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I appreciate you commenting on this issue because I dont have an answer on something else about Trump. I also understand your views on what racism is will be based on normal definitions that most of us understand and its easy to call out racism But neither of us is black so sometimes I have come across people that I think are racist but some of my black friends dont.... so sometimes its not straight forward when something is bigotry For example what would be your reasons for saying Trump has always been a racist, I just want to understand your point. And then if you right why would some African Americans support and even defend him....because I can promise you black people dont support real racists, I see this in SA at times

Yes, Mamie was saying the same thing even and though I havent played DS it does look like that design ....I am currently downloading Mods for DS 1. I am considering playing it after Reckoning :Amalur

Please continue this discussion because its important and if you dont comment then I am not going to get closure I do understand your view because you have been consistent but you are not understanding my point because I am not explaining it properly. But before I go into more detail I just want to know if you are interested in understanding some of reasons Trump had support from certain countries and people. Its fine if you feel its not relevant because then it would be unnecessary for me to make a longer post. So what I am asking is are you happy with a view that Trump was always a bigot and this Muslim ban just confirmed it more openly? And if you are happy with your view then dont you think his friendship and reciprocated support from the Gulf States is a contradiction to this view of Trump So in summary, a known white racist is not going to be seen as a open friend of African American celebrities in a country like USA. Wouldnt you find that incongruous if he really was a racist, I would and I would want to know why they friends ?

I dont mean to be captious but their are a couple of points you making that arent part of what you would consider is Trumps true nature of supporting US extremism...is that a real thing? I know you guys dont want to hear what people liked about Trump but I had to learn because irrespective if I agreed its why he was popular. And sometimes I still wasnt getting the connection but at least I understood it and that was important. I learnt ages ago if you need to create a relationship with people that you have no real affinity with you can still engage with them by pretending to understand their concerns, and this is fine because I am just talking about an initial connection Anyway back to your point, the Muslim ban wasnt an example of extremism because as we discussed previously it cant be a Muslim ban if only some Muslim countries are banned. I know you dont think this matters but it is relevant because you are saying Trump revealed Islamophobia by the Muslim ban and it would have been that if it was consistent. But it was more about appeasing his base and wanting to be seen to be tough and not afraid of certain decisions But the first country Trump visited was Saudi Arabia and he continued to support them. Now that means he had a agenda for the Muslim ban but it wasnt because he didnt like Muslims Another interesting trait Trump had was that he refused to pander to certain comments that were expected from him...and he stood his ground which surprised me. For example at the Charlottesville violence he simply rejected the characterization from prominent CNN journalists that he should criticize the entire right wing protestors ....remember he made the point " their were some fine people on both sides " . Now this was true because some of the groups on the right were alt-right and not actual racists who believed that the statue of Lee mattered and that was more about history But CNN never forgot that and Jake Trapper never directly said Trump was anti-semitic because how could anyone really say that when he has Jewish son in law and was very popular in Israel. But personally I do think he is comfortable with people that espouse racial superiority but he knows when he must condemn them And by not condemning all the protestors as racist or evil he was seen as a champion and supporter of right wing base ...he always considered how to increase his supporters, he knew how to read certain people Its important to try to understand Trumps appeal with many Americans because what if he decides to run in the next election? We cant think that its because he is an extremist but he has support due to things like his consistency with "being candid and people getting his views " Now I think his support is because he has convinced people he understands and cares about their fears ....but he is really a master performer and operates best in a world of populism and grandstanding

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1245620/ELDEN_RING/ Guys good news, Elden Ring is now on steam. Take a look at the video.....this game looks excellent

https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/385710/Opinion_Ass_Effect__Whats_really_behind_the_Miranda_Lawson_freakout.php I had to post this after our last discussion about the normal admiration for Mirandas voluptuous figure So its a really objective discussion about this question. Its also written by a lady which is important, I dont think keeping Miranda in the same way is about objectification. Since when did admiring someone become a negative ....but we all have our own views But here is what another person wrote, it sounds clever but I am not sure I understand what point she is making? Philosopher Martha Nussbaum argues quite persuasively that real objectification lies in what she calls fungibility--a kind of interchangability. The objectified body is not necessarily sexy, but deindivudated, and therefore fungible with any other body or body-part. Individuality and identity are lost.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/some-college-students-are-buying-fake-vaccination-cards-to-bypass-covid-testing/ar-AAMWt62 @Amentep, you were right....people are bypassing the vaccine passport system. But what is the next step? Should people be arrested to send a message

This is a good debate and one that I have had with others and its about what should people be charged with that is reasonable considering the myriad of different people who participated in the violence or were sometimes just spectators It doesn't seem like an accurate framing to say it was an example of insurrection, this is the definition of insurrection "An insurrection is violent action that is taken by a large group of people against the rulers of their country, usually in order to remove them from office" Most of the protestors seemed to believe spurious conspiracy theories or were very uninformed about how the election had been proven to be valid. So that means you would be trying to prove these people wanted to stop something that was already over ….surly we must consider the actual state of mind of some of the protestors? If you had to question them to understand intent the fact most of them thought they were doing the right moral and patriotic action makes it hard to call this insurrection? You must charge them with violence to people and property and damage to property and other similar crimes. If we use the charge of insurrection I feel that would undermine real insurrection which does have a plan that is about real control of any government ….you don’t want to give this mob agency or recognition for something they didn’t really have a understanding of ?

