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Has human existence become too complex for you to comprehend?
One of the most important aspects of understanding a system is in being able to collect reliable data. For the at least the last 50 years, the data we have been fed by the globalists attempting to engineer a society amenable to their control with humans existing merely as mindless automotons ruled by fear, has made things appear as if they are too complex. The reality is that we have been manipulated with constructed falsehoods that are impossible to comprehend, because at their core they are necessarily illogical. As an extreme example of this: how can you understand society when you are told, and some people actually believe, that kerosene from aircraft and a few office fires brought down 3 steel framed buildings perfectly symmetrically into their own footprint at freefall speed? Internally, we all know this is nonsense, but we struggle to make sense of it because we don't want to believe the alternative. But the alternative is the truth. We are constantly being gaslit and manipulated to believe that things are much more complicated than they really are, and we are taught to distrust theory's about occurrences that need to be considered. So it only APPEARS that things are becoming too complex, because we are having to sift through more and more noise and intentionally unreliable data. This serves the agenda of a few globalist, wealthy elite, but it doesn't help us deplorables to understand the purpose and patterns of how things function together in modern society. That doesn't mean that individual fields of expertise are not narrowing. Of course they are. People will continue to understand more and more about a smaller and smaller niche. But the stress and uncertainty you are ascribing to complexity, is in fact because we are being intentionally persecuted by a select few who are trying to enslave us and break us as a species. Manipulation and false data is the essence of our problem. So no, human existence isn't too complex. But for the next year or so, as the psyop we've all been living through finally starts to reach its zenith and we move into the declas and disclosure phase of the coming (mostly) scripted events, it's going to feel as though it's gotten completely incomprehensible. But for our grandchildren, even though technology will continue advancing as always, normal, every day comprehension of human existence and the social motivations that tie it together are going to be radically simplified. -
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Palisades Fire in LA has zero containment
A state that thinks men can get pregnant. A state that wants people that never owned slaves, to give people that weren't slave, money, in a state, that never had slaves. Some of the highest crime cites. Some of the highest amount of homeless. Even have a 'poop app' so can plan your day, to avoid as you walk around in one city. Some areas so dry, have restricted use of water, to wash car, water the lawn. High taxes, utilities, gas prices. Sign me up Even those that can afford to live their are leaving. That's a bit telling. On topic ... fires & earthquakes are enough to deter most from living there.- 1
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Palisades Fire in LA has zero containment
Great healthcare system for the illegals. Free! But for me, I had to move to Thailand in order to get healthcare/insurance. That’s why I moved out of California and never looked back. I’d rather live in Louisiana or Mississippi -
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Palisades Fire in LA has zero containment
Truly one of the most idiotic demands of the past week. Do you really believe that Canadians are going to export water to the USA after Trump's threats and bullying? When he imposes 25% tariffs, the only thing Canadians will send him is their piss. There is no support for the export of water from canada to the USA, particularly since western Canada is experiencing a drought in several regions. There is not enough water in southern Canada to satisfy US demand. The Americans should learn to conserve water and not waste it. Ask North Dakota to channel its polluted Devils Lake filthy water to the USA instead of dumping it into the Canadian red River system and causing catastrophic flooding in Manitoba. Anyone who thinks they are going to get water from Canada is going to get a backside of buckshot from an angry Canadian farmer or rancher, and yes they have firearms in Canada. -
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Palisades Fire in LA has zero containment
It’s a good thing that California has the FAIR plan for fire insurance. 😅 Roach gave rare insight into the dire finances of the FAIR Plan, which does not routinely make financial information public unlike counterparts in other states. The FAIR Plan has a $200 million surplus and $2.5 billion in reinsurance, which is a type of insurance for insurers, to pay claims after a catastrophic wildfire. But Roach warned the program could face $6 billion in claims if the state experienced a wildfire as damaging as the 2018 Camp Fire, which destroyed 18,000 buildings and killed 85 people. When the FAIR Plan drained its reserves, it would have to impose assessments, potentially of up to $3.3 billion. “We’re like one bad fire away from complete insolvency,” Assemblymember Jim Wood, a Democrat from northern California, said to Roach. “If this were on Wall Street, I’m not sure you could get away with this.” https://www.eenews.net/articles/californias-insurer-of-last-resort-is-a-ticking-time-bomb/ BOOM! -
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Here's Your War Monger, MAGAs
You forgot to include biden in your honor list.- 1
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Palisades Fire in LA has zero containment
One of the best state educational systems in the USA One of the best health care systems in the USA Some of the best social services in the USA Some of the best municipal services in the USA Sure, California could cut taxes, but then it would be like Louisiana or Mississippi with high rates of illiteracy, low wages, poor education, high infant mortality and reduced life spans. -
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Palisades Fire in LA has zero containment
