Are you sure you aren't the one who is narrow minded?
i wouldn't say "narrow minded", you, and Bill, are very intelligent and I believe if presented with an argument that had superior logic and merit, that we would, you would, be open to it, and could expand our cosmology, world view, and intellect.
I had flown for over 24 hours several times (while wearing earplugs and noise cancelling headphones or muffs), and ended up being fine...
Yes I am sure it's you. You keep arguing like it's actually a full on war. You make Russia sound so frivolous as if they haven't already hacked into our elections and keep eyeing expansion wherever they can. As if we aren't in a trade war with the supreme citizen flogging and censoring system of China, as if we haven't received missle threats from the so called "Rocket Man" of North Korea. An FYI: Presence is more of a deterrent. That alone is huge in military strategy. But I digress.
I've used earplugs and muffs for a few short flights and I am doing much better now. I did an 8 and then a 14 hour flight when I wasn't in a good place... and have residual fear on my part. I'll be fine. I really would like to fly business for those long flights.... perhaps one day, you never know. Take care BB.
US has always been openly attempting to influence elections in other countries. One of the countless examples is US helping to get Yeltsin elected in Russia. In 2016, Russia might have paid $100,000 for some ads, which is unimaginably small compared to how much is being spent on ads during US elections. Crimea situation is messed up, but is justifiable when looked at from Your point of view. The US has openly helped the people who had violently overthrew the Ukranian government (that had been a Russian ally), placing the Russian Black Sea military bases in danger. The fact that Crimea hasn't historically belonged to Ukraine (it was part of Russia before Khrushev, who was Ukranian, gave it to Ukraine as a personal gift), and the fact that Russians are the majority in Ukraine, and Ukranians are the minority, had also helped the case for invading Crimea.
Not sure how a trade war justifies an actual hot war, and in a completely different country. Also I don't think the US will ever want an actual war with China, so that trade war is completely irrelevant as far as this issue is concerned.
If the US weren't messing with North Korea, he would never have made any of those threats.
Don't worry.
You do realize that every time North Korea has "threatened" us it was actually a quote taken totally out of context after we explicitly threatened them.
You eat two pounds of vegetables a day, love nature, listen to Russian folk music, love art... you may not be a hippy but you are pretty cool in my book.
Vladimir Vysotskiy isn't exactly a folk music artist, but you are right - I like most music created between 1920 and 1959 (on both sides of the Iron Curtain), and that includes folk music. During one road trip, I learned that driving around Utah and Arizona while listening to Soviet Red Army songs produces a strong feeling of dissonance.
Now that I think of it, I also have a have a beard that will be turning 30 several short years from now (this doesn't refer to its length, just the time when I first got it). Could I be a hippy and not be aware of it?!
It is very possible my friend... don't freak out if you are a hippy. If you feel faint, sit down, drink lots of water and perhaps listen to some Neil Young.
The guy you posted on songs you like, he was playing an acoustic guitar, it was from the eighties I believe and downloaded off YouTube i believe............ it left me feeling really horny and wanting to shag...... weird..... I know.
Despite being frowned upon by the authorities, Vladimir Vysotsky got so popular during the 1970s that his wife (and many other people who were around during the 1970s, including my dad) described walking down a street in the evening and hearing his songs coming from most open windows. People would copy cassettes with his songs - an early form of viral audio.
I am sorry he died so young... he had amazing charisma... even though I could not understand the words... the feeling was powerful... it really was a soul moving performance...
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