BruceVC

I still firmly believe that history will remember Obama very positively, he did a lot for the USA but its not his time now. We need to discuss Trump I am the first one to admit for 9 months I and many people who share my views had a false view of what Trump stood for, we were distracted and institutions like the global media focused on the perceived SJ influence of Trump instead of his core policies....which actually should have been the talking points but its not our fault as Trumps antics were politically unprecedented Anyway once Trump won the election it was almost immediately obvious he had no intention of implementing or doing most of the controversial things he alluded to or claimed to believe , for me this was a good thing so Trump has so far only done positive or expected things It would be inaccurate to believe the " sky is falling in the USA " because we cannot or rather shouldn't judge him on his election bravado. We obviously need to judge him on his decisions going forward. I am not surprised by his cabinet, yes they basically all white but most of them are billionaires or highly successful men in corporate world I like the corporate world so I am supportive of this, if anything its some of his supporters who should feel used and manipulated as they actually believed the whole " I'll drain the swamp " BS

The article is at least thought provoking, in my experience only people living in first world countries would think assets and owning resources dont matter I understand the article is just a theoretical view of a future but I think the idea sounds awful and I reject it unequivocally

Do you even follow your own conversations or not so much? Its very difficult to have a debate or exchange ideas if you are incapable of responding to a simple question

It must be one of the most obviously unlikely political alliances to suggest could occur....do you think people really believe this?How is it unlikely?Germany does what it wants in EU. So: 1. Historically it won't be a shocker. 2. Germany still does deals with Russia disregarding the sanctions. Ever heard of Nord Stream? There are many economic, historical and political reasons a EU/Russia alliance vs USA is highly unlikely and even the suggestion seems preposterous Yup. So numerous you cannot name one. Fo you have any clue about anything? Check the map and see how huge Russia is. It's one of the biggest markets in a single country. They have vast amounts of natural resorces and endless demand for western goods. Economically there are plenty of reasons to allign with Russia. I want to be clear on this, your view on geopolitics and the feasibility of global alliances as far Russia is concerned has a view that because Russia has natural resources that could be a reason for the EU to align with Russia and move away from the USA?

" cognitive skills " .....thats not something that matters much on these forums ...or do we think this is a place where words like that warrant a real debate?

It must be one of the most obviously unlikely political alliances to suggest could occur....do you think people really believe this? How is it unlikely? Germany does what it wants in EU. So: 1. Historically it won't be a shocker. 2. Germany still does deals with Russia disregarding the sanctions. Ever heard of Nord Stream? There are many economic, historical and political reasons a EU/Russia alliance vs USA is highly unlikely and even the suggestion seems preposterous But one of the obvious reasons is the lack of economic advantage aligning with Russia will bring, Russia is in an economic recession and they offer no economic incentive for the EU to support them and somehow drop the USA Kenyans are impressive people. He is not Kenyan, he was born in the USA...surely you must be aware of this? I intentionally dont mind not understanding certain Internet colloquialisms and nomenclature that some members use on forums like this I admit I am not getting this joke, how is it funny? I am missing the punchline ......Obama gets some weak compliment and he is then compared to be Kenyan....where is the humor ?

It must be one of the most obviously unlikely political alliances to suggest could occur....do you think people really believe this?

This must be one of those joke websites? There is very little chance or practical reason the EU would ever align with Putin over Trump who is the USA, a historical and current ally of the EU

Kenyans are impressive people. He is not Kenyan, he was born in the USA...surely you must be aware of this?

Is this the PIzza story where Hilary was involved in a Paedophile ring? I dont believe a word of it for the record

Of course there are example of increased Hate Crimes since Trump was elected, its not the end of civil society but it is real http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/11/12/post-election-spate-hate-crimes-worse-than-post-911-experts-say/93681294/

I believe so but he definitely had some kind of mental break Reading about it in the news and it sounds like a different person than the one I knew Sorry to hear that Shady

Maybe we are approaching this debate in the wrong way. Do you feel a sense of guilt for what Russia has been doing? Im not sure why you would because you are not Putin and you dont work in his cyber -espionage units

Would you kindly point to where this irrefutable evidence actually is. His feelings. Guys it must be the epitome of forum indolence and lethargy to seriously expect someone else to prove your doubts meaningless? You guys need to do your own proof-checking...you need to take responsibility and commit some time to improving your future

Its okay my son, even if it is true you will only have to absorb 3600 immigrants based on your popultion Thats nothing, some countries have had to take in hundreds of thousands of immigrants. You will be okay, I believe in you

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/obama-orders-review-of-russian-hacking-during-presidential-campaign/2016/12/09/31d6b300-be2a-11e6-94ac-3d324840106c_story.html?utm_term=.2471de6b80b6 More irrefutable evidence about the Russian hacking impact in the US around influencing the election. This time from the CIA, its really time some people stopped denying this

