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It will be a rinse and repeat of the 2016-2020 civil unrest if Trump wins. Lefties tend to throw their toys out of the cot when somebody takes their crayons away.
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There's a damned good reason why the First Amendment of the US Constitution protects freedom of expression. Without the right to say what you think, you lose the right to think what you want. As evidenced by history and every dystopian novel ever written, speech and wrongthink are always the first targets of wannabe totalitarian governments. We have decades of authoritarians banning and changing the meanings of words, but that just isn't enough. The UK government are now in the process of making it illegal to pray silently within 150 metres of an abortion establishment. You can and will be criminalised for your thoughts. Eventually of course we will return to normality whereby government fears the people, instead of the current inverse. Unfortunately and inevitably, it will require multiple civil wars. This will only occur when government heaps on that final straw. That final straw will probably be something relatively innocuous, such as rationing beer consumption (I jest), but it will be something as equally and ludicrously authoritarian that breaks the camel's back. We are currently in Orwell's dilemma, speaking of his 1984 proles, the commoner and mostly unthinking proletariat - "Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious.”
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A cunning scheme dreamed up by Mossad's iteration of Q after watching Kingsman.
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Violent Brawl Between Drunk Australian Tourists Shocks Pattaya
Gsxrnz replied to webfact's topic in Pattaya News
Thai coppers should be made to watch a game of rugby as part of their training. A half way decent 12 year old hooker from Koondoola could have taken these blokes to the ground in a heartbeat. -
Russia's Secret Nuclear Collaboration with Iran Raises Global Alarms
Gsxrnz replied to Social Media's topic in World News
What did the US and NATO expect? The enemy of my enemy is my friend. -
I once spent 60 minutes trying to exit the Central carpark - at that point I found a place to double park, and went for a coffee and nicotine. Returned an hour later and nothing had improved. Another 30 minutes before I got out. It was a holiday weekend before the Mexican beer crisis. I was on Level 5. One hour felt like a week. Crawling forward at a meter a minute, mayhem ensuing in front when somebody exits a park and the guy that wants that park doesn't have the room to manoeuvre. Cars double parked. Cars entering the queue from lower floors adding to the congestion. The muppets at the entrance allowing more and more vehicles to enter the fray. If I had to guess I'd say the occupancy rate of parked and unparked cars was probably around 300%. The Missus' solution was to join the Central Festival Members Club. They get reserved parking on level 3 and there are always empty spots. Exiting is much quicker on busy weekends.
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Western Union better than “Wise”
Gsxrnz replied to Everyman's topic in Jobs, Economy, Banking, Business, Investments
A few questions to those experiencing delays beyond 24 hours, assuming no home country or Thailand bank holidays/weekends. 1. Do you have a Wise THB account and also a Wise account in your domestic Currency? Let's say USD. 2. Do you routinely hold a balance in your Wise USD account - say at least the amount you would want to convert to THB for a month or more? 3. Do you regularly convert from your Wise USD account to your Wise THB account as and when you desire, depending on exchange rate on the day, building up a balance that suits your requirements or risk profile? 4. Do you occasionally flip THB from your Wise account back into your Wise USD account because the THB/USD rate moved in your favor and you can make a few bucks? 5. Finally, when remitting THB to your Thai domestic bank account, do you remit THB from your Wise THB account? i.e. you are remitting THB you already have in your Wise THB account. This is my general practise, and I have no problems other than a few minor delays because of weekends, public holidays in either Thailand or the UK. I think many users don't hold the Wise accounts I refer to, and pay Wise from their domestic bank for every remittance they do. Holding the THB in a Wise THB account means the final leg to your Thai bank account is an in-country transaction, meaning Wise have already received payment and they are remitting cleared funds to you. I suspect most delays are usually caused by your home country bank/clearing system, or Wise' requirement to meet your countries money laundering rules. -
Pattaya Launches Safety Campaign for Songthaew Drivers and Tourists
Gsxrnz replied to snoop1130's topic in Pattaya News
I wish the sticker said "Press to alight". -
Hunter Biden's Surprising Last-Minute Guilty Plea in Tax Evasion Case
Gsxrnz replied to Social Media's topic in World News
I like how the "get out of jail free" plea deal scandal was nicely glossed over. Judge Delays Hunter Biden Plea Deal - The New York Times (nytimes.com) -
Thailand Aims to Launch ASEAN’s First Spaceport, Eyes Global Space Race
Gsxrnz replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Given the abundant supply of indigenous Space Cadets, I see nothing but success for this venture. -
£230k from Jersey bank returned to Thailand after corruption probe
Gsxrnz replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
A drop in the bucket Olympic sized swimming pool of corruption. At least 25% of all government contracts goes towards the tea fund, and everybody knows it. Corruption in Thailand - Wikipedia -
Greta Thunberg Detained by Danish Police During Gaza War Protest
Gsxrnz replied to Social Media's topic in World News
For a 21 year-old, Greta is looking decidedly middle-aged. -
So Thailand is the leader in infidelity and also has the world's smallest penis size. Not suggesting that correlation implies causation, but.... The world 'penis size' map has been invented and it shows how the average manhood measures up - Mirror Online
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It's presumptive to assume the blokes are actually playing golf.
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It is quickly becoming self-evident that "democracy" is failing. Elon's theory of a society run by high testosterone males is being hammered by the media. They don't seem to realise that for most of human history, that has been the modus operandi. Democracy is nothing but a social experiment bound to end up in liberal tears.
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Watch the video. Lower than knee-height on a Thai. That's not a flood by local standards, merely an inconvenience.