BruceVC

Sometimes the truth is always the best way to alleviate these types of concerns

Okay, I misunderstood the image Yes in the Cold War the threat of nuclear holocaust was real and indubitably anxiety was much worse

Its not inconsistent at all if you realize that BRICS is just talk shop and not a real ideological union with any trade benefits or any economic agreed on trade deals SA is also part of the Commonwealth, like most African countries, so that disputes your view that SA is not part the Anglosphere. And you realize the UK queen is the symbolic head of the Commonwealth Sorry Comrade, better luck next time

I hear you but I not sure how comparisons to life in Hiroshima helps us deal with the global reality of the lockdowns, deaths, long term Covid and huge economic impact that this pandemic has caused. Its a form of " whataboutism " which I find rarely is relevant to a current societal woe But I agree certain types of complaints do come from first world countries that have at least got first world working healthcare but arent these concerns also more prevalent because freedom of speech is trenchant and recognized and normal in first world countries so you would expect to see this? And more concerning is even if you hear less complaints from countries with huge societal and economic problems that wont stop the virus spreading and it wont stop variants ....so globally we have to be concerned with the pandemic and "life returning to normal " ...its an objective for the global community and not just wealthy countries

And thats a good thing right .....less criminal cartels to worry about ? For those that feel overwhelmed about the future and when and how this pandemic will end their are some real good news stories from countries where " life has returned ". Here is a good link about the UK and the real future with how we can live with the virus and eventually moving on ( Im not sure if I posted it already but it is a summary of my current view ) https://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/uk-high-vaccination-rate-also-high-covid-rate-overhaul-of-international-travel-rules-expected-world-stats-more/

Planescape Torment, apparently you can avoid combat in it but I did use combat and its got an amazing narrative And their are semi-Romance arcs but not true Romance

I funded this game and I have yet to play it, I also always assumed this was a adventure game especially with the Heroes Quest history but they do market it as an "RPG\Adventure " game

Im not going to continue with this debate, its not something I think either of us really want to We living in a world where people are dying everyday from the virus and I realized yesterday " why am I debating with someone on the Internet the number of dead civilians in any war " It doesnt seem right or have any purpose but thanks for responding anyway

SA is down to 1500 new cases a day which basically means the third wave is over ....until the fourth wave starts which is inevitable because of our low vaccination, less than 30 %, rate and overall failure to adhere to basic mask wearing and social distancing in certain places This pandemic is incredibly frustrating because of how we seem to just repeat the same approach and then have to deal with wave after wave and our economy never recovers properly . But the virus will be with all of us for a while but at least with a high vaccination rate, 65%-70%, life can "return to normal " like you see in the UK And just to be clear that doesnt mean the virus wont spread but your deaths and hospitalizations are vastly reduced

Thanks, I haven't done extensive research because the accurate numbers are difficult to get but particularly in Syria . But Zoras comments that " more Iraqi's died in Mosul than Aleppo " is nonsense. Aleppo was razed to the ground by the Russians and they have never been concerned with collateral damage. Russia did the same thing in Chechnya where they razed the capital city of Grozny to the ground and rebuilt a new city https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/destruction-of-grozny But also the entire strategy in Iraq and Syria was different. The US invaded Iraq and spent years trying to ensure it could become a functional state, not once did they rely on their air force to destroy any Iraq city. Like the battles of Fallujah. The US could easily have done what Russia did in Syria and just bombed Fallujah to the ground in order to defeat the various militant groups but civilian casualties do matter to them. Of course I am not denying that their were several cases of individual soldiers and military subcontractors being involved in war crimes or killing civilians but that wasnt the official US and its allies policy In Syria the Russians went in and just bombed all and any target they wanted, irrespective of civilian deaths. And the war crimes committed by Assad, the Russian ally, are even worse with cluster bombs and the usage of chemical weapons So the two conflicts were never conducted in the same way, the Russian intervention was much worse and callous. But yes both conflicts were bad but not the same in the overall strategy

Links? You understand if I dont take your word for it especially with the " since the Coalition killed at least four times as many civilians 'accidentally' in Mosul than Russia killed 'deliberately' in Aleppo " Its an absurd suggestion that the Iraq invasion was conducted in the same way as the entire Russian bombing campaign in Syria. But I am keen to read your evidence on Mosul, I am will make it easy for you Also which city in Iraq did the US bomb to the ground like Aleppo, I must have missed that one?

