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Gaming / Re: Playing Fallout 3
« on: November 17, 2015, 11:16:49 AM »
do all the psycho
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Serious / Re: SQS: "It doesn't affect me, so I don't care."« on: November 17, 2015, 11:13:49 AM »Examples in nature would point to yes in many cases.Natural instinct is all about survival of the individual not the species as a whole.Is this even true? 663
Serious / Re: SQS: "It doesn't affect me, so I don't care."« on: November 17, 2015, 11:13:21 AM »
However natural instinct is a conflicting imperative. Elephants for example will, as a collective, herd around all the young, whether it be their own or not, in order to protect them against predators. So I suppose natural insticts may not always be about survival of the individual. I don't know.
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Serious / Re: SQS: "It doesn't affect me, so I don't care."« on: November 17, 2015, 11:10:22 AM »Sure it does, you see it all the time in nature. For example a bear will eat its own cubs to ensure it doesn't starve because the bear can always have more offspring to survive so long as it doesn't die. We share the same survival instincts as most all mammals they're just well hidden beneath our sentience and cushy modern environment....But that's obviously not going to lead anywhere near survival?If you put it that way, then yes.i dont see anything wrong with it. its a survival instinct for the most partIt's a survival instinct to be apathetic towards the survival of your species (ie. anyone other than yourself)? Natural instinct is all about survival of the individual not the species as a whole. Of course your whole worldview revolves around rebutting our natural instincts so I suppose that argument is null in this conversation. I'm just saying that's why a lot of people have the view of "It doesn't affect me, so I don't care." 665
Serious / How easy is it to buy a fake Syrian passport?« on: November 17, 2015, 10:53:26 AM »
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/17/how-easy-is-it-to-buy-fake-syrian-passport
Quote Forgers in the Middle East are offering fake Syrian passports for as little as $250, days after it emerged that one of the Paris bombers may have entered Europe using false Syrian paperwork. The development raises fears over the potential security threat posed by tens of thousands of asylum seekers arriving in Greece every week, and will amplify calls to provide them with secure and legal routes to safety. 666
Serious / ‘He is a barbaric man’ — the Belgian who may be behind the Paris attacks« on: November 17, 2015, 10:46:15 AM »
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/he-is-a-barbaric-man--the-belgian-who-may-be-behind-the-paris-attacks/2015/11/16/d0cca29c-8c64-11e5-934c-a369c80822c2_story.html
Quote PARIS — On the night of Jan. 2, Belgian authorities closing in on a terror cell in the town of Verviers intercepted a telling piece of intelligence. Homegrown terrorists were plotting to gun down police officers, and they discussed their plans by phone with a superior in Athens — a Belgian man whom authorities believed to be a puppet master in the Islamic State’s effort to terrorize Europe. 667
The Flood / Indonesian newlyweds 'kill alleged rapist and eat his genitals'« on: November 17, 2015, 10:25:49 AM »
http://m.independent.ie/world-news/indonesian-newlyweds-kill-alleged-rapist-and-eat-his-genitals-34209022.html
Quote Two Indonesian newlyweds have been arrested on suspicion of plotting to kill a man the woman said had raped her a week before her marriage. 668
The Flood / Re: List your favorite artists' albums from best to worst« on: November 16, 2015, 09:26:08 PM »Unknown Pleasures > CloserMOTHER I'D TRIED PLEASE BELIEVE MEJoy DivisionBut you still got it wrong. 669
Gaming / Re: "It's good to be back." | Fallout Megathread« on: November 16, 2015, 08:48:00 PM »
After discovering the power fist I have abandoned firearms
I now spend my days running around juiced up on psycho and med-x beating the shit out of people. 670
Serious / Re: As It Currently Stands, Donald Trump will Be the 2016 GOP Nominee« on: November 16, 2015, 08:14:16 PM »in this case yesI don't even give a shit that Bernie goes against nearly every core of my principles on economics I'd easily vote for him just because he has an ounce of fucking integrity and honesty unlike Shillary.You'd prefer economic incompetence over dishonesty and flip-flopping? 671
The Flood / Re: Obama: Who must we give weapons to in order to stop ISIS?« on: November 16, 2015, 07:28:42 PM »
We don't need to give weapons to anyone. Our soldiers already have them.
