BruceVC

Yet everything feels normal to me but I'm eccentric in RL so you can't trust my input

That was exactly the thread that caused me to permanently tune out from your crusade. In all fairness, that's exactly the sort of carceral feminism even other feminists point and laugh at. Gfted1 the path of the SJ follower is long, perilous and requires fortitude ...its not for everyone as you have to learn to redefine certain views and this requires the ability to admit you wrong. And you strike me as someone who doesn't like admitting you are wrong ...unless your wife tells you are wrong

And you have to admit I was right about his view on Greece....its weird to see an American, especially a Texan, supporting and justifying the Greeks failure to implement austerity. Only some people from the PIGS countries and people who are anti-Western would look at the Greek situation and seriously defend there lack of good governance I could lie to you and say " no Greece has a valid reason to not pay back the loans" but I don't like lying to people I respect Bruce not only did you fail to support your position with evidence, you failed to debunk mine and had to retreat to a "agree to disagree". As it stands my position that implementing austerity(most of which will impact workers) when Greece is facing 20%+ unemployment and declining real wages so that Greece can get an extension on a loan it can not pay off in its current state has gone unchallenged by fact, with rhetoric about balancing budgets and the glory of privatization being thrown around instead. Like I challenged you to do in the Greece thread, If I'm wrong prove it using facts. KP you have the potential to become really influential and effective at debates on forums about RL topics but you need to learn to control your emotion, become more analytical and learn to accept when you are wrong. When we had that debate I can accept that your view carried some validity ...the argument " its completely unreasonable to expect the Greeks to commit to the Troika austerity terms considering the circumstances of the Greek economy " resonated on many levels But this view was completely disputed when Tsipras won the NO vote and then promptly created new, more severe austerity terms and had them accepted by the EU and the Greek parliament. You cant make your argument because its been proven patently false by Tsipras himself and is therefore moot But he played the game of brinkmanship very well and at the end when it became apparent Greece would get kicked out the EU and he would receive no further austerity relief he conceded to even more harsh austerity just to stay in the EU But this is an example where you mustn't blame yourself for being fooled....we all thought he was sincere

I believe you Barti....its obvious you are not good at basic English comprehension. But I wouldn't feel bad about this, its not like English is your first language

Yes I have been mistaken around some SJ campaigns like removing the hookers in GTAV, Ban the Bossy word campaign and Hulk Hogan but I don't retract my view often And you have proven my point ...you can't think of a valid reason why you don't like Romance ...Volo its sometimes hard being me and realizing you are right all the time

Its weird how much you seemed to dislike W3....you never complain about much yet you complained constantly about W3? Why aren't you loyal to a fellow EU state? Don't you like Poland ?

[spoiler :lol: That really made me laugh....very funny and appropriate

Barti my darling why are you polite and acquiescent to Nonek yet you think I'm condescending ? And I feel I have done more for you than he has ....I just get no loyalty

Sorry Enoch but this is one of those times where you can't change your original post You are too clever to have used such an inappropriate adjective ...people like you, me and Gromnir we don't get to change our foundation argument Look at Gromnir, do you see him ever retract his original argument? Very seldom, and why should he? He knows exactly what he is saying and he is prepared to defend it. And I'm not being obsequious to him. This is the expected behavior from intelligent adults and I consider both of you very bright.So lets just keep your first post the authoritative one ...remember our first opinions on matters are normally the right ones And the best part about your first post is that its also an accurate assessment of the situation....yes it appears its just you and me on our ship and everyone else is on Gromnirs but that's fine. I know you aren't haughty and don't feel the need to prove you are right and thats an admirable quality I haven't quite learnt to master. But to be fair I enjoy debating and who thinks they are wrong in debate ? Anyway my point is bask in your glory of your original post

Geez Nonek just be direct ...people don't want to guess or try to decipher your post around who you are referring to

Enoch I am very glad you see this Iran event in a positive light. If all the American forum members had shared Gromnirs reservations I would have had to change my view as I'm not so arrogant to think I know better than the combined views of all the actual US folk here You always make your posts about politics in such a reasonable and informed way and people respect your opinion So having you agree with me can only improve the credibility of my original point

Hi Nonek "waves " Where have you been ? I missed you even though all we do is argue

And you have to admit I was right about his view on Greece....its weird to see an American, especially a Texan, supporting and justifying the Greeks failure to implement austerity. Only some people from the PIGS countries and people who are anti-Western would look at the Greek situation and seriously defend there lack of good governance I could lie to you and say " no Greece has a valid reason to not pay back the loans" but I don't like lying to people I respect

