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Yeah, I saw that. Apparently Kamala lied in a book and passed a black woman off as her grandmother, according to Candace Owens.

28 billion Soros paid his foundation. Iron Dome cost 1.6 billion. Soros could have built almost 20 iron domes. Lol.

But it was Vance who left the best impression with viewers, after a strong start against a nervy opponent and despite dodging a question on if Trump lost the 2020 election. According to the DailyMail.com/J.L Partners poll of 801 likely voters, 50 percent said Vance won the debate compared to just 43 percent who said Walz was the victor. In an unfortunate slip of the tongue he then said: 'I've become friends with school shooters'. It's unclear what he meant to say. Another viewer who was full of praise for Vance was the former president, who spent the night commentating on every development on the New York stage. 'JD crushed it! Walz was a Low IQ Disaster - Very much like Kamala,' Trump said in one of his many Truth Social posts during the evening. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13914759/Who-won-debate-J-D-Vance-Tim-Walz-poll.html

Maybe I'm the problem? I’m sorry I didn’t say it sooner I’m so <deleted> up in my head now Maybe I’m the problem? If only that’s the reason Maybe if I changed the way I am?

Is he Austrian now?

Good advice to get started early. You could just invest in an index linked fund for them, with 100 USD a month they'd be guaranteed to be millionaires by retirement age. Provided there is no catastrophic event in the markets. Or, you could adopt the Kyoasaki method like KhunLa and buy land and hope it appreciates. Shares and land are the two classic options. I will teach them to trade FOREX, as I suspect the returns would outstrip land and index linked funds, if done right.

That look. Like a mad White Supremacist. Hahahahaha...

There is one clear proof that illustrates clearly how White Culture is not superior to any other: Black Hawk Down. Despite enjoying a massive technological gap, the US army was humiliated by Somali street fighters. The Somalis shot down not one, but two Black Hawks. They shot down the supposed supermen from Delta Force like rabbits. The US army, desperate, asked the Malaysian and Pakistani peacekeepers to bail them out and bring their tanks. They agreed. After a shot time the US decided to withdraw from Somalia. This episode clearly shows that White culture is not superior to any other, but rather that White Culture depends on the technology gap to win its battles. If a bunch of Somali street fighters can beat the US army, what does that say about the superiority of White Culture? It does not exist.

Believe me, I understand why you do not want to talk about this debate. Lol.

The article starts poorly drawing the usual false equivalence between Putin's historical views, which are shared by every Russian, and actual Russian foreign policy, which is a bit ludicrous. Of course the dissolution of the USSR has its issues and no state will just welcome a vote of independence. However, there is preciously little "interference" there, when you deduct the legitimate sorting out of nuclear and naval assets. However, this article too admits the actions of the West played a crucial role:: "From the Friendship Treaty in 1997 until the Orange Revolution in 2004, several important developments paved the way for the disruption that was to follow. First, NATO added three new members (Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland) in 1999, over Russia’s objections. Second, at almost the exact same time, NATO engaged in a bombing campaign to force the government of Serbia to stop ethnic cleansing in Kosovo. This intervention, which was repeatedly cited later by Putin, caused anger within the Russian leadership and nearly spurred a military confrontation between NATO and Russian forces in Kosovo. Third, Putin replaced Yeltsin as president, and initially had very constructive relations with the West, even as he methodically reduced pluralism in Russia by gaining control over the press, the oligarchs and the regions."

Especially the school shooters whom he's friends with.

Vance is a man in his prime. Walz is a man about to enter decrepitude, going on 70. It was a slaughter.

And a real Knucklehead. But I think that's very unfair on George. George was very articulate. Plus he wasn't friends with school shooters.

Nice summary, but there is no evidence of "Russian interference in Ukraine's internal affairs" before 2008 in that list. Russia ensuring it has its nuclear weapons and a gas dispute aren't exactly "interference in internal affairs".

They will have to anyway, and it looks very certain that Ukraine will negotiate soon. As for wishing death on the greate statesman Putin, tsk, tsk, tsk....how childish.

So you don't think giving addiitional voting rights to parents is a good idea, then? Congratulations on calling it correctly, btw.

