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11 minutes ago, Kelsall said:
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9 minutes ago, Tippaporn said:Then try to explain why Biden hired 600 lawyers. Not words but action, which speaks louder than words.
I had to look that up. Rather lawyers fight out constitutional and legal matters rather than someone holding on to power just because he wants to. This may shock you but sometimes Trump isn't trustworthy.
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20 minutes ago, Nout said:
Hilary Clinton has told Biden to ignore the election results if he loses and never cede to Trump. But that's ok I guess.
My Aunt Marge has opinions too but she isn't Joe Biden.
Most of what Hillary says make sense but I agree that one sentence is not good. You have to pick out one sentence from Hillary, possibly out of context as it is not fully explained, as against many clear direct statements from Trump.
I was a Hillary fan. Still don't get why Americans hated her.
There is a difference though between someone outside the current process making a one off comment and the president himself continually saying it. Joe Biden is the leader. Compare the leaders.
I must say the latest Fox News polls are looking good for Biden. Here's hoping.
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15 minutes ago, Damual Travesty said:
For someone who is not saying that Trump is Hitler you sure make a lot of comparisons of Trump to Hitler. To those who know what I mean, mark this as another one of those strange uses of language I have been speaking of.
Now back to you, Donald J Trump has been given the responsibility by his position and circumstance of having to nominate a new Justice to the Supreme Court. Some would say this is divine providence. Others not. In any event, the task will be carried out in accordance with the law of the Republic and a nomination will be made. The Senate controlled by the President's party will confirm a nominee and we will have a new Justice. It is actually, when looked at over the course of some 250 years, a routine matter. Blessed with such a solid foundational document inspired by great wisdom, that is what is going to happen. Exactly. No one doubts. Donald Trump does not blame minorities, he has lifted them. Unlike his Conservative predecessors he is gaining black and Latino voters.
As for Hitler, he represented a rise of totalitarianism which declared absolute disdain for the existing Republic that existed in Germany at the time. Democratic norms were a roadblock to him. He had an army of violent supporters who rioted and burned the streets of Germany prior to his taking power. He was anti Jewish and had strong anti-jewish supporters as his followers, he was not one who had Jews within his own family or who was friendly to aspirations of Jews. He was supported by the Arabs of Palestine at the time. Hitler was certainly not a victim of the bureaucracy of Germany, on the contrary he controlled it, as well as controlled the Press. All of it.
If we are to make comparisons Hitler, say about 1936, I would look at the rise of a totalitarian power in this world, one in which has begun to make claims of vast swaths of territory which has been rejected by international law, one which is building its military steadily, and threatening its neighbours on several of its borders. One which just like Germany or Imperial Japan only contained one Party, and appears more militaristic by day.
Fair discussion. As I was saying I used Hitler as an extreme example regarding the particular and specific point of he himself saying he may not accept the outcome of the election, and the way he hobbles the free thinkers around him, and people just yawning like it's another Trump comment or action.
You replied on my most controversial point but didn't on other points, such as why someone outside the US might be concerned about Trump. I'll take it that you can see my point on those issues.
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30 minutes ago, Damual Travesty said:There is a national effort by the left to cast doubt upon our election. As for peaceful transfer of power, Donald Trump has no choice in the matter. What he is speaking of is that he is acutely aware that he believes that his opponents will stoop to any level of dishonesty to take this election. However, once a winner is declared by competent authority in the USA, which in the final case, if so needed, would be the Supreme Court, Donald J Trump would step down IF he was declared to have been the loser. It is really that simple, despite all of the non-simple court room arguments, and vote re-counting, that may take place. In the end a victor will be declared. Hopefully, I say hopefully, (I say hopefully but the democrats do not) the winner will be determined clearly in a landslide that prevents all the potential for court room battles.
May I ask why it is that you do not like Donald J Trump as the President of the United States of America? What particular policies of his effect you - in wherever land where you hail from? What particular course of action do you see the USA taking under the Presidency of Donald Trump that you are opposed to? What is driving your train?
I agree that he has no say in the matter right now but bit by bit is trying to tear away at the foundations of democracy by continually saying the election will be rigged and hobbling independent thinking.
