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20 hours ago, BigStar said:

 

No. Merely you amusing yourself with your own cleverness at creating an oversimplification for sake of a talking point.

 

 

Good example of how anti-Trumpers needn't all be leftists. Political disagreements can arise for various reasons, obviously. Remember that.

 

 

Like this "mostly peaceful" protest:

 

 

Or this one Tim Walz watched:

 

FLASHBACK: <snip> Tim Walz Watches Minneapolis Burn: 'We Were Ordered Not to Do Anything'

 

Nope, just the usual hysterical fearmongering promoted by the DNC. Amped up in desperation now as Kamala's lead has faded, and duly echoed by our leftists here, always picking up the latest campaign talking points. Got nothing but hate. Joy Behar is worried, so you should be, too. Means it's bad. Very bad.

 

 

I will look out for your "Stop the Steal" posts after the election. 

On 10/15/2024 at 6:24 PM, BigStar said:

 

Actually, the DNC is more worried now that Harris will lose. Their euphoria has ended, reality set in, and Harris' lead has melted away. Probably should have resorted to democracy and held a primary to find a stronger candidate than a mere DEI appointee.

 

Hence the ramping up of hate and fearmongering with this latest push with the Nazi/fascist rhetoric, the other lies having lost their effectiveness. Our forum leftists duly echo the latest talking points, of course.   

It’s always amusing that those who are against Trump are called leftists? 
 

Leftists like Dick Cheney and Mike Pence … those kind of leftists. 
 

I think people will be surprised at the size of Harris’s majority, and the polls will be pointed to by Trump fascists as evidence of “the Steal”. The US is in for a difficult time post November but the Constitution and democracy will survive, for now. Watching MAGA extremists is reminiscent of Germany in the 1930’s … something I never thought would happen in the US. 

An exercise in wishful thinking? 
 

In contrast, Trump is deserting his supporters. Luring 5,000 into the desert for a photo opportunity only to ditch them in the dark and leave them stranded. 
 

All he has left is a reheat of the “Stop The Steal” fraud … which we will all witness once he is dispatched in November.

I don’t think anyone has a clue about the new tax rules, and that includes the Thai tax authority.

I think it is best to play the 180 day game until everything becomes clear. 
 

Even when the situation becomes clear I question whether the tax authority will be able to handle it administratively?
 

My fear is that they will apply double tax on everything, and ask for different documents to delay acknowledging your claim. My take - stay below 180 days and keep yourself out of it.

17 hours ago, Cameroni said:

Nearly 40% of registered voters who are union members are in the Republican Party.

 

Union members love Trump, because they know he stands for the forgotten working man.

 

This is why the top Union leader, Sean O'Brien, spoke at the republican convention.

 

All Kamala Harris specialised in is putting the working man behind bars. Often unjustly.

I think this is what's meant as "Trump Derangement Syndrome"? The delusion knows no bounds.

1 hour ago, Cameroni said:

 

Not at all. Russia underwent years of austerity so it could spend. Social benefits were increased. Hardly a war economy, in fact Putin was careful not to put Russia on a war economy or even martial law, not even after Kursk. Russians are buying more consumer goods and luxury goods than ever. That's not a war economy, that's just a thriving economy. Google "The Economist Vladimir Putin spends big Russian economy soaring".

Your take on the strength of the Russian economy is poor. Inflation is high and high interest rates impacts greatly on low income Russians, many of whom are borrowing to cover declining real incomes. 
 

“The Kremlin, as a result, is in a three way bind of its own making, The government can’t cut spending as long as the war continues. The war, however, saps the labour force, fuelling inflation and diminishing both welfare and public sentiment. And high interest rates, necessitated by all the inflation, stifle investment and productivity and further distort the economy”.

”… with every tick of the clock, Russia’s wartime economy becomes more susceptible to external (or internal, for that matter) shocks”. 
 

source: CEPA - Russia’s Economy: Closer to the Edge Than it Looks. 14 May 2024.

It’s not that unusual to see what on the surface looks like a booming economy, very quickly go from boom to bust. 
 

As I said, unsustainable. 

6 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

Great Job, Joe and Kamala. You did it. Russia outperforms the USA economically.

 

This is down to massive military spending, Russia is effectively a war economy. The problem is that there is no investment in the future development of the economy outside of military … and that will have negative impacts in the future and is unsustainable. 

1 hour ago, Cameroni said:

 

It would be amiss not to admit there was hint of the same fragrance in the air here.

 

I think the argument is a bit more nuanced though. A lot of states and pro life people felt aggrieved by Roe  vs Wade and wanted it gone.  Since a lot of them were from the religious right Trump was sympathetic, even though he himself never had strong feelings about abortion.

 

His current solution that each state can decide it by themselves seems an appropriate and sensible compromise.

 

But yes, the explicit refusal now to ban abortion smacks of electioneering too, even if the words were put into Vance's mouth.

The only strong feelings Trump had over abortions is the amount of money he had to shell out to fund them. 

16 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

So take credit for GDP growth and blame others for the bad things. 

No. Just be honest about what you can do. If the world experiences an economic shock that drives up prices, you have to deal with it, mostly through interest rate hikes, which can be painful for everyone. If you deal with it quickly the quicker you get back to lower inflation and growth. 
 

it’s simply childish to believe that everything is down to whoever is in the Whitehouse. I’d say the same about CEO’s. Sometimes poor results are down to economic conditions impacting that industry. Same goes for good times. They get too much praise in good times, and too much blame during poor times. 
 

