RedEye9 wrote on Dec 4, 2024, 10:40:
Sweetie,
Burrito of Peace doesn’t need your suggestions, recommendations or gatekeeping. You may want to note how not one single person has replied to your previous post. Do yourself a favor and buy a clue, if you can’t afford a clue one can be provided for you.

I don't need confirmation like that to assume my posts are being read. Unlike you, apparently. So here you go, "sweetie".

Burrito of Peace wrote on Dec 3, 2024, 22:22:

Teddy wrote on Dec 3, 2024, 13:46:
What precisely is the assumption here?

The assumption was that I stated what I did based on "hate" (which is such a lovely broad brush to paint with these days). It was purely pragmatic.

Pragmatism should dictate for you to espouse the glassing of Washington as well, for they're responsible for just as many wars across the world, if not more.

Burrito of Peace wrote on Dec 4, 2024, 09:28:

Teddy wrote on Dec 4, 2024, 01:26:
Pragmatism is generally not discussed in terms of things you'd "love" to see. That's an emotional connection to the statement that you made, not a logical one.

Untrue.

I would love to see artificial inflation due to corporate greed reigned in significantly and sharply. In turn, this would provide more financial motility to the average American. That's not emotional, that's also purely pragmatic. "Love" can be used as an expression for a desired outcome without emotional investment.

Your incorrect usage of the word and stubborn belief that you can will it to mean something else does not change the definition. This is especially important to note when it's your incorrect use of that word that led to people failing to understand what you were saying in the first place.

Sweetie,
Burrito of Peace doesn’t need your suggestions, recommendations or gatekeeping. You may want to note how not one single person has replied to your previous post. Do yourself a favor and buy a clue, if you can’t afford a clue one can be provided for you.

Burrito of Peace wrote on Dec 4, 2024, 09:28:

Teddy wrote on Dec 4, 2024, 01:26:
Pragmatism is generally not discussed in terms of things you'd "love" to see. That's an emotional connection to the statement that you made, not a logical one.

Untrue.

I would love to see artificial inflation due to corporate greed reigned in significantly and sharply. In turn, this would provide more financial motility to the average American. That's not emotional, that's also purely pragmatic. "Love" can be used as an expression for a desired outcome without emotional investment.

/---\

VaranDragon wrote on Dec 4, 2024, 02:37:
Holy shit that's cold. You must be really fun at parties.

It is cold. But whenever conflict is discussed, there is little room for emotion in making decisions necessary to ensure that the adversary is defeated with a finality that prevents them from being adversaries in the future.

As for parties, never been my scene. So whether I am "fun" at them or nor is wholly irrelevant to me.

I think we've hit philosophical bedrock with the shovel of your logic. Let's forget about this and move on.

Teddy wrote on Dec 4, 2024, 01:26:
Pragmatism is generally not discussed in terms of things you'd "love" to see. That's an emotional connection to the statement that you made, not a logical one.

Untrue.

I would love to see artificial inflation due to corporate greed reigned in significantly and sharply. In turn, this would provide more financial motility to the average American. That's not emotional, that's also purely pragmatic. "Love" can be used as an expression for a desired outcome without emotional investment.

/---\

VaranDragon wrote on Dec 4, 2024, 02:37:
Holy shit that's cold. You must be really fun at parties.

It is cold. But whenever conflict is discussed, there is little room for emotion in making decisions necessary to ensure that the adversary is defeated with a finality that prevents them from being adversaries in the future.

As for parties, never been my scene. So whether I am "fun" at them or nor is wholly irrelevant to me.

Burrito of Peace wrote on Dec 3, 2024, 22:22:

Teddy wrote on Dec 3, 2024, 13:46:
What precisely is the assumption here?

The assumption was that I stated what I did based on "hate" (which is such a lovely broad brush to paint with these days). It was purely pragmatic.

Holy shit that's cold. You must be really fun at parties.

Burrito of Peace wrote on Dec 3, 2024, 22:22:

Teddy wrote on Dec 3, 2024, 13:46:
What precisely is the assumption here?

The assumption was that I stated what I did based on "hate" (which is such a lovely broad brush to paint with these days). It was purely pragmatic.

Pragmatism is generally not discussed in terms of things you'd "love" to see. That's an emotional connection to the statement that you made, not a logical one.

As a minister of death, I pray for war.

Teddy wrote on Dec 3, 2024, 13:46:
What precisely is the assumption here?

The assumption was that I stated what I did based on "hate" (which is such a lovely broad brush to paint with these days). It was purely pragmatic.

Scallywag Sally wrote on Dec 3, 2024, 13:28:
Do you not grasp the concept of mutually assured destruction? This nuclear stalemate is what cynically, yet effectively, keeps the peace between the US and Russia.

I'm obviously not pro-nuclear war, but I'm less worried about that these days than I was 20 years ago. You really think Russia has been maintaining all those silos and missles they built in the 70's and 80's?

