Lacessit

Visited many times, work-related. Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, St. Louis, New Orleans, Houston, Dallas, New York, San Antonio, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Atlantic City, Portland, Connecticut, Detroit, Honolulu. World's best at logistics. O'Hare airport is mind-blowing. Best food in New Orleans, with Cajun and Creole cuisine. Food served in excessive portions, no wonder many Americans are obese. Houston has the history of the skyscraper. Palpable racial hatred in the northern cities. I could go on for quite a while, IMO that's enough. Your turn.

Sorry, no. An interesting array of triviality. If you could tell me the difference in carrying capacity of the Pilbara and a Western Land Lease in NSW, I'd be impressed. Or knowing the difference between a kangaroo and a wallaby. I think you meant Steve Irwin. As for Indonesia, did you know it is actually 14,000 islands, with over 30 different tribal cultures and building methods? Or that when renting a house there, the landlord takes a year's rental in advance?

How many countries do you think will be sharing intelligence with the USA, after that happens?

Stated with your usual grace and charm.

The US is self-sufficient in energy, food and water. It imports most of its pharmaceuticals and plastics. It is not self-sufficient in manufacturing capacity, most of which has been exported overseas in the last 4 decades. Bringing it back is going to be a major cost exercise. Financial advisers recommend savings of at least three month's living expenses, to weather financial hiccups such as job loss or sickness. The average personal debt level in America is $22,000. America is on a razor's edge. Many don't know it.

They do on polling day.

Tell me what you know about Australia and Indonesia, then.

Run a poll of non-Americans, then.

Really. If the rest of the world decided to call in US debt, America would be up <deleted> creek in a barbed wire canoe, without a paddle.

IME many foreigners know a lot more about America, than the average American knows about the rest of the world.

Can your sarcasm get any more childish?

Which program is that? Project 2025?

I believe concession speeches are made after the 270 Electoral College vote threshold has been achieved.

Trump's entire business empire is built on debt. He also has about 7 business bankruptcies behind him. Do you really think he is the one to sort US debt? Maybe Musk can, but at what cost? I feel sorry for the people who voted for Trump in the belief their lives will get better. If he doesn't cut their Social Security checks outright, the purchasing power will be eroded by the tariffs on Chinese goods.

I was wondering when a thread for bigots would come along......

"If they know what is good for them". That works both ways.

Actually, I don't think I ever said Kamala would win. Please post one of my posts where i said that. As far as Roman history goes, Si tacuisses, philosophus mansisses.

Teflon Don is an apt description. In the MAGA euphoria, it seems to have been forgotten he is due to be sentenced soon.

He probably will, when he gets his ducks in a row.....

I studied Roman history when I was learning Latin, you don't know what you are talking about.

Hatred, bigotry, racism and misogynism have won. Empires rarely fall from outside forces. They fall from the rot and disunity within. Historians mark the decline and fall of the Roman Empire with the reign of Commodus. IMO the decline and fall of US hegemony will begin with Trump's second term. Anyone who thinks Trump ( or Vance ) can change their spots to become unifying leaders is going to be sorely disappointed.

Why would I want to be an American? I never had to teach my son how to avoid getting shot at school. I've never had to pay an arm and a leg for medications. Or mortgage my house for surgery. I don't have to wonder when the IRS is coming after me. Most Americans don't realize how screwed up their country is.

I am told by Thai Immigration to make 90 day reports, and extend my retirement visa yearly. Apart from that, I can't think of anyone else issuing instructions. I thought you were working from a Kremlin basement. The paucity of your response to my post is telling.

IMO every relationship evolves with time. My relationship with my GF started transactionally, it endured because we discovered we were sexually very compatible. With age, sex is very infrequent now. Our partnership is now one of caring for each other. I have had ample evidence of how much she cares for me, as I do her. As far as "useful assistant" goes, she puts in a lot more work than I do. I am useful for unscrewing bottle tops, opening jars, and doing the heavy lifting when we go shopping.

Gee, what a surprise. A right-wing publication rated as having right-wing bias. Article written by John Tierney, a science columnist who has a BA after his name, not B Sc. Low credibility. A vote for Trump is a vote for someone who will cut taxes on billionaires, then slash Medicare and Social Security to pay for the tax cuts. Are the turkeys voting for Christmas? A salient feature of fascism is its demonization of minority groups. Immigrants, Haitians, Puerto Ricans, LGBT, etc. Just like Hitler demonized Jews and gypsies, "poisoning the blood of our country". History repeats itself. Harris respects the rule of law and the Constitution. It's pretty clear Trump does not. On that basis, who is more likely to be the fascist?