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Serious / Re: What's so special about Swiss bank accounts?« on: November 16, 2015, 07:22:44 PM »Ah okay I get what you're saying nowWell the only real reason to invade Switzerland is to dissolve its banking system.If Switzerland is occupied by a foreign entity those capital resources are no longer there. The capital investments and interests of the foreign nations supplying such will most likely be withdrawn in the event of a foreign power taking over unless I suppose it was a coalition of sorts then yeah I guess it might work in this hypothetical scenario. Invading a country for the interest of taking it's capital doesn't really work last I checked. It's not like strolling into a country to take acreage, oil, or any physical material. You can't really take capital, an economy, and GDP since most of it is superficial and not actually palpable material you can just seize. I mean there are physical aspects of capital such as the money that is physically in banks but I would highly doubt it's enough to justify a costly invasion.But Switzerland's value isn't in territory or in natural resources, it's in its capital and interests, which are static targets that you don't have to patrol an entire country to control. An international banking system can't be sustained with guerrilla tactics.It's not even just the mountains although the country basically has a natural wall around it because of them. Not to mention the Swiss military has tunnels, bunkers, and booby-traps hidden everywhere in those mountains. The biggest reason is that every single citizen in the country is a member of the military and armed. That is such a tactical disadvantage in and of itself, it's one of the reasons the big US got so fucked by the Vietcong. Short of nuking any military would have a really hard time taking down Switzerland.2. There's a reason Switzerland has not been involved in any conflicts for the last hundred years. Tactically it would be a terrible decision to invade them; it's why Hitler never did. Armies much larger would easily be decimated trying to invade Switzerland.I think with time this is much more a political deterrence, not a geographical. Nazis and Allies didn't have much trouble fighting legitimate standing armies in either the Caucasus or Italy, and that was 7 decades ago. 673
Serious / Re: What's so special about Swiss bank accounts?« on: November 16, 2015, 07:11:17 PM »If Switzerland is occupied by a foreign entity those capital resources are no longer there. The capital investments and interests of the foreign nations supplying such will most likely be withdrawn in the event of a foreign power taking over unless I suppose it was a coalition of sorts then yeah I guess it might work in this hypothetical scenario. Invading a country for the interest of taking it's capital doesn't really work last I checked. It's not like strolling into a country to take acreage, oil, or any physical material. You can't really take capital, an economy, and GDP since most of it is superficial and not actually palpable material you can just seize. I mean there are physical aspects of capital such as the money that is physically in banks but I would highly doubt it's enough to justify a costly invasion.But Switzerland's value isn't in territory or in natural resources, it's in its capital and interests, which are static targets that you don't have to patrol an entire country to control. An international banking system can't be sustained with guerrilla tactics.It's not even just the mountains although the country basically has a natural wall around it because of them. Not to mention the Swiss military has tunnels, bunkers, and booby-traps hidden everywhere in those mountains. The biggest reason is that every single citizen in the country is a member of the military and armed. That is such a tactical disadvantage in and of itself, it's one of the reasons the big US got so fucked by the Vietcong. Short of nuking any military would have a really hard time taking down Switzerland.2. There's a reason Switzerland has not been involved in any conflicts for the last hundred years. Tactically it would be a terrible decision to invade them; it's why Hitler never did. Armies much larger would easily be decimated trying to invade Switzerland.I think with time this is much more a political deterrence, not a geographical. Nazis and Allies didn't have much trouble fighting legitimate standing armies in either the Caucasus or Italy, and that was 7 decades ago. I'm not sure I'm understanding what you're trying to say. 674
Serious / Re: As It Currently Stands, Donald Trump will Be the 2016 GOP Nominee« on: November 16, 2015, 06:58:58 PM »
I don't even give a shit that Bernie goes against nearly every core of my principles on economics I'd easily vote for him just because he has an ounce of fucking integrity and honest unlike Shillary.