Burrito of Peace wrote on Dec 3, 2024, 09:19:

VaranDragon wrote on Dec 3, 2024, 02:20:

Burrito of Peace wrote on Dec 2, 2024, 19:31:
I'd personally love to see Moscow reduced to a glass crater. What's Russia going to do? Get more terrible soldiers and weapons from North Korea?

Oh look. Another person wishing for the death of millions. Hate is easy, isn't it?

Oh look. Another person making assumptions. Pointless reductionism is easy, isn't it?

What precisely is the assumption here? Moscow's population is 13.1 million people. You said you'd love to see it reduced to a glass crater. This would presumably result in the deaths of those 13.1 million people, or at least a large amount of them. Or are you suggesting that it's the location itself that has drawn your ire and you want it turned to a glass crater after all the people have been escorted out? I find that difficult to believe, so we're left with the conclusion that it's the people in Moscow that you take issue with, or at least a portion of them and I'd think it awfully cruel to say that the homes of millions should be destroyed, potentially along with the people themselves just to spite the portion of them you think deserve to die. Then again, that's an assumption again that you don't think they all deserve to die.

Perhaps calls for mass violence require more clarification of your intent before you start accusing people of 'assuming' the most obvious result of your statement.

Burrito of Peace wrote on Dec 3, 2024, 09:19:

VaranDragon wrote on Dec 3, 2024, 02:20:

Burrito of Peace wrote on Dec 2, 2024, 19:31:
I'd personally love to see Moscow reduced to a glass crater. What's Russia going to do? Get more terrible soldiers and weapons from North Korea?

Oh look. Another person wishing for the death of millions. Hate is easy, isn't it?

Oh look. Another person making assumptions. Pointless reductionism is easy, isn't it?

My previous comment was removed for referring to your statement with a less friendly term for "uninformed" which is being thrown around here like confetti at a children's party 🎉 Now I’ve personally experienced Bluesnews’ questionable moderation, and I can confirm it’s just as frustrating as seeing it happen to others.

That said, let me rephrase: How exactly do you think bombing Russia would end? Do you not grasp the concept of mutually assured destruction? This nuclear stalemate is what cynically, yet effectively, keeps the peace between the US and Russia.

Donkey_Punch wrote on Dec 2, 2024, 21:37:
Got to hand it to them. They convinced a whole country worth of idiots to vote for Trump. They are good at what they do.

Someone's been donkey punched too much apparently. All signs point to you receiving...

Okay, let me try this.

How about:

Postings on X are automatically forwarded to the FBI if they are "anti-US". And then you will get swatted.

Okay, okay, maybe not perfect, but I'm working on it. With the return of "alternative facts" in January, I can see a great future for "informative postings" like this one.

RedEye9 wrote on Dec 3, 2024, 09:46:
I guess what they meant was they refused to add a russian voiceover. (as verified on steam) https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgq843dg4geo
Not that it matters much, supposedly they would not let the game be sold in russia.

Interesting, that BBC article says "Russian voiceovers and subtitles have also been removed" - so either the article is wrong or the Steam store page and this support article on the Stalker 2 web site are wrong.

If they meant only voiceovers, they should specify only voiceovers.

Obviously not every Russian loves Putin but he does have a majority that at least don't mind him being dictator. Same with China. And those countries are the two biggest problems on Earth right now. And what makes it worse is because it's all entirely needless. It's just unmitigated greed for power and money. There's nothing wrong with wishing them ill will and hope they fail hard. Otherwise we're going to end up in a war with them somewhere down the road and that's sooner than later.

Tom wrote on Dec 3, 2024, 09:15:

RedEye9 wrote on Dec 3, 2024, 08:16:
I did not know this or forgot if I did.

GSC refused to create a Russian translation of the game.

Is that accurate? Russian is in the list of languages on the game's Steam store page.

I guess what they meant was they refused to add a russian voiceover. (as verified on steam) https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgq843dg4geo
Not that it matters much, supposedly they would not let the game be sold in russia.

Burrito of Peace wrote on Dec 3, 2024, 09:19:

VaranDragon wrote on Dec 3, 2024, 02:20:

Burrito of Peace wrote on Dec 2, 2024, 19:31:
I'd personally love to see Moscow reduced to a glass crater. What's Russia going to do? Get more terrible soldiers and weapons from North Korea?

Oh look. Another person wishing for the death of millions. Hate is easy, isn't it?

Oh look. Another person making assumptions. Pointless reductionism is easy, isn't it?

You're right. I'm so sorry for making assumptions, I'm sure you're a great guy.

VaranDragon wrote on Dec 3, 2024, 02:20:

Burrito of Peace wrote on Dec 2, 2024, 19:31:
I'd personally love to see Moscow reduced to a glass crater. What's Russia going to do? Get more terrible soldiers and weapons from North Korea?

Oh look. Another person wishing for the death of millions. Hate is easy, isn't it?

Oh look. Another person making assumptions. Pointless reductionism is easy, isn't it?