thaibeachlovers

I think they are too incompetent to know what they do. IMO it's the men behind the curtain that control them. ( see Wizard of Oz if you don't understand the reference ).

Agree. If Russia didn't exist the neocons would have to invent an enemy to "unite the people" against. I read that in a book, think it was called 1984. The only thing he got wrong was the date.

if it were not for oil, gas and minerals, Russia would have already collapsed. There is a lot of that going on! Do you think Saudis would have advanced from a bunch of camel riders living in mud houses if they didn't have a large puddle of oil under them? I lived there so I have some idea of their mentality, and IMO they would not have.

Sooooo, just because Biden and Sunak etc think they should sent all the $ to Ukraine I should support a losing battle? No way that is going to happen. China will likely win because we gave them all the money to do so- more fool us. Everything they have was probably built with western money given to them in exchange for cheap and often useless goods. Serves us right for allowing it.

Move to a non EU non NATO country if you find them so offensive! LOL. Many of us did just that by living in LOS. If my country had a pension agreement with Thailand I'd still be there. Still get posters moaning because Thailand isn't on board with western sucking up to Ukraine. Good for Thailand not doing so.

What "democracy" is that? Having a vote every few years is not "democracy", but you probably know that. Did Biden have a referendum before sending billions of US $ to Ukraine and israel? Did Sunak? Did my local council ask us before building a useless cycle path that cost millions? No to all the above.

I never said I "don't care who wins" or I "support peace". Makes zero difference to me who runs the place. The war there is completely irrelevant to me as long as some madman doesn't start using nukes. Give me a reason I should care more about Ukraine than about Sudan, or Burma, or The Congo. Human world is IMO on a death spiral with ever improving ways of killing each other. IMO it's just a matter of time till MAD happens, or a more efficient virus is released and bye bye humans. Hopefully the next dominant species is a better caretaker of the planet than we were.

I answered that long ago ( but not to you ). I don't care who runs Ukraine. It was a corrupt country before the war, it is probably a corrupt country now and probably will be corrupt as long as it's called Ukraine. I also said that Russia likely has zero interest in taking it over entirely. Putin will keep what he has and Zelensky, Biden and co can suck on it. IMO Zelensky is history soon as an election is held and good riddance.

Nothing to say in support of your position, except you don't like what he said? No analysis of what he said and a considered counter argument backed by evidence? Perhaps someone on here has been force fed a load of Ukrainian propaganda.

How do you know they were "bad uns"? More likely just normal guys with families, perhaps like yourself. Perhaps you think Iraqi= bad. Nothing like a bit of generalisation to avoid feeling guilty.

Under what law in Thailand to do that?

Westerners are basically of Caucasian origin, IMO. An Asian can be born and grow up in a western country, but I doubt anyone thinks they are a westerner if not knowing where they come from.

Just where in the topic is anti semitism mentioned? You are deflecting to something that has nothing to do with the topic.

Were the servants being exploited women?

Never let the truth get in the way of an attempt at population control.

Plenty scientists paid to produce the "right" result. I actually know some scientists and not overly impressed.

Likely they are baiting you. Most people with a functioning brain cell know that exercise in the fresh air is beneficial to health.

IMO the US stopped being great when it made the fundamental mistake of thinking it could win in Vietnam. Been on a down spiral ever since. Traditional politicians were in charge during those years, were they not?

If netanyahu gets his wish and does invade Lebanon he may get a shock this time, or at least the cannon fodder might. Things are not the same as last time israel invaded Lebanon. IMO Hezbollah want them to invade and are prepared for it. They have had 8 months to do so. IMO israel may end up losing the Golan Heights, and that means most of the north of israel will be under threat. Unintended consequences and all that.

Anyone that would marry the women he did isn't that bright anyway.

Marry a BG that had how many guys through her and expect them to be faithful is somewhat foolish. Even more foolish if they don't have to work and have loadsasparetime.

That's likely to get a farang either locked up or beaten up. Seems some giving "advice" have no idea of the possible consequences of such advice. If I got to the stage of beating my wife up, it would be an ex marriage already, and real men don't beat up their wives for any reason.

I that.

The same right the US had to interfere in sovereign Cuba's affairs when the Soviets put missiles there. This time it's getting in before the US gets to put nukes into Ukraine.

Why are you not fighting for the other side?