spidermike007

1 hour ago, TedG said:

How does posting photos of gun shots make your point? 

 

How did you decide on the number three? 

One rifle for hunting, one pistol and one shotgun. American gun laws are so liberal and so pathetically lax, no family needs 20 guns, as so many have. America is simply a caricature for the vast majority of the world when it comes to violence and gun ownership. No matter what anybody says as an American, I can say that Americans seem to adore violence. 

12 minutes ago, bubblegum said:

Americans are scared of everything that's why they need so many guns.

Very true. No reason for any family to have more than three guns. If three. 

On 6/28/2025 at 9:25 AM, Will B Good said:

"I flew to Bangkok to visit Thaksin. He was not ill at all," Hun Sen said. "But when it came time to take photos, he asked for props -- a neck brace, an arm brace -- to appear unwell. As soon as the photos were done, he removed them and went to dine. That's not illness, that's theatre. Thai people already have suspicions. I'm only confirming what many have thought, because both Thaksin and his daughter, Paetongtarn, are acting in bad faith."

Hun Sen further claimed that Ms Paetongtarn was fully aware that her father was not genuinely unwell, yet she still took part in deceiving the Constitutional Court. He also stated that Phnom Penh governor, Khuong Sreng, could serve as a witness to the staged illness, along with several Thais who were present at the time.

That ain't so hidden.
 

Sounds about right. Anyone who bought into that nonsense was quite a sucker. The more misery that rains down upon Thaksin and his terrible family the better for humanity. He stopped being relevant a long time ago. 

He could use some of those billions he has made from his corrupt crypto schemes to try to buy the prize. He sure won't get it based on any merit. 

1 hour ago, proton said:

 

There is no moderate Islam, you are either muslim or not, if you are you follow the slave owning, thief, killer and child abuser and his nasty book of hate. There are no half measures, they can put on a more civilised front of course to get where they want and what they want. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

2 hours ago, thesetat said:

What does that have to do with Thailand and Cambodia and the problem that is currently being argued about. Or the topic of this OP?

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! 

1 minute ago, thesetat said:

You use taking land that is within their borders to having another country take land that is within borders. Not a very good comparison. Thailand (PM and Thaksin) have dropped Thailand into this problem. To lay insults and blame on Hun Sen would be wrong in this instance. 

I am not saying he is a good leader. but any leader would react the same if another country dishonored a land claim and tried to take it for their own. Just look at Russia and Ukraine.

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. 

9 minutes ago, NickyLouie said:

 

 

LOL , Bro a real OG 

 

She's been to 110th and 5th ....

 

 

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. 

11 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

They don't want to be prosecuted for doing the right thing.  I can't say I blame them after the Daniel Penny trial.  

 

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. 

1 hour ago, NorthernRyland said:

 

The fact that ever become anything more than a cut and dry case is the problem in and of itself. Even if he got off it doesn't matter because there's a chilling effect now. I learned the lesson, if some black guy is causing chaos on the subway then don't intervene otherwise you could be sent to jail. That's why NYC has these problems.

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? 

1 hour ago, impulse said:

 

Of course you're not. 

 

But Dems vote for "equity" in justice, making allowances for certain demographics to commit crimes with impunity because they had a rough upbringing and because they're incarcerated at a higher rate than other demographics.  Which, of course is racist and completely neglects the FBI statistics that show they're incarcerated at a higher rate because they commit crimes at a higher rate.

 

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. 

9 minutes ago, Mike_Hunt said:

@spidermike007 you are one the type of leftie who can’t associate your voting patterns with failed policies.  Face the facts, Democrats can’t govern at the state and local level.  

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! 

On 6/22/2025 at 5:36 PM, save the frogs said:

 

Yeah, it's always the other guy at fault. 

 

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.