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https://ewn.co.za/2022/05/11/afriforum-back-in-court-to-challenge-ban-against-displaying-apartheid-flag Their is an interesting development in SA at the moment where a white, Afrikaans legal group is in court to overturn the showing of the old SA flag which has been deemed as hate speech Many South Africans tend to respond to these court cases emotionally, which is understandable, and not pragmatically The old SA flag was created in 1928 and 20 years before Apartheid was implemented or existed so technically it wasnt the Apartheid flag but continued to be used as SA flag and now has the label "Apartheid flag " Anyway the point being I dont consider the showing of the old flag to be an example of hate speech but I do think the displaying of it is racist and offensive to people across the racial lines because it doesn't represent the new SA Im interested in feedback for those interested. My question being " is the showing of the old SA flag within SA hate speech ". Its offensive yes I agree but I am not convinced its hate speech ?

Unfortunately its well known and been a strategy of Hamas to fire rockets and use civilian buildings\houses when they decide to target\attack Israel and that normally causes a military response from Israel which is sometimes an overreaction and civilians get killed which brings global attention for a short period to this interminable conflict Personally I dont think Hamas cares about the lives of Palestinians unlike the PLO which was the previous political group in charge of the Palenstians. Peace requires reconcilliation and compromise in many historical conflicts like we saw in South Africa before 1994 with Nelson Mandela and negotiations we went through Hamas still doesnt recognize Israel has a right to exist, they refuse to say it. Six words and they wont say it If they were serious about a better future for the Palestinians they would start with that. Here is good link that highlights some of other developments that precipitated this latest killing https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/28/middleeast/israel-isis-attack-intl/index.html

Eugenics is a perfectly reasonable system if you an animal, not so much for human beings

Yes Bards Tale 4, I played it before I played any of the older BT games and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I enjoy the "grid based combat " design and how you can be very strategic in combat with skills and abilities But some of the puzzles were incredibly difficult, the hardest puzzles I have ever experienced. I probably spent about 6 hours just using walk-throughs and taking photos with my phone around these blood flow puzzles and then trying to replicate the images in the game You have an option to play a song and "cheat " and bypass most puzzles but I only used that once on the final door

Interesting, one a serious note I havent read the English versions of the Witcher but because I love the game world so much I want to What didnt you like about the writing style and content of the books? Please go into detail, I do consider you someone who is qualified to comment because you have written books so thats qualified in my definition And we all have our own preferences around good fantasy so for example I loved Steven Eriksson and Game of Thrones. So Im lookng for what was bad about the Witcher books in your opinion?

Well after being told by Russia that the massive troop buildup in Belarus and on the border of Ukraine was a " training exercise " you can understand how no one believes a single word that comes out the mouth of Russia or Belarus ?

Gothfuscious thats why we dont like you anarchists getting involved in any economic prognostications or policy You guys will only be happy when the global economy collapses and somehow we will create a " new and fairer " economic system on the foundation of a broken Capitalist system. Remember there is no historical evidence of a new type of economic phoenix rising from a global depression. We dont recreate a working system, albeit not perfect, but we do address systemic problems like in 1929 and 2008 Free market economics works and is real whether we like it or not as we can all see with this current global inflation caused primarily by supply and demand issues created by the imprudent lockdowns and the reality of broken supply chain problems. Putins War exacerbated this but its not the cause The US economy was in one of its strongest states just before the virus started hurting all of us economically in 2020. Lets not throw the baby out with the bathwater. Globalization is our friend and it always will be

I tend to agree that InXile should be tasked to develop games that they have a proven track record on like BT4 and Wasteland So if Obsidian has their hands full then Bethesda should be the Microsoft's choice for F:NV 2 but they busy with the Elder Scroll 6 which will keep them very busy?

Wormie I want to read the Witcher books but I dont understand Polish, why did Sapkowski write the books in a language that no one understands? Dont you think thats racist and selfish

What an interesting question for such an iconic sequel, I have played and loved games from both studios but I would prefer Obsidian because F:NV 1 was developed by them and it was an excellent game so why rock the boat ? In fact its in list of top 5 RPG of all time

Thanks, Im one of those gamers that doesnt mind certain issues or problems. But I dont want to play a game where main quests are broken or similar serious things like PC performance issues. Thats why I generally never play any new game until 3-6 months after release Did you use Mods with Cyb2077?

