BruceVC

You seem to have an issue with people wanting to discuss topics that you personally dont think are worthwhile or relevant? This is not the first time you have made this type of point, in the Political thread recently you made a similar condescending comment about people being posting nonsense and how the level of debate is below you Can I give you some constructive advice, if you think a topic or discussion is garbage then just dont comment but allow others to discuss it without being insulted. You are an intelligent person and in the past you have made some good posts even if I dont always agree with you But end of the day if you dont agree with a topic or debate then tell us why and make your case, that is the definition of debate and that is what most of us do on this forum https://thepostmillennial.com/father-who-was-jailed-for-violating-gag-order-about-childs-medical-gender-transition-pleads-guilty Saying all that I realize from your post above that I misunderstood this entire event and I shouldn't have made this post as its not what I thought. In my defense I did do some research but all the initial search results were " father jailed for not using pronouns" I must apologize for wasting peoples time on this topic and in future I will do better research before assuming something like this and starting a discussion Also as @Hurlshot mentioned the guy is a really bad father. For me as someone with friends in the LBGT community the worst thing any parent can do is reject their children because of sexual orientation.....being born a certain way and then having your own parents reject you is unforgivable for me. So the fathers actions were contemptible and then he defied a legal, binding court order....he deserves to be in jail

You make some convincing points here and they based on science, historical precedent and facts. Its hard to dispute your argument when you frame it like that, for example the unpredictable spread of the virus and how it cant be controlled and the reality that the Chinese vaccines have not been very effective so if anything its " Western " pharmaceutical companies that intentionally created the virus as they have demonstrated they released effective vaccines quickly As I mentioned earlier I still believe it came from animals and was accidently spread to humans so your post just adds to that view. I will never say its impossible it came from a lab and was accidently\intentionally released but I dont support that idea

Not a very convincing reason IMO ? Why dont you watch the first episode and then decide ?

Yes Elerond and I hope you supporting this, Lukashenko only did what he did with the agreement of Putin. So Russia was also part of the decision Their have to be consequences for what he did, it was absolutely criminal and outrageous what Belarus did to force that plane to land to arrest one journalist who was critical of the current dictatorship

Amentep why dont you want to even try to watch it?

You make some good points, particularly around what you said below " trump were praising china transparency regarding the virus and such don't help trump with independents, educated white women and others who helped make 2020 a loss for trump " You cant convincingly argue the media criticism about the virus origin coming from a lab or rather FB banning this discussion added to his defeat because he lost because he failed to attract enough of the demographics you mentioned. We know this because Trump did get even more votes than last election but he still lost ....and I would argue the irrefutable mishandling of the virus was the primary cause of this ....not a debate about the narrative of the virus https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a34572869/trump-2020-support-failure-self-government/

Please comment on the thread I created to discuss this, it will be good to get different opinions on what I think is overreach

https://factcheck.afp.com/no-canadians-cannot-be-jailed-or-fined-just-using-wrong-gender-pronoun https://www.independentsentinel.com/father-jailed-in-canada-for-using-incorrect-pronouns/ I was having this discussion with Malc and I thought it was an important one where we can debate an example of government overreach and liberal, well meaning laws being abused and being used to prosecutor citizens in an unreasonable way IMO In summary Canada passed a law that states, to quote from link 1 The bill also allowed for more severe sentencing if it is proved that a particular offense was motivated by a bias or prejudice against a person's gender identity or gender expression. However, experts say misusing a pronoun would not constitute hate propaganda, nor can it be used as sole evidence of discrimination. So a son got her father jailed for not using the new gender title after a Transgender operation, I dont think this is right ...something about it seems very wrong And this is not a homophobic or anti-LGBT thread so please dont respond like that, this is just about this example and the overall slippery slope the law created

Yes thats abosolutely the truth, this other discussion is about something linked to that election but it has its own optics and reality in the world as far as geopolitics are concerned So Trump mishandled the pandemic badly, that is the facts on the ground and he questioned the viruses origin But the origin can be questioned, I still think it comes from the bats or other animals. Its has been basically proven other viruses like Ebola come from bats and so do the other viruses that have their origin in China like SARS and Avian Flu

