BruceVC

When cheering for those in power, is it the only time when it you feel like you are part of something larger than you? Making history? Finding meaning or purpose? Just curious. I support a certain ideology like we all do. And what an ideology it is! Suppression of free speech and independent thought. Confiscation of private property. Mandatory gender-reassignment surgery for male misogynists! That will show them! And if it doesn't at least the earnest SJW's dating prospects will have improved! I kid of course! In all seriousness though Bruce you are railing against bad acts in a race where there is nothing but bad actors. You just have to learn to say f--k it. You make me laugh sometimes

I think I will watch the final debate live tonight, its 3 am SA time I do think it will be worth it

When cheering for those in power, is it the only time when it you feel like you are part of something larger than you? Making history? Finding meaning or purpose? Just curious. I support a certain ideology like we all do. Assange is a parasite and a very divisive personality who has a personal grudge against the West and particularly the USA Of course I feel like Im part of something greater when someone like Assange is unable to continue his cyber attacks on the USA, one less source of propaganda to worry about And the current administration doesn't do cyber attacks and indulge in propaganda? What is the difference? Define " indulge in propaganda ", you need to be specific and give examples ? You mean something that you can just enter in wikipedia so you can discern on what propaganda you find acceptable? Not going that route, sonny. Again, if that's the only reason for cheering for those in power, then "why?" if they are doing the very same thing as you claim Assange to do. All countries use a degree of propaganda but Assange isn't a country, he isn't a president ....he isn't much actually Assange quite simply represents a group of people that are opposed to the West and of course the USA and they seek to undermine the West whenever opportunity presents itself. HIs usage of propaganda surely cant be seen the same as when a country uses it ?

When cheering for those in power, is it the only time when it you feel like you are part of something larger than you? Making history? Finding meaning or purpose? Just curious. I support a certain ideology like we all do. Assange is a parasite and a very divisive personality who has a personal grudge against the West and particularly the USA Of course I feel like Im part of something greater when someone like Assange is unable to continue his cyber attacks on the USA, one less source of propaganda to worry about And the current administration doesn't do cyber attacks and indulge in propaganda? What is the difference? Define " indulge in propaganda ", you need to be specific and give examples ?

When cheering for those in power, is it the only time when it you feel like you are part of something larger than you? Making history? Finding meaning or purpose? Just curious. I support a certain ideology like we all do. Assange is a parasite and a very divisive personality who has a personal grudge against the West and particularly the USA Of course I feel like Im part of something greater when someone like Assange is unable to continue his cyber attacks on the USA, one less source of propaganda to worry about

This is a very good post Pidesco, I hope everyone reads its as it disputes the whole false narrative " the US election is rigged " by Trump

Did you miss the DNC rigging the primary and the video of the DNC staffer talking about busing groups around to vote in multiple polling stations? I'm not saying that its assured that the election will be rigged, but its hardly beyond belief. The DNC has done so much shady crap this election you can't really dismiss anything. There will always be a degree of voting fraud in almost every Democratic election across the world ...the USA is no different to other countries in this regard. But its not the same thing as saying " the US election is rigged " Trump is saying the entire electoral system is rigged

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ecuador-cuts-julian-assanges-internet-access-wikileaks-002425066.html So its confirmed, Ecuador has indeed cut Assanges Internet access, this will drive him insane with boredom and it serves him right I wonder how long he will will last now before surrendering to the UK authorities?

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/15/politics/donald-trump-rigged-election-hillary-clinton/index.html Guys Trump has gone too far ....again. He has now started questioning the legitimacy of the entire US election...he is saying there is systemic vote rigging This is unprecedented surely, a candidate attacking one of the core foundations of what the US stands for even before the election results are out ? Does this not concern anyone in the US?

No you right, your assessment is correct. WOD wont vote for Clinton....what will WOD do? Not vote in this case?

That's very big of you, WoD. I know we have a lot of disagreements on policies, but I admire that you are sticking to certain principals regardless of party lines. I concur with Hurlshot on this one Its interesting if you consider WOD position. For the last 12 months I have often posted " bombshells " around Trumps comments and controversial views. I use to assume in the beginning some of the articles I posted would immediately cause people to not support Trump As time went on I found people like WOD disputing some accusations or basically ignoring my concern which is not unexpected in a political debate because most of us become selective in our criticism of our own candidate I then just assumed WOD would vote Trump and nothing would change that. These latest sex assult accusations I never even bothered posting because I assumed any Trump supporter would see this as propaganda ...yet this is what seems to have had the greatest impact on WOD view....and I never thought it would matter

volo I always forget how much you care about Iraq Muslims, its something I really admire about you...your consistency and sincerity on these types of events

Second episode was equally terrifying

Is this real? Its impressive

/?http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/13/middleeast/iraq-inside-mosul-paton-walsh/index.html Finally, various forces are about to attack and reclaim Mosul from ISIS This is long overdue but this is the beginning of the end of ISIS as far as its caliphate is concerned Once Mosul is taken then the focus is on Raqqa. I wonder how brutal and deadly this Mosul campaign will be?

It is unusual I agree and her sister who is my friend is called Enolicia ....also unusual?

