spidermike007

That is such a lump of nonsense. I guess you've never spent any time in the Muslim world, there are hundreds upon hundreds of millions of Muslims who are either moderate or totally secular, and do not in any way shape or form support Sharia nonsense, nor extremism, nor death to the West. If you don't believe that you need to get out more and do some traveling.

President Trump who fashions himself to be a great negotiator promised months ago that he would have trade deals done in weeks, yet so far we have one trade deal with the UK, and the framework for another one with China. Is it possible he is not as good a negotiator as he claims he is, is it possible he has the wrong team working for him, or is it yet again possible that these tariffs were a really, really bad idea? With just a week and a half remaining of a 90-day pause on President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, the White House is running out of time to negotiate its long-promised trade deals that could bring some certainty to an increasingly uneasy economy. For months, the Trump administration has said deals are imminent, working with 18 key partners to lower trade barriers while hundreds of other countries wait in line to get out from under the burden of higher tariffs. But the timeframe continues to shift. “I’ve made all the deals,” Trump said in a Time interview in late April, saying trade negotiations with foreign partners were nearly complete. “I’ve made 200 deals.” “The idea that uncertainty will be resolved early this summer appears to be completely dead,” Justin Wolfers, an economics professor at the University of Michigan, told CNN. “This means tariff aggression is not dead. That’s probably not super surprising but some of us allowed ourselves moments of optimism.” Inflation is ticking higher, job growth is slowing and retail sales are sinking. That’s a concern, because consumer spending makes up two-thirds of America’s economy. I was recently back in the US I have a business back there and I can say with absolute certainty consumer confidence is the lowest I've seen it in the 30 years that I've had this business. So, where is all this heading? Is Trump simply going to continue to make America and far less relevant version of the nation that it used to be?

Sharia laws are a completely ridiculous set of rules created by men that are highly insecure, and have no emotional development whatsoever, and are misogynistic to an extreme degree. They are utter failures in the game of life. They're still living in the 14th century. This will never take hold in the US, there's absolutely no possibility of this happening on any level whatsoever. A lot of conservative white men are in a panic over a Muslim man winning the primary in New York City, but the guys is as moderate as they come, and the fact that he's Muslim doesn't mean much at all.

Pattaya has truly become a city of tears and is likely the most desolate and desperate city in all of Thailand. To compound that a single and lonely friend of mine who is in Pattaya strictly for the action is telling me the prices have doubled in the past 2 years and the vast majority are fat, old and ugly. And the young and pretty ones are asking stupid money. What can one even say? The one thing that made the place appealing to those in the market, is now pretty much off the charts. Unless you like fat, old or unattractive.

True. But he is ratcheting it up to newfound levels. The most corrupt man in history to ever occupy that office, by miles.

The government betrays the good, hard working people of Thailand once again. They made the mistake of trusting them, and invested billions. Whipsaw policy. Regressive lawmakers.

Imagine this? I bet she is sweating the loss of 15 book sales with her 9 figure fortune. I like the fact that she's so outspoken, this is such a politically correct culture these days, and it's so refreshing to hear somebody speak out and state how they really feel. So what, she offends a few people here and there, like it means anything. Just say no to PC, snowflake and victim culture.

Trump's election and his behavior during the first 5 months of his administration has been an absolute wet dream for China, Trump is increasing China's influence by the day, he is driving many nations towards China and away from the US, he's diminishing American influence, diminishing the dollar, diminishing trade and he will likely cause a great deal of inflation and economic destruction while China builds and moves forward in their advancements. Donald Trump. Making America less relevant.

In case you hadn't realized the topic is about land disputes.

Unfortunately over the years I've had a few encounters with women were in desperate need of psychiatric help, and regardless of how good the sex was, and regardless of how hot they were, it wasn't worth it, and if I knew what I know now back then, I would have also politely declined!

Well if you really want to talk about legitimate land claims we should address the Sultanate of Pattani, and some of the reasons why the land disputes with Malaysia have been going on for 150 years.

