BruceVC

This is my point, its another indictment on the Russian army where you dont want to be taken alive

The Ukrainians have apparently turned the underground bunkers into a militarized area Its going to be very costly for the Russian army especially because the Ukrainians know its likely if they captured alive they will get killed anyway I would think like that if I was one of those Ukrainian soldiers...rather die in battle than be executed or abused as a prisoner. And we know their are several cases of captured Ukraine soldiers being executed so its very likely

Russian soldiers have apparently entered that Steel factory in Mariupol. I imagine the Ukrainian soldiers left will make a final stand, I admire their bravery and sacrifice in the face of tyranny for the freedom of their country

Nice, is that where you had such fond memories of Chile?

Yes I agree, I am sure it will be overturned. Its a Conservative aligned SC and the US is going through Culture Wars so its almost guaranteed Its just this particular reason I heard on CNN I find strange

When you were in the navy which countries did you travel to and how long were you at sea for before you had shore leave? And how long was shore leave, I have always though of the Navy as a good choice for military service. It always sounds such fun, especially the shore leave

Gfted1 you making me blush, you never took any right because you dont believe in sex before marriage

Post some links tomorrow, I want to see if we missing anything in SA where we have a huge problem with teenage pregnancies from 12 years up

Great read. I wonder if the Donbas campaign will succeed and even if it does how are the Ruskies going to maintain control?

Its interesting to me how some men in SA and on forums like Codex blame women for falling pregnant and say things like " women fall pregnant in order to trap men" and " men are victims of devious women ". These views are more part of the culture wars and what I find incredulous is if you worried about being " trapped by devious women " use a condom and take some personal responsibility as a man. But whats your view on the whole argument that R vs W can be legitimately overturned because the word abortion doesn't exist in the Constitution. Does that make sense ?

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/eu-proposes-banning-russian-oil-065832312.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall More Russian banks are going to be cutoff from SWIFT and further moves to end EU dependency on Russian energy Great news, the sooner the Russian economy collapses the quicker Putins War will end

Come on its not that bad, I spent 300 hours on the single player version and about 1150 on the online game I dont understand some of the other criticism towards the game. Their are lots of activities outside the missions that include hunting, bounty-hunting, train robberies, kill the KKK and fishing. In fact here is an interesting list of 101 things to do https://www.gameinformer.com/2018/11/21/101-things-you-can-do-in-red-dead-redemption-ii Money has a purpose to upgrade weapons and buy expensive horses and upgrade your camp. Its no different to GTA4&5 meaning its typical Rockstar design and mechanics

I must add I have just heard a weak argument from some Republican commentators about the overturning of Roe vs Wade According to them its justified because the word abortion doesnt exist in the US Constitution which is why the original ruling was unconstitutional in the first place But surly when the US Constitution was first created words like gender equality, LGBT and abortion didnt really exist or were used so how can that be a justification to overturn R vs W?

I would but I was told not to do that

The objective of overturning Roe vs Wade and the GOP controlled states pushing this ideological view is based on several reasons. Some of it is unhelpful culture wars and the GOP pandering to this and some of it is a legitimate belief that abortion is murder. I respect that even if I personally dont believe it. This view is common in SA and many other countries throughout Africa and the world I was watching on CNN pro-choice protests in Washington and all the anger and people saying " we wont accept this " But the US is a Democracy and a Federal system. I dont understand what their is to accept? If people arent happy dont vote for the GOP ....thats how Democracy works and we all have choices around who we want to vote for if we not happy with any political policy I can guarantee you their are many women who support the Republicans and they pro-choice but they wont vote for the Democrats because of what they consider are controversial and concerning far left policies But end of the day we all have to accept the overall will of the people and if the majority of people in GOP states are fine with Roe vs Wade being overturned then Im not sure what anger on the streets is going to do ? Protests dont change peoples ideological and political views, they just highlight what people who are protesting already think

" frog eaters " Frog is delicious by the way, its a white meat and tastes similar to chicken wings

QFT Their is no status quo since Putins War started and no way this will end until Putins War is over and Russia has retreated. Russian apologists would happy appease Putin until every East European country is back under the control of Russia because someone who lives in Spain has no historical memory or interest in how bad things were under Communism So of course you will hear unconvincing fears about a "Nuclear war " and we "mustn't provoke the Russian Bear " and other hyperbole And as usual this type of argument ignores the obvious reason why we here, Russia invaded a sovereign country. This is on Putin and nothing is going change that ever

Azdeus we cant dwell on the past and any historical political views. This is a brand new world since Ukraine was invaded and the EU is making new security arrangements to address this global threat from Russia We would all feel much better knowing that Sweden is part of NATO, you guys are part of the EU family and the thought of you guys being excluded from NATO just doesn't feel right?

Elerond you must never think badly about your country doing the right thing Its in the best interests of the stability and security of Finland to join NATO. I watched an interview on CNN last night with a Finnish minister who sits on a EU\Finnish security council (I cant remember her name ) and she corrected Christiane Amanpour by saying " Finland is not neutral, we sit firmly in the Western camp and we are opposed to Putins War " Finland joining NATO is a progressive move and we should all be supporting it

No thats your interpretation and words The initial support for Ukraine was because Putin is a liar, a warmonger and he invaded a sovereign country on the border of the EU. And Ukraine has become the battleground to end the egregious Russian " lets recreate the Soviet borders " pipedream we have seen over the last 20 years Once it was revealed how inept the Russian military has been an additional objective was realized. The Russian invasion can be stopped by defeating them militarily, not just relying on sanctions to end Putins War, and the Ukrainians believe they can do this and then renegotiate\reclaim Crimea and Donbas But the initial Western response is still a humanitarian one because we do care about the lives of Ukrainians

" In Slovakia, media do not care, because like 99% of our population, have no clue where Yemen lies" I appreciate your honesty, it makes a refreshing change to the race card being played. The truth is always the best response

Just to be clear so I dont make a detailed post and its not what you asking Are you asking why their is a perception that prominent Western countries and the global media dont seem to care about Yemen, you not asking why countries like SA, Kenya, Chile or NZ dont seem to care?

No thats not the main reason for a perceived lack of interest in Yemen. Are you genuinely interested in this conflict because we can discuss it ? As far as I can recall no one has ever made a thread about this war on this forum and that tells me its a conflict most people are not particularly interested in

GD can the Federal government outlaw abortion throughout the US or will it always be a choice individual states can decide ?

Its true what you observing but having a finite amount of time to complete the main quest\mission would undermine the design of most sandbox and open-world RPG In Oblivion at the moment the Kvatch gate is open and I am supposed to close it urgently but its suggested you must be on level 16 to complete this main part of the game. With Maskars brilliant mod my level advancement is really slowed down and Im only level 5 after 60 hours. So Im not bothering with that quest and Im just exploring, joining guilds and doing as many quests as I can to get to level 16...but its funny to hear NPCs talking about " the urgency to close the Kvatch gate " and Im busy killing rats and visiting Daedra shrines