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Well apparently even Jesus had an ulterior motive for being crucified so we shouldn't judge the monk to severely.

How true, nobody could plan the mess the world is in. It's best to believe only your own experience as every news outlet, every political party, every religion has its own agenda. Read if you must but believe little.

or forgot he couldn't swim.

The most sold and least read book, isn't it online already?

The human race has survived worse and even thrived in the ice age, perhaps in a 100 years Antarctica could be a viable place to live, the countries in the northern hemisphere will no doubt have a renaissance with improved weather conditions. Sorry about the southern regions though, many will be partially submerged if conditions worsen but there's plenty of room in Siberia, it may even be possible to grow rice there later.

Not the sharpest knife in the drawer.

Two unstable leaders, Trump and Putin, what could go wrong when things escalate.

Wouldn't the coffin float? Sit on it and paddle, you know it makes sense.

or a passenger plane or reentry capsule.

That's what they say openly at least... just in case. How they actually vote is another matter.

Cats playing with matches again

The worst thing to happen to cats since dogs.

Up to him, until a public spirited busy body had him arrested.

With the rise of 'woke', free speech regarding immigrants or trans issues in the UK isn't tolerated either, you can lose your job or face imprisonment, the police even told one blogger he had to adjust his thinking, leading them to be called the 'thought police', but the UK has become mad now anyway, you need a permit now to keep chickens or pigeons even. So Thailand isn't alone, whereby considering the inflammatory nature of the deep South the Thai police have every right to be watchful, when they start asking for chicken permits I will change my mind.

Indeed, the myth of democracy still abounds because every 4 years you can exchange one set of sociopaths for another as if true control doesn't belong to conglomerates like Black rock, the central bank, the stock market or the Fed. True freedom comes from having 'fock you' money otherwise you are at the mercy of your employer, your landlord, your bank, your insurance provider, your spouse or the idiot you voted for last time around.

yesterday my wife and I went to the army barracks to visit our son (17) on parents day, (he does army training 2 to 3 weeks a year to reduce his national service at 18) just like last time the separation and experience made him heart warmingly affectionate, quite unlike his normal self. He told us that the night before he had been put on guard duty by his evening sergeant from 1 to 5 in the morning, being my son he thought <deleted> that for a game of soldiers and slept through till the morning. It didn't go unnoticed, his evening sergeant left orders for the day sergeant to punish him with 80 press ups. The day sergeant took pity on him and said instead he was to run in full kit with a rifle 4 km in the hot sun on a rain drenched field, 1 km for every hour he didn't do guard duty. My son said he would have preferred the 80 press ups. Despite that he seems to be enjoying the camaraderie and army life in general. While we were sitting talking, the burly evening sergeant came walking around the parents toward us and my son sprang up like a released coiled spring giving him a crisp salute nearly knocking me of my stool, the sergeant returned the salute nodding and smiling as if to say all is forgiven. I'm definitely a fan of the military experience for a young man (not for me at that age though), the disciplinary experience makes a huge difference in character. He is looking forward to coming home and a hot shower, they only get cold showers. Like last year he will be polite and friendly without the teenage bull$hit for at least two weeks.

Cash

Yes indeed, as the bard once said '<deleted> this for a game of soldiers'

Never mind, show them your British passport where it says, "His Britannic Majesty's secretary of state requests and requires in the name of His Majesty all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer to pass freely without let or hindrance........"., you'll be back home in no time.

Well the election is close and Trump has a lot of negative news to brush under the carpet.

In a way it is a sign of a failed state. If the government (which itself is no stranger to corruption) can't rely on its regulations being adhered to or the honesty of its civil servants, police, armed services etc then it itself has no purpose, no legitimacy and the people have no leadership that they can respect and rely on.

It still beats existing in the UK.

At the moment the GOP doesn't exist anymore as a viable cohesive party which is a shame because every government needs a good opposition. Trump killed the sensible portion of the party with the MAGA mob threat, be a sycophant or risk not being reelected, so the party is split into factions, those with a spine being the smallest. I hope with time and Trump's absence normality will return....to the house and senate as well as the nation; at the moment one could draw parallels with the senate in ancient Rome which gave up all authority to the Caeser of the day.

I rather think it was part of the deal for his prison free return with pardon which is why the new investigation into the prison hospital affair will be white washed away.

Two primitives discussing the finer points of string theory.