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First of all, good job trying to deflect what the movement is about. Maybe this works with people who don't do their own research but not here. The Black Lives Matter movement and organization is mainly about addressing systematic racism and police brutality not about general crime. I'm not going to address this further because it's a dumb talking point and common deflection tactic by people against BLM. First of all, BLM doesn't control the media. They respond to the events as they happen, and when they don't protest out on the streets they definitely do so on social media. Regardless this is making three false assumptions: That cop kills white people at a higher rate and percentage than black people. False. Statistics showcase that black Americans are killed at a significantly higher rate than white Americans, and still higher than any other minority. Also yes, by numbers more white people are killed, but that's only because you have a literal higher percentage of people. I shouldn't have to be teaching you basic math, learn how statistics, rates of change, and percentages work before you start spouting numbers. Because you clearly don't understand the math behind this, or are purposefully leaving that out to get your point across. As for rates, they are killed at a much higher percentage, in fact white people are killed at only 13 per million while blacks at 31 per million. So while white people may have more numbers, that's simply a population and percentage issue. 5% of 196,943,713 (the number of white people in America) will always be a large number.That's simple math. I shouldn't have to explain that to you. That BLM doesn't care about police brutality as a whole. We do. It's in our mission statement: We are unapologetically Black in our positioning. In affirming that Black Lives Matter, we need not qualify our position. To love and desire freedom and justice for ourselves is a prerequisite for wanting the same for others. Like they say, we are dealing with our issues first as a community because nobody else will, but by dealing with these issue, we'll be able to apply that freedom and justice to others. That BLM cares about the color of the cop abusing their power. No one in this movement has ever said that we give black cops the benefit of the doubt. You pulled that out of your ass and are acting like it's a position the movement holds. It isn't the issue here. We are talking about police brutality, murder by police, and abuse of power by law enforcement. Not legitimate crimes. I will no longer address that point, because we both know that has nothing to do with BLM. As for the statistics on violent crime. We account for that much crime because we are disproportionately poor. Crime rates increase due to the level of poverty. Yet the way you word your statistics are as though it's because black people are inherently violent. That is not the case. Whether the victim has history with the police is never a justification for abuse of power or shooting unarmed people. So no, because poor people happen to be more likely to commit a crime doesn't mean officers should have the right to treat every single black person they come across as though they are. BECAUSE BLACK PEOPLE ARE NOT INHERENTLY VIOLENT. You gotta love when people who aren't part of our culture, tell us, what our culture means and what it does. We don't glorify killing cops or being thugs, "Thug Life" is just something that the media held on to. The problem is companies like BET were bought out from their black owners, and the new white owners started blacklisting artists who had stuff to say about their music. The biggest rappers in our culture, rarely glorify the thug life. And yet, even if we assume you are correct. Where are all these black people shooting up the cops, whenever a cop stops them. Isn't it the other way around....almost like....cops are taught that black people want them dead? Huh. I wonder how interactions with black people will go when cops are trained to think black people want them all dead? And yes, we tell kids to be wary of police, because guess what? They treat us like s***, shoot us when we are unarmed, and try to arrest us for the simple crime of being black in America. But we don't teach children, to fight them or hate them. The kids themselves ended up harboring that hate because of the abuse they faced from cops. Oh yeah. Because the looting that is going on now, of which BLM does not officially support, and many times has actually been shown to be deep cover white supremacists or cops, is why business 5 - 10 years ago didn't set up their shops here. Nope, it has nothing to do with systematic racism, redlining, poor neighborhoods, etc. Nope, its the rioting that we do all the time, every day, 24/7. Cuz that's what black people do. /s What? I don't even know what you're on about and I don't even think you know what you are on about. So I'm going to ignore this non-sequitur or straw-man because it has nothing to do with BLM or this conversation. First of all, BLM is solving their own problem. You just haven't done any research outside your right-wing hug box that you don't know it. They are currently fighting for many laws to be passed or revoked, have proposed numerous bills, and even got a few laws put into place. So yeah, I'd say they are doing the best they can. Which brings us to the next point. African Americans are a minority in America, of course we need other people to help us get things passed, we don't have the numbers. So the best we can do is try to get as many laws passed as possible, while spreading the word to gain more support from people outside our ethnicity. You know....like we are doing now. You have adequately proven nothing. You've just regurgitated debunked right-wing talking points because you haven't done your own research on these topics. I guess in your made up world we are a terrorist organization, even though nobody recognizes us as such. Only you and your right-wing friends on Fox. But you know the actual people who hunt, find, stop, and root out terrorism. They all agree we aren't. But then again, from your other posts, you don't listen to experts so Cis La Vis. Just call anything you don't like a terrorist movement. As for the Marxist thing, yeah. We are. Because the American system has failed us completely. So if playing democratically didn't work, and Republicans are just going to keep fighting to keep the status quo. We move to more left-leaning ideologies, because perhaps those systems will work. Sources: https://blacklivesmatter.com/what-we-believe/https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=tp&tid=82https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/07/14/891144579/trump-says-more-white-people-killed-by-police-violence-than-blackshttps://www.statista.com/statistics/1123070/police-shootings-rate-ethnicity-us/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045219Basic math and critical thinking skills Nice post. Still doesn't convince me that BLM is anything more than an organization advocating more gimmes for a certain segment of our population. Ignoring the basic reasons that police treat blacks as they do, is the primary reason I give them no credibility. It is NOT because all cops hate blacks. That's just a non-starter. I don't watch fox news. I'm not a republican either.... Of course, neither am I a democrat. The media reports things as they happen? Ok, so, why don't we hear about all those white folks killed by cops? Are you trying to convince me that isn't happening?? I am not disputing that cops kill more blacks by percentage of population, but, you are also ignoring the fact that blacks commit FAR more crime by percentage of the population. Assigning behavior to me, when you know nothing about me isn't wise either. You make blanket assumptions that are patently untrue. I do my own research, and come to my own conclusions. If my conclusions don't coincide with yours, well, that's just the nature of the beast. We apparently have quite different perspectives on this particular topic. BLM assumes positions that I simply cannot agree with. Is racism an issue? It certainly is. Are the approach they are taking going to help? Not from where I am sitting. When you make cops afraid to do their jobs, crime rates increase. Baltimore is a shining example of that. Do things need to change? Yes. They most certainly do. But, defunding the police is NOT the answer. Changing perceptions is where it needs to start, and the only folks that can do that, are the black communities, where, in my opinion, the problem starts.

