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  1. I don’t know how it is in the US, but in Australia, Denmark, Germany and the UK a GP (General practitioner doctor) is not qualified nor authorised to diagnose much less treat mental health issues. They can refer you to specialist like psychologists or psychiatrists, usually at your own request (or you can be sentenced to do so in a court of law) edit: I think it’s the same in the land of the kiwis, but not sure
  2. It probably is... As for what the numbers tells us? It tells us that conservatives are more likely to not seek professional help (and treatment) for their mental health issues. That would explain why Trump got so many votes As a group, they seem to be the most fearful and afraid, seeking refuge in places like flat earthers, qanon, the semi religious cult of trump etc. Anxiety is the no. 1 mental health issue in the US, affecting 40 million Americans (https://adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/facts-statistics) They are probably more likely to seek help and advice from their (completely unqualified) pet priest than their GP. "Ooh, that sounds bad. Do five ave Marias and make a hefty donation upon leaving and you'll be fine" Generally education tends to make you more "left leaning" in the US, whereas less educated people tend to be more conservative (Republican). Like Eeek science! /make sign to ward off evil "go away!" https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2016/04/26/a-wider-ideological-gap-between-more-and-less-educated-adults/
  3. I split the mental healthcare discussion into a thread of its own. Apologies to the people @Darkpriest & @teknoman2 who tried to post on topic stuff in their posts. I hope you'll repost the funny pics here Also apologies to @ShadySandsand one more person, as i think I lost two posts for good while moving posts
  4. And elsewhere in Europe...
  5. Introducing a Dutch sport... canal jumping
  6. The richest man that ever lived was the emperor of Mali https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p09dcbl0/the-richest-person-who-ever-lived edit: not unsurprisingly old African empires were mostly situated around the coasts of inner seas (Mediterranean and the Red Sea) and the major rivers
  7. For some people, being vegan is like a religion. They'll try to adapt reality to fit the picture in their heads. Sometimes their (idealists, religious nutcases, fanatics, whatever) arguments are so far fetched you have to facepalm. That being said, there is also such a thing as too much cheese (unless you're Scandinavian like me and very much lactose tolerant). If the kids get a healthy and balanced daily meal, screw peoples ideological sensitivities. Just wait until she tries to ban Chocolate in the UK, that stuff being both non-white (mostly) and dairy filled it should be the next to go! Edit: When I was a kid, the health worker/nurse at the school had as a task to ensure that all the kids drank at least 0.75 liter of milk at home per day. A typical household with 2-3 kids would easily consume 5+ liter of milk every day. Telling Scandinavians that they have to lay off milk, cheese and chocolate would be like tell south east Asians that they had to lay off the rice.
  8. Rresistance is futile... You will be assimilated
  9. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56744474 "Denmark has ceased giving the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine amid concerns about rare cases of blood clots, the first European country to do so fully. The move is expected to delay the country's vaccination programme by several weeks. Drug watchdog the European Medicines Agency last week announced a possible link with clots but said the risk of dying of Covid-19 was much greater. Several European countries had previously briefly suspended the jab. Most have now resumed vaccinations with AstraZeneca, but often with limits to older age groups. On Tuesday, the US, Canada and the European Union paused the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for similar reasons over clotting. South Africa has also paused its use, despite the Johnson & Johnson being its preferred vaccine because of its effectiveness against the South African variant." ... "Almost one million people in Denmark have been vaccinated, with approximately 150,000 of them receiving the AstraZeneca jab. The Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines are also in use." Denmark generally seems to have the infection under control (i.e. not like Australia and New Zealand, but people aren't dying en masse), so the need to vaccinate is less urgent. As the article says, vulnerable people have been given the shots and next in line are the young people who are less likely to get or suffer badly from Covid so The current stock will be kept for a later date and Pfizer/Moderna used until someone works out why the AZ (and J&J) vaccine kills the recipient every now and then.
  10. Any motorcycle enthusiasts around? If so, you should be familiar with "Isle of Man TT" (Tourist Trophy) Fast, furious and deadly. 243 people killed so far (which I think makes it even deadlier than the Paris - Darkar Rally. 2018 was a particularly deadly year with 7 dead (mix of drivers and spectators) Racing a number of laps around the Isle, through a small town, it's a very fast road race with speeds at times well beyond 320kmh / 200mph
  11. Like the military coup in Myanmar that just coincided with demonstrators making life difficult for Chinese companies in Myanmar?
