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Ah - the refreshing stench of the Global Corporatocracy venting its vitriol through The Nation. Did Monsanto co-author the article?

48 minutes ago, Somtamnication said:

Well, most non Americans have no idea about this "democracy", for example, it is not one man one vote. But it is the best there is and so please let it continue. 

Citizens United decision put 'Murica firmly in the Corporatocracy category, not the Democracy category. This  bastardized version is hardly the best example of Democracy in the world today.

1 minute ago, james1995 said:

Yeah and wasting electricity.  That stuff is expensive here.  Room = 5,000 a month and wasting 3000+ a month on electric is a dumb idea.

Its dumb because rent is ridiculously cheap? Back home a 'room' would be 15,000 baht a month and electric would be 4000+. Don't get your point.

5 minutes ago, louse1953 said:

You didn't read what i said.Some energy use is necessary,some is not.

And apparently you get to be the judge and jury on that? You are cherry-picking what YOU consider important. A good nites sleep is very necessary to me.

Liking these threads, always good to know what is working!

Thanks, good to know!

There is no stopping Trump.  Even if he loses the election, he has millions of followers.

I believe some of you may have misinterpreted the, admittedly poorly written, description of his incarceration. He spent 15 yrs in a Canadian jail fighting extradition, then 5 yrs in the Thai jail.

If you want the pup to socialize in the same way as home why not stop complaining about the reality of the situation here and be proactive? Start or join a dog walking group. A tea time with people and pups who share the same goals? Lots of options just gonna take more effort on your part...

There is a big difference dude. You can choose to smoke dope. You can still live a full life without it.You don't choose to be gay and you can't live a full life without expressing your natural sexuality.

That was some hard core oppression.

For some peeps marijuana may be a choice, many probably, like sexual experimentation. For others the relief it brings IS NOT a choice, it is a daily requirement since puberty and until death. Some, cannot live a full life without it.

A soft voice and sympathetic smile will count more than any choice of words.

I already know how to be empithetic. I was looking for proper phrasing to go along with the empithetic look!

 
...and you probably will, meltdown up ahead as well as in the rear-view mirror.

14 minutes ago, Pinot said:

 

HRC will be tainted from what? What are you talking about? As will Obama and Bill's reputation??? Anybody?

Crony capitalism, extreme hawkishness (Kissinger... REALLY?!!), zero transparency, pro Citizens United, low approval rating vs high untrustworthy rating, Clinton Foundation misdeeds, latecomer to LGBT rights, latecomer to realizing superpredators was a lie, poor public speaker - she cannot energize a bunny with an Energizer battery in hand, as establishment as it gets, unmitigated supporter of trade deals, pro fossil fuel forever, DNC/Wassermann-Schultz scandal... I could go on for a very long time...

18 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I don't know US law, but I reckon the W H getting involved in a civil case would be illegal.

Of course the WH won't be involved officially, but it sure can exert influence on DAs and judges and other actors in the case(s). If you think The Donald's legal team can lean hard on regular citizens imagine the weight of the WH, the DNC, and her donors leaning on him...

3 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

This time it's personal. To save his family's reputation Trump has to destroy them in public. IMO he won't settle, unless it includes an admission of lying.

Kind of my point too... The Donald, for all his self-claimed billions, won't be able to even come close to getting a lawsuit filed, much less 'destroy her' re this once the HRC machine hold the whitehouse coupled with the legal and financial backing of the DNC and her deep pocketed donors. He cannot win this battle.

26 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I'm sure Trump will retaliate against them after the election though, and they will be sorry as he destroys them in court.

Unfortunately The Donald's has pisspoor record in lawsuits that actually get to court, his success in this regard is in the threats against less lawyered-up/capitalled-up parties.

Bill Clinton's accusers had cover from the GOP at the time... Agree though that the NYT and DNC are coordinating and providing the cover now.

How do some people not realize how difficult it is for victims to come forward against powerful aggressors without cover of some sort? The fact that many women are coming forward now that they have cover is not surprising at all (review the timeline of Cosby's demise as reference). Does this mean they are all genuine? No. Does it give credence to the accusations? Yes.

1 hour ago, Jingthing said:

How about Thais you sort of know casually.Wouldn't it polite to say a little something to acknowledge the situation? If so, what? 

 

I asked my Thai friends and they said "Sait jai duay" would be appropriate...

I would have thought something like "siat jai duay" would have been more appropriate.

What phrase should I use when meeting mourning Thai people?

1 hour ago, yogi100 said:

 

No one tried putting his tongue in anyone's mouth with or without a warning. I don't know if you think we're all a bunch of perverts in London but if someone had done what you said to us he'd have got the same reaction from us as he'd have got from you.

 

All we heard on our media is an old partly garbled recording with a few bleeps in it of a bloke saying how his money gets him his women and one woman in particular blanked him. It was said light heartedly and was not said in a nasty or malicious tone.

Except he was describing exactly what he IS alleged to have done... as with Bill, Trump has a long history of alleged sexual misconduct.

19 minutes ago, stander said:

I liked:- “Honest Abe never lied,” Trump says. “That’s the difference between Abraham Lincoln and you.”

Except, if we have got beyond overly-simplistic grade-school primers, we know that Abe was a political animal without compunction of lying to get his policies thru. Very similar to the Clintons in fact.

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2 hours ago, jonbalion said:

...as for getting around, motorbike, i think if i can handle BKK and PARIS i can handle anything

Obviously you have not spent much, if any, time in HCMC... HCMC traffic makes BKK and Paris traffic look like a walk in the park.