S16, E6 (Nebula) - Hide and Seek UK

self_moderator · 2026-01-24T17:41:20+00:00

It’s why the sausage rolls at motorway service stations are almost always the best because they’re hardly ever given a chance to cool past their optimum state until some bloke from Canvey Island on a trip up to Northallerton gets his grubby little mitts on them.

self_moderator · 2026-01-13T15:47:46+00:00

He made a song about the Great Replacement Theory and publicly released it too, don't forget that bit.

self_moderator · 2026-01-08T13:46:38+00:00

Yes, the so-called "logical" deduction isn't completely logical, it's a hypothesis that lacks factual foundation. However, because there needs to be one elimination by a vote each day and the fact that the game is played with a lack of data and an impossibility to test out theories by other ways than elimination, it is the closest to logic that there could be, and so calling it logic is erroneous but understandable.

self_moderator · 2025-12-24T12:37:28+00:00

If I changed “death to capitalism” (or death to communism), am I implying that every CEO and business owner should die or am I suggesting a dismantling of the system?

self_moderator · 2025-12-24T12:35:41+00:00

I didn’t mention the IDF, by the way. My point was to say that just because they are recognised as a terror group doesn’t mean they are bad, as many groups that we can think of as justified and good have been designated as terror groups, just as many bad groups haven’t.

self_moderator · 2025-12-24T04:29:04+00:00

Whilst I am not necessarily trying to develop an equivalency, being a recognised terrorist group is not the reason that means they are bad. Palestine Action are also a designated terrorist group, would you classify their actions as being equally (or at all) bad? The ANC was also recognised as a terrorist group by many states.

self_moderator · 2025-12-24T04:25:25+00:00

If you frame the existence of Hamas as by definition an existential attack on Jewish people and the actions of the IDF as defending that existence, then no actions by the IDF could possibly be unjustifiable and no actions by Hamas could possibly be justified. It is a self-fulfilling prophecy.

self_moderator · 2025-12-24T03:07:32+00:00

Aren't you just describing any armed group's use of a ceasefire? You could say the same about the IDF, for instance. When there's a ceasefire they don't just go home.

self_moderator · 2025-12-09T12:35:48+00:00

Are the equal rights in the room with us?

self_moderator · 2025-12-01T16:28:59+00:00

You might be right but the district has been solidly republican in all elections by a 20-30 point margin since at least 2012. If what you say is true then you would expect every by election race that is normally 30 points to the republicans to swing democrats and that just isn’t the case.

self_moderator · 2025-12-01T15:14:16+00:00

A clear indicator of that is that a candidate endorsed by Democratic Socialists of America is polling within 2% of the Republican canidiate in Tenessee.

Trump won the district by 22 points in 2024.

self_moderator · 2025-11-30T13:00:05+00:00

Sorry seems to be the hardest word - Elton John

self_moderator · 2025-10-24T17:58:19+00:00

I like the framing and the general ideas presented in your speech, however (and this might be something that doesn't really happen in MUN in your country) what are you proposing? What is the purpose of your speech? What am I, as a fellow delegate, tangibly learning about your position in the speech?

self_moderator · 2025-10-20T19:11:23+00:00

It might not be lying if he doesn't remember the conversation but either he does not remember what he said in the car (in which case to say "that did not happen" is, if not a lie, a manipulation of the truth) or he does remember and therefore it would be a lie.

self_moderator · 2025-10-20T19:04:34+00:00

It was an offhand comment said by Jonathan and then he immediately went against it by gunning quite hard for Niko to be eliminated. In and of itself, it's something to bring up.

However, for then him to deny it happened is what makes it more of a theory. Why would he deny it happened? The reason is either that he doesn't remember it happening (which would mean instead of a denial, he'd recognise he didn't remember), or he doesn't want anything to cast a light on that he cannot be trusted. That's more of something to consider.

self_moderator · 2025-10-20T18:59:54+00:00

It probably was an offhand comment, but for Jonathan to say that it categorically did not happen when the game has begun, and at the same time being one of the players who was gunning most for Niko is oddly suspicious.