How about 127th and Lennox? Ever been there? I was. No idea how I made it out alive, but I was there. And that was back in the 1980s, way before gentrification went north of 110th Street.

But the real shame of it all is that we need them desperately, when the law doesn't take serious crime seriously, the people should.

Hello! Based on the promises that the government gave, billions upon billions have been invested in the industry and these mostly young entrepreneurs are now being betrayed in a spectacular manner. So the least you can do for them is give them a head start and a heads up. Don't you think that is fair?

Brings to mind the movie The Brave One, with Jodie Foster. Watched it again last night it's a brilliant film, one of Neil Jordan's great films, and it's an incredibly satisfying film for those of us who love vigilante justice. So where are the vigilantes when we need them?

I just don't think that this is one of those black and white areas, there are a lot of shades of grey in this area. For instance I am a Centrist Democrat, very moderate and I believe in a lot of Republican positions. I support the death penalty, the right to bear a few arms, I'm against abortion after the first trimester, I could literally go on and on about the conservative positions that I support. I'm very anti-woke, I'm the least PC person you'll ever meet and I vote for candidates based on those issues. I didn't vote for Trump because I've known who Trump was since the late seventies, I'm from New York and was in commercial real estate. I just simply have too many first-hand stories and I knew he was a absolute pig, and I just couldn't get behind him. But I didn't vote for Harris either, I abstained. In my opinion both choices were horrifically bad. So I could not vote. I think we need to allow nuance into this discussion. I think you can understand that as you are one of the truly rational guys on this forum, and your replies are intelligent, therefore you bring quite a bit to the table.

Another voice of reason. Of course I support murder and rape. I am a satanic democrat. LOL.

You are so devoid of factual information and so blinkered and hateful, that you are now on ignore, and I will not be responding to your baiting anymore. See ya!

That is correct as @Harrisfan and @illisdean both seem to be a very hateful blokes, and are always making it personal. A lot of us like to comment on here but we try to keep it fairly objective and respectful. In my case I may be very critical of Trump, but I'm not critical of his supporters. I understand the differences and respect that. However these guys always make it personal, and are without fail mean and vindictive. I wonder if either have ever looked within for the source of the problem? I believe 2,000 hours of good therapy would be helpful.

I lived in work in New Delhi for quite some time and I would have to say that it's certainly one of the ugliest cities I've ever been to, and one of the most filthy both in terms of the air and the ground. It's also one of the most pretentious cities I've ever been to, and rivals Los Angeles in terms of superficiality. However in general I love India, especially Mumbai, but Delhi would be the last place in the world I would want to spend time if I were visiting India. Having said that there are a lot of amazing people in Delhi, but you really have no opportunity of getting to know them unless you're introduced by Indian friends.

Yes of course as a Democrat I support murder, rape, mayhem and theft, and also I'm very much into the consumption of baby blood in the basement of pizza parlors in New York. I'm also a communist and a Marxist as are all of my democratic compatriots. Half the country supports murder and rape. If you guys just stopped for a moment and listened to yourselves, you would realize how completely ridiculous and inane you sound, and how desperately lacking in credibility you are, when you make very uninformed and totally blinkered statements about half the country. Dumb and dumber.

Thank you, always refreshing to hear a voice of reason in the wilderness of delusion and massive Kool-Aid consumption. The cost of living is not dropping in the US, prices continue to skyrocket, the quality of life continues to decline, the demand for the dollar is dropping and the economy will likely shrink under Trump's ridiculous trade policies, despite @illisdean and others engaging in a desperate level of denial. Truth does not seem to matter, to that camp.

Nearly all Americans say that and virtually everybody that I speak to when I go back to the States a few times a year say the same thing. The quality of life has declined dramatically, while the cost of living has skyrocketed. You're trying to make it a partisan thing, but this is just an American thing.

6 from China. 12 from Russia. 4 from the EU. Major tourism. Such a lovely place. Such appeal.

I was born in Brooklyn and I've traveled all over the boroughs, including Harlem and the Bronx, so I know New York well. Lived there for many years. No question that New York can be a rough place, there are some very rough areas, but in general New Yorkers are amazing.