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Well a break is never a bad thing Barti But who has left this forum that you miss, I noticed volo has been very absent and I am worried ?

You make a good argument here but its very unfair to blame the UK for the terrible loss of Soviet lives This was about Stalins initial terrible strategy of sending literally unprepared and ill equipped soldiers to face certain annihilation from the vastly better trained and equipped Nazi onslaught.... The movie " enemy at the gates " offers a window into this reality

I appreciate you going into the details around what I said, I was hoping you wouldnt comment because I know my statement was a simplification of what both these outcomes meant and I generally avoid discussions around the law unless it is about obvious rulings I never had a shared opinion about either of these rulings until the outcomes except for what was obvious, the Russians had interfered in the 2016 election But I was just stating what the outcome of these cases was....but yes I agree that there is more nuance and relevancy to what this means for Trump. On CNN there was an interesting interview from one of the lead Mueller prosecutors, Andrew Weissmann, who just wrote a book on the Mueller report and things he feels they did wrong, like not calling Trump to testify. Weissmann comes across in a very articulate and reasonable way and literally wrote this book in the interests of the correct historical context. I imagine you would buy this book and read it https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/13/media/andrew-weissmann-book/index.html I also dont consider the Mueller report a failure and it was definitely necessary. Several people were arrested and jailed and it correctly identified that Russia had interfered which as I mentioned was never a debate for me But its still not the same thing as saying Trump had directed colluded with Russia about there involvement And the impeachment was an unlikely objective from the beginning because one of the technical charges Trump was accused of was " The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors" But Trump made the phone call that was ostensibly evidence of this in a room full of advisors. He saw this as just an example of his normal transactional way of doing business and his intent was not criminal but just a lack of understanding or protocol around what a US president should or shouldn't say I would not expect a Republican senate to impeach because of this, I wouldnt have voted for that if I was in the senate

In the numerous attempts to look at other economies around the world and comparing them to the various economic problems SA have clever people I know created interesting accurate economic reports on various countries and they included the Nordic countries as I consider them a success story....however they work because of the real belief most citizens have in these countries about gaining from the strong government run intuitions, like free education for multiple degrees, but then people will work and contribute back towards the tax base which is needed for the next citizens. So in other words Nordic citizens do contribute back to the excellent public services...I am not sure if you agree with this around Denmark for example ? However my experience in countries like SA, USA , Middle East , UK and other places is we simply dont have that consensus and support that means " you must pay back what you utilized " .....its not necessarily an indictment of these countries but it means I doubt social programs we see in the Scandinavian countries would be sustainable. Here is an example of failed SA " socialist " initiative https://allafrica.com/stories/202010120233.html

Im unsure what you saying, what is your suggestion for a better USA system of government ?

But the Mueller report and the whole impeachment over Ukraine did not find Trump criminally liable. I didnt believe for a second that Trump had personally met with the Russians but several people in his campaign had definitely crossed the line in how they involved the Russians....doesnt mean Trump was personally involved ? But there is one consideration that needs to be accepted, Bidens son shouldnt have taken the well meaning offer of accepting the position on the Ukrainian oil company, Burisma He is a qualified lawyer but that doesn't mean he has the qualifications or institutional experience to be invited to sit on an Oil companies board. Its not a serious accusation as he was working in Ukraine for years but it can create conflicts of interest and raises valid criticisms from the likes of Fox .....of course there is also the normal embellishment from Fox but its a valid criticism

Comrade I generally believe people do mean what they say in posts so I do find these types of comments confusing? But I may be misunderstanding what you suggesting. What type of government would you like to see in the USA .....and I assume its based on a economic and political model that is successful somewhere You have confirmed in the past you support a Nordic model of government what is known as Social Democracies ? Gorthfuscious I wanted to ask you something that you have raised in our past debates around the current failures around socialism If I understand your general view correctly you dont have an issue with socialism because of your lived experience growing up in Denmark. And I agree the Nordic countries are a real success story but they not true socialist countries by the definition of its current failures .....for example you have a vibrant and working private sector in all the Nordic countries and no evidence that any Nordic government would nationalize, which in most cases means the theft of foreign or local assets, any international investment ? But from your belief in socialism is it based on Denmark ?

This is a good point, the USSR were woefully unprepared initially when Hitler attacked so there is no logical way they would have been preparing to attack Germany

Why would you ever think Trump would dismiss such an industrious and useful ally ?

