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- Sun Feb 12, 2023 7:53 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Deglobalization
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5094
Re: Deglobalization
There is lots to what he is suggesting...this is just one small point. In his latest book (I am right on the page now), his example of the US keeping international shipping open is from the Iran-Iraq War. In 1983, Iran and Iraq were flinging missiles at each other's ships (300 ships were hit). He ar...
- Sun Feb 12, 2023 6:20 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Who bombed the Nordstream Pipeline?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 10578
Re: Who bombed the Nordstream Pipeline?
I do find it concerning that a friend I forwarded the story to wrote back to me today and asked "since the response was so muted was the original source a right wing publication?". It is crazy how people see the news through such a polarized filter. What world are you living in that people don't im...
- Fri Feb 10, 2023 6:38 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: 99 Red Balloons
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5011
Re: 99 Red Balloons
I don't see the problem with shooting it down over water. They knew exactly where it was. They could monitor where it was going. They could jam any signals it tries to send home so it couldn't gather information. There was no rush to get rid of it so they might as well shoot it down only when there ...
- Fri Feb 10, 2023 5:14 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: 99 Red Balloons
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5011
Re: 99 Red Balloons
In all honesty this makes things look pretty bad for Biden if true. A policy of allowing the balloons to pass by makes sense from some perspectives (they spy on us, we spy on them, the game was ever thus sort of thing). A policy of letting one past and blowing one out of the sky because it happens ...
- Thu Feb 09, 2023 10:14 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Deglobalization
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5094
Deglobalization
Just curious - anyone watched videos/read books by Peter Zeihan? An example of his spiel is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA-jOLF2T4c Due to a variety of factors (demographics, the war in Ukraine, where the arable farmland is which doesn't require fertilizers, which countries have a lot of n...
- Thu Feb 09, 2023 7:34 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Who bombed the Nordstream Pipeline?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 10578
Re: Who bombed the Nordstream Pipeline?
It is true that there isn't a large amount of evidence behind the article (it relies on the word of an anonymous source)...but it builds a timeline and a story that does sound somewhat plausible.
- Thu Feb 09, 2023 5:26 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Who bombed the Nordstream Pipeline?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 10578
Re: Who bombed the Nordstream Pipeline?
I do find it concerning that a friend I forwarded the story to wrote back to me today and asked "since the response was so muted was the original source a right wing publication?". It is crazy how people see the news through such a polarized filter.
- Thu Feb 09, 2023 5:13 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Who bombed the Nordstream Pipeline?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 10578
Re: Who bombed the Nordstream Pipeline?
I suspect your hopes will be fulfilled. But let's imagine that it is true... What would the fallout for Biden be? Would that be considered a resigning issue? And what would the impact be on NATO? I was initially thinking that if this is true Biden is done. This is a massive scandal. Biden would be ...
- Wed Feb 08, 2023 4:54 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Who bombed the Nordstream Pipeline?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 10578
- Wed Feb 01, 2023 11:52 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Is it time to make Porn illegal
- Replies: 44
- Views: 15242
Re: Is it time to make Porn illegal
Define porn. I don't believe everyone's definition of "porn" is the same.
- Sun Jan 22, 2023 5:28 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Should I become a sycophant
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2899
- Sat Jan 14, 2023 2:36 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Are female superhero movies unpopular because…
- Replies: 191
- Views: 47136
Re: Are female superhero movies unpopular because…
It is absolutely nuts how anyone non-white playing the villain role is being seen an racist at the moment. There was recently outrage over the Netflix series Wednesday because two of the mean kids were black...and that must have been driven by racism: https://nypost.com/2022/11/30/tim-burtons-wednes...
- Sun Jan 01, 2023 3:55 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Where to Get the University of Toronto Fake Diploma?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1137
Re: Where to Get the University of Toronto Fake Diploma?
Can I get one a diploma in basket weaving?
- Tue Nov 22, 2022 9:50 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: US Midterm Elections
- Replies: 35
- Views: 10617
Re: US Midterm Elections
Inflation means expenses rising faster than income. I know that poverty is bad Orathaic, I am intimately aware of poverty. This, however, is not the definition of Inflation. Inflation refers to the purchasing power of currency going down- if a dollar is worth less, then less can be exchanged for th...
- Tue Nov 15, 2022 10:18 pm
- Forum: Forum Games
- Topic: Twenty Questions - Game 68
- Replies: 59
- Views: 5317
- Tue Nov 15, 2022 4:08 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: US Midterm Elections
- Replies: 35
- Views: 10617
Re: US Midterm Elections
Popping in for two comments- Inflation hurts the poor the most. Does it? While it would hurt the unemployed and those on disability/social security, "the Poor" is a vague collection. The biggest hits from inflation goes to those who have a ton of capital in money, but no real assets. The poor don't...
- Sat Nov 12, 2022 4:40 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Saurons Armies were more Ethnically diverse than Gondors
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2164
Re: Saurons Armies were more Ethnically diverse than Gondors
People have also argued there is a lot of Christian values in Tolkien:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian ... ddle-earth
Tolkien was a devout Catholic.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian ... ddle-earth
Tolkien was a devout Catholic.
- Sat Nov 12, 2022 4:31 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: US Midterm Elections
- Replies: 35
- Views: 10617
Re: US Midterm Elections
Divided government...both sides will need to compromise to get anything done. Largely no BS complaints of voter fraud. It has been a quiet day. Also Trump didn't have a good night vs. DeSantis which is awesome. I am not a fan of DeSantis but at least he is rational and level headed. Trump is a narc...
- Sat Nov 12, 2022 3:50 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Saurons Armies were more Ethnically diverse than Gondors
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2164
Re: Saurons Armies were more Ethnically diverse than Gondors
A lot of what Tolkien created wasn't original. He reused ideas from older European mythology (dwarves and elves I believe came from German mythology).
- Sat Nov 12, 2022 3:35 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Saurons Armies were more Ethnically diverse than Gondors
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2164
Re: Saurons Armies were more Ethnically diverse than Gondors
There is some racism where the dark skin humans are Sauron supporters. In fantasy the "bad guys" are most likely going to look different, most likely ugly too (same with horror). Doesn't mean this was done with racist intent. Oh my goodness. Go back to your cave please. Huh? I am just telling you r...