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Re: It's time to defend Brexit

Suneokun — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 12:23:33 -0000

Isn't it the capitalist devil to Corbyn? Isn't that the problem with the EU, its actually just to big for our two dimensional politics to describe. It works in four dimensions.

Re: It's time to defend Brexit

Suneokun — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 12:21:50 -0000

Perhaps they should take a lesson from Trump's notebook and ask the Russians for their intellectuals... Putin will be glad to help (if he isn't already).

Re: It's time to defend Brexit

Suneokun — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 12:20:37 -0000

The only thing that Brexit actually agree on is that they don't like the blue car with gold trim. Apart from that they are completely divided and couldn't be further apart if they tried.

Re: It's time to defend Brexit

Suneokun — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 12:15:35 -0000

This seems to be the core weakness in the Brexit thinking... they don't seem to grasp the fact that there is no sovereign body above the state, likewise there is no law higher than the state. The UK agrees to abide by EU laws because it has agreed to for mutual benefit. Treaties are not imposed (at least in this case), they are abided by and are frequently challenged.
If the UK finds a law truly repellent it will simply refuse to do it AND THERE IS NO HIGHER AUTHORITY than the state. The inept language of domestic Brexit politicians who barely grasp the reality of domestic impacts, make their half-baked analysis of international law ludicrous.
They will also discover that 'International Law' is a damn sight more flexible to political will than 'the law of the land' ... and the repercussions will simply reflect the political will. They will simply redraw the map. At which they'll cry "no fair".

Re: It's time to defend Brexit

Suneokun — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 11:52:53 -0000

It's what Daniel Hannan said.

Re: It's time to defend Brexit

Suneokun — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 11:51:39 -0000

"Whereas the reality is negative, divisive, authoritarian, isolationist and really unpopular". Yeah, that bit made me laugh out loud. Problem is that 90% of the Brexit experts have quit now CBB and the footballs back on.

Re: It's time to defend Brexit

Suneokun — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 11:48:42 -0000

What's the consequence of "I think we've heard enough from experts!"
You have no experts, you have no plan, you gained Brexit by promising oxymoronic contentions.

Group A: Loves Globalisation, see EU in the way of 'unfettered'.
Group B: Hates and fears Globalisation, and has been taught to blame to EU for it.
Group C: Wants Brexit-lite so nothing changes but UK is 'free' (not realising that pretty much what we had.
Group D: Hates UK government system that's excluded them for 40 years and see's Brexit as a way to break that political authority/Westminster clique/Elite (PS: It's kinda worked).
Group E: Racists.

The Telegraph might want Option A. But option B, C, D and E and remainers won't. Brexit light might placate the remainers and Group C, but A, B and E will hate it.

And the funniest part, once Article 50 is enacted, we will be the minor party petitioning for the breadcrumbs of a multi-state organ with a democratic mandate to make Brexit uncomfortable. We will have so little say on this, it will make the August lull look like a picnic.

You voted for uncertainty, infringed sovereignty like you've never known, and ramifications you haven't even considered. What you have is pundits, likely lads and chancers.

No wonder the Remainer experts seem well organised ... we actually studied this stuff.

Re: Discrimination Now Legal In Indiana

Suneokun — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 18:22:45 -0000

Lets pick on the blacks, the hispanic, the gays, the jewish, the muslim, the atheist. Call them abomination, or deviant or twist. They are human, more human than you. Who call yourself white, and Christian and good. In your pit of a bed, your sheets smell rank and your halo is tarnished and brown. Look to the future, when your religion is dominated by Hispanic catholics and Black evangelicals. Look to your future when your language is dominated by burgeoning 2 billion Indians and Chinese and America is as irrelevant as "Great" Britain. Mock them while you still can, hate them while you still can - but don't give your children the same bile - as they will one day be the very minority you pour over with your scorn.

Re: Don't read this article

Suneokun — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 07:22:03 -0000

Well done and well said. Most of your readers come here because you are well research, enlightening and you care. I rarely comment, and most of the time I am pondering your article. I do share a lot of your articles on FB though - as you've enlightened me or hit a zeitgeist so many times. Keep up the good work.

