Pretty good way of looking at it tbh

Maybe you should make your own instance and ban anyone asking questions you dont like?

I wouldn’t say I’m playing “a game” but I do find it amusing when religious people find all kinds of nonsensical reasons for why it’s totally necessary in modern society. Which I obviously disagree with.

Your response is fair and one of the more measured ones I’ve ever read, I commend you for that

I’ll take your last paragraph as the explanation. I do think having a religion, if you actually fully buy into it not just pay lip service to it, is bad.

Care to elaborate on what you meant in that case?

So not wanting children to be indoctrinated is being edgy? Thats an interesting take

I was just hoping "Bible Bad, upvotes to the Left" was something we could outgrow BEFORE we graduate high school.

FTFY

bone-conducting headphones

Do you have a specific recommendation? I’m interested in trying one

Couldn’t even answer my question lol

Well the votes need to mean something obviously. North Koreans also vote, would you class NK as a democracy?

Not defending anyone but this photo is taken with a long focal length and perspective is flattened. His hand could be close to her knee, or not, and it would look the same

Yes, on the whole nuclear weapons have made the world more peaceful. Large nations rarely go to war with each-other, something which used to happen relatively frequently.

Of course the world isn’t peaceful, but it would be worse without MAD.

Hope its good! I havent been a fan of the last couple of BF games but have many many hours in bad company 2 and bf3

Wish they’d make a new release for the 4k version of Pirates. From what I’ve heard the one out now is pretty bad in terms of color grading and detail.

That’s pretty funny

Hmm, yeah the ethno-state that is china has never done anything wrong, especially not to its own citizens.

What will the Chinese government do to me?

What will a democratic government do to you?

Nations are allowed to choose alternative forms

Sure, but the people of china don’t have much say. If they voice a critical opinion they’re silenced, doesn’t seem like they’re allowed to choose.

I’m sure you’ve heard the Churchill quote: “Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.”

You’d rather live under a dictatorship than in a democracy? That’s an interesting opinion, not without its merit I’ll admit. A benevolent dictator can be the most effective form of government, the problem is what happens after they’re gone.

This discussion started with the question “is it better to have a democracy or a dictatorship spy on you” but sure.

China is a communist country governed by one political party that allows only limited democratic activity.

Interesting quote from your link. I’f they adopt democracy and allow fair elections then it wouldn’t be a problem but maybe that’s too European for your liking

This was never about performance, I hope we get more competitive products.

A democracy is the people voting lol. You also get what you vote for, some people vote against themselves. Nice thing about China is the state knows best and you dont need to vote :)

Yeah, North Korea too

It’s theoretically a democracy, china isnt

Imagine the audacity of a video creator to publish a video on a video platform, what has society come to smh