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      Spreaders of Conspiracy Theories: Unmasking the Motivations Behind the Lies

      Yes, you did, but you also included the aftermath of 9/11. You are still mistaken in both cases. Hate crimes against s and Muslims surged after 9/11 and Oct. 7, but still lagged behind the number of hate crimes committed against Jews In 2001, anti-Islamic hate crimes against skyrocketed to 481 from 28 the year before, still less than half the 1,043 anti-Jewish hate crimes. https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/statistics-on-religious-hate-crimes The FBI wrote in the Uniform Crime Reports for 2001: "Another noticeable increase in 2001 was among religious-bias incidents. Anti-Islamic religion incidents were previously the second least reported, but in 2001, they became the second highest reported among religious-bias incidents (anti-Jewish religion incidents were the highest), growing by more than 1,600 percent over the 2000 volume. In 2001, reported data showed there were 481 incidents made up of 546 offenses having 554 victims of crimes motivated by bias toward the Islamic religion." It also stated: "A breakdown of the 2,118 victims of hate crimes motivated by religious bias showed that the majority of victims were Jewish, 56.5 percent. Anti-Islamic bias accounted for 26.2 percent of victims of hate crimes motivated by religious bias, anti-Catholic bias accounted for 1.9 percent, antiProtestant 1.7 percent, and anti-atheism or antiagnosticism 0.2 percent. Biases directed at members of other religious groups and those directed at groups made up of individuals from various religious faiths accounted for 11.1 percent and 2.5 percent of the victims, respectively." https://ucr.fbi.gov/hate-crime/2001 The pattern was the same in the aftermath of the Oct. 7. As the figures in my previous post indicated, hate crimes against Muslims rose during the final three months of 2023, but nevertheless fell far short of hate crimes against Jews. It's also important to note that these figures cover actions that meet the definition of hate crime in the U.S. There have been thousands and thousands of unpleasant actions aimed at Jews which don't meet that definition. "Since October 7, antisemitic hate speech has appeared online and offline, in countries around the world, and on occasion has been voiced by influential figures. Similarly, antisemitic threats, harassment, discrimination and violence have also been documented around the world. While the perpetrators of some of these antisemitic incidents appear to have been motivated primarily by events in Gaza, some incidents have been opportunistic and committed by actors who are taking advantage of widespread anti-Israel sentiment to propagate hateful stereotypes and conspiracies and calls for violence against Jews. "The emblematic examples of antisemitic hate speech, discrimination, and violence documented below are only a small subset of incidents of antisemitism that have occurred since October 7, 2023." https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/statistics-on-religious-hate-crimes
      Evil Penevil in World News
    2. 277

      Israel Hamas War the Widening Middle East Conflict

      I'm assuming the unfriendly forces in those countries eg Iraq ( from where a missile was already fired at israel ) would attempt to attack the planes as they come in to land.
      thaibeachlovers in The War in Israel
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      Macron Warns EU Could Face Collapse Without Urgent Reforms

      No difference really - Nato's aim since inception hasn't changed: "keep the Russians out, the Americans in, and the Germans down.” https://www.nato.int/acad/conf/future95/rodman.htm Further reading: https://iges.ba/en/geopolitics/mackinder-who-rules-eastern-europe-rules-the-world/ Lord Hastings Lionel Ismay was NATO’s first Secretary General...:
      BruceWayne in World News
    4. 277

      Israel Hamas War the Widening Middle East Conflict

      What else could it be? One wonders what Biden is thinking as netanyahu snubs his nose at him and his previously stated desire that israel does not occupy Gaza, after combat finishes.
      thaibeachlovers in The War in Israel
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      Why is the MAGA movement so susceptible to crazy conspiracy theories?

