Of course it is okay, Warbler. And the chair does not recognize the delegate from Naboobia at this time!
The chair recognizes the delegate from the sovereign system of Naboobia.
The chair does not recognize the delegate from Naboobia at this time!
Will you defer your motion?
Oh, er...Qd5
P*26
^Truth. I had the exact same thought with regards to the debates. That article seems to come to similar conclusions as I do (though better informed and more thorough, for sure). Thanks for the link. I am convinced we will do nothing. In the end this crisis will blwo over with a Ukraine more firmly in line with the Kremlin's wishes: Putin yells, "Jump," whatever Ukrainian government says, "How high?" The protests will end when the new president is elected in May, and whichever way he claims to lean, he will always have a soft spot for Moscow, whether genuine or out of fear.
Usually I'm more up to speed on the goings on in world politics, but for the past several months I've been negligent. Here I give my synopsis and analysis of the situation.
First, the Ukrainian protests against president Yanukovych have been going on for months with around 77 deaths and several injuries attributed to the president and law enforcement. The president is pro-Russian and has been courting Russian assistance and distancing himself from the European Union, which is what triggered the protests. Most ethnic Ukrainians favor ties with Europe and the West and further distance between Russia and Ukraine. But the Crimean Region, which is filled far more with ethnic Russians, leans closer to their neighbor and former big brother republic in the USSR.
President Yanukovych, having angered his people and parliament, was removed by procedures that are illegal under the current constitution (which he recently altered, making it illegal), but was voted out by every single member. Currently a new president has been installed, one who favors European assimilation.
The divisiveness of this situation is quite evident, and is demonstrated when a Ukrainian Black Sea vessel recently refused orders from Kiev and raised a Russian flag per the ex-president's orders.
As a result, there are two men claiming to be president, and the legitimacy of one or the other is in question. The people are split, and protests continue.
So Russia is invading Ukraine under a pretense of protecting the autonomy of the pro-Russian region, though there is little evidence that this is in any danger. During the Russian invasion of Georgia, I can see an argument for Russian intervention, though I ultimately side with Georgia, as the whole situation has arisen as part of Russia's forced implementation of a supposedly independent country. But here I see no justification. Russia claims to be preserving autonomy, but the timing of such intervention is very questionable. With the departure of the last president and the popular support of ethnic Russians, I see Putin as attempting to guarantee a pro-Russian government, either reinstating Yanukovych or at a minimum, removing new president Turchynov, all under the auspices of protecting Russian brothers. I believe that the eastern Ukrainians would enjoy an independent nation, but I think Russia would much rather have the whole country under a loyal government. If they can at least intimidate the current government into resuming loyalty to the Kremlin, they will do so, again justifying their actions and trusting that such justification will create enough hesitation in Western powers not to interfere. And honestly, Russia scares me. I don't know that we should interfere. I'm kinda glad Ukraine is not a member of NATO.
I should remind you that the rules we are playing by only have promotions, not subsequent demotions. So you still have a phoenix.
FSx15+B
Ph-10
Sometimes I find myself making moves that I'm not really sure will work. I'm kind of playing a bit more by intuition than by strategy here. I thought I had you, but you did a good job pulling out of the trap I'd laid for you.
T-12
I doubt it will spark WWIII and you know why. Because we will not get involved. It's too risky, and Putin knows that Obama won't stand up to him (though backing down might be the right course of action).
Ph-14
Well, it's up to you. I don't think you're losing as badly as you think, but if you want, you can go further back. There were some moves you could have made that might have punished me far more.
P-16
Oh...my...gosh...The nerve of Putin and those Russian thugs. Of course, Romney couldn't have been right that Russia is our #1 geopolitical foe or anything. Sarcasm aside, that is truly frightening.
The tile general only jumps to the second square forward or steps one backward. It doesn't step to the first square forward. The move you are thinking of is the copper general's move.
I don't even think he needs to go back that far. I was anticipating Ne4 instead of his last move. That would have stopped my little trap.
Well, let's see if your gambit works. T-10
Warbler, a move like that is a serious blunder. I know you don't like to take moves back, but I really recommend that you do this time.
Bd4
Hmmmm...I'm a little perplexed. Am I walking into a trap?