So what facts are you second guessing? Just throwing a blanket statement out there doesn't exactly help. If you disagree with what I am presenting, then show me a counter-argument. Don't just accuse me of spreading misinformation, and then bow out. That's not a debate, that's admitting you don't have a counter-argument.

oh heyyou, come on! are you kidding ? weatherforforecast was never so precise as in the lst years and co2 poolution was never so percisely measured as in the last few years. we have sattelites and you think you know better as the scientists who invented and optimized this stuff ? i know trump thinks so, but you! come on. is it really so sad as it seems ? One thing you don't know about me, is I went to school for this stuff, for 8 years. Just never did anything with it. (but, it was fun going to school.....) And sure, we can measure things rather precisely, that still doesn't mean our conclusions are correct. After all, everything that is happening now, has happened before. Numerous times. LONG before homo sapiens were even a twinkle in the universes eye. Not to mention that since we CAN now measure these things rather precisely, and we can see more, it gives the appearance that things are happening more often.... which really isn't the case. Climate is a VERY complex system, and we are only just beginning to understand the various factors that can influence it, a fair few of which, aren't even terrestrial. So, once again, Is the climate changing? Yep. Sure is. Is mankind the SOLE cause. Absolutely not. We ARE a contributing factor, and reducing our CO2 output wouldn't be a bad thing, but, to do so at the major expense to our economy is throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Even if we completely stopped producing CO2 today (impossible, as that would also imply we quit breathing....) the climate would STILL change. And a carbon tax? That's friggin' laughable. Since when has a tax EVER solved a problem? Or even contributed to solving a problem???? The government isn't in business to SOLVE problems. They like to treat the symptoms, while ignoring the disease. Its far more profitable (for them...) that way. In the end though, the climate is going to change regardless of what we do, so, we get two choices, we can adapt, or, we can die. Wouldn't be first time a changing climate has wiped out a species. (or several millions species all at once for that matter.)

Little kids scream and run when they see me too. Of course, they are screaming "ICE CREAM GRANDPA!!!!".... and running AT me..... :D

We haven't gotten to that point yet. We are merely at the 'civil unrest' stage. Currently, it is open to question whether it will be a political war, or a race war........ It does seem to have some of the earmarks of a "shooting war" though Hey ... keep your head down, powder dry and flints at hand. I live out in the sticks, so, not really in a target area. But, I DO have several weapons, including a couple so-called "assault rifles", and around a 1000 rounds of ammo for them. :smile: I am more worried about the waves of refugees I will likely see coming from detroit. :D I hear ya ... won't be zombies behind them either, eh? Ya just never know. :D LOL ... at least if they're zombies you won't find yourself with any moral/ethical/should I go left or should I go right issues clouding your aim ... start a bit low and to the right of center, squeeze and release once off target (assuming full auto and right handed shooter of course). Rinse and repeat as necessary. Still rather difficult to acquire fully automatic weapons here in the US. :) Much as the left leaning press would like you to think that every gun nut has two or three of 'em. :D I DO have large capacity magazines though. Oh the HORROR! :D

