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I'm not in a position to make Palestinian foreign policy. Gaza was not occupied. I also don't like the word antisemitism which means Jew hatred but is perverted by Jew haters for propaganda purposes such as you. People should just say Jew hatred to describe Jew hatred.

Actually the majority are not now Ashkenazi which you refer as Europeans. The majority of American Jews are indeed Ashkenazi. You're perverting the word semites. It's a stupid game.

The IDF is the military of the sovereign Israeli nation responding to the October 7 terrorist attack by Hamas. It's a war. Start a war and expect a response. Stop with your moronic willful ignorance of the definition of antisemitism. The truth is neither Jews nor Arabs identify as semiites. Jews are Jews Arabs are Arabs.

Palestinians are Arabs. Jews in Israel include Ashkenazi Jews, Sephardic Jews, and Mizrahi Jews, and smaller groups such as Ethiopian Jews. There is much mixing of these groups. The vast majority of Israeli Jews were born in Israel. I assume by Euopean you mean white and are referring to Ashkenazi Jews. Ask a Nazi, a KKK, a Putinist, or a Trumpist if they consider Ashkenazi Jews as white.

Oh that idiocy again denying the definition of antisemitism.

I know your intentions.

There are limits on what countries can and should do about what happens inside sovereign nation's borders.

The protests are pro Hamas terrorist, pro genocide of Jews. Particularly idiotic are Queers for Palestine. Israel has no genocidal intentions towards Arabs. Russia has genocidal intentions towards Ukrainians. Where are the trendy protests against Russia? Not interesting because it's not about Jews?

About the pros and cons of college/uni towns. Obviously each one is different, but Public transport / walkability will at least be good near the campus There will be cultural arts events that a similar town without the college/uni wouldn't have Restaurants might be somewhat lower priced to attract student budgets Part time work -- elders would be competing with students for such jobs Age gaps -- you get older and older while you're surrounded with the eternal youth coming and going (could be a pro or a con) If a smaller town or city, housing costs generally lower than a big city Sometimes universities offer free audit classes to the entire community

His shooter is pro Russia. The victim is pro Russia. Russia blames Ukraine.

I wouldn't put it exactly the way you did but I am largely aware of what you're saying. Everyone has personal priorities and considerations. To clarify again I don’t want to ever leave Thailand and if I need to moving to another foreign country would be my strong preference over the US. But the US does have good draws Medicare, no need for visa, and access to western arts and cultural things that I like but the latter mostly only in bigger cities. As far as a grocery store I would prioritize location to be near one. I would also prioritize good public transportation and immediate walkabillity. The best cities for this are New York and Chicago. I have lived in Chicago and had a car but almost never used it even for groceries. It was a beater so I ended up donating it for the tax deduction. Unfortunately New York is too expensive and I wouldn't want to move back to the cold of Chicago. But certain neighborhoods in certain cities might be good enough. St. Louis is a good example Most people are scared away by the crime stats so certain walkable neighborhoods are well priced. I haven't driven a car in 20 years, have no Thai license, and no desire to start again. I happen to have very good US credit. Renting vs. buying is a different decision if you're old. You need to look at life expectancy. Sure rents go up but you can move and if you own a house you have a big risk of a massive repair expense. Condos can be even worse with assessments. Another personal factor. There is a good chance that after I lived in the US for some years with high rent that I could get into HUD senior housing which is only one third of your income for rent and doesn't count income from ira withdrawals. Big cities have more hud senior communities. I'll stop for now. Thanks for your feedback.

I wouldn't bother trying to predict the VP pick except to say it won't be Pence or the puppy shooter.

Funny your posts read more like you studied professional trolling.

Only five years? Being insulted by extremist bigots means I'm on the right track.

Yeah but dollars to donuts Trump will just lie about agreeing. His cult doesn't care.

Yeah there is no way I could or would take on a fixer upper.

Trump made a big oopsie.

Oh and when I say willingness to take more risk I also mean taking more risk of spending down my money. Being an expat for so long was a big risk, the profile of my investments have been higher risk, so that's a pattern.

Conspiracy theory garbage. You guys are PATHETIC.

I've thought about this some more, did some specific research about the pros and cons of buying a house when older, and the actual costs of owning a car (so high!), my personal priorities and acceptance of risk (high) and this has resulted in at least a temporary change of mind. Namely, Not having a car and not having the expense is a top priority. Maybe a must have. Realizing there is a price to pay for that, but well balanced by that priority being met and the money saved to keep a car. Realization that I would never buy a home, only rent. Feeling that having big city cultural amenities or at least the cultural amenities of a good university town is a top priority. A feeling of flexibility of weather. It doesn't necessarily need to be great, but preferably so. High crime? I'll take the risk. With this in mind, I've got a current newer list. Top of the list -- Athens Georgia. One of the best places to live without a car, culture, restaurants including my personal acid test Ethiopian, close enough to Atlanta (for personal reasons). Interesting to note that the youtuber City Nerd (really big on walkability and city amenities) rates Athens Georgia higher than Austin Texas! Pittsburgh (in a central walkable area) Philadelphia (in a central walkable area) St Louis (yes high crime, in a central walkable area) On the economics of the car thing. Suppose the real cost of keeping a modest car is 700 per month or more. I would buy with cash but then you get depreciation and opportunity cost of the money which could have been invested. That plus insurance, maintenance, repairs, gas, etc. So lets say you could get an apartment for 700 in a boring area where you need a car, but then add the 700. Just sample numbers, but that means you could theoretically spend 1200 or more for a place in a walkable area in walkable city, leaving 200 for public transport costs, ubers, car rentals etc. Obviously those numbers are very rough, but you get the idea. .

A can of worms question about China and especially Russia but I don't think Israelis have anything to be embarrassed about. They were invaded by barbaric terrorists intending to kill all Jews and like any other country that had the capability, they responded. This particular presumed crime victim Israeli in the news is just a random person and we don't know anything about his particular political views. BTW, Israel just marked it's Independence Day. 3000 years old. 76 years young.

You mean Trump? Elon is for Trump.

Better than Trump wanting to bang his.

Much more so.

Conspiracy theory garbage.