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Messi playing as a child, incredible

Hope so, but Argentina have that vibe that they are willing to do anything to win. Also I wouldn't look past Morocco they are a tough team as well

I get your point but I think you can judge it on a players impact on the game. In basketball for example you can clearly see players like Jordan, LeBron and Kobe are great players because they've won so many titles but also been the main player on those teams in terms of effect they have. With football it can be trickier because there are 11 players so you won't touch the ball as much and obviously you don't have as many chances to score. But if you look at Messi and Ronaldos impact on the team it is incredible, on average for the last 10 or so seasons despite what team they play for they score around 1 goal a game and I'm talking over about 800+ games. This is literally unheard of in football, especially to do it so consistently. If a player scored once every 2 games they would be considered a great striker, the numbers these guys put in is ridiculous. Also in terms of dribbling and effectiveness of it, I don't think I've seen anyone better than Messi, he has several goals from earlier in his career, where he literally dribbles past the whole team and scores. I will say that the teams Messi and Ronaldo played in definitely improved them and took them to the next level, but these guys will go down as goats in my opinion, probably Messi will edge it, especially as Ronaldo has declined towards the end now.

@sweethoneybaby So what's your solution?

I was lucky in that im a Man United fan so i saw a lot of Ronaldo when he was playing there. Didnt see as much of Messi but the El Classico games when Ronaldo was at Madrid and Messi at Barca were some of the best games Ive ever seen, so if you have to pick a few games to watch id definitely start there!

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I actually think both players pushed each other and made each other great, you dont usually get two greats that play in similar positions and are close to the same age. Usually you get one player that is considered the best player in the world or maybe a few players around the same level, but ive never seen two players that could be considered the greatest ever at one time like this. If one of them wasnt around I dont think they would have pushed to the heights they did. You need that arch-rival who is on the same level as you to compete with. Boxers for example, are only really judged on how good their opponents were. Also i think the natural talent of Messi compared to Ronaldo and the work ethic of Ronaldo compared to Messi is probably overstated. Ronaldo even at 17 was not an average player, he was bought by Man United at that age when Man United were one of the best teams in the world and was given the prestigious number 7 shirt, meaning they thought he would be the next big thing. So obviously he had a lot of talent, not as much as Messi but a lot, of course his work ethic and mentality took him to another level, but he was one of the most talented players in the world at 17. On the other side Messi has incredible talent but his work ethic and mentality is also an extremely important factor in his success. There have been plenty of naturally talented players who have gone nowhere, so that is what makes him great its the combination of talent, work ethic and mentality. That said im grateful to have been around whilst these guys were playing, im not sure youll get talents like this coming up at the same time for a long while.

@sweethoneybaby If I'm understanding you, youre saying white people aka caucasions are distinct from all other humans as they have some % of neanderthal dna and as such are more violent. That's fine you can say that but the fact is the way it plays at sociologically is that you have in-groups and out-groups and out-groups can be victims of great violence and oppression. Some of the biggest genocides are nothing to do with Caucasians. Native Americans, aztecs, Egyptians, China under Mao, vietnam etc etc most civilizations operated in this way. The argument you can make with Caucasians is that they had advanced technology relative to other human groups at the time, which allowed them to other lands and take over. But it could've been the same and was in some cases for example the moors from Africa going into southern Europe for example. So no this is not just case of Caucasions having faulty dna if that was the case how would you explain everything I've brought up which is only the tip of the iceberg?

