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Huh. If that's correct, then it's a bugged feature. As people appearing in italics is uncommon, whereas people posting is common, and I've never seen myself in italics.

Been wondering this for awhile. What does it mean when a person's name is in italics in the 'reading this forum' / 'reading this topic' section below?

The Germans generally were thinking no such thing. The Allied powers pretty much forced all of this at gun point, with the US and UK holding the most guns. The Germans had little voice in the matter. Banning a symbol, banning discussion of certain topics, etc is downright evil. One should question why this was done. It wasn't done for the superficial reasons you're thinking Bruce. In very short, it was done to make sure the narrative given by the Allied powers was accepted and not questioned. The phrase, 'the winners write the history books' is possibly never more aptly used than when WW2 is concerned. Sorry I don't believe that, I'm sure the majority of Germans realized by then that Nazism was a failed ideology and were glad it was over. So they weren't forced by the Allies to criminalize symbols like the Swastika, they wanted to do this as they wanted to start focusing on the future and didn't want certain reminders How about you actually go and read some history books. This isn't a matter of believing or not believing, this isn't a question of spirituality or faith, it's a matter or what happened or didn't. A great deal of this particular subject is written in numerous books, transcripts, interviews, etc. I realize your world view might be shaken, hence you ignore so much of what is in this world, past and present. Better to hold on to your mythology, than to objectively delve into the archives of what's what, or think past a superficial level. You suffer confirmation bias on a level I've rarely encountered in this world. So much so that even I have wondered if you're nothing more than a troll as others here have asserted. Objectivity is seemingly anathema to you in regards to so much you ever discuss. The truth is, that in post WW2 Germany you would be hard pressed to find a group of random Germans where the majority of them thought that Nazism was their #1 problem rather than the folks who were occupying their nation, bombed and killed ~8-10% of the population, and had started a war with them. This simple fact really shouldn't be a surprise to anyone with even the tiniest understanding of human nature, or even contentious. It makes oodles and oodles of sense if one thinks about it. But even today, a very large number of Germans (in particular those middle aged or older who either lived through it or got stories first hand from their parents as to what happened), would not agree with the idea that Nazis were their main problem. And even of those who thought Nazis were a problem, most people aren't stupid enough to think that banning a symbol or discussion of certain topics is the way to solve that problem or anything at all to do with any kind of freedom. As for Nazism being a failed ideology. Well... there's a lot to that ideology, as there is to nearly any political movement's ideology, and quite a lot of it is alive and well in the modern western world. Heck, almost all of it, both the good and bad parts. But I'd wager quite a lot that if you had a gun to your head you couldn't even say what much of that political ideology even entails, hence you thinking it's failed. Nevermind the fact that it didn't fail any more than the political ideology of any nation that's ever lost a war. War ended Nazism, the compete defeat of Germany by the Allied powers ended Nazism because those powers wanted it dead. Nazism didn't fail on it's own. In fact, prior to that war, it was doing amazingly well by most standards. You have a way of making your posts interesting, I generally always read them to the end But I can't agree or disagree with what you are saying because I don't know enough about the topic. WW2 have never been my strong point ( and I'll be honest I don't feel like researching it today ) so its probably best to wait for others who are versed in WW2 history to comment before we can confirm your posts accuracy There are a few major topics out there that one needs to bother to learn about in depth if one is to understand the hows, whats, and whys of this world we live in. World War 1, World War 2, what lead up to both, and what immediately followed both are among those topics. You would do well to spend a good deal of time learning about all of these topics at some point, rather than rely on what anyone, myself included, in this forum says. There is absolutely no way any person with a good amount of knowledge of these subjects could impart all of the pertinent knowledge to you in this forum. There is also very little way for you to know who knows what they are talking (both on and off this forum) about on any given subject without doing some research on your own.

