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No its not funny at all, this was just a case of a legitimate shooting so the Police wanted to set the record straight

Yes, this was the link I posted earlier about people immediately protesting and making demands without waiting if the shooting was legitimate

Oh sorry I thought you were joking when you said you didnt know him, Carlson is a very famous Fox News commentator and is well known for many controversial comments and often is involved in opinion journalism

Yes some good news as unnecessary tension over a country like Ukraine is never helpful for a stable and prosperous world But I always support dialogue and compromise as the best way forward under most circumstances related to these types of geopolitical issues

I do think sometimes Carlson raises debatable points but he was way out of line in this interview, he clearly only wanted to hear one thing which was basically " the verdict was unfair and Chauvin wasnt really at fault as he was just doing his job under difficult circumstances " which is not accurate at all And I agree, police understanding basic EMT training makes sense in all our countries

I tend to agree but when people immediately take to the streets after any shooting, irrespective of the validity of the shooting, you often seen violence and looting So I have no issue with people peacefully protesting about any issue but this knee-jerk type of " immediate protesting " is often not peaceful and its not called out and condemned enough by liberals and very few people on the Democrat side seemed concerned This lack of consistency around how people publicly respond was one of the reasons we saw the rise of Trump and still gets raised both fairly and unfairly in commentary nowadays. And I am sure we all agree we dont want another Trump Australia doesnt seem to have this issue? I see this in USA, SA and the UK mostly

https://news.yahoo.com/fact-check-makhia-bryant-holding-204126487.html I am still concerned with the standard response that often when an African American is killed by the police it automatically leads to people protesting and BLM activism and an assumption " the Police acted unlawfully and murdered someone " This story is an example of this overreaction and this incident occurred the same day as the verdict around George Floyd. Is this view that the police are always at fault not a real concern to other people ?

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Thats a good read, a little negative around war being inevitable as that is something I definitely dont believe due to mutually assured destruction by each side having nukes. As I keep saying Red China, the USSR, the USA, the EU and its allies like Australia didnt go to war officially in a traditional sense during the 45 years of the Cold War when they really disliked each other so its not going to happen now. And its a good thing Oz has chosen the USA over China, its always good to be on the winning side https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_assured_destruction But yes trade wars, state sponsored cyber-warfare , sanctions and new economic relationships is the best way forward to deal with episodes of recalcitrance and unwarranted aggression from the likes of China and Russia. And of course you always must be prepared to discuss and engage on issues and compromise on some geopolitical developments as we want all countries to be a productive and legitimate member of the global community

Some clever quotes their, I like them

This is a good post and I appreciate the fact you have done research and you aware of the economic precedent like the sales of commodities to China as its a easy market to sell to due to demand. We do the same in SA The last paragraph would be my suggestion and it can happen. It just requires both private sector support and political will. But end of the day the less dependent Australia is on the economic relationship with China the better for making political decisions that are in the best interests of Australian citizens and not being impacted by Chinese anger and possible Chinese trade embargos

Gorthfuscious since you live in Oz and have raised both real and perceived issues with the whole China\Australia geopolitical relationship what are you suggesting you would like to see going forward around this relationship In the link you posted its says " China is Australia's largest trading partner and before the pandemic, its biggest source of overseas university students " so for example one reasonable change would be to not make China your largest trading partner, you need to diversify your exports and import market But what is the general sentiment on the ground in Oz and what is your government doing both proactively and reasonably about its dependence on China around your economy?

So you suggesting if their are 5 corrupt cops in a station of 30 cops you must shut down the whole station and fire everyone or defund everyone. That makes no sense ?

Lambs chops with mash potato, man I love Lamb. I fry these chops on very high heat for maybe 2 minutes on each side and make sure the fat is crispy Oh I also add a few drops of Worcestershire sauce to the chops at the end I just wish Lamb wasnt so expensive

Yeah I also dont get it

I am at that exciting phase of gaming where I decide " what next to play " ? I am vacillating between Morrowind, ELEX or Arx Fatalis with some Mods of course ...such choices, such choices

Well their does seem to be a general sense of surprise that he was found guilty on all 3 charges. Many people were unsure if he would be found guilty at all from what I saw on CNN

Wow the George Floyd verdict is in...very exciting, I think he will be found guilty of the second charge, I think it was third degree manslaughter, 25 years he should get ?

