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Ah, the revision begins. I'm sure the usual, priestly talking heads are busy sanctifying the man, they earlier this year fell on with #metoo shenanigans, because Americans have the attention span of gold fish and the memories of gnats. I'm also certain we're knocking on his big dream of a friendlier, social credit America policing itself into oblivion. No. In reality, he and Cheney were and are disgusting sycophants. You a big fan I gather ?

Guys watch this video and please comment, I agree with most of what Jordan Peterson is saying and how the usage of unnecessary pronouns can lead to the undermining of free speech and doesnt help the transgender community in the long run. Especially when people leave university Sorry if this has been discussed before

I never had an intense dislike of Bush but I did have some criticism for him but after some of the Trump antics I am battling to think of any real issues around Bush

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/michael-cohen-latest-donald-trumps-former-lawyer-pleads-guilty-to-lying-to-congress-a4003896.html This story has potential to create more consternation for the Trump presidency, in summary Cohen previously mentioned that the Trump project to build a tower in Moscow ended in January 2016 but apparently these discussions continued into June 2016 ...Trump has always denied this I would suggest we get some popcorn and watch the theatrics unfold but there simply is no more Trump popcorn, its been used months ago with all the alleged scandals

@ GD What an informative food website, I am seeing dozens of excellent recipes and gastronomic suggestions I also appreciate the way the recipes seem to be not overly complicated

I am seriously considering buying a console like you did just so I can play games like RDR 1&2 How did you find the game, worth buying a console ?

Now that is my type of meal, I love Venison and I thoroughly enjoy stews as the leftovers can be stored and frozen for later I am going to bookmark that recipe and make it when I get back to JHB from my coastal trip, I am leaving on Monday for Durban

Yummy, I wish we had a Thanksgiving day in SA as it appears that the food is as delicious, complex but rings like comfort food....so its like Xmas which I absolutely love Which day do you guys prefer and how would you celebrate each day typically ?

I do concur that she is hot, articulate and very educated....I want a girlfriend like her Her name would occasionally be mentioned in most international channels I always follow because of her age. She also was automatically and ostensibly aligned to the predicted " Blue Wave of Democratic women " who would sweep the Democrats to victory in the House and hopefully the Senate ? I watched one interview with her on CNN and then mostly due to that misplaced attempt by the Democrats to stop Brett Kavanaugh. Large numbers of women in the USA voted to support the Democratic party and there success was really galvanized and increased by anti-Trump sentiment that was targeted towards Trump and Kavanaugh. There is a real fear and concern that now that Kavanaugh was elected to the SC there would be an attack on laws and general progressive values like the right to choose I dont believe Trump will do this but its got the Democrats anxious and active

Actually there are real alternatives to death that may be working in the next 20-30 years ? Would you be prepared to be a participant in a scientific experiment in a time period where you are in your 60's, the entire process would be explained so there is nothing surreptitious or insidious about the outcome which is basically a method to extract your consciousness only into a PC or some kind of electronic system But your body dies but your sense of awareness lives on for an eternity and there would be a way to communicate as you have all your basic cognitive abilities and you can think and you are aware Better than death Volo......I hope you can see this and would volunteer for this process to escape death ? And yes there would be a chance you may not survive the initial extraction of your consciousness but this could be seen as any risk around a complicated medical procedure....so this could be seen as normal ?

Is this really the consequences, its very extreme and paints a grim picture of the USA and the potential damage to many aspects to civil society? But I didnt absorb much of the content, its not my strong point and I find I lose interest. I relied on a pseudo form of speed reading so I can ratiocinate and consider the consequences. Maybe someone else can study it in detail and summarize the salient warnings ? Consider the quote at the end "If we're going to run this country like a business, it's time to address climate as the threat multiplier we know it is before more lives are lost," said Robert Bullard, an environmental scientistat Texas Southern University. "In Houston, communities of color have endured back to back major weather events without the acknowledgment from Washington that climate change is the cause. We've known for years that it's true and it's important to our organizing and our local policy efforts that information like this is not only considered, but believed and acted upon."

