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Yes inflation, like in the West ,is an issue, that is the case. However, Russia is not doing well because it's a "war economy". Russia's economy is doing well because Russia had undergone years of austerity and saved gigantic cash reserves which enabled it to spend on increasing everything, from social benefits to infrastructure spending. Putin knew, that to get the support for his war he had to buy off the people, which he did superbly well. This seems to indicate that Putin had planned this war for a very long time. In fact Putin has scrupulously avoided creating a "war economy" on the home front. Things in Russia now are as they ever were, only better. Consumer spending is up. It's not "war economy" related for the most part.

I had that once when I was dancing in a nightclub and this guy bumped into me. I accidentally bumped right back into him, only harder, and he and his friends confronted me "Do you want to go outisde"? I said, "Why not", and as we were walking out they came up with this story "we know the owner, it's better for you if you just get out of here". When I insisted, let's just settle this, they suddenly dispersed saying "never mind". Lol.

Yes, indeed, the situation of the Ukraine is very unfortunate. The West is using them to fight a proxy war to weaken Russia, and Ukraine's leaders are happy to oblige, no doubt pocketing millions of the aid, like other Ukrainian leaders had done before, whilst the people of Ukraine pay the price for this madness. Russia has repeatedly indicated a willingness to neogtioate an end to the war, but rabid nationalist Ukrainian paramilitary groups on whom Zelensky relies for support don't want that.

When it comes to the heart sadly we are faced with the limits of medical knowledge, since the only way to determine if you have any blockage in an artery is for doctors to stick a needle in your arteries and see if they can find anything, also known as Cardiac catheterization. No amount of EKGs or CT scans can reliably determine if you have a blockage anywhere. Only cardiac catherization could do that, and the procedure itself is so dangerous that it's only used in very particular circumstances. Sad but true.

Better she throws it in the water than burns her garbage, at least the air is not affected.

Okay, well, first of all there are 2.03 billion muslims in the world. The vast majority of them live a relaxed and non-homicidal type of Islam, as you will have noticed if you've ever been in Indonesia or Malaysia. It's simply preposterous to declare that "Ayatollahs" cause mass hypnosis among 2.03 billion people around the globe in the same way that state controlled media in Nazi Germany were able to. You just have an underlying phobia and prejudice against Muslims that you need to deal with, which says more about yourself than muslims.

It's not about "fairness", it's about the West being happy to supply weapons but not willing to risk a real nuclear war with Russia becaus it knows that's suicide. You should be very happy that the Western politicians are still not too fried in the brain that they would agree to an all out war with Russia, because we would all die in that case or live in a post apocalyptic Mad Max film, best case scenario. it's bad enough Western politicians want to drag out the war in Ukraine as long as possible, knowing full well the Ukraine can never win, but it would be quite another to give the green light for missile strikes, put troops on the ground and engage Russia in a real war, when they would no doubt use nuclear weapons and billions of people would die.

She's flip flopping all over the place During a September 2019 climate crisis town hall hosted by CNN, Harris was asked if she would commit to implementing a federal ban on fracking on her first day in office. “There’s no question I’m in favor of banning fracking, and starting with what we can do on Day 1 around public lands,” Harris said at the time. A few months later, "I will not ban fracking". She has all the political backbone of an amoeba. Harris’ campaign also confirmed this week that the vice president no longer supports a single-payer health care system. The vice president’s shifting stances on health care plagued her throughout her 2020 campaign. At one time she supported abolishing ICE, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Now she wants to fund it more and portrays herself as the immigration Wyatt Earp. After the Floyd protests Harris supported defunding the police. Now? She does not support it anymore. https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/30/politics/harris-shifts-policy-stances/index.html This woman will say whatever she thinks will get her elected. She has no principles and no political backbone. Given the above, the interview was a farce and let off. Harris will say whatever will get her elected, and her followers are just too dumb to see that.

And jews were hired to assist Nazi authorities, Ukrainians assisted the Wehrmacht and had entire battalions fighting for Nazi Germany, Brits were hired to help Nazi Germany. Your point has no relevance to anything on here.

So, you're claiming that Muslims AROUND the world, are brainwashed in the same way as the people in Nazi Germany were, who were subject to state controlled media? Yah, great point.

Of course you're the one posting nonsense, I have clearly shown that the data of the relevant authorities in the UK and the US collecting car fires does not distinguish EV and petrol car fires. The data is only going to be useful in the distant future, when that distinction has been made everywhere and good data is collected. Therefore studies purporting to show how EVs have less fire risk than ICEs are using inaccurate data, and are most likely funded by government or interest groups that have a vested interest in pushing EVs. Besides the notion that one can make this comparison now is already nonsensical, since the average EV car is newer by many years than the average ICE car. This obviously affects the fire statistics.

Hi Encore, I thought that might be the case. Have long wanted to see Cambodia. Those Bek Sloy videos really do it for me.

Nazi Germany is the same thing as the Muslim community? What?

Oh really? Let's have a look at the United States then. "Specific numbers on EV fires are challenging to pin down. The National Fire Incident Reporting System, or NFIRS, used by fire departments, hasn't historically separated gasoline car fires from those involving electrified vehicles. " https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lithium-ion-battery-fires-electric-cars-bikes-scooters-firefighters/ So looks like it was fair to say that othercountries still do not have accurate data which separates EV fires and petrol car fires, doesn't it JB? Wrong again, tssssk.

