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I agree with this on certain levels, the same would apply to children. Is this a bad thing? I don't think so and the main reason I would say this is because in RL women are primarily the victim of horrendous abuse and violence both physically and mentally..so we are much more aware of violence against them and react accordingly.

I wonder if this will lead to a reduction or increase in the civil unrest we are seeing?

The same is also true if you buy another currency like Euro's. Bitcoin is not like any real currency, you won't have normal currencies losing all there value overnight. They are influenced by certain sentiment and market pressures but ultimately normal currencies have real value based on a range of quantifiable metrics . Also some governments can intervene to prevent the complete crash of there currencies Who intervenes in the crash of Bitcoin? It seems a little preposterous to suggest investing in the Dollar is the same as investing in Bitcoin?

The much anticipated Lusito Land Portuguese food festival is on this week http://www.lusitoland.co.za/ Its a public holiday today so we are planning to go, loads of good Portuguese food and alcohol awaits us

I am picking up my copy of GTAV today or tomorrow, its a public holiday today in South Africa so I may be going to a food festival, but either way I should be playing the game in the next 30 hours

You agree with Fox News because suddenly they are saying something that aligns with your perspective, my advice is don't make a habit of it. You will be disappointed

Ah was wondering when this scolding would show up, heh. Nothing wrong with making a bad pun now and then, surprised it was missed the first time around And I can't pass those up, even though it did come a bit out of left field. Rather surprised that made him flounce off, seeing how he's gotten stuck in in threads before. Moderators aren't our parents in that they serve as role models, they are just people who have to ban people and tidy up posts, so no need to constantly ride Gtfed1's ass about it. Ignore him as well, then. I suppose I just take a less serious view of an internet forum, let alone the OT forum for a game company. Yeah I agree with this general sentiment My advice to everyone would be to spend less being concerned with other peoples posts and more time being concerned with your own posts and ensuring they are constructive and interesting Unless you find something deeply offensive just ignore peoples posts you think are childish or pointless...but I don't see the point of saying " this post is childish" because the debate gets hijacked by a subjective debate around what is acceptable or mature content which defeats the point of discussing the actual topic ?

I am an " Afro-optimist ", this is someone that believes in the future of the continent And its not hard to actually resolve the systemic issues that the continent grapples with but it has to start with the AU doing the job it was created to do. And basically that means ensuring it enforces its own policies around the continent and member states. Yet it fails to do this and I think the main reason for the lack of credibility on the African continent is you have leaders who rule in direct contradiction to what the AU stands for. So for example if a leader, like Robert Mugabe, hasn't had a free and fair election in the last 12 years and the AU does nothing to address this how seriously can you take them to implement other positive change on the continent that is needed to uplift the whole continent economically and socially ?

Being physically able to fight and liberate social structures where cis-het males are over-represented prolongs the suffering of the true minorities that do not adhere to any social norms. That's problematic. I am now being opressed and triggered by your chauvinistic and toxic opinion, please donate to my Patreouuuuaaaaarrrrgh. **** it, i can't keep up with the charade without dying a bit inside. Back to normal. The issue I have with the concept of " Pan-Africanism " is it lacks real substance and therefore I question its real ability to implement change If you look at the African continent and the AU you will see that the AU is basically a useless and impotent organisation that doesn't have the political will to impact change. It doesn't even enforce its own manifesto on member states, so you don't see consistency around ensuring Democratic elections or protecting basic human rights. Like protecting the sexual orientation of Africans, Homophobia is on the rise in several African counties So the idea of "Pan-Africanism" just becomes relevant when people want to attack established institutions. But when it comes to actually adhering to what this really stands for I don't see much evidence of this. Especially on the African continent

But this link doesn't discuss or even suggest the idea of redistribution of wealth? Its about a weighted fine system based on your wealth? Also what do you mean by "redistribute wealth more equitably"..can you go into detail so its clear how this distribution would or could work?

