TroubleandGrumpy

I think it can be seen that the majority of people who responded to the poll, actually have a problem with Trump rather than being pro-Harris. Although it is only a small number, I think that pretty much sums up the Dems - they are just anti-Trump. That they did not select to vote for Harris' because of her policies, speaks volumes. The MSM have built up Trump in the minds of woke progressive liberals as 'the enemy', so much that they are delusional against Trump. He was POTUS for 4 years - and what did he actually do wrong - SFA. Perhaps some WPLs are listening and thinking, rather than being emotional and reacting, so I ask you to think about this - if Robert F Kennedy Jnr became the GOP Candidate for POTUS, would you vote for him? If the GOP had a candidate that was in your opinion a great person, would you vote for them? If your decision is based solely upon what you think of Trump, then what of the GOP gave you a candidate you liked more than Harris - would you vote for them? Or would you vote for whatever candidate the Dems put forward (elected by Members or not) and you have therefore been brainwashed to hate Trump. If you are a Dems supporter and that made you think, then think again about this. In 2016 the DNC selected Hillary Clinton, against the wishes of the majority of Dem members who wanted Sanders. And in 2024 the DNC 'selected' Harris, and the Members were not asked to vote when Biden withdrew. Meanwhile, over at the GOP, Trump appears out of nowhere in 2016 and wins the GOP nomination - despite the fact that most of the GOP Leaders did not want him as their candidate. So think about that - what sort of Party are you supporting - are they genuinely about WPL policies and doing as their Members want - or are they about gaining power and wealth. IMO it is clearly the latter and the DNC don't care what their Members want, because they have them 'under control'.

And yet despite all that 'election interference' he is still going to win. The Liberal tears will be flowing - Covid19 aint gonna save them this time.

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/how-voting-laws-have-changed-battleground-states-2020 In nine battleground states in this year’s Presidential elections, voting rules will look considerably different than they did four years ago. In the years since the 2020 election, many states have aggressively attempted to restrict voting access. Limiting absentee voting has been the most prevalent tactic, while several of these states have also enacted laws that permit partisan interference in elections or threaten the people and processes that make elections work. Across the country, the number of new expansive laws enacted continues to outpace new restrictive ones. In the swing states that played a pivotal role in the last presidential election — Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin — legislatures have been especially active in changing the laws that govern voting and elections. Due to court orders and delayed implementation dates, not all these new laws will be in effect by November, but the vast majority will. The Brennan Center is a liberal progressive organisation, so when they stated above "enacted laws that permit partisan interference in elections or threaten the people and processes that make elections work" what they are referring to is the Laws that were passed to stop those counting the votes from closing their doors and barring the Observers of any Party from seeing what they are doing. Likewise, the new Laws mean more control over who and how many Party observers can be present in the tally rooms, and also that votes cannot be counted without observers present. IMO most of the changes will greatly help Trump wipe the floor with Harris. Speaking of which - I was just told that the first CNN and MSNBC headline after Trump wins the election in November will probably be something like: "Trump smashed yet another woman and viciously ended her career."

I agree - speak up Meghan and the The People. Sure the die-hard Dems are done, and some have made up their minds, but some people are still deciding and this will help them make the right/good decision. Perhaps if the MSM also covered the woman bashing done by Kamala's husband, like they did when they attack Trump's family members, but we all know the MSM gives all Dem's crimes, accusations and discrepancies a free pass.

Although I am not a supporter of using a banking app on a phone, in this case the 'app' was clearly not the problem. However, it has nothing to do with Line either - the problem is the banking system in Thailand. I have bought some things online in Thailand and the seller wanted me to send them a copy of the 'bank transaction' - which I did. When I asked later why he needed the copy to be sent, he said that some banks take a few days to transfer the money into his account - and he just does not have the time to check his incoming transactions to see if it has arrived yet. Transfers within a bank are usually done very quickly, but some inter-bank transactions take a long time.

"The huge number of Expats" ..... on this forum that is. And I am looking forward to them having those meltdowns.