You joking about pirating W1 right, please tell me you joking? W1 was great but to be fair to CDPR it was their first game so I also remember some issues and jankiness...but the Romance cards were a nice touch, nothing like my Oblivion Viconia adult mod but a nice touch But what an improvement in game design and mechanics from W2 and W3 onwards. W4 is going to be epic I still need to play cyb2007, I think its relatively stable now ?

Kanie its time to take a bold step and start modding your games like W3 I know you said you arent a huge fan of modding but they improve mechanics and gameplay. I can guide you with suggested mods managers and also we can tailor your experience to what you like, let me know if you want some input

Russian propaganda is so ridiculously unbelievable you can only laugh Yet people believe it Which makes me wonder where Comrade is? Does anyone know where he is, he has been quiet for ages ?

Well yes, you could make the point the AU does a decent job If you consider calling about publicly racism on the borders of Hungary and Poland and then saying war crimes committed within the Tigray region as legitimate as decent then I agree

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/african-union-ethiopia-acted-legitimately-tigray-74839944#:~:text=African Union says Ethiopia acted legitimately in Tigray,min read 3%3A25 On Location%3A April 15%2C 2022 https://theowp.org/reports/the-war-crimes-of-ethiopias-civil-war/ @Zoraptor @Malcador I wanted to simply make my point about the numerous failures of the AU around its own policies and its inconsistency with its own comments The first link states the Ethiopian government acted " legitimately ", the second link highlights the war crimes But both sides in this current Ethiopian conflict are guilty of war crimes but its much worse from the Ethiopian army side

Lol yes I realize you dont think much of the purpose and creation of the AU but it can do lots For starters it can be consistent and follow its own rules which include ensuring that all members states follow the AU manifesto that they are agreed to when the AU was founded in 2002 . In just the last 2 years we have several coups, civil wars and blatant cheating and clamping down on free and fair elections like the appalling disgrace of the Uganda " election " last year Their is no unity or meaningful AU condemnation of these developments from the AU. So if you serious about the African Renaissance you start with that. All military missions are funded by the UN anyway once the conflict is acknowledged. Which raises another criticism towards the AU, where is a AU reactionary force and the reality of African countries funding their own military missions that Africa has been waiting for over the last 20 years? And their are African countries with money and resources but their is no political will My concern is not just about Ethiopia, its the overall goal of the real transformation of the African continent. It can be be achieved but not when institutions like AU do nothing to address the problems created by some countries who have no interest in Democracy or uplifting the lives of their citizens We cant expect the West to always fix the problems in regions like the ME and Africa which are often self-inflicted by poor and failed leadership

More importantly we didnt need a war declaration, it already is a war so whatever propaganda came from Putin makes no difference to the reality on the ground

The pirated version is designed to do that, rather just pay for your games. Its the right thing to do

Thats a nice story wormie, I admire that kind of commitment to gaming How long did it take you to finish W1, it must have been frustrating being only able to play W1 once a week?

You set such a low bar for Africa when you make comments like this, it is possible for the likes of the AU to resolve its own problems and not expect or rely on the West to have to address internal conflicts All it takes is political will, effort and consistency around the manifesto of the AU.

It is dire and the AU as usual couldnt really be bothered to intervene meaningfully Do you know Ethiopia is the HQ of the AU

I also dropped the difficulty level and it made no difference, the AI was also cheating in your game as well Im glad Im not the only one

Yes, obviously I watched it. Putins War is one of my interests at the moment You cant comment on something like a speech if you dont watch it But I was surprised you were suggesting that CNN may not broadcast it? All mainstream international news channels broadcast the speech.

I see their are R vs W protests outside Kavanaugh and Roberts houses....in the streets outside their houses On CNN commentators were handwaving this with comments like "yes people are angry " I think this is unacceptable and creates an appalling precedent. So what would those same commentators be saying when right-wing groups or Conservative protestors decide to start protesting outside Democrat's houses or left leaning judges or any politicians that they dont agree with ? Would the response really be " yes they angry, its okay to have January 6 people protesting outside your house ". Somehow I dont think so This is not how you should protest and it goes too far