Just because he has no say in the matter now doesn't mean people should applaud when he keeps saying that he may not accept the outcome of the election. Do you hear Joe Biden or prominent democrats making such claims about the election.
I am not saying he is Hitler, but as an extreme example Hitler belittled democracy, confused people, blamed the elites and minorities for the countries woes, until one day there wasn't a democracy. People laughed at Hitler till it was too late.
Trump's own party is scared to speak up against him and he hobbles independent thinkers following science - just look at the CDC.
So to respond to your last point I worry he is undermining relationships between democracies, standing up for tyrants, lying about the coronavirus and climate change and a 100 other things that can affect my future though I am from Australia.
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10 hours ago, Lacessit said:
My apologies, Owl. I thought you were reasonably proficient in Thai. Or is it only spoken word, a la Henry Rollins?
Kaow pat goong is rice with beans and shelled shrimp with an egg stirred in, teerak eats the heads. Pad siew gai is large flat noodles with chicken and cauliflower. Pad pat ruam, as per the attached photo, is stir fried vegetables, which I normally have with sai ua, northern Thai spicy sausage. Excellent for bowel movement, if that is not TMI.
4 baht eh? I did not realize I was living the high life.
I confess I have never been in any armed forces, apart from cadets in college. I guess that makes me unusual among TV posters.
For me the irony of Thai food is that the stuff our wives make us tastes good but, in my case, the food they eat themselves is something else.
My ex would prefer her fried salty fish that would stink up the kitchen, cooking tiny crabs with no meat in some black sauce, funny soups with some herbs that would make me gag. Some of it was nice but most not to my taste.
The she’d cook a big fish for me that looks like it came from a restaurant.
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Sometimes I think Trump was born under a lucky star.
Winning by a few votes in the key states.
Inheriting a good and growing economy from Obama. You could argue his tax cuts for the rich, and ridding of some regulations, helped but the already growing economy was to his advantage and his tax policy has probably just lead to higher debt.
The way he seems to be able to avoid getting in serious trouble while those around him fall by the wayside.
And now when the country is mainly focused on his poor efforts on Coronavirus this Supreme court thing falls into his lap.
I can't see him winning still but who knows what's next. I just hope this issue energises democrats more than republicans.
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Just looked up Crosstown Traffic on the youtube . Nowhere to be found. Apparently the Hendrix estate removes them.
Devo did a fun cover of Are You Experienced. They couldn't show the wideo because the Hendrix estate wouldn't let them show a bit where Hendrix gets out of a coffin to play the guitar bits.
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It's really windy here. The downside of being around gum trees is if they're not dropping branches or burning they're falling over. Had a few people killed in cars in the last year within 10km of here and a few houses smashed in a recent storm. Mine aren't too close and more likely to fall on the neighbours.
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1 hour ago, Fat is a type of crazy said:
I just saw the part where you said she may have been beaten by her first husband. I guess that puts in a special category and I imagine the doctor option is probably most relevant but better not to give advice at all as it is obviously a complicated and difficult situation.
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8 hours ago, owl sees all said:
I think there is a syndrome with younger wives where they get self indulgent and have delusions of grandeur. They are used to being the special, pretty, and sexy one and of being told as much. By what I see you have a nice smart daughter and, as stupid as it sounds, sometimes the younger thai wife wants to be the centre of attention. Not sure of the age difference between you and your wife in this case. Maybe let her go crazy, act up, and play her bluff, call the police. Sounds like your neighbours know what's what and will support you.
A second option is that what you are, or aren't doing, may be a factor. Sometimes you can ask your partner 'Do you want to go out' and can feel relieved when they say no. You may be busy. In my case the first wife was a good cook so I was happy at home. In retrospect I probably could have made more effort. We could sometimes go months without going out. Just push her to go out, give her flowers, a small holiday, she'll say she doesn't want it but watch the smile come back.
A third possibility is that she has an illness e.g. depression or bipolar. Hard to get people to get treatment but you seem to be good at deescalating stuff and listening and you might be able to get her to see a doctor.
A fourth is that the marriage has run its course. I was surprised how good separating felt - getting that ball and chain off your leg. We are so much more friendly now given we have separated. That's why I am hesitant to marry a second time.
Free advice isn't worth the price they say.
