Obama is weak. There, I said what so many "journalists", reporters, newsroom hacks and anyone else who claims to bring objective, unbiased information to the masses refuse to say.
Over these past few days however, I have noticed a pretty strong response from the MSM against Putin, and his actions. I haven't witnessed them lashing out at Obama for a lack of action, but rather praising him for it. A stern warning and threats of sanctions, and other non-violent intervention; These will do absolutely nothing except further anger the new Axis. The Cold War may finally go hot, and we were too short sighted and eager to progress our social efforts to prove to the world that we are not racist, to actually elect a competent president who has the cojones to deal with a tyrant like Putin.
For a president who has agreed that the invasion of Crimea was wrong, he
sure hasn't reacted in a manner which would help reverse the situation,
and guarantee the interests of the Ukrainian people. My support lies with the poor folks in Ukraine who are opposed to the ties they have with Russia, and desperately want at least some form of a freer market with the Europeans, and maybe even us. I can hardly blame the Ukrainian military for surrendering. Being outnumbered and outgunned, it would have been suicide to go against a military several times larger than your own, especially since they are about equal in terms of technology and strategy both being former Soviet nations.
This next section goes out to anyone in the US who believes Putin is a better leader than Obama. You are absolute scum. People such as yourself fall so easily for the propaganda put out by Russia, and are so caught up in a good vs. evil mindset, you cannot see the error in your belief. Obama is no great leader by any measure, I'm in no way defending his horrible choices as president, and his absolutely idiotic approach towards damn near every single political issue that our country has and is dealing with. But that in no way makes either of them better than the other. They're shitty, just in different, very separate ways.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Saturday, February 1, 2014
DO NOT buy anything from Hot British Deals - Shipped from the UK on Amazon
Where do I begin? After receiving an Amazon gift certificate from one of my relatives, I went browsing around on Amazon for a few things. I ordered a gently used copy of Eat the Rich by P.J. O'Rourke which I've been told is an excellent book for understanding economics and how economies work.
After that I browsed around for some Vegemite which I've tasted previously and liked. I found a very decently priced deal from Hot British Deals - Shipped from the UK on Amazon, and added it to my cart, along with some other British foods.
After I had checked out however, I checked their feedback (Should have checked it BEFORE I checked out) and realized all their recent feed back was 60% or so negative with comments such as "seller said item was lost by the royal mail, it's been 3 months and have still not received items! Never ordering from them again!"
At this point I thought "Oh shit..." and promptly and frantically emailed the seller demanding that they cancel my order, and contacted customer support. After about six of my own messages, the seller finally and most importantly ONLY contacted me back after the customer support representative messaged them, which they responded to with this:
At this point I realized I was in too deep, keep in mind at this point, the seller hadn't marked the shipment as shipped, I had ordered no less than 24 hours ago and the order status was "Preparing for shipment" set to go out on the 3rd.
Several more messages were sent to the seller with no response asking them to cancel my order. I contacted customer service once more and they filed a report, as well as noted that the seller claims the Royal Mail lost the package before it even entered their hands.
After the claim was filed, and another message was sent to the seller, I received this:
At this point it's up to Amazon to fix. Amazon's customer support so far has been excellent at handling it. I have a claim filed and within the month, it should be cleared up.
Be warned, if you're reading this after coming across their Amazon store or any other e-commerce presence they hold, DO NOT PURCHASE FROM THEM as you will receive nothing.
After that I browsed around for some Vegemite which I've tasted previously and liked. I found a very decently priced deal from Hot British Deals - Shipped from the UK on Amazon, and added it to my cart, along with some other British foods.
After I had checked out however, I checked their feedback (Should have checked it BEFORE I checked out) and realized all their recent feed back was 60% or so negative with comments such as "seller said item was lost by the royal mail, it's been 3 months and have still not received items! Never ordering from them again!"
At this point I thought "Oh shit..." and promptly and frantically emailed the seller demanding that they cancel my order, and contacted customer support. After about six of my own messages, the seller finally and most importantly ONLY contacted me back after the customer support representative messaged them, which they responded to with this:
Hi, We are very sorry you have still not received your items, after a few lengthy phone calls with Royal Mail they are now telling me this item is 'lost', we are very sorry about this and we have let them know how feel about this, please understand issues like this are out of our control but we will resolve this issue for you please bare with us. We will reship this order for you. Many Thanks Top Brand Discounts 4 u
At this point I realized I was in too deep, keep in mind at this point, the seller hadn't marked the shipment as shipped, I had ordered no less than 24 hours ago and the order status was "Preparing for shipment" set to go out on the 3rd.
Several more messages were sent to the seller with no response asking them to cancel my order. I contacted customer service once more and they filed a report, as well as noted that the seller claims the Royal Mail lost the package before it even entered their hands.
After the claim was filed, and another message was sent to the seller, I received this:
Hi, This order was already shipped before your request. Thanks
At this point it's up to Amazon to fix. Amazon's customer support so far has been excellent at handling it. I have a claim filed and within the month, it should be cleared up.
Be warned, if you're reading this after coming across their Amazon store or any other e-commerce presence they hold, DO NOT PURCHASE FROM THEM as you will receive nothing.
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