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2015/01/13 21:47:26
Subject: Russia bans transgenders (amongst others) from driving
Iron_Captain wrote: I mean, if it quacks like a duck, swims like a duck but looks like dog, than it probably is a dog, right?
Not if empirical studies and logic show that the animal is, in fact, a dog. Petty populist arguments shouldn't carry much weight anywhere, and it's not something I would expect of Dakka to be honest. Despite our differences in opinion, we're generally at least trying to come at issues from a logical point of view.
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2015/01/14 00:13:21
Subject: Russia bans transgenders (amongst others) from driving
Iron_Captain wrote: I mean, if it quacks like a duck, swims like a duck but looks like dog, than it probably is a dog, right?
Not if empirical studies and logic show that the animal is, in fact, a dog. Petty populist arguments shouldn't carry much weight anywhere, and it's not something I would expect of Dakka to be honest. Despite our differences in opinion, we're generally at least trying to come at issues from a logical point of view.
True.
But when have empirical studies and logic ever convinced someone? Populist rhetoric just works so much better.
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2015/01/14 01:45:19
Subject: Russia bans transgenders (amongst others) from driving
Hordini wrote: Yes, actually doing something while denouncing someone else for doing the same thing would be hypocritical in most cases.
It doesn't have to be though. If I drink too much alcohol while extoling the virtues of being sober, it doesn't have to be hypocricy, I could very well mean what I say but be too weak of spirit (or having drunk too strong spirit ) to achieve what I want.
I feel that Russia has far more problems than "people of alternate lifestyles" on their roads.
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2015/01/14 11:13:20
Subject: Re:Russia bans transgenders (amongst others) from driving
Most of the Russian dash cam stuff you can find anywhere.
The tank crossing was a bit of a shock though.
As for Russians suddenly dropping down in front of you. The dashcam shows only half the story.
I knew some missionaries out in Russia and they told me about this. Its a car jacking/heavy begging/lawsuit fraud attempt (individual cases vary). Excluding natural cases when people slip on ice.
In Russia someone will just flop down in front of the car, with no ice about or obvious fall. They might be very drunk, might not. NEVER GET OUT OF THE CAR, in fact drive around them and carry on.
If you do you might get car jacked, or you might get people in your car who wont leave until you give them a handout, or the guy on the ground may phone the police and you might need a bribe to contin ue your way plus compensation to the guy you 'ran over'.
n'oublie jamais - It appears I now have to highlight this again.
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2015/01/14 13:06:51
Subject: Russia bans transgenders (amongst others) from driving
Well, the tank crossing the road was not weird at all. At least not there. In any other place in Russia it would be weird, but that video was shot in Nizhny Tagil, near, Uralvagonzavod, the largest tank factory in the world. The tank was just driving over a normal crossroad that was snowed in. In the longer version of the video you can see the car actually stops for a red traffic light. The other cars ahead ignored the red light. So really nothing out of the ordinary.
I've always liked this one with the cannon better:
I knew some missionaries out in Russia and they told me about this. Its a car jacking/heavy begging/lawsuit fraud attempt (individual cases vary). Excluding natural cases when people slip on ice. In Russia someone will just flop down in front of the car, with no ice about or obvious fall. They might be very drunk, might not. NEVER GET OUT OF THE CAR, in fact drive around them and carry on. If you do you might get car jacked, or you might get people in your car who wont leave until you give them a handout, or the guy on the ground may phone the police and you might need a bribe to contin ue your way plus compensation to the guy you 'ran over'.
Very good tip. Most of the time those people are just drunk, but some of them are sneaky.
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2015/01/14 18:20:22
Subject: Russia bans transgenders (amongst others) from driving
) to achieve what I want.
