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Master Don Juan
Very sad........hopefully things settle down sonner than later.Another bloody weekend in some of our cities. Look at all these children who were killed, just this past weekend. We need more cops, not less.
She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.
You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.
The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.
Very sad........hopefully things settle down sonner than later.Another bloody weekend in some of our cities. Look at all these children who were killed, just this past weekend. We need more cops, not less.
Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.
Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?
You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.
Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.
If anything, police shouldn't be defunded but strengthen with clearer guidelines and with more resources.Another bloody weekend in some of our cities. Look at all these children who were killed, just this past weekend. We need more cops, not less.
No counter to my point but more attacks on morality...unless you are a priest its not gonna work.That is just ignorant. I guess you don't care about Elijah Mccain police killing to make such a sick comparison.
I'm just going to put you on ignore since you don't make any sense. How is that for morality? I take back any comment saying you were smarter to avoid this outcome. Another echo chamber thread.No counter to my point but more attacks on morality...unless you are a priest its not gonna work.
You put me in ignore cause I disagree with you, I respect your decision.I'm just going to put you on ignore since you don't make any sense. How is that for morality? I take back any comment saying you were smarter to avoid this outcome. Lets see if this thread gets locked too.
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
Germany, Canada, Australia, Japan didn't need slaves to become strong powers.This is a video from alternative history on youtube that go over this issue:
But you had the Black Death or Plague that basically decimated Europe. The Western Roman empire was defeated by the barbarians but it was very corrupt at the time it was defeated, so that ancient Rome did not really go forward. In a sense Europe was rebuilt from the plagues.Germany, Canada, Australia, Japan didn't need slaves to become strong powers.
One could argue that without the greeks and the romans Europe would not have become so powerful and the greeks romans had slaves but their slaves were probably non blacks.
It's ok to have different views but if you are sloppy with facts it works against what you want to accomplish.
But you had the Black Death or Plague that basically decimated Europe. The Western Roman empire was defeated by the barbarians but it was very corrupt at the time it was defeated, so that ancient Rome did not really go forward. In a sense Europe was rebuilt from the plagues.
Also just before Christopher Columbus discovered America, the Eastern leg of the Roman Empire / Greeks was defeated by the Muslim Turks.
So, the Turks defeated the Greeks, and the Barbarians defeated the Romans. It can also be argued that Europe is really a rebuild from WW2.
Yes factually you can partly see it that way though there could be brought in other perspectives.But you had the Black Death or Plague that basically decimated Europe. The Western Roman empire was defeated by the barbarians but it was very corrupt at the time it was defeated, so that ancient Rome did not really go forward. In a sense Europe was rebuilt from the plagues.
Also just before Christopher Columbus discovered America, the Eastern leg of the Roman Empire / Greeks was defeated by the Muslim Turks.
So, the Turks defeated the Greeks, and the Barbarians defeated the Romans. It can also be argued that Europe is really a rebuild from WW2.
You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.
Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.
She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.
Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.
The Marshall Plan, is an American aid initiative that helped Europe re-build:Same with Europe it had a past that contributed to them.
en.wikipedia.org
You mean the Eastern leg of the Roman Empire? It outlasted the west by over 1000 years because they built a wall that wasn't penetrated until the Turks blew it with cannons. While I don't see where we are getting at since the focus of discussion is with western Europe as opposed to Turkey aka Asia Minor, aka Byzantine Empire, etc... However, Ephesus Turkey, I hear has better quality of ruins of the ancient Roman Empire than Rome, Italy does. It goes to show how deeply entrenched the Roman Empire was in Asia Minor to the point they virtually changed their headquarters from Rome to Constantinople.Epicenter said:Regarding East Rom: It was always regarded as the East. In times of the Greeks there was the fight against Persia for hundrets of years in Asia minor.
Egypt was further south and it was definitely a dominant culture.Epicenter said:On a greater picture you have also different kind of barbarians. The ones from the north were mostly quite powerful. German, Turks, Mongolds, Slavs. The more south you go the less dominant the cultures become regarding military power. Specially in climates where there is no winter.
Even if what you are saying is true, it still does not take into account how they were treated when they were stacked one upon another inside a confined area with urine and feces draining down to the floor, or being crowded and herded up on slave-ships where slaves. It was simply too brutal of a system. As there were too many slaves being brought into the Carribean/North America, they were just treated as expendable and the average life-span of a slave working in the Caribbean, for example, was normally not longer than 5 years, assuming they survived the Atlantic passage and even getting on the boat. Slavery, as it is known in Africa is different from the racialized and brutal slavery for life and generations practiced in America. There is no historical precedent, even in the Bible, or anywhere, for that type of chattel slavery. If the Africans knew that was really what was being perpetuated then maybe they would not have sold their enslaved tribesman, so some deception was employed.Regarding northern america, they didnt captures slaves back then they simply bought defeated enslaved tribesmen from their local conquerors that were black themselves.
You should have just played the original CNN video and put your own thoughts about it. Things like this don't need to be filtered because it undermines the whole thing. People here don't need to be spoon fed.
That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?
She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."
She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.
I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.
Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.
" Its role in the rapid recovery has been debated. The Marshall Plan's accounting reflects that aid accounted for about 3% of the combined national income of the recipient countries between 1948 and 1951,[8] which means an increase in GDP growth of less than half a percent.[9] "The Marshall Plan, is an American aid initiative that helped Europe re-build:
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Marshall Plan - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
That aid package would be worth about $129 Billion in today's money.
You mean the Eastern leg of the Roman Empire? It outlasted the west by over 1000 years because they built a wall that wasn't penetrated until the Turks blew it with cannons. While I don't see where we are getting at since the focus of discussion is with western Europe as opposed to Turkey aka Asia Minor, aka Byzantine Empire, etc... However, Ephesus Turkey, I hear has better quality of ruins of the ancient Roman Empire than Rome, Italy does. It goes to show how deeply entrenched the Roman Empire was in Asia Minor to the point they virtually changed their headquarters from Rome to Constantinople.
Egypt was further south and it was definitely a dominant culture.
en.wikipedia.org
Sorry that was my plan but seems I copied the wrong adress. I corrected it.You should have just played the original CNN video and put your own thoughts about it. Things like this don't need to be filtered because it undermines the whole thing. People here don't need to be spoon fed.
No you were put on ignore because I was pretending to be a police officer. You are not on ignore now.You put me in ignore cause I disagree with you, I respect your decision.
Germany, Canada, Australia, Japan didn't need slaves to become strong powers.
One could argue that without the greeks and the romans Europe would not have become so powerful and the greeks romans had slaves but their slaves were probably non blacks.
It's ok to have different views but if you are sloppy with facts it works against what you want to accomplish.
You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.
For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.
Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.
The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.