by CoraSpia » Fri Apr 16, 2021 3:45 am
by Lamoni » Fri Apr 16, 2021 4:08 am
Licana on the M-21A2 MBT: "Well, it is one of the most badass tanks on NS."
Vortiaganica: Lamoni I understand fully, of course. The two (Lamoni & Lyras) are more inseparable than the Clinton family and politics.
Triplebaconation: Lamoni commands a quiet respect that carries its own authority. He is the Mandela of NS.
by Nova Vandalia » Fri Apr 16, 2021 5:46 am
Lamoni wrote:Addressed.
by New Visayan Islands » Fri Apr 16, 2021 5:56 am
[violet] wrote:Spam, and the different types of it
There are many types of spam, but the general definition is making a post that doesn't have any sort of use. Excessive bumping, tagging, and random posts with irrelevant information are all examples of spam. The same applies to in-game posts on regional message boards and telegrams.
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*Forum Spam: Off-topic, irrelevant and multi-posts that do not belong, such as smiley spam, meme spam, linkspam, and attempting to increase your post count.
-- Fishing for attention can be distracting, even upsetting to other players. Your Facebook, Twitter or other social media sites are more appropriate places for it. This especially applies to unnecessary drama. Please, do not drop a drama bomb on a chat as a way of getting a response.
-- Greeter Spam is only posting a 'hi' or 'hello', especially in the chat threads. Please add something to the ongoing conversations, even if you're introducing something new.
-- Trollnaming is a post made only to call out a player suspected of trolling. This can also be considered flaming. Report trolls in Moderation. Don't name them in-thread, and if found, do not feed.
-- Tagging is considered spam as well, since we have the "bookmark topic" feature (it's in your Profile and a menu option on every thread).
by Picairn » Fri Apr 16, 2021 6:19 am
Alien Overlord wrote:Kilobugya wrote:*Something about Chavez being the savior of mankind
You seem really focused on this drought that happened but as far as I've read (and I've read a fair deal) the Venezuelan economy didn't break apart because of the drought, it broke apart because of mismanagement by the government and an immense overdependence on oil which could have easily been avoided. That's not to mention the corruption and rising murder rate under Chavez even before the economy went to hell. I go again back to a successful story that is Saudi Arabia, which is a desert for the most part. The difference is the government of Saudi Arabia invested into industries outside of oil which has managed to keep it's economy resilient despite turbulent oil prices.
The lives of the Venezuelan people would have been far more improved if it's government had spent less on social programs and more on diversifying the economy. You are free to blame the CIA, sabotage, opposition, drought and any other manner of obscure bogeyman but the truth of the matter is that it was the poor policies of Chavez and Maduro and their socialist government which has made life so difficult in Venezuela that it resembles the Soviet Union prior to it's collapse, maybe even worse.
Kilobugya wrote:Alien Overlord wrote:Their mistake was not investing the massive profits they earned from the oil industry into diversifying the economy and modernizing it instead of useless social programs.
Useless social programs ? A million learning how to read ? Half a million recovering eye sight ? Millions seeing a doctor for the first time of their lives ? Millions moving out of slums and getting a decent housing ? All those are "useless" to you ?Alien Overlord wrote:Here's a fact for you, the murder rate quadrupledunder Chavez and that's not a wider trend for Venezuela, it was because of Chavez.
I wouldn't say it was "because of Chávez" but yes it's a failure of his, I acknowledge that.Alien Overlord wrote:It's convenient to blame the CIA, droughts, US embargoes and internal opposition and perhaps some of these did play a factor, but if that's the case why is it only Venezuela that has a collapsed economy right now.
They are the main factor, not just a minor contributing one.Alien Overlord wrote:Colombia should arguably be in a worse state given it's problems with guerrillas and narcos except that it's not.
Colombia doesn't have sanctions from the world's superpowers - it receives help from them. As for not being in a worse state... it's very subjective.Alien Overlord wrote:Venezuela was set up for success and collapsed because it was mismanaged.
Oh, sure, it was badly mismanaged for 40 years by the "Punto Fijo" parties, before Chávez.Alien Overlord wrote:If it had taken the route of many Middle Eastern nations like Saudi Arabia and instead have put money into diversifying the economy and moving away from oil, it would have been better off.
And Chávez tried to do that. But he had to face a coup attempt. And a sabotage. And a population that had a million of illiterate. Nearly half who never could see a doctor. 60% below poverty line. And an administration that initially refused to cooperate with him, forcing him to setup semi-parallel institutions (the "missions"). So he focused on the emergencies first - bringing people out of poverty, granting them education and healthcare. Saddly he died and the world crisis and drought hit Venezuela all at once before the Bolivarian Revolution had time to convert the country.
by Neu California » Fri Apr 16, 2021 6:39 am
by Giovenith » Fri Apr 16, 2021 9:38 am
by The Reformed American Republic » Fri Apr 16, 2021 9:45 am
by Odreria » Fri Apr 16, 2021 10:10 am
Valrifell wrote:
Disregard whatever this poster says
by The Reformed American Republic » Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:02 pm
Sedgistan wrote:Sounds like an opinion to argue with if you disagree with it, rather than something that requires mod intervention.
by Necroghastia » Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:47 pm
Lucyferia wrote:Necroghastia wrote:it's almost as though left-leaning individuals tend to take it more seriously when officers of the state kill people (especially minorities) unjustifiably
So a police officer somewhere murders a person of color. That means all cops deserve to die? This is why deadly use of force happens. Police officers work a job where any day they could be killed. You're a miserable keyboard warrior who will never understand what that's like.
by Giovenith » Fri Apr 16, 2021 2:22 pm
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