Gsx18+Ph
T-11
Likewise, no worries. Gs-14
0-0
^Seems like a silly quibble since everyone but Luke and 3PO were played by different actors. Obviously they are going for what people will already have in their heads rather than less familiar actors filling the roles. When I listen to Perry King's Han Solo, even though he sounds and acts very differently from Harrison Ford, I still picture Ford in my head.
No worries. I've been super busy. 60 hour work week. I know many people thrive on more than that, but that's more than enough for me!
Nxd2
Bingowings said:
I never said it was a crime or wrong to rise to a level of authority within your church.
To do so, one assumes, requires a degree of nous that if applied to my posts would be able to determine if I am writing a comment about my garden or an insult about your wife (which was the reason I was dragged back here to your title proclaimed divisive thread).
Ridiculous. Just ridiculous. I never felt insulted with regards to my wife. I never felt my wife or kid were the butt of any joke. I thought I maybe just didn't always get your sideways means of communication. I don't think you understand anything unless it is the same. It's pretty straightforward really. I thought you were insulting my sincerity, not my wife or child.
The things you believe as a Mormon are unconventional, to say the least and derive from a source which is also unconventional and conclude in ways which may not be obvious to most people.
If you can make that journey, if you can read faith out of material of that nature and that background you don't need me to explain why I thought you were being a bit of a cunt a few pages back, probably by accident.
I don't need an explanation. I understand your reasoning. I think you need an explanation of why you are wrong to think that about me. I have tried to clarify. Once again, you think I'm feeling something I'm not. But I like how you bring in your interpretation of my religion (which you've consistently demonstrated in the Mormon thread as very incorrect) into everything and feel that should mean I can make sense of every bizarre joke you make.
You also don't need me to telegraph every joke or every surreal flight of fancy so you can pick it out of genuine heartfelt opinion.
We can post in this matter until the sun goes cold if you like. You seem to be flooding the boards with threads of this nature, so maybe you get a kick out of confrontation or something but I prefer Frink flooding the boards of GIFs or people dancing and LOLCatz myself.
At least those make me smile.
Yeah, the board is flooded. Except there's only one on abortion, one on LDS doctrine, one on good news, all worthy of separate topics, all discussing them separately and not overlapping, so I don't know what you're talking about. You don't like confronting me? Then shut up and stick with your myriad of incorrect assumptions.
Bingowings said:
You claim to have reached some level of authority with understanding your churches utterances and yet get yourself in a tizzy because you can't figure out if a comment about my gardening success is a dig at your wife's pregnancy.
Alright my ignorant friend, you have demonstrated a complete lack of attention and I haven't even bothered reading the remainder of your post. I know you would rather react emotionally than rationally in spite of every olive branch I offer, but for now I will simply draw your attention, limited as it may be, to the above portion of your quote. I will read and respond to the rest later.
Level of authority: what I mean is that I have read the church's policy and understand it better, which has in fact already altered my opinion (wherein I stated before, if you have followed the links, that I accept such in others though I believe in giving life a chance). Good heavens, what a crime! My reference to authority is based entirely on the officially published statements of the Church, not self elevation as it appears.
As for the tizzy that you are so sure I'm worked up over (though in fact if you'd read my posts at all, you'd see I felt no tizzy), you don't at all get what I felt was a dig. Not for a moment did I feel you were making a dig at my wife's pregnancy. I FELT YOU WERE POSSIBLY, AND NOT EVEN DEFINITELY, TAKING A DIG AT THE SINCERITY OF MY APOLOGY TOWARDS TV'S FRINK!!!! It looks like I'm the one who needs to write slowly with big letters.
DO YOU GET IT??? IS IT REALLY THAT HARD??? AM I THAT UNCLEAR??? OR DO YOU SIMPLY GLOSS OVER MY POSTS WITHOUT TRYING TO UNDERSTAND?
IN THE FUTURE, READ MY POSTS THOROUGHLY BEFORE YOU RESPOND LIKE AN IGNORANT MORON!!!!!
AND WHEN SOMEONE OFFERS YOU PEACE, YOU COULD ACTUALLY DEMONSTRATE YOUR SUPPOSED PACIFICISTIC INCLINATIONS RATHER THAN INCESSESANTLY PURSUING HOSTILITY! GEEZ MAN!!!!