Corona is a threat, there is no doubt about that. At least, not to me.... (considering that due to my health issues, if I contract it, it will quite likely kill me.) Some in government would like to deny that, but, the evidence is there..... cold hard facts. I will grant you that Trump is on the wrong side of this issue, but, I still like him better than Hilary, or biden..... As for CO2.... it isn't a pollutant. Its a natural part of our atmosphere, and without it, we wouldn't exist. But, getting to what you are actually referring to, Climate Change.... yeah, the climate IS changing, and there is consensus on that. (and I agree with it.) The major debate is over just how much of it human activity accounts for. The thing is, the climate changes, regardless of if industrialized man is around, or not. Where I live, it has been both a tropical paradise, but, it has also been buried under a mile of ice, and industrialized man was nowhere to be found for those events. (of course, it has also been sea bed as well......) Water levels have risen, and fallen. We are still finding cities under the ocean, that have been there for centuries, if not millennia, again, long before industrialized man was around. ARE humans contributing to it? Quite likely. Are we the SOLE cause? Nope. To believe otherwise, ignores the facts. And then we have the whole thing of 'settled science'...... Scientists are not infallible. Look at history, what was once 'settled science', has, on far too many occasions, been determined to be in error. Are we wrong here? Maybe. Maybe not. We won't have an answer to that question for the foreseeable future.... if ever.

Black lives matter.... but, it seems, only when they are killed by police. In the US, on average, cops kill about 200 blacks per year. Right around 500 whites are killed per year. Given that the press rarely reports about a white guy getting shot, it seems they are trying to give the impression that it doesn't happen. A tiny percentage of shootings are NOT justified. (maybe that should be "deaths at the hands of the police, as not all of them were shot.....) But, regardless of circumstances, if a black is killed, it makes the news, and the protestors come out in droves. If a white is killed..... crickets. Keep in mind, a fair few of the folks shot by police, are shot by black officers....... So, are we to believe that every white shot by a cop is justified? I find that highly unlikely....... BLM also likes to say that black on black crime isn't the issue here. But, isn't that the underlying issue behind cops being more inclined to shoot black folks? Black are around 13% of the population, yet they account for better than 50% of violent crime....... Not to mention that almost every victim has had a pretty significant history with the police in any event. Most have been convicted felons, that have been in and out of prison...... some, several times. So, maybe the fact that blacks seem to be more inclined toward crime has something to do with the way police interact with them? And then there is the whole black on black crime..... Blacks kill around 2500 of their own per year, including women and children. But, does BLM say anything at all about that? Nope. Even when little kids are killed sitting in their own living room at home..... If they are oh-so-concerned about black folks being killed, why don't they do something about one of the leading causes of death of blacks? BLM also claims that 'black culture' in the inner cities isn't the issue....... but, once again, that rings rather false. When your entire culture glorifies the thug life, killing cops, 'sticking it to the man', etc...... teaches their children mistrust of the police, or any authority figure for that matter, how do you expect interactions with said groups are going to go? Unless/until THAT changes, nothing else is going to change either. The same crowd screams about 'economic disadvantage'.... and how no one seems to want to open a business in their neighborhoods..... But, when their favorite response to a black person being killed by cops is burning down their own neighborhood, and looting/destroying businesses, is it any wonder folks don't want to open a business there? Not to mention the crime rate in said neighborhoods.... Why would anyone in their right mind want to open a business there???? And then there is 'profiling'. When the police do it, it seems it is a 'bad' thing.... but, when insurance companies do it, its perfectly ok. Along with a selection of other businesses....... Why is that? BLM seems to want others to solve their problems. But, the problem becomes, until the underlying issues are addressed, that BLM denies ARE issues, there isn't going to be a solution. Same goes for the inner cities. Until the folks that actually LIVE there take steps to point their culture in a different direction, nothing there is going to change either. It simply cannot be forced by people from the outside. We have already more than adequately proven that....... So no. I do not support BLM. An organization that was founded by marxists, and a convicted terrorist. They are in denial about the root source of their problems, which blows their credibility right out of the water.

We haven't gotten to that point yet. We are merely at the 'civil unrest' stage. Currently, it is open to question whether it will be a political war, or a race war........ It does seem to have some of the earmarks of a "shooting war" though Hey ... keep your head down, powder dry and flints at hand. I live out in the sticks, so, not really in a target area. But, I DO have several weapons, including a couple so-called "assault rifles", and around a 1000 rounds of ammo for them. :smile: I am more worried about the waves of refugees I will likely see coming from detroit. :D I hear ya ... won't be zombies behind them either, eh? Ya just never know. :D

We haven't gotten to that point yet. We are merely at the 'civil unrest' stage. Currently, it is open to question whether it will be a political war, or a race war........ It does seem to have some of the earmarks of a "shooting war" though Hey ... keep your head down, powder dry and flints at hand. I live out in the sticks, so, not really in a target area. But, I DO have several weapons, including a couple so-called "assault rifles", and around a 1000 rounds of ammo for them. :) I am more worried about the waves of refugees I will likely see coming from detroit. :D

Need to see what the problem is first. I might be tempted to test your RAM, and make sure it isn't the problem.

