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[–] guy@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Oh sorry, I just assumed you meant that the west backed these rebels, which they don't. You should have been clearer if that wasn't the case.

[–] guy@piefed.social 4 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

They seem to be backed by Turkey, which isn't a western country afak?

[–] guy@piefed.social 35 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

The statements their leader have made seems promising. Cooperation with the UN, peaceful overhanding of power etc. But they stem from Al-Qaeda so let's hope this doesn't age like milk..

[–] guy@piefed.social 4 points 2 weeks ago
[–] guy@piefed.social 5 points 3 weeks ago

Oh I agree. It's not an easy read at all. Took me for sure three times longer to finish Neuromancer than a another similarly long sci-fi book.
Language without explanation and a plot that you view from a frog perspective is really confusing.

I can't say it's a master piece but I enjoyed it for it's uniqueness and would probably read it again ..sometime in a decade or so.

Currently trying to read through Count Zero, but boy is it hard. Mostly because I don't feel for any of the characters.

[–] guy@piefed.social 22 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I find it a solid 5/7

[–] guy@piefed.social 3 points 3 weeks ago

How is this even possible? Aren't sentences supposed to come with the verdict?
The punishment might come at a later date (it might in my country where you can be told that in 3 months you will serve jail time), but the sentence?

[–] guy@piefed.social 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

But have can you delay a sentence?
I mean it sounds so foreign to be told in court that "Yeah you're deemed guilty.. but we're telling you your punishment later. Maybe." instead of just BAM guilty, straight to jail it will be!

[–] guy@piefed.social 8 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Question from another European about that, he's convicted but never got a sentence? Or did he and why in that case isn't he serving?

[–] guy@piefed.social 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
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