Interesting technology, its got some real advantages. But I wonder if its the US or Israel who created it?

Not for Aleppo and the death of thousands of civilians for the Russia bombing campaign https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-softens-sanctions-threat-against-russia-over-syria-aleppo-bombings/28066644.html Maybe you can post links confirming these sanctions ? Also my point was more about the " outrage " commonly expressed by Western mistakes but Russia killing of civilians in Syria doesnt raise much concern Its inconsistent with how some people choose to respond

https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2378385803832/new-zealand-police-arrest-pair-trying-to-enter-auckland-with-large-amount-of-kfc NZ is descending into a criminal nightmare......when will it end? Now police have been forced to arrest people smuggling KFC!!! The depravity of the criminal mind never ceases to concern me @Gorth You lucky you live in Australia, at least you dont have to deal with KFC cartels !!!

Im on level 20 in AC Odyssey and still not bored, I have become proficient in naval combat and hand to hand combat is great fun. I also love the overall artistic design, Ubisoft really does an amazing job at creating realistic historical worlds that are beautiful to explore. And I havent had 1 crash that I can recall so the game is just incredibly stable

Also it doesnt matter if civilians are killed by the US and its allies by a mistaken target or a legitimate target but with civilians in the vicinity the response will always be the same by the Zora\Comrade brigade. " Outrage and disgust " because ostensibly innocents die and this bothers them But other countries can kill innocents in the ME and you wont hear anything from most of the world when it comes to outrage . Russia bombed the city of Aleppo to the ground in Syria to help Assad win the war, thousands of Syrian civilians died , hospitals were directly targeted due to the Russian intervention and Putin doesnt even bother to justify it and it wasnt a mistake unlike this tragedy. So yes the inconsistency with how certain people respond to events when Western countries are involved in collateral damage is nothing new You want to see something truly jarring, take a look at these images from Aleppo during the Russian intervention https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2016/oct/11/destruction-in-aleppo-in-pictures

They added something new in the tv series https://fansided.com/2019/08/02/stephen-king-the-stand-new-ending-cbs-all-access/

Who said the context was an excuse to the killing of the civilians? But I would have assumed the background to the tragedy and loss of US soldiers would have been part of the discussion because its not the like the US said " lets kill civilians and children " since it happened as a response

What do the students think about the 13 US soldiers and 130 Afghan civilians killed by ISIS at the airport that led to this tragedy. It must be tough covering this events in context with young people ?

@Gorth Gorthfuscious whats the general view from Oz citizens about the decision to buy the nuclear subs from the US and UK instead of France. Whats your media saying and do people support the government decision ?

Good to hear from you again GD and Im glad you may have met someone, see how it goes and if it works out it works out. But its definitely worth seeing how it goes. You sound much better and thats also good news I remember in 1993 when I did my ill-conceived military service a black soldier quoted something to me that Theodore Roosevelt said that I never knew and I have never forgotten (he was one of the few people who became a friend to me during that time which was ironic considering the decades of Apartheid ) Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.”

Thats hilarious, Im going to share that

What !!! You cant be serious....it was brilliant and they even added a new part at the end ?

The most important question about Romance in RPG is are their aesthetically pleasing companions ( translates to being hot ) that you want to Romance and are they interesting with their companion quests and personal views ? Those are always the most important factors when I pursue optional Romance arcs

https://www.visiontimes.com/2021/07/04/deaths-hospital-vaccinated-uk.html @Zoraptor and others that understand much about this virus What do you make of this link, basically someone sent it to me based on a view that " vaccinations lead to more deaths or an equal number of deaths ". I dont understand if its true based on what the article is saying?