BruceVC
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I am interested why you feel the need for personal attacks against people who disagree with your point. I have raised this with you before around the unnecessary vitriolic nature of some of your comments. In all the time I have read comments from Tagaziel I don't think he has once made it personal. " Attack the argument, not the person" I know its partly a defensive mechanism and is caused by your own insecurities but you are a highly intelligent person and you don't need to debate on this devolved level. I would honestly think its below you. Anyway I do enjoy your posts and comments, even though I disagree with lots of what you say, so please try to take what I'm saying constructively
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Gromnir we need to have laws and rules so we have order, without order we are no better than animals
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North Dakota !!! What is out there, won't you be bored? Isn't that cowboy territory ? Petroleum-industry boom towns. ND is the fracking capitol of the world, and a whole lot of support infrastructure is being built to support that. (GD's background being in wireless communications, if I recall correctly.) Yes that is his background, good answer for a move to ND
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Keyrock always try to see the glass as half full when you can't control a situation like miserable weather. So imagine you Larping in an environment similar to Skyrim which has got loads of snow. So you have the snow but you don't need to wear a costume...now doesn't that make you feel better
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North Dakota !!! What is out there, won't you be bored? Isn't that cowboy territory ?
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Nope you aren't strange, that just shows commitment for me
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I have to say that the photos of these animals really grow on you with there cuteness factor, can you post some pictures of Cria's (the name given to baby Alpaca's..I had to look that one up )
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If it ever comes to pass that the sacred poem to which both heaven and earth have set their hand, so as to have made me lean for many years, should overcome the cruelty that bars me from the fair sheepfold where I slept as a lamb, an enemy to the wolves that make war on it, with another voice now and other fleece, I shall return a herald of difficult truths. Sire, you who dub yourself TooLeetForYou, have a journey of self-examination before you. It is full of hardships, where your perceived comforts of bombastic digital self-assertion gives way to humility and the ever so menacing contingencies of life and death. Or more succinctly put: You have a real life out there, live it for quite a while, and come back when you have some wisdom and patina to show for yourself. *** No worries, mate. I'm trolling a bit, but there are grains of truth in it as well, and hopefully most of you guys recognize it for what it is. I thought what you said made perfect sense and wasn't a trolling attempt by any regards
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The difference is that the Euromaidan was spontaneous, decentralized, and uncontrolled. It was an actual protest. If you compare footage from the Euromaidan with the footage from Eastern Ukraine, you'll notice distinct differences, like the fact that the instigators of the protests are armed with Russian military-grade weapons, gear, and don't hesitate to open fire. Euromaidan protesters were not armed with these. You know who was? The Russian special forces that invaded Crimea and seized it. It's precisely the same M.O. and likely the same units. Basically, trying to equate Euromaidan with separatist attempts instigated by Russian special forces is oby-level propagandism. Good response and relevant points, but I believe that the comment now will be " no the Euromaiden protests were planned and supported directly by the EU " Also the original protests were also about the removal or the objection to Yanukovych. They weren't about the breaking up of Ukraine to suit the geographical or political aspirations of a foreign power. The EU never wanted Ukraine to be annexed as part of it.
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Okay thanks for explaining, that's what I thought you were saying but I wanted to be sure. Sometimes I have misunderstood peoples comments so nowadays I rather ask than just assume.
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No Gromnir I'm not attacking you I am just not 100% sure I understand your point we didn't think you were attacking, but we thought sarcasm were possible. http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/pander now, given the game avatar in tomb raider looks like... https://www.google.com/search?q=lara+croft&rlz=1C1KMZB_enUS560US560&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=GAlOU4LfBZKryAS7jIKoCg&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1920&bih=979 we suspect that bruce should recognize what we considers unnecessary pandering... or not. am trying with breadcrumbs... really big and obvious breadcrumbs. *shrug* HA! Good Fun! A sarcastic response is a form of attacking someone. Okay I think I get it, basically you are saying the female character in Tomb Raider is too perfect and represents the female form unrealistically? This would lead to people, and mostly men, buying the game just to ogle some attractive women character, well this would be one reason
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No Gromnir I'm not attacking you I am just not 100% sure I understand your point
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is odd, but we have never played a tomb raider game. am thinking the avatar turned us off 'cause it seemed too ridiculous... unnecessary pandering. am gonna concede the inherent hypocrisy as we did play games with "comic book type badass" toons who, male or female, were drawn no less provocative or silly. am actually not certain why superheroes is ok for us, but final fantasy Giant swords, lineage 2 warrior girls in stiletto heels, and lara croft b00b avatar sets our teeth on edge. that being said, is not as if we is ok with all superhero stuff-- is still a fuzzy line which we has difficulty crossing. odd. HA! Good Fun! Hi Gromnir What do you mean by unnecessary pandering? Pandering to who and in what context concerning Tomb Raider?
