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I Voted Today
I can't believe you guys just post the same tired old script over and over again. You don't convince anybody and you're not morally Superior. -
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Australian Aged Pension
At one point, not so long ago, I counted your last 20 consecutive posts were all trolling, baiting, off topic, flaming, baiting and personally attacking me. I stopped counting after 20, and reported none of them. Seems like you are starving yourself of oxygen. Keep up the good work. -
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Medicare v Private Health Insurance - Different strategies - Are you covered?
That would tend to show you are not residing in Thailand full time. so not an expat. Is that correct? Agree. Horror stories everywhere. It's just most tend to be from the public system. Why is that? Do you have a link for that? Yeah, so would I. Example: if I cut my finger slicing some food in the kitchen and need a few stitches. Other than than, Medicare can be poor medical treatment, and untimely. Sounds good, don't you think? Who wouldn't sign up for that? So, you are not really an expat. Say you lived in Thailand full time. What would you do? Medicare is free, and you get what you pay for, and that is, who they want for the job, and when they want to do the job. No thanks, not for me. Yes, it's expensive, but what price do you put on your health / life? -
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White Culture
The downfall of the German automobile industry started with its embrace of of cutting production costs through shortcuts and the embrace of cheaper parts with a built in obsolescence. German auto workers were trained for years and labour was respected. No more. Today's products reflect that embrace of short term profit , of greed over quality and pride of workmanship. That's "White Western Culture" . The British did not start out as pirates. The reality is that all countries with a ocean going capability were equally given to piracy. It was Great Britain which helped put an end to international piracy, and in particular with the Dutch, brought peace to the South China Sea. The "White" culture of the British is what ensured that some semblance of security was put into effect to protect shipping routes and the passage of people without constant attack. The accusations against the British as plagiarists and copyists (sic) is nonsense. The reality is that such behaviour was the norm throughout the developing world. We saw it with some of the great musical composers of all time where they often "borrowed" from students or lesser musicians. We have seen it in scientific R&D where scientists often borrowed from others. The fact is that the activities were all in their own cultural sphere. No one was copying or plagiarizing from the Arab world, or from Africa or from the Americas. The greatest barrier to R&D is the ease of Communication. Cultures that do not have a language basis that allows an ease in communicating and in disseminating complex concepts are at a disadvantage. The Chinese language is vast and inconsistent. The language relies on characters, which includes at least 50,000 characters, of which an estimated 10,000 are used in regular communication. Consider that the English and French alphabet has 26 letters, the German has 30, and the Russian alphabet 33 letters and it becomes obvious why some cultures have been able to share information faster and to advance quickly. Vietnam is an excellent example. It changed to a Roman alphabet in the early 1900's and that is what laid the foundation to its development. Instead of relying on cumbersome chinese characters to communicate with, the Vietnamese language could be communicated with a simplified and consistent easy to master series of 29 letters that preserved and respected Vietnamese tones and cultural meanings. You also ignore the fact that great scientific though requires a nurturing environment. The west offers its innovaters a place to think and live in freedom. China cannot offer its scientists this, nor will it. One need only look at the disappearing scientists of China during Covid to understand that point. -
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6,575
Australian Aged Pension
You continually to refuse to answer the absolute simplest question put to you. That is, which pension are you on? A Vet's pension, or the Aged pension. You have posted like you receive both, and you can't. So, go on the record. What pension are you on? Simple question, really. -
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Non Citizen voting issues: DOJ Sues Alabama
Thinly veiled voter suppression laser targeted against likely (D) voters -
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What's this?: Can I eat it?
Dear Folks, As you may or may not know, I am a retiree on a tight budget. This is why, anytime I venture outside my house, I am always on the lookout for things edible, in order to supplement my meager diet. Due to inflation in Thailand, I have less real money to spend on food. So then, I have seen a few of these around my house. And I am wondering if they might be a source of protein, if I either eat them raw or, maybe even cook them. I am a sashimi lover. And, I love octopus, sliced thinly..... So, if I were to open this guy up, and slice him thinly, would it be OK? Or, would it be better to heat him up, just to be sure to kill any parasites that might be lurking within him? This is one heck of a big guy, and I have not seen many larger than he. Do you eat things in your garden....similar to this? Personally, I am a naturalist, even more than I am a naturist. This is why I find this guy so gall-darned fascinating. He is still here.....and he is slow moving. So, let's get a few opinions on this question, before he gets away. Thank you, much. I am always very hungry, these days, since inflation set in...following the Pandemic. Best regards, And thank you for your help..... Gamma NOTE4: Having spent just about my entire life in China, like the Chinese, I can eat almost anything....and love it. -
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Australian Aged Pension
Unlike yourself, and many other members, I've never reported any post, ever. Just like I will not report this troll post of yours. Couldn't care less. Bottom line is, as mentioned by two other members, Medicare and private health insurance is off topic in the Australian Aged Pension. Why didn't you report all of those posts, like you usually do? -
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Why Men Are Rejecting Marriage
I understood what you wrote. What I don't quite understand is why your comment has a negative tone to it. After reading about men who are "taken to the cleaners" by both American and Thai women, I consider myself fortunate that I was able to convince a judge to annul my marriage, leaving the ex wife with nothing. As for "the brains" of the operation. My wife has a degree in business and knows what to do when it comes to that. She is also very good with numbers. I am tapped to make decisions about a variety of other subjects, so we seem to make a good pair in the course of our lives together. -
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First 90 day report - does it have to be done in person, not online?
My guess is (and it's only a guess) that all online notifications are handled at the same place and a central database gets updated. If you look at the rejection notice I received, it was dated 31st of August, which was a Saturday, and Khonkaen immigration doesn't open on a Saturday -
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Your opinion on leasing ? Why isn’t more popular ? It offers some kind of certainty
@JimTripper @Ben Zioner … Like @simon43 I was talking about the opportunities of leasing LAND. Apparently, you can lease LAND for up to 20, 25 or even 30 years in Thailand. The advantage could be the security over a long period of time, and the fact that the lease in ON YOUR NAME. Actually, I wondered if that could be a good solution to built a house !? Read @simon43 ‘s post, -
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Harris holds 7-point lead over Trump in national survey
https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/us-politics/donald-trump-labels-his-opponent-kamala-harris-mentally-disabled-in-latest-rhetorical-escalation/news-story/31d650dbd2757b90ba1b84e0e63d0ce1 Mentally disabled’: Trump insult stuns -
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Trump Suggests "Very Large Faucet" to Solve California Water Shortage
Next project: cheese mining on the moon. -
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White Culture
But that does not mean anything. Yes, Europeans developed a technological gap, due to accidents of geography, climate and history. However, you can see clearly now that not only are the Chinese, Japanese and Koreans proving that they can achieve the highest technolgoical feats, even Africans can establish complex mobile phone networks. There is no glory in this temporary technological gap, which was only a snapshot in time anyway. The case for white cultural superiority is weak. When you realise what really caused the technological gap. Accidents of fate. I like the British very much and have no issue with them. Many of their achievements have been extraodinary, but one has to confine one's self to the facts and reality, one can't claim that because one is white and British therefore you automatically have cultural superioirty over Germans, French, Americans, Thais, Chinese or Koreans. To be born British is not to win in God's lottery. It's just another accident of birth, that can be beneficial or not, depending on circumstances. The British did not invent the telephone or television or bicycle. If you, yourself, prove yourself to be intellectual, physically superior then I will happily sing your praises, but if you claim you're superior because you're British or White, you're not even understanding history properly.
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