OneMoreFarang

Is it all common sense? To me it seems MAGA fans believe everything Trump tells them - at least I get that impression from seeing Trump and those MAGA fans. Do they all think by themself, and do they all have common sense? Or is it more like a cult where everybody shouts hurray because everybody around them shouts hurray?

And how does that work in school? Do all the kids learn what the teachers tell them? Are they all nice kids who would never ever say a bad word? Do kids like that exist? And obviously the kids learn not only in school. They learn from their parents, the internet and all those nice influencers. To make it clear: If all kids and all parents would be nice to each other and if nobody would be ridiculed, then I guess all would be fine and children of same sex parents would have no problems. But that's like saying the world would be wonderful if there would be no wars. It would be nice, but it's unrealistic.

I remember someone explained it like this: Imagine how many people would have to be involved to fake this. And then remember that all those people would have to be quiet about that forever, maybe 50 years or more. How likely is that?

That sounds similar to me. IMHO most people learn what they have to learn. Some learn even more. My Thai is good enough to tell a taxi driver where to go. And I can order food, ask for the way, and things like that. My Thai is not good enough to have a business conversation in Thai or to listen to Thai TV. And all of this is because what I need. I need basic Thai to be able to get around and eat. I don't need business Thai because people who I do business with speak better English than I speak Thai. Some people need more language skills, some less. It depends.

As far as I know to get residency in Thailand people have to work here for at least 3 years in the same company, and some other condition. I don't know the details about married people. If someone lives here for years, then he obviously survived here for years. In some areas and jobs people don't need Thai language skills, because enough Thais speak English. In other areas people have to learn Thai. And I experienced a few people who could speak Thai very well because they had no other option. I think it's good to know Thai in Thailand. But in some areas, it is not necessary because enough people speak English. Now looking at the UK, if immigrants don't speak English, how do they communicate? In Thai?

Please publish a couple of pictures of her, maybe with details where she works, etc. I am sure someone here will know her...

And you hired that specialist for 5k+ a day? Great idea...

I think the main thing here is that Trump says things which he thinks his MAGA fanboys like and which aggravates "the left". And maybe he wants to play mind games with Putin and others. Does this have to make sense? No. So, I suggest don't even try to find any logic in what he says.

In general, I wouldn't call myself conservative. But then, I am also not what they call progressive. I am somewhere in the center. I have no doubt that there are loving same sex couples out there who take care of their children and who the children admire. I have no kids, but observing kids in general offline and online, it seems to me they are as nasty as we were when I was young. And at that time, I don't think we wanted to be nasty, it was just having fun talking bad about this and that, the teachers, other pupils, whatever. And when we found a reason to wind someone up, and that someone reacted in a way which made it fun to wind them up even more, every day, then we did that. So now, if there is i.e. a sport event at the school, and for most kids father and mother would turn up, but for one kid the two fathers would sit there. Would nobody mention it? Or would there be comments like: What is that? Who is your dad? Does he have a boyfriend. Or something like that. And obviously that would happen again and again and again. Some kids might be able to shrug it off, no problem. But I am sure other kids will suffer. Maybe quietly, maybe not so quiet. Will they grow up without any damage? I have my doubt.

From the Daikin website: "Air quality filter which can filter both PM2.5 dust and germs." https://www.daikin.co.th/en/category/ResidentialProduct#tabCategoryRoomAir I have one of those ACs. Does it make a big difference? I don't really know. But looking at the filter in my air purifier and the filter in the AC I doubt the AC filters a lot.

So how do you think we should discuss things? Like I think there are two genders by the definition of 1950. And 3 by the definition of 2020? And 70 in 2024? Or what? That's why I tried to explain my opinion without that word. Because currently there is no agreed definition of that word.

There are two sexes: male (XY) and female (XX). And there are gay guys and guys who have an operation which removes the male genitals and things like that. I am sure some people just feel like they are born in the wrong body. Is that a different gender, by today's definition? I don't know. The concept that all kids are somehow born the same and are manipulated to behave like boys or girls is obviously BS. And I am pretty sure most of us know it's BS. But then there are of course some very loud activists. And some people who think they can make a lot of money from trans people. And too many people are too scared to say in public that those activists are nutters.

Ford Consul. One advantage of that car was that it is big. So, I learned driving with a big car. And for that reason, I had to drive precisely. After that, other smaller cars felt like a go-cart. The picture is from the internet, not my car.

Obviously not. I don't like her. But she still behaved like a grown-up person who thinks before she opens her mouth and who does not shoot from the hip. She was also not many times bankrupt, a convicted criminal, and all that. So, all in all, IMHO, she is still a lot better than Trump.

"It is definitely not a simple yes or no question." Is this a lie? Why? "If kids grew up with two males who f@#$# each other, then kids will assume that is normal." Is this a lie? Why? "Does this make the kids homosexual? I don't think so. Will it confuse kids? I am sure it does." Is this a lie? Why? If you accuse me of being a liar, then please try to be precise.

Thank you for repeating what I said in other words.

MAGA fanboys worship their hero. And their hero is obviously always right and the greatest and smartest guy on earth and all that. Some of us are smart enough to know that there is not just black and white. Trump is often wrong. But sometimes he has good ideas and is right. Same as Musk, he has some great ideas, and then another time he sounds like an ill-informed idiot. And many others on any side of the political spectrum. I wish MAGA fanboys would think a little, at least from time to time. Is all what Trump tells you correct? Is he often lying? Does he shoot from the hip without much thinking? You can still like some of his politics or even most of his politics. But please be realistic enough that he is not the messiah and that he has lots of stupid ideas.

It is definitely not a simple yes or no question. If kids grew up with two males who f@#$# each other, then kids will assume that is normal. Does this make the kids homosexual? I don't think so. Will it confuse kids? I am sure it does.

There are lots of psychological studies about the different role of fathers and mothers. There are also plenty of studies about the problems with kids who grew up with just one parent.

I remember from when I was a kid how brutal (talking) many kids are with each other. I.e. my parents bought once trainers with 4 stripes for me because they were a lot cheaper than the trainers with 3 stripes. And many of my fellow classmates let me know how stupid that was and looked and if my parents can't count and whatever. Kids are like that, if we like it or not. I am sure if one of my classmates would have explained to us that he has two fathers (who f*%*% each other), we would have made fun of that kid all day. Except the kid wouldn't have experiences as funny. The opposite. Additionally, it is health for all children to have a male father and a female mother. They are different in many ways and the kid learns from both of them, often in different ways. All this is well documented. Can a kid be happy and healthy with just one parent or two same sex parents? Yes. Is it more likely that the kid would grow up mentally healthier with normal parents, father and mother, and optimally sisters and brothers.

That reminds me when some official in Thailand says something about ruining the reputation of Pattaya...

But I am sure some neighbors would complain when I see exactly when they come and go, visitors, maybe what they carry, etc. My point is, it is almost impossible to have cameras which show what is in front of one unit/house and not show as well what happens nearby.

People lying about a serial liar. Now that sounds interesting.

You do it the wrong way around. First you have to copy, and after that you paste. 😉