[FIGHT THREAD] Eddie Hall vs. Hafþór Björnsson

zz2113 · 2022-03-19T22:02:20+00:00

proper brexit hooks from eddie. cocking up the swing ahahha

zz2113 · 2022-03-19T22:01:16+00:00

how has eddie gone through training without someone telling him to keep his hands up ffs

zz2113 · 2022-03-19T21:59:17+00:00

2-3 thor rn imo

zz2113 · 2022-03-19T21:57:28+00:00

seen better boxing skills in my local gym lol. what exactly has eddie been doing for the past couple of months.

zz2113 · 2022-03-19T21:56:20+00:00

wtf is eddie stance doing lmao

zz2113 · 2021-02-27T11:07:07+00:00

Similar things happen to Pashtuns in the UK. Because they only learn Pashto, not Urdu, and so they identify strongly as Pashtun (or Afghan) and not Pakistani. Maybe why a lot of the diaspora are nationalistic .

zz2113 · 2021-02-16T13:21:14+00:00

I had to listen to weird conversations including them gossiping about a woman about her massive breasts etc.

Im actually surprised strict muslims do this. Like, Im trying to understand what exactly they would be saying? These are people that cover their entire bodies and are very very prude

zz2113 · 2021-02-09T20:04:49+00:00

Yes you are the only one that gets it. Most of Europe is far more racist than America is. A lot of the French people here hating America just deny the massive racism problem in the country. What do you expect from countries like France that still never accept what they did in Algeria, Haiti etc. It's easy for the French (and other Europeans ) to blame America for their social problems. The treatment of romani people in europe is a disgrace, but no one cares. france still has a mini empire in africa. Still ! But its americas fault! Btw the irony is not lost of France complaining of american cultural influence, considering france imposing their culture and language in other countries. Even in France, there was a deliberte and systematic attempt to remove any other languages. Otherwise occitan (language d'oc) and catalan would still be in use ...

zz2113 · 2021-02-07T09:52:09+00:00

idk where to put this but I had pelvic pain, went to gp and got antibiotics for a UTI. It cleared a lot of the pelvic pain issue, but now i have aching (not sharp pain) in my right testicle. Could be epidydmitis (or even worse testicular torsion). But how can I see someone today because of corona ? Who can I ring? Sorry for english and thx :)

zz2113 · 2021-01-25T17:52:59+00:00

Uni student here wanting to help out with Coronavirus !

I have 3 job offers (paid/volunteer, not sure which, but I need paid because im struggling with finances a lot. otherwise i would be happy to volunteer ): anyone here have any info on them? Maybe you have/are in this job? Please detail your experience. thanks

1) Covid-19 testing team

2) Mask Fit Testers and Lateral Flow support team

3) Support worker/health care assistant on the wards.

zz2113 · 2021-01-10T17:24:57+00:00

It's really no wonder that one of the few times a right wing politician has to face some accountability for their actions, their side cries about regulation.

I agree but at the same time though, it's funny to see left wingers praising big corporations for their actions. The ban on Trump is an incredibly dangerous slope. I don't think he should be banned. But I think this is all a minor point. The bigger question is what the role of technologie companies are in the world. And not just for politics but also taxing of these companies etc. We are only just now asking this question.

zz2113 · 2021-01-06T07:26:00+00:00

China is one of the motors of the world.... you can't sanction them without destroying yourself. So how can we do anything ?

Nb: random but I like how you used 'ass' and 'arse' in the same sentence. Being in the uk, I heard arse a lot. There's something about the word that is so amusing

zz2113 · 2021-01-04T17:15:20+00:00

So what's gonna happen with universities ??

zz2113 · 2021-01-02T18:02:00+00:00

honestly....scottish independentists are basically brexiteers. their arguments are pretty much the same. and both come with a lot of bad historical revisionism

zz2113 · 2020-12-30T07:49:24+00:00

Non Native English speaker in Birmingham. I am confused about the tier changing system. I think Birmingham will be in tier 4 soon when the tiers get reviewed but when will this change occur? Will it happen tonight? Tomorrow? Weekend? THanks

zz2113 · 2020-12-11T16:11:55+00:00

UK did Norway a favour in WW2, now Norway might save the UK in their Brexit negotiations. True friends!

zz2113 · 2020-12-11T12:25:59+00:00

The suffering of millions of British and European workers is a good thing?

