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sigma wrote:tunnelcat, tunnelcat, tunnelcat... Any sober person always reveal a person under the influence of alcohol or drugs simple in appearance and behavior. Called international Olympics - show of Putin, it is perfect! Bravo, America!)))
Next time buy in Internet new brains instead of drugs...

Sigma, sigma, sigma.... Drug users can hide their addiction very easily. So can alcoholics. Many drug and alcohol users can function quite normally. They take drugs or alcohol so much, their bodies become used to it. In fact, may drug and alcohol abusers NEED to keep using drugs or alcohol just to function at all. That's why they're addicts. Very few people saw that Phillip Seymour Hoffman, a very popular and talented actor, had returned to using heroin, quite a lot of it apparently. It was only until he overdosed and died did people find out. Maybe his family knew, but not the general public.

http://www.tmz.com/2014/02/02/phillip-s ... -overdose/

callmeslick wrote:

sigma wrote:... Women - it is a gift of God for men.

...or, for lesbians.

Best post in years!

Top Gun wrote:

sigma wrote:In fact, the most formidable weapon of the Chinese - is a genetic weapon. It is well known that, when mixed blood of the white man and the Negro child is born with an odds ratio of Negro genes . So, the Chinese race genes several times stronger than that of the Negro race .

sweet jesus are we actually reading this

I'm not surprised. I am even less surprised at the lack of universal condemnation for such an ignorant comment by the members of this forum, especially those who claim they are not racists (or sexists). Welcome to the 21st Century where ignorant ideas from the before the 20th Century live on.

Having read sigmas prior comment's this one is just another post to add to the list

Nice, some idiot makes a stupid comment, and vision uses it to indict the other board members instead…

WAIT!!!!!!

Was he profiling? I thought he was against that?

CUDA wrote:Having read sigmas prior comment's this one is just another post to add to the list

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The more he talks about America (and the rest of the world really), the more obvious becomes that he knows practically nothing about any of it.

Krom wrote:

CUDA wrote:Having read sigmas prior comment's this one is just another post to add to the list

x2

The more he talks about America (and the rest of the world really), the more obvious becomes that he knows practically nothing about any of it.

possible. I have never been to America. But I know that the residents of American cities do not have access to certain areas of their hometown without threat to their security, depending on their nationality. I feel sorry for you. For example, in Moscow person of any nationality may not fear for his life, visiting all parts of the city, even the darkest corners of 99.9% of cases.

nothing different for Americans, sigma. The reports you 'hear' are either wrong, or uninformed.

Does Russia have ghetto sections in the bigger cities? Welfare?

We have a large section of the population unemployed. I wonder how Russia compares.

Will Robinson wrote:Does Russia have ghetto sections in the bigger cities? Welfare?

We have a large section of the population unemployed. I wonder how Russia compares.

surprisingly similar. Most recent reports I've read state that crime and unemployment(as well as HEAVY alcohol and drug use)are an issue in all larger Russian cities. The point I was making is that even in our larger cities, the reality is that well over 95% of all streets/areas are safe. The idea that the 'ghetto' is not safe, by and large, is an old buggaboo that isn't really true.

Will Robinson wrote:Does Russia have ghetto sections in the bigger cities? Welfare?

We have a large section of the population unemployed. I wonder how Russia compares.

not. I often go to work in many cities of Russia . I do not know of any city where there is now a ghetto. I can safely visit any areas of Russian cities.
Welfare? What can I say ... I live in Moscow. In Moscow it easy to find a job even a person with no education. But it is very noticeable social stratification . For example, in my house and my neighbors go to Kia , UAZ , Opel, Hyundai, VAZ, but my other neighbors drive a Porsche Boxster , Panamera , Maserati , Aston Martin , BMW X5, X6 , Mercedes GL lot .

Pravda provides a better overview than Sigma:
http://english.pravda.ru/society/storie ... or_rich-0/

1 in 6 residents of Moscow is in poverty.

callmeslick wrote:Pravda provides a better overview than Sigma:
http://english.pravda.ru/society/storie ... or_rich-0/

1 in 6 residents of Moscow is in poverty.

Why then ask my opinion? Read the Russian press.

P.S. In fact, it is a real torment to write posts with a mobile phone)))))

I distinctly remember Sigma saying that everyone in his country is 100% safe unless they are blue or express unpopular opinions. Otherwise, your free to a Big Mac and a coke.

callmeslick wrote: The idea that the 'ghetto' is not safe, by and large, is an old buggaboo that isn't really true.

HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa.....

Good one!

Spidey wrote:

callmeslick wrote: The idea that the 'ghetto' is not safe, by and large, is an old buggaboo that isn't really true.

HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa.....

Good one!

you disagree? Seriously? I'll tell you here that there isn't more than 5% of your hometown I wouldn't gladly walk in, anytime.

Sureeee...

care to take a stroll with me and I'll prove it to you. All I rule out is the 10 block square that is the Badlands in North Philly, the same size area west of U of PA and about 4 blocks in South Philly. The rest, I'd gladly walk with you. What are YOU afraid of in the vast bulk of Philly?

dying.

Or worse.

callmeslick wrote:care to take a stroll with me and I'll prove it to you. All I rule out is the 10 block square that is the Badlands in North Philly, the same size area west of U of PA and about 4 blocks in South Philly. The rest, I'd gladly walk with you. What are YOU afraid of in the vast bulk of Philly?

Yeah... see.... those exceptions are what I'd call the "ghetto." By my standards, the rest of Philly may be run down, but it's still where normal people live.

My definition: the ghetto is where outsiders aren't safe.... and you did a pretty good job of defining it for Philly.

snoopy wrote:

callmeslick wrote:care to take a stroll with me and I'll prove it to you. All I rule out is the 10 block square that is the Badlands in North Philly, the same size area west of U of PA and about 4 blocks in South Philly. The rest, I'd gladly walk with you. What are YOU afraid of in the vast bulk of Philly?

Yeah... see.... those exceptions are what I'd call the "ghetto." By my standards, the rest of Philly may be run down, but it's still where normal people live.

My definition: the ghetto is where outsiders aren't safe.... and you did a pretty good job of defining it for Philly.

And thus you get to see slick's tactic of move the goalposts in a virtual sense right through your own town!

Spidey wrote:dying.

Or worse.

so, you would be afraid to walk around in Center City, Old City, South Street, the University areas, South Philly, Manyunk, Roxborough or the Northeast,because you're afraid of dying? That makes up more than 90% of Philadelphia. Sure, I can see the point in the Badlands, but really, the whole damn city, or even most of it? Wow, that sort of makes a boy wonder why you live there......then again, with that mindset, you may be too scared to go outside ANYWHERE.

Who the hell said anything about the “entire city” or even “most” of it, you can’t have an honest discussion can you?

The basic problem with you describing certain areas as the “badlands” doesn’t take into consideration the smaller areas that are all over the city that might only constitute a few blocks, in one direction or another.

And yea, you describe some of the safest places, such as South Street, where the night life keeps the place relatively safe, but don’t wander off the beaten path.

Spidey wrote:Who the hell said anything about the “entire city” or even “most” of it, you can’t have an honest discussion can you?

that was Sigma's contention. That he could walk around 95-plus percent of large Russian cities without a care, whereas we all have to fear for our lives.

The basic problem with you describing certain areas as the “badlands” doesn’t take into consideration the smaller areas that are all over the city that might only constitute a few blocks, in one direction or another

Badlands is an old street term(which I assumed you knew) for the part of north Philly to the west of I-95. It's been ground-zero for the heroin trade for decades.

And yea, you describe some of the safest places, such as South Street, where the night life keeps the place relatively safe, but don’t wander off the beaten path.

I have, without an issue. Sometimes, I even did so on purpose, and completely sober.

callmeslick wrote:

Spidey wrote:Who the hell said anything about the “entire city” or even “most” of it, you can’t have an honest discussion can you?

that was Sigma's contention. That he could walk around 95-plus percent of large Russian cities without a care, whereas we all have to fear for our lives.

Guys, do not quarrel. For the sake of truth, I must say that in many cities in Russia there are many industrial areas, for which ordinary citizens can not go. These vast areas of cities and forests are controlled exclusively by the secret services and the military. I'll tell you a secret, from my sources, ordinary citizens can not even suspect that next to their houses manufacturing plant pots, for example, can produce components for nuclear submarines.

I have friends who have told me never come to there neighborhood at night to visit and they also told me I would be risking my life even coming there during the day. North St Louis is a war zone with the gangs running the hoods. They even told me police won't even patrol that neighborhood. Even when called they show up with a dozen or more cops.

they 'told' you, so it's true, right? I've heard the same so many times, and half the time it's just overblown fear(generally by white folks, imagine!). Now, for all I know, that section of St. Louis might be bad, but to get back to Sigma's assertion(which he seems to back away from), US cities are, by and large, every bit as safe for pedestrians as Russian cities, which was the whole point of my initial reply.

callmeslick wrote:they 'told' you, so it's true, right?

Kinda like all the times you were told something by your "rich" friends or high level political "contacts" that you use to bolster one of your arguments?

fair enough, Woodchip....however, note that I conceded the anectdotes MIGHT be correct. Would that I got the same respect.