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Japan's population is projected to fall from a peak of 128 million in 2017 to less than 53 million by the end of the century. If you look at the curves birth rates are falling all over the world, except in Africa, the forlorn continent. Falling in China, Thailand, Japan, etc. Some are predicting China's population to fall to 650 million within 50 years, the crisis is that bad. I don't call it a crisis. I think it's a huge blessing. Italy is expected to see an equally dramatic population crash from 61 million to 28 million over the same timeframe. They are two of 23 countries - which also include Spain, Portugal, Thailand and South Korea - expected to see their population more than halve. Hooray!!! https://www.bbc.com/news/health-53409521

The declining birth rates are simply symptomatic of intelligent people looking at life in this day and age, looking at their financial situation, looking at the lack of state support, and just simply deciding that having children it's just not some place they need to go. If they're going to have children, many are limiting it to one child. There is nothing that could possibly be more positive for the future of Thailand, and the world, than a seriously declining birth rate. It's something that we need drastically. The last thing in the world this planet needs right now is an expanding population. Of course there will be challenges that will accompany a declining population, and those that support an ever expanding GDP will argue that a declining population is not sustainable. I would argue the exact opposite.

It does not matter where this man is from, it does not matter if there are cultural differences, what matters is that there is never an excuse for physical sexual assault or non consensual groping. I suggest five years in a Thai prison where his fellow inmates will befriend him, and teach him how offensive uninvited groping truly is.

Something as simple as a sharp pencil can be very effective in these kinds of situations. It can be inserted into a wide range of bodily areas and can lead to massive reform of an errant, ignorant, abusive man who does not know how egregious his crime really is. It can change his life.

Finally I agree with something that a republican lawmaker is doing, hooray I should declare this a holiday. I have no issue with trans people but they should be limited to using the men's room, as well as men's locker rooms and men's sports teams. At a given point in time we have to say hey so what if you identify as being a woman, it just doesn't mean much to us, and we're certainly not going to turn our world upside down for you. And just for the record I say this is a Centrist Democrat.

Trump can easily relate to someone who "loves them young", as he was captured on video saying, while chatting with his buddy Epstein.

Using bond parlance, while his pick for defense is about a C rating, his pick for AG would be a D rating. A real junk bond level selection. True bottom of the barrel, as expected from Trump, as it is never about quality, intelligence, or capability. It is always about fealty.

Yes. Maga hats will go up in price. So will the bibles! Society will be torn asunder.

WALLACE: "But this brings up the point, the conservative American Enterprise Institute says, look, Donald Trump, he owns a dozen hotels, properties, all over the world. Your Trump Collection clothing line, some of it is made in Mexico…" TRUMP: "It's true." WALLACE: "…and China." TRUMP: "That's true. I want it to be made here." (Fox's "Fox News Sunday," 10/18/15) "[The Trump Store was] selling $80 Trump-branded cotton sweaters and $70 Trump-branded warm-up tops, all made in China. Also available with the made in China tag: golf hats stamped with the Trump crest and stuffed animals. Visitors also could buy leather made-in-China belts priced at $45 that are advertised as 'So soft, it feels like a million bucks.' And in the display case were neat stacks of colorful Trump-branded polo shirts that would be perfect wear for one of Trump's golf courses. The shirts, which sell for $70, were not made in China, but nearby, in Korea and Thailand. … All the Trump tie pins ($22) and tie clips ($28) are labeled as 'Made in China,' as are the cufflinks ($35 to $45 a pair) and even the boxes containing them." (ABC News, 4/28/11) The list goes on and on, make America great again baseball caps are made in China, his Bibles are made in China, his watches likely Switzerland, the list just goes on and on and on. The question is, does Donald Trump make anything in America? I doubt it. Hypocrisy of the highest order. https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/rubio-campaign-press-release-donald-trump-proudly-outsources-jobs-china-mexico-other

I am Adichat. I know I look like a full grown man, but I'm actually 13 when it comes to emotional development. I look like a man, and I smell like a man, but I'm not a man. I never bothered to allow myself to develop into a man so I'm very sensitive. I have incredibly thin skin I have absolutely no self-esteem or self love, and every time somebody says something that I perceive to be an insult or I perceive to be offensive I have to lash out either verbally or physically. I just cannot handle it. So as you can see this lack of development makes me a menace to the entire planet, and I am a very, very sorry human being.

One may ask why has Putin chosen this moment to make his move on Ukraine? As many have pointed out, Russia is an objectively weak state — “Upper Volta with nuclear weapons,” as someone once quipped — with a nominal G.D.P. smaller than that of South Korea. Outside of energy, minerals and second-rate military equipment, it produces almost nothing that outsiders want: no Russian iPhone, Lexus or “Fauda.” If it were not for the minerals, oil and natural gas, I believe Russia would be a highly irrelevant state. Sure, it had alot of culture. Had. What have it's contributions been since the middle of the 20th century? Putin’s problem with Ukraine, starting with the Maidan uprising of 2014, is that Ukrainians want nothing to do with him. He is despised. And for good reason. If he were a Disney character, he’d be Rapunzel’s mother. But, he is not a Disney character, which makes him a pathetic, aggressive, serial killing despot dictator, who appears to be targeting women and children in his latest escapade, and further walk into the world of darkness.