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49 minutes ago, owl sees all said:Absolutely beautiful pics; thanks for sharing. White suits your lady. Or ex-lady. A couple of fine eucalyptus trees there.
Thanks Owl. Had second thoughts after posting, about posting her photo, but she doesn't mind. She is the light of my life despite the odd temper tantrum.
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Here's a few photos to put my previous post in context. Not sure how to comment between photos.
1 and 2 Eucalypts front and back
3 The spot my girl wanted the lemon tree. Compromised with a lime.
4 She put in a bergamot. Thought it might be too cold but it's going good. My thai ex comes by to get leaves for her curry.
5 Part of her temple area with a little Ganesh. How do Buddha and Ganesh work together. Not sure.
6 A bigger ganesh. In Thailand in the before times. Pre covid. Hopefully back together in the near future.
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2 minutes ago, Cryingdick said:
If you are going to use poker analogies at least get them right. You can't see and raise that's an illegal bet. You simply raise. To see is technically a flat call and to raise is a completely separate bet. You can not call and raise in one in the sequence of the official rules. It would be considered angle shooting to see a reaction before you finally raise. So don't lecture me about what is possible when you seem to have a hard time understanding basic rules.
Anyway you are assuming the dems gain the senate and can simply appoint whoever they want at will. If that was the case Obama would have not left a vacant seat. I am not sure what would be involved to change the law to load the court. If it's that easy both sides will do it until we have more judges than people
A bit pedantic on the gambling thing Crying Dick. And I hope the picture of Nancy is a tribute. For she is my hero.
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1 hour ago, PattayaJames said:And yet when he came out to say his scripted piece to camera her body not cold yet, using her death to try to gain votes, he forgets her name.
Thanks for the reply. I just watched the video and couldn't see that he forgot her name nor did he say anything but hail and farewell her. Maybe you saw a different video.
He did good at the DNC convention, good at the CNN town hall just yesterday. It is fair to say he's old and a bit slow but Trumps no spring chicken.
The amount of comments Trump makes that are false, silly, and or dangerous are so common as to not warrant that much intention. Last couple of days: The world will get cooler, scientists dont know, the coronavirus will go away, herd mentality, and the fact that he has supporters bunched together at a rally day after day with no masks. Breathtaking.
I suppose at this stage it's all in the eyes of the beholder or voter.
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11 minutes ago, owl sees all said:
Rain!!!!!!!!!
Nothing! Or as I might say to a fellow Essex lad; 'sweet eff a'.
Sweet FA. One of my favourite sweet albums. 1974. I said I wasn't going to post.
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15 minutes ago, Poet said:
That isn't what you said. You suggested that Fox News was labeling small, unaffiliated violent groups who were not Antifa as Antifa. That happens to be incorrect.
I have no doubt that Fox News and any of the deeply partisan TV news organisations on the other side will make the maximum use of whatever cards they are dealt. You can hardly fault them for that in the current hyper-reality.
It might be painful to face this reality head on, but any solution will require more cops, not fewer. The actual Democrat establishment knows this, which makes their use and endorsement of BLM deeply hypocritical. This has become a "By Any Means Necessary" election for the Democrats and, even if they win, the legacy of that will be more damaging to America than anything Trump has done.
In any case, while I respect your exposition of your views, we are clearly experiencing different realities. It would be foolhardy of me to try to argue fact-by-fact, so, I shall wish you a good day and head out in search of a strong coffee and a delicious banana pancake ????☕????
Fair nuff. Enjoy your pancake.
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2 hours ago, owl sees all said:
Not at all FFF.
Considering there are just a few million people in Australia, their athletes have conquered the world in many sports.
I've great respect for some of Australia's athletes; Dawn Fraser*, Ms Goolagong, Rod Laver, more recently Shane Warne and their distance swimmers. A group of world beaters; Ian Thorpe, Grant Hackett, Glen Housman** and Kieren Perkins. Too many to mention. Not as enthusiastic about their politicians; especially Brundage.
Ned Kelly's spirit lives on; needed more than ever in these tyrannical times.
My mum took no nonsense from anyone. No sisters, but seven brothers. Irish father; London mother. Passed away aged 84, in the same month as my wife, 13 years ago. That's why I find myself here. We all have a tale to tell though.
