thaibeachlovers

It's in the OP therefore it's on topic. You should have quit when you were in a small hole. Have a nice day.

The running up a huge deficit is a strange one by any logic. I guess it's on the principle that if I owe $100 it's my problem, but if I owe $100 trillion it's your problem. Whatever, it's never going to be repaid, EVER. In the US there isn't any difference between parties or politicians- all out of the same box. Any difference is only window dressing to pretend the voters have a choice. The US is a strange one- proclaims itself to be capitalist, but isn't, the people are frightened by the word "socialism" but want social security and medicaid. I liked NZ in the 70s, actual socialised public health, the state owned the railways, and the power system, the telephone system, then they went and privatised everything and it's been a disaster.

Were you born in a private hospital, or a government one with nurses and doctors paid for by the taxpayer? Did your parents pay for your education entirely- no government subsidy? Did they get any child benefit for you? If you went to university, was it fully privately financed, or get government subsidies? Have you ever been in a hospital that wasn't private? Used medicine or a vaccine developed by state laboratories? Driven on a road that wasn't a toll road, Flown on a plane that used a government built runway, and government flight controllers? Ridden on a railway? Been protected by the military, or even been in the military? Worked for the government in any capacity? Benefited from government rescue services post natural disaster? Had assistance from the police force? Etc.

and I disagree with you. I have actually worked on farms, unlike, apparently, you.

People danced in the street when Thatcher died. IMO she was a truly vile human being. The problem with government isn't that they have socialism to benefit the poor, but that they waste vast amounts of taxpayer money on stupid or even evil things. Eg the tories wouldn't give nurses or ambulance drivers a decent wage while spending billions of other people's money on war, which is the most evil thing they could waste money on.

Prove it.

How about the cruelty involved in ripping a gazelle apart for lions to eat? Is it OK for animals to be cruel, considering that animals we eat are humanely killed?

Why sadly? They are just animals and we are carnivores. As an example, Amundsen, first man to the South pole used dogs and as planned ate them ( along with the other dogs ) as the sledges got lighter. He succeeded within schedule. His adversary Scott refused to use dogs because it was "cruel", manhauled and he and all his party died of starvation on the return journey. The fact Amundsen ate his dogs was used as propaganda by the British to make him out to be a bad man.

CNN is in the OP therefore is on topic. Were you having a senior moment?

Only rich people think socialism is silly. The rest of us, which is most of us, like a spot of socialism as long as it's not the dictator style socialist.

Had I read this post before replying to the OP, I wouldn't have bothered. This is exactly the sort of thing I'd write if I was doing a wind up.

If you agree that every "I hate Trump because of 20,000 reasons" post is a troll, I'll agree with you.

I only read the OP and it could possibly be for real. I remember my first GF experience and had I more time in LOS that could have been me. As it was I had to leave after 2 days and being away from her broke the spell.

On the very vague possibility that this is an actual love lorn newbie- a/ they all have hard luck stories, though sometimes they are actually true. b/ the bar isn't a horrible place c/ it is always a mistake to visit the parents. You might as well give them every satang you have and go back to the US alone. That would avoid the every day humiliation that would result from living within 10 km of the family, and the outcome is the same. d/ a rural Thai palace could probably be built for 200,000 baht e/ soul mates only exist till the first argument. f/ You are in lust. It's not the same as love. For 200,000 USD one could live like a lord with a daily change of sleeping partners for a very long time. It doesn't involve building houses or paying for expensive weddings. On the extremely vague chance the OP is for real, take the girl as far away from the family as possible in Thailand ( never take them out of the country- western feminism is toxic and very transmissible. ), work out a reasonable "salary" for her, and enjoy till it's over.

Easily explained if one considers that he has become a politician, rather than an outsider that wants to tear it all down. The Washington dark side is strong.

He has a load more money than you and he gets to fly on AF 1, and have world dignitaries grovel to him. I could do with being that not bright.

Still crying that he won then? 😪

I wonder what caused that bizarre decision? Riyadh is a <deleted> hole in the middle of a desert. Immensely wealthy and incredibly boring. Every interesting site can be seen in an afternoon. It's already got a heap of international hotels. Jeddah would be a far better choice of locations.

Still crying that Harris lost, apparently. 😪

Pelosi doesn't deserve compassion for what she has done, IMO. Just inserting Harris into the campaign puts her beyond the Pale, IMO.

Little old ladies don't do well if they can't move around. Actually any old person doesn't do well not moving around. Trust me, no one with a broken hip is doing anything except lying down- a sitter for pneumonia and death. It's just not possible to put a cast on and send them on their way.

Every city I've ever been in is just horrible to live in. No amount of cycle lanes or low traffic neighbourhoods can fix them. The only thing that could improve the town I grew up in which became a city is complete demolition, despite all the cycle lanes they have been putting in at vast cost to ratepayers.

Up to individuals if they believed the BS and had an unproven so called vaccine injected into themselves. If anyone had it because Trump said to they were ( are ) stupid. Everyone has a brain, but seems many don't use it except to look at a phone and think "social media" tells the truth. BTW I don't recall any liberals or Democrats warning not to have it, and I've seen posters on here saying that Biden was the one responsible for it

I disagree that such are realistic, except in luvvies wet dreams, and I also disagree with with spending other people's money on vanity projects. If people want low traffic neighbourhoods they should go live in a country town. More people drive cars than ride bikes. What about their rights?

IMO they would consider her as collateral damage. Seems it blew up in their faces when trans were banned in school female sports.