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I have a new pair of takkies for cardio training and the last 2 days of my Cpt walk have been noticeably easier, especially on the hills

Its always entertaining, but disappointing , to see the likes of Ted Cruz squirm when he is confronted by his own doublespeak and hypocrisy And Cruz shouldnt be using the word terrorism to justify all violence against cops unless it is related to terrorism. So BLM and Antifa violence against cops is not terrorism but it is criminal behavior and needs to condemned in the harshest terms And I wouldnt consider 6 January Capitol attacks as terrorism either but rather violent riots? But some people in the US media really love playing the " the left\right media always generalize about our political motives " card ....Carlson is one of the masters of this

Are you forming an Oz militia Gorthfuscious and planning to overthrow the current government....do tell

Im still not convinced we can call the Capitol violence an insurrection, the semantics do matter. Yes it was violence and yes we should all be concerned and yes people must continue to be arrested but it lacked any long term planning to be a called a credible insurrection, here is a good link that discusses this ( with the current inquiries this may need to be updated ) https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fbi-confirms-there-was-no-insurrection-on-jan-6/ar-AANxOuQ

When it comes to our political views this may be the first time I agree with you, yaaaaay. I always knew we could find common ground. What I agree with is this point " Anyway, the point is pretty moot regardless. Russia is going to deal with the issue and that's that. The West will complain a bit, but secretly be all right with. The end " I agree that we must let Russia deal with this, Kazakhstan is in their geopolitical backyard and as long as the EU or the USA doesnt have to commit resources or be expected to absorb immigrants if the country collapses I think Russia should help But what confuses me is I always thought you , and many other forum members, were opposed to military invention generally by foreign countries and respected the sovereignty of countries? Like in Libya where some incorrectly blame the West for death of Gaddafi and the economic state of the country.. So what is it, do you support military intervention when it comes to keeping failed leadership in place or are you only opposed to it when Western countries intervene ? Or do you only support foreign military intervention when it comes to keeping leadership in power but not removing leadership ? Because you know I support legitimate regime change in several countries and it will be great to get your support in the future

Yeah, its well known. Biden is not the most riveting public speaker and he induces somnolence But we all know that so its not the end of the world

GD why dont you light a fire, that normally heats things up ?

Im not sure whataboutism is helpful now? We talking about Russia and its soldiers being deployed to Kazakhstan arent we ?

It means the truth, Russia doesnt want any country allied to it to become a new Constitutional Democracy. So Putin will protect the dictators and authoritarian leadership with all Russian allies They dont care about stabilizing Kazakhstan, the Russian troops will ensure the current president stays in power. Same as Belarus

I didnt know he was mocking people who died from the virus, thats appalling But apart from this Djokovic incident how do you personally feel about governments being strict and banning celebrities from coming to a country who are unvaccinated but the country has a high level of vaccination? If I can give you an example, lets say Brisbane was hosting the "Global Porn Star Awards " , and you have VIP tickets to the afterparty, and it turns out maybe 20-25% of the girls hadnt been vaccinated. Would you insist that they get blocked from entering Oz ? And this applies to all international sports and entertainment events hosted by your country

Damnit, you caught me out. I wasnt sure if you were following the reasons for these protests...well played. Its not about the principles of Democracy I am sure if you ask most people on this forum " what do you think about the government of Kazakhstan " they will say " Kazakhstan who " ? ( but the truth is why would most people know much about central Asian countries like this? Unless you a fan of Borat of course then you may have heard of it )

But Gorthfuscious lets be honest, this whole thing has become sensationalized and now your politicians are grandstanding and pandering to the " outrage expressed by the Oz public " Do you really care if Djokovic has been vaccinated? He is a sports celebrity and this is about a sports event, we want to see him play Besides you guys are about 80% vaccinated, he is not going to bring some new variant and spread the virus ?

Interesting, dont you think Russia should stay out the affairs of other countries when the majority of the civilians in that country express their Democrat right to protest and or want political change ?

You absolutely right, thanks for the correction I did some research quickly to confirm what you posted and this is the book I read. King didnt write it but its a brilliant horror book anyway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diary_of_Ellen_Rimbauer:_My_Life_at_Rose_Red

It has its benefits but I would much rather be permanently employed and have a boss but get a monthly salary. This is the first I have been a contractor in my life and its only because I moved to CPT and the work I do primarily in the financial sector is much less because all the banks in SA have their head offices in JHB so their are much less customers But its a beautiful and vibrant city CPT and I have been able to see my family lots so its worth it despite my revenue stream being less

Im fortunate, I still love Bioware and play all their games like Mass Effect and Dragon Age I cant wait for DA4

Last night I landed back in Cape Town at 10 pm and after getting home and unpacking it was 11:30 pm and I normally go to sleep before midnight. Anyway I ended up playing Bards Tale Trilogy: Remastered till 2 am Also Im a contractor so I decided to take today off and game the whole day. ( I cant invoice but sometimes sacrifices must be made on the altar of gaming commitment) I am having great fun exploring Skara Brae and my battles with kobolds, dogs, orcs and conjurerors. I am also enjoying the repetitive exploration and gameplay mechanics and ostensibly easy combat and simple combat strategies...its an entertaining CRPG

You liberals, we cant take you anywhere

Apparently its fake, my sister sent it to me and said it was real....I should have known better to believe her

Here is the best NY video and olympic video I have ever seen in my life, I must give the CCP full credit for that ...I have never seen anything quite like it

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_the_Dog_(film) The Power of the Dog, excellent movie set in 1925 in Montana around the lives of 2 brothers who own a successful cattle ranch and these 2 brothers really cant be further apart. But to quote from the wiki link the movie is about " themes such as love, grief, resentment, jealousy and sexuality" Its directed by Jane Campion and I always like to see excellent movies directed by women It also has some brilliant LGBT themes that are implemented in a such an expected and believable way

What didnt you like about it, was it the unfair comparisons to Trump that bothered you? Shady its just a movie, we dont need to look judge everything in the optics of our political views

" war crime " , if its not that it will be something similar that human rights lawyers will object to. @Elerond normally explains the EU laws reasonably without making it personal or political I know I shouldnt find it funny but the thought of your water cannon story made me laugh If I think of some of the violent protests in SA and the USA and the sense of impunity and entitlement to break the law a water cannon would go a long way to restore order. Maybe even more effective than non-lethal drones ?

I really dont understand this aversion to non-lethal drones like you have suggested in the past , they can deployed to placate violent protests instead of using the resources of the police only. They can reduce the casualties amongst protesters and police because confrontations will be less? But you will still need the police to mop up and for arrests of those breaking the law The only problem with them is I wonder if they can be selective enough because if you consider your standard protest their are always people protesting peacefully and then those breaking the law with looting and other criminal behavior? And sometimes both these groups are intertwined in the protests And I am not sure what basic human rights and the right to protest would say about peaceful protestors being pepper sprayed ? But for this Amsterdam protest drones would have been useful

I am flying back to Cape Town tomorrow, I have had the most amazing holiday and achieved most of my family and social objectives. I got to spend time with my family members I hadn't seen in 2 years due to the various lockdowns and both NY and Xmas were full of laughs, good food and great company And I went on numerous beach hikes, snorkeling activities and exercised regularly which was appreciated despite the weather being interminably bad or rather overcast I hope this bodes well for 2022 because its hard to think it could be worse than 2021 with all the carnage and damage the pandemic did within SA