HappyExpat57

I often wondered if they actually ate their cattle or just kept them for pets.

In my real life, I have eliminated most of his supporters because of their general outlook on life. However, some of them were not at all unintelligent. They all did have a common streak of white nationalist running through their veins, and the ones I can't completely remove for sake of keeping peace in the family admit they know they are being lied to but really don't care. This is not to say all 45 supporters are white nationalists. I am saying all the ones I once knew were.

YUGE difference between stretching the truth (as all politicians do) and stating horrific lies, the biggest one being how the election was stolen from former 45. It's been proven again and again ad nauseum that it was a fair election, yet the gaslighting that's been done has duped willing lemmings to bleat the same lie, over and over. There's no getting through thick skulls that refuse to see truth or accept facts, particularly when there are talking heads like Kellyanne Conway spewing "alternative facts."

The former president has been proven to be one of the biggest liars in history, and the CNN town hall was rife with his "alternate facts." I won't provide the numerous links available describing them. I've had debates with supporters of the former president, facts bounce off them. I do challenge you to find and present facts, not opinions, that support him NOT being a bald faced liar.

Every time 45 opens his mouth, a lie falls out.

Wrong. Yes, technology is changing at a frightening pace, but basic macro-economics is an axiom. By that, I mean when corporations get too greedy at the cost of employee well-being, the entire economy suffers. Here are facts: 1. The US is the largest (note: not greatest) economy on earth. 2. Income inequality in the U.S. is the highest of all the G7 nations. 3. The US has the highest ratio between CEO and average employee salary. 4. The US has legalized bribing government officials in the form of lobbyists, creating laws to facilitate the above three facts. People die every year in the US from lack of affording heat for their homes, they die of starvation, they die because they can't afford their medications. These are basic wrongs that the largest economy in recorded history COULD eliminate but WON'T. Poverty is a man-made construct and until the overall corporate greed is reigned in, the cost to society remains too high. To quote Pearl S. Buck, "“When the rich are too rich there are ways, and when the poor are too poor there are ways."

Yes, something must be done about future policies, but ignoring the past rather than using the past as a guide is just what Republicans WANT you to think. The greatest economy ever created on this planet was just after WW II. The corporate taxes were high, but there were MANY tax deductions for just about anything that would help society. Corporations won't contribute unless forced to do so, that's just the nature of corporate mentality. This setup encouraged them to give back to the economy that helped them get very wealthy. As a result, anyone willing to work had a job. A one income family could buy a house and send their kids to college. Corporations still made a hefty profit and EVERYONE BENEFITED. Enter corporate greed, starting with union busting Ronald Reagan and that "trickle down" nonsense. Ever since then, the US economy has been brought to its knees. Corporate profits skyrocketed but so did homelessness. Two income families can barely get by, college loans have shackled entire generations resulting in low home ownership, and the future looks grim for some time to come. We are living in the Golden Age version 2.0. I encourage folks who haven't tried to learn how to walk and chew gum at the same time - give it a go. Yes, focus on the future which needs serious fixing, but learn lessons from the past and apply them.

It turns out the attendees were told they could not "boo," applaud only. Talk about a rigged event! Shame on CNN. NOW, they're fake news to be sure!

Tsunami Sushi is the only buffet I go to any more. If memory serves, they're about 700 baht, and you don't get the food yourself. You order each item and the servers bring it to you. And it really seems a cut above, more geared towards quality.

It was Americans who introduced the whole "All you can eat buffet" concept. And just look at their waistlines (or don't, it's not attractive).

Maybe do the dogs, too, while you're at it?

I take it everywhere when riding my bicycle. Maybe you haven't noticed, those feral vermin roam freely on every street in Thailand.

These bastards are the bane of bicyclists! I recently rode to a 7/11, locked my bike, and walked in for milk. When I came out, there was one of these mangy mutts blocking the exit. I walked around it, not a problem. Unlocked my bike, no problem. The instant I hopped on the seat and placed a foot on a pedal, the barking and growling started right in. The only reason I didn't start shooting it with my air gun was the pellets could have gone into the store as it had opened the door when it jumped up.

THAT'S where I left it! (someone had to say it)

Subtle difference: He was Epsteined.

When voting in US elections from overseas, I always have to fax requests/replies from my pc. I use these guys and it is independent of OS, so windows 10 or 11 should work just fine. It is free so there are limits, but I believe you can pay for more if you wish. https://www.gotfreefax.com/

It doesn't matter what curriculum they put out, it doesn't matter how high quality teachers they hire, until they perform a cranial assendectomy on the whole system and remove that "All Pass" garbage, then all else is smoke, mirrors, and bullsh!t. Students figure it out by the time they turn 10. When they see the drooling idiot sitting next to them in class get grades the same or just slightly lower than theirs, they realize there is no point in trying. By age 12, they check out mentally. I had one sumbitch student would literally put his feet up on his desk and daydream away. He knew he was going to work at the family business after he "graduated" and there wasn't one damned thing I could do about it. The Thai admins told me to ignore him.

???? ???? ???? ???? ???? How many of us got whiplash over THIS one?

There are currently 4,200 gods. Either 4,199 are wrong or 4,200 are wrong. (And, to be clear, this is another rhetorical statement for entertainment purposes only)

No, these are facts. It's the behavior that PREVENTS affording everyone the basics of human dignity.

The pity of all of this is poverty is a man-made construct. There are enough resources throughout the world to afford every human being the basics (food, shelter, healthcare) and STILL have plenty left over to build skyscrapers, create art, make education available to all who are willing to put in the work, send us to Mars and beyond. Rampant greed prevents our species from being all that we could be.

No WAY am I getting dragged into a stupid philosophical discussion of absolutely no value or legitimate conclusion on this forum OR THIS TOPIC. IF you can't recognize a rhetorical statement, well that's just a damned shame.

Is there a God? Short answer: No Long answer: Nooooooooooooooooooo

How many times are they going to "allocate" before the actual work gets done?

The most accepted app worldwide is Facebook messenger. I'm not sure how well the calls work, but the texting is seamless as long as you have an internet connection.