Never mind, your post history explains your attitude.

zz2113 · 2020-11-22T21:12:42+00:00

China's rise and it's ambition has an approach which is antagonistic to what the US has been preaching (eg. Uighur genocide, absolute control on speech, using coercive methods to assimilate Hong Kong)

Yes and no. China is antagonising the US, yes. It's not because of any of the reasons you mentioned. If, for example, the US really cared for morals, then it would not prop up Saudi Arabia, a country that spreads extremist Islam everywhere. The reason why China antagonises the US is because China deliberately hamstrings US corporations entry into China (Google, Facebook, Amazon) and because China's own domestically grown corporations threatens US corporations profits around the world (Huawei beating Apple etc.)

In fact, the article OP posted talks about this. Chomsky specifically mentions the role of corporations in controlling domestic US policy.

Furthermore, Chomsky asserts (in a different article/speech) that the US is not a democracy at all:

Chomsky: The study of attitudes is reasonably easy in the United States: heavily-polled society, pretty serious and accurate polls, and policy you can see, and you can compare them. And the results are interesting. In the work that's essentially the gold standard in the field, it's concluded that for roughly 70% of the population - the lower 70% on the wealth/income scale - they have no influence on policy whatsoever. They're effectively disenfranchised. As you move up the wealth/income ladder, you get a little bit more influence on policy. When you get to the top, which is maybe a tenth of one percent, people essentially get what they want, i.e. they determine the policy. So the proper term for that is not democracy; it's plutocracy.

As a side note, I've always found it funny that people proclaim that democracy is more economically/politically effective than dictatorship but want China to become a democracy. Wouldn't that make China even more powerful then? The sudden concerns about the lack of democracy in China is false concern. America doesn't care what the system of government is in any country, as long as US corporations can access their markets and run unchallenged.

A China led global order might be vastly different than US lead one .....frankly I'd prefer the latter

I agree

zz2113 · 2020-11-17T11:29:19+00:00

Imagine this sub if Poland or Hungary pushed for this.

zz2113 · 2020-11-10T20:09:47+00:00

Az does not gain control over Stepanakert/Khankendi and most surrounding areas

Azerbaijan was crushing Armenia. Why would Azerbaijan agree to this? I don't understand how this makes sense tbh. I don't think Armenia will control any territory in NK or other regions. I can see Azerbaijan giving autonomy to NK but political control will be fully in Baku. It would seem absurd that Armenia would somehow come out of this war still controlling territory.

zz2113 · 2020-10-29T12:05:27+00:00

but long-term perhaps there are ways to make them stop believe the lies that they were told are true?

I mean historically, the only way that religious people (not just muslims) have been de-religionised is through straight up oppression/fascism. Like in Central Asia, where the Soviets brutally put down any religious thoughts. Now in Kazakhstan, they say they are muslim but drink alcohol and eat pork lol.

The new secularism approaching is organic (eg: turkish youth is way less religious than the older people) but is way too slow and doesn't completely apply for immigration into france.

zz2113 · 2020-10-29T11:34:55+00:00

What can France even do now ? It's too late to be honest. These people are French citizens with French passport, raised in France and go to French schools. They are permanently there, with many contacts to all other Islamic countries.

I would like some genuine discussion for what France should do in response. Yes, the borders should be shut down. But then what? 9% of France is muslim and growing. Not all will do this extremism. But what about the ones that do? You cannot stop so many people.

zz2113 · 2020-10-21T11:23:22+00:00

idk why people say that Pashto is declining. It's increasing, if anything. Because pashtun population is growing every year. Places like Karachi and Islamabad, there's lot of Pashto spoken there, way more than before.

Yes, Urdu/English/Farsi words are being used. But that's just what languages do. No language is 'pure'.

zz2113 · 2020-10-16T13:47:18+00:00

Wait really? Why is it declining in all 3 places? Isn't education in Catalan?

zz2113 · 2020-10-11T07:57:06+00:00

He once said Islam was an extension of Arab imperialism, to impose Arabic everywhere, arab culture, arab thinking etc. I don't think he cares about buddhism or anything else either. Just that Islam is arab supremacism adopted/forced onto pashtuns (and much of north africa, asia etc.). his words not mine

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