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I'm afraid as an American, you don't really know what extreme left and right is. In Australia, the Democrats would be considered a tad right of centre. Your Republicans would be close to fascists. We have corruption in Australia as well, but nothing comes close to what you have. No-one in Australia needs a billion dollars to become Prime Minister.

Analytical chemists, and corrosion engineers.

If you are not prepared to put a stop to her eating them, I guess another option you have is to start eating them yourself. I can remember some good advice from a foreman, in my first job as a trainee. I had to take samples of fatty acids in the tallow splitting plant, which stank to high heaven. The foreman saw me struggling not to retch. He told me to come in the next day, without having any breakfast. Walk into the plant, and take half a dozen deep breaths, You'll be OK after that. He was right, while I could still smell the odor, it never bothered me again.

I have been an invited speaker at several American conferences, with funding provided for my travel by the organizers. Presumably, I was invited because Americans thought they could learn something from an Australian. Do you always lead with your chin?

Trump's concern for the environment was clearly delineated when he appointed an oil industry executive as his Secretary for the Environment.

Depends on the individual. 50 mg Sidegra drops me to 80/40.

Given nearly 50% of you guys will vote for a 78 yo felon in visible cognitive decline, why should I feel inferior? 70% of you still believe in angels. Compared to you, I'm Einstein. I am normal BMI. 40% of you are fat slugs.

Do you have any problem with low blood pressure using Cialis?

Multiple health professionals are saying Trump has visible symptoms of dementia. I guess anyone but Harris is your mantra. Republican good, Democrat bad. As for your claim Trump's conviction was a witch hunt, typical MAGA BS. The intelligence of an amoeba.

How do you think giving advice more than 3 years later is going to assist the OP?

Not a problem for me. Anything smelly, such as durian, gets eaten outside. Have you considered putting your foot down?

IMO one of the prime causes of stupidity in politics is the skill set brought to it by candidates for office. Lawyers are 1% of the general US population. They make up 40% of politicians. Scientists and engineers are 2.5% of the general US population. They are less than 10% of politicians. I am not saying lawyers are stupid, just the balance of skills needed to run a country is out of kilter. Most countries bar felons from running for political office. America has gone way beyond stupid into insanity.

I can see you need a little education. Your military is good. So is ours. The Indonesians found out in East Timor we were not to be messed with. We are healthier than you. Your average life expectancy is 77.5 years. Ours is 83.9. We are better at sports than you. America was the leading gold medal winner at the Paris Olympics. 40 gold medals. Australia won 18 gold medals. Your population is 330 million. Ours is 26 million. Simple math says wiping the floor with you is an understatement. I do have other examples of where we are better than you, but I don't want to humiliate you unnecessarily.

Actually, the US Government is a world leader in selling armaments to other countries. Just recently, they graduated to selling nuclear submarines. I guess aircraft carriers are next. No disagreement whatsoever with #3, it's what most countries are trying to do after COVID exposed the weaknesses in globalisation.

What do you think that would do to the cost of any imported goods? I have no problem with the proposition venal politicians outsourced American jobs. Back in the day, America produced some of the best durable goods on the planet.

Here's an example of American paranoia........

I fear for America, not for myself. There's nothing Trump can do which will affect me or my way of life. If there's a contradiction in that, I can't see it. I am always amused by Americans puffing out their chests, saying they are the greatest. They are not, they just don't realize it.

Whether you like them or not, world trade would collapse if America was to withdraw all its warships from the high seas. Piracy would become rampant. Over 80% of trade takes place by sea. Be careful what you wish for.

Australia saw the light in 1996. There are still plenty of guns in our country, just not ones designed for mass slaughter. Meantime, your children will continue to die in school, and innocent civilians die with every nutcase that has free access to firearms. It's a sickness for which you have no cure.

In other words, as I posted previously, you guys are paranoid. Let me suggest if Trump wins in November, you are well on the path to tyranny. What happened to give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses? Is it <deleted> off, we're full now?

If everyone deserves a shot, how can a candidate win the popular vote, and still lose? IMO the Electoral College is no longer fit for purpose. Neither is the Second Amendment, the Supreme Court, and Judge Aileen Cannon.

The filter is most probably clogged beyond recovery, time to get a new one. The OP should have known the thread title would bring every comedian out of the woodwork, like bears to honey.

Correct. IMO we got the recipe right. Why can't America do the same?

It also means you have to train your schoolchildren how to avoid getting shot at school. Not something my country has to worry about. What's next, giving your kids flak jackets and helmets?

You are confusing me for British, I'm Australian.