      B.S.! Nothing secret about project Citrus, it was publicly known from the 50s. And it was about cloud seeding. In 1952, General Electric published its own "History of Project Cirrus", compiled by Barrington Havens of G.E.'s public relations department. https://archives.albany.edu/description/catalog/ua902-010aspace_5ffdd0d7156d14616da5066f040d4f1f
      candide in Political Soapbox
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      Americans in Thailand Walk to Exercise the Right to Vote Overseas

      Really?? did you or any American citizen lose any rights or freedom when Trump was in office during those 4 years??? If he is such the dictator or tyrant as you and the poisonous left make him out to be, why isn't he in the White House at the moment since he's removed all the pillars of democracy?? If you lost your rights in any shape or form, please tell us your woes and despair! I would love to hear your pain and sorrow. I am so freaking tired of this narrative by anti-Trump people or media. they expounded so often they actually believe in their own agenda!!
      BayArea in Bangkok News
    7. 8

      Thai Hostages Still Missing a Year After Hamas Attack

      You think it's a joke being in captivity for over 1 year, do you??
      Greenhill in Thailand News
    8. 73

      What do you use for contraception?

      1st one- naive young man in 20s, got played by an older thai woman who essentially wanted a white sperm donor (she admitted this lol). This kept me coming back to Thailand for long periods. 2nd one- ex just got pregnant and kept the baby. 3rd and 4th- current partner for last 5 years. Just happened. Obviously its a 2 way street but there is a certain cohort of thai women who actively seek out foreign men and whilst I was happy to oblige as you can see a few certainly got what they wanted out of it.
      Euroboy123 in Marriage and Divorce
    9. 8

      Thai Hostages Still Missing a Year After Hamas Attack

      Proof, please!!!!!
      Greenhill in Thailand News
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      Harris Lies, Americans Die. Illegal Aliens are more Important

      Details of one mishap . North Carolina mayor: My daughter whose house got completely wiped out , she had no flood insurance, meets with Fema and only gets $ 300 for personal items .harris announced fema assistance at $750. Desperate NC residents have repeatedly called out fema for abandoning them in the aftermath of the hurricane. https://nypost.com/2024/10/09/us-news/north-carolina-mayor-my-daughter-was-denied-750-fema-relief/
      riclag in Political Soapbox
    11. 68

      Trump chickens out again.

      “They said the laptop from hell was from Russia, and I said, ‘It wasn’t from Russia. It was from Hunter,’” he added. “And I never got an apology.” https://www.aol.com/trump-demands-apology-60-minutes-012114104.html Trump lying, as usual! 😃
      candide in Political Soapbox
    12. 48

      METV or Visa Exemption for multiple short-stay entries? (+ internal flights).

      Thanks. The London Embassy is an absolute shambles for information. Different pages for the same visa types, with different requirements.
      Liquorice in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
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      To DTV or not to DTV - that is the question.

      I'm not sure if you are aware but any type of Visa obtained in the UK is online only now. There are no visits to the London Thai embassy. All Visas (including the DTV) are applied for via the following:- http://thaievisa.go.th/
      Keeps in Chiang Mai
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      Thai students studying for international degrees at Thai universities

      The Thammasat Uni. is huge. Seriously! We spent whole day there - enormous campus! Mahidol at Salaya (???) is also pretty big, Admin Dept.'s staff at Phaythai is just so sweet and kind. love them all. But... We were talking about college, not a "business school" which pure baloney. Business school program is a complete sham. (IMO) And yes, @sanmyintmaung, worldwide locals pay less. The biggest difference moneywise between locals and kaijin (IMO) are in AU and NZ. next - SG. We didn't do "googling" and "browsing" - we physically went to Admin Depts. at KMUTT, Mahidol and Thammasat (and few others). And we enquired for the real science, not some banana MBA, BBA, Bachelor of Arts and Whistling etc. I'm sure that Mahidol college is the best moneywise, next (Ooopsi!) is Saint Louis college. PS: Talking about medical program of course, not applied physics or rocket science.
      NativeBob in Higher Education in Thailand
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      harris campaign, clean up on aisle Electoral College

      They are afraid. They know Trump can win Pensylvania and then it's game over. It's the fear talking.
      Cameroni in Political Soapbox

Where Is The Next Thailand?