He didn't demolish dams. There hasn't been anything done by the state in years. 4 dams were removed because they were illegal and encroached on native sovereign land and negatively impacted the people who lived on the land. Ever hear of the rule of law? The state was at the losing end because they lost the court cases. Most of the dams removed over the past 20 years were at the end of their useful lives and were not used for water storage. They often were 1-4 feet in height. Some were removed because they were at risk of collapse and had already been replaced in other areas. Only a handful were used for water storage and that was specific to vineyards, or manufacturing use. These dams prevented others from free access to the water. You can only have a number of dams on a river before you turn it into a dead zone. You do know that people sued to prevent that don't you? California has more than enough dams. Agriculture, and recreational use are the two largest consumers of the water. You go tell the powerful farm lobby not to grow almons and see what they do. -
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Essential Driving Rules and Etiquette in Thailand
Perceptions of Road safety in Thailand Why can’t people understand road safety in Thailand? “The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status, or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we all believe that we are above-average drivers.” – Dave Barry When it comes to road safety – “seeing is believing” is most definitely NOT the case…. The 2 main enemies of clear thinking on road safety are confirmation bias and cognitive dissonance…… (take note Dickie) It is important to overcome them…. Confirmation bias (“confirmation bias,” the tendency people have to embrace information that supports their beliefs and reject information that contradicts them). E.G. – if you decide that drivers of pickup trucks are very rude, very time you see one doing a manoeuvre you don’t approve of you say “look, see what I mean” – but subconsciously you ignore the other vehicles and drivers doing the same. Cognitive dissonance (Sometimes learning new information can lead to feelings of cognitive dissonance. For example, if you engage in a behaviour that you later learn is harmful, it can lead to feelings of discomfort. People sometimes deal with this either by finding ways to justify their behaviours or findings ways to discredit or ignore new information.) E.G. – when you find out that statistically your belief about Fortuner drivers isn’t true – you ignore the evidence because it conflicts with your long-held belief and continue to pick out Fortuners as culprits. A common sign of cognitive dissonance is asking for citations (sealioning) rather than accepting the point or finding a proper reasoned argument against it. Overcoming these prejudices helps to get a realistic appreciation of the reality of the situation in Thailand and then to assess one’s personal driving skills. To understand road safety, it is advisable to drop the concept of “bad drivers” altogether and consider it in terms of human error within a Road Safety environment; a holistic approach to Thailand’s road environment” … and then consider how YOU fit into this either as a road user or even just a bystander. It can require a bit of soul-searching but in the end might make Thai roads safer for yourself and others. Perceptions in Thailand seem very skewed as is reflected in government policies and most comments you see in the media – whether the main news or social media. Most of the advice you see on driving in Thailand seems to be based purely on the “blame game” aimed at “other” (Thai) drivers and nape of the neck dictums from politicians trying to look as if they are doing something. - This has long been a discredited view in road safety science. Preconceptions and prejudices: - Foreign drivers in particular in Thailand often get overwhelmed by the unfamiliar traffic environment. This transmutes itself into criticism of other (native) drivers who seem far more comfortable on the roads. This quite often takes on a very aggressive and condescending nature. Comments by foreigners on road safety in Thailand are mostly just derogatory. Rather than any critical thinking or research, people simply use either anecdotal evidence or personal observation e.g. false (or politician’s) syllogisms[1] that don’t make for a well thought out, sound argument. Most of this advice I’d suggest is ill considered and at times downright wrong. Add to this a lack of experience by those handing out advice or any real knowledge of the factors contributing to road safety in Thailand (or anywhere else in the world for that matter) and the result is not so much opinions as assumptions and wildly inaccurate assertions. Just because someone can operate a car, doesn’t make them an “expert” on road safety. Many ignore the issues of road safety and focus on what they see as “bad driving”, and then conclude that driving in Thailand is that it is a prohibitively perilous thing to do and that this is largely down to Thai people being useless drivers. In fact, Thais have grown up in the Thai driving environment and are much more accustomed to it than most foreigners. They have the skills for survival. It is often foreigners who fail to understand and adapt to a new driving environment and try to stick to the old rules and conventions that dominated in their old home country…. they do so at their peril. Driving by the rules – your rules – is just not the right way to drive in Thailand. It is like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. What they consider to be experience is in reality brainwashing or conditioning. Statistically, driving in a 4-wheeled private vehicle is a lot safer than people would have you believe. The road death rate for these in Thailand is just about the same as it is in the USA. Most of the opinions that appear on chat web sites etc., are by people who issue a series of tirades and vitriol against Thai drivers. Virtually every opinion is thoroughly negative. Many posters also suggest that because the roads are too dangerous to consider driving oneself, a driver or public transport was preferable. This is of course highly illogical as they have already accused Thai drivers of being the “worst in the world” so why would they let one drive them? On one hand they admit they aren’t competent enough to drive on Thai roads and then say all Thai drivers are dangerous and no good at driving??? What is more important is how competent a driver YOU are and how good is your ability to understand, acclimatise and adapt to the driving environment in Thailand. My experience is that many foreigners, even those who have lived in the country for a long time fail to grasp these concepts. “Thai roads are dangerous and all Thai drivers are reckless morons”. – so are