thaibeachlovers

IMO not shrinking enough. Too many people is destroying the environment. We need to get back to 1950 level of population to be able to support everyone properly.

Only of educated people. The less educated are having loads of kids because they get paid for each one. AI robotics means we don't need lots of people any more. it's not 1924. All the intelligent people that lose their jobs to AI robotics can get work in the aged care sector- it's going to be a while before they get androids to do that job.

I've said it many times that civilizations rot from within before they fall, and IMO western civilization is as rotten as the Roman Empire before the barbarians took over. Does anyone think the Victorians would have tolerated a load of illegals crossing the Channel on leaky boats and expecting a welcome on arrival?

Simple- overpopulation. Millions and millions more wanting the same things and not enough for all.

It's all going to change in the next few years as AI robotics takes over low skilled jobs, and then high skilled jobs. All those bodies will still be there and will be on the dole as low skilled workers will have nothing an employer needs. It's like the numpties in charge don't keep up with new developments in technology.

Seems we have been hearing for a very long time on this subforum as how Russia is running out of men, money and ammunition, and Zelensky will be marching into the Kremlin in just a few weeks. LOL. ( that last bit was satirical, for the humour devoid ). At the moment, it is Ukraine that is running out of men, money and ammunition.

If a poster is unable to write without including insults, it usually indicates that they don't have much to contribute of any importance, and can be disregarded.

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I saw that on Al Jazeera, and I hope many other countries follow suit. Apparently Turkey has stopped trade with israel. it's just a wave now, but hopefully it becomes a tidal wave that sweeps israel out of the illegally occupied territories and Gaza, and the Palestinians get their independent state. https://apnews.com/article/turkey-halts-imports-exports-israel-87b65ba6211274ceed70cba8bc5e831f

I think you know that he meant "how many wars did Trump start". His support of israel is my only disappointment with Trump.

As has been pointed out many times on the forum, if one gets divorced ( unless in a very amicable way ) the chances of staying on in the house that one paid for would likely be zero. There are probably hundreds of ways that she and/or the family can make it impossible to remain in it. Keep the money and live in her house with her. You do trust her, don't you?

One has to remember that the employment rate was low because Biden took over during covid. The only accurate comparison would be between now and prior to covid.

Thank you. That must be the first time you have agreed with anything I say.

I was responding to a poster saying to lock him up. Far as I know, the US does not lock up citizens without a guilty conviction.

I didn't post it as a defense. It's a fact that he has never served time for a crime. Do you disagree?

Soooo, none at all then.

Those crimes you mention should be treated as if they were a GHB, IMO.

Agree with you. My only complaint is that anyone that commits a violent crime, or even dealing drugs etc has any chance of release. Society is better off without them in it. Its a nonsense to give someone a life sentence and then let them out because they manage to fool a parole board. Life should mean life for murder etc and 3 strikes and out for life for the rest.

Agree. I'd like NZ to be a LOT warmer. Getting very chilly now.

I guess it's cheaper to exploit illegals then. I don't imagine all the poor whites and blacks just vanished.

Except Joe can't take back all that "israel all the way hey hey hey" ranting, and how people that don't like thousands of kids being blown up don't understand that it's OK to do so if they would just listen to him explain it.

IMO the biggest con in the whole scam is that if we pay enough taxes or drive an EV we can change the weather ( climate ) to something else, which is a nonsense. If, and I say if, CO2 is in fact the driver of climate change the CO2 is not going away ergo climate change is going to continue, no matter how much tax we pay. IMO climate change is occurring, but there is absolutely nothing we can do about it except adapt to it.

Yes.

Sooooo, who picked the crops before the illegals started arriving? I'm sure that ( just like NZ does ) if they invited people from other countries to legally come and pick crops, they'd get enough workers that way.

Given that any taxation costs will be passed on to the consumer, he wants the western fuel users to support countries that have behaved environmentally badly. As usual, that would affect the poorest citizens in western countries the most. Why should they pay because some far away country won't control it's environmental destruction? Any time I think of it, I thank those fossil fuel industries for giving me a wonderful life, made possible by fossil fuel, and I hate that certain luvvies want to take it away from me. They wouldn't be able to even rant on about it if not for fossil fuel- ungrateful sods.