ironcyclist58 said:It definitely should work, just like I mentioned before... you just need to find a media player that actually supports it.
The thing is, VLC won't cut it because it simply can't recognize the input format, which really makes no sense given that we're dealing with a standard mp4 file...
It wasn't downloaded via torrent or anything like that; I'm thinking maybe some kind of converter was used, because honestly, I just can't wrap my head around why it wouldn't work when there's a full 900 MB recording sitting right there...
Is there any way to actually watch a video file when it hasn't finished downloading yet? For example, if I’ve managed to get about 80 percent of it pulled down but it won't let me open the file at all...
Mexicans aren't just acting on their own whims—they aren't crazy... they have what I’d call a silent green light from Germany, if you can believe that. It’s almost as if Germany itself isn't even in a position to say "no," because they're essentially just following the lead of their loyal satellite, Austria...
Honestly, this feels pretty plausible to me; it's like Germany is physically unable to refuse because they're still carrying that heavy historical weight around their necks...
Brenda Ross47 said:nobody stayed... asylum seekers are down 50% compared to back in 2014...
It’s not just refugees or migrants anymore—nobody wants to come here at all, which really just shows what kind of mess we've become if even they aren't interested...🤦
Raymond Anderson4 said:They arrive in Germany or Scandinavian countries with nothing in their pockets, expecting the government to bankroll them until they get back on their feet. The real issue is that many struggle to find their footing even then. They need help learning the language, they need help finding housing, and since many lack a high school diploma, finding employment becomes an uphill battle. Should we implement a rule where they are required to work? Even basic jobs, like handing out flyers, often require at least a high school education these days. Between food and clothing, they are essentially dependent on the state for at least the first six months to a year, relying on public funds to cover their entire existence.
And there is also the question of the children. How do you integrate kids during their most formative years when they don't know the local language or even five words of English?
I actually heard this story about a small town in Germany with only about 3,000 residents where suddenly 500 migrants arrived, and now there's this massive push to enroll all their kids in the local schools, which has led to the local Germans threatening to pull their own children out of the system entirely if it actually happens... and I honestly suspect this isn't just some isolated incident, but rather a pattern we're seeing more and more often...
I mean, they’re clearly struggling with the cold; they're so used to constant sunshine and warmth that heading north was probably a massive oversight on their part... and now they've realized they made a mistake because the easy life they were picturing just isn't there, especially since from everything I've been reading, they honestly expected money to just be falling from the trees 😁
Karen Doyle72 said:You could use that exact same logic for the immigrant crisis. I mean, seriously, why are we handing out all these massive benefits to asylum seekers? If you didn't offer the handouts, they wouldn't even show up.
That’s honestly such nonsense too, because if it were up to me, I wouldn't give them anything beyond basic food and a place to sleep; it feels just like we're essentially funding them to live without any responsibilities, which just leaves them with nothing but free time to go around causing trouble...
Andrew Smith3 said:You could make a similar argument for Americans, mostly from an economic standpoint. We’ve forgotten what it feels like when EU institutions start acting like strict parents, using directives and leverage to dictate exactly how things should run in our own country.
The blame lies with the people who pushed them to the brink of debt slavery—those corrupt, incompetent elites who spent years buying social peace with easy credit. Eventually, the bankers tightened the noose, squeezed them dry, and now everything is up for grabs: their ports, their railroads, their islands... you get the idea.
And honestly, how are they supposed to stop desperate people when Turkey is being so "generous" about letting them through? Besides, just like us in the States, Greece has thousands of islands to deal with...🕺.
Personally, I can't bring myself to feel sorry for anyone who took out millions in loans only to end up losing their house or apartment—even those folks with the Swiss franc mortgages who clearly didn't bother reading what they were signing... Back when I was looking at a 20-year mortgage and realized I’d be paying back an extra $100,000 just in interest on a $100,000 loan, I actually asked the banker if they were insane, though I ended up signing the papers anyway... Just because a large part of the population is financially illiterate, if not worse, doesn't excuse anything; the banks were simply making offers, and truth be told, I’d probably live way beyond my means too if I weren't more sensible... Let the Greeks sweat a little now; it was easy enough to just push them away, take the money for transport, and let the higher-ups deal with the mess they created...
