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I don't believe that or there must be some special circumstances either not stated or misunderstood.

No, I usually don't.

Overheard at Windmill. They accepted mine, no problem. :)

My bank accepts it for over-the-counter withdrawals, with my bank book. Post Office accepts it, government hospitals accept it, DLT accepts yellow book, police accept it, SSO accepts it, tax office accepts yellow book. Good 'nuff.

True, a few members only do what's absolutely necessary, just eat, sleep, and defecate. And nobody cares whether that's all for you. No one ever said a pink ID is necessary: that's THE typical straw man argument. However, I find mine convenient to use at times. Going thru the process of getting it didn't bother me. I made it enjoyable. :)

I like mine and whip it out wherever it's accepted. Used it recently for hotel registration and for a hospital visit. Saves me from having to pay property tax. With yellow book, didn't need a Residence Certificate to renew my DL. Etc.

Sour grapes because life-threatening for you, even willing to pay annual property tax to avoid getting one.

No, I buy drinks for a few ladies I find entertaining and am fond of, known them for quite a while. They're good people. I leave their bar in a good mood. You're extremely worried about respect. Why is that?

Person. That relationship is rather tenuous and its significance unproven. Roger Stone is also a kind of colorful nutcase and performance artist.

Directly. Smart politicians know that, in the words of the Wicked Witch of the West, "these things must be done delicately." It reminds me of Hunter Biden and his 20 shell companies, or Iran and its proxies in the Middle East.

Yah, the DOJ found a few nutcases who, unlike all the others, were unquestionably plotting to keep Trump in power and potentially violently. Like others, they forced their way into the Capitol. I don't think Trump will pardon them, if he gets into power. :)

More than a couple of comments AND high profile. Bill's on board, and she helped build the whole big leftist momentum behind abolishing the Electoral College and turning over the vote to the mobs. Hillary isn't Biden, but the point I was making was about the broad-based tradition. Dems approve overthrows (by lawfare, if possible, or de facto coup) if it's their overthrow, you see. Moreover, I agreed that Trump was the loudest monkey in the forest--out of a LOT of monkeys (link given). They're obviously linked by Biden's incompetence, bad decision-making, and, with Ukraine, possible corruption. All the implicitly Dem-approved rioting by their militant arms is linked to Biden as the leader of the party in power who did nothing. Doing nothing is also taking responsibility, as you'd be quick to point out IF it's Trump. This is a disputed point that, as I earlier pointed out, you aren't competent to discuss. But countries with their fiscal houses in order didn't suffer large increases in their inflation rates. We'll never know if the inflation rate in the US would have been lower under Trump. Probably so, as all those huge spending bills to support the wasteful Dem vote-buying wouldn't have run up the deficit as much. As for workers, what workers? Labor unions of all stripes are traditionally paid off by the Dem party in exchange for their votes at the expense of consumers. Given the salaries of union bosses and staff, workers are constantly bombarded with propaganda and don't dare speak against the leadership. Still, Trump got 4 out of 10 labor union votes in 2016j, best of any Repub ever. He can make the case that Biden's open borders will create jobs competition and a vast misuse of tax money for illegal immigrant welfare. It's amazing what a high percentage of Biden's "jobs" are actually for social welfare needed for illegal immigrants and the otherwise impoverished. The Welfare-Industrial Complex This is not to more government overhead in general and "favored" industries. Great if you're working for one of those. :) However, a lot of Biden voters are too obtuse and brainwashed to care about any of that. Inner city voters in Dem-run cities keep voting for the same kinds of idiots destroying their once-great cities. Eric Adams, Brandon Johnson, London Breed . . . . Funniest part of the DeSantis-Newsom debate was when DeSantis pulled out the poop map of San Francisco. Trump can point to Biden's canceling of the Keystone pipeline, hostility to oil and gas, and support for EV. And he can point out that he imposed tariffs on imports. Yet most union workers go for the short-term payouts. Layoffs, business failures, higher prices, greater taxes, jobs lost from automation and now AI--go over their heads. Elite, favored union members won't be better off under Trump. Currently, the West seems moving more and more towards Hunger Games societies. The fact that a number of groups won't benefit, groups you like who enjoy unfair advantages owing to political market distortions, is a good thing. :) One of the great things Thatcher did was to curb the power of unions, no? That's about it. You asked for an informed, evidence-based opinion, you got it. And I gave you sources of objective info. Your opinion, however important it is to you and seemingly rational, basically just repeats MSNBC, a Democratic mouthpiece. So I know all your opinions and thoughts already on this topic.