Its happened before though, Greece won the euros in 2004 i think and were even more defensive than Morocco, so there is precedent for it working, albeit not very often. I put money on France to win at the start of the tournament anyway so i still think theyll do it

I don't really get your point, but the concept of race is an illusion debunked by science, every human is 99.9% genetically similar. However 'race', can and is often used as a proxy to distinguish in-groups and out-groups. Race is used as a justification for bad treatment of the out-group. A lot of internal conflict in countries is due to the out-group having enough and fighting for the rights, eg the catholics in Ireland. If force and intimidation doesn't work against the out-group, then they are usually gaslit and told they are trouble makers and sometimes that they are genetically inferior, which is when we come back around to racism. Examples of this dynamic include the Israel conflicts, African-Americans in the USA obviously during slavery but also after (the effects of which still linger), south Africa apartheid, Asians in USA in the 19th century. Essentially when any new group moves to a richer country there are usually problems, despite the fact that the new group will usually be willing to work harder and actually all things considered are a net positive economically for the country. In some ways they can't do anything right, if they're hard working, they get accused of taking natives jobs, if they're not hard working they're accused of being lazy. Also more focus is put on the criminals of the new group alcan attempt to paint the whole group as criminal, despite the fact that every group of people will have a criminal element. Again this is racism designed to frame the outgroup as less than. Final point it is important to talk about racism, otherwise people can be oppressed using the dynamic I outlined and not talking about racism can essentially be a way to shut the oppressed people up. This is done in colombia fir example where black people do get treated differently, however the conversation is very difficult because every colombian is taught to think of themselves as colombian first. Therefore it makes the conversation about black people being treated differently a lot more complicated as they have less of an individual identity. This may not have been the intention of Colombia but it is the result. So its better to be open and honest when talking about race.

His titles are terrible but I think this is the result of working with a marketing company that's responsible for them. There was a major marketing push from him around the time of the pandemic which 'worked' as it resulted in a lot of new subs. Ultimately its Brands channel and his responsibility though.

No, in reality non-duality would be at odds with new age, because non-duality would be the dropping of identity and beliefs. New age is a very distinct identity and has its own belief systems ie crystals, anti-government etc. If you look at non-dual teachers like Tolle or Spira you wouldn't say they have a new age identity, they dress very basically but not in robes for example. But apart from the aesthetics it is very different philosophically, however a lot of new age can get into people like Tolle but they tend to revere them as almost like Gods on earth. A lot of them are completely devoted to a guru. I think a lot of these gurus actually think they're a little crazy and non-dual teachings are to get them out of this kind of worship they do.

Had exactly the same experience with him, which is a shame because I think he was a really good teacher

Hey man, i think i might be able to help, if you'd be interested in a session via zoom just drop me a pm, I have done sessions with others on here as well.

Ive actually got an Auntie who believes that Trump is the second coming of a biblical figure and there has been a prophecy that he will rid the world of evil or something. Shes a devout catholic but i think here main issue is the abortion thing, so she will support whoever she feels is anti-abortion and buy into any ideology that explains why trump in this case is great. The funny thing is Trump probably doesnt even care about abortion. But i will check out the books you suggested

I have a theory that most mgtow guys aren't choosing to go their own way, they just can't get any success with dating so they make it seem like they're choosing. You can only choose if you actually have both options. It's like the Chris Rock joke, you can't boycott something you weren't invited to, he says 'I can't just boycott getting into Rhiannas pants, I wasn't invited!' Saying that there's value in working on yourself, do that until you have got a choice and then go from there

There's a book called 'escaping the rabbit hole' by Mick West. Specifically on thr subject of how to talk to a loved one about these conspiracies, it's free on audible if you have sub

It's crazy how he's leaving all these far right people completely stunned, it's almost a good tool in highlighting the limits of how far the far-right commentators will go. Who knew they actually stopped at anti-semitism

What or who do you class as the devil, are they physical or an entity, or how you describe it? Genuinely interested

I'm so confused! Who is a pedophile, is anyone a pedophile????

True lol, it's funny how the ego never likes being sincere, it always wants to win or at least perceive its winning. He could just be being funny though

Amazing!

Are you trolling? If so this is kinda genius

These final group games are exciting, you genuinely couldn't predict these outcomes. I think a lot of the smaller nations are catching up to the bigger ones so looking forward to the rest of the tournament

I would love to hear you rap bro, but this vid came into my head when you said 'burry him for good,privately'.