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You make some potentially valid points, Nick. So unless I can find evidence that Israel was involved in any of the points that you mentioned, I will concede that I was wrong about this matter.

But WHY? The Jew never asks WHY. There's no reason for Iranians to be enemies of the US and vice versa, since they are on opposite sides of the world. But Iranians are enemies of the US because of what the US does for Israel, which the US does because America's politicians are being blackmailed by Israel. (See the Epstein scandal.)

Iranians are chanting "death to America" because Israel gets America to do its dirty work against Israel's enemies. The Iranians are not enemies of America. Israel just uses America. With friends like Israel, who needs enemies?

If you knew even a small fraction of what I have learned about your people during my three decades of intensive research on the topic, you would be one of those "self-hating Jews" that you sometimes talk about. Here is just one example, written by a Jew (a self-hating one, no doubt, according to you?) in a Jewish publication (perhaps a self-hating publication?): We mustn't forget that some of greatest murderers of modern times were Jewish https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3342999,00.html

That's exactly the point. Those of us who are expats in Thailand are required to support ourselves. And if we can't, we're not allowed to stay in the country. But when "refugees" go to Western countries, they expect to be supported by the locals whose countries they are destabilizing. If YOU want refugees in YOUR country, support them with your own money. Not mine.

I would suggest that there is another reason why Iran was attacked and North Korea won't be: Attacking Iran benefits the Jews with their "Greater Israel" project. Attacking North Korea is of no direct benefit to the Jews.

In that case, it would only be fair to let Iran pick the next American president. Or does that sort of thing only work in one direction?

Here's a good recent article about various aspects of tattoos, including their health risks: TATTOOS ARE FILTHY WITH TOXINS, A HEALTH RISK, AND A MARKER FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTURBANCE AND SOCIAL DECAY https://robertyoho.substack.com/p/tattoos-are-a-significant-health

He is clearly an intelligent and knowledgeable person. I found his case well thought out and plausible. That matters more to me that diplomas.

Here's an interesting video on why the US will lose the war against Iran: https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1612299/n-a-bombshell-interview-professor-jiang-predicts-the-united-states-will-lose-the-war-against-iran-and-explains-exactly-how/

She's my wife. So you'd better keep your hands off of him.

Here's what AI had to say about my situation - in case someone else might have a similar experience: You can almost certainly get a full refund from Qatar for the canceled Thailand–US ticket itself, but getting your Visa card to cover the seven separate intra‑Americas flights is possible only in some fairly narrow situations. 1. What you can expect from Qatar AirwaysIf Qatar cancels your flight or makes a major schedule change and you choose not to travel, airlines are required to refund you in cash or to the original form of payment (not just a voucher). This applies to credit card purchases and must be processed within set timelines (often 7 business days back to your card). Separately from the refund, you may (depending on origin, routing, and applicable regulations like EU/UK rules) also be entitled to cash compensation in some cases, but that is about the canceled Qatar segment only, not your other tickets. 2. Your other seven flights: two possible avenuesThese other flights are a separate legal contract with other airlines, so they normally do not have to refund you just because your Qatar flight was canceled. There are only two realistic ways you might recover those costs: From the airlines themselves (fare rules / goodwill): If any of those intra‑Americas tickets are flexible, refundable, or allow changes for a fee, you might at least get a partial refund, credit, or free change under the fare rules. In irregular‑operations situations, some airlines will sometimes offer a voucher or change fee waiver even if they are not strictly required to, but this is discretionary and not something you can rely on. Through Visa benefits (trip cancellation/interruption “travel insurance”): Many mid‑ to high‑tier Visa cards include trip cancellation/interruption coverage when you pay for the trip with that card, which can reimburse non‑refundable, prepaid travel expenses you can’t use because of a covered reason. Covered reasons usually include serious illness/injury, death in the family, certain severe weather, or sometimes strikes, terrorism, or other events; the exact list is defined in your card’s benefit guide. Some policies also treat a carrier’s cancellation or long delay as a covered reason, which can include knock‑on costs like non‑refundable connecting flights, hotels, or tours that you can no longer use. So: there is precedent, but it depends entirely on whether your specific Visa card has this kind of travel insurance and whether a Qatar cancellation for your first leg counts as a covered reason under that policy. 3. How card “disputes/chargebacks” fit inA standard credit‑card dispute generally works only when the merchant did not provide the service purchased. Your seven intra‑Americas airlines are still operating those flights as booked, so from the card network’s perspective the merchants are honoring their side of the contract; you simply can’t get there. That usually does not qualify for a straightforward dispute/chargeback. Therefore, the likely route is insurance-style benefits, not a bare card dispute, unless one of those flights is canceled/changed in a way that triggers its own refund rights. 4. What to do next (step‑by‑step)To give you practical value, here’s what I’d do in your position, in order: Confirm Qatar’s handling of the long‑haul ticket. If they cancel or significantly change it and you decide not to travel, ask for a full refund to your card (do not accept a voucher unless you prefer that). Pull up your Visa card’s “Guide to Benefits.” Look specifically for “Trip Cancellation/Interruption Insurance” or similarly named coverage. Check: Is a carrier’s cancellation of a key flight a covered reason? Are separately ticketed onward flights considered covered “prepaid travel costs”? Maximum coverage amount per trip and per covered person. Call the card benefits administrator (not just the bank’s front‑line customer service). Explain that your initial Qatar flight will be canceled, you will thus be unable to take seven non‑refundable onward flights, and ask: “Is this treated as a covered trip cancellation/interruption event?” “Are my intra‑Americas tickets, paid with this card, reimbursable as non‑refundable expenses?” Ask them what documentation they will want (likely: Qatar cancellation notice, proof of refunds/credits from Qatar, itineraries and receipts for all the other flights, and proof they are non‑refundable). Contact each intra‑Americas airline. Ask if they can: Convert your tickets to open tickets or vouchers. Waive change fees to rebook for later dates. Even if you later claim on card insurance, insurers usually want to see that you attempted to recover costs from the airlines first. Document everything. Save emails, app screenshots, and receipts for each airline’s response and for the Qatar cancellation. This is crucial if you file an insurance claim. 5. Clarifying questionsTo give you more tailored expectations (rather than general theory), it would help to know: Which Visa card (exact product) did you use to pay for: The Qatar ticket The seven intra‑Americas flights Were all segments (Qatar + intra‑Americas) bought: On one ticket/PNR through a single agency/website, or Completely separate tickets you pieced together? Are any of your intra‑Americas tickets explicitly refundable or changeable in the confirmation emails? If you share those details (no personal data, just card type and how you booked), I can give a much more precise “likely / unlikely” assessment for your particular situation.

