Syldon

Syldon , 5 months ago

Far rightwing is a subjective view. What is far right in most west countries is nothing on the scale of some 3rd world nations.

Syldon , 5 months ago

You realise all of those adverbs are subjective in themselves as they a led by the terms “feature aspects of” and “tends”. There is no definition that specifies in exact terms because each political sphere is different. Even your final definition has a prediction embedded which is impossible to prove.

Syldon , 5 months ago

It would probably be better if you said the game that you wanted to do this with.

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Private is subjective. Do you mean as solo play or with friends. Most games have options to cover both instances.

Syldon , 5 months ago

ok. Seems you answered that one for him.

Syldon , 5 months ago

Streisand effect

Syldon , 5 months ago

What is the chance that Trump’s team could actually tell the truth?

Syldon , 6 months ago

Since 2020 China literally has more workplace protections for trans people than the US

So does this mean China has better protection ? This is not a valid comment unless they are both starting from the same point.

Also Xi isn’t a dictator. He was literally elected by a democratic assembly.

Adolf Hitler was elected, as was Putin. All are essentially the sole control of their countries. Being a dictator is not summarised by the method you gain power; it is what you do with that power after it obtained.

Syldon , 6 months ago

Hitler’s party was elected in, much like the UK prime minister is not actually elected. Hitler still had to win a seat in the Reichstag, so…

Putin is a dictator. No one is allowed to stand against him. In the current election the 29 candidates who have tried to stand have had that right taken away from them for one reason or another. Putin has the final say on what goes on in Russia. Putin and Xi may have the illusion of being recalled, but it will not happen. Anyone who thinks otherwise is either spouting propaganda or one very gullible individual.

I can easily believe that the GOP are creating problem for the LBGQT community, but they are soon to be ousted from any power they posses. Many of the gerrymandering that has gone on has been reversed or will be in time for the next elections. In NY state alone this will be enough to overturn the lead the GOP has on blocking legislation.

As for the “at will employment” law China has exactly the same thing.

The reasons for dismissal with prior notice, which are not attributable to the faults of the employee, include incompetence even after training or a transfer of position, non-work-related illness, and a change in the objective circumstances on which the labour contract was originally concluded.

Where the incompetance is discretionary then there is little an employee can do to protect himself.

The USA has National anti discrimination laws, China has no discriminatory laws, but also has nothing to protect an individual.

So your idea that China is a better place to be doesn’t really hold water in my opinion. Yes, there are some republican states that are making things hard, but this is a very short lived episode in US politics imo. <a href=""></a> <a href=""></a> <a href=""></a> <a href=""></a> <a href=""></a>

Syldon , 5 months ago

Notice how you didn’t include any evidence of Xi being a dictator

Aside from the fact that no one is allowed to run for elections unless they have party approval. China doesn’t even try to hide that there is no real democracy there.

Proving incompetence is a higher bar than at will employment actually

Subjective.

They materially don’t.

Again subjective.

China isnt involved in carrying out a genocide rn, and China hasn’t destabilized the middle east through mass violence. China is better.

Come on. Uighurs must surely count as human beings. That is just plain wrong man.

Syldon , 5 months ago

They literally have 9 parties

Does dissuade from the fact that only Communist-party backed candidates can appear in the election. This was the reason there were so many rioters in HK. And hence, why so many were imprisoned or ran from the country for asylum elsewhere.

That propaganda:

Propaganda is a made up narrative to persuade an objective viewpoint. What is happening with Uighurs has a lot of factual video evidence, including first hand reports from those who fled to Türkiye. If it is so untrue why won’t China allow visiting diplomats talk about it?

is old news that was abandoned when the area opened up for tourism again, and there were magically no camps

Unbelievably crass opinion. www.wired.com/…/xinjiang-uyghur-culture-tourism/

Talking to locals about the camps was impossible. “You can’t really talk to them, because then you’re putting them in danger,” Wack says. “If you mention anything political, they cut the conversation short.” Because he couldn’t visit the camps themselves, he was forced to suggest their presence by documenting how the region has changed. For decades, the Communist Party has been trying to eliminate markers of Uyghur identity and remake Xinjiang so that it appears more “Chinese.” As part of the Belt and Road Initiative, the government has been building major infrastructure projects like high-speed trains and superhighways through the remote province. It has also encouraged Han Chinese, the country’s dominant ethnic group, to move to the area in order to dilute the percentage of Uyghurs living there.

Syldon , 5 months ago

In your opinion. Most of the world has a different opinion. I wont bother responding to your alternate account. Seriously, using two accounts to barrack a differing opinion, sigh.

You state a lot of BS while providing absolutely no evidence to give it any credit, other than your bias towards the west. What links does this guy have to “wired” or the many other media sources that show exactly what is going on in China.

Syldon , 5 months ago

So yet again absolutely nothing to substantiate your point of view. GL with your life.

Syldon , 6 months ago

This is why we have grammar.

Syldon , 6 months ago

FTFY: Some people say how high.

The rest of us tell the idiot to go forth and multiple.

Syldon , 6 months ago

I cannot understand why there is no law banning the sale of Vape mixture to kids in any shape or form. Prohibition does not work where there is a desire to use a product, and vapes are so easy to manufacture that it will never be effective.

Syldon , 6 months ago

I just checked. It is illegal to sell nicotine vaping products to anyone under the age of 18 in the UK. Hands up, I am guilty of making assumptions here.