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Serious / Re: What's so special about Swiss bank accounts?« on: November 16, 2015, 06:57:01 PM »It's not even just the mountains although the country basically has a natural wall around it because of them. Not to mention the Swiss military has tunnels, bunkers, and booby-traps hidden everywhere in those mountains. The biggest reason is that every single citizen in the country is a member of the military and armed. That is such a tactical disadvantage in and of itself, it's one of the reasons the big US military got so fucked by the Vietcong. Short of nuking, any military would have a really hard time taking down Switzerland.2. There's a reason Switzerland has not been involved in any conflicts for the last hundred years. Tactically it would be a terrible decision to invade them; it's why Hitler never did. Armies much larger would easily be decimated trying to invade Switzerland.I think with time this is much more a political deterrence, not a geographical. Nazis and Allies didn't have much trouble fighting legitimate standing armies in either the Caucasus or Italy, and that was 7 decades ago. 676
Serious / Re: What's so special about Swiss bank accounts?« on: November 16, 2015, 06:49:31 PM »Abolish taxes on the wealthyHow else are countries supposed to close the tax loophole for the super wealthy?That would be immoralIf you became successful by means of the US infrastructure then it seems unfair to avoid any and all means of repaying that establishment.Yeah aren't offshore bank accounts a way that people use to avoid paying taxes? If so, couldn't you just force them to pull their money out of those accounts and bring it all back here by just putting a gun to their head? 677
Serious / Re: What's so special about Swiss bank accounts?« on: November 16, 2015, 06:49:12 PM »1. Switzerland get's rich off of it. It's one of the reasons they have such a stable economy and high GDP.Quite a few reasons.Really? Why would the Swiss allow for such confidentiality in banking? Especially when rich people from other nations are using it to their advantage by not paying taxes in their home countries? Wouldn't Switzerland be a little nervous about that aggravating bigger, more powerful nations for the allowance of such blatant tax evasion for the wealthy in those other countries? 2. There's a reason Switzerland has not been involved in any conflicts for the last hundred years. Tactically it would be a terrible decision to invade them; it's why Hitler never did. Armies much larger would easily be decimated trying to invade Switzerland. 3. The US doesn't really care that rich people are evading taxes using Swiss bank accounts definitely not enough to start a war with Switzerland. That's a ridiculous notion. 678
Serious / Re: What's so special about Swiss bank accounts?« on: November 16, 2015, 06:37:21 PM »That would be immoralIf you became successful by means of the US infrastructure then it seems unfair to avoid any and all means of repaying that establishment.Yeah aren't offshore bank accounts a way that people use to avoid paying taxes? If so, couldn't you just force them to pull their money out of those accounts and bring it all back here by just putting a gun to their head? 679
Serious / Re: What's so special about Swiss bank accounts?« on: November 16, 2015, 06:34:08 PM »
Quite a few reasons.
Swiss banks are super confidential; so much so it could be equatable to a doctor-patient confidentiality agreement. Swiss law forbids bankers to disclose the existence of your account or any other information about it without your consent. Switzerland is also incredibly stable. The fact that they haven't been involved in any kind of conflict for a few hundred years and have one of the most stable currencies and economies in the world also lends to the appeal of keeping your big bucks in a Swiss bank account. The biggest appeal though is that your money is virtually untouchable from your home country's government. For example doctors who might be sued for malpractice might have money in a Swiss account to prevent them being totally wiped out in the event of lawsuit. 680
Gaming / Re: "It's good to be back." | Fallout Megathread« on: November 16, 2015, 06:21:51 PM »Hancock just made Nick disappearcheck all your settlements and the detective agency i've heard of this issue happening to quite a few 681
Gaming / Re: "It's good to be back." | Fallout Megathread« on: November 16, 2015, 06:14:07 PM »
Hancock is best companion
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Gaming / Re: "It's good to be back." | Fallout Megathread« on: November 16, 2015, 02:38:45 PM »683
Serious / Re: As It Currently Stands, Donald Trump will Be the 2016 GOP Nominee« on: November 16, 2015, 02:35:35 PM »Realistically speakingnone 685
The Flood / Re: triforce?« on: November 16, 2015, 02:17:41 PM »
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The Flood / Re: Finally got laid« on: November 16, 2015, 02:13:44 PM »
so when is the trilogy of All Too Easy being adapted to film?
I think Jonah Hill or Seth Rogan can play Roman 690
Serious / Re: As It Currently Stands, Donald Trump will Be the 2016 GOP Nominee« on: November 16, 2015, 12:33:26 PM »
I'd like to think there would be a collective effort on the party to not allow that to happen
Just like the Democrats collectively will try to not allow Sanders to get the nomination Though one of these parties is blocking the wrong person for nomination. |