[-] OccamsTeapot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 23 hours ago

Playing Dark Souls 1. First run since playing through all of the soulsbourne games. I've been sailing through so far (bandit's knife +15, target shield for parries and hornet ring) but am getting absolutely wrecked by Artorias. I missed him on my first run and my weapon barely hurts him so it seems I have a grind ahead of me.

If I had to delete one forever that I've actually played (so not demon souls or armored core) it would have to be DS2. I'm not a hater, genuinely love some elements of it, but the others are incredible and it's the one I least want to go back to

[-] OccamsTeapot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago

Some people say to hold a spoon in your mouth but it's really not needed. Just breathe heavily through your mouth while you cut. 90% of the time this is enough.

I always also wondered if wearing ordinary glasses would work. Goggles obviously would be that just seems over the top

[-] OccamsTeapot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 days ago

The United States of America undertakes to terminate all types of sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran, including the United Nations Security Council resolutions

I'm a bit confused about this. Is the US going to be Iran's bitch at the Security Council now?

[-] OccamsTeapot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 days ago

Yeah they should link to it anyway!

And yes, this is a bad law. Rushed in a few months before an election by a right-wing coalition including the fascist SD. Things went badly so now they're throwing scraps to the frothing racists in their base in a desperate attempt to maintain power. They don't care if it's a good law, it's chum for dumbasses.

[-] OccamsTeapot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 4 days ago

The law does ​not specify what ​types of behaviours ⁠are deemed unacceptable but the government has mentioned unpaid debts, not paying taxes, criminality and ​links to extremist organisations. 

[-] OccamsTeapot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 4 days ago

No doubt! And just because something is illegal doesn't mean it's unethical.

The problem is practical. If rules are not written down then you can have punishment without justification, and as an individual you can't depend on fair treatment by the state.

[-] OccamsTeapot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 days ago

Clearly respect for democracy and protection of minorities should be respected by immigrants, and immigrants coming from different cultures that do not have this respect as part of their culture is a democratic problem for more developed cultures.

Then make it a requirement of entry. Or - and I can't stress this enough - shut the fuck up about it.

"Oh we let you in and you haven't done anything wrong legally but we just realised we don't like you so please leave."

Grow the fuck up. Change the rules fairly or deal with the consequences of your actions.

Not you personally, obviously. This argument is just pathetic.

Like if you don't want asylum seekers or immigrants, just say so. Pull out of the conventions. Change the laws. Do whatever. But don't accept people in and then act like they're the problem rather than your own short sightedness (and, often, straight out racism).

[-] OccamsTeapot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 4 days ago

How is it fair when someone shitty is allowed entry who ends up hurting civilians but civilians are expected to suck it up

Civilians are expected to suck it up? Why? This would only be true if it's not illegal. If it truly hurts civilians, why not make it illegal instead?

It is fair because if a Swedish citizen did something that "hurts civilians" but is not illegal, the victims would also be "expected to suck it up."

Making some things only punishable if you aren't Swedish is exactly what you would expect from the fascists in SD. Not really something to aspire to if you're a sane, caring individual. It is the definition of unfair.

[-] OccamsTeapot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 4 days ago

So because the legal system has failed, they have to punish people outside the system?

How exactly is one supposed to stay on the right side of the rules when they aren't even written down?

Obviously the solution, if the legal system fails, is to improve the legal system, not bring in an official "sorry we know this isn't illegal but you're brown so.... unlucky" system

[-] OccamsTeapot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 36 points 4 days ago

The law has been criticised by the opposition and ​human rights advocacy groups as arbitrary because decisions would be taken ​on behaviour that has not been deemed criminal.

Doesn't seem very fair

[-] OccamsTeapot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 5 days ago

“And yet, I will still say that stopping this war and getting out of it is the best that we can do at this point,” he continued. “And so that’s why we are still hoping for a deal, even though we have to admit it’s a losing deal for America.”

So he doesn't want it to continue. He just decided to publicly insult Trump's fragile little ego as a way to... get him to commit to the deal?

Anyway in about 4 days Trump will be threatening to blow them back to the stone age again so it doesn't even matter

[-] OccamsTeapot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 58 points 1 week ago

Not encouraging you to watch it, but this...

The show may have also contributed to 'both sides same' idiocy

Is kind of hilarious. I'm going to assume this is because of douche vs turd (aired 2004). It does mock both parties, but do you honestly think that the democrats never put out a bad candidate? Do you even remember who ran for dems in 2004 without looking it up? Don't you think it's an actual problem that most of the time a lot of people don't actually like the candidates?

There is a deep problem in American politics, so a comedy show makes fun of it. And you turn around and blame the show for causing the problem. To be honest it is absolutely no surprise that your country is going to shit.

And just to clarify:

When Obama won, most adult characters that people like were celebrating for days. Like continuously.

When Trump ran the first time, they mocked him by replacing him with an awful existing character who ran on the platform of literally fucking all immigrants to death and had no idea what he was doing. Hilary was just... kind of shit. It's incredibly obvious: one is awful, the other is uninspiring. Like real life where she actually managed to lose.

And in the most recent season they went harder against Trump than they ever have about a politician. He spent most of it cheating on his wife with literal Satan and trying to abort the baby with the help of Peter Theil.

In contrast, they didn't even mock Biden as far as I recall?

Sorry to say you've been misled by someone who has another reason to dislike the show (or more likely, who also hasn't watched the show)

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