Joined: Oct '16
Location: Argentina
Age: 69 (M)
Posts: 2596
What a good chat, really BRM offer us an open forum! Like I telled: If we blame the goverment, we have only a half true. If we blame the medias we are more close because they are corporations, but the core of this problem is the stupid racing for obtain much money and power, without thinking in the people and the ecosistem If the money´s racing dominates in the country, the goverment are pupets of the corporations or CEOs of them (like in my country). I think that Rusia and China are playing another game...and it like me!
Posted by Mysik86: Russia is laughing at sanctions.
I don't know how it looks from the outside, but I don't hear a lot of laughter here. The sanctions are aimed at certain Russian personalities (politicians and businessmen). Their assets are being frozen all over the world and their realty is being arrested. It is a huge blow for them, because all this was prepared by them for a safe retreat (escape) when sh-i-t hits the fan in their own country. Now they don't have it. Ordinary people are not happy with sanctions too, because every time it happens, those sanctioned personalities are being compensated by the government out of taxpayers money. So, who is laughing here?
Joined: Mar '16
Location: Macedonia, The former Yugoslav Republic of
Age: 49 (M)
Posts: 2395
schmoyster I see you are from Russia and I would like to ask you, since the sanctions started your life has changed ? I think it's all the same as before these sanctions are a big nonsense nobody can do anything to Russia so what we are talking about all over Europe depends on the Russian gas
Posted by vaci38: schmoyster I see you are from Russia and I would like to ask you, since the sanctions started your life has changed ?
Yes, vaci, my life has changed a lot and all to the worse. I wouldn't even know where to begin, so, I won't. Just some trivial facts. In 2012, before the first wave of sanctions, 1 Euro = 40 Rubles. My salary was in Rubles. With every new wave of sanctions the value of Ruble went down. Now it is 1 Euro = 75 Rubles. My salary today is the same as in 2012 and it is in Rubles. The goods in our supermarkets are either imported, or are made out of imported raw materials, or use imported packaging. So, prices of these goods are euro/dollar dependable. As a result in 2018 I can afford to buy only half of what I could in 2018. In 2012 I could afford a vacation in Paris or Singapore, in 2018 - only in Turkey. Don't want to continue...
Joined: Jan '14
Location: Romania
Age: 44 (M)
Posts: 13302
The Russian government is trying to provoke Sua, UE or NATO with these measures. They do so in response to the sanctions received by Russia. What is happening now in the world is the prelude to the Third World War. Ordinary people need to destroy governments to prevent this.
Joined: Mar '16
Location: Macedonia, The former Yugoslav Republic of
Age: 49 (M)
Posts: 2395
schmoyster my friend must admit that I did not have the opportunity to see Paris even ten years ago, and now the same situation I do not have enough money for vacation even in Turkey,we can go on vacation only in Greece
Joined: Mar '09
Location: Greece
Age: 47 (F)
Posts: 14136
Not that is good what has happened, but google is not the whole internet. Either way google has become too "intrusive" if you ask me lately. If they still can use MSN and YAHOO, it wont be a huge problem. But of course i understand the inconvenience, for all those used to it and its services.
Joined: Dec '11
Location: Uruguay
Age: 36 (M)
Posts: 1025
Someday the citizens will reveal themselves against certain measures of the governments, and I do not speak only for the case of Russia. Here in Uruguay they charge you for everything, they limit everything, you can not play poker anymore. Of course there are many countries that suffer worse things, but nowadays Uruguay is one of the most expensive countries to live. Vacations in Paris? I barely manage to vacation in Brazil! I still do not know Europe
Posted by vaci38: schmoyster my friend must admit that I did not have the opportunity to see Paris even ten years ago, and now the same situation I do not have enough money for vacation even in Turkey,we can go on vacation only in Greece
vaci, I am killing myself on 3 jobs, working 12 hours a day and almost with no days off, to have this opportunity. Now it looks like 3 jobs is not enough.
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Posted by Mober: Not that is good what has happened, but google is not the whole internet. Either way google has become too "intrusive" if you ask me lately. If they still can use MSN and YAHOO, it wont be a huge problem. But of course i understand the inconvenience, for all those used to it and its services.
