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My opinion is guided by my empathy (wokeness). It doesn't matter what the EU has done. I'm talking about the USA, my country. We should give aid to whoever needs it without expecting to be repaid. Otherwise, it's just another Trump business deal. 😞

Military aid not humanitarian aid. Aid is aid, whether humanitarian, military, or agricultural. IMO, this aid should have been given without any conditions concerning repayment.

I watched the video, and I think someone has made a mistake. These look like regular ladies to me. 😮

What? A foreign tourist falling to their death from the balcony of a hotel room in Pattaya? Who would have thought that could happen? 😮

I'm 79 right now, and about three years ago, I considered getting complete, full dental implants. When I went in to the dentist, I was told I didn't need total implants, and ended up getting an upper and lower set of false teeth, I still have about four teeth on the top and four on the bottom. This has worked out well for me. The whole think only cost me about 20K baht. But, to answer you're question, yes, I would consider getting full dental implants here I Thailand if that were necessary.

As most of you probably already know, any defendant, regardless of the crime they are charged with, is presumed innocent. So, unless they are considered a flight risk or a further risk to the community, they should at least be given bail or, like in this case, a supervised home release, or even a completely unsupervised release.

I have also started wearing a "week-old" beard. If you look at all the male (and trans male) movie stars, you'll see that this type of beard is very popular now. And it's a lot better than tattoos.

I support the $50 million in aid, but not requiring Ukraine pay us (the USA) back for that with their minerals. We should be providing the aid without any conditions. 😞

I love it! ❤️

Deporting anyone to prisons like this certainly does not have my support. If a non-citizen is deported (after they receive due process), they should only be deported back to their home country. And, of course, US citizens should not be "deported" (transported to another country) at all.

A democracy, IMO, is the best choice for the government to run a socialist economy. It's a lot better than what we (the USA) has now, a plutocracy. I am "an enemy" of a republic. I think the need for that, especially concerning the Electoral College, is outdated and should be abandoned. I'd favor a true democratic general election to determine the presidency. For more information on this, you could read Rung & Bill: US Electoral College - Opinion. I think the House of Representatives is okay, as long as the number of congressmen from each state is determined on the number of registered voters and updated frequently. I think the Senate is outdated for the same reasons as the Electoral College.

I wouldn't say that I would support the murder of Trump, but I would support his being removed from office in any legal way possible. Of course, IMO, Trump is not actually the origin of all the horrendous things he's doing. It's the people behind Project 2025 who are in charge. Even if Trump were to be somehow removed, the destruction of our democratic republic would still continue. 😞

I don't agree with everything you said about Israelis warning Palestinians before any attack, but I do agree that this fighting over territory has gone on since 1947/1948. If you take a look at how the map of Palestine/Israel has changed over that time, you'll see the Israelis have taken most of the land that used to be Palestinian. This is the origin of the problem, and, IMO, it won't go away unless other countries step in and enforce the 1947/1948 land distribution.

I prefer to just make anti-Trump remarks. They just come naturally to me. 😉 But, I think anyone on any type of visa should have that visa revoked if they "commit" (charged, go through due process, and are convicted) of a "serious crime" (felony). I don't believe most of these students fit that requirement.

Androgyny is the term used for people who are a mix of male/female.

Men (or women) should not be able to just "say" they are women (men) to make it medically true. They would have to undergo a medical diagnosis on their physical attributes, chromosomes, and/or hormone levels, to make their claim medically true. The real problem is not whether their claims are medically true. The real problem is can they just "say" they are women or men to make that SOCIALLY true.

You obviously know nothing about biology. It is not a digital-either/or approach. It is an analog/curved line approach.

I disagree with you. I believe the people who say they are somewhere in between have different physical, chromosomal, and/or hormonal levels than those who claim to be one or the other.

Really; then please tell me what other biological genders there are apart from male and female …. many thanks "Male" and "female" are the two polar ends of the gender spectrum, which is biologically defined using physical traits, chromosomes, and hormones. All of us, including you and me, are somewhere in between the "perfect" extremes of male and female. I admit that most of us are very close to one of the extremes, but there are a significant number that are closer to one of the extremes, and a few that are closer to the middle. "Male" and "female" biologically, are to gender as "tall" and "short" are to height. There are a lot of people in between.

I am a far-left liberal and despise Trump and almost everything he does. This cancellation of student visas is, however, one of the worst recent offenses. I don't know how he can be stopped, but however that could happen, I'd be all for it. 😡

Yes! And I'm sure this won't be the last one...

I agree. The demand that gender be only male and female is not biologically sound. There are some people who are somewhere in between those two designations.

The title should read, "...Lack of Progress, Pain, and Broken Promises." Of which, the first and last I applaud.

I do consider myself "woke," and believe I have been for at least 40 years." I deny the negative meaning because it is not the way I define "woke," and it is not the way I am. The negative connotation of "woke" is being used by people who are not in favor of the characteristics that "woke" means, which can be summed up in one word: empathy. I don't really care if anyone criticizes me. I listen, and if I agree with their criticism, I will change my actions. If I disagree with their criticism, I note it but don't act on it.

Wow! I agree with everything you said above. Communism is not " about a working man getting a fair share of the profits from his labour." In communism, people contribute to society the best they can, and all the assets of society are shared equally, regardless of race or gender (or trans gender). I didn't know about the other historical "facts" about Marx. He means nothing to me. I only associate him and the term "Marxist" with communism. Thanks for the history lesson. So, are you indeed, as you've said, a "Marxist"? And if so, what does that mean?