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Gorthfuscious aren't you Danish and do you still speak Danish because you have lived throughout the world and not necessarily where there are many Danish speaking people ?

You make some good points and I agree with some of what you say, I just dont have the same concerns around " who sets the sanctions..... " . I am fine with how different global sanctions are used and who sets them because the application of sanctions is generally justified if not definitely justified But I am not making my point correctly and I apologize for that, this is what I should have said. Can you give me one other example where any country in the last 50 years has blatantly been in such defiance of international borders and UN laws around what defines a country than the way Russia illegally annexed Crimea from Ukraine.....honestly just one example that has ever been sustainable and acceptable to the world and its Democratic institutions ?

Great answer, very informative and funny....where do you fit Finland into this ? I know there language is very different to you guys but are there any historical links to Finland similar to the " Vikings " from Denmark, Norway and Sweden. If you look at the map of the region Finland shares a border with Sweden and Norway but there doesnt seem to be same Viking legacy ? Vikings is one of my favorite TV series of all time, I have watched every season as soon as it comes out

Is there a huge difference between ancient Norse, Viking Language , and what the Scandinavians speak nowadays ?

Azadeus !!!! Stop being naughty and posting things in some completely, unintelligible language....very few people understand Babylonian ....I assume thats what it is ?

I must say my forum relationship with Qistina was weird ....even by my standards and trust me I have had some great but weird forum relationships Oby was different, I was never sure if he was trolling/teasing or genuinely " anti- Western " , I didnt dislike him I just was always uncertain of his intentions

In SA we have about 8-10 % of the police per year that are generally involved in criminal acts, they get arrested and normally successfully prosecuted But I do trust the SA Police on most things

No why would you stop buying oil from any OPEC country and why would you not buy goods from China? There are no sanctions against these countries I know of to justify that? Russia has been illegally attempting to recreate its own borders for about 15 years in countries like Georgia and Ukraine....thats why sanctions against Russia are relevant I understand your argument but its a false equivalence to be honest ?

Do you feel the same way about Polish police, do you mistrust them as well?

I hear you and this is unfortunately a common view held about the US police that they are generally more of a problem than a force of good I definitely dont agree with that because we just dont have accurate data and statistics that could tell us from a state to state perspective the actual " success " criteria of what defines a well run and constructive police force I am not denying there are real problems and examples of some of the police being heavy handed and racist but I just dont believe its accurate and fair to say " you cannot trust the Police and people can ignore them when given certain instructions " ....we cant really generalize ?

I have been following this important development, Germany should do everything reasonably possible to not utilize any Russian energy and or commodities Russia is constantly in violation of numerous UN laws and regulations and its human rights record is truly appalling. One of the best and most effective, albeit it can take years, ways to implement political change is both sanctions and economic punitive steps....people involved in autocratic and dictatorial governments really respond well when they suffer economically So what happened to Navalny needs this type of response, hopefully Germany is able to follow through but its not there fault if they cant because there could be legitimate economic and legal reasons they not able to end this type of arrangement with Russia

volo you should do anything reasonable possible to avoid confusion when the police arrive to investigate a disturbance. The police are not the enemy and play an absolutely critical role in enforcing the rule of law and order which we all support because who wants to live in a lawless society. A phone call takes 3-5 minutes and shouldnt be seen as a laborious task to do

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/09/08/oxford-coronavirus-vaccine-trial-hold-suspected-adverse-reaction/ A very concerning development around the vaccine trails that are globally ongoing, the Oxford trial has been temporarily suspended due to a bad reaction on a volunteer I suppose this is to be expected considering the number of ongoing trails but it does raise the question and reality " how many of these trials are going to fail and or have a negative outcome " ?

volo you make a very important point, you definitely cant say he is a racist, right-winger motivated by right wing ideology if he shot 3 white people....surly ?

