BruceVC

You are going to think this is an excuse or justification but she was deeply conflicted and depressed about her sexual orientation, that should have been considered surly ?

She had to face some sentence, you cant be an intelligence analyst in any army and then distribute confidential cables and information. But 35 years was a bit harsh

This is true, this is what she said “I need help,” she wrote. “I am living through a cycle of anxiety, anger, hopelessness, loss, and depression. I cannot focus. I cannot sleep. I attempted to take my own life.”

No He went hormone treatment and gender reassignment surgery so reshaping the male genitals into the shape and function of a vagina. He effectively becomes she....why GD do you think she is hot and feel guilty? Its okay, no judgement on this forums

I saw this development earlier and I'm a little conflicted, she did betray her country but were there mitigating circumstances....is this pardon warranted ? But no clemency for Snowden, thats a different situation IMO

Do you think Qistina was a real person? Im not convinced, " she " was far too nice to me considering the fact she wasnt suppose to know me?

I can never apologize for the truth. I don’t mind apologizing for things. But I can’t apologize for the truth. I said tremendous crime is coming across. Everybody knows that’s true. And it’s happening all the time. So, why, when I mention, all of a sudden I’m a racist. I’m not a racist. I don’t have a racist bone in my body. I cannot think of one time you have apologized on this forums ? Remind me again

This particular story is not only true but has to represent the most reprehensible aspects of the failure of integration, its not common but yes the way they only targeted white girls who they had they no respect for is unacceptable ... I was going to say the number 1200 is far to high....but you right http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-28939089 Yeah, 1400 over 16 years. Nothing will change though. You'll notice that not a single statement was made by anyone in authority that they will learn from their mistakes and ... actually treat all suspects the same despite their race/culture. Something else I've noticed in the reporting of crimes in recent years is that reace is never mentioned, even if they know the race, they'll never say "A ... man in his late twenties or early thirties with these distinctive marks and hair colour, wearing these clothes" was seen leaving the scene. They always omit the race part. Guess PC is more important. Careful Bruce, the SJW Nazis may see you as a traitor to the cause if you continue down the 'dark side'. " dark side' " I dont see being as honest as going down the " dark side " For years I admit i ignored certain inconsistencies that existed in Western countries, Western countries are held to a double standard and part of this is due to the fact we believe in equality and tolerance But equality and tolerance is still a foundation of Western ideology but we cant have these things at the expense of the right wing coming to power and undermining the structures of the West which offer the best systems of government overall, despite issues, for there citizens around factors like happiness and sustainable economies

This particular story is not only true but has to represent the most reprehensible aspects of the failure of integration, its not common but yes the way they only targeted white girls who they had they no respect for is unacceptable ... I was going to say the number 1200 is far to high....but you right http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-28939089

Normally I would be loath to appear to sensationalize the heinous deed to rape but this has happened in Europe, there are real examples of this and it cannot be ignored .....even if the examples of rape are uncommon people living in the EU are very concerned about this

There is another issue, even worse than the examples WOD mentioned which in some cases are valid, we cant ignore this The vast cultural and ideological differences between someone who lives in Afghanistan and has been told his whole life that women shouldn't be educated and now immigrants to Denmark and sees hot blond women rollerblading in hotpants may battle to integrate ....

Yes, this is true in certain ways. A refugee gets a work visa, works legally and then pays taxes. He also has now become an economic term called spending power and he now shops and buys goods. pays VAT and also helps the person he buys from. This benefits the overall UK economy and he does pay for himself The question is though " how many get into the economy " ? Because if they dont they become a drain on the UK taxpayer

The cruelty to animals charge comes from the use of a bullhook in training (which IIRC is a hold over from training of elephants in India) paired with the need to separate young animals from mothers as part of training. Good points raised, that does sound cruel

I am having a really frustrating time with new games simply not working for me, so Dishonored 2 : Waiting for patch 1.4 as the game plays for 10 minutes or so and then crashes, this is something many people are experiencing and has something to do with low framerate Assassins Creed: Black Flag : This is even worse, my framerate is consistent yet the game just crashes to windows. According to Steam forums this happens to some people and has never been fixed End of last year I finished Witcher 3 and all the extensions and clocked 200 hours and that whole time the game crashed maybe 3-5 times

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOXx3Hr3vAY This is SNL parody interpretation of Trumps long anticipated first press conference since being elected...it is very accurate in some things and utterly hilarious :lol:

What protests are you referring to? Because most of the protests are people addressing the bombast and hyperbole that Trump said to win the election...so far I'm not sure what he has done since winning the election legally that warrant protests? Twitter updates from Trump are divisive and unhelpful but should not be seen as policy

No dude thats just wrong

I was watching this development on CNN. It does seem sad that an event that has been in operation for over 100 years is now closing and as the article mentioned the main reason is they dropped the live elephant act from the show and the overall ticket sales are down.....is it cruelty to animals to have a live elephant act? I am no expert so I am reticent to comment

" boxlessness "

Yes post some pics

Also you Czechs have an active and memorable red light district Really? I thought we are top in porn business, never heard about red light district there much (except highway E55 which was know for prostitution) Remember I told you I have an aunt who was married to a Czech man, he passed away but they 2 kids who are cousins and his mom still lives in Czech. They call her babička, I met her several times She is very sweet and friendly, she didn't speak English but my cousins translate Yes to be fair its not a red light district but a street with curtains that are different colors and that means different experiences

Hungary is fine and recommended but not a place where the Russians are involved in a war or have annexed....like Crimea Remember he is from the USA and doesnt need to be exposed to that type of belligerence

Also you Czechs have an active and memorable red light district

This is good info, some people may differ on some views you have but thats fine. Red can decide for himself

But give him some details around each place you suggest, just a brief summary of why each place is worthwhile. And remember he has never been to the EU and doesn't know much about each culture so Im sure it will be appreciated