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Don't worry Turkey is part of Nato, and they also like systematically oppress their people. So you know how much freedom means for freedom army Yes Turkey has made some controversial political choices but they also a very important strategic partner to the West in the region so we cannot be too judgemental For example, one of the many benefits Turkey provides is the processing area for refugees attempting to get to Europe

The rise of homophobia in Russia is not a big factor for the tension between the West and Russia, this would be a minor issue in the world of global-politics. But it creates criticism from some circles towards Russia but this is more on a SJ\equality level The West has a strategic alliance with Saudi Arabia, they are both united in the war on Islamic extremism. After 9/11 Saudi Arabia didnt care about fighting Islamic extremism until they started getting targeted. So the West and countries like Saudi Arabia have a common enemy We have to ignore the obvious issues around some human rights abuses in places like Saudi because we face a greater threat from the likes of ISIS and Al-Qaeda Red just to be clear, do you want to know why this perceived animosity and suspicion exists towards Russia?I do, but I'm just finding it a bit ironic and a bit funny that USA wont get along with Russia because of difference in beliefs BUT in USA christians and Muslims and atheists are all supposed to get along even though they have difference in beliefs and ideals by LAW.Just seems a bit hypocritical of USA especially with tolerance being shoved down our throats over here. Why not do what they force their citizens to do, get along and work together even though culture/beliefs/morals are different and go against each other. You are asking a very pertinent question, I have realized people like myself who have been raising this whole " guys Russia is hacking the USA,.,,,,,,why aren't you getting upset " are not explaining the context or going into the history of cyber-espionage so it probably seems we are making at times an unreasonable fuss over something that for many people doesnt appear serious I am going to make a separate post around this to explain in more detail why the Russian hacking is a concern ...I look forward to your comments Highly unlikely as the state doping was only implemented after the bad results of the Russian athletes after the Vancouver 2010 games and the ability of Russia to interfere in the IT infrastructure of countries is also a relatively new phenomena ....we have seen this the last 10-15 years maximum because hackers lacked the resources to implement the types of disruptions we sometimes seeYou are talking about new methods and new technology not new mentality. As always you don't dissapoint by being clueless and oblivious to reality and facts. Volourn is right, mentaly Russians didn't change at all for... well it will be a century in March.Oh you guys are talking about the historical behavior of Russia and not what they actually do nowadays....its still inconsistent to the criticism but I see the point I'd like to know, it's always good to get as many sides of the story even if u may not agree with what's being said. Also I'm a bit on edge with RL, so don't take my rants personal lol I enjoy your views and dont see your posts as rants, rather as honest manifestations of frustration around some societal dynamics

Shady what is the most exotic thing you have ever eaten? I basically eat everything except for insects I eat offal, brain and all types of unusual meat like horse and jellyfish.....sometimes I eat something which isnt great but I try to be adventous at restaurants so I challange my palate

Red just to be clear, do you want to know why this perceived animosity and suspicion exists towards Russia? I do, but I'm just finding it a bit ironic and a bit funny that USA wont get along with Russia because of difference in beliefs BUT in USA christians and Muslims and atheists are all supposed to get along even though they have difference in beliefs and ideals by LAW. Just seems a bit hypocritical of USA especially with tolerance being shoved down our throats over here. Why not do what they force their citizens to do, get along and work together even though culture/beliefs/morals are different and go against each other. You are asking a very pertinent question, I have realized people like myself who have been raising this whole " guys Russia is hacking the USA,.,,,,,,why aren't you getting upset " are not explaining the context or going into the history of cyber-espionage so it probably seems we are making at times an unreasonable fuss over something that for many people doesnt appear serious I am going to make a separate post around this to explain in more detail why the Russian hacking is a concern ...I look forward to your comments Highly unlikely as the state doping was only implemented after the bad results of the Russian athletes after the Vancouver 2010 games and the ability of Russia to interfere in the IT infrastructure of countries is also a relatively new phenomena ....we have seen this the last 10-15 years maximum because hackers lacked the resources to implement the types of disruptions we sometimes see You are talking about new methods and new technology not new mentality. As always you don't dissapoint by being clueless and oblivious to reality and facts. Volourn is right, mentaly Russians didn't change at all for... well it will be a century in March. Oh you guys are talking about the historical behavior of Russia and not what they actually do nowadays....its still inconsistent to the criticism but I see the point

If I can give you some advice, be very careful you dont mistake obligation with unrealized correct or moral behavior. So in other words sometimes we stop doing something thinking its a negative aspect of our lives but in fact its an unintentional part of our ritual that we not aware of

Highly unlikely as the state doping was only implemented after the bad results of the Russian athletes after the Vancouver 2010 games and the ability of Russia to interfere in the IT infrastructure of countries is also a relatively new phenomena ....we have seen this the last 10-15 years maximum because hackers lacked the resources to implement the types of disruptions we sometimes see

Its definitely got worse over the last 10 years, the way the Kremlin supports a certain narrative and believes in Russian hegemony is concerning The state sponsored doping and state supported hacking is an example of this

Red just to be clear, do you want to know why this perceived animosity and suspicion exists towards Russia?

Im not following some of your point, what potentially untrue information were the Europeans told and what were the Russians told?

There is laws that if you speak about homosexuality you can be jailed, because of spreading homosexual propaganda. These laws are used to jail people carrying rainbow flags etc. symbols of LGBT community, so I would say that they are very much systematically oppressed. That only mean that they don't have the privilage of running in the streets with their genitals displayed. Russian approach is reasonable and the West is not. The Russian approach is just another example of how under Putin Russia has become an intolerant and insensitive society, it is this type of social development that puts Russia at opposite ends to the West Russia doesnt share certain core values that the West believes in, if you are a bigot and or homophobe then the egregious discrimination in Russia against the LGBT community will seem rational and reasonable but for many people it is appalling and contemptuous

More freedom than in Russia? That's not exactly a high bar to clear. Have you been to Russia? I've been there and in the US, so I can compare. Dark you not seriously suggesting Russia is a free society?