Wow, I have to say I am full of respect that even after all the events that have happened your belief in socialism has not wavered. That is some hardcore ideological staying power in the face of adversity. But I agree, we have to work in the system, the thing is if people change the sytem and rig it in their favour, some people will not want to play anymore. Really bad things can happen then.

It's a horrible place isn't it? And the people. But once you get to know them, you realise they're more decent than most. It's not that I want the subjugation of the Ukrainians. I love Ukrainians as much as the next person. However, there are certain realities that affect the situation. Firstly, the military might and size of Russia and its economy, and the Ukrainian equivalent. Secondly, the history of American and British involvement, which has been highly detrimental and caused this situation in the first place, or made it a lot worse than it had to be. Thirdly, all over the planet smaller neighbour countries have to take into account the security concerns of their larger neighbours, as Panama found out. Fourthly, a hot war with Russia can mean certain nuclear annihilation for the planet. Now, you can pour billions of missiles and tanks into Ukraine, but ultimately it iis the Ukrainian people who will suffer. And ultimately it is impossible that Russia will be defeated. Even the staunch Ukraine supporter President Pavel of Czechia says so. Now given the realities of the situation, it would be far preferable to end the war and negotiate a peace, even if it means the Crimean goes back to Russia, the Donbas stays Russian and so on. Ukraine has had shifting borders before, this wouldn't be the first time. The cost is not worth it. Like President Pavel said, if you kill half the Ukrainian population and defeat Russia, that is not a victory.

You're not making me happy Chompers. I'm not happy with that at all. And if I'm not happy, you know what happens, when people are not happy with their democratic system? Strange people come to power and it dies. It's vital that I'm happy with this system. Millions of people are not happy with this kind of democracy, and this attitude of "feck you".

I have real doubts if democracy works on a mass scale, with massive vested interest groups. This applies not just to immigrants, but also to the elderly for instance. In many countries the older voters have realised their importance and succeeded in voting into power governments that focus on providing benefits for the very elderly at the expense of the present and younger generations. Each vested interest group will pursue its self interest. However, it seems to me that true democracy required a very serious common bond, like in Athens when you had to be eligible for military service, had to have property to get office, those who could vote shared those characteristics. However, if a Nicaraguan pig farmer gets to vote he will have nothing in common with an American IT worker in terms of education, property ownership and other aspects. I wonder if democracy is nearing the end of its usefulness, and if that is why we are seeing the morphing into an oligarchy.

But you see, presidential elections affect all Americans. So if Mr Alvarez decides to vote for Kamala Harris, and there are 2 million Mr Alvarez, then clearly their vote affects all Americans potentially, not just him and his family.

I know right. I knew Vance was smart, but that he was this clever, it's almost scary. The way he completely checked his emotions. The way he turned any dangerous question into surefire points scoring against Harris. It was total mastery of the room. The way he refused to get bogged down in minutiae, whilst still substantiating each point with facts. I am not ashamed to say it, his debate performance was better than Trump's.

He has lived almost his whole life outside of America, most of his life was spent in Nicaragua. How could he possibly understand the concerns of Americans in the same way Americans can? It's asking too much of him.

That's allright. I don't think the American people ever had it put to them for how long an immigrant has to wait to get citizenship. Just as in Germany who recently reduced their 8 years to 5 and possibly 3 years, this was done top down, by the government, not put to the people. But your use of the term "true democracy" is intriguing, I would put it to you that true democracy and true equality means: "The equal for the equal, the unequal for the unequal, and what logically follows, never make the unequal equal" “The doctrine of equality! . . . But no poison is more poisonous than this: because it seems as if justice itself is preaching here, while in fact it is the end of justice . . . 'Equality for the equal, inequality for the unequal' - that is what justice would really say: along with its corollary, 'never make the unequal equal'” (Nietzsche, 1889, Twilight of the Idols, 48). https://boris.unibe.ch/145160/2/Koellen - Worshipping equality as organizational idolatry - Accepted version.pdf

It's not that, but I genuinely think a Nicaraguan pig farmer is ill situated to understand the issues facing Americans, and just giving the vote immediately to immigrants would distort the democratic landscape massively since most immigrants vote Democrat.