Freedom to do what is the issue. Live, shoot up, defecate on the streets, shoplift for fun & profit all good now. Plus a lot of other stuff. Rural area, yup.

Usual lying nonsense. No one was charged, let alone convicted, of sedition, either. Which could have something to with why no sedition charges were brought. :)

We don't like it when Thais administer street justice, however well deserved. The publicity's OK. Was handled peacefully, helps discourage other wannabe beach chair squatters.

Hillary, though conceding, kept up her "stolen" narrative and called for an end to the Electoral College, attempting to overthrow the system and deprive smaller states of due representation. Stacey Abrams, too, started up a special-interest group, and engaged in serious lawfare attempting to undermine respect for election results, alleging discriminatory and suppressive election practices in Georgia. She finally lost. Both were and are "outrageous." I doubt you're sufficiently knowledgeable to discuss Jan 6, but you may give some examples of articles you've read, such as the brief one I linked for you, in the interest of having an objective, informed opinion, explaining why Jan 6 wasn't that big of a deal, as these things go, and how Trump didn't encourage any rioting, let alone insurrection. This is not to offend anyone's religion. I'd agree he didn't handle it well. Often he doesn't act in his own best interests. Finally did and of course botched it, as you note. As Obama said, "Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f--- things up." And so not surprisingly his own botching basically led to the Ukraine-Russia war, otherwise preventable. Lot of leftist propagandists support him (paid by lobbyists, I assume) as well as Repub militarists; you may be onboard. Nonetheless, sentiment seems gradually turning against perpetual warfare, as people are gradually realizing the costs of supporting the military-industrialist complex Eisenhower warned about. Trump seems in agreement, one of his appealing points. The poll numbers merely reflect the results of his real failings on the economy. Why would you, an objective observer, wish to deny the facts? The question is, why are voters so down on the economy if the Biden administration is constantly touting its economic record? The simple answer: Facts are stubborn things. --Failure of “Bidenomics” Is Rankling Americans We could come up with a list of his other failures and power grabs, some found illegal. In view of their pretensions to support democracy while undermining it--very much so. Told a big lie the other day, and doubled down on it, with the blessing of controlled media, about drownings on the border. Biden Administration, Media Caught Lying After Blaming Recent Border Drownings On Texas. New report out says FinCen, like Bolsheviks, asked banks to troll through their customers' private, protected speech for terms the regime thinks hostile. This could be a very long list. But the best example you're familiar with would be the Jan 6 "insurrection" lie constantly repeated for re-election purposes and used in lawfare, for example, the illegal removal of Trump from ballots. (BTW, that Colorado decision was laughable in its self-righteous pomposity, covering up the poor reasoning.) You remind me of this covering for implicitly Dem-sanctioned rioting: One of many. As you can see even on the forum threads, reasoning is useless. Force and power are what they understand, period. It's come to that, so bring it on. Again, you're merely echoing the party line. You may link to articles you've read that disagree with you on each point, if you've read any. As an article referenced above notes, partisan lawfare against Trump is running out of gas.

Manchester?

