Thinking of our Majid today

Glenn at home

@Mike-Amos said in Thinking of our Majid today:

Perhaps the Russian 'window' thing could be exported to D.C.?

Nah, I don't want anyone to fall out of a window. Maybe just fall into a jail cell or two

L i am

Is it just me but do you feel the world has turned upside down since the Wuhan virus?

Mike Amos

There is definitely something in the water, I should possibly stick to beer perhaps? No, I know it has water in it but boiled at least.

There are some fungal brain infections that can produce similar results but wow, even then, the current situation is extreme.

Are there NO brakes on the conduct of people like these?

L i am

@Mike-Amos said in Thinking of our Majid today:

There is definitely something in the water, I should possibly stick to beer perhaps? No, I know it has water in it but boiled at least.

There are some fungal brain infections that can produce similar results but wow, even then, the current situation is extreme.

Are there NO brakes on the conduct of people like these?

I suppose it seemed like I may be referring to the conspiracy theories that are abundant. I was not talking about that but am more thinking of the psychological mass trauma and geopolitics

Mike Amos

Sorry if I missed your direction of thought. With the geopolitics of the current times, dicktaters are more prevalent.

trump is also distracting the eu and NATO from the Ukraine situation let alone others.

trump got in post partly due for his statement about "No more foreign intervention" Well, he has not stopped interfering in foreign events and seems to be ratchetting up his efforts. Does he see himself going down in history as a knight on a white charger?

L i am

I used to Hate trump very much, But after what I am seeing what is happening with the importation of people with beliefs that will never be compatible with western culture being let in en-mass including UK ireland and the Eu with the mayor's on New York and London being Muslim. Along with asymmetrical police action especially in the UK with asylum seekers in the UK being put up in 4 star hotels and being fed 3 meals a day whilst British veterans are homeless on the streets, makes me angry like nothing else. If it takes action like Trump then so be it. The western world is being systematically invaded

Mike Amos

I have to agree re the uk and eu. eu law states asylum seekers MUST be returned to the first safe state they arrive at. In this case Greece and parts of Italy. Not properly assisted by the eu. IS the uk government inept and incompetent? Yes.
When I left the regular army in 1983 I wanted to go to university. Despite military bases overseas being sovereign soil and we still pay uk taxes I was told "You cannot go because you have not lived in this country long enough".
I am told by the nhs that I cannot have treatment unless I go private because "Veteran treatment should be paid for by the MoD".
I have no gp/family doctor because I got sick of being laughed at.
The honest truth is that I am waiting to die. What with the other crap life brings us all, I hope not too long now.

I am not depressed, nor mentally ill. In the immortal words of Sheldon Cooper, "I've been tested". I also have a very active sense of humour which is handy because we ALL need to Giraffe, EVERY day or risk the alternative. I nice hotel room with soft/comfy wallpaper and stripy sunshine. Read that back and looked out of the window, this is the uk ffs. WHAT sunshine?????

Now, WHO do I have to pay to put some manure in the fuel of the dutch f1 driver, no names or pack drill?

Rich O Brien

@Mike-Amos said in Thinking of our Majid today:

The honest truth is that I am waiting to die.

@Mike-Amos said in Thinking of our Majid today:

I left the regular army in 1983

I appreciate that you served your country. You deserve to be looked after for your service.

ntxdave

@Mike-Amos said in Thinking of our Majid today:

When I left the regular army in 1983 I wanted to go to university.

I got out of the US Army in 1968 and was lucky enough to us the GI Bill to help pay for me to go to college ai night.

I am lucky enough to have a team of doctors that I think are great people. Although I am in my 80’s, I think I am lucky that I can keep things pretty positivs.

Mike Amos

@ntxdave

Long may it remain that way. There are always 'things' that keep us rooted in reality and knowing there is always someone worse off.

I come here to 'meet' fantastic people and being invigorated in my hobby. The thing that keeps me going.

I am more grateful for all of you than I can say.

