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2 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

I wonder what you like about this couple so much. Care to elaborate?

 

Nothing to do with my thoughts on this couple however you did ask a poster to "Now, show me evidence of another member of the Royal Family being racist. Evidence, not gossip from Harry's wife."

 

Duly provided, your welcome

Prince Philip wasn't being racist. My post explained why. You're (not your) welcome.

46 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

What was this comment in direct response to? Would you also like to defend it? 

 

Prince Philip: "So who's on drugs here?... HE looks as if he's on drugs," while pointing to a 14-year-old member of a Bangladeshi youth club. 

 

or how about: “It looks as if it was put in by an Indian” (referring to an old-fashioned fuse box in a factory near Edinburgh).

 

 

Inappropriate banter from a very old man from a completely different era. Don't judge the people of yesterday by today's standards. My sweet old Gran also used to make jokes that wouldn't fly in 2023 but like I said, she was also from a bygone era when such terminology was acceptable. I'm sure some labels you or I might use in 2023 for groups such as Paedophiles (now being relabelled by some groups as "Minor attracted persons" as to not offend these Paedophiles) would be criticized by the Wokerati in 2060 but that doesn't make you "Paedophobic" or whatever label they'll create to throw at you in the future. 

Now, if he'd have started criticizing everyone else for making rubbish inappropriate Granddad jokes I'd have an issue with his hypocrisy, but he didn't.

Harry criticizing racists having been proved to be racist is hypocrisy.

Harry bleating about the environment while taking private jets to polo matches and driving Range Rovers is hypocrisy.

Harry moaning about white privilige having lived his life as a literal Millionaire prince is hypocrisy.

Harry complaining about leaks to the press when he and his wife leak stories to the press is hypocrisy.

Harry whingeing about misinformation while he and his wife tell lies is hypocrisy.

I wonder what you like about this couple so much. Care to elaborate?

7 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Get real, have you already forgotten the late Prince Philip "while on a visit to China, Philip described Beijing as "ghastly." He also told British students: "If you stay here much longer you'll all be slitty-eyed."

 

By the way, I'm all for the Royal family but they are also human and make errors

That comment was a direct response to the Chinese expression about their students going round eyed if they study too long in the West. The Chinese thought it was a very funny retort. You must think Thais are all incredibly racist if you find a bit of banter like that offensive. It's a wonder you can survive here with such a lack of humour.

Also, I don't remember Prince Philip then going on to accuse everyone else of being racist like a hypocritical SJW. It's the hypocrisy that stinks, same as his eco warrior victim stance while taking private jets to play polo with his chums in another state and driving around in gas guzzling Range Rovers. Pure hypocrisy, and people are sick of it.

Beijing IS ghastly. Nothing wrong with pointing that out. 

12 minutes ago, Elkski said:

Maybe it's because I'm American and wasn't brain washed all my life but I can't believe there are so many royalists in 2023.  Absolutely crazy.  I'm glad harry is exposing the racists and other things from the royal family.  

He's not exposing anything.

Him and his wife are making up stories to make money. Don't be so gullible.

2 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

"It was a poor choice of costume and I apologize," Harry said at the time, according to The New York Times.

The prince issued another apology four years later, saying he was "extremely sorry" for using a racial slur to address his friend in a military training video.

 

https://www.insider.com/british-royal-family-racist-history-black-lives-matter-2020-8

It's good that he apologized. Good PR move.

It's a shame he'd already shown his true colours.

Now, show me evidence of another member of the Royal Family being racist. Evidence, not gossip from Harry's wife.

1 minute ago, ozimoron said:

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/prince-charles-meghan-markle-power-racist-microagressions-ncna1285125

I said evidence. 

Not gossip from proven liars.

16 minutes ago, billd766 said:

Have you ever considered doing a little research before you post rubbish like this.

 

https://veteranlife.com/lifestyle/prince-harry-military/#:~:text=Harry served two tours in,joined the Blues and Royals.

 

Did you ever volunteer to join the military and fight for your country?

 

Have you ever done anything for your country and not for yourself?