Thank you. I have a good opinion of your reasoning on various topics as well. It's shocking how some of our intelligent members whom I respect, who seem capable of rational, independent thought otherwise, can suddenly foam at the mouth and spew ignorance and MSNBC hatred when it comes to their political beliefs. So I'll give you a more thoughtful view that should stretch the thread out 5 more pages. Reminds me of Morpheus' observation to Neo that You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it. Mixed blessing, ain't he? We'd probably all wish for better choices. Trump, now, seems to have the best chance, among the Repubs, of getting elected. People prefer Trump from common sense, not ignorance or cultism or Bible-thumping or any of that other nonsense. Quite simply, things were better under his presidency. He did some major things right, as Jamie Dimon, CEO of J. P. Morgan Chase, no idiot, an Obama donor, said recently: Jamie Dimon has a warning for Democrats: Don’t dismiss Trump supporters as people who are exclusively attracted to his personality. Former President Donald Trump was right about some critical issues, the JPMorgan CEO says. --Jamie Dimon: Trump was right about key issues and bashing MAGA will hurt Biden He has the most charisma of the candidates and great, often annoying--if amusing--presence. Biggest problem is that he often doesn't deliver on his promises, and he does tell some porkies, indulge in childish name-calling, engage in conspiracy theories for his own benefit, etc. Where's The Wall? Can't have too much faith in politicians, eh. Lies and hyperbole are the coins of that realm. Indeed. 'Course, politicians gon' deny they lost their elections. Nothing new, 'cept Trump's the loudest monkey in the forest. Democrats Have A Lengthy History Of Casting Doubt On Election Results The road ahead for Trump is not only to regain the presidency but then also to straighten out Biden's mess, domestically and internationally. Note that Only one-third of U.S. adults say they approve of President Biden’s job performance — a record low for his presidency and for any president in the last 15 years. --https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4408318-bidens-approval-rating-drops-to-new-low-poll/ What makes the latter struggle harder is that he's so antagonistic that the Deep State, the legacy media, the leftist universities, and liberal tech, all benefitting from government largess, are arrayed against him. Even during his presidency, he was thwarted in more ways than one. Deep State Thwarted Trump’s Afghanistan Withdrawal Now gov't spending has already created inflation and astronomical debt. That limits his fiscal options considerably. Despite all the tough guy talk, he was too weak in critical instances. Reagan, by contrast, made the hard choices. He, for example, brought on the recession needed to tame raging inflation. One may hope Trump's p*ssed off enough and tough enough now to get done at least PART of what needs to be done; and to choose better advisors and staff this time. The Repubs have been known as a gentlemanly, country club party. No longer viable; it's a war now. They gotta get down in the trenches and face the lying, thuggish opposition with force and their own lawfare. That will mean pain and a LOT more hysteria (including here, LOL), as if it couldn't get worse. But, despite the affirmative action bimbos, he's got solid constitutionalists on the Supreme Court. At least he's not worried about being re-elected. If his party wins both houses, he needn't worry about more impeachment hoaxes. Perhaps getting away from leftist news media and the regime talking points will be helpful. Hard to find; Google ignores alternatives. But brainwashed ain't no way to go through life, son. Here's a news aggregator. You can find more objective news and some intelligent, highly educated commentators there: https://newsammo.com/ I read Victor Davis Hanson, among others, fairly often. Here's his Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/VDHanson How things have ended up under Biden: A Culture in Collapse This should address your morals concern; perhaps the morals on the other side should be of greater concern, esp when transgressions are ignored and politically privileged. Lawfare Against Trump Is Running Out of Gas Those jobs under Bidennomics: where do the majority come from? The Welfare-Industrial Complex I trust that'll do. :)

This. Resubmit if there's time. The email was probably sent out automatically.

Take into account for what, exactly? To submit an initial application? To issue a policy--whoa. If they don't ask you about pre-existing conditions, you should tell them anyway up front. They may have a list of things they won't cover that are somehow related to the pre-existing condition, not the condition itself. Know what you're paying for, best you can.

No example will suffice. Not falling for that bait. You know what's really funny.

Not sure where you learned that all Oxford grads are Dons. Must be one of those low myths. "Riveted" is the usual poor attempt to trivialize by exaggeration. Fail.

No. I have a great and subtle sense of humor, so you may stop lying about that to comfort yourself. I liked British fine until I encountered those who've washed up in Thailand--and discovered immediately most of them dislike Americans. Now I did happen to meet an Oxford-educated Brit once, in Thailand of all places. Urbane, bright, witty (none of those low forum faves), no footy blather, knowledgeable on a wide variety of topics. Spoke English. We had a number of pleasant and memorable conversations, with some good laughs.

No one's begging except in your imagination.

Only posters here are upset, for bashing purposes. Tourists do need a bit of educating sometimes that Thailand has its own culture too.