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Sex partners usually prefer what they're more used to in their experience and culture with exceptions like fetishists (who are more likely to be into cut than not). If you cut the chances of him complaining about it later are remote and the chances of there being a medical problem with not cutting are more likely.

Is there even one mohel operating in Thailand and if there were what they do is based on a ritual ceremony so they wouldn't be interested in just doing a soulless cut job.

I admit to being humanity centric but happy days might be coming for cock-a-raaches (sic).

They missed civics class?

I get the impression that Trumpists assume democrats will react to possible indictments of Hunter or his Daddy the same way they react to possible indictments of Trump and his family members. In other words, threatening civil war. The hilarious thing is that democrats are totally OK with ANY citizen being subject to accountability if they are convicted of serious crimes. It's really like there are two countries. One pro democracy. One pro autocracy.

Trump's crimes are way too serious far that, but if convicted he won't go to prison. He'll be locked up at Mar a Lago.

It seems that way but hopefully his Russian insider peers will stop him before it's late. An alternative would be if he can create some kind of fiction of some kind of victory. That's more of a battlefield issue.

Depressing but predictable.

Because Zelensky is showing the world anew that democracy and freedom are worth fighting for and Putin is showing the world that leaders can sometimes give Hitler a run for his money in the total evil department.

Not initially, but at that point the ball will be in Putin's court as far as devastating escalation, and a court ruled by Putin is a court you don't want the future of the earth to be subject to,

You sure do read a lot of Kremlin propaganda.

Politically speaking, this was an issue that the republicans could have owned (and benefitted from) as they do have a libertarian side to them (outside of culture wars things like LGBT civil rights and abortion rights). So it is also a great thing that President Biden has made this step to make marijuana decriminalization something identified with the democratic party.

Nothing wrong with pandering for votes if the actions are good for the country, and this action is definitely that.

He is actively advocating that it be done at the state level. US presidents aren't dictators (not yet anyway) so he has done all he can at the executive level.

Yeah that's the right wing (demonize "Brandon") line and it has become very tiresome. The idea isn't original. Nobody said it was. Be HE did it! Credit where credit is due, dude!

Keep on WINNING, Uncle Joe.

Ukrainians are fighting for the survival of their country. Putin invaded with evil genocidal intentions. To suggest a moral equivalence is DISGUSTING!

Well yes I do think about Vietnam. I knew some draft dodgers but all were active dissenters (but the penalties for that were mild compared to Russia). I was an active dissenter myself, sorry, Okies from Muskokies. About Russians fleeing. Come on man. Can you name one time in world history where there has been such a dramatic and large wave of "draft dodgers" fleeing any other country?

Yes, of course. My personal impression (to back this up watch videos from the 1420 channel) the vast majority of Russians have been lulled to declare themselves apolitical with the attitude that political matters are for politicians only. So I assume that applies to the draft dodgers as well. A minority of them (many escaped long before the mobilization) are actual dissenters, and another minority were personally against the war but understandably intimidated by the harsh penalties for expressing that. But I am convinced that the vast majority of escapees were not against the war before it might impact them, and probably the majority of them supported it at the very least in the sense of accepting decisions of their dear leader.

My thinking is that if the evidence points to serious indictable crimes, then of course charge him. That goes to his father too in case the evidence points there (after he leaves office). A political bonus of that would be it will be easier for most of the country to accept the indictments of Trump and his family when it comes time to indict them, as dollars to doughnuts the evidence is there for that. No citizen is supposed to be above the law. However my personal opinion is that very trivial crimes should not be charged regardless of the status of the person. US prisons are filled with inmates, mostly minorities, convicted of crimes that usually aren't even charged to others. Lighten up. Give warnings and fines, community service, etc. Prisons have become a profit industry and that is just totally wrong. Next ...

The thing about these Russian "draft dodgers" is morally ambiguous. In general most people in most countries don't exactly exalt people evading military service when their country calls. Most of the Russians escaping now didn't have a word to say in opposition to the evil war chosen by their dictator UNTIL the war came to them. Not exactly profiles in courage. Of course, I don't blame them, but if this war lasts a long time, many are going to find it impossible to stay abroad because of visas and expenses.

I doubt it. Have you seen the prices out of Russia? I posted about this before. I follow a number of Russian youtubers who have escaped or are trying to escape. One of them was talking to a lot of them during a peak fleeing day in Moscow airport. Thailand, Bali, and Vietnam were specifically mentioned as ultimate destinations. Georgia has been most popular but because of the Russians, rents have skyrocketed and the government is talking about cracking down on easy visas for them. To add, men trying to leave are questioned at borders and SOME are turned away from leaving. The top targets of that are the younger men.

That is what Americans the victors are taught in school but there is more to it. https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/How-the-Soviets-helped-Allies-defeat-Japan-3177012.php

I'm not convinced that the US had to use nukes to beat Japan but that is literally an academic question now. The current situation is completely different. Two nuclear powers involved. MAD has worked up till now but the dynamics have changed. One side Putin openly willing to consider using tactical nukes if sovereign Russia is threatened and Putin now has FIVE annexed regions that he has illegally claimed as Russia. Ukraine has not respected Putin's scams. It would be silly at this point to not take Putin's threats seriously and if he acts escalation to full nuclear war is very possible.

Swedish coming out of the closeter from 1998. Not dated except for lack of social media which is kind of refreshing.