On 9/5/2025 at 9:25 AM, Hamus Yaigh said:

More likely penile dysmorphic disorder, or small penis syndrome. Often linked to compensatory behaviors where individuals, feeling insecure about their perceived inadequate size, seek to boost their self-esteem or social status through displays of power, wealth, or dominance

As the saying goes, it takes one to know one...

10 minutes ago, Miloki said:

15 minutes ago, WDSmart said:

The three immigrants I took in are allowed to procreate, and have. 

 

All three or do you need another one?

I'm not sure what your question is. Of the three immigrants I took in, two of them are now married and have had children. 

  Another dumb idea from Trump that will cost millions and millions of dollars that could be better spent elsewhere.   

10 minutes ago, DezLez said:

15 minutes ago, WDSmart said:

All of my books are available on Amazon, but I've not written any in which socialism was the main topic.

Published under what "author's name"?

I've been warned not to mention details about my books, but I'll answer your question. The author's name on all of my books is W. D. Smart. 

12 minutes ago, blaze master said:

18 minutes ago, WDSmart said:

All of my books are available on Amazon, but I've not written any in which socialism was the main topic.

 

You're missing the irony. 

 

Now go back to the wonderful life capitalism has provided you. 

No, I understood what you were implying.

The e-book and paperback editions of all my books are sold at the minimum price available on Amazon, and two of my books are available in e-book editions for free via my Facebook page. 

18 minutes ago, Miloki said:

23 minutes ago, WDSmart said:

The three immigrants I took in are allowed to procreate, and have. 

 

All three or do you need another one?

And I'd like to notify everyone on this forum that I, myself, am an immigrant - a citizen of the USA now living in Thailand. I assume that is the case for many others on these forums as well. 

3 minutes ago, WDSmart said:

No, I understood what you were implying.

The e-book and paperback editions of all my books are sold at the minimum price available on Amazon, and two of my books are available in e-book editions for free via my Facebook page. 

 

Just go sell more books ok. 

2 minutes ago, WDSmart said:

And I'd like to notify everyone on this forum that I, myself, am an immigrant - a citizen of the USA now living in Thailand. I assume that is the case for many others on these forums as well. 

 

What immigrant visa do you hold ?

3 minutes ago, WDSmart said:

And I'd like to notify everyone on this forum that I, myself, am an immigrant - a citizen of the USA now living in Thailand. I assume that is the case for many others on these forums as well. 

 

Ill assume you crusade daily against the thai government to enact the policies you believe?

 

That would be a true socialist. Otherwise its all just virtue signaling and grandstanding.

 

Making all of the comments you do from the comfort of a lovely home that capitalism provided you. 

 

Hypocrisy comes to mind.

33 minutes ago, WDSmart said:

I don't know that much about European immigration, but I assume the immigrants are having a better life.

 

Yes, many immigrants from the Arab world are having a better life in Europe, but it comes at the expense of native Europeans, who are asked to shoulder the social, cultural, and economic costs of mass immigration, including higher crime rates in many communities.

I heard that the Dept of Justice is being rebranded as the Department of Retribution and Vindictiveness.

 

 

12 minutes ago, Dan747 said:

Such stupidity. It used to calling people drug traffickers was enough to brand them as evil. Now they have to be called terrorists as well. Terrorists are people who have some kind of political and/or social agenda and use violence to impose what they want on society. Drug traffickers are just lowlifes who want to make money via a dirty dirty business.

In addition, we are going to have to take the Trump administration's word that these people were narcotics traffickers. And even if they were, it's very hard to find anyone who will characterize this approach as legal. If it's not legal to shoot suspected drug trafickers on sight in the USA, why should it be legal in international waters?

Desk-bound Hegseth’s “warrior ethos” came from behind a bottle.
Trump’s “war president” act came from behind bone spurs.
Together they’re comrades in arms — their only real battle experience is rape allegations.
Another distraction from Epstein.

Not only does Trump appear to think that America "won" WW1 and WW2 singlehandedly, he seems to have forgotten America's woeful track record in wars since WW2!  

2 hours ago, oslooskar said:

 

Net exporter under Biden? Sure, but only because of the production surge carried over from Trump’s policies. Biden tried to choke off drilling and new leases, hardly a recipe for long-term independence. As for tariffs, they’re not a blanket "tax", they’re leverage. China’s unfair trade practices didn’t change because people asked politely, Trump forced them to the table.

And Middle East peace deals? The Abraham Accords ring a bell? Israel signed normalization agreements with the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan. That’s not a delusion, it’s historic diplomacy, and it happened on Trump’s watch.

 

Net exporter under Biden wasn’t some “leftover surge” — shale and markets drove it, and production hit record highs on his watch.
 

Tariffs? Call them leverage if you want — Americans still paid the bill. A tax by any other name is still a tax.
 

And the Abraham Accords? Not peace deals — none of those countries were at war with Israel. Normalization isn’t peace, it’s a photo-op. Trump ignoring Palestine, and moving the embassy to Jerusalem only inflamed tensions — helping set the stage for the Hamas–Israel war.