I can assure you I won't be a comrade of someone who will vote for an incompetent like Kamala Harris.

Lol, so you're think you're right by numbers? What do you think this is Nazi Germany? There too people were right to defame entire religions like you did in your first post then, because they were the majority? t was an absolute disgrace, and that other post was right to tell you so.

It's pretty sad when people can't make factual statements anymore without being accused of being racists. For no reason other than disagreement on politics.

The North Korean leader wrote Trump hand written love letters. It would seem he not only admired Trump but had real affection for him after meeting him. You know what would happen if he met Kamala Harris? He'd excuse himself and go watch a movie as soon as possible while asking if somebody has Trump's phone number.

He does not seem obsessed with race to me. His comments on this thread were in no way racist. Why are you playing the race card when it's totally inappropriate?

No, again, it's not that the UK "hasn't yet collected data". It has collected data on car fires, but many of the authorities do not distinguish between EV and petrol car fires. Since the UK is a highly develolped country it is fair to say that most countries around the world will have the same issue, ie of not distinguishing between EV fires and petrol car fires. Therefore studies that purport to claim that EV car fires are less likely are not reliable since they do not use accurate data. The BBC article is not spurious, it is very clear and shows the issue with recording car fires.

EV fires are indeed a concern. To such an extent that a major city will not allow EV owners to park their cars in underground garages now. "South Korea’s most populous city is set to introduce new guidelines for electric vehicle (EV) owners following highly-publicised fires in recent weeks. Korea JoongAng Daily reports the Seoul Metropolitan Government has advised EV drivers to not use underground car parks if their batteries are holding more than 90 per cent charge. It adds there will be a pilot trial of limiting rapid chargers to 80 per cent if they’re in a public space, and there are reportedly plans to expand this to private operators." https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/fully-charged-seoul-wont-let-you-park-your-ev-underground So not only will be the parking options for EV drivers be limited, the concern about fires has also affected the availability of chargers, so the charging infrastructure. A serious concern indeed.

You seem to have issues understanding sentences sometimes. Here is a quote from that article: He says Essex fire service has started recording all lithium battery fires by type so that it can better understand the issues they pose and to help plan for the future. When the BBC raised the issue of fire services not recording EV fires specifically, a Home Office spokesperson said: "We are reviewing the incident reporting system and considering the collection of data on fires involving lithium-ion batteries, electric vehicles, e-scooters and e-bikes." What exactly this means for fire services is unclear, however - not least because of the paucity of available data. In 2022-23 fire services across England recorded more than 19,000 vehicle fires in total, of which 11,252 started accidentally. When the BBC asked every fire service in the UK how many EV fires they had dealt with in the past three years, most could not provide a reliable answer because they do not distinguish them from other types of vehicle fires. Instead, some fire services, such as those in Norfolk, Essex, Surrey, Derbyshire and Kent, ran text searches for any reference to the word "electric" in their vehicle fire records. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-66866327 So the UK does compile statistics on car fires, and some authorities have begun to distinguish between EV and petrol car fires, however, most authorities still do not. Since the UK is a developed country this will be the case in most other countries. I have seen the studies you refer to which claim that EV cars have less fires than petrol cars, but since we can see above that the data collecting car fires is not reliable, those studies equally are not reliable.

Your first post was an absolute disgrace. It was racist and you defamed an entire religion. Hiding behind a BBC link won't change the fact that you talked nonsense.

It is true, indeed when an EV catches fire it can be much more serious as fire fighters have it much harder to extinguish the fire as the battery is protected in the EV. Plus there's the battery chemistry itself. "The batteries - if they are the source of the fire - are often hard to reach, he says, and EV fires can create directional jet flames and vapour cloud explosions. EV fires also create a variety of toxic chemicals both in the air and in the water run-off if firefighters use hoses to keep the flames in check. "Our preferred approach is to let them burn themselves out," says Mr Maher. Not all recovery companies will take damaged cars away, says Mr Maher, either because they are concerned about handling a burned EV or because they do not have the right recovery vehicles (the fire service recommends against towing EVs in case the turning of the wheels recharges the batteries ). Electric cars are also known to reignite "up to two or three weeks after the initial fire", says Mr Maher, meaning they have to be "quarantined" away from other vehicles even after the fire appears to have been put out. "Dealing with a petrol or diesel car fire would normally take about 30 minutes," he says. "With an EV fire we're looking at four or five hours or longer, if we've used water. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-66866327 However, the statement that fires with EV cars are less likely may not be true. The article above also shows the problem in recoding car fires statistically, since almost no local authority distinguishes between EV and petrol cars, they record just "car fires". So the true extent of the issue with EV car fires is not really known, and the studies saying fires with EV cars are less likely are therefore not using appropriate data. This will change as the regional and state authorities will start to distinguish between EV and petrol car fires.

I quite agree, in a city such as Chiang Mai an EV with a lower range can make sense for some people. But what is your view on the battery fires that keep happening with electric cars that have put people off of EVs in South Korea?