spidermike007

Never, ever. I think most Thai people don't even know what Jewish means, it's never been a topic of conversation, it's never been an issue, nobody even knows that I'm Jewish here. And I don't think it would matter if they did and last of course they were Arab, some of whom are mentally disturbed, with these ridiculous, extremist notions circulating around inside their smallish brains. The Wahhabis are the worst offenders.

It was In America which is the land of the SIMPS, many of the men in America have been very well trained, are incredibly obedient, totally compliant, and they are required to check their unit at the door when they enter the house.

California is a completely broken state, way too many regulations, taxes are too high and the cost of living is ridiculous. Plus up until now the politics have been out of control. There's a reason why so many individuals and companies are leaving, but I do agree with what you said about the rest of the US. Support the little guy for a change.

That was in the US. That would never happen here unless you were an extremely compliant, docile, and well-trained male, fresh off the boat, who was afraid to establish any ground rules or limits. I do see many guys here that fit that category, it's pretty pathetic.

I completely agree that there's no reason that they need another home. The only two reasons are that Trump wants to evict them from their homeland so that he can build a five-star Mega Resort, and Israel has always wanted to get rid of them, and will never, ever agree to peace. They are warmongers.

How does it feel to have a lunatic running your party? How does it feel to have a man who is hell bent on destroying the American economy and whose policies will only decrease the influence of the US, how does that feel? I find MAGA lunacy to be somewhat comparable in terms of insanity and unhinge ranting, as the progressive left. Some of the simpler minds equate all Democrats with communist, socialists and the extreme side of the progressive left, when in reality the vast majority of democrats art centrist. They have no understanding of the American Democratic electorate. No room for nuance in their game. Any sort of individuality and any of your own opinions are not welcome within the maga movement. You have to subscribe to the policies of the master and if you disobey, if you disagree you are thrown under the train, or you are considered to be disloyal. Questioning his policy is going to be a bit like questioning Israeli policy, we are going to be labeled traitors, anti-American, America haters and all kinds of other ridiculous mumbo jumbo by the paint by the numbers crowd.

I find MAGA lunacy to be somewhat comparable in terms of insanity and unhinge ranting, as the progressive left. Some of the simpler minds equate all Democrats with communist, socialists and the extreme side of the progressive left, when in reality the vast majority of democrats art centrist. They have no understanding of the American Democratic electorate. No room for nuance in their game. Any sort of individuality and any of your own opinions are not welcome within the maga movement. You have to subscribe to the policies of the master and if you disobey, if you disagree you are thrown under the train, or you are considered to be disloyal. Questioning his policy is going to be a bit like questioning Israeli policy, we are going to be labeled traitors, anti-American, America haters and all kinds of other ridiculous mumbo jumbo by the paint by the numbers crowd.

I could go on and on, all day long about the reasonable cost of living here. I live at a level here, that I would never be able to live at, in the US, in most of Europe, in Oz, or Canada. , In many medium and smaller cities in Thailand one can find a small apartment for under 10,000 a month, and nice houses for well under 20,000 a month. That is cheap. That same house in Los Angeles, is 120,000 baht a month. Likely the same applies to many big cities around the world. In the US, Australia, all of Europe, NZ, and Canada pricing for nearly anything is out of control, and only going up. In BKK a beer is 70-100 baht at a bar. I can get a good meal in Bangkok for 200 to 300 baht. No comparison. Anything labor related? What cost us 500 baht here is $75-100 in Singapore, and $200 in Los Angeles. Sex? 4,000 baht in Singapore for 30 minutes. $800 for 90 minutes in LA or Vegas. Here? Compared to others I find many Thai people delightful. And it is one of the few places I can flirt mercilessly with cute young women, and they not only don't seem to mind, they seem to enjoy it. Thais are still a rather lighthearted people. Despite all the nonsense. I love that about them. The quality of my life in Thailand is so vastly superior to the way I would be living in the US. I was recently in US again for business. There is little joy there. And inflation is beyond your ability to fathom. Stupid is the best way to describe pricing on most anything. And woe are my single friends there. One just told me after 8 dates, over $1500 spent on meals, concerts, etc. she just informed him she does not think they are compatible. Huh? Does the concept of overly entitled come to mind. I could go on, but I won't.

