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I made no claims and suggested that it was impossible to know what was going on in Musk's mind. Just because someone belongs to a particular organization doesn't give them the ability to know what the motivations of other people are. You've misinterpreted my suggestion, which was to simply say that there was no way to know what Musk's true intention was. "Sane washing" is not the most appropriate response IMHO.

How incredible that you, or the Anti Defamation League, have the capability to determine what a person's intent was when President Musk, ah, Elon, threw his arm up in the air. If all of Musk and Trump's actions and pronouncements were not so reminiscent of Hitler's, nobody would pay attention if they "sieg heiled" all day. But, as they are so clearly twisted and cruel, their actions will always be under scrutiny by the people who don't share their beliefs or morality.

Would it be preferable to call supporters of fascism and authoritarian rule sycophants? How about cultists?

Yes, you are correct. Isn't it great!! Wow, some people believe in saving democracy, ...so delusional! :-)

Yeah, not much. He falsely claimed victory in an election that he clearly lost, and ultimately incited an insurrection that resulted in the death of several policemen. Oh, and he got impeached twice, while covering up his attempts to pay off a porn star he was bonking while his wife was giving birth to his youngest son. Oh, one further minor detail...he secretly sent Putin a bunch of Covid test machines before any Americans had access to Covid test kits. Ultimately, over a million Americans died during the Covid crisis, and Trump lied to them and said it was very minor and would fade away soon. Yup, nothing to see here at all folks. Move along, move along....

It's incredible to me how many 'Trumpers' there are on this forum, all seemingly convinced that Biden wasn't effective, despite his ability to revive the economy, create record numbers of jobs and support Ukraine in its existential battle with Russia. Wait until Trump creates absolute chaos, and lets see what you all have to say then. You'll all eat crow, and it won't be tasty.

This poor lady was a personal friend of ours. We went to her funeral and had an opportunity to speak with her family, who revealed full details concerning what went wrong. When choosing a place for treatment, I recommend that everyone stick to the outer edges of CR.

I've been married to a lady from Chiang Rai for over 30 years, and we met in Singapore, at a college adjacent to where I was working. so Just dumb luck in my case as I wasn't expecting to meet anyone in that particular situation. Now, based on what I've observed over the past three decades, If you want to find a "good girl", I must agree with Lacessit that the probability of that in Pattaya is extremely low. However, if you learn some Thai and develop friendships with Thai people, it's almost inevitable that they will start introducing you to potential partners who are the still single daughters of friends and neighbours. This isn't an infallible approach, but you'll get more familiar with a different spectrum within Thai society.

Very happy for you. Enjoy your perfect existence, and good luck.

What "benefits" are you MAGA cult members anticipating? As history instructs, the only people who benefit under authoritarian or fascist regimes are the most wealthy, and yet you persevere in insisting that your MAGA boy will bring shiny and wonderful things to the middle class. Clearly, you are delusional, and about to receive the most shocking lesson of your own life.

It mystifies me that so many seemingly educated and experienced members of this forum appear so in favour of welcoming oligarchy and fascism to the USA. Didn't their parents and grandparents fight against tyranny back in WW 2? How soon they forget....

OK, whatever you say mate. Blame it on the "boarder"... whomever he or she is. 555! I mentioned Trump as both he and Putin use "fear" as a tactic, but perhaps you, or this "boarder" of yours, missed the connection.

I disagree. I've been happily married to my Thai wife for thirty years, and have numerous friends who are enjoying even longer relationships with their Thai spouses. No miracles required.

Putin knows better than anyone that any usage of nukes, tactical or otherwise, will result in Russia being turned into glass. There are several people required to fire nuclear weapons, and I'm confident that one of them will disagree with Putler's insanity if it comes to that...if you disagree, I suggest that you read up on a Russian submarine commander who resisted an order to fire a nuclear weapon during the Cuban missile crisis. Russians, as Sting might phrase it , "love their children too". 's insanity.