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Thats an interesting read and most of the athletes support it. Personally I dont mind if people " bend the knee ", I just know if I was SA athlete I wouldnt do it

Nothing wrong with getting pointers and help from forums, I do it after about 25-40 minutes of battling with something on any game ...life is to short my fine feathered friend and their are just too many games out their to spend hours battling with some specific puzzle or vexation

I have decided to play Morrowind, I played it once in 2008 so hopefully I have forgotten most of the narrative as it unfolds I have 254 Mods loaded with the Nexus Vortex Mod Manager and already I have used a graphic Mod to set resolution at 3440 x 1440 so I predict its going to be fun filled gaming ride

Serves you right for teasing people who are office bound

But Gromnir to be honest far too much attention was placed on Trumps studious and blatant lack of understanding of the virus and things like vaccines Almost every time we had to watch Trump bumble along with his own interpretation of science their were always informed scientists like Fauci and Birx who would dispute what he said albeit diplomatically. Yet much of the media seemed fixated on what Trump understood about the virus and I never understood why that seemed more important than the informed people who followed the global understanding

I didnt know that, I wonder how different things would be if Russia had joined NATO at the end of the Cold War...I dont think it would have been sustainable but you never know ? But Gorthfuscious do you not think Putins jingoism has also contributed towards the current distrust many countries have towards Russia? Just the numerous examples of Russia's involvement in Cyber-warfare would be enough to concern most countries and I am going to ignore Putins attempts to create a new " USSR border " to address perceived NATO encroachment Look at the numerous examples of Russian Cyber-warfare in cases like the 2016 US elections, targeting Georgia ( the country not the state ), Ukraine and the SolarWinds hacking attack https://jsis.washington.edu/news/cyberattack-critical-infrastructure-russia-ukrainian-power-grid-attacks/ So its not NATO that is primarily responsible for the sanctions and mistrust around Russia...its self-inflicted

I am sorry your Russian economic alliance is dissolving Zora, I know you had high hopes it would replace the EU as a option that countries like Serbia should join....but I assumed by now you would have realized that rhetoric and grandstanding dont translate to viable and sustainable economic polices and that includes the Union State and EEU ( to be honest I hadnt even heard of the Union State so thanks for that ) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_Economic_Union I tell you what why dont you petition NZ to join either of these unions? Their is no reason NZ cant especially when they offer such advantageous trade and economic benefits, its not like you dont have time on your hands....you can protest everyday outside the NZ parliament, this could be like BLM but a NZ protest with a different objective ? Sometimes its better to act in RL and not just be an armchair, Internet activist

But Keyrock dont Polish people like soup and dont you have one or 2 famous broths ? I am not sure if you remember but I was friends with several Polish people when I lived in JHB, we even went to that Polish\Afrikaans wedding. My friend who got married, Alicja, use to have dinner parties at her house where she cooked traditional Polish food....its was great big portions and very meaty, some of my favorite things about gastronomy

I am joking because it has been raised before and I remember how volo and Malc responded

Sorry I added something afterwards, the USA is one of the worlds top immigration destinations. People dont immigrate to countries where the quality of life is terrible...so it cant be so bad

No ? Millions of people are desperate to immigrate to the USA....more than Canada so it cant be so bad ?

I still dont understand why Canada hasnt become part of the USA....you guys are almost part of the USA and the USA has a proud history, outside some bad things like slavery, that I am sure Canadians would embrace anyway ? You lose nothing and gain so much and things like gun violence will be addressed so dont see that as a negative

Gromnir have you ever been pulled over while driving by the Police and if so how were you treated ?

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?