Syldon OP , 6 months ago

+1 from me there.

Syldon , 6 months ago

A minute to decide if there is a bike in the picture really ?

Syldon , 6 months ago

The big con. Blizzard frightens current players that the next expansion will be super expensive. Blizzard release a £60 expansion price. All players breathe a sigh of relief and hand over cash.

Syldon , 6 months ago

Expansions are usually cheaper than the base game. They usually offer less content and just extend on already known game play. This has been the case for every blizzard expansion I have seen released.

Do you think people will buy it at $100? Considering many avoided the $70 price tag for the base game in the first place.

Syldon , 6 months ago

They are making the OS more and more convoluted for loading your own books.

Syldon , 6 months ago

Neowin generally announce those that are being freed that week. They do not keep a running list though.

Syldon , 7 months ago

There is a nasty flu bug knocking about. I got floored by it also. It had only a little effect on my wife. Not the nicest one if it gets a grip on you,

Try the detectorist for some harmless smiles. Remember to not be a stupid plonk 😀

Syldon , 7 months ago

If it helps any my wife is a bit of a trekkie. She loved the detectorist. We had this flu prob mid Sept, so quite a while back. Hope it clears soon for you two.

Syldon , 6 months ago

hmm I never tested for covid. It just didn’t feel like it was that to me. I rewatched series 1 after the suggestion. I still enjoyed it. The plonk comment must be series two. One of the best comedy deliveries I have seen in a while.

Thanks for the reply. Chin up, and I Hope you get better soon.

Syldon , 7 months ago

The race to the bottom for you is how I get to the top. See we all win at something.

Syldon , 7 months ago

Good for them. This abuse of workers collective bargaining rights is just divide and conquer. Unions cannot work if you allow them to disappear.

Syldon , 7 months ago

No one is picking sides, Israel has a right to defend itself sure they don’t however have the right to kill ten times as many civilians and expell an entire populace they’ve been abusing for at least 30 years

I have been very critical of Israel actions for many years. Check my history. The atrocities that Israel are responsible for are abhorrent. But two wrongs do not make a right.

Syldon , 7 months ago

I doubt very much that it is being ignored by the families of those involved. I highly doubt that Israel will be honest regarding the facts. But again there is a huge difference between blue on blue events and deliberate murders. Or are you suggesting Israel killed civilians deliberately also?

Syldon , 7 months ago

No I said that particular event is the fault of Hamas. Please don’t misquote me to peddle a narrative.

Syldon , 7 months ago

So you are saying the IDF deliberately targeted civilians during the massacre?

Syldon , 7 months ago

So you want Israel to investigate errors of judgement that were made under duress. Without a doubt where errors are made then countries need to learn from them. Just remember those errors were caused by the actions of Hamas.

And, where did I say Israel supported Hamas? It is not a claim I have ever made. You are misquoting yet again to twist your narrative.

Syldon , 7 months ago

I have heard the stories. Governments are known for funding backfiring throughout history, but I don’t know enough about it to give an opinion.

Syldon , 7 months ago

This very much depends if Israel can prove Hamas were using it as a base. I have seen the videos with the tunnels they have released. That still does not prove it is a base though. Hamas will state they wanted quicker access to medical supplies. Israel needs to prove fighting took place from there.

Syldon , 7 months ago

Israel holds the narrative due to the wrong Hamas did. There is not really a lot Hamas can complain about. Israel is never going to make any efforts to put Hamas in a good light. I really do not see your point.

Syldon , 7 months ago

That is not the same as stating what Hamas has done is not really as bad as it was because X y or Z.

Israel has abused the situation without a doubt. Israel has ran apartheid policies for many years. Israel has been killing Palestinians and evicting them over a very long period. None of this excuses what Hamas did. I do not have a favourable opinion of either group tbf.

Syldon , 7 months ago

While Israel and Hamas pursue an agenda that pushes the annihilation of the other party, then there will never be peace. Israel was in the process of the population attacking that agenda. This attack from Hamas destroyed that. There needs to be a desire for peace. The west should not be funding Israel when it wants to hold onto any form of racial harassment.

Syldon , 7 months ago

Do you expect anything else? This is why it needs an independent review. Israel’s say so alone is not enough.

Syldon , 7 months ago

Not looking like Israel is going to listen to anyone right now. Hamas only has one control point, and Iran is not looking like it is going to reign them back in. The only review will be from the people who are suffering due to their actions.

Syldon , 7 months ago

“I cannot substantiate my point so I am not talking to you.”

A pretty pathetic response. Peddle your narrative elsewhere please.

Syldon , 7 months ago

It is certainly part of the issue. Other factors you cannot ignore are the influence of Iran and Russia with the intent of adding financial pressure on the US. As well as the plan to destabilise the push Netanyahu from within Israel is under for his extreme views. This is why I say you cannot push all the blame on the Palestinians. Another side is that Hamas and Hezbollah have a very public agenda to murder all Jews in Israel. This leaves Israel with an open door too defend itself. And where there is war there is abuse.

Syldon , 7 months ago

I thought I was being ignored.

Syldon , 7 months ago

Not strictly true when the far right in Israel are using the Rhetoric from Hamas and Hezbollah to give credit to their reasoning. What better reason to be a nasty bastard towards a group than knowing they also want to kill you. You cannot try to push that these groups are not your enemy. They even use this as an excuse to intimidate and thieve from the West Bank, who have a government that wants to resolve the problems and push Israel out of its land.