no excuse Thats why @majestic is helping me, you can ask him

I think its because we do different types of work, what exactly does your job entail and what do you do? Then I can clarify better because the system we have works and actually prevents misunderstandings and unnecessary friction in the work place

You make me laugh But just to clear Im not a fatcat, some of my family are but not me

Gfted1 you and I long for the same thing, we want to make the fatcats pay

Really? In every company I have ever worked at your salary is confidential and its the same as your bonus structure Commission is different because in sales its common knowledge what peoples target is because this information is shared in weekly sales meetings normally But to clarify what I mean by confidential and why, if you and I work at the same company and we doing more or less the same job and we sitting in the canteen and I say " Im earning $5k a month., this company underpays and it sux " and you tell me " Im earning $7.5k ...you must be bad at your job " that can create unnecessary tension and people feeling they underpaid for the same job. When in fact many factors contribute towards your remuneration If you want to go around telling people what you earn I suppose it may be okay but I have never heard of that before in 23 years of working in listed companies But if I find out your salary because I read your salary slip because you left in by the printer accidently and I go around telling people that would be serious problem around confidentiality And in closing the reason I asked is Gorth said " people in Fiji earn 20 % of what Oz people " ...so my next question would be " how would you know that, did you see their salary slips " because that would be the only way to be 100% certain irrespective of what someone tells you But he explained what he meant. But in SA your salary is confidential and you definitely dont talk about other peoples salary unless its approved and allowed

I have mixed views around the next US president. I am not happy with certain things the Democrats are doing but I am unequivocally opposed to another 4 years of Trump. His denying of the 2020 election result and his sycophantic support for various autocratic states ended any positive things for me that he achieved in his presidency. So I am waiting for the Republican alternatives to Trump and I would support someone like Youngkin or Romney over the Democrats but if Trump is the Republican candidate then I will support the Democrats I know I keep saying this but both the girls in these ads are so funny, brilliant and beautiful. Her facial expressions always make me laugh But what they say in these videos is it " true " or do you believe its true ? I wouldn't know because I dont live in Oz so I dont know the history or context but that doesn't change how effective and humorous the message is

Its a good point about rogue not being that popular in D&D games because you can substitute rogue skills like removing trapped or locked chests or doors with magic and spells that destroy the object I just finished the entire NWN EE and its expansions and I was a wizard and only used Tomi in the beginning of the OC as a henchmen and then selected Daelan due to his fighting skills So having a rogue is not necessary or for me the most effective henchmen in NWN EE

I generally dont focus on sneak attacks or party members with that skill. But their are exceptions like D:OS2

Oh thats normal for the Russian media which is almost all aligned to the propaganda machinery of the state, I think their is only one independent media house left in Russia But the gaslighting catches up to the Russian apologists and spin-doctors. Yesterday on a SA talk show the Russian ambassador to SA came on the show to " give the Russian perspective ". And he stated its " not a war or an invasion, its a special operation " or something similar But then 2 minutes later when he was being questioned he said " this war is not the fault of Russia " The talk show host asked him " oh so it is a war " ?? The ambassador responded " are you a lawyer " " Oh what a tangled web we weave when we seek to deceive "

I think Biden has handled this Putins War into Ukraine admirably and he has done the right thing on the sequence of steps and comments from the WH Hopefully this will change popular support for him in a positive way in the US because he deserves it

Fair enough, I see what you saying

No but I would be worried about you if you suggested that. The definition of ageism is discrimination against older people, not younger people https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/ageism