4 hours ago, oslooskar said:

 

So half the country is either stupid or morally bankrupt? That’s an awfully convenient way to avoid grappling with why Trump’s policies appealed to so many. Energy independence, lower taxes, secure borders, and Middle East peace deals aren’t signs of delusion, they’re tangible results.

 

So tired of hearing this "Half  of Americans" BS.......It wasn't half genius, Mango Mussolini got 49.8 percent of the votes. Harris got 48.3 percent of the votes. Third party was 1.85% and 36.1% of eligible voters didn't vote at all. 51.15% of votes cast were cast for someone other than Cheeto Benito. 

 

So technically no,  half the country who voted isn't stupid or morally bankrupt. Although there is an argument to be made that 36.1% of eligible voters who didn't vote at all are lazy and or stupid.

 

 

2 hours ago, blaze master said:

 

What immigrant visa do you hold ?

Being an immigrant has nothing to do with the visa you hold Sciohist. Maybe this will help

 

noun

noun: immigrant; plural noun: immigrants

1. a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.

The triggered get triggered over such trivial things. It's an illness that's for sure. Well the way I see it is this POTUS is certainly stiring things up. The last one was hopeless. 

2 hours ago, WDSmart said:

I've been warned not to mention details about my books, but I'll answer your question. The author's name on all of my books is W. D. Smart. 

B.S.!

53 minutes ago, Sully_ said:

Being an immigrant has nothing to do with the visa you hold Sciohist. Maybe this will help

 

noun

noun: immigrant; plural noun: immigrants

1. a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.

 

Time will tell if the poster is permanent. 

2 minutes ago, blaze master said:

 

Time will tell if the poster is permanent. 

 

 "We can never know if someone is an "immigrant" until they die because they could leave at any moment" 

 

Quite a take 😏

 

 

 

 

43 minutes ago, Sully_ said:

 

 "We can never know if someone is an "immigrant" until they die because they could leave at any moment" 

 

Quite a take 😏

 

 

 

 

 

Where did you get that made up quote from. 

 

Quite the take indeed.

1 hour ago, blaze master said:

 

Time will tell if the poster is permanent. 

 

46 minutes ago, Sully_ said:

 

 

So not from me then. Thanks.for.clearing that up. 

26 minutes ago, blaze master said:

 

So not from me then. Thanks.for.clearing that up. 

Again, I'm happy to help but now it's getting a little tedious so I'll bid you farewell  

 

verb

past tense: inferred; past participle: inferred

1. deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.

1 hour ago, Sully_ said:

Again, I'm happy to help but now it's getting a little tedious so I'll bid you farewell  

 

verb

past tense: inferred; past participle: inferred

1. deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.

 

Don't assume you think you know what I meant. You're right your assumption is getting tedious.

 

On 9/4/2025 at 6:20 PM, webfact said:

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US President Donald Trump has announced a bold move to rebrand the Pentagon as the 'Department of War'. The change, he claims, reflects a stronger message of readiness.

 

The executive order, set to be signed on Friday, will direct the Department of Defense to adopt the name as a secondary title. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth will take on the new moniker of Secretary of War. The Pentagon, originally known as the War Department, was a cabinet-level agency from 1789 until its transformation in 1947.

 

However, legally altering the name requires more than presidential orders. The establishment of executive departments is under the US Congress's purview, necessitating an amendment for any official name change. Trump remains confident that Congress would back this shift, citing America's past military victories under the original title.

 

Trump's executive order highlights that the term 'Department of War' projects a more forceful image than 'Department of Defense', which he argues limits perception to defensive action. The BBC released excerpts from the order, emphasising this stance. Furthermore, both Trump and Hegseth have articulated a desire to shift the department's focus away from diversity and equity programs towards a stronger emphasis on military prowess and a "warrior ethos."

 

Trump has often floated this rebranding idea, asserting that the US's remarkable history in global conflicts supports the move. He remains optimistic about legislative backing, expressing certainty that "Congress will go along if we need that."

 

This potential rebranding signals a significant shift in messaging and emphasis within the US military establishment. With Trump and Hegseth's strong advocacy, the focus will be on enhancing warfighting capabilities. The success of this bid rests on navigating the legalities in Congress.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from BBC 2025-09-05

 

 

Better check if I need a new ID card or not. 🤠

12 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Not only does Trump appear to think that America "won" WW1 and WW2 singlehandedly, he seems to have forgotten America's woeful track record in wars since WW2!  

 

History isn’t a comic book. Nobody with half a brain thinks America won WWI or WWII all by itself, but let’s be honest, without U.S. intervention, the outcomes would’ve looked very different. And calling America’s post-WWII record "woeful" is just lazy sloganeering. Korea was a stalemate, Vietnam a loss, sure,  but what about the Gulf War, Panama, and the Balkans? So if you're only going to count failures and ignore successes, then congratulations, you’ve just reinvented propaganda.