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18 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I thought Mr. Biden was his predecessor, but I guess a guy with no brain and a propensity to sniff little girls and shower with his daughter is better off forgotten.

Better to sniff than to act on one's impulses. Don is as guilty as they come. He was even caught on videotape with Epstein saying how he likes them very young. How young? 15? Quite likely. He is sufficiently bent morally to embrace that sort of action. 

Sharia and any organization or group that supports Sharia must be stopped. And no rights whatsoever should be accorded to these organizations. The imposition of Sharia law is simply a way for those men, with little to no self esteem, to keep the women as repressed as possible. Nothing religious about anything in their game. It is all a big show. A rather heinous one, at that. 

This is 13th century, puerile, nasty, uncivilized, fake puritan nonsense. There is alot of confusion within the Muslim religion, and Sharia law, with regard to sex, fun, singing, dancing and joy in general. Very outdated and fairly ridiculous concepts, in this day and age. Let us be thankful we are not subject to such nonsense. 

Something must be done to keep out the extremist super freaks. Their religion may work for them in Saudi, Kuwait, Yemen, Sudan or Somalia. That same ultra conservative fanatislcism, is not wanted, needed, nor desirable in Western nations. Only moderates need apply should be the policy. And there should be a standard of willingness to assimilate, and the burden should be on the family to prove the burden is met.

I believe immigration policy should be reformed to the point where it should be staged, and all Muslim families should show a willingness to assimilate. I also believe that families with Muslim daughters who are teenagers can start by proving that they have participated in a bikini contest, and for teenage boys they must show a burden of proof that they're not affiliated with any of the local madrasas. 

Are we serious about keeping our nation's safe from extremists, or not? 

This sums him up perfectly:

Someone asked "Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?" Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England, wrote this magnificent response:

"A few things spring to mind. 

Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem. For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace - all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed. So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief. Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing - not once, ever. I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility - for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman. But with Trump, it’s a fact.

He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is - his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty.Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers. And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless insults - he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness. There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It’s all surface. Some Americans might see this as refreshingly upfront. Well, we don’t. We see it as having no inner world, no soul. And in Britain we traditionally side with David, not Goliath. All our heroes are plucky underdogs: Robin Hood, Dick Whittington, Oliver Twist. Trump is neither plucky, nor an underdog. He is the exact opposite of that. He’s not even a spoiled rich-boy, or a greedy fat-cat. He’s more a fat white slug. A Jabba the Hutt of privilege. And worse, he is that most unforgivable of all things to the British: a bully. 

That is, except when he is among bullies; then he suddenly transforms into a snivelling sidekick instead. 

There are unspoken rules to this stuff - the Queensberry rules of basic decency - and he breaks them all. He punches downwards - which a gentleman should, would, could never do - and every blow he aims is below the belt. He particularly likes to kick the vulnerable or voiceless - and he kicks them when they are down. So the fact that a significant minority - perhaps a third - of Americans look at what he does, listen to what he says, and then think 'Yeah, he seems like my kind of guy’ is a matter of some confusion and no little distress to British people, given that:* Americans are supposed to be nicer than us, and mostly are.* You don't need a particularly keen eye for detail to spot a few flaws in the man. This last point is what especially confuses and dismays British people, and many other people too; his faults seem pretty bloody hard to miss. After all, it’s impossible to read a single tweet, or hear him speak a sentence or two, without staring deep into the abyss. He turns being artless into an art form; he is a Picasso of pettiness; a Shakespeare of bull<deleted>. His faults are fractal: even his flaws have flaws, and so on ad infinitum. God knows there have always been stupid people in the world, and plenty of nasty people too. But rarely has stupidity been so nasty, or nastiness so stupid.

He makes Nixon look trustworthy and George W. look smart and articulate. In fact, if Frankenstein decided to make a monster assembled entirely from human flaws - he would make a Trump. And a remorseful Doctor Frankenstein would clutch out big clumpfuls of hair and scream in anguish: 'My God… what… have… I… created?

