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That's the point of such sanctions to make there people of russia at least a little uncomfortable considering how they are making the people in Ukraine feel...all in the attempt to get people to take Putin down one way or another.
Brenics ~ Just to point out I do believe Chris Roberts is going down as the man who cheated backers and took down crowdfunding for gaming.
Some international cat association is banning Russian breed cats from competitions.
The virtue signaling is very strong.
Let's see what you got....
I'm already sending money to support Ukraine's military, and intend to continue.
It's going to be a humanitarian disaster, no matter what.
None of the post-Soviet successor states with any sort of popular input want to be subservient to the present Russian Bear. For very good reasons that they know close up and personal.
As for the oil and gas cutouts to Russian sanctions, that's due to the expediency of wintertime issues in Europe. Come spring, that will be on the table as well. And it appears that 40+% of pre-war Russian income comes from that source. We'll see how successful a Russian pivot to China might be, though they have to be cognizent of the possibility of becoming a veritable Chinese client state.
All in all, it sucks, in every aspect, games included.
If you are holding out for the perfect game, the only game you play will be the waiting one.
Somewhere among the clouds above;
Those that I fight I do not hate
Those that I guard I do not love;
My country is Kiltartan Cross,
My countrymen Kiltartan’s poor,
No likely end could bring them loss
Or leave them happier than before.
Nor law, nor duty bade me fight,
Nor public man, nor cheering crowds,
A lonely impulse of delight
Drove to this tumult in the clouds;
I balanced all, brought all to mind,
The years to come seemed waste of breath,
A waste of breath the years behind
In balance with this life, this death.
W.B. Yeats
It saddens me That America has fallen to the point that is more concerned over the cost of gas than thousands of people's lives.
Could this be what foretold of in the Book? the Bear from the north?
I've prayed. I've sent money to help those displaced. I simply was wondering what we could do as gamers to try and shine some light on something that is terribly wrong. Sadly, it's all about oil money. They discovered huge oil and natural gas in Ukraine that's why American oil companies went there to help them extract it, which would be competition to Russia. We are so blessed here to have so much freedom, I simply wish it was that way all over the world.
Iraq Libya and several other wars while robbing the countries of there wealth. Countless women,children bombed onto the ground.
Where is your moral high ground in this. How about the thousands of people Ukraine have killed over the last 8 year in Donbass,women,children and old men.
Guess bombing and killing is only good when America and Nato are doing it,right?
But would never force that on people who want to be told what they can and can not say, not allowed to protest, post on the web, can or can not worship, etc.
Have many Russian friends from gw2 mostly, we even hired them to come to BlackGate to fight, at off-hours, heard many stories. back when we used team speek.
The russian people never wished for this war, its the mad leadership, people stuck in an era that doesn't exist anymore. They are the ones that should be punished for this war.
As for Russian's kills in Donbass over the years, everyone except Russians should know the problem's mostly been a foreign government supporting separatists in Ukraine.
(I know, I know, I said I would not post again)
That's just taking things to idiotic personal levels.
I bet @Kyleran doesn't want Kucherov suspended from his Lightning either
“Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?”
― CD PROJEKT RED