* Harshly treated by a nasty politician.
** Cheated out of the world 1500m record.
We struggle a bit in Tennis now though we had a good result in the recent US Open. They took away a lot of the tennis courts and built apartments so for the average person there's not many places to play.
It's funny seeing how some portray the Aussie slang. Just finished an interesting series, though slow to start, called the Leftovers. Voted best series of the last decade by many in the States about what would happen if a whole lot of people just disappeared. The third series was set partly in Australia and though it wasn't too cliched there were lots of blokes eating tucker and having a coldie and fair dinkum shielas. Like if the English were portrayed saying 'Cor Blimey' all the time.
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10 hours ago, Poet said:
No, they call themselves Antifa. They are not "sometimes violent", their raison d'être is violence and intimidation. Such groups have been a key tactic for all extremist groups to attain power, whether on the left or right. Yes, all such criminal networks operate in cells
It is a self-damaging blindness on the part of Democrats to ascribe everything you are uncomfortable with to Fox News.
Again, I am saying that this election is yours to lose. A president has never been re-elected in a situation this dire. If Trump does get re-elected, it will be 100% down to the Democrat failure to react appropriately and bravely in realtime to the overreactions of those with whom you are associated.
I think you'll agree that their motives of combating fascists and racists such as neo-Nazis, white supremacists and other far-right extremists, has some merit, though I 100 per cent agree the use of violence should not be tolerated. They are not democrats.
If you don't think Fox News saw Antifa as a go to scare tactic on the law and order issue then we can agree to disagree. The violent protests is a fair issue of concern but Fox News coverage, and blaming of democrats, is over the top.
I will say gun violence in say Chicago is a different issue and it shocks me it is allowed to continue. I put it down to kids being allowed access to guns and breakdown of families. If anywhere there should be a crackdown its there. Probably getting off topic.
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10 minutes ago, JusticeGB said:
The American system of political parties choosing judges stinks. The judges are appointed for life so the Court can swing to the left or right dependant on who dies when a particular party has control of the Senate and is President.
It's tasteless to begin appointing another judge when Ginsburg hasn't even had her funeral. In the UK judges are appointed by fellow judges. The Law Courts are separate from Parliament.
I saw some where that when they made the lifetime appointment rule people didn't tend live so long. Maybe in 2020 they could limit it to 20 years. Still long enough to be independent but not so long that it's a bit ridiculous.
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3 minutes ago, Poet said:
You think they will have debates? I would be impressed if they are willing to risk that. His exposure to unscripted moments has been tightly controlled so far. I think part of the problem is that, as even his fans would admit, he does sometimes say some very odds and that runs counter to the "good ol' Joe" narrative that most effectively counters Trump's reputation.
Older and slower is fine. Most Americans yearn for some comforting, old-fashioned boredom after the Trump rollercoaster. The problem is when he goes off-script, the crazy stuff runs against that image, but his handlers have done a good job so far in minimizing the opportunities for gaffes.
The interview with Cardi B, purveyor of such fine ballads as "Wet Ass Pussy" which I am playing as I write this, was particularly painful. I do understand that they have to play every card they have but it did rather highlight the complete lack of interviews with even friendly journalists (and they are pretty much all rooting for him).
Yes. After the outcry over the failure to mention burning American cities at any point during the DNC itself. That was a misjudgement.
That distinction is important and that is why it is vital for the mainstream left to condemn extremism. Both morally and electorally.
It doesn't matter what groups call themselves. Names are often chosen to specifically hide the actual nature of a group. The Nazis were the National Socialist Workers Party.
In terms of their actually actions - thuggery, burning books, deplatforming, destroying public properties, causing tens of millions of damage to deeply leftwing universites such as Berkley, smashing the skulls of peaceful protestors bicycles locks, peaceful protestors in hospital, bomb threats against premises hosting peaceful gatherings, petrol bombs, shining industrial strength lasers into the eyes of police and security personnel doing their jobs etc - there is no more fascist organization active in America today.
Likewise, Black Lives Matter seem to have very little concern for actual black lives. They have nothing to say about the nightly slaughter of black-on-black shooting in cities such as Chicago. Their serious demand that the police be defunded or stood down in Democrat-run cities will only lead to more such deaths.
