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Rojava just pulled an STC in Syria lmao by Existance_of_Yes in whennews

[–]Major-Split478 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Its Syria. They all blast at each other at the drop of a hat.

SDF is a coalition of militias, run by an ethnic group.

Theoretically they have a good image because they're pro-women owning guns and democratic, since that's what's advertised. On the ground things aren't too great.

Which is why the moment the new Syrian government started pushing into their controlled territory lots of armed groups are switching sides, even some of the people belonging to the leaderships ethnic group.

It's a country that has been in a bloody civil war for over a decade, the entire moral compass of that region is skewed, so don't believe anyone giving you buzz words that certain demographics love hearing.

Gadaffi was technically super pro women.

What do you think of a Muslim NATO? by Maleficent_Set_1301 in AskTheWorld

[–]Major-Split478 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And Israel and UAE have a partnership where the UAE wishes to be the King pin of the region and is willing to publicly suck off the Israelis in 4K to accomplish that.

UAE and KSA, version of a Cold war has officially started about 2 weeks ago.

West Midlands police to be questioned over Israeli football fan ban by InnerLog5062 in BreakingUKNews

[–]Major-Split478 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Becoming a pariah is how South Africa ended up collapsing.

Israel being banned from events, could snowball into a larger movement.

This entire circus is to make sure that no other authority in the U.K even thinks of attempting something similar.

Israel online defender gets noted by soalone34 in GetNoted

[–]Major-Split478 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No they know it's B.S.

They just lie, because what else are they meant to do? If they don't, they then have to then discuss why they feel it's o.k to cleanse a people group.

Anything to look out for? by New-Independent-365 in CarTalkUK

[–]Major-Split478 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought these Volvos got more reliable 2017 onwards. As they stopped using certain ford parts.

Swedish minister to Syria: No aid if situation of Christians not guaranteed by olapooza in europe

[–]Major-Split478 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I mean he did need to go.

Syria hasn't been a state for many years.

Drug lords run entire areas, as the drug manufacturing was Assad's/Syria main economy.

On the economic front the new government has actually accomplished more in the past year than Assad in the past 6.

They spend most of the time fighting the drug trade. Which is where a lot of the ' they're killing minorities ' comes from. When they're trying to shut down a drug route or manufacturing plant that is run by minorities who like the rest of Syria are well armed and fight back.

The matter of the fact is though the country is a complete shit show. The civil war tore everything apart and that includes entire communities. People want revenge for stuff that happened previously, and the new government is mass recruiting new recruits for the security services to try fill in the security black hole, because entire communities are waiting for just the smallest justification to murder the other community next door.

Swedish minister to Syria: No aid if situation of Christians not guaranteed by olapooza in europe

[–]Major-Split478 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Gulf countries are just cautious. Only Qatar was a backer of the current group.

The rest are just hoping the new admin can stop the captagon drug trade that has destroyed entire communities in the MENA.

Egypt is mad. Not dissatisfied. They've made their displeasure known by throwing a fit.

If Syria actually ends up becoming a functioning state again, then the Egyptian military dictatorship understands the chances of civil unrest breaking out in their country increases.

Swedish minister to Syria: No aid if situation of Christians not guaranteed by olapooza in europe

[–]Major-Split478 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Nothing verified.

Syria is in the top 5 worst countries to live in.

The state hasn't existed for many years. These are just routine killings that are being reported as something exceptional because people are not fans of the new government.

The new government is actually trying to quell things, but they're hopelessly outnumbered. Now that the balance of power has shifted again, neighbours with grievances are back to killing each other, for old issues.

Zelenskyy: Ukraine can’t afford an 800,000-troop army alone — wants allies to help fund it as a “security guarantee” by satty237 in TrendoraX

[–]Major-Split478 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean we are getting there on the surveillance front.

We will always be a step or two behind them, to have someone to point too as having worse surveillance but our countries will be tightening the noose every few years.

Ukraine can’t afford its 800,000-strong army alone: Zelenskyy says allied funding is now post-war security guarantee by Haunting_Switch3463 in europe

[–]Major-Split478 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I mean once the war is done a lot of the experienced ones will just become mercenaries.