The Germans generally were thinking no such thing. The Allied powers pretty much forced all of this at gun point, with the US and UK holding the most guns. The Germans had little voice in the matter. Banning a symbol, banning discussion of certain topics, etc is downright evil. One should question why this was done. It wasn't done for the superficial reasons you're thinking Bruce. In very short, it was done to make sure the narrative given by the Allied powers was accepted and not questioned. The phrase, 'the winners write the history books' is possibly never more aptly used than when WW2 is concerned. Sorry I don't believe that, I'm sure the majority of Germans realized by then that Nazism was a failed ideology and were glad it was over. So they weren't forced by the Allies to criminalize symbols like the Swastika, they wanted to do this as they wanted to start focusing on the future and didn't want certain reminders How about you actually go and read some history books. This isn't a matter of believing or not believing, this isn't a question of spirituality or faith, it's a matter or what happened or didn't. A great deal of this particular subject is written in numerous books, transcripts, interviews, etc. I realize your world view might be shaken, hence you ignore so much of what is in this world, past and present. Better to hold on to your mythology, than to objectively delve into the archives of what's what, or think past a superficial level. You suffer confirmation bias on a level I've rarely encountered in this world. So much so that even I have wondered if you're nothing more than a troll as others here have asserted. Objectivity is seemingly anathema to you in regards to so much you ever discuss. The truth is, that in post WW2 Germany you would be hard pressed to find a group of random Germans where the majority of them thought that Nazism was their #1 problem rather than the folks who were occupying their nation, bombed and killed ~8-10% of the population, and had started a war with them. This simple fact really shouldn't be a surprise to anyone with even the tiniest understanding of human nature, or even contentious. It makes oodles and oodles of sense if one thinks about it. But even today, a very large number of Germans (in particular those middle aged or older who either lived through it or got stories first hand from their parents as to what happened), would not agree with the idea that Nazis were their main problem. And even of those who thought Nazis were a problem, most people aren't stupid enough to think that banning a symbol or discussion of certain topics is the way to solve that problem or anything at all to do with any kind of freedom. As for Nazism being a failed ideology. Well... there's a lot to that ideology, as there is to nearly any political movement's ideology, and quite a lot of it is alive and well in the modern western world. Heck, almost all of it, both the good and bad parts. But I'd wager quite a lot that if you had a gun to your head you couldn't even say what much of that political ideology even entails, hence you thinking it's failed. Nevermind the fact that it didn't fail any more than the political ideology of any nation that's ever lost a war. War ended Nazism, the compete defeat of Germany by the Allied powers ended Nazism because those powers wanted it dead. Nazism didn't fail on it's own. In fact, prior to that war, it was doing amazingly well by most standards.

I very much agree with this. Both disillusioned young people and young people who just want to look cool by rebelling will take any chance they get to appear anti-establishment, giving real neo-Nazis the perfect hook to get their claws into young people. Of course, some people will just blame it on the gaming community. I have to disagree with what you guys are suggesting the Germans should have done after WW2. They weren't just dealing with a few hate groups that were more criminal than truly dangerous to the government or society They were dealing with a form of fascism that had really and utterly devastated there society, they weren't thinking of the future and how disillusioned members of the German society may regress back into it. They wanted to completely distance themselves from it and the NAZI swastika represented everything that was corrupted and dysfunctional from there society and history. They were right to ban it , sometimes you need to take perceived heavy steps to address issues The Germans generally were thinking no such thing. The Allied powers pretty much forced all of this at gun point, with the US and UK holding the most guns. The Germans had little voice in the matter. Banning a symbol, banning discussion of certain topics, etc is downright evil. One should question why this was done. It wasn't done for the superficial reasons you're thinking Bruce. In very short, it was done to make sure the narrative given by the Allied powers was accepted and not questioned. The phrase, 'the winners write the history books' is possibly never more aptly used than when WW2 is concerned.

Big thumbs down. An even bigger thumbs down if it's true that loot on the ground all looks the same (ie: NWN2), rather than actually appearing to be what it was (as was done in the IE games).

Because of my Migrants tread is closed i post answer here. Nope. These can't be because: 1. Jews are not ethnic Russians - word "Russian" can't be used as ethnic marker here. 2. These Jews who live in Murica are not citizens of Russia obviously - word "Russian" can't be used as citizenship marker here. As result we have quite strange situation when Muricans constantly spread hate against Russians, but in same time they use word "Russians" for marking of Jews, this is looks like masked antisemitism for me. You consistently go out of your way to insult the people of the U.S. and the U.S. itself on these forums. No one was going out of their way to insult Russia, or Russians. No one here was asserting that Jewish people and Russian people are one and the same. Most of your posts are nothing more than troll posts. You very rarely contribute intelligently to any discussion on these forums. I've little doubt you're capable of it, but you waste your time and ours with your trolling. Please stop, or take it elsewhere.

In German it's Köln. In English it's Cologne. I had thought you were using Dutch.

Should have just let this one slip off the front page without replying.