https://news.yahoo.com/table-mountain-fire-residents-evacuated-112654316.html I have had the most torrid few days since Sunday when arsonists set fire to bush in Table Mountain and started a massive and sweeping fire , I didnt sleep on Sunday night as I was helping transport family friends from the UCT, University of Cape Town, to my sisters place as the university was evacuated due to the fire and the damage it caused Where I live is near Table Mountain but my flat wasn't threatened but their was this constant smell of burning bush for the last 48 hours. Anyway the fires have been mostly contained and thankfully no one was killed but the main library at UCT was burned to the ground and much of the books and irreplaceable study material has been destroyed

Its a good question and one I can provide some answers. Many companies and investment firms have studied this reality to understand why southern Africa is one of the only regions where people living in extreme poverty has not dropped and in some cases its has increased Its also not a racist question and should be discussed and understood to assist the economic growth of the region The good news is I already studied several reports and confirmed actual issues in certain countries that have lead to the different degrees of economic failure, these can be fixed but it would require the actual AU and the residents to work together I am just going to summarize key contributions, I can provide more links if required their are several failed country's that have not been fixed so poverty continues their has been no attempt to find the official regulations and laws for what constitutes a proper run country so we see real breakdowns in some regions The AU is just a talk shop so their is no economic measures that can be applied to help African countries so we are on our own

Rjshae I have been meaning to follow-up with you on an important discussion we were having on the impact of BLM protests that were allowed to go in certain cities for months Just to summarize my concern so I dont waste your time, Seattle was one of the cities I thought had decided to take a ostensibly imprudent liberal or conciliatory stance to dealing with the BLM protests and I remember had actually allowed activists to occupy a police station !!! I also realize Seattle is a very understanding and reasonable place but its not personally something I can understand. Because for me when you allow your police stations to be abandoned you it sends a signal that the rule of law and order is no longer applicable But I accept that is not why they did it and they felt this was somehow a good way to placate the activists. But end of the day the outcome of this is what is the real impact to citizens who live their so how are things in Seattle now....do you feel safe, are the police respected more and what is the general feeling of citizens towards what happened ? So what I am getting at is did that decision change anything in a negative way ?

Thats an interesting idea and also could create a really unique narrative. Lets unpack your idea a little, what about different groups of people who have their own gods who in turn they grant their followers different powers but unlike American Gods these are humans and can be killed But each of these groups of people would live in different parts of the world and normally only come into conflict with each other when countries go to war with each other like WW1 So the series would be about an impending global event that was coming....maybe another world war or something similar but this event that was coming was going to be cataclysmic to the world and could lead to whole continents being destroyed and billions of people being wiped out so each country or region would have its loyal superheroes that have one main objective....they want to ensure their own citizens survive what is coming So imagine all the nuance and complexity you could create, you could have superheroes that might have been friends at war with each other and then the various gods empowering their supporters so they will survive I am not sure if you read comics or use to , but I am sure you have heard of 2000AD and the likes of Judge Dredd. Anyway there was a spin0ff series of comics from the same company that created 2000 AD called Crisis and they had a storyline called the New Statesmen which was similar to what we discussing but slightly different around how people became superheroes ....if you havent read the comics below you must !!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Statesmen

I didnt but I saw a Steam post about that, I initially thought it was a joke. How do you achieve it and how does it end ? I spent about 80 worthwhile hours on this game and immediately killed Pagan when I could....I cant believe after all the mayhem and destruction he caused he actually believed I would want to scatter my mothers ashes with him !!!!

I finished Far Cry 4 last night and it was an entertaining experience, it gets a solid 65/100 on the highly respected global " BruceVC game score " system We all know about Ubisoft games and what they deliver on and FC4 is no different. I found myself compelled despite some " side quest fatigue " still doing numerous activities and killing random enemies right to the end. I like the way the economy of the game works, you utilize money quickly and the side quests provide ways to fund your ammunition purchases and healing syringes which are critical I found the game to be very elegant and functional , everything worked and I had no bugs or crashes that I can recall I particularly enjoyed hunting animals and clearing the main enemy fortresses. And the crafting element made sense and it was fun finding animals to kill for resources Good game and recommended for a break from fantasy RPG which is the undeniable leader of all gaming genres ....as we all know

You raise some good points Gromnir and I agree with most of it because historical precedence always matters and can shape and inform citizens views The only point I would still raise is the Baltic States are not part of Russia nowadays so why would citizens living their think the USSR offered a better standard of living ? Because nowadays their economies and quality of life is much better than under the USSR https://blog.reinvest24.com/the-economy-in-the-baltic-states-keeps-growing-and-heres-why#:~:text=The Baltic states’ economy in 2019 looks promising.,will continue to stimulate economic growth relatively strongly.