Don't think anyone really has brought her up, though and she hasn't offered anything relevant directly to the threads on feminism, mainly GG stuff, so doesn't seem as obvious as one to know her as say, Sarkeesian. I guess you will take a stab at him for not researching feminism? Don't think anyone really has brought her up, though and she hasn't offered anything relevant directly to the threads on feminism, mainly GG stuff, so doesn't seem as obvious as one to know her as say, Sarkeesian. I guess you will take a stab at him for not researching feminism? Malc lets not be silly, of course Fighter should have known who she was...and I don't mean he should have known automatically who she was. I didn't know but I used Google....we are all very much involved on a daily basis with criticizing or supporting the USA so lets not forget how we can actually use something as quick as a browser to find who certain Americans are and how they are relevant to a debate Fighter is a bright guy and knows this, but he was lazy and got called out. It is normal to get called out for these types of things

I'm not sure if that's valid One of the issues with this discussion around GG is that there are extremists on both sides who effectively prevent meaningful dialogue on both sides For example the views of radical feminists I reject but yet people use the views of radical feminists as a reason to dismiss various SJ movements So when you have a member on these forums saying things like " Vox Day isn't really a bad person and his comments need context " you just would think this would be unequivocally rejected, yet the response seems to be " he is actually quite funny..you should watch him " So I am suggesting more a mindset change around certain people and discussions. Its not letting the side down to criticize something unacceptable. People shouldn't hide behind a label and think they can say what they want, like that women who claims to be a feminist and said " men play games to suppress rape urges " I don't care what she says she is those comments are not acceptable

...and how this cannot be translated into an hilariously entertaining interview is beyond me. Get your popcorn already! Who cares about PR anyway, GG is KKK, ISIS and every other hate group combined in the eyes of mainstream media. Nonetheless it would be great to see you distance yourself from Vox Day, its never to soon to start changing that perception that some in the media has about GG and its supporters ?

I don't get it. Are Hispanics and Blacks incapable of being conservative? No they can be but I would say the vast majority aren't and I find certain conservative values seem to conflict with what both these minority groups want, like the immigration issue and how relevant it is to most Hispanics

People normally snort at what I say, yet I have never been married before...how do you explain that ?

And yet none of you Americans feel the least bit guilty and immediately hate your hard work and success...clearly it needs to be shown more times to get the message across

Actually his comments were patronizing, he said "women have more emotional intelligence than men " .." but men have "better logical thinking ", he basically created an interpretation where he was saying " women are just not clever enough to play chess " You guys need to learn to distinguish between a real SJ insult, like this one, and some of the unreasonable ones. They aren't all the same. Support the valid ones

I know, I have come to enjoy it when you do it

I'm not sure anyone in this thread believes their punctuation, much less their sentences, at least as far as the topic is concerned...? But his point is valid nonetheless wouldn't you say my captious friend

I'm not sure anyone in this thread believes their punctuation, much less their sentences, at least as far as the topic is concerned...? I try to believe that even a pointless/silly thread can bring up an interesting discussion. But as i said i believe that OP´s point is nonsense I agree, we often use Obys posts as a springboard to have other discussions which I consider much more meaningful

Yeah some of us really enjoy discussing global events. Oh and that reminds me you and I are going to be on the opposite sides of most political debates so please don't take it personally when I disagree with you. Its not personal, its just we have very different views on certain events like Ukraine I can live with that, as long as you get your facts straight True though i take the Ukraine situation on a more personal lvl because i do know people there and have a sort of first person view on what is going on and the rage that this has brought up is new to me, thats the kind of thing where you go "yeah lost any hope in humianty". I am going to respond to your Ukraine point you made, I went back and read your long assessment of the Ukrainian situation I don't agree with much of it but you raise some interesting points. Yes I rely on facts, I can support anything I say through links. Please don't post videos...just links if you want me to read it. And its not that I am being dismissive, I just don't have the time to watch hours of videos and some people like Vals keep posting these hours long videos and expecting people to watch them But I look forward to future debates with you

I don't get it...are you saying these photos represent GG members ? These white male non-diverse neck beards are some of the people claiming GG are all white male non-diverse neck beards. It's a case of projection. Oh thanks Its actually quite funny because they do look a bit consistent

Yeah some of us really enjoy discussing global events. Oh and that reminds me you and I are going to be on the opposite sides of most political debates so please don't take it personally when I disagree with you. Its not personal, its just we have very different views on certain events like Ukraine

I don't get it...are you saying these photos represent GG members ?

Nonek do you actually believe your grandstanding and these sententious soapbox sermons or do you cringe when make posts like this but think to yourself...." I have to be consistent, people expect me to be anachronistic and intransigent " Also can you please stop saying " this is of course just my opinion " after certain posts, it obvious its your opinion. You are making the post. Its certainly not the truth or based on the reality of a situation most of the time. Sorry to criticize but I fail to see the point of why you keep saying that? I hate to see this whole GG event in terms of winning and losing, the GG objective seems so nebulous and aspects of it have such a bad name I fail to see how it will ever progress? It seems more about constant invective and undermining of certain people who support SJ movements and thats fine I'm not attacking that reality ..but lets not see it as " winning " ...that would be like the British saying they " won " after the first day of the Somme