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Of course it did. You were lucky that you didn't get some disease that crippled you, didn't have an accident that crippled you etc. You think you can control a situation where a friend sticks a pencil in your eye by accident, or stop a drunk moron driving into you? I've seen things as a nurse that you have no concept of. Life is precarious.

Musk was an unknown to me till the twitter shambles. Previously he was just some rude rich man with stupid ideas about submarines in a cave rescue that a half wit knew wouldn't work. Trump far as I know has no friends, just means to an end, so I'm not surprised he and Musk got along- two friendless guys with a common goal, and I'm not surprised that it seems that they have a disagreement. Musk apparently wants to populate Mars on his own and make a lot of money, while Trump actually does want to make America great ( though his idea of great is not necessarily the same as anyone else's ). I say that because he is rich and could just have played golf and talked BS with the "friend of the moment". He didn't have to become POTUS and get half the world hating him ( even the Clintons were pals with him before ). No one chooses to have the <deleted> he has had if one has the choice. IMO Musk's problem is that he actually believes his own BS, and thinks he is more clever than anyone else. He is, after all, someone that called a real hero a paedo because he disagreed with Musk's bonkers submarine idea. Musk should stay home and be a father to all the unfortunate children he sired.

On that post I congratulate you. So factual and devoid of BS that should it even be on this forum? As for politicians lying- how did the system become so broken that we assume politicians lie every time they speak?

Ain't that the truth. Even worse, the worse off ones are being exploited to make western lives better than theirs.

IMO you are being unfair. I haven't quoted your entire post or I'd be replying to it for far too long. Be honest, you were lucky. No one has a crystal ball and no one knows if what they choose is the right path. Only looking back will we know that. Of course you rely on other people and government. You didn't invent or create everything you use to have a good life. You didn't make your EV, or the electricity that makes it work- other people did that, and it was by companies. Not everyone has their retirement plan work. I had one, till the rules got changed. I'll never believe anything any government official says ever again. There are no guarantees- you were just lucky you were not conscripted and left disabled ( I'm assuming you are American of an age to be conscripted for Vietnam- apologies if that is wrong. OR disabled in a car accident or disabled after being hit by a bus etc etc. We all live a life that was given to us- no one makes everything that happens around us, so if one is lucky, one should rejoice in one's good fortune, but one should not assume that it was because of one's choices, or be critical of those less fortunate. Had you been born in a Brazilian slum, would you have the life you have? My life ain't great now, but getting here was amazing. I had a fantastic life, interspersed with crappy bits, but it was all down to luck and being in the right place at the right time. Had I had the life I chose when in school, I'd have milked cows for 50 years, be divorced with children that hate me, and no great memories. Just lucky it didn't turn out like that.

Just as well the US wasn't as pathetic in late 30s when they geared up to support Britain and Russia in the war against Germany. Had they taken your "more than a decade" the war would have been long over before the first tank rolled off the production lines. Time for all the sheeple to wake up and realise that this is a war, an economic war, and either China or the US is going to win it. If the sheeple want a world run by China, they are going the right way to get there. Seems sad to say so, but it's looking like the west just lacks a spine to man up and win this. I'll be long gone, but those born now will either live in an imperfect world run by the west, or under Chinese dictatorship. That's up to western leaders- either put on the big boy pants, or bend over and kiss Xi's butt. As always, the above is my opinion.

Ooh, does Bill Ackman think he might lose a few $ because of Trump? Seems like he was only a Trump supporter because he thought he'd make more money under a Trump presidency. Just another rich nobody out for himself, IMO.

Starmer is a moron IMO. I know that he was elected because the Tories were so rotten, but didn't Labour have anyone better than that ignoramous?

I'm not going to look it up, as those charts are a foreign language to me, but I doubt the consequences will be worse than in 2008, and the world didn't burn then. Despite the criminal actions of those that caused that fiasco, no one was using this sort of language against them, which indicates to me that this is just an excuse to use hurty words about Trump. Why is it that so many people have their brains fall out of their heads whenever they see the word Trump?

My current phone is over 20 years old and works just fine. It won't work any more later this year when the IMO scum running the phone system force us onto a different system. The price of the new phone I don't want to buy is about $40. Apple won't be making a profit off me any time soon. PS I have no idea of the brand and don't care- they are all made in China anyway.

Good job. You go Mr Trump- just do it.

Given that IMO the globalization of companies is the worst thing that has happened in my lifetime, I'd love to see those global supply chains fractured beyond repair. Return manufacturing and jobs to western countries and improve the lives of citizens. Making a few people mega rich is not a good thing for the rest of us. Burn it all down and start over. Let sanity return to international relations. Otherwise, the children of the west face a bleak future trying to survive on a "living wage" or whatever BS they come up with to suppress the masses.

Which just goes to show that it's long time past for the west to stop being stupid fools and allowing China to be a sole provider. That's just insanity. China is NOT a friend to the west. They are just exploiting the situation till they can build a military capable of defeating the US and Europe ( though Europe is hardly a serious player anyway ). The Chinese military is being built with western money and technology- who are the western idiots that allowed that to happen? This is one relationship that needs to be burnt to the ground, IMO.

It is great news if Apple is crushed. Overpriced toys for the rich that do nothing that cheaper products do as well.

Soooooo, tell us how much Russia sells to the US? The question is more "what are YOU smoking"?

The Germans lost more than the battle in Russia. They lost armies, materiel, and moral. Had they not lost so much likely they would never have been defeated after D Day, if D Day even happened. In that event the push up from Italy might have seen them defeated, but only after many more years. The Germans were the best military on the planet, and they had the best tanks and guns. They were hampered by lengthy manufacturing of weapons ( the US made less efficient tanks, but they produced them in numbers the Germans had no hope of equalling. The US outproduced the Germans in everything. Once Enigma was cracked the U Boats had no chance of stopping supplies from the US and Canada. However, probably the best secret weapon the allies had was Hitler, who made too many mistakes, eg after Barbarossa failed, Hitler refused to let them retreat, which meant the army and all it's equipment was lost.

Yeah, but a shame about all those once up a time people that had a job in the US after their jobs got transferred to exploited people in Asia. Your benefits that you like so much were created by consigning thousands of Americans to poverty and the exploitation of the poor in Asia. That's nothing to be proud of.

Good way to end up shot to death. The Secret Service don't mess around any more.

Prove that tape exists or it's just another Democrat lie. Melania isn't Russian. So far you believe in something that doesn't exist, and don't know anything about geography. Are you a liberal winner?

Does anyone think Musk was in it for anything other than himself? It must be hurting Musk's pocket- perhaps women won't want his babies any more. Musk should go on the first trip to Mars, ASAP, and never come back. On Mars, no one can hear you cry.

Wouldn't that be a good thing? Why do so many think the US should be the big dog? It's been exploiting way above other countries to provide a lifestyle other countries can only dream about. That can only last so long before it doesn't. Perhaps now is when it doesn't happen any more.

Rich people are like Stingy in Lazy Town. "That's mine, and that's mine, and that's mine, it's all mine, mine, mine."

Of course it's all politically motivated and the sheeple are swallowing the BS hook line and sinker. Baaaaah.

Did you only just realise that, LOL. Ask the hill tribes of Vietnam if they think the USA is trustworthy, or the Kurds fooled by G W Bush.

Did someone post something that had absolutely nothing to do with the topic? There is a name for that mental condition.