The inflation and cost of living argument always makes me laugh. No one seems to understand that external shocks can impact an economy in ways that no politician has any control over. Yet the incumbent always gets the blame? 
 

Compared to other countries around the world impacted by the post pandemic supply chain problems and the economic shock of the Ukraine war I would say that the US dealt with it better than most. 
 

It is fun to watch Trump visibly crumble as his time in the Sun starts to fade, as voters get jaded by his lies and corruption. Perhaps the fake assassination was one step to far?

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On 7/27/2024 at 1:56 AM, thaibeachlovers said:

So the guy didn't actually die from a bullet fired at Trump? Is that what you are saying? He was just an actor pretending to die?

He was a Patsy.

Even AI agrees with me.

10 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

and you apparently think Trump can get the secret service and a great many other people to agree to fake it, without anyone raising an alarm about it. If that were the case it'd be in huge capitals on the front page of every newspaper in every country on the planet. It's not so your supposition is

Why would Mike Pence refuse to get into the Secret Service car on Jan 6th? Because he didn’t believe that he’d get out alive. He didn’t trust them because he knew they were all under Trump’s command. 
 

Trump came out the other day to defend the lady Secret Service agent, who was crouched down, grabbing his waist, whilst he was doing his Zoolander impression … posing for a photo opportunity whilst supposedly the victim of an assassination attempt. 
 

The reason he backs her up is because she did what she was told to do, take part in a performance. 

10 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

and apparently you think Trump was able to recruit a patsy, a real assassin, the secret service, and loads more people including the people that did first aid on his ear, the staff in hospital and his doctor, the person that put the fake blood on his ear and face, and do so long enough ago to be prepared for that rally, all without anyone spilling the beans.

 

Did you mention people that will believe anything?

Who at the hospital actually treated him? Do you know their names? The only doctor to write a letter on his behalf is the Candyman, Ronny Jackson … a discredited practitioner. And he wasn’t there? 
 

As for recruiting a Patsy. That’s been going on forever … Lee Harvey Oswald, Sirhan Sirhan … getting a 20 year old involved to “help” the Police with crowd surveillance, wouldn’t be that difficult. The building he was on housed Police snipers, how did he get there carrying ladders, a scope and an A15 assault rifle? And why wasn’t he tackled before shooting started, as we have plenty of evidence from people in the crowd? 
 

You simply don’t want to believe what’s right in front of you. Donald Trump could meet you and explain how it all went down, and you’d convince yourself he’s been drugged by the “Deep State”. 

Don’t believe Trump’s lies. It looks like Musk is helping him with the cover up. 
 

The awful truth about the MAGA Trump crowd is that they know he’s a rapist, conman, liar and fraudster but that’s who they want in charge. They know he’s capable of subverting democracy and undertaking an authoritarian coup, but they don’t care. 
 

Don’t waste any time trying to convince them, or providing them with evidence, because they already know it’s true. They simply don’t care. They want this. 

36 minutes ago, Hanaguma said:

Sounds fascinating. Surely you have a few examples of cases she prosecuted, and evidence of her courtroom prowess.

Why would anyone do research on Harris’s past cases to present to some MAGA cult member? It doesn’t matter what is presented your mind is closed. Donald Trump could meet you at Mar a Lago for lunch and explain he’s a crook, conman and rapist, but it wouldn’t matter to you. It doesn’t matter to you. You already know it. You simply don’t care. 

2 hours ago, Hanaguma said:

Not running. Just waiting for the Dems to officially coronate their queen. He already wasted one debate on a candidate who dropped out, why waste another? Plenty of time to set up a meeting once Kamala is selected.

 

So... could you dig up any info on how the feared Kamala is such a debate master? Any of her performances show her skills?

Harris is a legal prosecutor, you don’t get to Attorney General level if you can’t debate or string two words together. Trump, on the other hand, relies on name calling and slandering, as well as spewing out lie after lie. 
 

Trump knows he’s in for a verbal beating … where do we start. Rapist, fraudster, insurrectionist, etc. He’s defecating in his diaper about the prospect of Harris. 

Just now, Hanaguma said:

Can you name anyone (other than Willie Brown) who has ever had 'their clock cleaned' by Harris? Name one debate performance of hers that stands out in your mind.  

 

Trump has faced better and smarter and more experienced people in debates, and did well.  Who has Kamala faced?

Then why is Trump so scared? He’s running away because he thought he’d have an easy time with a very old man. That’s Trump in a nutshell. A bully. And like all bullies he runs away when the odds are not in his favour.

On 7/26/2024 at 7:21 PM, Hanaguma said:

Uh, that was a debate with a different candidate, who is no longer in the running. I know Kamala is eager to get Joe's money, but she can't get his personal appointments too. Hell, she isn't even the official nominee of her party yet.

 

I am sure she is woman enough to negotiate her own terms with Team Trump, once she is officially The Anointed One.  

Biden wasn’t officially the anointed one? No more than Harris is now.
 

The truth is that Trump thought he’d be against a man with failing faculties - now he’s the old guy he just doesn’t fancy having his clock cleaned by Harris. 

4 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

 

   Why didn't Trump just wear a bandage on his ear to hide the fact that there isnt a scar on his ear ?

He knows that people like you will come out and explain it all away.

But if anyone reads the letter about his “injuries” written by his former WH doctor, they have to ask the question … how can you sustain that damage and two weeks later not have any visible damage to your ear? 
 

Trump supporters never will, because truth is whatever you want it to be in Trump world.