BruceVC

Great empires aren't overcome by external enemies, they crumble under the weight of their own internal problems. An enormous national debt, secret FISA courts, the erosion of civil liberties, mass surveillance, the patriot act, increasing use of drones in the US, intensive militarization of the police, Citizens United legalizing political corruption, Wall Street bigwigs going to work for the government, financial deregulation, wiping out the middle class, benching the congress and the people while stealing 700B, waging war without congressional approval, extensive use of torture, a privately owned federal reserve bank with secret owners printing money out of thin air, an illegal federal income tax, 11,000 firearm homicides each year because anyone can buy a gun, freedom of expression and independent media under growing pressure, big media dumbing down the population, TV-show cartoon billionaires running for president.. .. the list goes on and on.. And the best thing! - WE NEED YOU! oh the irony.. Cheers, J. There isn't anything in the list that is particularly concerning or can't be fixed?

For me who lives in a very sunny country it sounds a little harsh but I suppose you get use to it ?

Lapland mines, I hear its dark all the time in winter

Yeah I have also had that, I think certain ingredients can do that to the bread...its annoying and I have to use my finger

Thats also true, how much useful information is actually gained ? It is difficult to say http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/09/cia-torture-effectiveness_n_6297720.html Elerond I want to ask you something I was reading this link about winter weather in Finland and how there are days of darkness? What do you do when its dark? Is it 24/7 and does this apply to Helsinki ?

Thats also true, how much useful information is actually gained ?

I agree but we have to understand it is designed to gain information, I doubt any interrogation is pleasant

I wish people wouldn't use the word " torture " ..it conjures up images of dark rooms lit by smoky lamps, hot coals and iron maidens Advanced interrogation techniques is much more palatable

Well that's a relief. If a CIA director says it, it must be true. Vals you have to start learning to trust institutions like the CIA, end of the day they have your best interests at heart You dont need to know anything about them to respect the hard work they do Bruce, the CIA has my best interests at heart as much as Ebola or a Great White Shark does. Come on Vals, that a bit harsh?

Well that's a relief. If a CIA director says it, it must be true. Vals you have to start learning to trust institutions like the CIA, end of the day they have your best interests at heart You dont need to know anything about them to respect the hard work they do

Did you use the CAT potion ?

Thanks mate, that's very good of you to say (though have there ever been any other SAers on these forums? I also wish I had more close friends to discuss RPGs, fantasy books and other topics with. But I think if I ever moved back to SA, I would experience reverse culture shock You the first that has stayed on the forum and I chatted with this long Yes you would have to understand what is different in SA...but its not too serious...well it might take some adjustment. I love it here and feel part of the transformation but I wont lie I have a good job and my family has money. It makes things easier. But there is lots of poverty

http://www.mintpressnews.com/brics-attack-empires-destabilizing-hand-reaches-south-africa/215126/ Guys this is the anti-Western garbage that gets fed to black South Africans...I just spent an hour refuting it

Oerwinde you always talk to me, no one wants to talk to me....waaaaaaaaaaah How is the wee man, has he done naughty things lately?

Not everyone in past centuries were mass exterminators of the human species. The fact that most rulers were or were willing to be that doesn't really change that. It's not that I begrudge them what they had to do to preserve their kingdoms (there would be even more slaughter at the hands of others if their kingdoms ever exhibited weakness, I'm sure), but do I think they were "good" people? No, I don't think they were. Some were obviously worse than others, though...with Hitler and Genghis Khan and Stalin probably ranking among the worst. Barti are we allowed to talk to each other? We didn't set any terms but we getting on well?

We always need to be cautious when looking at historical figures to not use a modern lense. You funny It reminds me of something kids get taught at school......Baro if you unclear ask me to explain, its no isssue

If you let stupid or crazy people set you don't even know set you off, you're going to be 'set off' quite often in life as stupid and/or crazy people make up the majority of the population. Also, drugs #)@( people up, bad. I'd wager a lot that the guy in that video has been on some for quite some time (unless he's actually a very talented actor filming something, which I doubt). My experienced guess would be Ritalin or similar. Also, most of reddit isn't much better than 4chan, and that's mostly adolescent sewage. The whole thing is not worth getting upset about. Really. Only Vals could go through one of LK posts and comments ...LK keep him as friend But Vals I asked you yesterday to simply update me on a few issues due to my crushing headache ...and you refused. This inconsistency should concern you...its easy to fix

Imagine if Oby is really hot....but this is pure speculation? But now you guys mention it....Oby gets annoyed when I keep mentioning Russian strippers, ladies can get annoyed by strippers?