It was deer. Well, deer calf and to be perfectly specific saddle and tenderloin. Young venison runs a much smaller risk of being gamey and tough so the extra money is well spent - assuming one likes venison and has no problems with eating cute little baby deers. That sounds delicious, we have lots of venison in SA and in hunting season we have all this variety of animals like Impala, Kudu and Eland

Even though I cancelled my leave for December its been fun and interesting staying in JHB this week. I work a few hours each day but then I can do my own thing in the afternoon. Today I have been at Hooters which is always festive, shooters and chickens wings were rife And I still get to take this time off as leave later

No, me telling you what you should be doing has nothing to do with SA crime and courts I know what you should be doing as its obvious and has already been implemented, no need to thank me for wanting to improve the USA. I am driven by altruistic and constructive opinions on how to improve certain social dynamics in the USA

Yes, we need to make our prison system and the entire justice system more like South Africa. SA is really leading the future on the issue of crime. WOD you cannot seriously believe it is acceptable to send people to jail for position of weed? Thats the core point of this debate, in the USA the sentencing of people for weed was egregious and extreme. This has now been relaxed in most states so that is a good thing You dont want our prisons or degree of criminal activity ....you guys would think its a warzone. We have high levels of crime

Okay....shady you have some serious competition. I love Vension, what specific meat was it ?

Thx for the tip Shady, this is exactly the type of movie I enjoy Earlier I was saying to Majestic how sometimes not many people on this forum after 5 years seem to understand how I post or think, I'm not really blaming anyone because as I realized several months ago I am not actually a good forum person as I dont understand and don't really attempt to decipher most of the internet innuendo or forum vernacular many people use Yet you recommended a movie that is incredibly applicable ....especially today. How is this for coincidental, not even 4 hours ago I was on one of the radio talk shows talking to a awesome black women who is also a talk show host and TV presenter. Anyway she was talking about how in SA they are going to be legalizing weed and then we started talking about prisons in the USA and she was saying to me she wants to do a show about prisons and how unfair sentences in the USA lead to African Americans getting jail time for very long periods of time Anyway this video is exactly what we were talking about....isnt that bizaare. I will tell her about it and they can get it for the radio show Quick question, how did you know I would be interested in that particular video because we dont really discuss racism and my views on issues like jails in the USA? Given your misunderstanding I don't think you're in a position to make that judgement. Baro I know you appreciate constructive criticism but the issue here is not my question or statement but rather how you guys sometimes unintentionally propagate and encourage the concept of " post truth " ...in other words we make statements that are not based on fact but rather some personal emotional issue with how workers are paid.....and then its slavery its not all the time but eventually we need to move to a point where if we going to say things that cannot be substantiated we rather not say them .....if we dont start getting into this habit we contribute towards misinformation and benightedness on the Internet

Ah, okay now I get it Obviously the guy isn't being serious so I assume KP and others were just joking Anyway now it makes sense

I do see a way around this, just declare being unemployed as illegal with the punishment being indentured servitude or some such. I appreciate your feedback, you very consistent like that I must have mentioned this on this forum about 10-15 times but people still question the veracity of my comments it appears, I dont troll in the sense you guys define trolling. If I ask a question about something I dont understand then I honestly dont understand the point people are making so thanks again for your explanation But it still is confusing, why are we mentioning slavery? Slavery ended in the USA in the 1860's, are people suggesting because the UBI has been abandoned now workers will be treated like slaves ? The entire point makes no sense....so I must be missing sense

Sorry but I don't want to be an intern again. Guys all 3 of you seem to understand the point of what those guys are alluding to in the post Baro made So how do we go from a possible relaxation of the UBI to now thinking workers will be working like slaves ? Could one of you explain what you mean....or maybe you guys are just joking ?

Was it Best Friends? I know they are near you. It was a puppy mill rescue organization based out of Colorado Springs. The name was something similar to that, I can check in the morning. In SA we take the wellbeing of our pets very seriously, so for example if someone abuses there pets there can and will be criminal charges Sometimes there are cases of utter abuse of dogs and the people committing these acts are literally vilified by most of society, I remember a couple of years ago a drunk man put a firecracker in his dogs anal cavity ....the cracker exploded and the dog died a slow death over the next 8 years The guy who did this lost his job and was charged for abuse of animals and he had to move from his neighbourhood

But why would you try to do something that is not your skillset ? Why not ask one of the Art teachers to assist or give ideas around creativity ?

What would be typical Xmas food in your area of Canada? I imagine where volo lives in the wilderness they feast on Grizzly Bear or Elk

http://www.centredaily.com/news/nation-world/world/article122939564.html I enjoyed his music, he will be missed

Not only am I giving Trump a chance I am supportive of several things he has already done The position of president of the USA is much more important than any one man. We must give Trump the benefit of the doubt for the next 4 years. It seems counterintuitive to automatically have preconceived views of anyone in politics especially when they explained numerous times " what was said during the campaign mustn't be taken literally " I still support numerous SJ campaigns but I acknowledge after the 9 months of making certain assumptions around Trump, which is not anyones fault because he was offensive, I now realize people like myself need to review a few things around some SJ causes we openly support as its clear to me some of the SJ views I have held around " this is offensive, this person is a bigot " were misplaced and inaccurate Its illogical if I claim to support someone like Hilary, who I still like , but her own support base didn't vote for her in the same numbers as previous elections