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proton

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  1. Obviously the people with no money on the bank where they bribe to get an extension. In other cases it is not needed as the agents role is just hand holding for those who cannot manage to fill a form in and line up for a while
  2. 240 million a year stolen just from a few parks, no wonder they need to charge arrivals 300 baht entry fee on landing, I wonder where that will end up????
  3. Rather a late call, several years too late
  4. Tops at central Rama 2 has it, bought 2 weeks ago. Lazada has loads of it
  5. Tops sell Branston pickle
  6. In other words desk deep in corruption extorting bribes from the people they are paid to serve, disgraceful.
  7. To be fair then take the Lincoln memorial statue down, he was a white supremacist even by the standards of the day. The great emancipator from 1858 “I will say, then, that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races [applause]: that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of making voters or jurors of Negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office, nor to intermarry with white people; and I will say in addition to this that there is a physical difference between the white and black races which I believe will forever forbid the two races living together on terms of social and political equality. And inasmuch as they cannot so live, while they do remain together there must be the position of superior and inferior, and I, as much as any other man, am in favor of having the superior position assigned to the white race.” — Reply by Abraham Lincoln to Stephen A. Douglas in the first joint debate, Ottowa, IL; 21 Aug 1858
  8. 30 years later so hardly different times. Lincoln never even looked at any other solution except invading the CSA, but then slavery was the least of his concerns. Most of the slave owners were Democrats of course.
  9. The Slave Compensation Act 1837 (1 & 2 Vict. c. 3) was the world's first major act of compensated emancipation and an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, signed into law on 23 December 1837. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slave_Compensation_Act_1837
  10. This is not a court of inquiry. If you care to look into it the British did it in the 1830's by compensating slave owners in the colonies, ofter they stopped the slave trade in 1807. Enormously expensive, but a good deal less than the cost of the American civil war and hundreds of thousands of deaths. Did you know Lincoln proposed keeping slavery until 1900 if the CSA re joined the Union, and also planned to ship freed slaves back to Africa en mass, or do you need a link to that as well. The ignorance of many Americans about their history is depressing, they just repeat the brainwashing they had at school!
  11. He was, for the confederate states of America
  12. How can anyone be an anti civil war believer when at least 700k Americans were killed to force the CSA back into the Union? Slavery could have been solved by other means than launching a war on the CSA, Lincoln was not interested in slavery, only in preserving the Union, by killing and destruction.
  13. As one of Americas greatest generals he certainly does. The war was an avoidable disaster instigated by one person, Lincoln. Certainly not about slavery as he admitted himself and all about preserving the Union.
  14. No it was a declaration of independence from the exploitative North, no different from 1776. Lincoln declared war and invaded the south, a few canon shots at fort Sumter, that should have been evacuated by the Union, was not an act of war.
  15. How was he? certainly not to Virgina, Lincoln was the real traitor as he declared war without congressional approval and ignored the constitution, arresting people, closing down newspapers and even deporting people who disagreed with him, a tyrant.
  16. Lee acted in defence of the south after Lincolns invasion by the Union to force them back into it.
  17. Ironically he was less of a racist than Lincoln, who did not believe blacks should inter marry, hold public office or have the vote. Lee was a patriot and great general. The CSA had just as much right to leave the Union as the 13 states had to leave the crown. So far from engaging in a war to perpetuate slavery, I am rejoiced that slavery is abolished. I believe it will be greatly for the interests of the south. So fully am I satisfied of this, as regards Virginia especially, that I would cheerfully have lost all I have lost by the war, and have suffered all I have suffered, to have this object attained. Robert E. Lee
  18. Oh no the 'fragile' mood of the Thais might push some over the edge now ????
  19. Not readily available, try getting it in Bangkok, Ultracet yes, pure Tramadol I have yet to find
  20. Cos it has thousands of prostitutes, sex tourists and sex pats?
  21. Why not just ignore a claimed number of ambassadors, why censor the truth ? Seems like something the Chinese would be keen on rather than any western embassies.
  22. When did commenting become moaning? you sound like a wife ????
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