Many States have tightened up the voting rules for the 2024 election. This is just in 2022 - https://usafacts.org/articles/30-states-have-made-these-voting-changes-since-the-2020-election/ From this year - https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/how-voting-laws-have-changed-battleground-states-2020 No mate - Voting abuses that happened in 2020 (unproven, but happened) will not be happening the same this time around - maybe there will be new ways they will abuse postal votes. How about excluding all the illegals? Those for the last 10-15 years? Federal Martial Law outlawing and banning all illegals - apprehension and deportation, including those with previous State 'recognitions' - and jail for anyone that employs an illegal. I can see many of them being deported back whence they came, and many agreeing to leave. Appeals? Sure - just lodge them at the Embassy in your own country.

No bother at all - mate. IMO you are the one who has a very distorted view of the facts, because just like all fanatic Dems, you just throw insults 'ad hominem' when trying to debate an issue. Ad Hominem That means arguing in a way that is directed personally against a person rather than the position they are maintaining and the opinions they are expressing. It was when I noticed how personally insulting all the comments were about Reagan, and yet he achieved so much as a POTUS, that I realised there was something fundamentally wrong with left wing ideologues - they have no facts - just insults - like a teenager denied something. The Dems political 'message' is based on feelings and 'social issues', and what they do is play to those feelings - especially by constant lies and distortions against the political leader of GOP. Do you recall how many years ago Elon Musk was left wing and the media loved him. That same guy realised (like many others do) that something was very wrong with the Dems - and now they hate him. The Dems take personal positions and attacks against their opponents - and they hate Trump for many reasons, and one of them is that he fires that straight back at them. But lets not debate in any detail because all my facts will be trumped by your feelings, and as Shaprio said - Facts do not care about your Feelings (same as me about yours).

Don't tell me it is going to happen again - I think/hope the rules have been tightened up in most States. Has Harris held a rally yet? Discounting that free music concert she came on stage for a while.

Indeed. I recall a guy in Chiang Mai who was doing some gardening work in his house (that the wife owned) and one of the neighbours was complaining. His wife translated and he got her to try and explain to the woman that he was not 'working' (employed) and that only doing basic gardening stuff. He also got her to ask the woman if it was OK when he drove their car or cooked a Thai meal. The woman reluctantly accepted that although some jobs were reserved for Thais only (such as a driver or a cook), he was not employed and was not being paid. Unfortunately, a lot of Thais think Expats are not allowed to do those things - when the Law is very clear that they are not allowed to be employed/work in certain roles. In this case, the guy does not have the necessary licences/certifications to build a house.

I agree with everything you have said - GenZ will go down as the most woke feminist and useless generation ever - and that other poster reflected their views on life a lot. It is one thing to protest against the war in Vietnam, but it all together another to protests in support of the murdering radical terrorists in Gaza. We might be the minority on this Forum, but on others and overall, we are the majority.

Normalcy ?? Massive inflation, Crime rates up, Men in dresses running the Military, Millions of Illegals entering the country and costing Billions to house/feed, Radical Islamists attacking Israel and the resultant wars going on, Disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan that was incompetently managed, Billions in support for the corrupt regime in Ukraine that is certainly going to fail, etc etc etc. It is time for you guys to take a break and let Trump fix things up (again). IMO the 4 years USA had under the disastrous Biden-Harris Admin, will result in the Dems being electorally destroyed in November - and they will be lucky to ever get back into power before 2030. Great days ahead for USA now that the 'moderates' have seen the reality of the difference between the Trump/GOP Admin and the utterly useless, corrupt and incompetent Biden/DEM Admin. Below is my 'best case' predicted results in November: Obviously 'best case', but even with several other States remaining Red, Trump and GOP will make 2008 and 2016 look like close contests.

Now I love him even more - Trump will ensure no US Citizen in Thailand is double taxed. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2024/10/11/trump-reaches-out-to-us-expats-in-thailand-to-help-win-the-election-no-double-taxation-pledge/ Lets hope this move by Trump is 'heard' by the numpties in Thai Govt and the result flows down to those Expats from other countries to ensure we are all not 'extra' taxed on the money we already paid taxes on when we were working/earning money.

Horses and Water ...............

Obviously not - I wrote .... quote "I am just get back involved in this thread as the topics became repetitive and boring," You are boring me again.

