BruceVC

Yes but we know for a fact that certain flags symbolize something and they get banned for various reasons ....the salient question here is " does the Confederate flag really represent heritage for some people which would make it non-offensive to them" ? I really don't know ?

It's possible that the manifesto isn't his but WHOIS says the domain was registered back in february. Could certainly be the handiwork of *chan trolls (hosted in Russia and registered under a proxy email). Smells funny, but I suppose that's to be expected. I'm still puzzled they haven't taken it down yet. Maybe being hosted overseas makes it difficult to pull the plug. No, I don't find it ironic, random people posting it on *chan illustrates precisely my point. If the mainstream media do what you suggest, people will go elsewhere for the juicy details. And then you'll get YouTube channels making monetised vids out of this stuff. I'm not against it in principle, I just don't see how it could be done. Fair enough. But there's still one level of barrier though. It requires active searching for those who are interested instead of it being broadcasted to millions. Personally I have no issue with this manifesto being in the public domain because then people can see just how dysfunctional this man was...and I am not even talking about the appalling ideological points he raises. Its full of egregious factual mistakes....the guy clearly wasn't very bright So the only people who will read it and think its clever and insightful would already be racist. Its not like it will convince new people to start a race war...surly people can't be that naive?

It's possible that the manifesto isn't his but WHOIS says the domain was registered back in february. Could certainly be the handiwork of *chan trolls (hosted in Russia and registered under a proxy email). Smells funny, but I suppose that's to be expected. I'm still puzzled they haven't taken it down yet. Maybe being hosted overseas makes it difficult to pull the plug. No, I don't find it ironic, random people posting it on *chan illustrates precisely my point. If the mainstream media do what you suggest, people will go elsewhere for the juicy details. And then you'll get YouTube channels making monetised vids out of this stuff. I'm not against it in principle, I just don't see how it could be done. Personally I am glad you posted it , I normally don't bother to read these types of things but I am glad I did as it reinforced all the reasons I am opposed to what he stands for And I need to discuss this tonight on that radio station I participate in

Probably a good idea, whatever that flag stood for in the past, it just stands for racism. From what I have been reading I doubt South Carolina will take the flag down or permanently remove it. People seem to say it represents heritage and if that's what they really believe it will hard to change there minds ?

What do you guys think about the request to take down the Confederate flag from Charleston due to sensitivity of the whole situation? http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/06/take-down-the-confederate-flag-now/396290/

I see its not confirmed that he wrote that manifesto but it seems exactly the type of racist and uninformed diatribe he would believe..so it wouldn't surprise me if it was his garbage I had to force myself to read it

How do you think the media should behave? I think they are reading too much into it Report the shooting as a tragedy, but in low key and in the same vein as when a kid have drowned. Absolutely nothing else. No name of the accused shooter should be released and no coverage of the trial should be done; deny the shooter any celebrity status completely. Okay well the suggestion of the media not making a big deal about this type of event is never going to happen for a variety of reasons, one of the main ones being there are sectors of the USA population that expect the media to make a big deal about it....anything less and I'm sure the media would receive major criticism

How do you think the media should behave? I think they are reading too much into it

O.O Dude, that's just inhumane...

That does me happy but its also just confirms my view that " that Romance sells and should be an intrinsic part of all RPG where you interact with your party ( this wouldn't apply to an action RPG for example ) " Romance really can enhance the RPG journey, I just wish most of you guys accepted and supported this notion

