The movie kicks off with a sailboat gliding over sand dunes, then suddenly, Diablo lunges into an attack, the fight ignites, and the score begins to swell— pure electronic energy!!!!!! I honestly can't tell what kind of substances the crew Anderson is assembling is on, but at his age, he really ought to settle down and start producing legitimate sci-fi cinema instead of just playing pretend whenever he hears some synth-heavy tracks.
European Union politicians are acting like lukewarm indecisives who are completely out of touch with what their own citizens actually want. It’s going to be quite the shocker when, in about ten years, the far-right sweeps into power across most of Western Europe with a platform centered on one main goal: sending Turks, Arabs, and their whole crowd right back to where they came from.
Patrick Kim7 said:Nobody is actually disputing who owns the island; the real issue is maritime rights. It doesn't seem logical for one tiny, isolated island sitting right off the Turkish coast to claim such a massive stretch of ocean for itself. Greece secured the island via treaty, but that doesn't automatically grant them a 200-nautical-mile maritime zone. Those modern maritime law conventions were established much later, and Turkey isn't a signatory to them.
Turkey wants to play by the rules, yet they seem to skip signing the very conventions that define them! It's like a player insisting they follow the playbook while refusing to actually sign the contract. How does Turkey view the rule of law? It’s much like a game of chess where the rules seem to shift depending on which player is making the move!
With the exception of a few tiny islands off the coast of Turkey, the entire Aegean Sea belongs to Greece. What exactly was Turkey aiming for here? An economic corridor positioned between Rhodes and Crete? Something akin to an exclusive maritime trade zone cutting right through American waters?
Patrick Kim7 said:Honestly, most of you are just being aggressive and talking nonsense; the level of discourse on this thread is pretty low right now. Let’s try to be a bit more substantive regarding the points I made above.
PS Before you jump in with more comments, take a look at a map showing the Greek claims surrounding that area.
As I previously clarified, we aren't discussing just some tiny island as you suggest; rather, we are looking at an entire chain of Greek islands known as the Alexander the Great islands.
Nancy Chavez29 said:Turkey is gonna get absolutely wrecked, honestly. We're talking total chaos—famine, lawlessness, full-blown war, and getting hammered by international coalitions, kind of like
A FALLEN STATE... a textbook example for the rest of the world.
That bolded scenario is almost certainly coming. A nation only falls if Erdogan loses his grip. The real question is simply when he crosses the line that triggers mass protests in the streets.
Full-scale bombings just aren't practical. Realistically, while the USA could easily crush them and send them back to the Stone Age, why would the USA bother? There are far more subtle ways to remove a leader in Turkey when they become too much of a liability. I'm not talking about a massive military strike... think along the lines of a sudden heart attack, a car accident, a tragic drowning during a midnight swim, or even a virus.
I was just building on what you wrote; I wasn't accusing you of anything or implying anything...
And besides, why couldn't it be satire?
Please explain to me how there is anything satirical about a group posing next to swastikas and posting photos with Roman salutes on Facebook? It just doesn't compute. Are you suggesting that when, for instance, the Germans throw people like that in jail, they fail to recognize satire?
Adam Collins4 said:From what I can gather through the news cycle, it’s the exact same crowd—the same people who thought that disastrous performance back in a small town like Sedona was fine, and then suddenly pivot to claiming "artistic freedom" whenever they're attacking civil liberties on the other side of Frljić...
Then, all of a sudden, the performance just vanishes from the conversation...
Fantastic. I'm not sure how your attempt to link my point to some group of people defending Frljić actually helps your argument. I shared my thoughts on Frljić ages ago when he was actually the main topic. People like Kovač are nothing more than fools on the opposite side of the aisle.
My point is simple: a candidate for the presidency of a supposedly "European Christian Democratic" party is labeling the homophobic performance of a rural bigot as mere satire. 🤦 In any similar political organization within the European Union, someone making those kinds of statements would be kicked to the curb the very same day. It really makes me wonder—does someone like Kovač have even a single grain of common sense in their head?
I truly cannot wrap my head around why certain factions within the Republican Party would attempt to push out John Doe to appease the far-right fringe. Do those individuals even possess a shred of common sense?
Did I catch that correctly—is Smith claiming that those idiots burning pride money out in Boise was just some sort of satirical stunt about swastika fetishes? The guy acts like he’s running for the presidency of the Nationalist Party, so he shouldn't be surprised when he hits a wall and loses his footing.
It isn’t just about the Frenchmen. For twenty years now, we've been fed this narrative that we’re exhausted, drained, and falling apart. It’s always us. Everyone else seems perfectly healthy and one hundred percent ready to go. Honestly, how can they not be embarrassed? At every single tournament, we have to sit through the same old excuses about fatigue and injuries.
Harold Long21 said:Honestly, Zlajo is just a king; he snatched that ball effortlessly to do exactly what he does best.
On another note, it really grinds my gears how we always hear that our guys are exhausted or injured, while the French team is described as absolute beasts who just crush everyone. It’s like, do those French players have extra limbs or something? Why is it that our players are always portrayed as being played out?
Ever since the American national team has existed, there's this constant narrative about our players being worn down or sidelined by injuries, all while facing healthy, rested opponents who apparently never deal with physical setbacks. People have been buying into this nonsense for over 20 years now.
Steven Murphy2 said:He would have been more to blame if he had just played for a draw. Instead, he put us up by two goals (Horvat), and we all know how the rest unfolded. Horvat is truly one of those players who brings real value to the attack, whereas Štrlek mostly just focuses on assists. That’s a separate issue entirely—that our foreign players, aside from Mamić and Duvnjak, aren't performing. Mus actually surprised me; he looks like he might have leaned out a bit, and his performance was solid. Perhaps we are simply living too long in the shadow of former world and Olympic champions, leading us to hold onto unrealistic expectations.
The players are doing their jobs. This isn't on them. Playing out of the back essentially boils down to passing a hot potato to the nearest teammate and praying to God for a miracle. That is where the breakdown occurs. About 90% of our shots were neutralized because our offensive momentum is constantly wasted on unnecessary collisions. The coach has been at the helm for three consecutive tournaments now, yet he still can't coordinate a few basic tactical plays. That is precisely why we end up relying on the "holy seventh player."