No we discussed this and we all agreed, we know why you cant fall asleep....its the 12-14 cups of coffee you drinking on each shift

https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/south-african-economy-contracts-51-q-q-in-q2-2020-09-08 The SA economy has shrunk by 51 % in the second quarter. Its unequivocally, absolutely terrible data but not as bad as I thought....not that it makes a difference because its going to take us years to recover

https://theweek.com/speedreads/936204/trump-says-hes-fine-investigation-usps-chief-louis-dejoy-alleged-illegal-donations It looks like DeJoy has been linked to some serious allegations around illegal donations .....it doesnt look good

I realize there arent many Bioware fans on this forum but I have good news around there gaming future and how to really enjoy there games if current design is not to your liking After becoming aware that Bioware is still going and there will be another DA I bought Mass Effect Andromeda ( MEA )Deluxe on Steam, on a huge discount, in celebration and financial support for Bioware as I never played the game and read very bad reviews which put me off buying it at the time of its release I am a huge user and supporter of the Nexus Vortex Mod Manager and I Mod every game I can where reasonable, for example I never used Mods on RDR2. But the good news about Nexus is that there are many Mods designed for MEA to make the game better and address valid issues raised on its release. You have to use the Frosty Mod Manager, not Vortex, but its really simple to use. I am busy with it now So in summary, dont give up on any Bioware yet. Wait about 4-6 months after release of any game and then you will be able to install many Mods to address certain game design issues you may have. Of course you may not feel the need to Mod any particular game but obviously this post applies to those who sometimes want to change there gaming experience

Today South Africa is releasing there second quarter economic data, not third quarter as we are 3 months behind Before the virus we had been downgraded and we were in a recession and then the virus happened and then we all experienced the economic lockdown which made things economically even worse ....we saved lives with the economic lockdown but destroyed livelihoods. Its going to be a bloodbath in SA with our results and sadly I predict the worst economic data in living memory

Im not terrified of Antifa\BLM\EFF\OWS\BLF ( similar to BLM but much worse but based in SA ), I am very concerned with violent protests but more importantly what are the tangible and real outcomes these groups represent because their nebulous objectives wont address inequality Yes many South Africans do live in gated communities, and I have lived from about 25 years old in gated communities, but this has got nothing to do with "whiteness " ( one of my worst words ) and elitism. Many non-white people also stay in gated communities if they can afford it. It has to do with the high levels of crime, we have about 50 murders a day and about 150 rapes day. So people in gated communities pay for private security just for a "normal" way of life. Oh and you will be happy to know I dont stay now in a gated community in Cpt , I stay in an apartment block but we have private security sign people in to prevent any unwanted or criminal entry I am glad you made this post because this is exactly why I didn't want to spend the 20-30 minutes posting the appropriate links expecting you to engage in a debate around the points I raised. Please in future just make a post like this if you have a question around my motives and why I say what I say if you have any concerns because I like you and will always try to respond to what you ask unless I just dont have time or I miss the post My view around the narrative has not changed much on this forum, I have been consistent and open about what concerns me around left wing economic objectives that can lead to the erosion of our institutions around continued economic transformation and growth. So yes my views are part of a narrative that basically doesn't agree with sweeping attacks on the private sector as being the primary problem in our modern economies, unreasonable criticism to the positive aspects of free market economics and I also believe you can only go so far with highlighting real historical injustice but by not focusing on prudent economic and political policies that will address poverty and inequality this objective becomes misplaced But ignoring the violence and allowing the protests we see in some US cities to continue I will never support

I'm more than happy to post links to support my argument or the framing of the word " rampant " if you are genuinely interested? I dont mean to sound rude but it will take me some time to post the appropriate links and I dont want to spend time if this is just about the word rampant, if that is your concern I will drop the word ? I have been following the pernicious and insidious influence some of these far left groups have on many Democracies since 2010 and I have really interesting links and its a good debate to have and your opinion will be very good to know

It is connected to numerous countries and a level of violence in certain types of protests, it happens in SA in some of our protests where basically people justify violence and damage to property. Some of these far left groups, like Antifa, are loosely connected ideologically so there is also that consideration So its not just a US problem, its global and occurs in certain countries and we need to be concerned with this type of protest and what is acceptable

That makes sense, good tip for incorporating Avo in cooked dishes

You make some good and erudite points Dan, thanks for sharing

Thats looks so ideal, well played Gorthfuscious...I live on the first floor of an apartment complex and we only allowed electric barbecues which doesnt quite add the same flavoring and smoking as a traditional barbecue with wood or coals When am I getting an invite?