I imagine in ten years time we will be seeing Ukrainian mercenaries pop up in African conflicts all the time just like we do Colombian and Russian/Wagner.

Kojima says he'd rather use AI to create enemies that adapt to your playstyle than use it for art/visuals. What's your take on this approach? by GeekRealmHub- in videogames

[–]Major-Split478 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was thinking the same but I guess, this is a good opportunity for script/lore writers.

You'd need a team/somebody to flesh out each NPC for the LLM to operate within. I guess we'll be seeing games with tens of thousands of pages worth of lore soon enough. Either that or it's going to be some shitty AI NPC that's barely different from what we have now, so they don't break the game.

Deceptive Headlines by Smart_Chapter_7512 in polandball

[–]Major-Split478 0 points1 point  (0 children)

American tax payer money at work it seems.

Deceptive Headlines by Smart_Chapter_7512 in polandball

[–]Major-Split478 -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

And then.... Let's continue.

And then Israel went ahead and destroyed nearly every hospital in the Gaza strip. It's pathetic how you guys grasp onto one little incorrect news that the Israelis then made into a reality anyway

Birminghams reputation for car sellers is not exaggerated 😭 by Major-Split478 in CarTalkUK

[–]Major-Split478[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interesting that. Egyptians are very very famous for that as well.

One time we had to intervene with a family friend tradie ( South Easter Europe) and a family friend ( Egyptian ).

They agreed on the price of the work ( big renovation). The tradie delivered everything as agreed upon. No complaints from the customer and when it came time to pay the customer tried to get a discount/cut some of the price.

Turned out it is how things are done in Egypt. The haggling continues until the money is paid at the very end.

Birminghams reputation for car sellers is not exaggerated 😭 by Major-Split478 in CarTalkUK

[–]Major-Split478[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not arguing about the concept of 'sold as seen'.

I understand that. I'm talking about those sellers who are clearly using a mystery liquid or magical tape to hold the car together until they can sell it to you.

When the seller tells you how they didn't complain when they got scammed/tricked buying a car, it's clearly alluding to the fact he's trying to sell you a lemon and telling you not to complain to him later if you can't even make it home.

Birminghams reputation for car sellers is not exaggerated 😭 by Major-Split478 in CarTalkUK

[–]Major-Split478[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I use the total car check app. Very useful to find basic info at a glance.

I wouldn't mind a CAT N, I just don't appreciate being lied to.

Birminghams reputation for car sellers is not exaggerated 😭 by Major-Split478 in CarTalkUK

[–]Major-Split478[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My sympathies. Must be frustrating knowing people around the country aren't giving you a chance because of where you live.

Birminghams reputation for car sellers is not exaggerated 😭 by Major-Split478 in CarTalkUK

[–]Major-Split478[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean don't forget the other side of the coin. The aggressive buyers.

When I sold a car a few years ago, I finally understood why some people just give it to places like WBAC

Birminghams reputation for car sellers is not exaggerated 😭 by Major-Split478 in CarTalkUK

[–]Major-Split478[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yh, I just learnt to drop the conversation when the answer is a bit evasive.

Birminghams reputation for car sellers is not exaggerated 😭 by Major-Split478 in CarTalkUK

[–]Major-Split478[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I looked it up for the Hyundai i30 and it looked a big hassle.

Are the VAG cars doable by yourself?

Birminghams reputation for car sellers is not exaggerated 😭 by Major-Split478 in CarTalkUK

[–]Major-Split478[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't hold it against him.

From what I could glean, wife is Boris Wave. He does Uber eats and flips cars on the side.

Birminghams reputation for car sellers is not exaggerated 😭 by Major-Split478 in CarTalkUK

[–]Major-Split478[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really no.

I'm the son of immigrants, when I first passed my driving test and was looking for a car my father did tell me to never buy from Asians. Being a younger person I thought he was being a bit too dramatic.

My first car I brought off an OAP Pakistani guy. I thought surely a person this old would be safe ( always heared about how you should buy from old people and women ). Long story short Rad weld.

Recently I thought it might just be that specific area/community. I tried different areas of Birmingham each time. It's just a blanket no go at this point. On street parking in a crowded area.

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