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Thats fine, then Finland can make a reasonable demand that Russia can absorb them? One of the main problem with the US and SA immigration crisis is countries allow illegal immigrants to pass through and the immigrants dont want to immigrate to these countries SA is currently overhauling its entire immigration laws because of massive flaws with how local laws integrate into international laws and the unsustainable resource burden this places on SA https://www.gov.za/speeches/minister-aaron-motsoaledi-release-white-paper-citizenship-immigration-and-refugee We basically tired of being told you have to accept illegal immigration and no other African countries want to take any responsibility Oh and I just did a quick check about what countries take the most immigrants and Russia is not on the top 10 list? And Im talking about countries that people want to immigrate to https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/slideshows/10-countries-that-take-the-most-immigrants?slide=10

Yes and you need to strengthen your border security because of course Russia will take advantage and abuse the reality of immigration And Russia is lucky because very few immigrants want to immigrate to Russia. The main immigration destination is always Western countries An idea could be UN funded refugee camps or Finnish\EU funded refugee camps like we see throughout Africa and the ME? People are safe but they cant leave unless they have resources.

Yes but you can be informed about the conflict and have an opinion and it would echo what other recognized negotiators have raised. It does require understanding of the conflict so I definitely dont think becoming informed about something is preposterous or means nothing, its just an opinion based on historical data and what other people have suggested through the decades And thats better than a lot of what I hear which is unhelpful or unrealistic suggestions like " the Israeli are Colonialists "or "Israel doesn't have a right to exist " or " there is no way a 2 state solution can work " which doesn't help in the interests of compromise Your opinion also doesn't have to be deep, for example the obvious way to end the war in Ukraine is for Russia to end its invasion. Then they can start discussing things like NATO or Crimea But in the Israeli conflict there are real points of contention and compromise that need to be made like Jerusalem, the ending of the building of illegal Israeli settlements, Israel's right to exist and the borders of a 2 state solution None of these dont mean anything, they all relevant because they have been raised through the decades So Im asking what is anyones suggestion to a long term solution to peace based on the numerous issues that both sides have?

Gorthfuscious what's your view on a sustainable solution to this decades long conflict? I am not sure if you have noticed but generally most people only get involved or have an opinion when there is an active conflict like what happened on 7 October and then the views are just about the responses that both sides make because we are dealing with symptoms But what should leadership on both sides agree to in the interests of peace? Lets say you were in charge of negotiations, what reasonable demands would you raise?

Yes and that's a ridiculous and unhelpful suggestion from far-right Israeli politicians and no one's going to take it seriously. You notice they suggest "the West "must take them in Israel definitely cant expect anyone to absorb 2 million Palestinians, who is going to take that economic and social burden? The only realistic solution to sustained peace is a 2 state solution But leadership on both sides isnt prepared to compromise and there is a lack of political will. I predict the Palestinians will stay in Gaza but it needs to be rebuilt

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bbc-apologizes-over-israel-hamas-120525521.html Here is an example of the misreporting going around in this conflict but this apology was towards Israel

"We " was used as general term because I have made several posts about what the stated Israeli military objective is and they have publicly mentioned it on many occasions. They want to wipe out Hamas in Gaza and destroy there operating bases. I also assumed you have been following this conflict and the Israelis have never said they want to end the Hamas ideology because you can't kill an ideology

Rather ask me to explain my view than making assumptions about what you think I mean

No its not naive if you understand what the Israeli military objective is and we have discussed this many times before We all know you cant kill an ideology, I know that, you know that and the Israelis know that. But you can absolutely remove all Hamas bases in Gaza and destroy there tunnel infrastructure especially in the north of Gaza. Then you ensure that Hamas doesnt govern Gaza anymore so they cant plan another 7 October. They will still exist in other countries and the ideology will exist but they wont be on the border of Israel with resources . But it adds a real geographical obstacle to future 7 October attacks Its an effective and obvious strategy that can work and its no different to other examples where Islamic extremist groups like ISIS operating bases were destroyed and that vastly reduces there operating capability. So there is precedent for it as well But I dont agree with the heavy handed approach the Israelis are following and using missiles strikes that kill Hamas and civilians. Thats why I have mentioned they should be using ground troops only at this stage of the offensive

I was just teasing you, there are lots of legitimate reasons to object to digital IDs and most of them are around what the definition of personal freedom means and why must you have one just to function in a society It reminds me of something in SA, my bank has an app and you cannot get a new card without your cell phone because you need to accept the SMS. But what if you dont want a cell phone and even if you go to the bank with your ID they cant give you any new credit or debit cards without you accepting the automated SMS There is something wrong when you as person or your ID arent as credible for security than an app

