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https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-slams-german-tank-decision-escalation-conflict-betrayal-history-2023-01-25/ This is a little old but its still relevant around Germany doing the right thing sending Leopard tanks to Ukraine The Russian response was the normal cringe propaganda with an attempt to " shame " Germany's decision. To quote from the link " More than 80 years after their country invaded Soviet Russia and Ukraine in World War Two, some Germans recoil at the idea of sending tanks into a new conflagration there, out of a sense of historic guilt that the Russian embassy statement directly tapped into. "Berlin's choice means the final refusal of the Federal Republic of Germany to recognize its historical responsibility to our people for the terrible, timeless crimes of Nazism during the Great Patriotic War, and the consigning to oblivion of the difficult path of post-war reconciliation between Russians and Germans," Nechayev said" Lets be honest and clear, no country has done more to address and recognize its historical past than Germany since WW2. And I think its way overdue for Germany to become more militarized and involved in relevant conflicts if it decides its the right thing for Germany or the EU. They should have the same international military investments as the US, France and the UK And as far as what the Ruskies are saying, once again if Russia hadn't invaded Ukraine these developments wouldnt be happening so Russia has no one to blame but themselves

Transparency International ranked Ukraine as being the second most corrupt country in Europe with only Russia being more corrupt. This is well known. Any steps to reduce corruption in Ukraine I support and is good news for the country Here is another link about this https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/25/oleksandr-novikov-leading-ukraine-fightback-against-corruption Also more importantly the war in Yemen is a civil war not an invasion and its primarily a proxy war between Iran and Saudi Arabia. They need to end this conflict, the West cant change this. And you wont find either side in Yemen saying " this is a war against the US\West\NATO" like the Russian propaganda so apart from the obvious geographical proximity the Russians claim to be war with the West even though they not but the natural outcome of the invasion of Ukraine is the West will support Ukraine for the reasons I mentioned which is not the same as other wars or conflicts like Yemen, Syria or Ethiopia

Absolutely, its an example of the insidious control of our societies by two of the WORST f words..." fatcats and fascists " Its obvious and there is one thing we can, we must protest and protest hard

Wormie do you realize something, you and I are playing the same game at the same time....thats profound. Are you thinking what I am thinking, its destiny

Thats a good way of describing it, " repetitious meaningless combat" especially with creatures endlessly spawning in certain maps. The consolation is there is some fun and more engaging combat especially at more complex battles like closing rifts

" titanium-skinned lootless bears that would home in onto you from across the opposite corner of the map, stealth or not. " Yes, so thats sort of what I am referring to around ostensible flaws on the combat mechanics. But I want to give myself more time, maybe 20 hours or so, and then I comment more objectively and in more detail

I havent been able to post for a month due to my Chrome posts being eaten so I have updated gaming news I finished ELEX 2 and it was fun, its not as good as ELEX 1 but I enjoyed the noticeable crafting improvements and the faction interaction is always entertaining. The main narrative is a little meh until I learnt the origins of the Skyands and then it was more interesting. Its gets 65\100 on the globally respected " BruceVC game rating system" And then I decided to finally play DA:I, Im 10 hours in and Im enjoying it. I have some reasonable criticisms around combat mechanics and exploration but I will make a detailed post later when I have played more. I am using both DAI and Frosty mods and getting them working together is also a story I will share later

It looks like I can post again on Chrome, yaaaay. No more posts getting eaten https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/26/gdp-q4-2022-us-gdp-rose-2point9percent-in-the-fourth-quarter-more-than-expected-even-as-recession-fears-loom.html Higher than expected US GDP numbers with 2.9% for last quarter of 2022 and other positive metrics like lower unemployment. Its really good news and its similar to the 2% GDP growth that Germany recorded for 2022 https://www.destatis.de/EN/Press/2023/01/PE23_020_811.html And this recovery of the economies of many Western countries means less chance of any technical recession because you seeing growth which automatically moves any country out of the definition of recession which is defined as 2 quarters of negative growth and more importantly its a sign of overall economic strength and growth. Why does this matter on this thread? Its another example that the vacuous and propaganda fueled Vatnik economic predictions that use to get posted regularly, they still are but much less, are not true, not accurate and dont reflect the data around economic activity across the West. Things like gold based currencies emerging, the $ being replaced as the worlds global reserve currency, BRICS replacing the influence of Western economic hegemony and Russia creating a new "world economic order " are once again demonstrably untrue and this GDP data confirms it But for me the most significant Vatnik propaganda that this rejects is how Western sanctions against Russia are going to cause Western economies to collapse and the old " EU citizens are going to freeze to death " card hyperbole

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@GorthIm cant seem to give ratings anymore, it gives an error and says " sorry, problem relating to this content " I am using Chrome, is there a solution to this because I know there have been some forum problems?

Thanks, translator worked fine. Really good read and why I am not surprised to see ZH as one of the Russian propaganda sites

@Mamoulian War https://khpg.org/en/1608811138 Dont forget the Ruskies are also removing Ukrainian literature and language from occupied territory and yet its the Russian language that are the " victims " of the Ukrainians. Sure tell me another one

Swiss "neutrality " has often surprised me because there is a dark side to it like hiding of Nazi wealth and how people have used Swiss banks for money laundering. But the Swiss have made changes to this and how Swiss banks work so they do seem to be aware of these types of systemic abuse within their country

That was the most eventful and exciting WC final I have ever watched. France seemed doomed in the first half and then came back in the second half. And extra time was equally as exciting I always wonder if PK are the best way to decide victory but I suppose you need to find a way to get a result?

Maybe you should take your own advice about " putting words in people mouths " because I never said that past atrocities dont matter or we ignore these things when convenient. If you want to know what I think about other conflicts ask me?

What a second half for France, go France

Its like its not the same French team that beat England and Morocco, they seem fatigued and clumsy

Hoonding please, this is an English forum. We dont understand Argentinian

I wouldn't want to be the French team in the change rooms

You see the ref is Polish

That doesnt seem like a very good reason to not support France? Its like you using bad apples as a reason to not support a fellow EU country? Are you sure thats how you feel?

Right its time to start predicting scores for the game today, I am going with 2-1 to France Its going to be a epic game either way and both teams have done exceptionally well to get to the finals I didnt think Argentina would get to the finals after losing to Saudi Arabia but they persevered and demonstrated there skill. Go Roquefort Team

Yes these things indeed dont matter to Russia or Vatnik justification of the invasion of Ukraine and Russian military operations. Thats a good observation

Im watching several engaging series that include The Rookie S4: Its a crime drama about rookie and experienced cops set in LA. Easy to watch and easy to enjoy Fire Country : Directed by Jerry Bruckheimer, its about a young convict with a troubled past who joins the California Department of Fire to reduce his sentence. But he is sent to his hometown where he committed his crime. Its good and all about the dangers and reality of fires in California The English: Its a Western about revenge and redemption. Its has some memorable characters and you reminded of the terrible consequence of syphilis back in the 19th century And then again I want to reiterate how brilliant Let the Right One In is, if you like Vampire series this is a must https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_the_Right_One_In_(TV_series)

So you adopting the " whats good for the goose ... " ideological view So we wont hear anymore outrage about Iraq, Libya or Bosnia\Kosovo. Good to know, I have waited 12 years for that