Its weird my girlfriend called me condescending...in fact I have been called that by people before. I don't think its true ? What do you think ? Well I dunno, congratulating someone on knowing the word "tautology" does strike me as a bit... patronizing I did not know the other four though, so who knows, maybe my knowledge of the English language is limited enough to count "knowing the word 'tautology'" as an achievement... No I was paying you a compliment as I notice the usage of unusual words, I wouldn't patronize you as I respect you too much. As I have said you support SJ issues and I think you are the smartest debater on these forums ...that doesn't mean you are cleverest person in RL but you do make excellent and convincing arguments so why would I insult you...that would be inconsistent behavior

Its weird my girlfriend called me condescending...in fact I have been called that by people before. I don't think its true ? What do you think ? You are, by far, the most condescending person I can think of on these forums, Bruce. So many of your posts just ooze a "I know better than you" tone, or a "lol, do you REALLY think that? (smirk)" tone, or the patronizing "you shouldn't let anyone else (that I disagree with) determine your thinking instead of coming to your own conclusions yourself, because apparently I don't think you're already capable of doing so...and as I'm telling you what to think myself" posts...or the silly "congratulating" posts you give people who you agree with without adding any additional content yourself, where most other people would just like their post instead... There're reasons people have problems with your particular style of posting, Bruce, that they don't have with other people they disagree with. Do I hate ya' for it? No, particularly considering I don't think it's intentional...but it does tend to get annoying in some of these topics... I find this post hard to believe, I think you are misunderstanding me on certain levels. Its not condescension to share information and we should be able to constructively criticize each other. You right I am worried you opinion is influenced by others....but I only asked because I'm concerned...so this is also not condescension

I've read that their populace is going down, but I don't know. I do know that I rarely see them nowadays, while I saw them all the time a few years ago. Yes, like frogs. Its a sign of the encroaching human development apparently ...I don't know if its true?

Well, it's full of stuff to do and they sure put in a lot of detail. Though I get a laugh at having to bike and exercise to up my stamina, in a game. Does give me the urge to visit LA, though I liked LIberty City better for some reason. As for it being 'art' well, I don't know, not sure what would make it so or what that would be in a game like GTA. Oh I don't play it all time, every second or third day. Thats why it never gets boring

Its weird my girlfriend called me condescending...in fact I have been called that by people before. I don't think its true ? What do you think ?

No I speak from fact, I'll mention some words now that I guarantee you wont know...don't look them up just be honest pusillanimous punctilious turpitude specious

It isn't a common word trust me, I study English words and know words that are commonly used

Well, shooters should be arcade-y in that twitch is all you need for the most part, at least for MP anyway which is probably the main reason anyone plays CoD or BF games. I mainly like ones such as R6 or GR1. Was being a bit facetious, but I do always wonder a bit at why people always look down at shooters and want 'better' in some nebulous terms (I assume this will be 'experience' games ). For some, you do need a fair amount of skill to be good, though for some reason they keep wrapping them with unlocks. Malc GTAV is a cool game hey? The game is pure genius and art. I love the random quests and I've had some interesting encounter like hunting and yoga...oh and I was killed by a wild cat !!! I love just exploring the world and the radio stations genuinely make me laugh. I love the radio talk shows with lazlo and that Doctor who keeps wanting to meet his dad in the jail when people phone in..also that conservative and racist Blair County radio channel, " The only foreign policy decision I agree with is a carpet bomb " ...the parody in the radio stations is brilliant

Barti how is your grandfather ? Has he made anymore funny homophobic comments lately ?

Therefore, we have three possibilities: either the usage of "toxic" in the sentence is a tautology, or it fails to emulate the conventions of the group you claim to mock, or your metaphor is a mess. ( Good usage of the word tautology Where did you read that word in Hungary? Its not used by most English people and most people wouldn't know what it means. But it effectively enhances a point

Hey, I like shooters...just usually not arcade-y ones like Call of Duty. If someone wants to resurrect/make a clone of Stalker (and keep it similar to Stalker in gameplay and tone: it can change in other ways, what do I care), I'm more than happy to support that. Just don't make it unbearably awful like the Fallout resurrection (which switched primary genres, IMO, for no apparent reason, and did it horribly). Like I said before, we all have our tastes...the industry should be able to satisfy us all. Barti you guys must really get over your aversion to Romance, its irrational....its this sheep mentality. Suddenly BSN is not cool, and of course Romance is weird But you guys are just parroting what you heard ...I bet you can't give me a decent reason that is convincing why you don't like Romance ? Romance enhances the overall RPG journey as far as party interaction goes. It makes it more memorable and immersive ...you must embrace it

Well thats one way of looking at it, here is another. Greece can leave Other EU countries banks will transfer there citizens money out Greek banks Greece will still have pay most of the loans back, you cannot avoid the IMF and the EU debt This will set a clear message to the other countries undergoing austerity to continue Holidays in Greece will still be cheap Many countries in Africa aren't really part of the African Union...its not the end of the world Just for the record why do you think most countries want Greece to stay in the EU ?Aren't they tired of all these issues ?