Yeah a party which has public announced that it wants: to force immigrants to stare at naked breats to ban sattelit tv in ghettos to exile an entire family if one member commits a crime (even if it's 3 generations since they moved here) to ban the colour green, since its associated with Islam every citizen in a DNA register. to send Syrian refugees to Kenya all religious holidays to conform to school holidays (which incidentally means every religion here should conform to christian holidays) to publically fund healers at hospitals (yep that new age bull****) 20% of public foods (schools, hospitals etc etc) should by law incluce pork - so muslims can feel extra exluced, for giggles and lulz I guess. to be able to use "Nødret" or a kind of marshal law - bypassing our constitution and parliamentary law - when they have to "deal with muslims". to put a tax on all written english words - to save Danish. to force immigrants to speak Danish in their homes, by law. to force radios to play at least 50% Danish music. to enforce a "minimal sentence" so no matter the context, criminals always get punished. to reintroduce coporal punishment (it's been illegal to beat your kids since 1964) homosexuals should be classified as "unnatural" and "handicapped". When sex marriage was written in to the law their speaker on families said "what's next, should it be legal to marry dogs?" The list goes on and on and on with one more ridiculous proposal after the other.. and it pains me so much that such an biogted party is even allowed to exist, let alone be the second biggest.. ****ing disgrace.. But then again, I'm just being a sore loser so take it with a grain of salt. Holy Smoke dude...that sounds extremely draconian... I'm only laughing because some of those suggestions seem so ludicrous You see many people, like me, admire the Scandinavian system of government as it seems to offer a hybrid of Capitalism and Socialism and even though you have your issues it does seem to work. There are valid reasons why your citizens are constantly in the "Top 5 Happiest countries in the world " ( this obviously includes Norway and Sweden ) So it concerns me that in a country like Denmark you have this seemingly inexplicable rise of a far right party..that could undermine the Danish society that people like me want our own country to emulate Why do you think this party is gaining in popularity? Please be brutally honest in your assessment and any other opinions from others on this topic will be appreciated

I can completely understand your concern, the differences now in how Greece is going to pay back the various loans seems to be ideological and not logical There is a real risk that Greece may leave the EU....either on its own or being forced?

Details? What has you so frustrated, are you saying this hateful party has become the second biggest in Denmark?

I support this man as president. That's the thing about Trump, the Democrats shouldn't have to worry too much about him as he will self-implode....I don't even think his policies will wreck his chances. It will just be his general comments

Why ? Would you find the harm he would do to the USA and its image entertaining?

So many words to express the same sentiment. In further comedy, apparently FO4's presentation was offensive - https://archive.is/bYe1H This comment summarizes my view on the topic " While the dress sequence, for the moment, was meant for shock value, I’m not sure Bethesda’s intention was to be transphobic. They come from a very limited scope, but it’s also necessary to think about the fact that the story takes place in an alternate- 1950’s: a glimpse of what persons of that period imagined the future to be. Although homosexuality did exist in the 1950’s, in no way was it accepted, and thus it wouldn’t be a huge part in *their* future. Other than the opening sequence of this Fallout game, there hasn’t been much of an emphasis on relationships as a whole: it’s about survival, ultimately, as one’s individual person with your dog. As someone who is part of the LGBTQ+ community, and is a huge trans activist, the sequence as a whole was meant to capture the absurd. I don’t think Bethesda would have ever meant it as a personal attack "

Only if you believe in fatalism as a valid human condition, I have books on WW1 where soldiers in the trenches were understandably fatalists. One of the most famous German soldiers Ruldolf Binding wrote a book called " A Fatalist at War " which describes his experiences during the war as a fatalist

Chilloutman I hope this game delivers on the entertainment factor , if not I am holding you and your fellow countrymen personally responsible when I demand my refund !!! Ok, I can live with that I respect people who are prepared to stand by there countries products and services, you are not making excuses for shoddy workmanship. Well played

So do you think the solution is just to not vote at all?

Chilloutman I hope this game delivers on the entertainment factor , if not I am holding you and your fellow countrymen personally responsible when I demand my refund !!!

She is right, I wish her positive attitude around the responsibility of a persons vote was shared with more people

Isn't this basically what the previous generation always says about the next one? Yeah they do, the good news is we don't have to make excuses for historical inaction or views We can just focus on the current issues and the way forward irrespective of the past. So what I typically do is think " what is the best solution to address issue x " ...remember we are more informed and knowledgeable than any previous generation...so lets use it constructively

That's what we keep trying to tell you. All a matter of perspective, Bruce. Barti I have been part of the solution from day 1

And this is why we're all doomed. Or you fight with the same fight, just switching the platform. The power of memes is stronger than you think. Meshugger it will be a completely counter-productive exercise if you think being obstructive to changes in the gaming industry will achieve anything? Also to say "people only know the Internet " as a justification to this resistance around debates on progressive changes also doesn't make sense to me. People should learn that RL discussions around inclusivity are same as Internet\forum discussions on these topics. The "big picture end game result " still applies And as I keep mentioning, become part of the solution....not the problem

I wouldn't say Games/Gaming need to grow up I would rather say that some gamers need to take a more reasonable and constructive view around general suggestions to make the gaming industry more progressive and inclusive