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hi guys, i realise this is thai visa, but here goes,

been in thailand on and off since2002,spent 13 months in one stretch,but mainly 6 months uk 6 months thai, and i can remember 71 bht to the £.what is it today about 46 (i can not believe 46) i changed enough november when we got here and got 53, and am determind not to change any more till we go back to uk march, my question is this where is the next thailand, ive tried laos complete wast of time, power cuts and running out of water, and believe it or not when we went last month the restaurant we were eating at said they had :ran out of rice : !! so asia is not the rice bowl of the world all of a sudden, also no decent night life, tried the phills ,ok for a few weeks but the food was dire and the ex rate is no good there either, plus the fill men have more of an attitude problem than thai males. tried cambodia ok not been there for a few years, but had a great time, so the question is what country next, india? what are your thoughts, cheers,

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The UK! It is far cheaper than Thailand now, shopping is fantastic cheaper than central world in BKK by far. Ok if you want fake stuff then Thailand is great. Houses and flats will be incredibly good value in the UK by the end of the year, but best of all if you sign on and get a girl up the duff you get a free place anyway. Your benefits are worth double there now because of the cheap shopping !

Seriously , don't worry Thailand will be cheap again by the end of the year. An economy that relies on 60-70% of its cash through exports in a world recession...ooohhh mrs they will be in trouble, no one is going to want silk or teak wood!

What is Vietnam like? Is that not cheap or fun etc?

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im surprised to hear that thailand exports teak, given there stringent anti logging laws, in fact thailand inport most of there wood from Loas, ive seen tens of fully laden lorrys of timber crossin the border in to thailand, i think thats why timber is sooooooo expensive here, but i think your right about thai exports nose diving, but i guess they just close factories and sack the workers, the gov do not have to pay dole money here. a mate is in vietnam at the moment, not the same sceene as here snd dont forget it is still a commy state, i will quiz him when he gets back, not sure about ex rate or prices there, i will cheeck it out now.

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er yea sorry about that i was just being silly, Teak and silk were just 2 Thai products that sprung to mind, there was indeed a logging ban in 1989 :o I would like to hear back on Vietnam i fancy a visa run there if its got lots to see...............

what are thailands key exports?

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rice ! but they export a hel_l of a lot of cars or at least they did, a friend of mine is a manager at air an con compressor (for cars)facilty at lamchabang 700 employees, he has just sacked 300 of them due to cancelled orders, and there are concerns that the whole factory may close, gm across the road from his factory have just finnished building a new factory, but have moth balled it, it has never even openend, so thailand are feeling the pinch, but and i know this will not go down well with some members , are not being hit hard enough at the moment, sorry but that is my opinion.

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, plus the fill men have more of an attitude problem than thai males.

hi, what do u mean by that? thanks

have you been to the phills ? quite a sweeping statement i know but, the majority of thai males do not like the fact that european males come to there country and shall we say have realationships with there girls, having said that they do not course us any problems they are not outwardly aggressive to any one, now phill men are not so passive about there feelings a lot of them carry guns and would not hesitate to use them , in my opinion.i mean for christ sake they have a armed guard out side mcdonallds. the south of the phills i.e mindano is allmost civil war with the muslims and only 2 weeks ago 3 hostages were taken, a few years back some us hostages were taken and they posted one of there heads to there embacy. 5 of my friends in thailand have phill girls with them over here in thailand, the girls never want to go back, ive had some good times there but never felt 100% safe, on one trip the taxi broke down , we stood out side the car cos we were hot, the taxi driver shouted at us to get bavk in the car in case we got kidnapped ! i kid you not, phills no thankyou done it been there.

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, plus the fill men have more of an attitude problem than thai males.

hi, what do u mean by that? thanks

have you been to the phills ? quite a sweeping statement i know but, the majority of thai males do not like the fact that european males come to there country and shall we say have realationships with there girls, having said that they do not course us any problems they are not outwardly aggressive to any one, now phill men are not so passive about there feelings a lot of them carry guns and would hesitate to use them , in my opinion.i mean for christ sake they have a armed guard out side mcdonallds. the south of the phills i.e mindano is allmost civil war with the muslims and only 2 weeks ago 3 hostages were taken, a few years back some us hostages were taken and they posted one of there heads to there embacy. 5 of my friends in thailand have phill girls with them over here in thailand, the girls never want to go back, ive had some good times there but never felt 100% safe, on one trip the taxi broke down , we stood out side the car cos we were hot, the taxi driver shouted at us to get bavk in the car in case we got kidnapped ! i kid you not, phills no thankyou done it been there.

Thanks a lot, yes I was 14 times (only) in the Philippines, but my english is not perfect. so I asked. I got in problems with drunken pinoy males, its the worst, be careful!

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