Ah yes, playing soldiers while racially insulting his colleagues and dressing like a Nazi. Brilliant.

1 minute ago, ozimoron said:

The royal family's treatment of Diana was reprehensible.

Please provide links proving this.

2 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

Perhaps the opposite is true. His father and brother need to clean up their act?

How so? Please provide links to them being racist.

Here's one of Harry calling an asian Army collegaue his "Little P**i friend". 

21 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

Don't the same comments apply to both his father and brother?

His brother has quality at home. As did his father at his age.

Not some washed up B list divorced actress who needs a ton of makeup to look any good. 

46 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

Why shouldn't he. He's entitled to his opinion. Would you prefer the royal family hid their dirty laundry? Sunlight is the best disinfectant.

 

The royalist are afraid of the truth.

Because he should show loyalty to his family. 

Not stitch them up by leaking private conversations at every opportunity. He can't be trusted. Him and his wife and proven liars. He is also a proven racist. He should clean up his own behaviour before trying to bring down his brother and father.

I think it might well turn around.

After the last couple of years of lockdowns etc. there will be a lot of Chinese looking to get out of China or at least having a plan B escape route. Now I know they've tightened up controls on moving money out of the country but the Chinese are very good at getting around such rules. Plus Thailand doesn't tend to ask too many questions about where the money came from.

Also, a lot of people (myself included) getting nervous about putting too much more into the stock market given the returns over the last year or so.

I'm not saying it will rocket, but compared to other options it might be a decent place to park some money until things stabilize.

I'm guessing it would be fine, until you get into a disagreement with one of the villagers and then they'll be calling the cops on you.

Now I know it's legal, but this is Thailand so expect different "interpretations" of the law, lots of misunderstandings and a load of hassle if an opportunity to extort a foreigner opens up.

I don't know how much land you have, but I'd pick a quiet corner as far away from people as possible and where nobody else goes (maybe hidden by some brush/weeds/grass) if you wish to grow it. That's what I plan to do.

My Kratom is out in the open though.

I don't think the holidays will cause much of a spike. We random tested a few dozen employees on their return to work today and all were negative.

Allowing the Chinese in untested? Yeah, that will do it.

I think with traditional Songkran this would be a good idea.

However, with the new version, the wasting of water, the carnage on the roads, dirty water being thrown aggressively, drunken behaviour etc. I don't think it would really work.

I suspect it will mostly be banned this year again anyway. Especially if the Chinese cause another wave by releasing their infected on Thailand as expected.

A good move by Canada. Hopefully other countries do the same. 

14 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

BREXIT, that ‘great British victory’ the ‘victors’ don’t like talking about.

 

 

We're not still talking about our women winning Euro 2022 either.

Or our men winning the 2022 T20 cricket world cup.

It's called being humble in victory. It's a shame the losers can't be gracious in defeat, then we wouldn't still have to listen to them still whining years after the event.

4 minutes ago, placeholder said:

It's always a mark of weakness when someone makes a comment on a reply not yet given.

I got some exciting news for you. This isn't a court of law. No one's on trial here. But there are rules. And here's one specifically posted for this forum:

"Any alleged factual claims must be supported by a valid link to an approved credible source."

Can  you support your claim with a valid link to an approved credible source?

I thought....Nah I'll leave it to the likes of you to indulge in that class of empty rhetoric.

 

You’re giving yourself way too much credit, that news wasn’t very exciting at all.

If you have proof of his guilt, post links.

3 hours ago, placeholder said:

You should go first since you blamed his arrest on this:

"That's what happens when you speak truth to power. It was inevitable."

I don’t need to provide links proving his innocence.

If you have links proving his guilt, post them. 
 

Yeah, didn’t think so…

21 minutes ago, Phoenix Rising said:

Now where was this touching belief in the justice system when you were bleeting "lock her up"?

Lock WHO up?

Provide links to my post asking for a female (whoever you are referring to, I have no idea) to be locked up based on no evidence.

Links or a retraction. Chop chop. Good lad.