Gin > Zima > Bourbon

Please find and link here some of the the supposed plethora of times that the Iranian leaders said they were going to 'wipe Israel off the map'. Primary sources only, not some western hack journalist or politician making accusations. Good luck. And various politicians in the U.S. and Israel have been openly discussing attacking Iran for decades now. Bibi, being probably the most prominent and vocal one. Iran hasn't invaded anyone in generations (unless we actually want to count The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant as a legitimate nation). It's been invaded multiple times in the last few generations, a few of those times by US allies or with US support, as well as had a US/UK sponsored coup overthrow it's government in 1953 to install their puppet Shah. Iran has a far more legitimate reason to be concerned about other nations invading it, than other nations have legitimate reason to be concerned that Iran will invade them. Also, it's high time that it's said in this thread that it's not 'Obama's treaty' as the article you link says. It's a treaty being drafted by the 'P5+1' along with Iran. It's no more 'Obama's treaty' than it is 'Putin's treaty' or 'Merkel's treaty'. A lot of people are involved in drafting it, and there's almost nothing but fictional BS being spouted in the mainstream media about it (such as blaming it on Obama). I suggest looking it up.

Personally, I think you appear more than a little naïve. Why would you think they are building nuclear weapons? When you have no proofs, who are you listening to? Mossad has said they do not have one. CIA has said they do not have one. Oh look, Guard Dog thinking he knows better than the Israeli and American intelligence services. Great job. Can you get it into your head that the same guys who are saying "Iran will have nukes in the next few years" have been saying so since the early nineties? They said "they don't have one now". That's not the same thing at all as saying they're not working on one. That's the same faulty logic you use throughout. They have vastly more centrifuges now then they did in early 90's. Their economy is all but collapsing. Why would they acquire so many centrifuges if they weren't trying to make a bomb? The same people were also saying N. Korea would get a nuke, and guess what, they were right. We're talking about ~70 year old technology at this point. If a nation wants nukes, they'll get their hands on some. North Korea's got nukes. Can't say I'm happy about it (I'd prefer no one had nukes), but it is what it is. The world hasn't ended. Worrying about Iran getting nukes is retarded and counter productive if one wants to not see them fly. The very fact that there's so much hostility in the west towards Iran (in particular from the US, UK, and Israel) with all of the rhetoric by various politicians calling for military action against Iran pretty much creates a situation where Iran would be wise to get their hands on nukes for self defense. Obviously just an opinion, but if I had to rank the nations in the world most likely to be the first fire off some nukes, here's the order I'd rank them (from most to least likely). 1. Israel 2. The U.S. 3. North Korea 4. One of the ex Soviet states *** 5. Iran, and pretty much everyone else And that's just a list based on nations who admit they have nuclear weapons or it's generally accepted by most that they have them. I've little doubt that there are other nations out there that have nuclear weapons already and just haven't advertised it (for most nations there is little benefit of advertising it).

Gfted1 you know you really shouldn't make posts that dispute and undermine the various conspiracy theories about America that we are subjected to Remember all foreign interventions by America are about oil because the USA needs oil...didn't you know that General, There is far more speculative discussion about 'conspiracy theorists' on this forum than actual 'conspiracy theories' put forward. Yours, like the others on this forum I've read today, aren't even accurate representations of any common 'conspiracy theory' as labeled such by those who do such labeling. I'll point out again though, that if you're using 'conspiracy theorist/theory' as a pejorative, you're either guilty of being evil and attempting to marginalize discussion and points of view on a topic or you've been brainwashed by such evil people to believe as you do. In reality, conspiracies are normal and common. So much so that one would be hard pressed to find an adult human that didn't spend their entire life as a hermit that didn't partake in at least a few conspiracies in their lifetime. All that said, one can only hope that the article is accurate. The price of gas in the U.S. has been stupid high for almost 10 years now, and it's way past time that the artificial inflation applied to it post Hurricane Katrina went the way of the Dodo. Vals the fact that the USA is the worlds biggest producer of oil is the start of the great unraveling of many of your views, the good news is this should be seen as something positive. The truth about how the world really operates will make you a happier and more content person ....so embrace the change, see it as catharsis http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-07-04/u-s-seen-as-biggest-oil-producer-after-overtaking-saudi Uh... no it isn't. What makes you think that I do not know. You must have a gross misinterpretation of my views, in particular on oil, to come to that conclusion. Which, given I'm near positive I've never actually expressed most of my thoughts on oil on this forum, isn't surprising, as it's common for you to assume much dear General. As for how the world really operates..... How it really operates is the purview of 'conspiracy theory'. I've said this before to you many times, and obviously to no avail so far. But here's another for perseverance sake. There's a number of places to start in regards to learning about how the world really operates, but I'd suggest learning about how the world central banking system works as a starting point. If one can grasp the fundamentals of that, and do some thinking (many fail at this part, as it takes quite some time), along with some further researching (follow the money trail (current and historical) and this takes even more time), one can get a decent idea of how the game is played. Of course the banking aspect is just part of it all, but probably more than anything else it's the key part. To get a good idea one needs to understand this aspect as well as a few others. The central banking rabbit hole however leads to a large warren where one will find most of the other pieces to get a good idea. If you had a good idea, you'd lay down the 5 star insignia you're wearing for the war you think you're fighting, and become a warrior in the real war, where Generals such as yourself are little more than pawns of those playing the bigger game.

