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Forum Games - The Beer Cellar! / Re: Word Association
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Discussion and Debate - The Philosopher's Plaza / Re: UK Politics 2024
« on: May 06, 2024, 08:18:37 PM »
I'd say in the UK the Tories are likewise strongly pro-Israel's government, Labour varies depending on its leadership but the current centrist leadership is also quite strongly pro-Israeli govt. The Liberals, SNP and Greens are all much more "ceasefire now" parties and more supportive of recognition for a Palestinian state.
The Lib Dems and SNP both have prominent representatives with links to Palestine (Layla Moran of the Lib Dems is half Palestinian, Humza Yousaf who just resigned as Scots first minister has family there on, IIRC, his wife's side of the family). There's also a stark tonal difference between the pro-Palestinianism of the SNP or Lib Dems, which tends to be focused around ceasefires and recognition, and that of the very left of Labour or of George Galloway and his followers, which is framed in much more anti-Israeli ways.
The Lib Dems and SNP both have prominent representatives with links to Palestine (Layla Moran of the Lib Dems is half Palestinian, Humza Yousaf who just resigned as Scots first minister has family there on, IIRC, his wife's side of the family). There's also a stark tonal difference between the pro-Palestinianism of the SNP or Lib Dems, which tends to be focused around ceasefires and recognition, and that of the very left of Labour or of George Galloway and his followers, which is framed in much more anti-Israeli ways.
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General Gaming - The Arcade / Re: Adventures After The Bombs Fell (Fallout Thread)
« on: May 06, 2024, 12:47:17 AM »
It is now sometime in May and I can report on my feelings on the ending! My feelings are... the game doesn't make you feel great about winning, does it? But it's a good and really interesting ending nonetheless.
Tons of spoilers below in tag:
Anyway, definitely enjoyed Fo4, will be up for playing more Fallout games at other times though it's a fairly long game series so probably won't do that immediately. I'd like to pick up the DLCs for Fo4 too, my guy Hannibal still has some story left in him I think (though he's one of my more generic protagonists by and large, just a smart and somewhat charismatic military leader really).
Tons of spoilers below in tag:
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Anyway, definitely enjoyed Fo4, will be up for playing more Fallout games at other times though it's a fairly long game series so probably won't do that immediately. I'd like to pick up the DLCs for Fo4 too, my guy Hannibal still has some story left in him I think (though he's one of my more generic protagonists by and large, just a smart and somewhat charismatic military leader really).
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General Chatter - The Boozer / RIP Bernard Hill
« on: May 05, 2024, 04:47:21 PM »
Just saw the sad news that Bernard Hill, notable for playing the captain of the Titanic and Theoden of Rohan, has died. I don't really react much to or notice actor and celebrity deaths a lot of the time, but this one I definitely did: his portrayal of Theoden was for me one of the critical moments of the Jackson LOTR films and he played the character wonderfully. Definitely someone whose work will stay with me.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68962192
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Discussion and Debate - The Philosopher's Plaza / Re: UK Politics 2024
« on: May 05, 2024, 04:42:50 PM »
The UK has had some local elections! The Conservatives did very badly, small independent factions (especially those opposing Labour over Gaza) did rather well, Reform UK on the far right also did very badly despite a boost in vote share, the Greens and Liberals did fine but missed out on some big prizes and breakthroughs, and Labour also did fine but were polling more like they were nine points ahead than the 18-20 national polls would suggest.
I actually don't think this is good evidence that the polls are wrong and the election will be merely a big Labour win, which seems to be how it's being read by pundits who cannot contemplate what a 20 point victory would look like. I've written some notes on why that might be the case here:
https://thoughtsofprogress.wordpress.com/2024/05/05/uk-local-elections-some-points-to-remember/
The long and short of it is that I am still expecting the Conservatives to get very hammered and for Labour to end up with, at minimum, about 400 seats, and they're still polling like a party that could win 500.
I actually don't think this is good evidence that the polls are wrong and the election will be merely a big Labour win, which seems to be how it's being read by pundits who cannot contemplate what a 20 point victory would look like. I've written some notes on why that might be the case here:
https://thoughtsofprogress.wordpress.com/2024/05/05/uk-local-elections-some-points-to-remember/
The long and short of it is that I am still expecting the Conservatives to get very hammered and for Labour to end up with, at minimum, about 400 seats, and they're still polling like a party that could win 500.