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No they didn't! That's Russian propaganda! No government would allow people to occupy their buildings, its a known fact per Obama PR mouthpiece (sheesh, at least I could remember Ari Fleischer et al's names, Obama's press secretaries are just so very bland and unmemorable), so obviously the Maidan types didn't occupy buildings. Good thing I never got around to replacing my irony meter after Bruce broke it last time. Okay I put my foot in that one, I needed time to consider what you had said Hassat. AlI I can say is are you sure the original protesters in Kiev were as well armed as the Russian backed people who are occupying buildings in eastern Ukraine? Also did they occupy as many buildings. I was under the impression the original protests in Kiev were mostly on the streets and only a one or two buildings were occupied?
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I think the relevant question is would any government in the world, that wasn't involved in a civil war, allow armed protesters to occupy official buildings? And I think the Ukrainian government has been very patient with the protesters so far
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And then you see an actually decent politician, one with his heart in the right place. One who has good factual knowledge, debates politely and doesn't desire to debase himself with cheap populism. And you know he's pretty much toast because he's clearly chosen the wrong profession. :lol: I have to say that's.....a jaded view... of politics wolfmeister
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So you were born in 13th century England, then? What's your secret, Pilates? Think for just a second of what you really know about the snubby twats you are lambasting with such gleeful abandon—their life experiences, their backgrounds, their activities and involvements. Whatever mental image you have of "them", you might as well substitute it with a ****ing talking oven, because that's about as close as you are going to get at an accurate depiction. And hey, at least you'll get a chuckle each time you think of "them". P.S. No, really. What's your secret? I think she was trolling them, not 100% sure so don't take my word on it. I blame Bruce, he broke my troll-o-meter with his last few posts. I am honestly not trolling, please stop suggesting that
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So you were born in 13th century England, then? What's your secret, Pilates? Think for just a second of what you really know about the snubby twats you are lambasting with such gleeful abandon—their life experiences, their backgrounds, their activities and involvements. Whatever mental image you have of "them", you might as well substitute it with a ****ing talking oven, because that's about as close as you are going to get at an accurate depiction. And hey, at least you'll get a chuckle each time you think of "them". P.S. No, really. What's your secret? No offense 2133 but you have created this perception of yourself. You can't attack people because of how you portray yourself I have been called a SJW but its not in a complimentary way. And that's fine because I stand by social justice principles so I take the criticism with the support I get
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Don't trust the skull.
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Its better than it looks, you have the director's cut, I take it? I do indeed, any advice without spoiling the story?
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I would say it's privilege blindness, though the western privilege is more subtle than male or white privilege. You take safety, political liberty, freedom of speech, and other rights for granted, to the point that they are not valued at all. That's a much better way of making the point I was trying to make, " privilege blindness". I like that, I'm going to start using that if you don't mind. I like the concept and what it means. And what's interesting since I am looking at some of the complaints from someone who doesn't live in a first world country I agree wholeheartedly with that description
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Really ? You've been preaching enough through these threads that the sides should be obvious. Yes, but the second half is about people being distrustful of their governments and don't stand behind what they do (not sure why you mention that unless you mean to imply that is required). He means the pro and anti-Russian debates we have. But don't worry Mor you are on the good guys side
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So, people being cynical and untrustworthy about politicians is bad to you ? No I mentioned valid criticism is important and necessary
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Would you say you are.... jaded ....
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I'm about to play Deus Ex :HR, it looks good. I'm excited
