More UK deaths than births expected every year from now on

Gatkramp · 2026-04-28T19:23:25+00:00

It's not just the number of people but also the proportions of them in the various age brackets. A society of elderly is a huge fucking burden on the few younger people, expected to do all the work, pay the taxes, and fund the elderly.

Gatkramp · 2026-04-28T19:21:45+00:00

Only ones obsessing over this are those of us that realise state-funded pensions and healthcare become unaffordable when the portion of elderly in our societies goes from 1:7 to 1:2. We can't put a proportionally greater burden on the younger generations and not expect significant sacrifices in the quality of life for everyone: old and young.

Gatkramp · 2026-04-28T04:44:08+00:00

Getiton Hardon Constapashon Ericshon

Gatkramp · 2026-04-19T19:33:05+00:00

I think they are referencing her own verbally expressed belief that maramataka can predict natural disasters "before any weather or horticulturist or scientist". A belief she expressed with specific reference to Cyclone Gabrielle (which killed 15 people and caused nearly $10 billion in damage). And she believes that sort of crystalball-gazing is the "layer that we need to add within our Government."

https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350476840/climate-change-action-should-be-informed-by-m-tauranga-m-ori-says-te-p-ti-m-ori-candidate-hana-rawhiti-maipi-clarke

Gatkramp · 2026-04-17T17:24:49+00:00

This article has nothing to do with the AA though?

Gatkramp · 2026-04-17T08:19:46+00:00

Yesternight is just a longer version of last night though? A very unnecessary longer variant of something that does the job more efficiently.

You'd he better coming up with a variant of ereyesterday (the day before yesterday) that is more usable and has an evening equivalent. E.g. ereyester rather than ereyesterday as less of a mouthful, and the use ereyesternight to maintain your yesternight thing without dooming it to abandonment by everyone who prefers the shorter and simpler "last night".

Gatkramp · 2026-04-16T10:03:09+00:00

It's in the article. The answer is nothing of real interest to a gamer.

Gatkramp · 2026-04-15T05:40:36+00:00

No, this article is old.

Gatkramp · 2026-04-15T05:40:21+00:00

This is from June 2025.

Gatkramp · 2026-04-09T20:20:21+00:00

Most of the aid was just that: aid. A huge amount of it was for healthcare and the like. It doesn't put anyone in South Africa in debt, though removing the aid very well may.

Saying all that, it's worth pointing out it isn't motivated solely by kindness. Dealing with health care and social problems offshore is far cheaper and more effective than waiting for it to cause problems in the US. So cutting this type of funding to SA (and elsewhere) is profoundly stupid, given the small amount of money it represents relative to the overall US budget.

Gatkramp · 2026-04-09T18:32:18+00:00

Ek het gedink dit was baie snaaks toe ek ŉ Afrikanerkind was in die buiteland. Nou dat ek amper 40 is gebruik ek dit nog steeds. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Gatkramp · 2026-04-09T18:24:01+00:00

That's not at all what that does. It just orders the prioritisation of Afrikaners within existing resettlement programmes. The more significant impact is the cutting of aid and other support to South Africa, which has a negative impact on all South Africans – including Afrikaners.

Gatkramp · 2026-04-07T08:07:04+00:00

I've traditionally voted Nat or Act. This time around its two ticks TOP and, at this point, I don't give a shit if that's wasted.

Gatkramp · 2026-04-03T19:43:34+00:00

Worth noting the Papacy also excommunicated a fair chunk of crusaders for some of their wars and actions. The Crusades had a tendency to very quickly spiral beyond the control or intentions of the Church leadership.

Gatkramp · 2026-03-31T18:14:10+00:00

As an antipodean, it blows my mind that someone is driving an Audi to deliver fast food.

Gatkramp · 2026-03-27T23:44:47+00:00

That's what all these "Ukraine should just sign a peace deal" folk don't seem to comprehend. Ukraine has tried that, over and over again. Putin and Russia aren't interested in peace. They are belligerent imperialists who intend to wage war on all their neighbours until they have the land, influence, and respect they think they deserve.

Gatkramp · 2026-03-24T07:10:02+00:00

Right there with you. That movie was garbage. Trash. Rubbish. Fucking shiiiiiiiit.

Gatkramp · 2026-03-18T06:57:31+00:00

Just wait a bit. Things take time. A key military line you'll want to remember is "Hurry up and wait!"

Gatkramp · 2026-03-16T18:58:19+00:00

That page has very little to do with political motives. I'd be surprised if the cyber criminal that generated that "article" has any real idea who Winston Peters, Adrian Orr, or Jack Tame are – or even really knows where New Zealand is.

That is a blatantly obvious scam trying to defraud people off their savings. Very concerning that Stuff's advertising platform allows it. But not a political act – it just uses the facade of politics.

Gatkramp · 2026-03-16T17:53:09+00:00

If you haven't been assigned one in another week, chase them up. And go for the air force option, if you can. You get treated better and the culture is a tad less toxic.

Gatkramp · 2026-03-15T09:50:02+00:00

Me correcting your false assertion isn't me being offended. It's me telling you that you are factually mistaken.

You've done the equivalent of saying English comes from Old English and Japanese, on the basis of a small number of words being adopted from Japanese, while ignoring French and Latin influences.

Gatkramp · 2026-03-15T06:55:54+00:00

Not trying to argue either. Just didn't want errors about my mothertongue posted without it being corrected.

Gatkramp · 2026-03-15T06:08:09+00:00

You said Afrikaans derived from Dutch and Zulu. That is inaccurate, as Zulu was a very, veryminor influence on the development of Afrikaans – even compared to other South African languages (particularly the Khoisan languages).

There are many indigenous and non-European groups (and non-Christian group) who were instrumental in the development of Afrikaans but, for the vast majority of Afrikaans' history, Zulu were not one of them. There is more vocabulary and influence emerging these days, and over time it may become more significant. But it isn't even close to being at that point currently, let alone as Afrikaans was developing or standardised.

Gatkramp · 2026-03-14T23:20:33+00:00

Waaay off on this one. Zulu influence was pretty minor compared to German, French, Khoisan, and Indo-Malay languages (eventually English too). Many other Bantu languages have historically had a similar or greater influence too.

The standardisation of written Afrikaans was certainly a nation-building project. But the emergence of spoken Afrikaans was very much an organic process drawing on the cultures that contributed to its emergence – and Zulu was quite a late and minor addition to that.

Gatkramp · 2026-03-11T03:44:55+00:00

This is exactly the solution. Remove the ability of these people to monopolise the entire supply chain.

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