Hanaguma

Since you seem the expert on the subject, care to enlighten us on what social media we should not be using? All I use is Line.

Yeah, I dont get Fox where I live, and from the clips I see it isn't particularly interesting. Dogma from the right is as tiresome as dogma from the left.

Little knowledge? More like little that you agree with, but that is OK. If it makes me more credible, I HAVE lived in the US for several years. Does that make me more worthy of having opinions? Besides, what is more worthless than a bunch of grumpy old expats living in Asia bitching and moaning about what is happening in a place that few of them will ever live in again?

I am sure some do. But a large minority, perhaps majority, do not. They want ALL the land. With no Jews on it. The same way there are virtually no Jews in the 22 Arab nations of this world. How do you think THAT came about, by the way? That is the what the future holds for Israel should Hamas win.

'Genocide in progress'? Give me a break. The population of Gaza has GROWN by 50,000 people a year since the 1960s. Some genocide. The IDF could easily kill 20,000 people in a day if they wanted. Yet somehow they kill only 1% of that number (even if you believe the liars of Hamas). That speaks to the professionalism and care that the IDF takes when conducting operations.

Cooperation sounds great. Let Europe cooperate and build refugee camps close to the borders of Europe. Let the asylum seekers stay until their claims are adjudicated. Have planes on standby to deport those who do not qualify.

NATO needs fewer members, not more. Russia is very much not in check, they are just getting ramped up and unfortunately time is running out for any kind of settlement to be reached that will see Ukraine maintain any semblance of independence. The rest seems to be your usual copy/paste of Democratic Party talking points. I am concerned about America the same way that the mouse is concerned that the elephant will roll over in its sleep. What happens in the US MATTERS to the rest of the world. Most other countries can afford to have mediocre blowhards in power, like Trudeau in Canada. But the US needs more.

Ya think? Then I am VERY curious to hear your take on what it is like to be a Jew in Palestine. Or Egypt. Or Iran. Or Algeria. How many are even left there? Were you the one claiming that the Jews didn't "get there first"? As if that matters in the great sweep of history, even if it were true. Which it doesn' seem to be.

Not exactly. Some crimes are more serious than others, some have statute of limitations applied and so on. So let's let it play out and see where we wind up.

Stormy absolutely. MaDougal I frankly don't know enough about to make an informed guess. So yeah I am sure he paid Stormy to shut up. She saw an opportunity to sell her story once Trump was in the spotlight as a Presidential candidate. And he wanted the story to go away.

Not OK with it, but not sure why it is such a big deal. The amount of money in question was paltry. But let's let the system do its job and see where it takes us.

Is covering it up illegal? Paying for an NDA is not a crime as far as I know. Seems like a wise thing to do- pay for silence rather than risk an embarrassing revelation at a bad time. AFAIK, Clinton did the same and paid off Paula Jones on the eve of his impeachment hearing.

No doubt it was BS. Trump was active in sports in university. As was Biden. Both found a 'medical' excuse to avoid the military once their student deferments ran out. Either one could have entered the military at any time in their university education, had they wanted to.

True. The Palestinians are infamous for faking tragedies and milking sympathy. They have been busted repeatedly in lies and misinformation, yet a credulous world takes their claims as gospel. 500 killed in a hospital bombing anyone? Complete with 'victims' being consoled and children bleeding? Turned out it never happened- it was a stray terrorist rocket that crashed into a parking lot.

Sure. And at age 25, Biden's claim of asthma, when he was a teenage lifeguard, played football and baseball, was completely legitimate. Come on, be real. Both of them used the means that they could to avoid serving in Vietnam. Student deferments were the most popular. Biden used 5, Dick Cheney used 5, Trump used 4, Clinton used 4 or 5... The last President to actually serve was George Bush the First.

Yes.. he got 5 deferments as a student and a final one for asthma. Trump got 4 as a student and a final one for bone spurs.

It sounds like the bad Orange Man...hurt you. Would you like to show us where? Here, look at this doll. Can you show us where the Orange Man touched you?

Much like "childhood asthma" helped Joe avoid serving his country. Like I said, it is one thing they had in common.

If you are right, then Biden was a fool to cut a deal with James Clyburn. But at the time he was in trouble, and not locking up the nomination as fast as people thought. But ol James pulled him through, but at a price. Then the others dropped out quickly, many to accept later positions in the Biden administration. There are many words to describe VP Harris. I have never heard "articulate". She gives the same speech, "unburdened by what has been".... every time. Plus speaks juvenile platitudes as if they were deep revelations. Remember this? “So, Ukraine is a country in Europe.It exists next to another country called Russia. Russia is a bigger country. Russia is a powerful country. Russia decided to invade a smaller country called Ukraine."

I really wouldn't tout that as such an accomplishment. Plenty of mediocrities have managed to become President. Plus, don't you think any other reasonably centrist Democrat would handily beat Trump this year? Especially if they could jettison Harris from the ticket. If the Democrats win, it will be in spite of Biden and not because of him.

Biden won the nomination because he made a Faustian bargain with James Clyburn- Clyburn delivered votes, BUT Biden had to choose a black woman as VP nominee. And now we see the results... He possesses none of the virtues you wrote. He IS a politician, after all.

Ah, nothing like the energetic vituperation of the belligerently uninformed. Biden is, and has always been, a mediocrity. His stint as VP was supposed to be the equivalent of a gold watch given to a loyal but dull employee upon retirement. Bringing him back to the spotlight only highlighted how desperate the Democrats were.

A lot of people in the same position, voting for Trump might be a bridge too far. Some are looking past the top of the ticket to VP, which given the age of the two candidates is more important this year than in most elections. The chance that the VP will have to serve at least some of the 2024-28 term is not insignificant. Plus, look at the policies the two parties are trying to put in place. There is some way to triangulate and come to a conclusion buried in there...it would be a lot easier if one or both of Trump and Biden were to drop out.

Absolutely. So we are in this strange position of having two rather poor choices. So I think people will look at the track records of the two and decide. At the moment, the Trump presidency is seen more favorably than Biden's by more than 10 points. I think there is a certain nostalgia for the days of 2% inflation, $2 gas, Middle East peace, and so on.

Sure. If the government paying off student loans is such a great idea, why didn't Joe put it to Congress? And if EVs are inevitable (and I think they are too), then there is no need for a subsidy. Let the free market take care of it naturally and holistically. I think Joe used to be a centrist. Maybe deep in his soul that 'Joe' still exists, but it has been co-opted by the looney wing of the Democrats.