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46 minutes ago, MarcelV said:

I love that Trump won. Here's hoping he will ruin the economy and take all your freedoms you take for granted away.

No more gay or interracial marriage.

No more no-fault divorce.

No more contraception.

No more abortion.

No more p0rn0graphy.

No more freedom of religion.

No more separation of powers.

Only MAGA SCOTUS justices.

Only MAGA civil servants nationwide.

All immigrants, muslims and other non-caucasians to get deported, including your Thai spouses.

 

You yanks get the leader you deserve. Don't come crying when the door hits ya on the way out.

Do cut some slack for those of us who voted in opposition for all the good it did. Not all Americans are controlled by their emotional frustration/anger.

10 hours ago, jerrymahoney said:

There is also a (parliamentary) term 'Loyal Opposition"

Although it might need to be pointed out under current circumstances that the “loyal” is to the US Constitution not to the individual who is President.

2 hours ago, gargamon said:

Russia.

Need not leave the focus on the USA. Political candidates dependent on campaign contributions from wealthy individuals and businesses. Quite legal …

20 hours ago, pattayasan said:

Trump is immune from prosecution and so doesn't need to sign the law. He also has a friendly SC to cover for him.

What the American voters wanted …

On 11/12/2024 at 9:44 AM, mdr224 said:

YOU are in for a rough ride. We real Americans will be just fine

Ha! Well, yes I could go off on your declaration about “real Americans” but you are not worth getting into a pissing contest with over my documented USA family history going back before the country was even founded.

1 hour ago, proton said:

 

You are always on the wrong side of history, how can people's votes mean democracy is out?

Ah, easy on your mention of history and democracy here. History is full of nuances , including the writings of Rousseau who pointed out the fallacy of thinking the majority always is “right” in their decision. Oh, I certainly agree, the majority has chosen … and now I await the results of that decision.

18 hours ago, connda said:

Ok - we give up.  The elections are all fake MAGA disinformation!  Ya'll won.

Harris won the Presidency, and the Democrats hold the Senate and House and will be kicking all conservative Justices out the the SCOTUS, and in January 2025 the record will be set straight in Washington DC - or else!!!

Methinks you have switched the actors here. How many court cases have the zdemocrats filed to contest or charge cheating? Are you predicting a Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by Democrats?

20 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Even though the House is minority the election which was said by so many to be a tight run thing turned out to be the opposite. All swing states red, red blue wall, popular vote red, electoral college red, Senate red and now the House red shows one thing. A complete and utter rejection of Harris and the Democrats. Apart from the vast % of citizens seeing the country was moving in the wrong direction I also think the fear mongering, the smears, the celebrates and the legacy media helped Trump win in what can only be described as a landslide victory. People saw through the BS. (Not some on here though.) It's time to stop throwing tantrums, time to stop propagating the now fully exposed legacy media lies and see how things play out.

I’m thinking that while I agree there was a rejection of the Democrats, that the election of Trump, in large measure, is a rejection of the traditional Republican Party as well. Trump has given voice to the justified frustration/anger by purposely beating down the traditional Republicans. He has voiced wanting to drastically change the status quo in government … the working middle class is so emotionally driven to want change … well, I will await their reaction if Trump carries out his stated goals …

On 11/12/2024 at 3:33 PM, simple1 said:

 

Never was a real chance to impeach trump when the Republicans refused to fulfil their Oath to the Constitution. The refusals should also have been charged, but obviously the Constitution needs to be amended, but again will not happen to lack of foresight by the Founding Fathers. 

Just for the record for some not remembering. Donald Trump was twice impeached. That is the documented history. The Senate did not find him guilty.

On 11/12/2024 at 12:42 PM, riclag said:

 

 

We Did It!

White House : Trump

Senate majority: Republicans 

House of Reps majority: Republicans 

 

https://fox4kc.com/news/national/republicans-win-control-of-the-us-house-of-representatives/

 

“My country tis of thee sweet land of liberty,Of thee I sing ,land where my fathers died
Land of the pilgrim's pride,
From every mountain side let freedom ring”!

 

Yep! We await your party governing with all responsibility for success or failure on their backs. I would have rather seen the complete opposite but my reasoning was because I wanted all responsibility to be on the backs of the Democrats to put up or shut up dealing with the justified frustration/anger within the working middle class due to the decades long economic squeeze resulting in the unsustainable income/wealth gap. Well, here we are … but now … I await the Republican sweep to address the issues of the working middle class upon any hope of a participatory democracy depends.

I learned a lesson in 7th grade. Oh, a far less serious repeating of something someone had said concerning my girlfriend at the time. Ended the relationship and since then, I do not offer my assistance in carrying information to others where it might very well bite me in the butt!

14 hours ago, Cryingdick said:

I said I wasn't sure about others but Oprah got paid a million bucks. You might say it was for hosting not directly. Whatever. 