Ok, but it doesn't mean we should torpedo the guy. Yes, as you guys know I have a keen sense when someone is sexiist or some kind of bigot But I was wrong to be so harsh to him. What he said isnt that bad

@ Zora Gromnir is right, Russia had $400 billion of foreign reserve and they have been using it to survive and pay bills but my prediction is this will be depleted end of 2017 But there real issue is Putin failed to diversify the Russian economy. And now its too late as who would seriously invest in Russia now ? So unless the oil price gets back to $100 I see no hope for them to address the economic recession they in

Consider this then: Syrian war has empowered Russia. That Afghanistan-like quagmire never materialized and their intervention is seen as a big success. Atrocities might shock diplomats but average voter will find it convenient to disbelieve them. US giving up on Syria could at least limit Putin's gains. Yes, you see this is a good point. Russia gets involved in Syria and this entangles them and costs them resources This would be a good outcome, Putin can experience how dysfunctional the ME is and how it just drains your country The West at least acknowledges these types of mistakes. You must know this Sometimes it has to be seen as collateral damage and yes its a tragedy Russia is denying killing civilians and has shown no remorse. Watch this interview http://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2016/10/12/sot-amanpour-sergey-lavrov-aleppo-boy-omran-daqneesh.cnn/video/playlists/amanpour/

He asked an okay question about energy, I watched the whole thing But you right again, I was being unfair to him

It takes two to tango. US could have given up on Syria when it became obvious that there was no public support for intervention. Instead it embarrassed itself with 'red lines' and now looks willing to fight Assad to the last rebel it can arm. Syria has suffered enough. It's much better for US to admit defeat today than to spin out the inevitable at a ever rising cost of lives. I'll be honest, it may seem like a terrible thing to say as I agree Syria has suffered but I dont feel anything emotionally ..nothing. I dont really care who wins the war because the entire country is broken and has no more strategic importance to countries that do matter to me I am more concerned with atrocities on the African continent because African people think like me and have emotions like me , I care what happens to Western countries and there citizens But the entire ME is mostly just about trying to keep it stable so it doesnt become a problem the West has to fix as usual But I still dont agree with your view and this is important as only one of us can be right...and if you right I will admit it The Veto is what matters because that is the beginning of when the West would have intervened like in Libya. They would have destroyed Assad's air force and other military resources like his tanks and left the ground fighting to Syrian rebels Once the Syrian rebels had defeated Assad like Gaddafi had been killed we cant predict how it would have ended because who were the Syrian rebels really? But it wouldn't be as bad as today, no chance. There would be no ISIS and most of the country would be intact, Aleppo would be fine for example So when China and Russia vetoed any military intervention they started a chain of events that ended in this disaster we see today Read this old link to see how things were back then in 2011 and what the country was like....Syria had hope back then http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/06/world/middleeast/with-united-nations-veto-russia-and-china-help-syria.html

The New York Times Politics section. https://archive.is/Q9KQD I have to be honest those comments about him actually make me think much less of him....he now seems more like some Internet troglodyte and its best he remains at a place like reddit...he will find good company ........? Huh? I'm lost Bruce, what about those comments make him seem bad or a troglodyte? Am I missing something in that I read he seems like a same laid back person? You understand the background ? Most media networks completely exaggerated how normal and well meaning his one question was. Its like we are all desperate for role models ....he was extensively on CNN and everyone said how great he was But its obvious he has many controversial views and is insensitive about certain events that shook US society Bad guy legally kills kid in self defense. Sucks for everybody,” he wrote, before blaming the news media. hat were, for the record, posted online without her consent Okay to be honest ...maybe he isnt that bad ? Your post made me go back and read what I found that I thought was so bad....I couldnt find anything serious so well done for correcting me I take back the Trog comment Its not right to say things about someone if he isnt that bad...the only excuse I have is I was stoned earlier when I read it first

Sure it is old but also ongoing and its getting worse. Aleppo is almost completely destroyed But the forum members I mentioned never seem to mention it and they usually have a lot to say about any Western mistakes in a war zone But how do you see the Syria crisis as a US failure? It was caused by the Arab Spring and when Russia and China vetoed Western military involvement the war continued and got worse and worse. If anything Russia and China are responsible for the war lasting as long

Guys there are so many links of the atrocities currently being committed by Russia and Assad in there bombing campaign against Aleppo and other areas in Syria. They have bombed hospitals several times and have no concern for civilian life and have indiscriminately killed thousands ...as I always say " there is something that is empty in most Russian, its like they have no conscience "? The USA is considering charging Russia with war crimes and its warranted, lets see what happens http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/10/07/kerry-says-russia-syria-should-face-war-crimes-probe/91725626/ Now i know how much some of our forum members are concerned about the loss of civilian lives of Syrians or other Muslims in the Middle East when the USA is responsible ...yet I have heard nothing from anyone about the war crimes Russia has committed So the only possible explanation for this is you guys just arent aware of what has been happening the last 6-8 months so I posted some links for you guys....there are many more Oby, Zora, Volo, Drowsy, Dark, Chillout, LK, Meshugger, Hiro .....I did this for you , its important to be informed http://globalnews.ca/news/2977193/russia-syrian-government-bomb-aleppo-hospital/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/23/russian-cluster-bombs-killed-hundreds-civilians-syria-watchdog http://time.com/4129222/russia-airstrikes-syria-civilian-casualties-isis/ http://globalnews.ca/news/2977193/russia-syrian-government-bomb-aleppo-hospital/ http://edition.cnn.com/2016/02/05/politics/kerry-russian-bombs-killing-women-and-children-in-large-numbers/index.html

The New York Times Politics section. https://archive.is/Q9KQD I have to be honest those comments about him actually make me think much less of him....he now seems more like some Internet troglodyte and its best he remains at a place like reddit...he will find good company