Depends on whether she's receiving classified information on it or deleting stuff that needs to be preserved? It wasn't just the receiving emails on her server that was the problem with Hillary, it was why she was doing it that way and what she did with it (and it being unsecure). Hope Donald actually does nominate Ivanka for ambassador to the UN, the reactions would be a thing to behold. According to news she has done classified government correspondence through her private email and those emails have not been recorded as law demands. So quite similar to what Hillary did. By known information neither Hillary's or Ivanka's emails have not been compromised by party who has not given lawful access to said emails. I am of the opinion that it is the responsibility of the White House security team to ensure all members of the Presidential support team understand how there various devices work to ensure there data usage inst compromised So in other words I dont blame Ivanka or Hilary for not understanding some of the security requirements around IT, its easy to make these types of mistake around security protocol

I understand your view on SA, just to clarify what are your honest issues with SA. I can guess based on what you mentioned in the past but I am just wondering if you can reiterate them?

There has always been an "anti-Saudi " sentiment from some members on this forum, its basically the same criticism towards Saudi Arabia and how they have either exasperated Islamic Extremism, fund it or actually are the " real baddies in the ME " As usual with these types of comments I find people conflate issues and unintentionally seem to ignore developments in the ME since 9/11 where we should recognize the good Saudi Arabia has done Saudi Arabia has been an ally to the USA in the war on terror and have made several important initiatives to eradicate extremism in the ME, yes they initially probably wanted to stay out of it but when they were targeted by Al-Qaeda after 9/11 the Saudi monarchy realized that there own existence was threatened so they logically aligned with the West which was the right thing to do So in summary, why is the Trump and Saudi relationship relevant and important As you mentioned Saudi Arabia is basically OPEC due to its influence on the other Gulf States, they have a critical role in ensuring continued oil supply They are opposed to the type of Islamic Extremism that has plagued the world since 9/11 They are fundamental in the Shia\Sunni conflict that needs to meet a conclusion in the ME. They represent the side that I really believe offers the ME the best option for stability and economic sustainability

That is quite a racist attitude you have there I must say. The implication is that he does not want to live around people with whom he shares no interests or values and who also happen to be white, but don't let that stop you from clutching your pearls. I think you are misunderstanding something that I learnt from the Trump victory, Trump highlighted some real changes that the general global SJ movement was unintentionally ignoring or sometimes just willfully dismissing. The point may sound hyperbolic but trust me its axiomatic in nature You cannot say "Personally, I did not want to live in a Republican neighborhood of White people with whom I share no interests or values, but my wife talked me into moving there " because he doesn't specify what values he assumes white people have or dont have . He is also unintentionally generalizing about all white people by that statement due to his studious lack of details Yes you could argue we cannot assume what he means but I find that type of speculative optics intellectually lacking and utterly unconvincing He knows exactly what he means and is insinuating, he has disdain for groups of unnamed and unmeasured Republicans for one reason only...there race Im not sure I can say its racist but its offensive and would be seen as unacceptable publicly in the USA, Trump supporters could easily use this as an example of " racism and offensive rhetoric from the Democrats " It helps feed Trump support and needs to be rejected by those of us who support healthy but robust debate

GD I can understand a sense of exasperation because you feel you repeat certain points but on a forum like this occasional repetition is useful as it reminds us of the views, particularly anecdotal, of normal citizens in countries like the USA I have gained several new insights and changed certain political views I had because of the views of members like you, for example my entire view on Gun Control in the USA changed after understanding your overall argument and why you objected to the Federal government trying to force people to comply So dont think posts you make are a waste based on the general sentiment that its been repeated before because people still find value from most comments members make

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/07/us/elections/women-elected-midterm-elections.html Guys here is another good read around the success we have seen around women winning positions in the 2018 midterms I also see that 49% of all registered voters turned out for these elections, this is ostensibly a very good number but what about the other 50 % of registered voters, I am surprised they didn't vote ?