Oby is a girl...surly not, he posts pictures of girls ? That's such a heterosexual-cisgender-male remark of you! I expected better of you, Bruce. I really did. Oby is a girl...surly not, he posts pictures of girls ? You're so closed minded Bruce. Falling for typical bigoted stereotypes. Just because Oby posts pictures of girls doesn't mean Oby isn't a girl, or imagines himself to be one 'trapped' in a man's body. Guys I was going to respond to this but my friends girlfriend said you trolling me....she is very good at reading people on the internet and she is only 21 So you nearly caused me to write a long post

Oby is a girl...surly not, he posts pictures of girls ?

Really? You met him in person? In SA? That's pretty cool. And you have a really good memory (I just played through those parts of the game today) Man, as I kid, I remember thinking that those books were as hardcore as you got (thematically and art-wise) I mean, that was before the internet and all that. Yeah, the story with Steve Jackson has more interesting parts and I 'll go into detail later Its weird how I remember those books....but I also collected the single series books and Lone Wolf I use to live in Pinetown and he came to Edgewood teachers training college...I said this before but I wish you lived in JHB now, I know we dont know each other but you are first SA I have ever really engaged with on these forums but it feels like I know you

Guys in the EU have there been anymore acts of crime by the refugees that people are discussing? Meshiugger and Elerond how are things in Finland?

ok, let's check this. 1.Help to Ethiopians win war against European colonialists... in XIX cerntury (Evil Tsarist Russia). For comparison Europeans yet show Africans in "Human Zoo" in mid of XX century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Italo-Ethiopian_War 2. Soviets help to Afrcans conquer freedom in XX century. Too long to explain - help is really HUGE. Soviet even help to your country also:) . http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/rbth/opinion/10539128/soviet-union-nelson-mandela.html 3. Russia is back in Africa as good old partner http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/publications/articles/russia-s-return-to-africa In summ, while others try enslave Africans by their "help" only Russians really helped to them. It's a main reason why everything is so bad in Africa. In XIX century independent Egypt get loans from British bankers also - it's ended by bankruptcy and occupation by British Empire. Such "help" from Reptiloids just can't ended by good things Let's ban talks about Holocaust and Nazi crimes because this is offensive and reminds people of a difficult and painful history P.S. I find portrait of Bruce! Oby that picture of the white man sitting on the black persons head is offensive and racist, of course this is not what most white people are like. I was going to write a long post but I'll just summarize it Black South Africans dont actually want or need Russia's help or assistance. Many people like myself have been forgiven for our families role in Apartheid...black South Africans are very forgiving and white people like me realize our responsibility to the new South Africa. Because of Apartheid many black South Africans suffer from what has been called Apartheid Trauma, this is real and has psychological impact that manifests itself in different ways Now this is actually my biggest issue with Russia coming to " help " South Africa. I have never mentioned this to you before because despite what some people on this forum think I dont like being nasty to people but what do you Russians understand about trauma that black South Africans sufer from? Its like you Russians have no real emotion, or sense of real empathy. I dont know what made you like this....and I'm sorry this is how you think. Is it how Russian people suffered under the TZAR, WWI or WW2 but you are a hard nation. Black South Africans don’t need your idea of help…it will just make things worse. We are tired of being used by foreign countries People like me who are truly committed to the country can and will help black South Africans make the right decisions and help guide them because we care about the country because we understand the horror of Apartheid. And of course as times goes on more and more younger black people are freed from the Apartheid legacy and make there own way, helping to build the country My advice is stick to what you good at, things that don’t require real emotional sacrifice or understanding. Rebuild the Putin empire, wipe out the Syrians and Chechens, meet with Assad or fix your economy Just stay away from South Africa because you not really welcome

Just out of curiosity, who decides what is acceptable within a community forums. Do the rules come down from the main company or is it left to the community manager, I guess i'm trying to fish as to whom made the decision to ban "girl" images from the forum. I wouldn't want to put you in a compromising position and I will fully understand if you dodge that question but it still makes me curious as to who decides what culture a forum will have. The "basic" rules comes from above if you want. I.e. no discrimination, no explicit nudity etc. The rest is left to the moderators. As for the pretty woman thread, you can thank those people who simply had this compelling urge to see how far they could go instead of trying to stay on topic and post pictures of pretty woman. It was given a lot of chances and people failed consistently to self moderate. Nothing more complicated than that really. But Gorthfuscious can I ask a question? If a lady member of the forum, not a man, felt it was inappropriate would that matter more?