JonnyF

Seems to me like the Democrats are trying to spin this into some kind of victory. So the senate race is going down to the wire and it looks like they will lose control of the House of Representatives, allowing Republicans to block Biden's agenda. If that is hailed as a victory, they must have set the bar pretty low.

Untrue. You interpret anything that is not a glowing endorsement of Biden as somehow being Pro Republican. That reflects your poor interpretation rather than my actual position. It is very typical of the nature of American politics right now. The two party system, the partisan nature, the "If you're not with me you must be against me" attitude. You embody it perfectly and creating a strawman regarding my position is just one example of that, albeit an excellent example. Progozhin is using this situation to whip you Dems up into another anti-Trump frenzy. To further divide the nation. He is playing you like a fiddle and you are falling for it hook, line and sinker. Him and Putin must be laughing their <deleted> off.

Well that's ruined my plans for a 2 bedroom bungalow in the centre of the universe. I guess I'll have to send the 100 Million back to my country now.

Correct. I see it's finally starting to sink in. That's progress. The fact that you used my post to imply that I was somehow "supporting the Republicans over the Democrats" re-inforces my point about the partisan, virtriolic and often antagonistic nature of the 2 party system in the US right now.

Sounds like he is trying to create even more vitriol and animosity in US politics, if that is even possible. We all know how the current state of US politics is harming the country. Releasing this statement is obviously designed to create even more division, and it looks to have worked. I wouldn't believe a Russian oligarch (who just happens to be Putin's best mate) talking about the US any more than I'd believe a Thai bargirl talking about her sick buffalo.

He actually fought quite well. He's got some skills and made the Thai guy quit with a lovely uppercut. He's not my cup of tea but he's doing well, credit to him.

They are only objecting because now both sides get freedom of speech are the same rules apply to all. They were fine with the previous owners suppressing the right while allowing the radical left to post whatever they liked. "Go set up your own platform" they cried. Musk's point about shared power is a valid one. Obviously it won't be liked by the far left progressives. By the by, I really don't think Elon Musk needs business advice from retired expats living in Thailand. He seems to be doing OK.

Wow, you're proper hard. We're all really impressed ????.

Putting all those eggs in the Chinese basket doesn't seem to be working out too well.

He's not proposing you only get the land for 3 years. He's saying they will increase the period that you have to invest the money from 3 years, up to 10 years i.e. you have to invest the money longer than originally proposed. if you were to put brackets around "to be allowed to purchase land" in the sentence below it would be clearer. But it's still a terrible offer, and the fact they say the policy will be reviewed after x amount of years is the icing on the cake. Who would really invest 100 Million Baht for 10 years for 1 rai? You'd have to be mad. I'm afraid they really do believe that Thailand is the most desirable place on earth. Much better to buy property overseas where you can really own it, rent it out and use the rent from that property to rent something here.

I see Biden's foreign policy is reaping dividends.

Great for savers though. If people took out huge mortgages based on historically low interest rates then they didn't plan things very well. Same as people who moved to Thailand and thought it would be 70 to the pound forever. Similarly, a weak pound is great for exporters, tourists etc. Record low unemployment in the UK now. Very easy to find work for those who aren't playing the benefits system. Two sides to every coin.

Go to Suzuki Society Thailand on FaceBook. 139,000 Baht.

Totally agree on Oz. Unbelievably rude, they act like prison guards and you are the prisoner. I'm pretty sure they get off on it.

It's not really convenient to fly into Phuket when my condo is in Bangkok.

Or maybe I have done nothing of the sort and you are creating a straw man while attempting to slur me with the MAGA label, simply because you cannot present a coherent argument to disprove any of my perfectly logical and legitimate points.

I agree, it is quite likely he is guilty. He is also most probably crazy. However, I do not believe certain aspects of the narrative that we are being fed. Just doesn't add up to me. Same thing as that story in Phuket where the foreigner in the Porsche hurt the Thai. The original story in that case just didn't make sense and so it proved, and I get the same feeling here. I think there is something else to the story that we are not being told. Hopefully it all comes out when the 911 call, the CCTV and bodycam footage is released. Anyway, we're going round in circles. I've made my position clear and have other things to do. It's been a pleasure Gentlemen.

It is possible to accept the verdict while still having some reservations about certain aspects of the trial. Of course. They can refuse to release the footage to the public I suppose, but I don't really see the need to do so. However, if they refuse to release the footage to the court (which they already stated they have in their possession) then I would find that highly suspicious. Why would they not release it if it proves the police and Pelosi's story to be true?

Maybe they do, maybe they don't. I don't. Not really. The method of entry seems debatable. The content of the 911 call is unclear. The attack scenario (which is actually quite important since the whole case is based on the attack) appears implausible. Nothing will be debunked until the trial. A police statement does not constitute the debunking of a theory. There are many cases of police statements not holding up in court. It appears you have already made up your mind. That's fine. Good for you. Personally, I still have some doubts re. many elements and very much look forward to the trial so that the truth can emerge, hopefully via body cam and CCTV footage rather than police statements.

Indeed, the trial will be fascinating. I hope it is televised. I will accept the verdict either way. Same as I accept the result of Democratic referendums. I just want to see the video for myself (minus the graphic content of course). If they refuse to release the footage (as I suspect they will) then I will still have my doubts, since the story they are telling simply doesn't make any sense to me. It doesn't add up. Not based on MAGA, or Trump, or any other left wing trope but on the fundamentals of human behaviour and the laws of physics.

Strawman. Please show me where I am pushing MAGA conspiracies.

Actually the reason I have so many posts is that for every post I make I am hounded by around 4 or 5 posters, saying I am MAGA, denigrating my country of birth, claiming I am a Trump fan etc. That's fine, I've got my big boy pants on and I enjoy a good debate when work is quiet. So despite their vitriol towards me, I believe it's the right thing to do to reply with a reasoned, polite response to explain my position. As I have in this post with you ????.

The CCTV backs it up? Really? When did you see it? The truth is documented, recorded and verified? Please send me links, I'd love to see that. I can wait for the trial, no biggie. It's a matter of interest to me, nothing more. I am not obsessed with American politics or Trump like so many on here.

Oh how you must wish that was the case. But unfortunately... https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/01/politics/paul-pelosi-family-body-cam-footage/index.html

I'm impressed. I only hope you didn't waste too much time on such a breathtakingly original, yet witty comeback ????. Such a glib reply is certainly much easier than addressing how the far fetched story being touted could be true.