  12. Tibet and Vietnam might disagree with you on that one. Although they did later withdraw their troops from Vietnam Edit: Thanks to stealing an arm and a leg when it comes to technology, the Chinese army of 2021 is not comparable to the miserable state it was in in during the 1950's, 60's and 70's
  13. Quoted for truth. Grew up on the "front" so to speak, only a thin stretch of water separating my childhood home from the big, nasty enemies like Poland and DDR (East Germany). Edit: All new public buildings in Denmark at the time were required to have bomb shelters and many older buildings got retrofitted with it. It was part of my school experience always knowing where the entrance to the schools underground shelter was located. The schools (and other public buildings) had regular drills to ensure everyone could get there at a moments notice in case it started raining nukes. You sort of got it the opposite way around... the deployment of nukes to Turkey, right on the Soviet Unions border was what caused the deployment of missiles in Cuba in the first place. No more nukes in Turkey, no more need for missiles in Cuba (and ICBM's made it irrelevant anyway when they got introduced). As for China and Taiwan. I'm fairly convinced it's not an if, it's a when China invades and takes over Taiwan. It will be a disaster for western PC (and IT in general) manufacturers considering how many essential chips are manufactured and exported from Taiwan to the west.
  14. One of the most influential characters on naval development in the US Navy. Also a darn interesting (and at times unintentionally funny) character. It's a long biography (a bit more than an hour), but worth watching if you're into military history
  15. Nothing like a bit of DIY work
  16. I am... in my own way. Once you cover it in sauce, they both taste the same. Not that different from the political spectrum. Stray far enough away from the middle and it doesn't matter what their stated end goal is, the means of getting there are the same. Some flavour of authoritarianism and a single leader. If it all tastes the same to the common man, why try so hard to label things with meaningless labels? Now if those cult/political/religious whatever leaders offered us blue cheese sauce... it might be easier to swallow
  17. Bad wordplay time...
  18. Well, it is a big universe. Maybe chaotic influence? Could also be artists being artists? As for weapon sizes, I suspect it had to do with GW changing their target audience from the 20-30 year olds to the 12-14 year old boys who apparently had a lot of their parents disposable income. Nothing like some phallic macho symbols to make angsty, insecure teenage boys feel all empowered (and generous with their parents money) when they have a "mine is bigger than yours" stick in their hands. Guns got bigger and boobs got covered up. Dang it...
  19. Oh, don't get me started on the stupidly oversized weapons! I know, it's originally part of easily identifying and assessing both friend and foe capabilities (by seeing what kind of gear they're wielding) on the tabletop, but still. I'll be standing next to the table when playing, not watching a game through a looking glass from 500m away. (the old miniatures from the 80's, of which I have a lot, had weapons and equipment that actually looked like the mini would be able to lift it off the ground)
  20. Yes, chasing a rolling cheese is a sport! "The Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling, in Gloucestershire, UK, is an unusual—and surprisingly dangerous annual athletic challenge."
  21. Extremist groups are no more reliable strategically as a tool than biological weapons. They always mutate and you risk they backfire any moment.
  22. That nature reserve looks beautiful What kind of trees are those? Looks like pine trees, but not quite
  23. i haven't seen Seaspiracy (hadn't even heard about it before now), but I do think it's a problem, treating the oceans as part the world sewer and part an inexhaustible source of fishy proteins. Of course it is neither of which. Will the next land war between USA and China be fought on the big plastic island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean? Chinese fishing armadas are busy scooping up fish from the entire Pacific Ocean, systematically emptying it of fish all the way down to Antarctica, down both Australia's and Chile's coastlines (the latter now categorically sinking them every time they trespass into their territorial waters) No idea what the US fishing fleets are up to to be honest. They could be better or worse than the Chinese for all I know (and I really don't know, never looked it up), although US consumers may not like the plastic bottle/bag flavour from seafood caught in those waters. These "shock documentaries" only addresses the symptoms though, not the underlying cause. Which is, there are about 6 billion too many of us for a planet this size if we want sustainable, good qualify life for all of us (or at least a chance at achieving such). Edit: Now where was that glove with those fancy gem stones in it?...
  24. I never had any warm and fuzzy feelings regarding the AZ vaccine (it was always the worst performer in the numbers game). While it has been brewing for a while, it's now official. Australia's love affair with the AZ vaccine is over https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-56684833 Even though it seems to mostly kill young women with the blood clotting, there is currently no "urgent" need to vaccinate people in Australia, so it has now been prohibited for all under 50's It's very late in the game, but it now looks like the alternatives are more attractive. Of course, our incompetent prime minister had put like 11 out of 12 eggs in one basket and gambled entirely on the AZ vaccine... ah well, maybe Pfizer/BioNTech has a few spare dozes somewhere.
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