IMO it will happen, but only for Thai Citizens and Permanent Residents - as is the case with most other modern countries. What has been happening is that wealthy Thais have been 'making money' overseas through investments, and then prior to this year they paid no income taxes when they brought the money into Thailand - thus the rule change. Those wealthy Thais have put plans in place to circumvent this new rule, and TRD sees this move to global taxation as a way to reduce their ability to avoid income taxes here. But will Thailand screw it up and not ensure it only applies to Citizens and Residents - perhaps and probably. I am hopeful that the new PT Govt will have more 'business acumen' that the previous idiots, and realise that if they want foreign firms to invest here in the future, they must not tax the global income of the executives of foreign companies that work here. I also think that the wealthy Thais will be using the family 'gifts' tax exemption (as have some Expats) to avoid income taxes, and that will probably be reviewed in the future too.

I am just get back involved in this thread as the topics became repetitive and boring, but this does interest me. Question - how do you know about (deleted)

Jumping in a little late here, but it seems very obvious to me (deleted)

We usually go through Changi and buy the good alcohol there duty free (usually about the same price). I litre bottle each and that lasts me a while - never a problem when arriving Swampy.

Just block him - never have to read his woke SJW BS anymore.

I hope they are alive - but only as long as they are not being tortured/raped - then they are better off not. IMO Israel is going to decimate them all in Gaza, and over time will kill every one of their leaders. I wonder if all those silly foolish supporters of Gaza 'Palestinians' notice that the leaders are mainly living overseas - they are scumbag terrorist vermin using the 'cause' for their own financial enrichment.

Thanks for taking my advice - if/when you remove the EV battery please follow the official manufacturer guidelines (maybe get a specialist company to do it?) and then make sure you connect it up (to solar) and store it safely and appropriately. Youtube is your friend - plenty of good advice there (and EV battery fires) - find a few covering the brand/model you intend to remove.

Now that has got to be the most ridiculous list of simp-approved female advantages I have ever seen, AND that was the best dancing by a woman that I have ever seen too - thanks 😁

Keeping my response short and simple. Yes a woman should be allowed to be POTUS - but not Harris - or Clinton. Trump was a better alternative last time, and he is a far better alternative this time round too and that is one of the many reasons he will win. Bush (2), Carter and Biden should never have been POTUS - but were. And Gore, Kerry, Romney and McCain should not have been - and were not. The answer is Yes, but it has to be the right woman. Perhaps Rice, Whitmer, Stefanik, Noem, Haley, Lincoln, Ernst, or Norton. Time will tell - but hopefully it will be someone like them and not Harris - not because she is a Dem - but because she is a dingbat. IMO there was only one reason Harris was VP - because they did not really think Biden would win - being the Dem nominee was supposed to be his 'reward' as a long time Dem politician (and to keep Sanders from being nominated).

Somewhat true - but mainly wrong - and clearly not aware of the real situation in the country of Israel. 20% of Israel's population is Muslim. They occupy positions of importance from Doctors to Politicians. Israel is not the problem (mainly) - it is the radical extremist Muslims that refuse to allow Israel to exist in 'their lands'. You and many others do not realise that Islam is not the problem, it is the radical Islamists that are the problem. If you think about Christianity in the past, you can see that there is not just one form of Christianity. Some of them were extremely violent against non-believers and against other Christians too. Islam is the same - there are many 'branches' of Islam, and within those branches they have some extremely radical members/groups (Gaza, Hezbolla, etc etc etc). And it is not just in Israel - there are 'active' Muslim terrorists group all over the world. List of designated terrorist groups - Wikipedia Islam: The Politically Incorrect Truth (thereligionofpeace.com) Sadly, IMO peace will only come after Israel/USA/NATO destroys those countries (like Iran) and groups (like Gaza and Hezbolla) that either commit and/or facilitate terrorist attacks on Israel. But that will mean the death of a lot of people - so the western powers have always 'encouraged' Israel to only defend - not to attack and wipe them out. I am fearful that one day a nuclear weapon will explode in Israel - that will result in the annihilation of 10s of millions of Muslim people.