BruceVC

Don't forget to make snidely passive-agressive comments that illuminate nothing about the particulars of your complaint. " " I think he is saying its an overreaction to close Gawker down ...which may happen due to the large fine imposed on them?

No its good to throw money at the problem Turkey is a Muslim country, I'm sure they will have a much better understanding and empathy towards fellow Muslims than most people in the EU Its a good idea to send them back to Turkey

No seeing how this is any different from people losing their jobs for insensitive comments. I mean, making that video public is a much more serious violation than posting stupid **** on social media, something which people have been fired for. Yes but then fire the people at the company or make the fine targeted to certain people at Gawker...but this could close the entire company down and people who have nothing to do with editing articles or selecting what is suitable or legal will lose there jobs It doesn't seem fair

I didnt dodge it but how would you know? There aren't accurate statistics and there are different types and degrees of Islamic Extremism, for example what about people who fund terrorism but wont actually take part in an attack...do we consider them Islamic Extremists ? So it gets complicated to calculate accurate numbers

You're a strange man to show compassion for a faceless corporation that makes money off of gossiping about people's private lives and blatantly violating the law in the most shameless manner possible, part of which I assure you helped to influence the judge to give them such a strong sentence. A defendant who shows remorse over their actions or that seems to have made an honest mistake...? That's a defendant who doesn't benefit much from excess punishment. A defendant who practically taunts the person they've offended as well as mocking the legal system? Better ****ing believe that judge is gonna bitchslap the crap out of that defendant with the largest punishment possible. They brought that much upon themselves. But here you are showing sympathy for a faceless corporation whose business it was to sell rumors and gossip, yet you don't see the hypocrisy of paying for sex workers while condemning the practice of sex work, thereby objectively not offering the "sympathies" you claim to want to offer those people by supporting the very system they're a part of. Ya ok. You seem mad? I have never condemned the sex industry...what you talking about. I said you need to legalize it. I do feel some sympathy for Gawker because I dont want them to close down as I dont like the idea of people losing there jobs, yes I don't like the idea of families now perhaps having no one to bring in income...its possible this could lead to real unhappiness amongst the staff at Gawker. You dont feel anything for people like cleaners, admin staff, PA and people who work at Gawker but have no influence on " whether the Hogan video should be published" ....in your world everyone is guilty right LK? You need to work on your assessments of people, they horribly inaccurate

Any country in the EU would be a legitimate target for them as the EU is considered part of the West and its much easier for them to operate in countries like Belgium and France because of the general frustration that exists in some sectors of the domestic Muslim community So this is just them lashing out at the West in anyway they can, its not about substantive changes to politics or laws. Its just about spreading chaos in the EU There would not be problem if major muslim population would not cover these extremists I'm not with you? What do you mean

Any country in the EU would be a legitimate target for them as the EU is considered part of the West and its much easier for them to operate in countries like Belgium and France because of the general frustration that exists in some sectors of the domestic Muslim community So this is just them lashing out at the West in anyway they can, its not about substantive changes to politics or laws. Its just about spreading chaos in the EU

We dont know if it has anything to do with Syrian refugees....its more than likely ISIS related uhh, did Charlie Hebdo was related to ISIS? did any bombing in EU in last few years been done by ISIS? No Hebdo was Al-Qaeda linked, the Paris attacks was ISIS related http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/26/world/isis-attacks-europe/ Do you not think ISIS uses suicide bombers or plant bombs? seems like its all related to islam to me, but again, i might be wrong. My boss for example is muslim, yet he is against this massive immigration because people in that wave are nutjobs from middle ages unnable to grasp difference between holy texts and reality and will greatly harm view on these muslims which worked hard to get there and co-exist peacefully. Closing eyes on these issues is just fueling extremists on both sides. Anyone with basic understanding of physics will tell you that action will cause reaction. Yes it is related to Islam, of course it is. But its related to extremist\fundamentalist Islam which represents a small percentage of Muslims globally

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 ?

We dont know if it has anything to do with Syrian refugees....its more than likely ISIS related uhh, did Charlie Hebdo was related to ISIS? did any bombing in EU in last few years been done by ISIS? No Hebdo was Al-Qaeda linked, the Paris attacks was ISIS related http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/26/world/isis-attacks-europe/ Do you not think ISIS uses suicide bombers or plant bombs?

We dont know if it has anything to do with Syrian refugees....its more than likely ISIS related

10 dead and 30 wounded so far

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/22/europe/brussels-explosions/index.html This extremely concerning development needs its own thread

Of course but the 140 million should be used more constructively than just going to strip clubs? Cocaine and a steady diet of sugarbabies come with a $140 mil VIP access to strip clubs all over the world. What's more constructive than that? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z49bfaXGX78

Of course but the 140 million should be used more constructively than just going to strip clubs?

Yeah...I watched the highlights But they do seem to like Hilary, she got some rousing support

But does it not concern you that if Gawker goes under so will its affiliates....I thought we liked the idea of a free media where we get different views on topics even if we dont agree with it?

