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The phrase "Black lives matter" also originates from an extreme group with violent tendancies.

I'm sorry OP, but this was no accident. If your wife saw the dog lying in the road then drove up slowly until she couldn't see it anymore, the dog hasn't walked off so it's obviously still lying there. She'd have seen the dog if it had walked off. You have my sympathy. Nobody should have to put up with the torture you're going through with those dogs. But let's not pretend it wasn't a hit job...

A drag performance is not a normal of society though is it. Men dressing up in extravagant women's clothing and makeup, making exaggerated (usually over sexualised) female gestures. Is that a good portrayal of women in society - a good message for kids? Drag shows are entertainment for some adults (although I've never understood the appeal), not educational shows for children. If you want to push for educational Trans speakers going into schools to fight for their cause, fill yer boots. But arguing for drag performances? I think you lefties are taking the LGBT argument too far and doing more damage than good for equality in the process.

They didn't perform in schools or libraries for kids though. Not sure why this is necessary now.

The government were promoting remain actually.

Freedom of Movement was one element of the Brexit vote, but not the sole reason. People on the Remain side keep using this argument; "you voted leave to take control of your borders, now look at all the immigrants coming in!" That's a false argument. FOM was stopped after Brexit, so the Leave campaign promise was met. What we have now is thousands coming over on boats illegally. That would have happened anyway, leave or remain. Yes the UK government's handling of illegal immigration is a shambles and a disgrace. But don't link this to Brexit.

Exactly my thoughts too!

I agree, but as somebody else said on this thread, it's probably designed to get more people posting comments rather than just emojis. If you can't let a poster know what you personally think of their comment with an emoji, you have to write something. And I assume forums with more comments are more lucrative ????‍♂️ It's either that, or it's to protect those over sensitive people on here...

Anyone who is still taking this post seriously after reading this from the OP....well you must be smoking something ???? So he moved from the balcony ganja smoker 'guest house' to another 'guest house' where they all wear tie die and play reggae music in the morning. Ok....

I've known a Thai 'hiso' for at least 15 years, lives in the UK and now has dual citizenship, works in finance, and her Thai family is very well connected. She lies all the time, so it's not just a bar girl thing. I realised long ago that it's more of a cultural thing in Thailand. The truth is just a bit more flexible in LOS ???? As others have said, I much prefer a bar girl telling me a few porkies. The truth wouldn't be fun at all!

Do you not agree that more Islamic terror attacks led to more far right activity? Same logic

No, I'm saying this is why Tate has more followers than he ordinarily would do.

I disagree that it has nothing to do with woke. I believe people like Tate are growing in popularity due to the bombardment of woke narrative pushed down our throats every day. Previously moderate right wingers are being pushed over the edge. Same as with the left continually promoting race hate, like this latest incident in the US where black police officers killing a black man is being labeled as racist because the black officers have adopted white attitudes or something. Insanity. For the record, I know hardly anything about Tate other than a few headlines. I'm just explaining that pushing the woke agenda too far will have consequences.

Verifiable data, or guesswork? As others have said, these are purely forecasts by a body with a questionable past (Legarde etc) and a pretty awful record. IMF shows poor track record at forecasting recessions However, a closer look at its record on reading the future suggests it is unlikely they will accurately predict even how many economies will expand or contract this year. “All macroeconomic forecasters are poor at predicting downturns,” David Turner, head of the economics department at the OECD told the FT. https://www.ft.com/content/60581224-3335-11e8-b5bf-23cb17fd1498

Smart people tend to have more open minds my friend

Most of us have many decades of life experience, and many years of Thailand experience. You have to remember this is a a young girl, probably first time in Thailand, probably a bit naive. Probably could only afford cheap accommodation. Also some people are naturally more clumsy than others (not everyone is as perfect as you). We don't know if she tripped or slipped on something. At the end of the day that balcony rail is way too low by any standards. What is the point of a rail that low? I don't think even Warwick Davies would be safe on that balcony.

A bit like Meghan stirring up hatred for the Royal Family.

Everybody I know currently getting Omicron is suffering very similar symptoms to a cold, or no symptoms at all. Assuming this BF.7 follows the same pattern as previous new variants (i.e. spreading faster but less virulent), why would governments need to "think the worst"?

Any proof of this? I suspect what you meant was most people you associate with believe this.

All of those things you list are just excuses for her and her followers. Her unpopularity is due to her appalling attention seeking and hypocritical behaviour. And for turning Harry (who used to be very popular) into a p whipped fool. 99% of the British public (me included) had no idea she had African ancestry until she started telling us about it. And they made it worse by moving from the UK to make their own living, for us to find out that the 'living' they planned was basically being paid to gossip about the royal family. Of all the good things they could have chosen to make a living from, they chose this.

You're going way off on a tangent. You might be right about those things, but you ignored (or misunderstood?) my fundamental point in order to raise LGBT rights issues. Or do you think people in a same sex relationship should be beyond scrutiny?

I think you're over reacting. I would have said the same if an ex teacher was dating a girl 51 years his junior. The gender/sex was not the central point, it was the occupation. He was probably a perfectly decent bloke, but some (including parents of his former pupils) might raise an eyebrow reading about this. And that's probably why the newspaper made a big deal of the occupation + age gap - to get more clicks.

No I didn't.

That said, him being an ex-teacher having had a career surrounded by young boys, and then ends up dating a man 51 years his junior might cause some concern to people. If he'd been an ex-plumber or accountant less so. In any case RIP to them both. I hope the old chap was having the best time of his life before he met this untimely end. And as for the 27 year old - he had his whole life ahead of him ????

They've done the lock-in pee testing at tourist venues too over the years. I just don't think it's a good look. I haven't been to Jakarta, but I'm quite well travelled. Thanks for your concern though.