Re: The Little Girl from the 1981 LEGO Ad is All Grown Up, and She’s Got Something to Say

Suneokun — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 17:21:16 -0000

Actually that's not all true. I agree that 'buckets' of LEGO are harder to come by ... but they are available (and really, what else is EBAY for?) LEGO had an epiphany in (I think) 2006... after they nearly went bankrupt and sold off all the theme parks. In the bad old days (1990-2006 ish?) they came up with a new unique spaceship part with every design. It nearly put them in the ground. The new MD had them reduce the piece list from 600+ to the 250 odd you have today. They have invested in mini figures (haircuts, hats, funky faces) and 'friends' and corporate liaisons, some good (Lucas and Marvel), some bad (Shell) ... but the core LEGO is actually limited to a (comparative) limited list of pieces. The difference is the investment in amazing engineers - building the Millennium Falcon or the city police Chinook is a masterclass in clever SNOT (studs not on top) engineering - just mind blowing. So you're not entirely wrong, but the history is much more varied and where we are is infinitely better!

Re: Wargames, Warhammer & Miniatures News: Bell of Lost Souls

Suneokun — Wed, 07 May 2014 09:07:54 -0000

Yeah, this is about the first venture out into the sphere in a couple of years... I'd like to say I'm too busy, but friend groups have changed since the kids started school... I'm in the pre-kids getting involved limbo. Oh, and I run my own business ... and started airsoft. It's in storage until later.

Re: Wargames, Warhammer & Miniatures News: Bell of Lost Souls

Suneokun — Wed, 07 May 2014 04:45:29 -0000

Biggest loser of 7th Edition, errr me. As I bought, read, but have NEVER PLAYED 6th Edition. My love for the plastic crack has died.

Re: How I play my Russian Tank in Flames of War

Suneokun — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 08:24:56 -0000

Totally agree, but we only learn through those quick shocks! It's part of the game I really admire. The fact that there is such a 'natural' risk in rushing forwards... its a shame other games do not follow suit, because it makes so much sense that rushing gets you killed.

Re: How I play my Russian Tank in Flames of War

Suneokun — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 06:00:24 -0000

Thanks for writing. You seem to be taking it very literally? Tactically you at the double to behind a hill or other cover - running into the line of fire isn't bright, It's then a simple matter of swarming the panthers at normal movement. In a previous battle report this is exactly what I did. It then doesn't matter how many shots the Panther has, as 11 tanks firing once is better than two to three tanks being shot up. Surrounding the panthers and boxing them in stops them from using their high frontal armour to effect. The whole point is to play the T-34's to their strengths which is about speed and movement. The German tanks are superior, but the panther is very dependent on keeping you at arms reach to exploit that potential. The Jadgpanther, Jadgtiger and other tank destroyers are equally vulnerable to this tactic. The T-34 has plenty of weaknesses, and against a group of Tiger tanks, forget it - this tactic is only effective against tanks which rely on high frontal armour, or have fixed guns. Plus how do you roll 8 kills from 8 shots, that's not good - that's ridiculously 100% lucky. I wouldn't count on those odds! And even at 2-3 kills, I've still got you boxed in in a war of attrition, and the Germans are famous for losing those against the Soviets!

Re: The Little Girl from the 1981 LEGO Ad is All Grown Up, and She’s Got Something to Say

Suneokun — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 10:51:52 -0000

1990's and 2000's were the worst period for LEGO 'unique' pieces. It almost bankrupted the company, the number of pieces grew to something like 750! A lot of them were very specific and limited. LEGO nearly went out of business a half dozen years back, and one of the new things they introduced was shaving down the number of pieces down to about 260. I've built a lot of LEGO friends with my kids, and normal LEGO and come across a 'unique' piece every so often. Most of what you see with Friends and in modern LEGO is very very clever engineering. The way they build toilets, showers, kitchens and barbeques from standardised pieces astounds me. Want to see the real crap in the market, check out the barbie LEGO clone sets.

Re: The Little Girl from the 1981 LEGO Ad is All Grown Up, and She’s Got Something to Say

Suneokun — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 10:44:26 -0000

My son freestyles, my daughter collects the sets, keeps them in bags and brings them out when she wants the challenge of building them - she treats them like 3 dimensional puzzles. There is no 'correct' way. It's all bricks.