"Death is always the answer" I didnt realize it was illegal to kill animals like Racoons, I think that is a good law in a country where sometimes your laws seem well meaning but unnecessary and signs of liberal government overreach. Like this one https://factcheck.afp.com/no-canadians-cannot-be-jailed-or-fined-just-using-wrong-gender-pronoun https://www.independentsentinel.com/father-jailed-in-canada-for-using-incorrect-pronouns/ Malc I am getting worried about Canada.....we dont even jail people for that in SA but we do jail people under certain circumstances for certain offensive words. Its called Crimen Injuria but even that law wont jail you for using wrong pronouns https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimen_injuria

Whatever you do dont kill him, bring in a pest expert to remove if you cant get rid of him yourselves

Good points raised and you right Nuclear usage for legitimate purposes has also had some bad consequences so we shouldnt " throw the baby out with the bath water " on Biological research for positive reasons like vaccines You make a convincing argument here Gorthfuscious around the CCP , very logical and reasonable

I have never played a Dragon Quest game, I need to do some gaming with JRPG....I dont think I have ever played one before including any Final Fantasy games. I did love Sleeping Dogs but I am not sure that would be considered Japanese designed and themed

I cannot agree more with the view that Biological warfare really needs to be outlawed globally But I was thinking about something? What is the difference, around possible unintended outbreaks, between scientific and ongoing research into the legitimate understanding of viruses and endeavors to find vaccines for certain diseases, like HIV, and a company developing a virus for warfare? So in other words I am sure a virus can still be accidently released on the world with normal virus research and not just for WMD The risk seems similar to me?

Not really, its much more complex and nuanced than that. For example the source and reason why people start gaining magic and abilities is unique and manifests itself in people in such unique ways and some the people follow the dark side so its really interesting ....give it a try and dont get put off in the first 20 minutes

Their is hope for you yet my son, now you see why I havent given up on you ? But their are plenty of good East European companies that develop excellent games, you must be forgetting CDPR and Warhorse to name a few

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nevers Okay guys stop what you doing immediately and if you havent already done it you MUST watch this series ...nothing else matters !!!! I have only watched the first 2 episodes but its got everything I love. Hot women, adult themes, brilliant and interesting baddies, fascinating narrative, super power abilities and supernatural tired into Victoria era UK timeline ....like Penny Dreadful The plot from a high level is about a metaphysical event that leads to people, mostly women but not only, being " touched " which means they have various powers, insights and degrees of magic. Its from HBO so its an adult series which I appreciate

You have raised a very concerning point which never occurred to me because I have been focusing on ending the pandemic globally , are you saying its not so much about the virus origins but rather the level of advancement the CCP have made in Biological research so then the origin of the virus in a lab does matter ?

Okay I see your argument but how much did Trumps view of the origin of the virus hurt his reelection campaign? What did hurt his reelection was the mismanagement of the pandemic within the USA ....not so much the real and unfair misinformation from his campaign And I support Trumps criticism of China on most issues and the trade war....but I dont support how he blamed the spread of the virus within the USA on China. That was because of failed policy

You weren't kidding when you say " not much about the game ", also my Japanese is not quite up to scratch so I have no idea what was said

Look at you, you little English grammar nerd If you and I were living in the same city we would be a relationship, I know we would be happy and content together 💞

I am about 5 hours into ELEX and I have started enjoying it. It has your familiar and standard " Piranha Bytes design " which I enjoy and is replicated in all their games like Gothic and Risen So the gaming design is lots of plants and herds to take Trainers are required to advance skills Factions that you have to decide which ones to join Not much hand holding in the beginning and places on the map with enemies that will definitely kill you if you not tough enough Exploration leads to real benefits and interesting things to find I prefer fantasy settings only but I think I will enjoy this new hybrid fantast\sci-fi setting ?

But Gorthfuscious we getting distracted by this debate in the sense why spend resources and time on something that is irrelevant and we will never be able to confirm I say irrelevant because the virus came from China irrespective if it came from a lab or the Wuhan animal market. And I say we will never be able to confirm the truth because the CCP has already started denying it came from China and they will always restrict full access to their labs and obfuscate pertinent virus source information anyway? All that matters is stopping the pandemic globally and getting vaccines to everyone I am sorry ZeroHedge is aggrieved but this is just theater to me and doesnt matter to the real objective of ending the pandemic

You see what I mean Shady, English is a confusing language....thanks for confirming it

Its a good point, I have never thought about it before. I dont think I use neutral terms when I describe things but I can see how you can use " they or them " instead of "I " I would typically say ""When a person plays Oblivion, you may damage your psyche" ....maybe that is gender neutral as well? English can be a complicated language