 

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/oprah-winfrey-reportedly-charged-1-million-for-hosting-harris-interview/articleshow/115122387.cms

You are consistent with Trump and Vance … people have said … OK, and documented fact? Crickets …

On 11/9/2024 at 10:37 AM, mdr224 said:

Leftists arent that smart. They would rather burn down local small businesses instead

Interesting outlook considering the whole popularity of Trump and his Project 2025;ilk is to shake up the status quo, do away with much of the way things have been done from government regulations, education, taxation, trade, etc. “We’ll see, said the Zen Master “ (tip of the hat to the movie, “Charlie Wilson’s War”).

On 11/8/2024 at 6:42 PM, G_Money said:

It has come to my attention that many of our most vocal and biased posters on the forum’s political threads have gone Missing In Action or MIA.  One could even say AWOL, 

 

I just find it out of character that most had engaged in healthy and at times not so healthy banter would disappear after a U.S. Presidential election.

 

Their choice of course as I believe in Freedom of Speech.

 

I’ll list a few of those I’ve noticed MIA.  Of course, they may of posted on political threads and I have not noticed or they may be on other threads.

 

I just wanted to “reach across the aisle “. and welcome them back home when they see fit and continue the banter.

 

Feel free to add or comment.

 

1.  Danderman123

2.  Tug

3.  Candide

4.  Chomper Higgot 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Perhaps feeling estranged from the USA  as I am. My other thought is not to waste time projecting … “what ifs”. Naa, let us wait until what we feared and pointed out comes into fruition. 1 st thing happening now … failure to file required transition forms so the current administration passes on current information to the incoming administration. Result … gap in US government preparedness.

On 11/9/2024 at 1:34 PM, jas007 said:

Moving abroad is not so simple, really.  Easy to sit around and think about it, and yet it's something else again to actually do it.  Selling real estate, selling cars, selling all your "junk." Maintaining a storage POD if there are things you want to keep. Bank account issues. Taxation issues.  Medical considerations for some people.  

 

 

 

 

True and yet doable with some planning. Happy with my decision to retire here in 2011.

2 hours ago, john donson said:

yes, feel alienated by trump and move to TH where you have ZERO rights and benefits... that would make sense...

Ah, been here 13 years … not feeling the pain? Instead benefitted from being an economic refugee from the USA.

On 11/9/2024 at 7:33 AM, Jingthing said:

Speaking as an expat who didn't move based on U.S. politics (I liked the situation at the time I left) we're seeing once again the threats of leaving and verifiable interest in actually doing so.

 

But will more than usual actually do so?

 

I would predict because the maga movement has revealed itself as not a fluke, that more than usual will actually move abroad this time, but no spectacular numbers.

 

This time is different, but moving abroad is still the big flippin' deal it always has been, and most people are all hat no cattle about it.

 

I do think there will be a spike in state self sorting though, a big trend already happening.

 

In other words, people feeling red moving to red states, people feeling blue moving to blue states.

 

That happened dramatically in Florida already.

 

In the linked article, THAILAND was the 23rd most popular search choice. Canada number one of course. Americans can be so predictable sometimes.

 

American interest in moving abroad skyrockets after Trump’s win — here’s how many would actually leave – NBC New York

My decision to retire abroad was economics based. I was outpriced from having an earned working middle class retirement in the USA based on my sustainable monthly budget of $2400 usd ($1570 of that from SS). There is another concern for those of us already abroad, challenges to our right to vote from abroad, a challenge to Social Security to do like the U.K. does and freeze COLA adjustments of citizens outside US territory … afterall we are already denied Medicare benefit if outside US territory (except if fully retired US military even though both of us continue to pay the Part B monthly premium).

Just an honest wish that the Kingdom of Thailand would pass legislation to stop the use of this law for political purposes. I think it does damage to the very thing they declare they want to protect.

19 hours ago, mogandave said:

The President has always had immunity. 

So, you are stating that there was no reason for the SCOTUS ruling? Evidently, the Justices thought there was a reason to rule on this point of Constitutional Law..

13 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Soooooo, never were serious anyway. Just political theatre, and time for Smith to return to insignificance. He must be crying that Harris lost.

Recognition of the political reality. Trump and McConnell manipulated the SCOTUS appointments resulting in that court ruling that Trump has immunity while President. Yes, corruption is replete in the American societal institutions. Very happy to be outside the US physical territory but interested in watching the results …

9 hours ago, Purdey said:

No wars under trump.

Thanks. Good to know that there were no U.S. troopers in Afghanistan under the last Trump Administration.

On 5/2/2024 at 10:55 PM, Maybole said:

I like a strong cheese. Mature Cheddar or stronger. I used to buy mine from Greens Food and Drink opposite Kad Farang, but they have been out of stock for months and are now closing.

 Tops used to have "Seriously Strong" in small amounts at a high price but no longer stock it. Makro, Rimping and the other supermarkets have Dutch or Italian cheeses which are too mild for my taste or that processed excuse for a cheese from USA or Australia.

Has anybody in Chiang mai area seen a decent cheese for sale recently?

Go talk to Rudy at Gekko Garden.