Hm. Good question. I hadn't thought about that. I will look into it. Thanks.

I'm in a similar - but opposite situation: I have a flight with Qatar Airways for next week to the US. If my flight is canceled, which I expect it to be, I expect to get a full refund - but only for my Qatar Airways flights to and from the US via Doha. However, I have also booked and paid for seven other flights within the trip, throughout Central and South America and the US - that WON'T be refundable because they haven't been canceled. So that's $2,000 down the drain for those seven regional flights. I had a look at my travel insurance policy last night, and it specifically excludes compensation for flight cancellations due to airspace being closed. I would have thought that that's exactly what the insurance SHOULD cover. Live and learn. I should find out within the next two or three days whether I will be able to fly or not, but it doesn't look good, as Secretary of War Hegseth just announced, "This campaign is just getting started."

The flight is with Qatar Airways. They only fly through Qatar. Or am I missing something?

I have a flight to the US booked on Qatar Airways in two weeks, as part of a five-week trip through South and Central America and the US. At the moment it's looking highly likely that I'll have to cancel the trip. And while I would expect Qatar Airways to give me a refund, I don't think I will be able to get a refund for the half dozen other (expensive) flights that I have already paid for throughout the region.

So I was right: You're not going to answer my question - which is itself an answer.

More like the Jews emerge from under THEIR rocks - to defend ANY and EVERYTHING their fellow Jews do - no matter how heinous. If the situation were reversed and it was a Jew with a rock, surrounded by heavily armed and well protected Hamas fighters, would you defend the Hamas soldiers? Or would you just call me an anti-Semite and refuse to answer the question?

But I'll bet you didn't steal her phone when she dated another customer.

A reasonable solution would have been to ask the owner of the dog for compensation for the rooster rather than setting the dog on fire.

Would you be surprised to learn that the Palestinians (as well as everyone else in the region) are thinking that the ONLY way that there will be peace in the Middle East is for the Jews to leave, as the Jews will never stop fighting? Are you Jews totally incapable of imagining that non-Jews also have thoughts and feelings and interests of their own?

Do you realize the implications of your suggestion that there are "self-hating Jews"? When a non-Jew criticizes Jews, he's an anti-Semite. When a Jew criticizes Jews, he's a "self-hating Jew". The point is that it is always the person who criticizes Jews who is wrong. Never the Jews. "Gentiles" (as you call us - or "goyim" (cattle), less politely) have no problem criticizing other Gentiles. We do it all the time, and we're not accused of being self-hating Gentiles. (Speaking of which, who besides the Jews divide the world into "us", and "everybody else who is not us" (Jews vs. Gentiles)? That says a lot about how you see the world. "Gentiles" is something you call us. It's not what we call ourselves, and we don't divide the world into Gentiles and Jews.

Chinese isn't a race. So the gesture made by the Thai woman couldn't have been racist.

You can be both. Many Jews are atheists. Which begs the question: How can Jews consider themselves to be "god's chosen people" when they don't believe in God? P.S. - I am also an atheist. But I'm a non-Jewish atheist.

I am in Thailand on a retirement visa. I just got back from yet another trip to Vietnam, and I really loved it - even more than before. So even though I own a condo in Bangkok, here's what I plan to do: I'm going to live in Vietnam on these 90-day visas, and return to Thailand for a few weeks every 90 days and stay in my condo. That solves the Vietnam retirement visa problem for me - until Vietnam can come up with a full-year retirement visa.