Yes. Definitely. It is actually a large tax hike. It will hurt American companies and they will pass on the additional costs to consumers. It will likely restart a horrific inflationary cycle. This plan is dumb. Very, very dumb. The concept of bringing jobs back to America is a good one, and the concept of bringing manufacturing back to America is a good one. But it has to be applied with intelligence. You cannot just wish for this to happen and make it so. It has to be done progressively and it has to be done correctly. Incentives need to be offered and costs need to be reasonable. There are many reasons why those jobs and why that production shifted overseas to begin with. Just look at Trump's example, he manufactures in China every opportunity he gets because the savings are there, and he's a money grubbing sort of guy.

Well if he actually says it and if he actually means it, perhaps he can start working on getting rid of the hatred and division by encouraging his followers to be more accepting of diverse opinions. The absolute opposite seems to be the case right now, there's a lot of intolerance on both sides.

I do tend to agree with you about that, however that intolerance seems to be creeping over to the other side also. I think that had they listened they might not have lost the election, had they not pandered to the extreme left, had they not gone into this without a game plan, had they picked a better candidate, had they planned two and a half years ago to push Biden aside. There's so much that could have been done differently. But I've talked to a lot of centrist people who just could not stomach voting for Harris, so I get it. I didn't like her either, I just disliked her less than I dislike Trump.

Ignore the foundations of democracy at your own peril.

He is another dissenter just like me, and if there's one thing that maga does not like it is contrary opinions and dissent. There's absolutely no room for that left in the Republican Party. Which is a shame because historically that's been the foundation of democracy.

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've certainly heard of the concept of a sore loser in the past, but I've never really seen a great example of a sore winner. I'm seeing an awful lot of gloating and it's of a rather nasty variety. It just seems to be the continuation of the kind of division and hatred that the fake master has forged, and established, and his devotees seem to be continuing to run with the torch, and doing a great job of continue the animosity. It's precisely the opposite of what he promised which was to unify the country, however many of us knew this was exactly what was going to happen. Anytime Trump says something you can more or less predict the exact opposite is going to happen.

Guys like you are definitely living proof that the forum is going downhill, and some of the most toxic and hateful posts I've seen are from Trump supporters. The lack of dignity and grace is quite ugly, and very similar to the personal qualities of their Master.

Musk has an incredibly huge ego, one that may even be comparable to Trump's ego. So you have two incredibly self-obsessed men, with very big heads together, and you're going to have sparks flying. My guess is it's just a matter of time until Trump throws him under the bus. Having said that Trump has shown an utter fascination with men of great wealth, or perhaps it's closer to envy as they don't have the huge debt load that Trump has.

Okay even if you set aside charges that were mysteriously dropped, what about his experience? Doesn't that count for anything? He graduated from a low ranked Law School, he practiced very low end general law for two years, and he has zero experience in the Judiciary. Does that not mean anything to you? Is there any objectivity at all remaining in your thought process?

I just don't know what these people expected. I don't know how they thought that Trump would have an independent or open mind or be able to free himself from the clutches of Israeli interests, and the very toxic Israeli lobby. He is as beholden to Israel, and lobbyists, as any president in recent history.

It's really amusing how people can defend the appointment of a lowlife creep like Gaetz as Attorney General, and at the same time talk about Trump wanting to defend the rule of law. It's incredible that his supporters cannot see the contradiction in that. It is Trump's desire to destroy the justice department and avenge himself. Yet, he is seen as a law and order president? If that were not so sad it will be amusing. Trump is the opposite of law and order, he's taken advantage of the law his entire career, he's flouted the law his entire career, he's broken the law his entire career, and now he claims to be a law and order president and tens of millions of people believe it? Really? What that has to do with law and order is beyond my comprehension. Perhaps someone can explain that to me, without using maga phrases and without using Trump quotes please. I'm looking for actual intellectual power, I'm looking for real live reason and understanding. Anyone game? @Yagoda, you need not bother to reply.

It's really amusing how people can defend the appointment of a lowlife creep like Gaetz as Attorney General, and at the same time talk about Trump wanting to defend the rule of law. It's incredible that his supporters cannot see the contradiction in that. It is Trump's desire to destroy the justice department and avenge himself. What that has to do with law and order is beyond my comprehension. Perhaps someone can explain that to me.

This is nothing short of ridiculous whitewashing, everybody knows what the RTP is, everybody knows what they're all about and everybody knows that there are very few clean cops, so when they engage in a silly stunt like this I think it draws nothing but laughter and scorn. The RTP at it's inception seems to have been created with a status quo from the government. We will NOT pay you a living wage, but you have a franchise, and the limit of your income is based solely on your own creativity and initiative, and you will always be protected. Is that not the case? If they are ever caught, all they have to do is say: Your honor, I am RTP. You and I both know I am above the law, and protected at every level. They even told us that in the academy. That is all the evidence I need. The person making the complaint is just a citizen, or a cop looking for publicity, like the big joke. Remember him? They don't count. You know that. I know that. The RTP are superior to citizens. We have the power and you are sworn to protect us. So, drop the charges and let me get on with my franchise.