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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for me when you allow your police stations to be abandoned you it sends a signal that the rule of law and order is no longer applicable But I accept that is not why they did it and they felt this was somehow a good way to placate the activists.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.

Interesting observation but it doesn't really make sense to me? What do they miss about the USSR because the Baltic states were treated really badly within the USSR which is why you will notice how committed they are to the EU and how quickly all three countries joined the EU after the collapse of the USSR. Most people were not automatically wealthy in the Baltic states during the Cold War Lived experience matters in many ways so this type of opinion from people living in a particular country is always pertinent

No you right, it is kind of a cliché ....but lets be honest we are so spoilt by abundance when it comes to themes and narratives its going to be hard to create any genre or new series that most of us wont recognize in some way or another But for me I find I still enjoy certain genres and watch any TV series that are follow those themes

That is very clever and humorous analogy about political rhetoric and sauce ...well played

Shady, we discussed this and you agreed. You dont need an electrician as you can rely on the numerous opinions of people on this forum to help you fix all your electrical problems ...dont waste money when it can be spent on things like food and alcohol

Gorthfuscious you not taking this subject very seriously and it is a very serious subject. For example its not so much the left or right wing but the type of sauce that matters. It must be a blue cheese sauce and preferably a Roquefort blue cheese sauce .....that is the ideal blue cheese sauce and should be mandatory with all wings

Try this article, you can unlink the synchronization of folders and even disable it completely. I dont use it personally but some of our customers use it and it generally behaves https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/turn-off-disable-or-uninstall-onedrive-f32a17ce-3336-40fe-9c38-6efb09f944b0?ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us

What happened, how did OneDrive impact your laptop?

And I am very angry and upset that the Romans arrived in Britain in 43 AD and colonized my ancestors who use to have their own culture and religions. We all know about the culture of the Celts and their religious representatives the Druids I demand redress and the Italians to admit they colonized my ancestors !!!!

Bah, 156 years is nothing. Try 400 years where in our SA narrative some activists ( and it is a small number )and political commentators believe all white people are responsible for the arrival of the original colonialists and what transpired ...irrespective of the actual time period your ancestors arrived in SA or whether they were the original Dutch settlers You Americans have at least another 500 years of being responsible for all the historical injustices of the past ....get comfortable GD, its a long and inaccurate account of history

Comrade I get confused with all this SJ and political nomenclature, what would you call someone who believes in Communism but lives in a country like the USA? Are they left or far left or extreme left ?

Good question and I have an answer, if white people were involved then you still bring it up but if other races were involved then its okay to be conquered and colonized Simple really

No dont get confused, its not a conservative ideology. Its a deeply flawed and failed ideology But we refer to it as " old school" because nowadays you have people claiming to believe and support Communism\socialism but they dont really know what the original implementation of Communism was about and why it failed. Hence the term " old school " refers to that type of Communism and not modern day discussions of where it should be implemented

I would also take AZ if it was available, the small number of negative stories you hear about would not deter me from taking AZ as its a good vaccine that millions of people have successfully taken with no negative impact Im not yet convinced about the efficacy of the Sinofarm vaccines, I would use them if nothing else was available but when only 170 million Chinese people have been vaccinated by their own vaccines it worries me https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/china-approves-sinopharm-s-new-coronavirus-vaccine-for-clinical-trials-121041100291_1.html Sarex dont allow Serbia to become a guinea pig for untested Chinese vaccines....you know who to blame if you suddenly grow a third eye

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrior_Nun_(TV_series) I was thinking about series I have watched that have faith related characters with superpowers and Warrior Nun comes to mind, I enjoyed it

Very clever and funny

The reality of the end of Afghan War and how the Taliban came to power is a different debate but yes a pertinent debate to have But Afghanistan under the Soviets or under the Taliban is not much different. Both were failed and flawed Dictatorships and neither system of government was preferable and neither system of government is a sustainable choice for citizens of any country

Thats a good idea Shady, why not a series about people with superhero powers that comes from faith related sources ? I believe their would be an appetite for it but who would be the bad guys in this narrative ? Would it be supernatural foes or the global war on extremist groups ?

Thats not even remotely accurate, Comrade please do some research around history before making these types of points. I have been told the " woke " generation knows how to use the Internet and SM when it comes to other generalizations and reasons for perceived inequality and historical injustice....you just need to learn how to use the Internet for the correct understanding of history and events so that you understand why things are the way they are nowadays Afghanistan was never a " chilled, socialist " country. It was invaded by the USSR in 1979 and the apart from a puppet Soviet Afghan government the majority of Afghans never wanted to be part of the USSR and fought a brutal war against the Soviets The CIA strategically intervened to help the Mujahideen as was normal in the proxy war nature of the Cold War So we should generally always support this type of Western intervention because it all contributed towards the collapse of the USSR....lets be honest who wants to live in country controlled by old school Communism ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet–Afghan_War

Its funny you asked that because I asked my dad the same question, despite his deteriorating mental condition he still remembers and can recognize plants and trees and knows their names most of the time That part of the hike was in the forest area and it was beautiful and utterly serene. Those are Pine trees but a type of European Pine. I didnt even know their were so many different types of Pine trees. Good tree knowledge Gorthfuscious https://conifersociety.org/conifers/articles/10-types-of-pine-trees-that-everyone-should-know/

Nice review, thanks for the detail but you failed on marketing 101....no sex scenes means no Romance which means its not a day 1 purchase for me