Re: The Little Girl from the 1981 LEGO Ad is All Grown Up, and She’s Got Something to Say

Suneokun — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 10:40:59 -0000

LEGO used to about making anything. Ummm it still is. Its always been sold in 'sets', I got SPACE sets in 1982 for my 4th birthday. The sets teach you the technique and the complex skills you need... you then go off and freestyle.

Re: The Little Girl from the 1981 LEGO Ad is All Grown Up, and She’s Got Something to Say

Suneokun — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 10:38:50 -0000

You obviously haven't built any LEGO in the last six years.. I got back into LEGO with my daughter (6) and son (4). LEGO friends is difficult, exacting and demanding in engineering and technical terms. There is no difference, except the figures. Spend some money on a set and talk about what you know about. PS: The set on the left also came with builds, she's just free styling... every child plays different. There's no greater or lesser merit to it.

Re: The Little Girl from the 1981 LEGO Ad is All Grown Up, and She’s Got Something to Say

Suneokun — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 10:31:58 -0000

I wrote to LEGO about Friends when it was first released and the response I received was excellent. I was personally horrified by LEGO friends, because it broke with the minifig (1978 - great year btw) and introduced these more streamlined 'girlie' package. I was informed that there is no extra pink in LEGO friends, that the only new colours invented were muted tonals developed through dedicated customer research... in fact the friends theme's, the shape of them etc etc was all generated by SERIOUS customer research. As much as feminists want children's toys to be gender neutral, children don't. I would love my daughter to play with normal LEGO, we have loads - but she wants to collect and build the girls LEGO. I think it's cheap for feminists to attack LEGO, they are adjusting their lines with cool female LEGO mini-figs, and introducing more and more unusual girls lines, but LEGO would have gone out of business if they hadn't tailored their products to boys. Castles and Space in the 80's sold when generic LEGO city was in decline. Since LEGO generated massive growth and broke through the girl market many imposters have copied, but Barbie LEGO is crap. More like a segmented dolls house. LEGO are working to balance it, but importantly, most importantly, all LEGO friends is REAL LEGO. There are no 'special pieces', if you think the stuff on the right is easier than the stuff on the left, then you don't know what you're talking about. I grew up with the stuff on the left and it was really basic, good at buildings and not much else. The things you can build with the latest LEGO beggars belief. LEGO nearly went out of business about six years back, they don't do lots of pieces, they do brilliant engineering. The same effort in engineering, complexity and quality is there. There is nothing second rate about Friends ... with figures defined by girls, not feminists.

Re: Now I have a machine-gun Ho-Ho-Ho!

Suneokun — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 11:30:04 -0000

It's a very very enjoyable sport/day out. It's a real buzz, but also has all the fetishy parts we know and love in the gaming world!

Re: Now I have a machine-gun Ho-Ho-Ho!

Suneokun — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 11:29:11 -0000

I love the MP5, although I have to have the G3 selector, I'm always knocking it off auto... which is frustrating.

Re: Three things in Flames of War that GW should learn from... but could never do.

Suneokun — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 04:34:34 -0000

Great response. I answer to your point about BS, the reality is that the FoW's version makes your hero MORE durable, but sacrifices some of his shootiness against quality troops. It does mean that the hero with a lascannon can't shoot him in the eye!

Re: Are Allies in 40k a good thing?

Suneokun — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 15:55:21 -0000

I never said we agree, I said you made my point for me. Re-read the article. There are games that do this kind of gaming better, tactics are being sacrificed on the pillar of Pokemon.

Re: Are Allies in 40k a good thing?

Suneokun — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 06:28:12 -0000

Which is exactly my point ... structures and rules form a counterpoint to the WAAC desire. Having no limits means that players can take anything ... which eventually means they all take the same thing.

Re: Are Allies in 40k a good thing?

Suneokun — Sun, 07 Jul 2013 18:31:30 -0000

Because the allies rule won't result in wonderful charming fluffy lists... it'll end up with filthy dirty hero combination that spends the whole time breaking bending or usurping the rules that were created in the first place.

It's nothing that gw don't want, but it has little to do with tactics and more to do with toys and tricks...