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Disagree, Oz corruption is no comparison whatsoever to Thailand. e.g. in Thailand reaches down to everyone. in their daily life e.g. want a phone line - hand out. Want timesly response for doco from Amphur - hand out, etc etc etc

OP is comparing Oz to Thailand, not other countries. Again in comparison to Thailand, Oz citizens have a lot greater "freedoms' than Thailand. If people disagree, so be it, but can't be bothered to reply to disputing blindingly obvious facts.

The point is freedom of speech is suspressed by law in Thailand, not so in Australia. Again corruption is endemic in Thailand, not so for Oz. No further reply

Correct, you have to abide by opression of free speech laws in Thailand, As you will know foreigners and Thais have received significant jail sentences for not complying, though foreigners eventually get released after pressure by their Embassy. Again as you know we are not permitted to comment on this matters any further due to the laws. Defamation law in Thailand is also a signifcant contributor to repression of truth and free speech in Thailand. Corruption in Thailand is endemic, there is no comparison whatsoever to Australia.

Didn't claim trump has been charged, though I suspect he eventually be charged one way or the other as an outcome of the multiple investigations into his activities. However, could be trump's fear mongering / destabilising efforts against DoJ may bear fruit, hopefully not. Got to say trump's activities since he lost the election make it crystal clear he is unfit to be President of the USA.

Doesn't make up for private medical costs for cancer treatment in Thailand, I suggest 'cheap girls' quickly looses it's appeal if you're of retirement age.

I find it rather weird for Australians to complain of a 'nanny state', then decide to move to an authoritarian State with repressive laws regarding freedom of speech, minimal rights etc. I moved to Thailand to retire, but got cancer which I couldn't afford for long term treatment in Thailand and had to return to Oz. My wife and I still have a house in Thailand, when end of live gets close will return to Thailand to be near to her family. To respond to a member, one can obtain a retrement visa for Australia, but it is costly. Australia is increasingly expensive, especially rental accommodation and daily living costs making Thailand economically attractive if one could afford to self insure. The elderly can be socially isolated in Oz, which can be a motivator, but I would view it as jumping from the frying pan into a fire. I live in the Noosa area, which is lovely, take a look... https://www.visitnoosa.com.au/

*Deleted post edited out* trump administration increased the penalty to five years in prison for the illegal removal of clasified documents. trump cannot just declare documents unclassified, he must adhere to the processes. If found guilty, hopefully the maximum sentence will be applied. Aside from being unable to contest the Presidency, one major benefit would be not to have his and his followers incessent whining in the media.

It's been a trump and co tactic for years with frivlous legal maneuvering. Also trump using these matters to appeal for more donations from the gullible (perhaps more accurate to say useful idiots). It's quite feasible the search warrant was one of the final acts before charges are laid. We know trump is well practiced with inflaming his base thereby creating a great deal of chaos. Just maybe enough is enough with trump's transparent efforts to destablise US society and institutions for DoJ to now act.

Up to you, but IMO don't waste your time. it's bad enough trump childlike whining about lawful action by the FBI, let alone responding to his base. Don't recall it being mentioned on this forum with trump declaring he will abolish Dept of Ed if he got into power. Just underlines the guy's spite driven behaviour.. https://www.businessinsider.com/video-trump-calls-for-department-of-education-abolition-crowd-cheers-2022-8

Why not let CIC General Milley provide some outlines... https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/08/us/politics/trump-book-mark-milley.html

Nonsense

Could it be Evangelicals are a significant component of the right of centre movement in the US. As they believe in Christian mysticism, not a big leap to weirdo conspiracy theories?

As per usual admirer of extreme right wing ideologues on this forum. For American citizens and a prior US President to openly cheer on Orban, is IMO, a red flag for the future of democracy in the USA.

The guy has got off with fines which he can easily afford. IMO he should additionally receive a significant jail sentence for all the emotional suffering he knowingly caused.

Money making enteprise for extremeist right wing 'influencers". Other examples being Bannon and trump. trump has made millions from promoting conspiracy BS e.g. the Big Lie Hopefully Alex Jones spends many years in prison for the evil of his deeds and the pain he caused; the same for all the other <deleted>@#$%.

The URL you provided is fthe usual misinformation / lies by trump. Obama Administration set the strategy for the defeat of ISIS, not trump. During the trump era ISIS set themselves up in Afghanistan and have yet to be eliminated from Syria and Iraq. All the rest is just unproven claims by trump, we know trump was one of the worst negotiators on the international stage. In any case what were the propects for the Taliban to comply with any negotiated T&C's with Ghani as trump proposed? I suggest zero.

As you well know some have been charged with sedition which is an act of an enemy of the State. https://apnews.com/article/stewart-rhodes-arrested-oath-keepers-jan-6-insurrection-70019e1007132e8df786aaf77215a110

An aditional benefit is the exchange rate is set by the RBA, so one reveives a better rate than transfer via a commercial bank.

Actually incorrect claim, though a number of countries have enacted domestic law to overrule international refugee convention agreements which they had ratified. e.g. Dublin Regulation, but mostly ignored. Ayslum seekers are not obliged to claim refugee status at the first 'safe country'. https://fullfact.org/immigration/refugees-first-safe-country/

The policy was put inplace by HMG after reviewing the Australian decision to offshore ayslum seekers for processing. The approx cost for the Oz tax payers for offshoring asylum seekers is around AUD$400k each p.a. Total Oz tax payer cost to date is around A$9.6 billion. As you would know deportation can only occur with government to government agreements, unsurprisingly very few agreements to date.. https://www.kaldorcentre.unsw.edu.au/publication/cost-australias-asylum-policy#:~:text=The Refugee Council of Australia,the 2021-2022 financial year.

oz dept of health definition: Admission: The process whereby the hospital accepts responsibility for the patient’s care and/or treatment. Admission follows a clinical decision based upon specified criteria that a patient requires same-day or overnight care or treatment. WHO is not a vassal of PRC government. It's beyond boring for members of the right wing to repeatedly post this tripe.

The criteria for "hospitaliasation' is to be admitted to hospital. WHO does not have the authority to dictate to NHS or politicians,. Accordingly both your claims are erroneous.

Plenty of Thai Muslims do drugs and so on. OP is only people voicing an opinion, yet so many hate filled posts in this topic by people who one assumes support free speech.

Untrue, average seven death toll from Covid in Australia is currenty averaging approx 45 per week - total deaths from Covid in Australia are currently 10,582. https://www.health.gov.au/health-alerts/covid-19/case-numbers-and-statistics