Gfted1 you know you really shouldn't make posts that dispute and undermine the various conspiracy theories about America that we are subjected to Remember all foreign interventions by America are about oil because the USA needs oil...didn't you know that General, There is far more speculative discussion about 'conspiracy theorists' on this forum than actual 'conspiracy theories' put forward. Yours, like the others on this forum I've read today, aren't even accurate representations of any common 'conspiracy theory' as labeled such by those who do such labeling. I'll point out again though, that if you're using 'conspiracy theorist/theory' as a pejorative, you're either guilty of being evil and attempting to marginalize discussion and points of view on a topic or you've been brainwashed by such evil people to believe as you do. In reality, conspiracies are normal and common. So much so that one would be hard pressed to find an adult human that didn't spend their entire life as a hermit that didn't partake in at least a few conspiracies in their lifetime. All that said, one can only hope that the article is accurate. The price of gas in the U.S. has been stupid high for almost 10 years now, and it's way past time that the artificial inflation applied to it post Hurricane Katrina went the way of the Dodo.

The pertinent question is: Where does one find a character editor? Problem solved once one obtains one.

This is funny considering the democratic party's history of racism. Anyone who considers themself left-wing and votes for or defends the democratic party is a cuck. Democrats fall on the right of the spectrum and hold beliefs that incompatible with leftist ideologies. Paying lip service to muh oppreshun doesn't change that. http://youtu.be/lcb_iN2RhpM The left-right spectrum is flawed in oodles of ways. Political realities are far more complex than that spectrum accounts for. This has nothing to do with your misuse or misunderstanding of the word 'cuck'. The average modern Republican is far more like yesterday's Democrat than the other way around on most issues. I'd be interested in hearing Chomsky elaborate on his statement saying otherwise. I'd wager the argument would be along the lines of the 'Democrats are now bought and paid for just like the Republicans', but perhaps not. Chomsky usually isn't so historically naive or ignorant.

This is funny considering the democratic party's history of racism. Anyone who considers themself left-wing and votes for or defends the democratic party is a cuck.

Since the mid-late 80s actually.

I thought that was unpossible on the internet. There is a lot more tongue biting going on in these parts than you imagine. All around I'm sure.

I understand and appreciate your pain. The quoting mechanics on this forum though can be quite buggy. So rather than spend what sometimes is a number of minutes paring down the tree, I just put it all in there as that takes only a short moment. My apologies, however lobby the forum masters to fix or replace the godawful software they use (it's got some other major issues) and your pain will be alleviated greatly I'm sure.

Volo we have made this discussion before, white people typically haven't been the victims of historical or systemic abuse in society. I mean look at the history of developments like Colonialism We aren't the victims of racism. There is no reason we should get defensive with a little humor, you must learn to laugh at yourself. I know there is a certain perspective on these forums that white people in the modern age are beset as a race by some nebulous and insidious forces but I don't buy it and I reject the notion that the white race as a whole is under some kind of attack? I'm genealogically a WASP. From the all evil racist oppressive people in your book. I've seen and experienced racism directed at myself and plenty of other white people. In fact, while it's certainly possible I'm missing some obscure law, in the US the only racism I know of that's codified into law is against white people (and a few other ethnic groups as well that aren't deemed 'oppressed' by people such as yourself), with things such as 'Affirmative action' and the like. Sexism with 'Title 9' and the like. To be frank. I have a resounding )#@* you to all those folks out there who think anyone is entitled to anything based on the color of their skin, and some transgression (real or perceived (and a lot of them are just perceived) that other folks with that same skin color were subjected to generations ago. This attitude, coupled with the media's never ending dialogue on race (and sex) as an issue, parroted by people such as yourself, more than anything else out there serves to continue to divide people along sex or skin color. Racism isn't 'inherent in all of us' as you say. Speak for yourself. It's taught and reinforced again and again through the media people are exposed to in modern times. Anyone of any sex or skin color can be the victim of racism or sexism. To say that it's the purview of ethnic group X, Y, and Z only to experience racism is an incredibly ignorant thing to say. As for the you don't 'buy the notion'. Well, that's because you support the attack. You support 'multiculturalism' and think it's a good thing. You don't see or care that others don't agree with you, and see 'multiculturalism' as a bad thing for a variety of reasons. This is a complex subject, and the motivations of those involved in it vary, as do the good and bad consequences, but it's certainly the opinion of some that they are under attack, and they don't think that just for the hell of it. I appreciate your honesty on this topic, I enjoy these types of debates because it allows us to unpack perceived challenger's that exist in society And you right I do support multiculturalism. As I mentioned anyone can be racist, its just a prejudice and is definitely not the domain of white people. I suppose you could say affirmative action is a form of discrimination but it has only been implemented to address systemic imbalances that exist in the past in the workplace For example are women really equal to men in the corporate world? 30 years ago many people thought that a women's role was in the kitchen getting the dinner ready, the TV series Mad Men highlights just how bad and institutionalized sexism was So what other examples apart from affirmative action can you give me of proof that white people are discriminated against ? I am interested in how you see this ? General, While I don't live in South Africa, nor do I walk in your shoes, it's hard for me to believe that you've lived on this earth the number of decades you have and not personally experienced or seen any white people subjected to discrimination based on the color of their skin. Nevertheless I'll acknowledge it's theoretically possible. But, even if you have no personal experience with white people being subjected to discrimination, you should be able to use your imagination to craft scenarios where they would be. If you cannot use your imagination to see how white people can also be discriminated against, I'd say your imagination is broken. So General, either you're ignorant or your imagination is broken. Or just, cognitive dissonance and failure to think things through. I suggest you make more attempts to step outside of 'the box' in your thinking. Use your imagination (if it isn't broken), to put on other people's shoes, to change the color of a person's skin or sex in any given instance you think someone is or isn't being oppressed and ask the question 'Would I or anyone be making a fuss about this if the person at question had a different sex or skin color', etc. Think General. More than you have. If you did, I'm positive you'd take off those stars and abandon your war, as it's a war that's predicated on falsehoods or ignorance.

