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And also as I listen to the news , I see many young men ( and women) going to enrole , a recrutor said yesterday they could only take 10% of the volonteers.
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I take this to mean volunteering for the security effort of the nation; in which case I am not at all clear what the 10% can contribute, certainly immediately. i.e. what aspect of security they can carry out without considerable time and effort devoted to training by professionals who will utterly hate the fact that they are employed in a training role when they could be out there, in the front line (just in case it is all over by Christmas).
I do understand the element of the "call to arms" that comes to the publics' mind when the bugles call.
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Perhaps we travelers are more risk averse than "average" citizen who only very occasionally travels. Many of us have passed through "tense" areas in our meanderings. Yes? I've been in country during 3 coups! One I could hear the gun fire. (Ecuador, and it failed)
But "experts" tell us the Paris events are a true game changer and we can expect major changes to world wide security playbook .... AND THIS WILL AFFECT TRAVELERS ... and will generally be a PITA when trying to move around the world on your bike! It will no longer be middle east or parts of Asia that are harder to get into or transit ... it may now be harder in more places.
Will also affect economies in a big way. Hubber's aren't afraid to travel but the average Fox news watching American numb nuts will be. FEAR ... is what the media (and govts.) do best. Add to this further TRILLIONS spent on useless security agencies draining down already busted budgets ... and ... well, not a hopeful situation.
The Daish crew are two steps ahead at every move and have thousands qued up to self detonate at moments notice. They aren't finished with this shit ... just getting started actually. The hysteria is already getting started here with calls for mass expulsion and internment camps ... what does that remind you of? Me thinks we've forgot some recent history.
But what to do?
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22 Nov 2015
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I don't think the average Fox News watcher travels much past their state?! I occasionally watch a little here in the UK and amazed with the tag lines of impartiality, swiftly followed by bashing anyone who seems to hold a different point of view! Hillary seems to be getting quite a roasting.
Here in the EU (unlike some of my compatriots, I do actually view myself as European) there seems, at least on the surface, to be a slightly more moderate view of asylum seekers, at least for the moment (looking at the EU as a whole, and not the UK individually!). The main discussions seem to be centred around potential changes to the Schengen Agreement, an agreement where you can move freely around member states. This will undoubtedly have implications for those of us who travel, and many bikers here in the UK do travel to mainland Europe, even if they don't go much further. Let's hope that final measures aren't too draconian.
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Undoubtedly the case: in slight contrast, I had a work colleage of a few years ago who would "never again fly with Aeroflot" (the original USSR national airline) after experiencing ...eans.
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I used to love Aeroflots announcements. " Aeroplane is broken, vokda will be served, fixed soon then maybe we go" ,..... " we take off now, then Vodka " .... " turbulence is coming, sit down or you might die"... " we go downwards now, good luck for rest of journey " ....
I always imagined the pilots got Vodka when the passengers did.
During one of George Bush and Tony Blairs wars I decided it was better to be Dutch while riding in North Africa. Yellow UK plate with marginally illegal spacing and a few stickers from Amsterdam pretty much did the trick. No one cared. The vast majority of humanity just want to say hello, sell you **** and have a chat. The idiots are few, far between and kill randomly. IMHO just get on with it.
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I always imagined the pilots got Vodka when the passengers did.
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Helicopters have wiper blades just like most road vehicles.
I have partied with helicopter crew who drink the anti freeze supplies for the washer bottles - it is near enough neat alcohol, so no worries there.
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