2 hours ago, JimHuaHin said:

Trump does not care if he destroys America; he has enough money to live anywhere he wants in luxury fop the rest of his life.

He does not care one iota for the average American. 

This is the reply from the smartest and most articulate man in the world when asked about the 90 deals in 90 days that he promised.

“Oh, we’ve spoken to everybody. We know every. It’s all done. I told you. I told you we’ll make some deals, but for the most part we’re gonna send a letter. We’re gonna say, ‘Welcome to the United States. If you’d like to participate in the greatest, most successful country ever.’ I mean, we’re doing better than ever. We have. I don’t think. And you’re gonna see these numbers soon. We’ve never had numbers like this. We’ve never had investment like this. Uh, we have more than 90. We’re gonna have much more than 90. But most of those are gonna be sent a letter. This is exactly what I said. Now, we’ve made a deal with United Kingdom. We’ve made a deal with China. We’ve made a deal. We’re close to making a deal with India. Others, we’ve met with, and we don’t think we’re gonna be able to make a deal. So, we just send them a letter. ‘Do you wanna, do you wanna play ball? This is what you have to pay.’ So, we’re, as far as I’m concerned, we’re done. We’re sending out letters to various countries, telling them how much tariffs they have to pay. Some will maybe adjust a little bit depending if they have a, you know, cause. We’re not gonna be unfair about it. And actually, it’s a small fraction compared to what we should be getting. We should be. We could be asking for much more. But for the sake of relationships that we’ve had with a lot of really good countries, we’re doing the way I do it. But we could be getting a lot more. We could ask for a lot more than what we’re asking for.”

America is sure in good hands. 

11 minutes ago, Jim Blue said:

Not easy to do that , the Filipinos being the only case I can think of all those years ago. After

10,000 more had died ......... now the son  got his dad's old  job !
The SE Asians do love their dynasties.

We must maintain hope and the good youth of Thailand must maintain hope. It will happen, it's just a matter of time. Same applies to Burma and Cambodia. 

Absolutely awful. Though they are a solid bike they're certainly not made for long distance travel, unless you are a very hardcore type, who does not mind punishing your body. 

If budget is the issue, I would step up to a Honda ATV 160, it's a far better bike, much better suspension, and a more comfortable ride, with a lot more power. Otherwise, the smallest bike I would consider touring with is a 350cc. Either a Forza or an ADV. 

While we're on the topic does anybody own a Zontes 368? I was wondering about them. Been hearirg good things. 

22 hours ago, Muhendis said:

That's a misconception if ever I read one.

People who got into the cannabis business made lots of money  over the few years of legality.

They may very well have invested heavily in their legal drug scheme but over time that would have yielded enough to start their next business which may be clinical cannabis or selling nuts and bolts. Who knows 

Wow that's quite an assumption. I wonder if it's founded upon anything even bordering on factual? It's not easy running a retail business, I see an awful lot of these cannabis shops that are not busy, overhead is high, upfront costs are high, and you can't just assume that most shops are making a lot of money. 

34 minutes ago, Galong said:

Yes, and it will drive everything underground, so instead of regulating it and gathering taxes from it, the industry will be run by what the government will consider criminals... criminals who, in reality, were forced to choose that life after the betrayal. There is only so much struggle entrepreneurs can handle.  One day they're legit and they next they're criminals. 😵‍💫🤦 

One can only hope that this nation rises up and shows it's disapproval of terrible leadership one day soon. If the goons attempt to steal another election, hopefully millions upon millions will take to the streets and just shut this nation down until the toxic and spectacularly immoral elites step aside. There won't be another coup. There is no moral authority to condone one. 

55 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

Yes, he's not the brightest candle

I would guess an IQ of about 89, but he does have one area where he's an absolute genius, and that is when it comes to being a huckster, a charlatan, a scam artist, and someone who has the kind of pathology that allows him to say or do absolutely anything to convince somebody of a twisted version of "his truth".