Everything posted by Gorth
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The All Things Political Topic - world tidings
I do not doubt for a second either, that if Greenland didn't have friends and connections, ICE would march in and relocate the Inuit population to some tiny reservation in the Florida glades, for their own protection of course, while Greenland is being strip mined. Painful colonial past does seem preferable to a painful colonial present
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The All Things Political Topic - world tidings
I think Gorgon covered the most important bits really. Disclaimer: I was never a nationalist to begin with, having lived more of my adult life abroad than in Denmark and I believe money is something better spent before you can't use it anymore. So no hoarder of wealth either. What I do remember from my early years, thinking about Greenland and The Faeroe Islands, can be summed up as "they are". They were part of the realm. Different people, different cultures and interesting history. But not a sense of "ownership". More a sense of bewilderment why anyone would want to live in such cold areas š Do I think of them as "my people"? I probably does on a subconscious level, i.e. never thinking of the people living there as "foreigners". Just fellow citizens with the misfortune of living in a cold climate. I also know that, Greenland in particular, was not a happy story and Denmark was no benevolent colonial power. Like the Australian Aborigines, the Inuit people were subjected to abuse, atrocities and mistreatment. Eugenics programs, forced sterilization of young women (we are talking modern history here, 1970's) and generations of kids forcefully removed from their parents. Very similar to the Australian "stolen generation" programs. If the people of Greenland resent Denmark, I wont blame them. i still think both parts would benefit of keeping status quo as it is today though. Greenland minding its own business in most aspects, represented in the Danish parliament, the country subsidized by the government in Copenhagen because the living standard is not affordable by the local economy. Iirc, Greenland also has the right to do its own business with investors about the resources they have, so those minerals etc. are not disposable income for the government in Copenhagen.
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The All Things Political Topic - world tidings
As much as I'm interested in theological archeology, I've yet to figure out the background for the Aboriginals (native Australians) creation myth, The Dream Time. It may have been covered in basic school, but I didn't go to school in Australia and a disproportional number (one third? I need to check sources) of schools is run by the Catholic Church and is more likely to teach kids, that we weren't here 6000+ years ago š¤ Sorry guys, completely unrelated to Florida, just my absent and sometimes too abstract mind going off on a tangent
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Anime and Manga - New Season
Frieren... as beautiful as ever. It gives me this hard to explain warm and fuzzy feeling of seeing old friends, that I haven't seen in a long time. The little party is getting itself in motion again, heading towards the northern plateau. Nothing like seeing a familiar face again š First challenge is being trapped in a cave of magic nullifying crystals, reducing the two mages to "ordinary girls" (followed by some hilarious conversation as Frieren has never forgiven Stark for calling her an old hag when they first met) This time however, he gets to to carry the party. Literally (screenshot is from the "landing" after the ground collapses beneath them and they plummet down into a large cave system) There is the mandatory fan service (nothing as hot and steamy as Ubels armpits this time) ...and of course flashbacks to Frierens travel with Himmel, Eisen and Heiter. Nothing says "we are a party!" like running away together from a black dragon Frieren... Frieren never changes (she is a messy sleeper) āŗļø
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- Music: Sharing and Listening - Where words fail, music speaks
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Anime and Manga - New Season
Soon... ā¤ļø Yes, I know its only 10 episodes long. Yes, I know its a different director. Yes, I feel greedy for more. But if it's even remotely comparable to season 1, I'll take what I can get and enjoy it. It most likely ends just before the golden land arch ("El Dorado"). Crossing fingers and hoping that it picks up from there in later seasons then.
- Music: Sharing and Listening - Where words fail, music speaks
- The All Things Political Topic - world tidings
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Anime and Manga - New Season
Not sure if if qualifies as "anime", but I thought this series was very fun to watch so far. It refuses to be embedded, so just a link to the channel. I'm currently up to episode 5 (they are relatively short, like less than 5 minutes each). Fun and adorable characters. https://www.youtube.com/@milkygalacticuniverse Edit: Sort of a prequel leading to the 12 episodes where the girls have to do community service on the Milky Subway Express Limited (and the only bloody video out there that didn't actively prevent embedding, even the official trailer 1 and 2 doesn't allow embedding š) Edit2: For once a series where I actually liked the English dub better than the original language
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The All Things Political Topic - SNAFU edition
Normally I don't read much stuff about global banking, but this one caught my eye because I always tell my dad off for not investing his money in something more solid, like gold (instead of as cash under pillow, not kidding, old people and their quirks, never trust a back etc. etc.) I wonder what @BruceVCs take would be on this (he knows way more about the workings of banks than I do). It's a 20 minute video and its of course the last 10 minutes that are the most interesting. The less obvious consequences of removing tonnes of gold from the US reserves.
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Military Thread: āAn army of sheep led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by a sheep.ā
- Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
I'm sure I've posted it quite a few years ago, but I really did love the double dvd set they released, complete with a hollow tentacle to hang over your fireplace so great Chtulhu can bring you gifts Shameless plug for the source material https://www.hplhs.org/solstice.php- Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Didn't see one, so I figured I would create one, just to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all you lovely saints, sinners, heretics, heathens, faithful, lost and found people out there. I haven't been active online much the last month and a half, because crunch time and projects going live at years end. Comes with the profession Hope you guys are going to enjoy some time off with family, friends, loved ones or favourite spider pet, whatever you fancy ā¤ļø- The All Things Political Topic - SNAFU edition
- What You've Done Today...or yesterday...or what you are doing RIGHT THIS MINUTE!!!
You need professional help- Anime and Manga - New Season
Still looking for something to fill the gap between Dandadan season 2 ending and Frieren season 2 starting. Watched the first three episodes of Dusk beyond the end of the world. Not sure of the genre, but interesting so far. Gives me old Belgian comics vibes edit: I did enjoy secrets of the silent witch. Also obvious why itās nickname is Bocchi the Witch š- Military Thread: āAn army of sheep led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by a sheep.ā
- Music: Sharing and Listening - Where words fail, music speaks
- The All Things Political Topic - SNAFU edition
- Anime and Manga - New Season
I wonder if you can pause Frieren anywhere and use it as a wallpaper. It sure is pretty- Ukraine Conflict - In the grim darkness of the near future, there is only war!
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8vw62j3g9o Saw this last week. My first thought was, with friends like these, who needs Putin?- What You've Done Today...or yesterday...or what you are doing RIGHT THIS MINUTE!!!
The site I was trying to access was a Flux AI image generation service, but it is now accessible again- The All Things Political Topic - SNAFU edition
- What You've Done Today...or yesterday...or what you are doing RIGHT THIS MINUTE!!!
I thought it was just me. Your browser is working, destination website is working, Cloudflare Copenhagen is not working - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year