spidermike007

True that. As savage as we can be sometimes, we are tame compared to alot of the members of the animal kingdom.

It is always an extraordinary thing here, when an active cop gets a prison sentence. A victory for the people, for sure.

The great man is always finding ways to make Thailand safer and spends his days and nights improving the quality of life for all.

Notice how often they crack down after the tragedy happens? Usually for 2 to 4 weeks.

When a relationship is not working out, why not just walk away? That is what well developed adults do. Why all the madness and drama? Perhaps it is impossible for those of us who are rational, and possess a reasonably sound mind, to understand this kind of craziness. And I guess that is a good thing!

Your memory is deceiving you. I said it takes millions to live well there and I said I would live there for 3 years, if I was offered a $3 million a year gig.

In the US I recently paid over $10 with tax, for a chicken sandwich at Carl's Jr. That is crazy. Inflation is insane.

I visit the US often for work, and am here now. I do not think there is anything that would or could compel me to live here. After a few weeks I cannot wait to get back to Thailand. For a dozen different reasons. To each his own.

I don't think that was ever confirmed. There is alot of "information" floating around. Haven't heard about alot of serious cases from the subsequent variants. Alot of panic and hype, though.

I sure remember the narrative the conservative media were putting out around January 6th. Both sides are propagandists, and so are their media cohorts. It is simply a broken system.

This is just not true. They are milder. I am in the US, and caught it within days of landing. Likely B5. Very mild. Flu symptoms for 2 days, then a runny nose and cough for 2 days. Then gone. I have had far worse flus. Deaths are down. Hospitalizations are way down. I will not be getting another booster.

When I was there recently it was still quiet, but it had picked up alot from the previous year. Alot of new places opening in Ban Rak. And Chaweng was slowly coming back to life. A minor amount of talent in the soi Raggae bars. Otherwise, nightlife is still on life support. Hope the improvement continues.

Allowing ourselves to possess a belief system, that insists in believing only that which we can touch, smell, taste, see, hear or feel is quite a limitation. There is so much to this universe and creation that we know absolutely nothing about. Does that mean it does not exist? Did gravity not exist before Newton? Did natural selection of the species not exist prior to Darwin?

Very true. And as we know, juries are only as good as the legal team the defense can put together. Think OJ? Granted, the American judicial system sure beats China, Russia and Thailand. Flawed, yes. The best? Questionable.

True. But, karma is a strange thing. It may be lifetimes before it catches up with a guy like Trump. And there is another rather strange phenomenon at work. It does appear as if the universe is set up in such a way that men of very low character and ethics seem to be supported and appear to thrive. It is as if they are needed for the drama to continue.

As an American who is currectly in the US working, I would be only be willing to live here if I was getting paid $3 million a year. It is a rather joyless place. It is all about the money. It is a great spot if you want everyone 10 years younger than you, referring to you as sir. All my single friends here are struggling to find a date. It is a great place if you like women who are more masculine than you are, and find it very difficult to manifest the dignity within femininity. Lastly, it is very expensive now. A friend who has a place in both Monaco and London said on his recent visit to LA, that it was more expensive than either of those spots now. Don't consider moving to America unless money and value are not an object. And don't even get me started about labor costs here.

I do believe in due process. I also believe the system is rigged. And that the chances of an ex prez being charged and jailed are very low. I hope I am wrong. His guilt was never in doubt. That is just who he is, and how he rolls.

Thank you. I was living in NYC during the 1980's, and saw even back then, how he refused to pay his small contractors for a job well done. He has been building a fortune based on crime, deceit, and the misfortune of others, for believing in him, for decades now. And now he continues to mislead his followers, in a rather horrendous and dangerous fashion. You have succinctly described the mindset required to buy into his nonsense and delusion. I do think America is at a place right now, that can be equated with the place Western Rome was at, in the second half of the 5th century AD. The fall of the empire is imminent. Civil War is being stoked. Hatred and division is being formented. Being a divider is ugly and hateful, but is has served Trump well. Personally, I hope he gets locked up. He richly deserves that.