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...Right. Understandable retort considering what the media portrays. The shock of being treated better there than in most places in Europe took a while for me to accept. Wasn't intended as voicing skepticism, more like... sure, they'll be genuinely friendly, nice and polite to you as long as you look and behave like someone belonging to their in-group. But I'm also pretty sure they'll treat you with considerably more... let's say, distance, if you're not that keen on the whole God business, or - heavens forbid - happen to be non-white, non-straight, and visibly a foreigner. Based on my travels, i would say that whites (and especially nordics) have the weakest ingroup/outgroup-mentality and thus, relatively speaking, the most welcoming kind for all the oddballs of the world. I doubt there's any place in the world though where being an outsider to an ingroup is naturally or culturally celebrated. But its a good thing you Nordics are so welcoming, this is something to be seen in a very positive way

The sooner we can focus and support Hilary as the only Democrat candidate the better I dont mind the Republicans tearing themselves apart with these personal attacks and vitriol against each other but I dont like to see the Democrats doing it....yes I know it sounds naive as Democratic candidates aren't these perfect people but I still feel politics doesnt have to be so.....vituperative, like the Republican candidacy race has been

http://www.ibtimes.com/new-york-primary-election-polls-2016-hillary-clinton-leads-sanders-ahead-decisive-2355126 Okay big day today, NY primary ....Clinton leads Sanders according to this poll. I would hope so considering Sanders is still going on about " breaking up Wall Street " and other similar irresponsible comments Anyway exciting day...is Trump going to win the Republican primary, he should win IMO?

Volo I prefer to formulate my own opinion on games, I have extremely unusual gaming standards Besides its probably fair to say there is a level of bias towards this game that makes most reviews for me unrealistic but the good news is if I say " Volo this is a good game " then you know that game will be good and you must buy it

Its probably better to not see this as idiocy but rather Sweden's attempts to make all reasonable efforts to integrate the refugees I have to admire there endeavors, I'm not sure I would be so supportive if I was Swedish ...but I'm not Swedish so I'm sure the local citizens see it differently? It is idiocy Bruce. Suicidal idiocy. Like most other western nations, the Swedish government is selling out it's own people. Sweden just happens to arguably be doing it faster than most. Probably the only nation further along the path of self destruction is Germany. I would prefer to get the opinion of people who are Swedish to see if they think there government is selling out there country, I'll be surprised if someone like Rostere thinks that ? Germany is fine Vals, I keep trying to explain its not possible for the refugees arriving in the EU to lead to the Islamification of the EU...that would be like saying " the Mexican drug cartels are going end up dominating the USA " I actually personally know a little more than a half dozen Swedes (I have friends and family in most western European nations), and have had contact with a great many in the past. The only Swedes I've spoken with in the last ~5 years that don't have issues with the immigration problem, are a couple of employees at Paradox (and people I consider pure morons for multiple reasons (this issue wasn't even one of the secondary ones)). Note, every single one of them a commie to some degree, but even many of the commies over there have seen some of the light. I even know a guy over there who was assaulted by some imported Arabs, and had some bones broken courtesy of them (they even got away with it).. A few of these folks that I've known a long time, were once upon a decade or so ago pro-immigrant. Regardless of all of this, one does not need to actually be in the fighting ring to see the bludgeoning, and make a good guess as to who's winning. The immigrant issue in many European nations is indeed nothing short of suicidal. And if the current rules in that ring aren't abandoned, it's pretty clear who is going to go down at the end of the fight. Okay ..dont leave me hanging? Who is going to be going down at the end of the fight in your opinion?

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/04/17/us/southwest-muslim-passenger-removed/ Whoops, this may be a case of over-reaction .....

