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Revisiting History: The Unlikely Campaign to Vilify Winston Churchill
Because Hitler could definitely be trusted. After all, he was a such a rational actor. What could be more sane than exterminating the Jews, who had done so much to advance German science and industry. And has been pointed out, when Germany launched its attack on the Benelux nations, Churchill wasn't Prime minister. -
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Thailand's 5-20 Year Visa Now a Bit Cheaper
Yeah the types that have tens of millions are already pretty well catered for in other countries. But there's well off people not quite in that league that they could target. The 17% tax would be appealing to some people if they extended it. That level of tax feels about right for what you get as a foreigner in Thailand. -
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Replacement of new 5 year driving Licences.
I had to renew my UK passport recently, only a few months after renewing my 5 year Thai driving licences. As I will soon be going on a trip to Europe, I want to apply for an International Driving Permit (IDP). Only thing is, the DL's now have my old passport number, which I can see being a problem in bureaucratic Thailand. So I need to go to the DLT and get my licences updated. Has anyone done this? If so what was needed? All the same forms and documents as a renewal? Or just take the DL's and they will update them? Surely it can't be that easy. 🙂 -
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MRI in Bangkok
In this case I would agree, but not true for everything, Sometimes you do get what you pay for. We were quoted 1m baht for the surgery at Samitivej and almost pressured in to signing up for it immediately. Vibharam (literally 5-10 minutes away AND closer to home) will end up being around 350k. Same operation. Same level of care. Actually a nicer room. Same food. No grand piano in the lobby, no Au Bon Pain, and a bit less English spoken which was not a problem for us - the doctors obviously spoke English, some of the nurses did not, but my wife is Thai and I can speak Thai. If insurance was paying I would have chosen Samitivej just based on reputation and the "luxury" factor. But it wasn't, and my wife didn't feel comfortable with the high pressure selling and felt more confortable with the doctor's bedside manner at Vibharam, so I saved 600-700k by going to another perfectly good hospital that didn't pressure us into making life changing (and expensive) decisions on the spot. At the end of the day I would have gone wherever she felt good as she is my children's mother and that is the only important thing, money was not a deciding factor as it was a potentially life altering decision. (I am not rich, but I could have found a way). Both my kids were born in Samitivej, my wife had a knee operation there many years ago, I paid for them all myself and was very happy. But in this case I can't see how anything would have been any better by paying for the name of a more famous hospital. Actually many of the same doctors also work in government hospitals and Sheryl recommended a very good one but there would have been a wait and we didn't want to take the chance of waiting. -
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Abc’s Muir needs to make a public apology
It's nearly impossible to be equal and is all about perspective. My conservative friends agree with you but at the same time most thought he didn't do well regardless of the moderators. Can't win them all. Sorry, don't get why you are posting a link about losing Biden's primary voters. It is obvious who they will be voting for now. This election has little to do with policies and everything to do with the voters' team winning. Hard to get excited about watching one team insult the other team. Yawn.... -
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Electric Vehicles in Thailand
Gawd - if this ever comes to pass, we will lose several longtime friends of the oil lobby to hyperventilation beyond redlining into an early grave............lol But don't fret for now, happy living goes on for the losers/defenders of the status quo for a couple more years, who knows..... I could imagine some parts of the worlds it is much later, some sooner, so just get ready and pack your bags and live a nomadic life on fossil burning pastures. -
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Trump: “There Will Be No Third Debate!”
It's clear in your mind due to your interpretation. Left us and gave us are not the same. -
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New McCharthyism Sweeping the USA and the World?: What examples have you seen?
McCarthyism has nothing to do with the concept of free speech. Mr. Folau's case was not freedom of speech. His was an imposition of his religious dogma, an interpretation not shared by people of similar religious faith and who have spent much more time reading the original teachings/writings in their original language and not the revisions made over the centuries. It is an easy and a common error to confuse Freedom of Speech and Hate Speech. There has never been an absolute right to say whatever one wants. In the free world, society has set limits on what is considered free speech and what is considered hate speech. More specifically, free speech will not and should not allow anyone to incite hatred or violence against people based upon their race, religion, genetic manifestation, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, disability or national origin. At times, society has erred on the interpretation of what qualifies as hate speech. This is due in part to past to history which has shown that when groups are allowed to manifest their hateful views, injury and violence occurs. We saw this in Bosnia, in Sierra Leone and in Rwanda/Burundi. A case can certainly be made that society is far too tolerant of certain groups activities than others. For example, the UK regularly sees Pakistani and Bengali mobs marching in the streets shouting for the death of jews and the imposition of sharia law. When others, usually "white", march in solidarity of their political views, they are far too quickly attacked and silenced. It is not "wokeism", but an overt and intentional bias. -
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Revisiting History: The Unlikely Campaign to Vilify Winston Churchill
No, Russia played a pivotal role. Britain, at best, played an ancillary role. And a very minor one.- 1
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Trump Vows to Make Overtime Pay Tax-Free: ‘Finally Catch a Break’
I call it a lie, because it is a lie. It's not 'what I want'. If you really are interested in a more balanced take on the subject I found this quite easily. Reuters is reputable and I have had dealings with them in the past so I know how they work. (And others, although it's quite clear that most of the 'MSM' whiners and howlers have never been within pitching distance of an actual newsroom and have no idea or clue how they actually work.) https://www.reuters.com/world/us/haitian-immigrants-fueled-springfields-growth-now-us-presidential-debate-2024-09-11/ It's a tale of the ups and downs of a high immigration load. Most of whom are LEGAL! (So there won't be any 'mass deportations à la Eichmann.) Virtually none of whom are engaged in crime according even to the police. And most of whom WANT to work and pay back the chance they've been given to finally live at peace and no longer have to fear inconceivable violence and war. This applies to most migrants by the way. It's a story of chances and opportunities and challenges. There is no hint or mention anywhere by anyone involved of the city being 'devastated'. Utter piffle. It's just a lot easier to kick down on the vulnerable than perhaps face off against those who pay any lower wages in the first place right? I'm sure you agree having just posted how you worked for nothing in the hope of a pat on the head from your bosses. I can look in the mirror and say I've never worked an hour in my life for nothing. And the last one who tried got more than he bargained for because I owned him. I don't need to pick on the weak and vulnerable and spread unfounded rumors and lies, which by their very nature are more numerous and half way around the world before anything resembling the truth even has its boots on. Trump and Vance were still lying about pooch and goose gobblers the last I looked a couple of hours ago. -
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Trump: “There Will Be No Third Debate!”
I know what she meant. But she didn't say what she meant. By saying "Donald Trump left us the worst public health epidemic in a century." https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/harris-trump-presidential-debate-transcript/story?id=113560542 It's clear she's not talking about Trump dealing with the epidemic. Here she is simply saying Trump left us, ie gave us, the worst epidemic in a century. Of course he did not. He did not leave, pass, give, gift, donate, hand, throw, or kick over any epidemic. He was not the cause of it, it was never his to pass on. I know what she meant, by pure logical deduction, because what she says is not what she could possibly have meant. She does not talk about "dealing" with the pandemic.- 1
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