Pfizer, I was just joking about taking Sinopharm vaccines. We are getting them in SA but they havent arrived yet

100 % true, QFT Also their is no real private sector in China because one of the truisms and foundations of the free market is the private sector is made up of different companies and listed companies is always one of the primary measurements of the strength of any economy. Which is why any stock market is so important But in the China the CCP can force any listed Chinese company to do what they instruct, this is not how the independence and sustainability of the private sector and public sector works For example when the CCP forced Chinese investment banks to buy shares on the main Chinese SE in 2015 when the Chinese stock markets were crashing and preventing investors from selling shares...they froze their SE. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/09/china-bans-major-shareholders-from-selling-their-stakes-for-next-six-months

Yeah, its the overall efficacy of the Chinese vaccines I question. They work and they wont kill you but much less efficacy. Maybe 50-65 % compared to Western vaccines of 70-90 % generally with both jabs Western vaccines will always be my first choice, I took Pfizer now. I will only take the Russian and Chinese vaccines if I had no choice

I got my first vaccine today, very organized and the whole process took 1 hour in and out I had to take one of the Sinopharm vaccines because we have several different vaccines and you take what is available on the day I am sure it is fine, I have noticed I can suddenly understand some words in Mandarin and I dont think the CCP suppresses human rights anymore....I assume this is normal right

Great review and thanks for sharing because that isnt how I expected the game to be, I was expecting a Metro or STALKER type design I will wait a while before purchasing this game

I wish it did happen just so I can see your cat nightshirt

Im not clear on what you suggesting, are you saying you dont like Blizzard ?

https://www.swedishfood.com/fika @Gorth I looked it up and it looks very social and great fun

You right Gorthfuscious and look how close suddenly Azdeus and Pidesco have become ......you right

Good to know you reaching out in a reasonable way and you do have SM interaction which is a form of contact . I remember allansch very well, he was always one of my favorite members. Is he still at Bioware? Pidesco do you know what would be nice, if I lived in Gothenburg I could at your house every weekend enjoying that delicious Portuguese cuisine, did I ever tell you much I love Portuguese food ? I eat everything that is considered Portuguese food and we have a vibrant and established Portuguese community in SA that sustains and creates its own food unique to the culture I have eaten and love flame grilled sardines, gizzards, livers and anything similar Every year in JHB, expect for the current pandemic, their are numerous Portuguese food festivals. I use to go every year religiously to this one. It had the best variety of authentic food served in numerous food stalls and food tents https://lusitoassociation.org.za/lusito-land

But one thing that really matters, their behavior and actions as a company can undermine their history of success and any positive views people may have of them as gaming company that we want to support . And whats worse about this latest scandal is its real, it was avoidable and its 100 % self-inflicted

Well done for meeting someone you know from the forum in RL, it sounded like a really nice gathering Their is no one active in SA from this forum and in all my years of gaming and the games I play, including MMO, that has always been the case but I have always been surprised how no one on this forum has generally met other members when members live in the same city. I wouldnt necessarily expect people to travel to other states or cities. I would definitely be keen to meet some forum members if we lived in the same city but thats just me I understand that their would be various reasons for this lack of RL interaction and that is fine and justified But I do find it unusual from a social perspective that when people have been chatting on forums for years and have things in common they have no interest in meeting in RL ..even occasionally ? Does anyone know or can anyone explain why that is from a personal perspective?

You authors are clever with your words and usage of English, good one

https://www.gamesradar.com/uk/the-lord-of-the-rings-tv-show-release-date-and-first-image-revealed/ In this age of brilliant fantasy TV adoptions, like GoT and the Witcher , their now is a Lord of the Rings series in the making Im excited but its set before the Hobbit and Lord of Rings main narrative....Im not sure about what that will mean and will it be entertaining?

I didnt recognize this game so I looked it up.....it was released in 1993 !!! So I assume you joking because that cant be accurate .....they have released very successful games like Diablo after that ?

Raising taxes is definitely not theft, its the primary way that all governments fund their numerous expenses and the way all our governments function. Unless you have profitable state owned institutions , like the Norwegian state owned oil company, I am not sure how anyone expects any government to be functional ?

But how can you trust anything that comes from the CCP, you literally have no way of corroborating anything as factual that they say because they simply control access to information that the outside world knows about For example let me give you an example, has the CCP admitted Corona originated from China? Just that one acknowledgement .....surly that would be an easy thing to admit and take responsibility for, ....not the spread in other countries but you can admit the your own complicity