Yes its perfectly safe, you'll be fine. Many people I know travel to Europe all the time The chance of you being involved in some terrorist attack must be so remote its not worth worrying about ? Really now? This coming from you? Who clamors probably more than anyone else on these forums that we 'must stop the 'terrorists'!', who swallows whole any government endorsed tale of 'terrorism', and who happily wholeheartedly endorses any evil thing done in the name of stopping 'terrorism'. It's a wonder your head doesn't explode due to so much dissonance. Seriously, if you're ever in NY look me up. You're one person I've got to see for myself. Note: I fully endorse the idea that one shouldn't be concerned with 'terrorists'. The politicians who decry 'terrorism' are a far greater and more immediate danger for average Joe. As for traveling in Europe, that of course depends on where you go. A general rule of thumb is don't wear sneakers, and don't be obviously American. While it's getting uglier over there, most of it (I'd probably only skip Ukraine) hasn't reached Afghanistan, much of Africa, or northern Mexico levels of danger yet. Just talk to the indigenous locals about the best places to go/avoid, and pay attention to your surroundings. Okay I'll look you up in NY, I love NY city its an amazing, vibrant and thoroughly captivating place

Its probably better to not see this as idiocy but rather Sweden's attempts to make all reasonable efforts to integrate the refugees I have to admire there endeavors, I'm not sure I would be so supportive if I was Swedish ...but I'm not Swedish so I'm sure the local citizens see it differently? It is idiocy Bruce. Suicidal idiocy. Like most other western nations, the Swedish government is selling out it's own people. Sweden just happens to arguably be doing it faster than most. Probably the only nation further along the path of self destruction is Germany. I would prefer to get the opinion of people who are Swedish to see if they think there government is selling out there country, I'll be surprised if someone like Rostere thinks that ? Germany is fine Vals, I keep trying to explain its not possible for the refugees arriving in the EU to lead to the Islamification of the EU...that would be like saying " the Mexican drug cartels are going end up dominating the USA "

Its probably better to not see this as idiocy but rather Sweden's attempts to make all reasonable efforts to integrate the refugees I have to admire there endeavors, I'm not sure I would be so supportive if I was Swedish ...but I'm not Swedish so I'm sure the local citizens see it differently?

A Tale with no happy ending? Not the kind of stories I need to hear being the driver of a newly leased car... " A Tale with no happy ending? " you missed your calling, forget ERP systems, you would excel as as Internet comedian

I don't know about that. Six teenage girls with you in a rowboat lost at sea with all the hardships that entails? After two days their complaining alone will make you wish you had the dog back!

You so clever Hiro comparing what horrific deeds a pet can do to group like ISIS You insight never ceases to amaze

What an insufferable a-hole. It's basically him saying "I don't like what these people are doing, so let me sink down to their level and wallow around." I'm 100% positive that is a ridiculously dumb tactic and will only make things worse. Take the fricken' high road. You obviously didn't watch the video to completion, or what Whittle ultimately said is very lost on you. I watched to the end and it just gets more difficult to watch ...for example what difference does it make if someone doesn't know who invented the jet engine?I didn't know that and so what,...does this make Bill Whittle clever than me and somehow a better person ? Why ..because I dont know some historical fact like that? *sigh* The point is that he uses the very same logic these bozos are using against them and thus showing how crypto-racists the SJWs really are with their compartmentalization of culture and race. So what is the example that SJW are using that is the equivalent to " who created the jet engine" ? His point is that specific races don't have exclusive use of something just because someone of that race came up with it. Humanity would go nowhere otherwise. Thank you Oerwinde for clarifying , I wish other people could spend the 20 seconds giving there interpretation of this type of video instead of being sarcastic and implying I'm stupid Yes that was my understanding of the video but its still illogical and doesn't make sense because you cannot compare things like the the invention of penicillin or jet engines to dreadlocks Things like the invention of penicillin are the result of shared cultural understandings of medicine that sometimes span history. For example Algebra was invented by the Arabs yet Math is the core foundation for many Western inventions and understandings of Science So did the West in fact get its knowledge from the Arabic world...did the West appropriate all its knowledge ? No of course not but the knowledge gained in the historical Islamic world did help the West achieve its current hegemony So in summary Dreadlocks are not science or examples of inventiveness ...its just a social statement. I think that lady student was childish and silly to criticize the white student but to now suggest that " whiny feminists and SJW " shouldn't go on planes as there race didnt create the jet engine is not a fair analogy, its illogical and inconsistent with people potentially being involved with " cultural appropriation " ( which is also a stupid idea to begin with as I support degrees of multiculturalism where we share and understand each others cultures )

