BruceVC

In what way is it simplistic, can you elaborate? Because many people do feel their is a modern societal narrative that makes generalizations based on race, for example " white, male privlidege " is an assumption for some and all white people benefit from it ?

55 hours into NWN EE and Im right at the end. I really have loved my gaming sojourn back to the Forgotten Realms and reminded me how excited I am about BG3 What I also am really enjoying is the usage of the D&D ruleset, I love using spells like Spell Breach and Protection of Alignment effectively in combat

Yes, their is a tendency to focus on the extreme comments from some Christians to suggest this is what all Christians think or its used in a pejorative way to malign Christianity generally But generalizations are typically never helpful and dont represent what all people think who are labelled in the same way

You win the globally coveted " BruceVC funniest post of the week "

https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/whoopi-goldberg-apologizes-after-her-holocaust-statements-causes-outrage-132228165736 Im not sure if everyone is aware of Whoopi Goldbergs offensive and ignorant comments about the Holocaust @Malcador Her lack of understanding of history is similar to that SA professor I posted about a few weeks ago where he thought Jews are white and they not their own ethnic group But this type of willful ignorance is more common than many people may think and is all about a lack of interest in history except when it comes revisionist and selective history. So Goldberg for example thought " the Holocaust was not about race because it was white people killing white people " My view on this type of false narrative is still the same, people who engage in these public debates should study the correct history of what they claim they care about and spend less time on CRT and other types of selective history Oh but she apologized and has only been suspended for 2 weeks so she will keep that particular job

Elerond that is definitely a candidate many people can support, he makes sense

I wanted to mention this earlier but its normal and healthy to have platonic relationships with women, I consider my friendships with my lady friends to be equally as important as the physical\sexual relationships I have with women And you brought up this possible age barrier with your friend , if she was 20 and you were 47 I would say its unusual but if she is 25-28 ( or older ) and you 52 or older its really not such a big deal unless you want it to be I dont think the age gap should be a reason you think " I cant try to date her" because sometimes in life many other more important things can influence a relationship and the age is not necessarily one of those Also I have dated lots of single moms and I find them generally to be very reasonable about lots of thing but is she a single mom?

Very detailed post, thanks for sharing The Portuguese system of government sounds complicated and a big mess....now I know why you immigrated to Sweden

, okay now it makes sense. Yes the word " ruling " made it confusing ....you right. Its not a well written article

Im still confused, the article says " Portugal's ruling Socialist Party has won an unexpected outright majority in Sunday's snap general election for only the second time in its history" Who did they hand power over to if they lost ?

But the article says the Socialist party are the ruling party so I dont think they handed victory to anyone, this just affirmed their right to govern ?

You a student of history, why would you believe and think NATO borders nowadays have got anything to do with an invasion or attack on Russia when it didnt happen in the 50 years or so of the Cold War? Its a complete false narrative this argument that " poor mother Russia thinks that NATO will invade if its member countries are near our borders " This is primarily about economic and ideological concerns and not military concerns

Thats just part of the false narrative from Putin, he is asking for something that he knows the NATO members wont acquiesce to. This is brinkmanship from Putin and he is a master at it and Im glad you not falling for it Another ridiculous comment I heard today on CNN from this Russian apologist is that Russia has information that Ukraine is massing troops and plans to invade the Donbas region...so Russia will be " forced " to invade Ukraine to save those citizens who identify as Russian Its gaslighting 101

Yes many people have an issue with illegal immigrants who arrive in a country without papers , thats not racism and thats not going to go away But its basically over now anyway in the EU and their is no reason you cant go on holiday to the EU and have a great time. My family is planning trips to the UK from May or so

But you forgetting the important role the English tourists and holidaymakers contribute towards the economies of all the countries they visit....this was missed and noticed during the pandemic and lockdowns throughout the world when suddenly less UK tourism meant noticeably less GDP in many countries including SA . So we must never forget how much we love English tourists

Good points raised about the time of the year and weather and how it can influence the decision of what EU country to visit

It sounds like you guys had a great time, where is she from and where did you take her to in Oz and what did you generally do ?

France, its beautiful and is historical and has lots to see and the food is great If G likes UK history then London is a must with all the great historical sites But what does she enjoy or what is she interested in? Does she like good food, tours of medieval history and culture and or beautiful scenery for example ?

I know what your new job is, its " stand-up comedian " , I have always maintained you very funny so thanks for the early morning humor. Its appreciated Its not a very accurate point to suggest the autocratic Russian system of government is similar to any true Constitutional Democracy in the world....its not even remotely true. You generally dont find journalists getting killed and arrested , opposition party members being poisoned and independent media houses getting closed in the US ? " people in China have plenty of individual freedom "

No not really, these " alliances " between Russia and China only make a difference when it comes to the veto in the UNSC Its not like they have real ideological similarities except for their leadership denying their citizens different degrees of human rights and freedoms and they also both feel threatened and anxious by the concept of Democracy, accountability and the idea of citizens having choice

Im 30 hours into NWN EE and I am thoroughly enjoying it, the first time I played it was about 12 years ago so I have forgotten quite a lot of the narrative which makes it more exciting Im loving the AD&D\D&D ruleset and as usual the Forgotten Realms lore and setting. I can see the MP design but its easy to mitigate the annoyances like I am Wizard and I have 1 henchman, Tomi, a familiar and I summon monsters so I have " a party" with me all the time which helps with this type of MP game

Markets react to degrees of sentiment, this is well known. You shouldn't read too much into how markets initially respond to certain geopolitical situations because their is generally an " overreaction " which corrects itself Its not the same as long-term political policy success or failures. So we should separate this current Ukraine issue from criticism and issues around the Biden presidency

I really dont think the possible invasion of Ukraine is a distraction created by Putin and the response by the US and Biden is because of domestic problems within the US The US and the EU is more than capable of dealing with foreign and local problems concurrently

Wormie you need to ensure you include a score out of 100 so we understand if you would recommend it ? Any score >50 means you wouldn't recommend it ?

Okay I see what you mean, its unlikely Finland will join NATO