I would put Biden gaffes up against Trumps gaffes for signs of old age especially recently. Biden's gaffes tend to make you feel uncomfortable whereas Trump gaffes, if they are gaffes, can cost lives e.g. the herd mentality line would be funny if he wasn't advocating a theory that could lead to a further million deaths.
I get the feeling there are small and separate groups , sometimes violent as you say, that probably have a range of motives but are not one group, that have been lumped together by Fox News as Antifa.
Antifa are not the democrats are not Antifa. Joe Biden should not be held responsible for them as he never supports such view points. However there is a guy called Trump who actively retweets and supports right wing groups, QANON, etc.
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9 minutes ago, Mama Noodle said:
I dont just find it offensive, I find it repulsive.
The main point I wish Democrats could get out is that no one is pro abortion as such. They are saying that people are going to have abortions regardless and so it is better to do it safely than with a coat hanger.
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19 minutes ago, Poet said:I am not political but this could very well help nudge swing voters towards the Republicans. Considering the hysteria around the last Supreme Court selection, and multiplying that by the current already-fevered atmosphere, many radical leftists will now shift even further into orbit.
I predict Trump will nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett, counting on the Democrats to monster her the way they did Judge Brett Kavanaugh. That hurt the Democrats in the polls but, this time, they will be attacking the sort of likeable, accomplished woman that suburban moms can identify with.
Since the pandemic hit, I have said that this election was the Democrats' to lose. I initially thought Biden was a mistake but hadn't realized that the pandemic would allow them to avoid the debates, so, an astonishingly lucky set of circumstances. As long as they can present him as boring but likeable Uncle Joe, the antithesis of Trump, he's perfect, they only need to control the real Biden so that he doesn't spoil that illusion. I still think Kamala was a mistake but she, too, benefits from being kept out of the public eye. They mainly win this by staying under the radar and allowing the election to be a referendum on Trump.
What swings things towards the Republicans are when events turn the focus to the worst instincts of the Democrats. For example, not mentioning the riots once during the DNC, not even some vague words of condemnation or even sympathy for the black small business owners whose livelihoods being destroyed by BLM and Antifa, solidified the law and order issue in Trump's favor. Now, the treatment of the Supreme Court candidate may well surface the worst instincts of the Democrats.
With just 45 days to go until the election, RBG's death lobs a grenade into the situation. The Democrats need to maintain discipline and keep their heads down. They have the most to lose by allowing their hysterical instincts to take over. This thread is a preview of how badly that could make them look to regular voters.
I find myself replying to your posts because they are interesting. I think Biden has shown in the last 4 weeks or so that he has still got it. I think he falls down when he tries too hard to act young and vibrant with the aviator's on and then out come the gaffes. Trumps portrayal of him as old and senile will hopefully backfire in the debates. Biden was great in the vice president debates and yes, he is a bit older and slower, but hopefully he's still got it.
I think your point about the black shop owners is somewhat fair, though I think it is cherry picking one point, but Joe Biden has been more than clear that violence should not be tolerated.
I was concerned about Kamala Harris, and preferred Susan Rice, but Kamala Harris is smart and hard and she's been tested.
Hopefully people will see that you can have left leaning ideas like Ruth Bader Ginsburg, that improve the lives of many, with less discrimination and increased freedoms, and it doesn't make you far left or Antifa. Keep in mind Antifa means antifascist which one might think is not such a bad thing though that doesn't legitimize violence etc.
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Hail and farewell a great American.
On the political side of things I hope this sad news of a brave and intelligent lady passing away energises the democrat voters as much or more than the republican voters.
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Trump jeered as he visits Ginsburg's casket at U.S. Supreme Court
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It would take too long to go through all these points. I am from Australia.
On Covid it is absolutely China's fault and Trump did OK for a month or so. But then he consistently downplayed it, saying it would go away, hindering the CDC. To this day he is holding dangerous rallies with huge crowds close together not wearing masks. Breathtakingly irresponsible.
On climate change I get that it is hard to find a perfect solution but his view is do nothing or worse ramp up CO2 production. He's comment last week that the world will just get cooler, like the Coronavirus will just go away, is sad and predictable.