I'd probably be inclined to kill the other 6. The dog is one of my own, they're not This sort of statement causes me to reflect on what has gone awry with our species. A dog will never write a symphony, let alone appreciate one. They will never provide insight into the nature of reality. Its capacity to produce, appreciate, and relate are so comparatively inferior, yet somehow humans will frequently elevate them beyond their own kind. I don't understand this. Dogs have been selectively bred for social compatibility with humans for hundreds of years. Their affection has been cultivated the same way grapes have been selectively evolved by humans for enjoyment. Pinot Nior vs. Sauvengion Blanc. Doberman vs. Chihuahua. When people start valuing another species more than their own--let alone something as simplistic and inferior as a dog, I begin to suspect projection of a cognitively dissonant self-loathing. Somehow tossing human survivors overboard to their deaths is a sane statement, yet making an equivalent statement like, "I would murder half a dozen innocent sapient beings and feed them to my demonstrably inferior emotional toy should I deem it necessary" would be considered psychopathic. Bizarre. I have no kind, I am the creative nothing and everything is my property. I will value my property as I see fit, if that means throwing over an ape to save a hound then I will act upon my desire. Funny enough I was going to raise something similar I am being deadly serious when I say with no sense of guilt, if there was me and my pet and 6 members of ISIS in my boat I would throw the 6 ISIS people overboard without a pause ...in fact I would throw 6 ISIS members overboard even if I didn't have a pet So in summary I am saying there are people in this world whose life value I would consider less than a pet because of the horrendous deeds and actions they have committed

:lol: Okay this is one of the funniest posts around candidates changing I have ever .." Barnie...during campaign "

Sorry Volo but I don't believe you. You say you aren't influenced by SJW nonsense yet when I was raising legitimate complaints about the game Hatred you made comments like " now I'm going to buy this game because SJW are telling me I mustn't " Lets not kid yourself, you behave EXACTLY the same as any "SJW " except you are the opposite

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/04/17/politics/north-korea-donald-trump/index.html I may not be too fond of Trump but North Korea officials criticizing him is ....laughable and hypocritical

What an insufferable a-hole. It's basically him saying "I don't like what these people are doing, so let me sink down to their level and wallow around." I'm 100% positive that is a ridiculously dumb tactic and will only make things worse. Take the fricken' high road. You obviously didn't watch the video to completion, or what Whittle ultimately said is very lost on you. I watched to the end and it just gets more difficult to watch ...for example what difference does it make if someone doesn't know who invented the jet engine?I didn't know that and so what,...does this make Bill Whittle clever than me and somehow a better person ? Why ..because I dont know some historical fact like that? *sigh* The point is that he uses the very same logic these bozos are using against them and thus showing how crypto-racists the SJWs really are with their compartmentalization of culture and race. So what is the example that SJW are using that is the equivalent to " who created the jet engine" ?

But even in Bioware games, and I've played and participated in almost all Bioware Romance games except for DA:I ( havent played it yet ), the Romance options are still optional and not intrusive...meaning if you don't want Romance you just ignore those choices during the dialogue I still find hard to believe you guys can have such a serious contention with them...I would understand if Romance was forced on you in the game ? In their last three or four games BioWare's romances have been very intrusive. Off the top of my head, DA 2 and Mass Effect 3 actually force you into romantic dialog even if you've barely spoken with characters (DA2 Anders tries to hit on you five minutes after meeting you, and every ME3 who is romanceable will eventually ask you if you want to go out back for a quickie). DAI companions don't try to corner you like DA2 and ME3, but still managed to be even worse because while not romancing anyone all the party dialog while you're just walking around is about how horny all the companions are, and that's not hyperbole. I honesty didnt have that experience with Romance being intrusive I always follow Romance arcs but they with characters that I feel some connection to like Isabela, Viconia,, Ashley Williams, Fall from Grace or Annah ( and the last 2 weren't a real Romance arc) ..so I never Romanced Anders but in the beginning of DA2 he started flirting and I just politely explained it wasnt going to happen ( I cant remember the exact options but thats more or less what happened and yes I did play DA 2 a while ago so my recollection may be incorrect )