I use to be the same, I could only game with M\KB until I wanted to play certain games that are recommended you use a controller for like Darksiders 1 and Sleeping Dogs I learnt how to adapt to using a controller maybe 20 % of the time as I still prefer M\KB but as you mentioned some games are designed for a controller. I am now in the fortunate position where I can use both if required with no general problems, for example a couple of months ago I played Vampyr using my Microsoft Controller and its was fine

I see The Yakuza trilogy is on special on Steam and Im considering getting it because of the good price I have never played any JRPG, even Final Fantasy, before but I have always been interested. I loved Sleeping Dogs ( not sure that can be classified as a JRPG ) and I remember you did as well. I was reading up on Steam around peoples opinions around JRPG and normal RPG and I am not sure if its accurate what people were saying? Basically people were saying games like Yakuza are not like GTA, Sleeping Dogs or RDR2 where you have an open world to explore but Yakuza is limited to certain maps and also the combat in JRPG is more frenetic ? But what I am trying to understand is a direct comparison between Sleeping Dogs and the Yakuza trilogy....would I enjoy Yakuza if I enjoyed games like Sleeping Dogs and Hitman ?

Why would you be interested in RPG soft-porn Hoonding? I am very disappointed in you and always assumed you were above such profoundly iniquitous, immoral and lascivious behavior....I hope your sister doesn't find out, imagine how disappointed she would be

I watched a movie recently based on a true story about a UK journalist who after WW2 uncovered the mass murder of Polish citizens by the Soviets So Poland was treated incredibly badly by the Nazis and the Soviets and I can both understand and agree why nowadays many Polish people are concerned with the correct, historical representation of the events of history and how Poland was treated by many countries

I remember in 2016. I was an absolute, hardcore Clinton supporter ( I still support her ) and she did indeed represent the continuation of the Obama legacy. I was under the impression that most Americans supported this because of polls and certain feedback from some US friends and family ( to be honest I also didnt exactly listen to dissenting voices I knew or general Republican views ) The global media houses also generally had the same view that Trump was bad and Clinton would definitely win So it wasnt just me and my view which was selective This forum should have been a relevant way to understand this real political dichotomy because most US forum members didnt seem that keen on Clinton for a variety of reasons which I also disagreed with for legitimate reasons at the time Then Trump won which irrevocably shattered how to interpret accurately US traditional ways of voting choice Anyway what I learnt is many Republican supporters will not participate in polls and arent necessarily going to use the mainstream media to openly support Trump. So you cannot assume victory for either party and this is to be expected because I can still see valid reasons I can vote for either candidate ..now if someone who is not a US citizen can possibly vote for either candidate I can understand how being a US citizen and there voting choice can also be undecided

Why would you be surprised by the Republicans possibly winning Florida? Its has a loyal, Republican base in many areas. It also has the Cuban, American community who understandably vote Republican, ask Orog. Dont repeat the same mistake many of us made in 2016 where we assumed " Trump will never win"

But even though the whole " starting off as a prisoner " has become arguably hackneyed and banal it does provide a good way to start off an RPG journey with no items and you need to fight right from the beginning...but you often denied certain items so you need to be cautious so its adds to the excitement IMO Which is why I am still fine with it in most cases ( and I do agree its common....oblivion, witcher 2 , and BG2 spring to mind immediately )

Geez can you think of anything more boring

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/06/election-2020-fueled-democrats-early-voting-way-up/3623292001/ Some interesting and good news, early voting has seen unprecedented numbers in the USA It must be too early to predict who this benefits but it logically aligns to Biden votes as mostly Democrat supporters believe in this voting option? The good news is it is an example of US voting enthusiasm which is a positive in any Democracy ...voting apathy undermines Democratic societies

Yeah, I was indeed impulsive and made some egregious assumptions

I rushed to buy Coteries assuming it was like other Vampire RPG....I installed it and started playing only to realize its a narrative game.....not a RPG game like Bloodlines I was really annoyed and felt mislead by false marketing......except for the fact Coteries never claimed to a RPG like Bloodlines, I just never read properly what the game was about

Thats fine, Romance is definitely not the main reason I play any RPG Its just a part of party interaction and adds to realism but its not mandatory

Do you serve the wings as a main meal and what do you normally serve with them?

Gorthfuscious !!! Stop being cheeky, you not too old for a good spanking. One of the real problems in our modern societies is the lack of respect young people have for older people who have extensive lived and institutional experience It is incumbent on people in a debate on a typical forum to post links to support there argument, I am not going to do your research for you because I have made my point and it still hasnt changed . But I am more than happy to read what you post around links, sometimes I may not have time and sometimes I miss an opportunity to respond but I generally try to respond and read links

This is such good news, I loved the first season....yaaaaaaaaaaaaay