Moral bankruptcy can manifest itself on many different levels, however you know it when you see it, and there is absolutely no question that the current administration possesses it to an alarming degree. The same can be said about the Thai army for many decades now. Unless and until the youth are allowed to establish power when they are democratically elected, this nation will continue to march backwards at a rather brisk pace.

They say that certain exceptionally evil and very powerful men exude very specific scents. I've been told that some of them exude the scent of sulfur, that would certainly not surprise me with either Cheney or Trump. Or Vance. Or Hegseth. Or Rubio. All sellouts.

I completely agree, and I think that the world should stand up in mutual defiance of Trump. He is a blazing idiot, he is an absolute fool, he is incredibly ignorant, and he should be defied at every single opportunity. The world absolutely has to speak out and let them know that the creeps antics and stupidity will not be tolerated. Trump's arrogance knows no bounds, the US under his guidance is completely out of control, their influence is declining by the day, and Trump needs to be taught a very painful and very powerful lesson.

Israel does not want a solution to this problem, if they did one would have happened a long time ago. Neither does the US, apparently.

They won't come out and admit it and when the Palestinians are persecuted they will scream and rant about it. But, how many countries are offering to take in people from Palestine? How many offers have you seen so far to embrace the Gaza refugees? Zero. That is how beloved they are in the Arab world.

It’s a total mess. As the Ford Motor chief executive Jim Farley courageously (compared to other chief executives) pointed out, “Let’s be real honest: Long term, a 25 percent tariff across the Mexico and Canada borders would blow a hole in the U.S. industry that we’ve never seen.” So, either Trump wants to blow that hole, or he’s bluffing, or he is clueless. If it is the latter, Trump is going to get a crash course in the hard realities of the global economy as it really is — not how he imagines it. Ecosystems? Listen a bit to Beinhocker, who is also the executive director of the Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School. In the real world, he argues, “There is no such thing as the American economy anymore that you can identify in any real, tangible way. There’s just this accounting fiction that we call U.S. G.D.P.” To be sure, he says, “There are American interests in the economy. There are American workers. There are American consumers. There are firms based in America. But there is no American economy in that isolated sense.” The old days, he added, “where you made wine and I made cheese, and you had everything you needed to make wine and I had everything I needed to make cheese and so we traded with each other — which made us both better off, as Adam Smith taught — those days are long gone.” Except in Trump’s head. Instead, there is a global web of commercial, manufacturing, services and trading “ecosystems,” explains Beinhocker. “There is an automobile ecosystem. There’s an A.I. ecosystem. There’s a smartphone ecosystem. There’s a drug development ecosystem. There is the chip-making ecosystem.” And the people, parts and knowledge that make up those ecosystems all move back and forth across many economies. As NPR noted in a recent story about the auto industry, “carmakers have built a vast, complicated supply chain that spans North America, with parts crossing back and forth across borders throughout the auto manufacturing process. … Some parts cross borders multiple times — like, say, a wire that is manufactured in the U.S., sent to Mexico to be bundled into a group of wires, and then back to the U.S. for installation into a bigger piece of a car, like a seat.” Trump just waves off all of this. He told reporters that the U.S. is not reliant on Canada. “We don’t need them to make our cars,” he said. Actually, we do. And thank goodness for that. It not only enables us to make cars cheaper, but also better. All that a Model T did was get you from point to point faster than a horse, but today’s cars offer you heating and cooling and entertainment from the internet and satellites. They will navigate for you and even drive for you — and they’re much safer. When we can combine more complex knowledge and complex parts to solve complex problems, our quality of life soars. But here’s the catch. You cannot make complex stuff alone anymore. It’s too complex. And if you are not part of these ecosystems, your country will not thrive.” And trust is the essential ingredient that makes these ecosystems work and grow, Beinhocker adds. Trust acts as both glue and grease. It glues together bonds of cooperation, while at the same time it greases the flows of people, products, capital and ideas from one country to the next. Remove trust and the ecosystems start to collapse. Trust, though, is built by good rules and healthy relationships, and Trump is trampling on both. The result: If he goes down this road, Trump will make America and the world poorer. Mr. President, do your homework.

Apparently this extremely weak, highly unstable and very fickle man has backed down on Canada tariffs after the stock market tanks for Just 2 days. Is it possible that this unskilled, unintelligent, badly informed man is actually getting the message that tariffs have the potential to destroy the economy? Does he have the potential to learn anything? Is he capable of learning? Does he have anyone that even resembles a smart advisor? Maybe. Just maybe.