What an insufferable a-hole. It's basically him saying "I don't like what these people are doing, so let me sink down to their level and wallow around." I'm 100% positive that is a ridiculously dumb tactic and will only make things worse. Take the fricken' high road. You obviously didn't watch the video to completion, or what Whittle ultimately said is very lost on you. I watched to the end and it just gets more difficult to watch ...for example what difference does it make if someone doesn't know who invented the jet engine?I didn't know that and so what,...does this make Bill Whittle clever than me and somehow a better person ? Why ..because I dont know some historical fact like that?

What an insufferable a-hole. It's basically him saying "I don't like what these people are doing, so let me sink down to their level and wallow around." I'm 100% positive that is a ridiculously dumb tactic and will only make things worse. Take the fricken' high road. I also find the video racist ...he makes some very concerning comments and generalizations about " people of color " as he calls them. He goes on and on about what hypocrites SJW are and he throws around the terms " cultural appropriation " and how serious accusations of this is in society....and then his example is the white guy being criticized for dreadlocks? That video looks staged to me ..like the people are actors Sorry Vals but unless I'm missing something this video is going to be another one of your videos that I will moving to my list of " offensive and unhelpful "

Guys you mustn't be anti-Romance, Romance adds a more realistic level of character interaction and makes characters generally more memorable Also isn't Romance optional? Romance? Never said anything about romance. This will be the first IE game I drop. Mainly because of the developers' overbearing arrogance, snickering attitude and slight disdain for the whole thing. It's as if they're too old for this stuff, and can't be bothered to take it seriously anymore. I was chastised a year ago on the PoE boards for praising Trent and his EE series. Obsidian fanbois told me he was a hack cashing in on the IE series. You know what? They were right. I know my $20 won't be missed as they'll probably cash in on this travesty anyway. If only they lost a bit on this, they'd realize they can't take a dump on the customers and still make money. It's not a big deal. I was hoping for a little IE snack, instead I am to be schooled in liberalism by leftist US activists who suddenly feel the Scandinavian Bern. Someone once called me a socialist nincompoop. I must say I find it a bit amusing to hear him support some bra-burning socialist. Maybe he has a heart after all. I apologize , I misunderstood your view around Romance and some of your criticisms towards SOD

Guys you mustn't be anti-Romance, Romance adds a more realistic level of character interaction and makes characters generally more memorable Also isn't Romance optional? Romances in a pick-one-out-of-a-lineup does not add realism. The only video game romances I've ever seen actually work were the kind where you aren't playing as a blank-slate character and all cut scenes are cinematic with no or little player input. Such romances can be good or bad, just like a movie romance, but when the character is entirely left up to player control and there's a list of a dozen girls, guys, aliens, and poorly rendered giant grey gumbies not only does it not feel realistic, it also feels pandering, lazy, and like a porn game they put a handful of combat scenarios onto last minute. (And yes, I'm digging on BioRomance.) But even in Bioware games, and I've played and participated in almost all Bioware Romance games except for DA:I ( havent played it yet ), the Romance options are still optional and not intrusive...meaning if you don't want Romance you just ignore those choices during the dialogue I still find hard to believe you guys can have such a serious contention with them...I would understand if Romance was forced on you in the game ?

I'll be honest, I normally dont buy games that are either set in respects to the narrative before a previous game or in the middle because for me I know how it ends, I much prefer sequels because the ending is unknown But I think I'll be supporting this game exactly because I feel much of the criticism is unreasonable and driven more from emotion due to certain design choices than logical and objective

Guys you mustn't be anti-Romance, Romance adds a more realistic level of character interaction and makes characters generally more memorable Also isn't Romance optional?