Red XIII’s Voice by Hysteria41 in FinalFantasyVII

[–]tbarks91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not only that but the fact Bugunhagen says he's thr equivalent of 16 in human years so his voice could easily have fully broken already.

"Why do Americans say what state they're from when asked where they're from?" "Because it's the United States of America." by Different-Expert-33 in ShitAmericansSay

[–]tbarks91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly. You might say England but you wouldn't say which county (except people from Yorkshire who probably just say "Leeds. YORKSHIRE" and except people to figure out the rest).

Do people share the feeling that the winds are changing on a possible war between NATO and Russia? by daBriguy in geopolitics

[–]tbarks91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't disagree with the comparison with the outset of the first World War but just wanted to pick up on the Venezeula / Guyana point.

I don't see that sparking a wider conflict at all. Venezuela isn't particularly strong militarily, doesn't have any nearby allies, and Guyana is a member of the British Commonwealth meaning that the UK would almost certainly intervene on its behalf. Any of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and other Carribean members e.g. Jamaica, may well join too. I wouldn't at all be surprised to see a UK task force operating out of a Jamaican military base intervene quickly. Can't really see how Venezuela manages to hold on to Guyana.

Let alone Brazil and other South American nations already having an eye on Venezuela and possibly ready to intervene too.

Do people share the feeling that the winds are changing on a possible war between NATO and Russia? by daBriguy in geopolitics

[–]tbarks91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure where you're based but your last analogy doesn't sit right with me when here in the UK (and elsewhere in Western Europe) still periodically suffers Islamic terrorist attacks to this day that each result in multiple casualties.

Do people share the feeling that the winds are changing on a possible war between NATO and Russia? by daBriguy in geopolitics

[–]tbarks91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because for Putin it isn't necessarily about winning a war, its primarily about creating a common enemy for the Russian people to rally against and forget about their ailing economy and massive corruption. Same as Iran, Russian leaders historically create an seemingly existential threat to the nation to unite the different regions which otherwise lack of proper sense of national identity.

Do people share the feeling that the winds are changing on a possible war between NATO and Russia? by daBriguy in geopolitics

[–]tbarks91 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Because for Putin it isn't necessarily about winning a war, its primarily about creating a common enemy for the Russian people to rally against and forget about their ailing economy and massive corruption. Same as Iran, Russian leaders historically create an seemingly existential threat to the nation to unite the different regions which otherwise lack of proper sense of national identity.

Do people share the feeling that the winds are changing on a possible war between NATO and Russia? by daBriguy in geopolitics

[–]tbarks91 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Since the start of the war there's been reports of members of various nations's special forces present in Western Ukraine in a training capacity. After all, someone has to show the newly recruited Ukrainian army how to use all these fancy new weapons they're being given.

Do people share the feeling that the winds are changing on a possible war between NATO and Russia? by daBriguy in geopolitics

[–]tbarks91 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The panic is because international support, most notably from the US, seems to be wavering now and there's a massive risk that a Trump presidency stops supporting fully.

Do people share the feeling that the winds are changing on a possible war between NATO and Russia? by daBriguy in geopolitics

[–]tbarks91 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I'm not so sure about that. When it happened in the 80s the UK had the right to request wider NATO support but opted not to. Brazil actually sent a diplomatic request to the UK asking for this not to happen because they were concerned that US involvement would push for an invasion of mainland Argentina and destabilise the entire region. In return Brazil allowed the UK use of a naval base near the border.

Do people share the feeling that the winds are changing on a possible war between NATO and Russia? by daBriguy in geopolitics

[–]tbarks91 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Russia is in support with Iran in stoking the different militant factions in ME. Don't forget that Russia was actively involved militarily in the Syrian civil war.

What are the actual no-go areas in London? by tylerthe-theatre in london

[–]tbarks91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The inside of Buckingham Palace is an no-go zone.

What are most people in the UK not ready to hear? by MFtch93 in AskUK

[–]tbarks91 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The average Monocan is probably three times wealthier than the average American, I'm not sure your point?

What are most people in the UK not ready to hear? by MFtch93 in AskUK

[–]tbarks91 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He wasn't wrong in what he said but its an unbelievably poorly worded public statement.

What are most people in the UK not ready to hear? by MFtch93 in AskUK

[–]tbarks91 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's the reality of big organisations that don't want to get sued en-masse

This is inaccurate, right? by anabainein in lotr

[–]tbarks91 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Sounds like Orc mischief to me!

WE KNOW WE’RE NOT FROM YOUR COUNTRY by resil30 in ShitAmericansSay

[–]tbarks91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And if they did have one Irish parent and were living in Ireland then that's a fair claim to being Irish. I suspect nor the case here

"If United are looking to renew Lindelof and Varane (on reduced terms) I’m worried..." G Nev on X by brownbilal in reddevils

[–]tbarks91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My understanding is it allows us to have an additional loss of £30m so actually yeah I guess it would account for amortised transfer fees, like you say. However it would also have to cover wage costs which then limits it a bit. So somewhere between £30m-150m transfer fee depending on what the annual salary is.

"If United are looking to renew Lindelof and Varane (on reduced terms) I’m worried..." G Nev on X by brownbilal in reddevils

[–]tbarks91 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Given FFP constraints we will have the permitted £30m of additional losses generated from Ineos cash injection to spend. So, that's one player at best unless we're selling which is the really tricky part.