Mober, you do not understand. It is not that Google itself or its particular service was blocked. In its war with Telegram, Russian government has blocked almost 18 mln (repeat mln!!!) IP-addresses pertaining to Google, Amazon and other internet giants. Those servers and IP-addresses were used by third party companies for cloud services, databases, hosting and so on. As a result a lot of web-sites and online services, at the first glance not related to Google at all, went off-line: web-sites, social networks, search engines, communities, internet shops, online banking, etc. Among those who got affected were also many Russian companies loyal to the Russian government. As of yesterday the rough estimate of damage only to Russian companies was about 1 bln (!) USD. Hell, even Samsung, Sony and LG Smart TVs went down. So, Mober, you don't see the scope of this disaster
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Posted by ligador37: Vacations in Paris? I barely manage to vacation in Brazil!
ligador, it is only the matter of distance and flight cost. I can afford Paris, but can't afford Brasil. You can Afford Brasil, but can't afford Paris.
Joined: May '09
Location: Croatia
Age: 39 (M)
Posts: 20428
russian must do all of this things,because america and other countries do very bad things to them!you will see what will happen when world cup start and when politicians put fingers in everything!but big respect for russian nation!
Joined: Jan '14
Location: Romania
Age: 44 (M)
Posts: 13302
It looks like it's a very serious thing here. Pajalnick our mobster friend has not appeared for a few days in the forum and i think it's something wrong here. Schmoyster posted without problems here but i hope it's not a total ban because if Russian players disappear from the tables will be a revolution in Russia. It's not just about online gambling, it's about for all sites, rooms etc...
Joined: Mar '09
Location: Greece
Age: 47 (F)
Posts: 14136
You are right schmoyster, i had no idea about the problem Followed the link you have provided and saw the sites. Panic mode What some people can do when they have the power. Elected or not, who cares, right?
Joined: Jan '14
Location: Romania
Age: 44 (M)
Posts: 13302
It is the best for everything to return to normal because some people suffer and these people are many. It is a political war and that affects normality. Many russian citizens lose money because of this. I do not know how long this problem will take but diplomatic understandings are needed.
Posted by CALICUL: It looks like it's a very serious thing here. Pajalnick our mobster friend has not appeared for a few days in the forum and i think it's something wrong here. Schmoyster posted without problems here but i hope it's not a total ban because if Russian players disappear from the tables will be a revolution in Russia. It's not just about online gambling, it's about for all sites, rooms etc...
all is well ... now the problems with Google disappeared ..... the most unpleasant thing was that I normally use Google translator and with this lock the interpreter did not work ..... now everything is fine ..... I then that I do not there were a few days then the answer is simple ..... the friend had a birthday and we celebrated a few days))))
Joined: Dec '11
Location: Uruguay
Age: 36 (M)
Posts: 1025
Lol then your absence was due to a few days of partying, and some hangover. Calicul was already worried. I am glad that the problem has disappeared, at least for the moment. Rare that they have blocked it for a few days. Maybe a lot of people complained. They can increase taxes, but if they mess with the internet it's a serious problem! XD
Joined: Mar '16
Location: Macedonia, The former Yugoslav Republic of
Age: 49 (M)
Posts: 2395
Calicul my friend if the players from Russia are gone then there will be more money left for us on free roll tournaments Of course this is just a joke and I'm glad again appeared in forum our friend pajalnick who celebrated the birthday for a few days
Joined: Jan '14
Location: Romania
Age: 44 (M)
Posts: 13302
Let's hope these restrictions will not happen anymore. I think that's why you celebrated these few days. I'm joking of course, it is very good to participate a few days at the party with food, drink and your women. Parties are welcome in everyone's life except for some sick or frustrated people. I'm glad for you that you had time to have fun for a few days.
Posted by CALICUL: Let's hope these restrictions will not happen anymore. I think that's why you celebrated these few days. I'm joking of course, it is very good to participate a few days at the party with food, drink and your women. Parties are welcome in everyone's life except for some sick or frustrated people. I'm glad for you that you had time to have fun for a few days.
thanks for the kind words my friend ...... at this moment two things coincided ..... a restriction in some functions of my computer and a friend's birthday ..... and I gladly paused in my game and in general in using a computer ..... of course it's a bit hard after weeks of alcoholic trip, but the head is already clear
so what we are talking about all over Europe depends on the Russian gas 
