[OFF TOPIC] Politics Thread

[bestmen 2,919]

That was 5 plane : 3 french Rafale 1 Mig 29 and 1 Sukhoi 

 

The cost of 1 Rafale is around 200 million$ so over 600 millions $ has gone in few seconds 

[NearPup 4,144]

2 hours ago, Federer91 said:

It's not too late to remove cricket from LA28 now

Yes it is xD

 

Cricket is also very likely gonna be at the Olympics in Brisbane 2032 and it would not be that surprising to see it become a core sport in the future.

Edited May 7, 2025 by NearPup

[heywoodu 16,437]

6 minutes ago, NearPup said:

Yes it is xD

Well it's not too late to just ignore it come 2028  

[NearPup 4,144]

2 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Well it's not too late to just ignore it come 2028  

I mean sure. I'm not gonna pretend I watch everything at the Olympics (can't make it through more than a few minutes of dressage, and modern pentathlon is something I watch for the same reason I watch dash cam videos). But lets not pretend that it's some uniquely indefensible inclusion, by any sort of halfway objective measure it deserves it's spot in the Olympic more than most of the program.

Edited May 7, 2025 by NearPup

[heywoodu 16,437]

3 minutes ago, NearPup said:

I mean sure. I'm not gonna pretend I watch everything at the Olympics (can't make it through more than a few minutes of dressage, and modern pentathlon is something I watch for the same reason I watch dash cam videos). But lets not pretend that it's some uniquely indefensible inclusion, by any sort of halfway objective measure it deserves it's spot in the Olympic more than most of the program.

Oh definitely, unlike many other Olympic sports, it is a sport that doesn't need the Olympics to survive and that by itself says a lot. I might watch a bit, but if there is almost literally anything else going on, it's going on the bottom of the list. Personal preference, of course  

[NearPup 4,144]

Just now, heywoodu said:

Oh definitely, unlike many other Olympic sports, it is a sport that doesn't need the Olympics to survive and that by itself says a lot. I might watch a bit, but if there is almost literally anything else going on, it's going on the bottom of the list. Personal preference, of course  

Ya, of course, I feel like everyone will have some sports they just *cannot* get into.

 

(Incidentally part of why I think its good to have a really wide variety of sports in the Olympics, I'd be a bit worried about the games' long term prospects if everything catered to me personally xD )

[bestmen 2,919]

Wooow China will help the Pakistani defense , Pakistan is our red line they said 

 

 

While Satanyahu will help India with money of Starbucks , they sell 1 coffee 5$ in Paris and Amsterdam 

[Biathlonfan 827]

1 hour ago, heywoodu said:

I don't necessarily mean in the last 50 years or so, but from early history all the way to right now. Millions upon millions killed in the name of Islam, Christianity or whatever, and now it's not much different: there's conflict and before people can breath, religion is thrown into the mix as one of the reasons to make things worse.

 

I'm realistic enough to know the world is never going to see full peace, but as long as any kind of religion is around, that chance is even tinier.

yeah well religion isn't going away,so i don't know,you made the point everyone always loves to make doesn;;t mean religon is suddenly going to goaway.

[bestmen 2,919]

Wooow Hindu terrorism in wikipedia , and they say Pakistan hasn't the right to defend itself

 

 

 

Hindu terrorism

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_terrorism

 

Hindu terrorism, or sometimes Hindutva terror,^[1][2] or metonymically saffron terror,^[3][4] refer to terrorist acts carried out, on the basis of motivations in broad association with Hindu nationalism or Hindutva.^[1][3]

The phenomenon became a topic of contentious political discourse in the aftermath of the 2007–2008 attacks, which targeted Pakistanis and Muslims in India, where the accused were members, or alleged members, of Hindu nationalist organisations such as Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) or Abhinav Bharat.^[5][6][7][8]

[Fly_like_a_don 1,153]

14 hours ago, bestmen said:

200 millions of muslims living in india will think about revenge

I don't think that will be the case. Except for certain muslims largely near J&K, everyone is united in this battle.

 

I stay in Hyderabad which is the stronghold of AIMIM party - All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen. Its a 98 year old party which has been winning seats in Hyderabad for decades.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_India_Majlis-e-Ittehadul_Muslimeen

 

It's leader Asaduddin Owaisi yesterday said harsh words against Pakistan and vowed the nation must pay the price.

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/operation-sindoor-asaduddin-owaisis-jai-hind-post-as-india-strikes-terror-targets-in-pakistan-8349589/amp/1

 

It clearly is making Pakistan mad as they are not able to divide our nation. The very operation is being led by Sofia Quereshi, an Muslim woman and religion is the least of the concerns. This isn't a religious war it's a war against state sponsored terrorism.