rattlesnake

When one studies what actually happened in the aftermath of Luther's Reformation, one concludes that the political forces, bodies and interests which were behind the invention and promotion of the heliocentric model were the same ones behind the invention and promotion of the pharmaceutical paradigm, using the same means. Humans did not "see the light" regarding the shape of the Earth, they imposed a different model for ideological and political purposes.

And yet over half of posters are replying seriously and giving us their "Thailand expert insights".

Crazy antivaxxers enjoying their fourth "winter of severe illness and death"

Whether we like to admit it or not, we are all a product of our times. What you demonstrate above, while sensible to some extent, is a pure demonstration of the prevailing paradigm in modern, liberal, "survival of the fittest" societies where everyone is competing with everybody else. The English guy in question is a typical example of the majority of people everywhere, I sincerely doubt he would have fared any better had he chosen to live and work in the 21st century UK. You seem to have fared better and made smarter choices than most. Good for you. Liberal societies typically produce 3 winners for 7 losers. Nothing precludes one from finding this is a deleterious societal model, even if one is among the 3 winners.

I agree, it's not worth the time and effort.

I agree that there should be (and hope there will be) light shone on those years and what went down behind the scenes. Covid was a declaration of war on mankind, and Trump, in his own words in March 2020, was "a wartime president". If you look at history, leaders in times of war are rarely faced with good choice/bad choice dichotomies, they make the least bad choice in extremely difficult circumstances.

Countless companies forced their employees to take it… after a period of severe economic stress. I personally know several people in Thailand who were faced with that prospect, including an English guy, married with two kids, who would have been on the streets with his family if he had refused. Yes, it was forced on him (and he didn't want to take it). Indirect coercion is coercion. "You're free to not take it but you will lose everything", that's coercion.

Google has been around for the last 25 years.

Never happened in 15 years. Much safer than my country, (ex)France.

Trump is just one of the faces of a deep, global paradigm shift which has happened over the last decade (from globalism to national sovereignty). It's all about the result. If the desired result is achieved (i.e. complete dismantling and/or neutralisation of the pharmaceutical and banking cartels), then it means the people at the helm (and that includes Trump and many other people) did the right thing at the right moment. Whether people understand it or not is secondary and, ultimately, irrelevant.

In order to break one's chains, the first thing one needs to do is understand that "established" sources of information are merely propaganda outlets. Larry Sanger, the co-founder of Wikipedia, is warning that the online encyclopedia has become too one-sided and overloaded with liberal sources in a way that harms democracy. "In short, and with few exceptions, only globalist, progressive mainstream sources — and sources friendly to globalist progressivism — are permitted," Sanger wrote on his website in an article last week headlined "Wikipedia is more one-sided than ever." https://justthenews.com/accountability/cancel-culture/tuewikipedia-more-one-sided-ever-co-founder-warns

You chose your username well.

Looks cool.

I have a Srilankan friend back in France. 20 years ago, his village was devastated by the tsunami. Millions were collected for relief funds by "charity" organisations, with the involvement of several governments, and I know for a fact that the Srilankan people did not get a cent from it, or mere peanuts. We organised a private fund collection in our circle in early 2005 and this was handed directly to him and his acquaintances (a few thousand euros). This money allowed for the construction of small concrete houses which gave a shelter to several families, allowed the fishermen to get new boats, amenities up and running etc. They were ever so grateful and sent regular pictures of the progress to all those who donated. Charities are like lotteries, once in a while a nice enough cheque is written to perpetuate the illusion, but the vast majority of the funds "disappear" in a purposely opaque array of "processes"… and as another poster here mentioned, the top management are on five-figure salaries… paid for by the donors.

I wouldn't be so sure.

Sounds like a fake story to generate posts.

I'm not talking about the volunteers. I help needy people on a regularly basis, usually by paying them decently for menial tasks. Charity boss on trial for £30m fraud A leading French cancer research campaigner has been accused of living the high life in a £10m villa on the Riviera using contributions made to his charity. https://www.theguardian.com/world/1999/may/26/paulwebster

Exactly what I was going to post. You want to help the needy, give them directly, no need to pay for the middleman's Ferrari.

Indeed, if the recipient has a BKK Bank account, then this is normal, transfers made on Friday arrive on Monday.

For context, here was the 2016 edition. Thank you for everything, Mister President, and godspeed.

"And this little b*tch promised to quit the climate and LGBT bullsh*t."

Regarding the jacket, do you choose a particular material to make it bearable with the heat? Even a zip-up sweater makes me feel very uncomfortable. Maybe it's just a case of getting used to it…

Sometimes the leg is stretched out on the opposite side they are turning. Such obvious skill, what could possibly go wrong?

It's over, EveryG.

Very good things are coming.