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/22/business/media/hulk-hogan-damages-25-million-gawker-case.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/19/business/media/gawker-hulk-hogan-verdict.html So Gawker has been found guilty and has to pay about $140 million in compensation for that Hogan sex video they leaked It seems extreme? I'm not sure if Gawker can afford this.....GG supporters will be happy

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/obama-set-to-kick-off-historic-cuba-visit_us_56eeb16ce4b084c672207edd So I see this tour as mostly positive. For me 60 years of US Cuban isolationism hasn't really changed the motives of the Cuabn regime. Under Raul there have been some improvements in Cuba but now its perhaps time to try the carrot around how Cuba manages its domestic policy? So I am supportive of this US foreign policy towards Cuba

I checked out the wiki article and while I am not a friend to the police using guns or how they reacted in general, I somehow can see how they might have felt in that situation. Thousands of people around, probably a very tense and aggressive vibe in the air, then this stuff where police dudes got killed by a mob a while back somewhere else, etc. Guess all that means it was a huge governmental fckup. Yes the police were faced with a hostile mob but they didn't have guns or any advanced weaponry...so the police always had the advantage during Apartheid But this day is actually more about the fact there was serious domestic resistance to the Apartheid government and the rejection of the Pass Laws https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pass_laws ...it was a day of defiance and historically significant for SA history

Yeah, that's what I meant with it. He is not the kind that builds strong international relations. It is truly comical if you think that anyone that has run for President in the last 20+ years, won or lost, is 'the kind that builds strong international relations', let alone who has actually won during that time. Not so comical that you even think that is important in a world where almost every single 'leader' of a nation is a bought and paid for puppet. Puppet building strong superficial relationship with puppet is entirely irrelevant. No what you saying makes no sense, seriously Vals Of course the USA has had real international relationships going back several hundred years. Sometimes they for political expediency and sometimes its in times of war but they real. like The Allies in WW2 and the Cold War. The US was very aligned and gained massive benefits from its international relations And what do you mean by " puppets" ....puppets of who?

Guys I'm not watching one episode of this season and then at the end watch the WHOLE series in one day

Not sure if you joking but why would a drone controlled by a pizza franchise that is delivering pizza be an issue? Its designed to also reach more inaccessible areas in the USA....so more people can eat pizza than ever before, of course this can be seen as a negative but I am not talking about people abusing pizza

Explanation is simple - it's profitable.\ 1. Make show about starved Africans (photos with corpses and guro) 2. Steal big summs from US budget ( from taxpayers ) for "Help to Africa". Profit 3. But money must be washed. Government buy food from US corporate food producers... yes, corporations have profit also. 4. Aid can be delivered only by US logistical corporations. yep, moneybags have profit again. 5. In Africa aid... selled to starved countries. Profit! 6. Price of cheap Murican food is smaller then price of food from African food producers - African food producers become bankrupt - African country afetr Western "help" can't feed yourself and forced to buy US food constantly (scheme so similar to how drug dealers spread narcotics ). New market conquered by Murican product - Profit again! 7. White colonialist BruceVC post propaganda about how white colonialists make good things for African peoples. 8. Africans starved not becuse lack of food in country, but because lack of money - their economics become ruined. Capitalists go to 1 and repeat all again in infinite loop. http://www.rense.com/general77/usaid.htm P.S. Bruce use substitution of concepts (non-surprisingly for propagandist) when talking about Capitalists. Capitalists are owners of businesses only, ordinary citizens of the Western countries are NOT capitalists (they more close to... brainwashed slaves), and they don't have real reasons fapped to Capitalistic masters so much as Bruce want this. Sorry Oby but I reject almost your entire post as nothing more than "anti-Western " propaganda In Africa this is the reality There are starving children, there are countries that have known nothing but grinding poverty for hundreds of years..yes Oby poverty and suffering is real in Africa. Its not all countries of course but it must exist in 15-20 %. And the West has provided lots of aid to these countries, its a fact. Check how much aid Russia has given Africa? Almost all African countries had to get loans from the IMF in the 1980's due to mismanagement of there economies after Colonialism ended. Yes ex-Colonialist countries can take some responsibility but ultimately it was a series of bad African leaders who made bad decisions that lead to economic collapse of many African countries ..so you cant blame the West for this No one says " colonial " in regards to Africa. Its offensive and reminds people of a difficult and painful history

So how should human progress be determined? Because things like education for all, curing diseases and reducing poverty require money and countries that have strong economies to fund the initiatives to address some of the global issues the world grapples with ..and these should be examples of real human progress For example the West has given more financial aid to Africa than any other group of countries...and the West is ..like you know....primarily a Capitalist block. This is a huge conundrum because the West is flawed and false right? Oh yes and let us not forget the most obvious contradiction to this " anti-Western " sentiment. The West is so bad but everyone wants to immigrate to the West...even the people who hate it