Use xEdit to have a look at that particular building, with all your mods loaded, and see who is doing what there. Might be a conflict that is easy to resolve.... or a host of other possible causes.

We haven't gotten to that point yet. We are merely at the 'civil unrest' stage. Currently, it is open to question whether it will be a political war, or a race war........

What mod are you running that adds tracer ammo?

Memory allocation error. Could be bad ram, running out of ram, or skyrim just being skyrim..... Are you running the any ENB? Is this Second edition? Or legendary? (oldrim)

Compatibility mode in win 10 is actually pretty good. Worst case, for some of the really old games, just grab DOSBox.

I never get flu shots. They always work on me. I end up with the flu......

Yeah, a lot of mods will have some of the same folders. Just drop them into your data folder, and if it asks about 'folders with the same name', or, folder already exists, just till it to overwrite. The mods will have their own structure within those folders to keep assets separate, and everything that is there, will still be there.

Ooooo, I LIKE that idea...... :) Something fires large caliber rounds would be awesome. (apply the bloody mess perk to anyone that gets hit. :) )

But they don't move as you look around?

I run AWKCR, and my game is quite stable.

The old north church. Railroad headquarters. There is also the Witchcraft Museum...... Don't recall exactly where that one is though.

Paid mods 1.0 was actually quite successful, it was the public reaction to it that killed it. Essentially, valve chickened out. It was almost ideal for beth, all they had to do was make games, which they were doing anyway, release the construction kit, which they were doing anyway, and give mod authors the option to put their mods behind a paywall. Nothing changed for beth, except that they now had a new revenue stream, with zero cost. Why WOULDN'T they do that? But, then came the vocal minority, that raised all sorts of hate and discontent, and valve shut it all down. (the day after Beth had been singing its praises.) In that model, authors would set the price on their mods, and then they would get a cut of the proceeds, once they passed a certain threshold. Valve got their cut, Beth got their cut. In the "new" model, authors get paid a fee for their work, and then it belongs to beth. Beth gets ALL the proceeds thereafter. Of course, this also means that beth has to have the infrastructure to support it, along with the software to make it work. Which was the whole idea behind migrating to their 'new' website/layout/software package. (the original truly sucked, and wouldn't do what they wanted it to, so, after being up for less than year, they replaced the software, with something very similar, that actually kinda/sorta did what they wanted.... but it still sucked......) This way, beth had 100% control over everything, and weren't dependent on some third party chickening out, and screwing their revenue stream. I suspect the second scenario was going to happen when beth started making noises about their 'new' site. I KNEW it was going to happen when they announced mods were coming to consoles, which account for more than two thirds of their game sales. And with the restrictions Sony put on the PS/4, beth had a captive market for mods. But, in usual beth fashion, their implementation SUCKED. Can we actually browse CC content that we might be interested in OUTSIDE of the game? So far, I haven't seen that. Not to mention beth making every single rookie mistake when they set up their mod sharing site....... Three teenagers with a zero dollar budget have done a better job than what beth did..... and it still has its issues. And then there is the whole 'pushing out updates ONLY to support more cc content', but NOT fixing any of the glaring bugs in the game..... on a monthly basis....... Shows what their priorities are, eh? I suspect this is going to be the prevailing condition though. CC is here to stay, and subsequent games will support it. They will still release the CS, and support free modding, as much as they do now..... (for what it's worth.....) But, I fully expect that we will see the exact same issues on later games, as we do now on SSE, and FO4. Beth seems completely incapable of learning from their mistakes.

Can you click on the button to start a new game? If you can, and the game crashes, post your load list.

Or, add an exception to Defender (or whatever your antivirus is) for the Steam folder in Program Files......

I agree with you. Beth's implementation of CC content is terrible. Some of the content actually is the root cause of games crashing. So far as I know, beth hasn't fixed any of that either. The idea that if I don't accept updates that do absolutely nothing for me, do not fix any bugs, or improve game stability, that makes me a 'troll', or 'hater', is mind boggling. I do NOT allow my game to update at beths whim, because they are notorious for putting out broken content. I prefer to let the patches 'stew' for a while, to see what, if any, new problems they have introduced, before I will update my game, at MY convenience. Not Beths. Certainly not for content I don't use.