BruceVC

Meshugger, I think you better sit down for a bit. I have something I need to tell you, and it's not good news. It's about Voltaire...

No I haven't ?

Funny enough in my country that is a factor, there are numerous examples of black journalists making controversial statements about the ANC and not getting criticised. But if a white journalist says something controversial the reaction is normally much worse. But that's something we accept due to our history and the sensitivity we are aware of around race relations

You make some good points, just for the record 80 % of the South African population is black. The biggest opposition party to the ANC in South Africa is called the Democratic Alliance (DA), I vote for them, and since the end of Apartheid they are the only political party that has been gaining votes in every election. And they have only been gaining votes because more and black South Africans are starting to vote for them. Especially the growing black middle class. The ANC relies on lots of support from the rural black communities in South Africa. They won the last election we had 2 week ago where they received about 62 % of the eligible vote. Now that may sound like a landslide but the ANC has actually been steadily losing support as time has gone on. Especially in the provinces in South Africa that contribute about 85 % to the total economy of the country, these provinces are the Western Cape and Gauteng But the ANC is fortunate because many of there supporters still vote for them because of ideological loyalty, they don't vote for them because of success or failures of the ANC. But this dynamic is changing as more and more people don't believe the ANC is the right political party to transform and uplift the economy

Bester I don't think you are taking the scourge of Pirating seriously It seems like you are justifying it ...... My wife is a Unity developer and while she sells her stuff on Asset Store, she also uploads all her products (to which she holds all rights) on torrents because it's just how we are. You'd never understand. I am very surprised that your wife is in the industry and yet you guys seem fine with Pirating. So yes I probably won't ever understand

Yes this does happen from some ANC politicians. They claim the media is involved in an orchestrated campaign to undermine there efforts and they claim the media is biased. But the reality is the media is only doing its job and raising systemic issues of corruption and lack of good governance and accountability

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/05/30/the-forest-released-steam-early-access/#more-210107 Guys this game looks great, a survival game set in a forest where you need to hunt and build shelters. But there are also creatures that try to kill you. I would like someone to play this game and give some feedback

That's very true how some people respond and end up commenting on early release games, despite disclaimers around known bugs and limited content you will see numerous complaints and rage posts around " bugs and limited content". Its not worth the invective we will see IMO But for me the main reason I don't think they should have early access is I don't want the narrative discussed in a way that I could find out, I don't want the surprise ruined. Even with the NDA people still unintentionally let things slip about the plot of games

Bester I don't think you are taking the scourge of Pirating seriously It seems like you are justifying it ......

This trailer made me realize that there just aren't enough good First World War games, in fact can people name a few?

Do you know in the USA you can get deep fried pizza, can you think of anything more unhealthy

that kid need a serious double cheek pull

Within the SA constitution its not illegal at all, we have free speech enshrined in our constitution. And no offensive words were used. This would be a debate around the morals and principles of acceptable journalism. Because this issue has become an argument where people say " its racist and unacceptable that a media house allows such a cartoon to get on there website" Look at it this way, if you censor hateful and offensive speech you might go on thinking that some people you meet are decent when in reality they are a bubbling pot of anger, misogyny and racism. Let them reveal their character so that you can freely oppose them. That's a very good point, it makes sense to understand who is opposite you on certain issues. Nice one

How many grams are the T-bones and if you make a sauce what sauce would you make that compliments the streak, I'm thinking something hearty like a Mushroom sauce

This is why I love many of your comments, most of us tend to get bogged down in complicated and convoluted arguments and you come with a much more simpler and relevant comment that basically gets the same message across with much less fuss. Well played sir

Welcome to the club Monte, I'll show you the secret handshake latter. Sarex stop being a naughty boy or I'm going to tell your parents and suggest they revoke your Internet pprivileges for at least 1 week, I don't want to do this but you need to learn to curtail that cheekiness !!!

Within the SA constitution its not illegal at all, we have free speech enshrined in our constitution. And no offensive words were used. This would be a debate around the morals and principles of acceptable journalism. Because this issue has become an argument where people say " its racist and unacceptable that a media house allows such a cartoon to get on there website"

Well if you don't you'll get some nagging people on your case. As for pirating before buying, I've seen that done and with sequels (so say one pirated ME1 but then went on to buy everything else in the series...sad, really). Usually with the game that was pirated it has been when it's cheap, so maybe that does undercut it some. What people nagging because they think its correct that publishers and developers receive the remuneration for the work they do when they produce a game and people want to play it? Those naggers are unreasonable people hey Malc

Hiro whats your opinion on Pirating? Do you care, are you opposed to it or something else?

Bester I want to clear, I DON'T PIRATE GAMES I know you look to me for your moral compass on many issues so I hope now that I have been completely honest you will join me in condemning the deplorable deed of pirating Helz comments below I agree with 100 %. I have never believed the story that people pirate a game to "test" it and then purchase it afterwards

That's a very insightful post jadedmeister and I agree with most of it. IMO the outrage from ANC supporters is more around the criticism on how they have been governing the country than the fact it is racist. But they are embellishing the racist element. To be clear the cartoon is not saying black South Africans are clowns, they are saying the people who voted in the ANC are clowns. Yes its not a nice thing to say but its a political cartoon and as you mentioned cartoons do present a caricature of people they represent. What the cartoonist should have done is include some white faces in the picture of the voters then there would have been less of a furore And I also think the global outrage due to the Danish cartoons was overdone and uncalled for

You make some reasonable points and yes the issue is more about how the voters are portrayed. People don't like being called ignorant for voting for the ANC and the cartoon shows them in a demeaning light. But good perspective

Good consideration, the one difference I can think of is with a library you don't own the book. The library does and they paid for it but they let you borrow it but when you torrent a book you own the book without paying for it.

http://www.women24.com/News/EWN-cartoon-deemed-racist-ANC-says-it-is-an-insult-to-voters-20140530 So some of you guys think that at times I over-analyse issues of social justice and sometimes highlight problems where problems don't exist. I understand that even if I don't agree all the time. I have explained that due to the history of the country I live in and my personal experiences I do take issues of social justice seriously Anyway I want to share with you and get your opinions on some of the issues around social justice that we deal with in South Africa on a weekly basis. Yesterday a prominent media outlet posted a cartoon basically suggesting that the ANC, our current ruling political party, are clowns. You can see the cartoon in the link I posted and you can read about the incident You don't need to know the exact history of the politicians in the cartoon but needless to say they haven't done very good jobs in there portfolios. There has been a huge outcry from people and mostly black South Africans suggesting that the cartoon is profoundly racist and wanting the cartoonist to be fired. The media outlet has apologized for any hurt caused and the whole incident has been referred to a Media Ombudsman for review and possible further action. So what do you guys think, is the is type of cartoon acceptable?

Fair enough. That's a logical question being interested in the legal aspect of pirating