I can't help but wonder if this is actually some sort of wake-up call from Merkelica and her inner circle to the German people, suggesting they've become far too complacent... since so few families there have two or three kids nowadays, everyone seems content living such carefree, easy lives, so perhaps this is just a way of showing them what happens if they keep going down that path. As for where we fit into all of this, I honestly haven't a clue, but we're definitely stuck in a massive mess regardless...
stormyeagle60 said:Don't take the German media at their word regarding how dire things actually are. If you ask me, Merkel's popularity has hit rock bottom. I honestly wonder how she expects to distribute them across Europe. Everyone wants to head to Germany, or they're eyeing Sweden and Finland. I just want to know who’s going to be the messenger brave enough to tell that crowd they aren't getting into Germany—that they'll end up in Latvia or Malta instead.
Honestly, if you just spend any time scrolling through the comment sections on major German news sites, you'll see the truth... I haven't come across a single positive sentiment regarding Merkel, nor can I think of anyone left who is still standing behind her support...
Roger Chavez91 said:And honestly, how exactly do you think people are going to stop, say, 150,000 or 200,000 people from crossing? That little bit of wire? I don't know if you've actually looked at it, but you could snip right through that with some cheap shears from a Home Depot... It's a different story when you're talking about building a massive wall like they did near the Palestinian border, but constructing something like that? That's a much taller order... And don't be surprised if we start getting a little "proactive" ourselves... when things aren't working out and nobody is listening to reason, sometimes you just have to play dirty...😁 Until the Germans finally grow a pair and make a real decision that they actually stand behind, everything else is just a waste of breath...
I can already see the business opportunity here—buying up all those bolt cutters and shears just to resell them to the migrants...😁
If the Republican Party actually manages to seize power over in Germany, things are going to get incredibly chaotic, and honestly, everything seems to be trending in that direction if this current trajectory holds steady... their popularity is climbing, sitting at about 12 percent right now, and it wouldn't take much more than a few more major migrant crises to see them surge toward the 20 or 30 percent mark. I feel like every single day when I turn on the news, the headlines are dominated by nothing but stories about migrants, which just seems to feed directly into the momentum of this party that everyone has already labeled as a "party of dangerous intentions"...
Matthew Rodriguez9 said:Or maybe just hoping for a massive jackpot at the racetrack... then suddenly the fog clears and you're somewhere like Beverly Hills, California... 👍
Hey man, honestly, that sounds like the absolute dream scenario... it’s actually the exact same thing a guy I know mentioned to me—someone who’s pulling in some seriously impressive money over in Germany, though he barely has a single moment to actually sit back and enjoy any of it...
Larry Wilson25 said:Sam Murphy is dreaming. Yeah, right—supposedly this "master plan" is going to magically boost our GDP by 5% next year. Meanwhile, the Port of Los Angeles is handling way more than any local terminal could dream of—we're talking massive volume—and we’re just shipping everything off to Poland just to watch it disappear into thin air. Tim Tim and Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović basically used their business cards to pull in over $20 billion in foreign investment.
Hope might be our only salvation, because on one hand you're sitting there praying for a miracle, and on the other, you're busy brushing up on your German... 😉
nimbleharbor10 said:I have my doubts that Tim will actually implement any meaningful changes. Selling off the remaining silver reserves is nothing more than a stalling tactic—buying ourselves a little breathing room, perhaps, but we're talking about a window of maybe a few quarters at most, if we're lucky.
Is there anyone in America capable of executing a political agenda on par with Viktor Orbán's? Personally, I don't think so.
On a personal note, I’m holding out hope that Kolinda is getting close to that kind of approach; her recent trips to Canada and now Poland weren't just for show, after all, and I suspect Tim is aligned with her vision too, so we'll just have to wait and see how it all unfolds...
I mean, what is actually going on with Pešić lately? His performance in the net has been so questionable, and honestly, with Ivić right there and Stevanović still being capable of stepping up when needed... if Alilović isn't feeling it anymore, maybe it's just time for him to hang it up and move on...
The coaching staff was basically just unknown and unknown sitting on the bench, while everyone else involved might as well have been chasing their tails... and as for that championship game, unknown completely blew it; if you ask me, he should’ve been fired on the spot, because if everyone can see how badly that went and he still hasn't realized it, then he clearly has no clue what he's doing, period.
Our guys just don't seem to have the stamina left to hold on for twenty minutes; it’s looking like a total blowout against Norway... I'm going to go ahead and place a little something on the 2.40 line.
Look, if we’re being completely honest with ourselves, we look exhausted after that matchup against Norway, and we need to address it right now... I really think the coach should just be upfront about it, tell everyone plainly that we aren't ready yet, and admit that our goal is simply to try and keep the score gap as small as possible when we take the field...