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Simple reason: our lords and masters need an "enemy" to be able to justify the military industrial complex ( and it's massive profits ). Peace isn't as profitable. If the evil commies didn't exist they would have had to invent one, IMO.

After Germany invaded the Soviet Union Russia became an ally of Britain.

I'm well aware of that. Britain had run it's military down during the 30s to the point it wasn't capable of defeating Germany. If not for Churchill it would probably have been easily defeated by Germany after war was declared, and it was a miracle that the army in France wasn't captured by Germany. Sound familiar? Europe and many western countries have run down their militaries to almost insignificance since the cold war ended. NZ can't even find an air force plane that won't break down to take the PM to overseas functions.

The west ( ie the 1% ) are probably minting it from taxpayer paid for weapons going to Ukraine. Why would they want to stop it? Just as long as American boys don't get killed in it, so it becomes a political problem.

Collective punishment is apparently a crime against humanity, but israel has been doing so for decades, with immunity provided by the colluding power, America.

Man made famine happening in full sight of the international community and what is being done about it? I guess this is what a "deafening silence" sounds like.

Bali involves flying with all the costs and inconvenience of that, plus immigration hassles, if any, so it's hardly "just a new road trip". I doubt anyone can drive every road in Thailand before forgetting what the first one was like.

and the topic is ladyboy bars. I am not restricted to replying only to what you say as long as it's on topic. This circular attack is boring, so carry on without me and I'll keep responding on topic.

You have zero idea of the reasoning behind Trump banning bump stocks. If you actually knew you wouldn't be linking to opinion pieces. Debating with you is like trying to have a conversation with a Biden cultist. Talk about an alternate universe. Prattle away...

I was responding to rabas's post.

You must have missed that I want the war to stop, so why would I support more war?

The human world has always been so. They used to be called kings or colonists in the past. Still going on as I write, in a region you are familiar with, though they are called settlers.

Disagree. It's more likely that even western leaders don't want to be leading radioactive wastelands. How much are you willing to pay to buy bullets for Ukraine, or is that for other people to do? If you are so keen for Ukraine to win, I hear they are recruiting right now, or is that only for other people too?

How would you know? Rock Hudson fooled his fans till he died of AIDS.

How can you try to discuss a topic about "ladyboy bars" without discussing ladyboys? If you want to restrict it to "men who go with ladyboys" start your own thread.

Bali sounds like Thailand with Australians and Julia Roberts. Not that appealing.

You might do well to actually have an idea of what is involved before descending to the gutter in your mind. Pattaya orphanage doesn't cater only to young children. It also caters to disabled, elderly, homeless and blind people. There is also a nursery where the babies are a bit young to "play with", but they do need changing, bathing and feeding.

Yes. My wife got a job in Pai. Nice quiet town, with lots of nice restaurants along the lake, and a good base to explore the hills around. No farang nightlife- never saw any other farangs while I was there. I was OK without. I did stay in C M a whole year, and there isn't anything deserving the title there.

Because most are.

A relationship is supposed to be "good". Why else would we bother?

Perhaps so, but when the title refers to non existing "red lights" I probably know as much of the content as I need to know. I have yet to read any western media that doesn't portray Pattaya as a modern day Soddom.

I could make the same sort of assumptions about Biden, but that would be giving him credit for having a functioning brain. We can all invent some hypothesis about any famous person, but it's of more use to spend our time debating reality. Trumpist? I said right at the very start of his first campaign that he was going to be entertaining, and I wasn't wrong. It's more entertaining than Coronation Street for sure. The movie is going to be a big hit- Oscars even. Do I want him to be POTUS? Not really. It's time for someone with big boy pants to take over to sort the myriad problems facing western civilization. It's almost too late to save it, but some actually clever person just might be able to rescue us from THE END. That isn't either of the 2 candidates at present. Unfortunately, given the ability of the human race to always get it wrong, I think it's almost time for the fat lady to start singing. It's not likely to happen all at once though. The Roman Empire took hundreds of years to fall, so we likely have 10 or 20, even 30 if we are very lucky.

Read up on nuclear winter

That's going to be one amazing closing down party.

You are correct. Only one problem with that- the west wasn't capable of doing that. Hitler defeated France easily, defeated the British, and almost captured the army. America wasn't in the war and wasn't going to be till Hitler declared war on them post Pearl Harbour. Sooooo, just how do you imagine the "west" would have stopped Hitler?