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Russia in Crimea

ShonHarris said
Just to throw in too. Vice has a few interesting articles worth looking into in regards to Russia/Ukraine. I particularly enjoyed relating to the second world war era troubles in the region and the struggle between Fascist and Communist powers. It's very interesting to see how they've been caught in this, frankly, shitty corner with constant pressure. While I realize nearly eighty years have passed, the attitudes, struggles, and symbols behind the modern day's conflict still persist in ways. Anyway, check it out!

"Blood is thicker than any paper, and stains the world's history books." -Anonymous.

Writer of the Month #1: Guidelines

Rule of Thumb: If I can Google their name, and their wiki page has more than one sentence about them, they're probably a notable enough historical figure to be used.

Frankly if I was entering I'd probably take on the Three Kingdoms era China or ancient Rome from the perspective of the Gauls.

Also, note, we do have five components for a reason. :)

What's Bothering You?

@Everyone: More specifically those talking about religion and feminism. Do everyone a favour and stop. It's one thing to be annoyed by it and mention it here, it's another thing to turn a thread entirely not about religion and gender issues into a thread about religion and gender issues.

Also, here's a hint for the future: Stop mimicking Thunderf00t and AmazingAtheist's way of argument considering word choice and tone. They use highly aggressive tones because it's entertaining and because they've made it part of their goal to openly question and destroy the foundations of their adversaries. It works there because the people they tend to target are irrevocable insane or awful people all-round. It's why you'll see me give no love or quarter to people like Anita Sarkeesian, but concerning people like LoneSilverWolf I give ground and work for cooperation and tolerance and peace.

tl;dr: LSW doesn't have any intention of stopping you from living the way you want to, or believing that which you wish to believe in. From their perspective, LSW sees assaults on religious freedoms in the United States. I suggest taking a minute to view things from their perspective. Even if the claims are unverified, they believe them to be real enough to warrant noting.

@LoneSilverWolf: Just to clarify though, the original pledge of allegiance of the United States did not contain religious reference. Same goes for the currency. It was done to try and fight off the influence of/unite the religious against "those godless commies" back in the cold war era.

Last I checked, people can still pray and even preach in public. Door knockers are still legal.

Personally: I find the bible to be a cornerstone of literature, we derive a lot of our tropes and metaphors to the bible. It is an important work, whether you believe it fictional or not, and has both good and bad lessons in it.

As I've said before: It's a book. Books aren't evil. It's when you add people into the mix that good or evil appears. Justify charity off of the bible (Red Cross) or racism (Klu Klux Klan).

@Everyone: Anyway, I'll ask those still arguing about this stuff, if you want, make your own thread for it... And beware the first rule of the fanatic. It will consume you after a while.

Now.

LoneSilverWolf said
What's bothering me is that I'm still feeling extremely lonely after someone I thought was good friends and I parted ways. That pain, the hurt...it's still there and it sucks. I see her name every day, and I want to PM or message...and I know I shouldn't because she pretty much made it clear we'll never be friends again. The sickest part of it all, is I never wanted us to be apart, I just wanted this person to realize they were hurting me, and care about that fact. It sucks to lose someone who was so close to you, that you felt almost like they were a of you. That is a pain that nobody should ever have to face, but happens all too often.

I feel you, mate. Similar thing is happening to me right now. It... Really hurts, to lose a friend like that. I recommend copious amounts of inspirational music and film, pick yourself back up and dust yourself off. If you want to talk about it more just let me know.

What's Bothering You?

Warrior in the Shadows said
Well, switching to Active Duty is gonna be a bitch. The only thing to do is embrace that it sucks and get it over with.

Lock and load, warrior, and don't forget to take care of your rifle. If you do, it will take care of you.

Best of luck to you.

What's Bothering You?

Magic Magnum said
Did you ever see the articles where they claim all sex is rape? Or where farting near a woman counts as rape?

Have you seen the one where mass generalizations based on the vocal minority of a faction or culture totally and obviously represent the entirety of that faction or culture?

There's still plenty of admirable feminists, most notable in the middle east.

Just figured I'd note that, because whilst I usually argue from the opposite viewpoint, it helps to remember not to dehumanize entire groups of people by mocking the most vocally stupid among them.

Zaresto said
My main problem lies with feminism today. I think that TheAmazingAtheist summed it up well when he said, "Feminism is the idea that we can make both sexes equal by focusing solely on the issues of one of them."Granted, I understand that not all feminists have that mentality, but, from what I have seen, the majority do. By continuing to spout mindless rhetoric (Don't Tell ME How To Dress, Tell Your Children Not To RAPE!), barraging anyone who disagrees with ad homonym attacks, silencing dissent in general, and nonsensically clinging to outdated ideals (Let's face it, there is no longer a patriarchy in the Western World), they only gain my disdain and not my approval. Instead of acting in a way that their predecessors did, feminists today are content to bitch on their blogs about advertisements that upset them.Some even continue to deny that there is inequality on both sides. Instead of, "Hey, have you noticed that males also have it bad in some areas of society?", many feminists are fine with saying, "Hey, Blurred Lines sounds like it's about rape! Lets blog about it!". That sort of thing shouldn't happen in a movement that is supposed to be about equality. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for gender equality, but I despise feminism.

Because feminism itself is a movement based on attacks. That is its functional purpose. There is an issue: Attack attack attack~

There is no more clear cut issues. No such thing as black and white anymore when women have every single major right that men have.

So now they have no idea what they're doing anymore, or what to attack, aside from vague concepts that will never be eliminated from the human race.

@OP: As for what is bothering me, lets see... Hours cut in half at my work place so I barely have enough money to afford rent and groceries. Yep, that'll do, pig, that'll do.

Writer of the Month #1: Guidelines

PlatinumSkink said
Like in the old days where no entry escaped the wrath of the critical top hat reviewer... Except those... that there wasn't enough time to get to? XDI feel rather safe, frankly. Hahahaha. But then again, feel free to hit as hard as you can~! I'll enjoy seeing your reviewing art in action again~ Maybe, just maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaybe, will I finally be able to experience it on an entry of my own? You stopped right before my entry last time! XD

Perhaps, Skink, perhaps. xD

Writer of the Month #1: Guidelines

I'll be watching all of you eagerly, for, see, like in the old days where no entry escaped the wrath of the critical top hat reviewer, I'll be reviewing every single entry that gets accepted in this WOTM. Tell your friends, tell your family, then do your best, because I will do my best to pick apart every single tiny flaw I can find for the benefit of the author in becoming a better writer.

... Best of luck, ladies and gentlemen of WOTM. Consider it a reward if I don't find a critical plot hole or otherwise.

Your Personal Themesong

Until The End - Breaking Benjamin. Has been for a long time, sometimes moreso than others. Right now it represents me quite well.

Legend of Renalta 2 (Dark Fantasy)

It's fine Gat, you were the last puzzle piece I needed.

@Everyone: Apologies about the delay on the GM post. IRL issues kept me tied up. I'll be working on a post tonight and tomorrow morning, as well as reading posts at work. I'll probably post two missions, then the next two missions, just in case I get delayed again, so that at least some people can continue.

As well, next week and the week thereafter I have more spare time than usual. Don't be surprised if I spend some of that time finally getting to fixing shit here. :p

A good Free to play MMO

Cayden Black said But I do recommend those two.If on the other hand you just want a fight game I'd say DOTA 2 on steam. Awesome game is Awesome!

Welcome to Summoner's Rift! -League of Legends.