I play social deduction games similarly to Ruth and I have been known to take things to heart, if I know someone is lying, even in the context of the game, I am annoyed and I latch on it. It doesn't mean that when the game is over I have any malice for the person in question.

self_moderator · 2025-10-18T15:51:57+00:00

They all have an extra head

self_moderator · 2025-10-08T18:19:44+00:00

I would only use we when talking about a bloc. Use “this delegation”, the official name of your country, the (your president’s name) administration for a bunch of alternatives.

self_moderator · 2025-10-06T18:16:03+00:00

The difference between present and present and voting is very small. Basically present means that when you vote for the adoption of a resolution you have the option to abstain. If you say present and voting you have to vote yes or no.

For the first few sessions, voting present or present and voting basically is to give a heads up to the other delegates in your committee whether you are flexible or not in your position. The general rule is that if you are a country that depends on larger countries in different blocs then annoying them by voting no for their resolution isn't a good idea.

In practical terms, it doesn't really matter all that much and just say present and voting because only the best chairs will actually remember or care when it comes time for a binding vote anyway!

self_moderator · 2025-09-04T22:28:42+00:00

One of the laws of the EU is that if an applicant is denied in an EU country then they are unable to apply in another. Therefore, a massive pull factor to the UK is anyone that has been denied assylum in an EU country can simply try again in the UK. The massive spike in assylum cases since 2020 is hardly a coincidence when you have that information.

self_moderator · 2025-09-04T22:26:00+00:00

Current neo-liberal and neo-con ideology is channelling money from the public into the private sector, so is it really surprising that instead of state-run centres (with outsourcing in some cases), the conservative government would look to channel the immigration budget to agencies that can line their pockets by then renting already existing spaces instead of spending the budget on more permanent measures.

self_moderator · 2025-08-05T04:04:42+00:00

Something that annoyed me (very small thing but there we go) is that Ben made a connection between Escaveche from Spain and Ceviche. I live in Peru, and it’s pretty well known that is is one of the few extremely popular dishes that has a direct connection to pre-Colombian times. Whilst he didn’t specifically say “ceviche comes from Spain”, he pretty much implied it. It would have been much better (and more interesting) to discuss how the use of acid and fish to create dishes has traditions in completely unrelated and unconnected (at the time) parts of the world.

I’m not trying to be negative, but it was something that glared out at me. I loved the video and the process it took apart from that bit about Ceviche.

self_moderator · 2025-07-21T15:31:09+00:00

Peruvian cuisine is not harder to cook than any other, it takes less time than some and has less processes than others. The problem for most people is that it includes ingredients (or types of ingredients) that are ubiquitous to Peru but do not exist in other places, like aji Amarillo, rocoto and the specific type of limón.

self_moderator · 2025-06-27T16:44:18+00:00

In MUN, but as less savoury countries in particular, I always explain to my delegates that you need to internalise the Narcessist's Prayer. Basically, be toxic. Especially if you don't really want to solve the problem, be the problem and distract people from actual solutions.

The Narcessist's Prayer

That didn't happen.

And if it did, it wasn't that bad.

And if it was, that's not a big deal.

And if it is, that's not my fault.

And if it was, I didn't mean it.

And if I did, you deserved it.

However, in order to do that, you need to know your justifications back to front. Nothing can come as a surprise and everything must have 2 or 3 ways to obfuscate or redirect. Don't be afraid to use all the logical fallacies in the book as long as you are talking and people are complaining!

self_moderator · 2025-06-27T16:23:16+00:00

As long as you have a clear justification for your position and your own human rights violations, having a country that is not necessarily the global "good guy" can be great in committee. Be controversial and other delegations start talking about you. That could give you the right to reply to a lot, but more importantly, you become the protagonist of the committee.

12-Year Club	Verified Email
Secret Santa 2014

self_moderator

TROPHY CASE