I have communicated my displeasure to the builders of the current pc and it will be going back. At some stage I will be AFK because the previous pc backup is now deceased.

Hopefully not without kit for long.

Keep on keeping on, only game in the Sol system.

L i am

I hope that when we do hear from Majid again he can tell us of the new Persian Government

Mike Amos

Still nothing, sad that even now such extreme situations can be inuring us to suffering. I was hoping we would collectively be better by now.

Hopefully the only way is up.

panixia

@Mike-Amos said in Thinking of our Majid today:

In this case Greece and parts of Italy.

I live in that part of Italy and I have to partly disagree.
Regardless the storytelling about that, by no means that's the main problem we have to face.
To be fair, we have 1 illegal immigrant for every 100 people, we have 15 people who are basically fascists for every 100 people, we have 36 functional illiterates for every 100 people, not to mention that we have 100 members of parliament with some kind of criminal record out of 600.

L i am

Rightly or wrongly the Italians have a history of dissatisfaction with Government going back thousands of years and this is evidenced by looking at the graffiti in and around Rome. I think that anyone who does not see that Europe is being invaded by a group that has no chance of integration is misguided and irrational. Have a look at what demographic projections are like in 15 years time. The gate can not be closed when the horse has bolted.

panixia

@L-i-am said in Thinking of our Majid today:

Italians have a history of dissatisfaction with Government

This is absolutely true but again: this has nothing to do with some imaginary "invasion".
It's mostly related to a few real problems.

My perception, based not on graffiti or a certain type of foreign press, but on the fact that I was born and lived here all my life, is that the top ten reasons are the following (aside from the ones I mentioned, which are indirectly the cause of most of the others):

corrupt politicians
mafia
half the population pays extremely high taxes because the other half evades them
half the population retired under the old laws under 40, and the other half will have to work until they're over 70 under the new laws to pay the pensions of those others
non-existent industrial policies and avalanches of public money given away to companies like Fiat and Alitalia, who ate it up and then went abroad
high unemployment and low wages
high inflation and constantly rising prices
if you book a medical appointment at a public facility, the first available date is in 6 months (or in more than a year for particularly specialized visits)
uncontrolled car traffic, poor public transportation, and Unreliable and potholed roads, delayed trains.
Poor management of public waste collection

L i am

@panixia said in Thinking of our Majid today:

imaginary "invasion".

?

panixia

Well, you said that:

@L-i-am said in Thinking of our Majid today:

I think that anyone who does not see that Europe is being invaded by a group that has no chance of integration is misguided and irrational

And I have to disagree. The official numbers are those I reported and believe me the reasons for the rage against government you are talking about raise from the problems which I listed, rather than the "invasion".

Mike Amos

Honestly? Our knowledge of and exposure to situations in other nations is mostly fed by media and so called 'influencers' (Who frankly should not be considered more knowledgeable than the average goldfish).
From my standpoint I can only go by what I have seen and experienced. More and more so called refugee's who frankly are only here due to incompetence in government and profiteering by the gangs for profit.

Italy is a point of entry into the eu, they shuffle them all the way to the channel and we kop them.

In the end it did for Merkel in Germany.

I do not hate these folk who are drip fed lies about the situation in the UK etc. I would like the situation changed to "How can the situation in poorer countries and those led by ultra nationalists or dictators be changed so they are safe in their own homes"?

Why risk life and limb crossing the channel in makeshift rafts and hoping?

We can do better, be better but it will take more thought than I have seen so far.

Have a great day folks, be kind to yourself and each other.

psylo

I mainly come here to read information about SketchUp, I very rarely participate. I am nevertheless surprised that in a thread hoping for the best for an Iranian user in these troubled times, some people are resorting to spouting their delusions about a Muslim invasion of Europe.
As well as being off-topic, I find this particularly distasteful.

PS: No need to reply to me on this point, you can continue your stinking “debate” among yourselves. As for me, I'm just waiting hopefully for news from Majid, whose drawings I miss...