you! Just take a moment to consider how people who say things like this see themselves and other road users. They have pre-set ideas about how others should or do drive and when they see a mistake of any kind it just serves to confirm this, but they are oblivious to any evidence to the contrary – this is a combination of confirmation bias and cognitive dissonance combined with a Dunning Kruger[2] effect appreciation of their own driving skills. How people form their opinions on driving can be quite tenuous. Yet they then talk as self-appointed authorities on the subject without any logic, reason or evidence. When it comes to some subjects, people quite unreasonably consider themselves to be “experts” – Healthcare, Teaching and education and Road safety seem to be prime examples of this – · Because they went to hospital, they are be “experts” on healthcare · because they went to school, they are “experts” on education · because they can drive a car, they are “experts” on road safety Everyone seems to think they are superb drivers and better than all those other road users. Expert - a reverse fallacious appeal to authority, often used by people to attack the messenger rather than the message. People without any argument seem to believe that they can discredit anyone who says something they don’t agree with or didn’t know, by suggesting they aren’t an “expert” or asking them why they think they are an “expert”. As if any opinion other than an “experts” must automatically be invalid.[3] People accept archaic ideas on road safety without question but things have moved on and this is reflected in the dramatic drop in traffic injury figures of countries that have adopted the “new” thinking. E.g. the “Safe System”. The problem is that if someone is told something they haven’t thought about before and even if it is backed it up with logic and reason, cognitive dissonance kicks in and they ignore even the most powerful evidence. In Thailand, the default position for foreigners is to turn on the vitriol when talking about their fellow road users... they automatically exclude themselves from the equation and whilst implying that their driving skills are far superior to those of any Thai people. It also seems that many foreigners who don’t even drive themselves like to get in on the act and get just as vociferous. However, it does underline that road safety isn’t just about driving, it’s about ROAD USERS - and that includes everyone on or near the road, pedestrians, stall holders, elephants, gammons etc etc……. On the whole though, if we were to believe everything the non-Thais posting on chat forums said, we wold have to conclude that almost everyone is better than the average driver! Which is mathematically impossible... Detailed anecdotal descriptions of how “bad” other motorists driving achieve nothing. Without analysis, all they do is reinforce those people’s prejudices about driving in Thailand - i.e. blaming people or even the entire nation, rather than considering the underlying causes. There is also the temptation to attempt simplifying matters by looking for one single solution for the whole problem; a sort of road safety panacea. A few common truths about how motorists see themselves versus other road users “Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?” - George Carlin “ ….. there are only three types of drivers; the too fast, the timid and oneself.” ― Virginia Graham, Say Please “There are two things no man will admit he cannot do well, drive and make love.” – Stirling Moss “The survey by Michelin North America found that the majority of Americans don’t trust other drivers and say they witness unsafe driving behaviour regularly. At the same time, an overwhelming majority - 81 percent - remain supremely confident in their own abilities behind the wheel.” [4] These were some observations resulting from research done by the Centre for Transport and Society - UK.... The public know that driver behaviour is a major contributory factor in the vast majority of road accidents... (Cauzard, 2003) - But there is a consistent view that OTHERS drive in a riskier manner than individuals themselves do - (King and Parker, 2008) It’s not just driving, older children and adolescents think they have good attitude and skills towards road safety but believe that others especially those in their peer group do not - (Tolmie. 2006). Individuals do not believe they are dangerous on the roads but at the same time fervently believe others are. • I am not likely to be responsible for an accident; others are likely to be responsible. Therefore, little I can do. • Hence, less likely to need to “plan to avoid them” • Campaigns aimed at dangerous driving are for “other” drivers not themselves. • Such campaigns re-emphasise this difference (2CV, 2008 and Flaming Research, 2008) • The third-person effect (Davison, 1983). • High support for enforcement, engineering solutions and education • But not for themselves - for other people. However, the reality can be a long way from these benighted perspectives. [1]Politician’s syllogism: - All cats have four legs. My dog has four legs. Therefore, my dog is a cat. [2] Dunning-Kruger effect: - a cognitive bias whereby people with limited knowledge or competence in a given intellectual or social domain greatly overestimate their own knowledge or competence in that domain relative to objective criteria or to the performance of their peers or of people in general. - https://www.britannica.com/science/Dunning-Kruger-effect [3] “Experts” feel the need to know every piece of information before they start a project and constantly look for new certifications or trainings to improve their skills. They won’t apply for a job if they don’t meet all the criteria in the posting, and they might be hesitant to ask a question in class or speak up in a meeting at work because they’re afraid of looking stupid if they don’t already know the answer. [4] https://www.cnbc.com/2015/10/23/george-carlin-was-right-other-drivers-are-idiots-and-maniacs.html -
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Palisades Fire in LA has zero containment
Get back to us when you have the engineering worked out and have a mitigation plan in place to address the contamination and destruction of the land that will result when it is soaked with salt water. Perhaps if you had a basic education you would understand this. Salting land destroys the local ecosystem, causes building problems, pollutes the water table and corrodes infrastructure, but sure go right ahead with your brilliant plan.
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