Since when were the '80's the '50's wtf? Well spotted but I was aware of what I was saying, I was actually making two separate points that come across as one. My bad. I meant 30 years ago women were still very marginalized Mad Men is an accurate window into the life of a women in the 1960's No. And mayhap amongst certain segments of the populace, but for the vast majority, no.

Hiding, but SJWs can find you everywhere. Political correctness is opposite to fun Thats nasty, us SJW bring a much needed sense of decorum to society There is literally one SJW on this forum, and he is constantly berated for his posts. There's more than one. Most of them either don't post that much though or don't see themselves as warriors. But, the one you're referring to isn't merely a warrior, he's a social justice 5 star general.

Volo we have made this discussion before, white people typically haven't been the victims of historical or systemic abuse in society. I mean look at the history of developments like Colonialism We aren't the victims of racism. There is no reason we should get defensive with a little humor, you must learn to laugh at yourself. I know there is a certain perspective on these forums that white people in the modern age are beset as a race by some nebulous and insidious forces but I don't buy it and I reject the notion that the white race as a whole is under some kind of attack? I'm genealogically a WASP. From the all evil racist oppressive people in your book. I've seen and experienced racism directed at myself and plenty of other white people. In fact, while it's certainly possible I'm missing some obscure law, in the US the only racism I know of that's codified into law is against white people (and a few other ethnic groups as well that aren't deemed 'oppressed' by people such as yourself), with things such as 'Affirmative action' and the like. Sexism with 'Title 9' and the like. To be frank. I have a resounding )#@* you to all those folks out there who think anyone is entitled to anything based on the color of their skin, and some transgression (real or perceived (and a lot of them are just perceived) that other folks with that same skin color were subjected to generations ago. This racist attitude, coupled with the media's never ending dialogue on race (and sex) as an issue, parroted by people such as yourself, more than anything else out there serves to continue to divide people along sex or skin color. Racism isn't 'inherent in all of us' as you say. Speak for yourself. It's taught and reinforced again and again through the media people are exposed to in modern times. Anyone of any sex or skin color can be the victim of sexism or racism. To say that it's the purview of ethnic group X, Y, and Z only to experience racism is an incredibly ignorant thing to say. As for the you don't 'buy the notion'. Well, that's because you support the attack. You support 'multiculturalism' and think it's a good thing. You don't see or care that others don't agree with you, and see 'multiculturalism' as a bad thing for a variety of reasons. This is a complex subject, and the motivations of those involved in it vary, as do the good and bad consequences, but it's certainly the opinion of some that they are under attack, and they don't think that just for the hell of it.

You likely have something wrong with your card or there's not enough ventilation for it if you're seeing your 7970 stress and overheat playing those two games. I've played both with a GTX 460, a card that is generations older than yours and has less ram, and neither the video card (or CPU) is stressed at all playing with the graphics settings on max. If it's not a hardware issue, perhaps it's a driver issue with those games.