Yes the main issue with anonymous sources is how we selectively believe them when they suit our ideological views or biases Its the same as the media, when they post articles we like then we believe them and use them as confirmation of the "truth" . On Codex there are people who posted the Washington Post article as "evidence " of Ukraine being responsible but on any other issue or story the WP is considered deep state\CIA\Jewish propaganda and you cant believe "anything they say "

Well its assumed that Palestinians will return to northern Gaza once the war is over but not until its rebuilt. There are several things that the Israelis haven't thought about or didnt care about . I mentioned this before but they should have used a bombing campaign only in the beginning and then used ground troops only. This would have vastly reduced civilian deaths and damage to infrastructure. I realize they want to avoid unnecessary IDF deaths but in this type of urban warfare you need to consider the consequence of targeting Hamas when they embedded within civilians Because even though the global PR outcomes dont necessarily change military decisions in wars, look at Russia in Ukraine, it does matter in this war because you seeing both anti-semitic and Islamophobia on the increase in many countries. And most of us dont want to be dragged into that because of a war in the ME where leadership on both sides are intransigent and refuse to compromise

Keyrock dont be a luddite, technology is designed to help you. How is government supposed to effectively track you if you dont have an updated digital ID?

Hamas does use hospitals and other civilian structures as operating bases. And this is denied or ignored by many people so thats the purpose of this type of article Israel will generally always lose the PR war or at least the war of Internet "outrage " But they will win the main war and Hamas will no longer be able to operate in Gaza The real questions are going to be " who will manage Gaza once Hamas is gone " and " who is going rebuild Gaza "

Yes, they do matter because I do still place significance in overall gamers feedback and reviews from certain gaming journalists But not with every game and my personal views are the most important. For example I didnt enjoy Disco Elysium despite being highly rated by many But I have certain rules, for example I never play Bethesda games until 6-9 months irrespective of any initial positive reviews

I really recommend everyone watches this, its powerful and evocative and its not Israeli propaganda. He specifically mentions Israel has a moral responsibility around how it responds but he correctly explains how the Holocaust has a huge influence on how Israel responds to conflict @xzar_monty @Gorth @Lexx I think you will find this particularly interesting

I loved it and its definitely not the type of series you can watch right at the end because its about a story he tells Your wife doesn't get annoyed when you do this or is she use to it?

Good to see BG3 scooping so many awards

https://www.businessinsider.com/speaker-johnson-ukraine-aid-seized-russian-assets-2023-11 An excellent idea to fund Ukraine, use the Ruskie frozen $ assets Some banking complications but Im sure the US can make a plan

But dont you love how the ICC suddenly becomes credible and important when another country is committing war crimes https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/arab-and-muslim-leaders-demand-immediate-end-to-gaza-war/articleshow/105160746.cms and to quote from this link " The extraordinary joint Islamic-Arab summit in Riyadh urged the International Criminal Court to investigate "war crimes and crimes against humanity that Israel is committing" in the Palestinian territories, according to a final communique " Saudi Arabia and Iran were responsible for prolonging the Yemen war, I dont remember much ICC intervention from the ME during that conflict ? The constand and expected selective global outrage because of war crimes never ceases to surprise me

I am busy with KOTOR as my next game as I mentioned, I have never played any of the Star Wars games but I love the movie franchise and I grew up as huge fan of the SW universe. I installed some recommended mods like Restored Content and some graphic updates. Anyway Im 20 hours in and Im loving it. Its classic Bioware fun with interesting companions, hilarious dialogue options especially when you decide to be rude, very flexible ways to complete quest orders and significant combat skills that really make a difference in battle. And Im seeing the importance of Jedi Powers in combat, I fought some really hard Mandalorians on Kashyyyk and my Jedi powers made the difference in ensuring victory. I am also enjoying the Dark vs Light choices , Im following the Light so far unless my intended Romance hottie Bastila becomes Dark.... " the heart wants what it wants " I also see where Bioware and others got the ideas of using a spaceship for further engagement with companions like we saw in ME which is similar design but more advanced. But great game so far, further updates to follow

No its not a US military wankfest, its about recognizing the ultimate sacrifice that thousands of UK people made in defense of their country that ironically gives people the right to protest And they could have arranged the protest on any other day

I dont remember Alex joining me in , I had Ian, Dogmeat and Katya And Ian can join you right in the beginning in Shady Sands

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/10/pro-palestine-march-will-be-one-of-uks-biggest-ever-protests-organisers-predict I sincerely hope the Palestinian march in London today is peaceful but I doubt it. Rishi Sunak was right when said its provocative and disrespectful because today is Armistice Day. Why not arrange the protest tomorrow, why must it be today?

Sorry to hear, I didnt even know about this disease but I looked it up. What are your symptoms, apparently these can appear months or years after getting the disease? https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/lyme-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20374651