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Messages - Riddlez

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Off Topic / Re: The General Political Thread
« on: February 23, 2019, 04:29:52 pm »
Thank the media industry's lobby for this. This will become a fucking joke. I really hope this will turn into some internet insurgency

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Off Topic / Re: The General Political Thread
« on: February 21, 2019, 02:16:50 pm »
Well the Dutch was most likely to have a Balkan like crisis.

That said, even Dutch people don't really take it seriously.

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Off Topic / Re: The General Political Thread
« on: February 18, 2019, 09:39:04 pm »
You really misunderstand what peacekeepers are for and how they get somewhere in the first place.

What you are thinking of is 'democracy-bringer'.

If you come over as a 'peacekeeper' you'll be lucky to leave in a body bag.
r/iamverybadass

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Off Topic / Re: The General Political Thread
« on: February 18, 2019, 05:55:55 pm »
yes of course it means that motivations change and the political/strategic challenges would change, but for the lonesome force protection PAX or platoon commander the challenges on the ground won't change dramatically. People will still want their basic needs fulfilled and not by dying of violence. The political game will change colour but in the grand scheme of things, shit won't be THAT different. The complexities may differ but people will still try to kill eachother, you and some other people.

EDIT: yes they do teach us that, but from an international security perspectiv: everyone wants security, food, shelter.

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Off Topic / Re: The General Political Thread
« on: February 18, 2019, 04:58:47 pm »
Does it practically make a difference?

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Off Topic / Re: The General Political Thread
« on: February 18, 2019, 12:45:31 pm »
That's pretty much Iraq and Afghanistan in a nutshell mate

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Off Topic / Re: The General Political Thread
« on: February 18, 2019, 12:42:41 pm »
No I want to get PTSD after doing 8 combat tours in Alabama that all were supposed to be nation rebuilding missions and seeing all my hard work and the loss of my comrades going down the shithole because Europe wasn't willing to commit to an extensive counterinsurgency campaign.

All the while my dreams are being haunted by rednecks jumpig from every possible place with sawed-off shotguns yelling 'howdy boys, should've built that wall'.

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Off Topic / Re: The General Political Thread
« on: February 18, 2019, 08:30:46 am »
Let's hope the Supreme Court stops it, lest we see the American Dream itself shatter, launching us into an interesting era with more than enough job oppertunities for a person as myself.

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Off Topic / Re: The General Political Thread
« on: February 15, 2019, 08:03:52 pm »
That is the point of pressure with which Europe will whip the Brits back in submission.

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Off Topic / Re: The General Political Thread
« on: February 15, 2019, 08:13:07 am »
I thought we were supposed to be better than them.

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Forum & Website / Re: Username Change Requests
« on: February 04, 2019, 07:19:07 pm »
What's with all the '.' after the names?

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Off Topic / Re: The General Political Thread
« on: February 04, 2019, 01:29:15 pm »
Well EU law would no longer be in effect but there wouldnt yet be an update from the British side.

OR am I completely misunderstanding this process?

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Off Topic / Re: The General Political Thread
« on: February 03, 2019, 11:28:52 pm »
Wouldn't that create a significant period of uncertainty with a lot of hiatuses?

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Off Topic / Re: The General Political Thread
« on: February 03, 2019, 08:16:01 pm »
@corporate lawyer: an actual question out of interest. You know more about this than I do obviously. My international relations lecturer said that because of the integration of European Law into Great-Britain's day-to-day business, it will be a near-impossible feat to turn all of that European Law into National Law upon a hard Brexit. He didn't say it couldn't be done, but he mostly expressed his annoyance over Pro-Brexit politicians 'Failing to do their homework and thereby not knowing what they are getting into.'

Care to comment? Literally I have zero point of reference to judge this by. Maybe you can shed some light upon this.

Also, Steve, I do enjoy these diuscussions too. We rarely agree on anything but it helps me getting some across-the-aisle opinions. This thread has moved away from shit-talking lately so it's refreshing really.

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Off Topic / Re: The General Political Thread
« on: February 01, 2019, 09:32:10 am »
I didn't give a shit about the rest.

Someone who basically says a closed border between Northern Ireland and Ireland is 'not a bad deal for the Brits' is fine to stick to his own profession, but clearly has little idea what's going on outside of it.
It's a fucking powder keg down there and it has a significant potential to blow up. The Second Troubles is a good title for a wiki page, don't you think?

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