horangi Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) 8 hours ago, The Anti-Targ said: Cheap at 10x the price. Yeah and unfortunately they really need it. We went nearly a decade ago and loved it, particularly up in Ubud/mountains. Went back last year and it was depressingly bad. The businesses were desperate and what was once a relaxed hippyish community of tourists has been replaced significantly by young Russians fleeing conscription and felt more like being in the middle of gangland. Tattoo parlors, 'massage' parlors, and really rough looking bars everywhere. Edited February 15 by horangi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Saw headline for Great Britain and heard NPR report for Japan both have slipped into recession with thier economies reporting 2 straight mos of contraction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyoshi Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Saw headline of joint ceasefire statement by Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Just wanted to ask if it's real/means anything (from those who live in these countries and understand the propaganda there a little better). I haven't been able to watch the news and I don't have the heart to. It all just feels so hopeless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalbear Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 12 minutes ago, Kyoshi said: Saw headline of joint ceasefire statement by Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Just wanted to ask if it's real/means anything (from those who live in these countries and understand the propaganda there a little better). I haven't been able to watch the news and I don't have the heart to. It all just feels so hopeless. Finally the long war between Australia, nz and Canada is over Ser Scot A Ellison and 3CityApache 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissdbyfire Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 14 minutes ago, Kyoshi said: Saw headline of joint ceasefire statement by Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Just wanted to ask if it's real/means anything (from those who live in these countries and understand the propaganda there a little better). I haven't been able to watch the news and I don't have the heart to. It all just feels so hopeless. My understanding is that the three PMs issued a joint statement calling for a ceasefire and pleading w Israel to "listen to its friends". As far as I can tell it's 100% toothless in terms of having any real power to achieve anything. It's good to see more countries joining the chorus but I very much doubt Netanyahu & co will care at all. Kyoshi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Anti-Targ Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 9 minutes ago, Kalbear said: Finally the long war between Australia, nz and Canada is over Never! Not until Australia concedes flat whites and pavlovas, and takes back all it's unwanted immigrants ruining our country (possums and wallabies). Canada, well we need to crack that dairy trade nut, then we'll be sweet. Kalbear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padraig Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 7 hours ago, kissdbyfire said: Well, Khan wanted to maintain relations with everyone and the Mighty West can’t have countries getting these weird ideas and going for this “aggressive neutrality”. I don't think Khan's problem is that he fell out with the West though. I don't think he particularly was "in" with the West in the first place. At least once his political career became fruitful. He had more internal problems. 6 hours ago, Bironic said: Prabowo Subianto has won the presidential election in Indonesia. One of the largest states in the world. The election has been described as free and fair, which is not common for the region… He used to be military under dictator Suharto, and his prime minister is going to be the son of current popular president Jokowi… Yes. Interesting election. One of the economic success stories in recent years, while embracing democracy, which seems to be rare these days. The other interesting election recently was in El Salvador. The implications there seem more ominous, beyond just El Salvador too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Uh-oh. Odds on Putin honouring the security guarantee Russia has with Armenia? Padraig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Anti-Targ Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Insofar as some statement about Israel goes, completely flew by the New Zealand 24 hr news cycle, or at least the news feed the algorithm has determined I should be exposed to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyoshi Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 ^thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissdbyfire Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 27 minutes ago, Padraig said: I don't think Khan's problem is that he fell out with the West though. I don't think he particularly was "in" with the West in the first place. At least once his political career became fruitful. Probably. I wasn't so much defending Khan - not a fan myself - as I was criticising the interference by countries who just can't stop trying to tell everyone else how they should run their own countries. Perhaps everyone would be better off if they dedicated more time and effort trying to figure out their own problems instead. And "aggressive neutrality" is one of the lamest & saddest excuses for this type of behaviour I have ever heard. 27 minutes ago, Padraig said: He had more internal problems. I bet he did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karaddin Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 15 hours ago, Crixus said: Yeah, still unresolved. They did everything they possibly could to stop this happening: I knew the election was about to happen due to seeing this on Reddit last week: Struck me as weird to be doing political advertisements in Aus like that, but I guess there are a lot of expats and there's no restrictions on their ability to do so. 5 hours ago, The Anti-Targ said: Never! Not until Australia concedes flat whites and pavlovas, and takes back all it's unwanted immigrants ruining our country (possums and wallabies). I don't see how we could possibly deny their re-entry to the country, they are our citizens after all. You'll have to gather them up and deport them though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Anti-Targ Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 2 hours ago, karaddin said: I don't see how we could possibly deny their re-entry to the country, they are our citizens after all. You'll have to gather them up and deport them though! Sadly easier to just carry out extra judicial executions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crixus Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 15 hours ago, kissdbyfire said: Well, Khan wanted to maintain relations with everyone and the Mighty West can’t have countries getting these weird ideas and going for this “aggressive neutrality”. Yep, exactly. Still no news on who will form a government - classic bizarre Pakistan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crixus Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 3 hours ago, karaddin said: I knew the election was about to happen due to seeing this on Reddit last week: Struck me as weird to be doing political advertisements in Aus like that, but I guess there are a lot of expats and there's no restrictions on their ability to do so. Yes, there are huge expat PK communities all over and they mostly support Khan. That says, 'avenge persecution with your vote' btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karaddin Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Thanks for the translation! That makes sense as a slogan. Crixus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3CityApache Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 Crixus, Kyoshi, kissdbyfire and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissdbyfire Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Fuck Putin. Murderous lying tyrant vile criminal. Fuck him. When is someone gonna take him out ffs? Craving Peaches 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyoshi Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 3 hours ago, 3CityApache said: I really believed he was going to get out one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 RIP Alexei Navalny. Almost exactly a month before the beginning of the Russian elections. The courage it took to voluntarily go back to Russia, knowing what he would face, knowing with a certainty that at the least he'd be given a long prison sentence on trumped-up charges, and would most likely conveniently die while in prison, is just staggering to me. Prince of the North, Crixus and DireWolfSpirit 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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