Wait, what was your moral objection? I guess I missed it. My moral objection was the tape where Trump talked about groping women seemingly confirming the accusations that immediately came out of his assaulting women. This has nothing to do with sexism or SJ btw Bruce, no one has the right to assault another person. Edit: No question Iran was involved in attacks on US forces in Iraq: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/09/30/the-shadow-commander Okay lets forget your moment of SJ weakness....we all agree never to bring it up again Your other point is much more relevant, of course Iran was directly involved in attacking and killing US troops for years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Sadr_City This is a known fact, I am surprised you were actually even entertaining Zora "assessment " of the involvement of Iran, he will try reduce and undermine the US subtlety in most of what he says and " Russia will achieve global hegemony as Putin is such a great leader " If he had been left to continue he would have eventually been telling you " ISIS is a benign and misunderstood group unfairly targeted by Western aggression "

Some people here are active members over there Its considered more " old school and hardcore RPG community " and a place where people can speak there minds without too much censorship I dont go there for exactly the reason there is no real enforced moderation so some people are just rude and obnoxious I looked up RPG codex on urban dictionary and this is what it says: "The RPG Codex is a forum for butthurt edgy teens who are "too cool for mainstream RPG's". The result is that they spend all their time playing old RPG's (but not that old) whilst slandering new ones (which they still play anyway). They stalk developers and modders such as Tessera and Wesp5 (who are all apparently German for some reason according to them) and have a weird obsession with many Bioware developers who they delve into the personal and private information of. The stalking of Tessera and Wesp5 has continued for 7 years by several insane individuals who use the Codex. 90% of the posters on the forum could have their own entries on Encyclopedia Dramatica] due to how insane they sound. The Codex also hates the RPG Watch which is actually the real place for sophisticated RPG discussion and not the Codex where you're more likely to find a racist or homophobic thread. Once upon a time, the RPG Codex was considered a serious place back when developers from Bethesda and Bioware posted on them but after being threatened with rape (yeah, seriously) by the basement dwellers there, the developers decided they had enough abuse from the neckbeards and blocked off all communications with the 'dex. The result is that the Codex has been butt mad ever since towards Bethesda and Bioware. In truth, the Codex is the place you'd want to go if you want to gossip about developers and their private lives because you're a weirdo. Good luck having a civil "sophisticated" debate about an RPG though since most of these idiots try to act like /b/tards but actually come off sounding more retarded. The RPG Codex is now the laughing stock of the RPG community and no one takes them seriously anymore." That sounds about right....maybe Im being nasty

Some people here are active members over there Its considered more " old school and hardcore RPG community " and a place where people can speak there minds without too much censorship I dont go there for exactly the reason there is no real enforced moderation so some people are just rude and obnoxious

Welcome to the forums, I meant to say this earlier Actually you right and it appears most people have forgotten what big event did happen Many of us were fixated and consumed by the US election on this forum and in RL There were constant debates, conspiracy theories and incomprehensible comments from Trump, I was on a forum and media high for 6-8 months .... So now I imagine we all just chilling for a bit as the election was very emotional for most of us on different levels

Nothing new about it, you just didn't notice it until now, because your ox got gored. Trump is making truth cool again, among other things. http://thefederalist.com/2016/11/11/donald-trump-just-made-10-things-cool/ Edit: Also watch true masters of false narrative at work: http://thefederalist.com/2016/05/09/ben-rhodes-reveals-how-obama-duped-america-into-the-dangerous-iran-deal/ Sorry WOD snookims but you were equally fooled by Trump, you dropped your support for him because of sustained daily criticism, though misplaced, and then finally the sexism incident made you say " okay this is too much even for me " We supported your unexpected SJ sympathies but .....we were wrong in this case, its rare but it happens even to us You should have stuck by Trump, imagine the moral high gound you would have had on this forum? This would have been one of those almost inexplicable times where if you wanted you could REALLY have gloated because sometimes I think the guys do tease you a little and keep taking what you say literally

You misunderstand me young grasshopper, I dont think I was wrong.....the ideological objective of a world where we dont practice bigotry and respect human rights can never be wrong? "Post Truth " is more for you guys to understand how you have been manipulated ....consider this a form of catharsis and introspection ...its constructive

As usual your insights are 100 % accurate What you describing is " post-truth " , its real and influenced many people in the USA to vote based on emotion and not rational thought. The good news is this disturbing trend should pass as civil society addresses this unexpected dynamic....remember its important people like us who believe in the objective facts continue to do this and not think " post truth " is the new reality of the world https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/nov/15/post-truth-named-word-of-the-year-by-oxford-dictionaries https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/posttruth

Guys come on.....lets be realistic about the validity of this wall We dont want to stop all those hot Mexican women coming to the USA

Can I ask you a question, do you not believe Putin has numerous reasons to interfere in the elections of various Western countries? His objective is a failure but that doesnt mean they wont interfere