" A blue wave that was stopped by a red wall in the Senate " ? But the Democrats have benefited immensely by there control of the house and women candidates have done exceptionally well so the results were also a victory for gender equality https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/women-politics-records_us_5b9a667ce4b041978dc0a969

Yes I think the overall results were fine, both sides gained in there own ways But I predict some legal inquiries and requests coming Trumps way, like him producing his tax records

This is a very interesting and revealing post which I am not sure you may be aware of, I have heard this before but not on any forums. I just need to clarify something Do you share this worry and other members like Shady are you guys worried about this as well? I just need to know what about Trump concerns people the most so I can confirm I have the right information which should ameliorate most real fears or sense of anxiety After Trump won I stopped frequenting most of the SJ forums I use to visit, I didnt do this because I stopped believing in SJ or human rights or suddenly I felt the world was a dark place ...no Trump is just a man and he isnt evil but rather capricious, impulsive, strategic , patriotic and committed to his delivery of his promises he made to his base. I left the internet SJ world because I realized parts of it had become corrupted and many of us had been manipulated. I have learnt much about Trump since then which I will share with you a little later as I have work to do. Oh and my impending post should be seen as positive but please let me know what is bothering anyone about Trump? This is one of the most peculiarly worded inquiries I have ever received. So my post is revealing but you don't say why, and I you're not sure if I'm aware of what it reveals, but you don't ask me right out? Also that my post mirrors something you've heard before but specifically not on forums, but you proceed to wax about "SJ" forums and why you fell out of touch with them? Obviously progressive liberal ideals differ from radical revolutionaries beliefs both on tenets, just-processes, and while failings of a forum's microcosms are relevant to the times, it is a bit of a tangential acknowledgement while acknowledging and pinpointing the issues with Trump and the movements around him. Then you've also learned something about Trump and when you get around to sharing it your priming us to see it as a positive? Priming, is in general odd. Look, I'm happy to be self-aware and meta so you can just ask me straight out if you think you are reading into something from my post. It's just strange how coy your inquiry is. Why are you trying to confirm you have the right information? What is that information? It's like you're playing poker with how you keep referencing your cards, but not putting them on the table. To your one somewhat direct question, 'm surprised you don't already know from the last 2 years at least some legitimate existing concerns over Trump that leave people bothered. I see that you have work, so I'll just wait for you flesh out this vexing post of yours before I try to predict what it is that you're asking. (I need to sleep, then I work as well, so you have quite a bit of time to clarify.) Sorry I wasn't clear, I am glad you made this post as I can see the confusion. I am busy for 2 hours but then I will explain in more detail but just to summarize For example if you said " Trump is racist " I can give you examples of African Americans who are his friends. Also I am very well aware of the anxiety and anger Trump causes in many countries like SA but what he says doesn't bother me so thats what I meant by " what concerns " Finally you may already know what I know which I why I wanted to know " what concerns you about Trump ", lets say you think " Trump is going to invade Mexico" I cant help with that as I have no information to dispute or support that view I hope this makes sense ?

I was about to share with you a real idea I heard from a NGO in the USA about how the immigrants could be moved legally to Canada as Trudeau has some adviser who literally says Canada will take but then I realized its a terrible idea as its only a short term solution The moment these immigrants would be settled in some Canadian icy mountain hellhole it would set a precedent that this type of illegal immigration works and another caravan would be deployed and we would have the same issue but worse as now there is a sense of a objective which just makes people more driven to get to the USA ' So they need to be stopped at the Mexican border and an alternative camp found in Mexico or another Central American country, surly there must be some island they could use if you see the map below ? https://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/147469-central-america-map-vector How about Ellis Island? More seriously though, who would be using the island? Would the US be managing the camps on the islands (as Australia does Nauru) or would Belize or Honduras be using their own islands? It's possible Guatemala and El Salvador have smaller islands not visible on that map. Also, the EU tried the same proposal with camps or centers on other countries territories and the North African countries involved flat out said no (the article I read didn't give specifics). So, if the countries say no, then that option is out unless you want to militarily force them or something. Australia was only able to do the camps on Nauru because that tiny island country is heavily dependent on Australia. I'm sure you and US politicians would like to think of Mexico and the Central American countries as vassal states, but we don't have anywhere near the kind of leverage Australia has over Nauru. If Trump didn't demean and trashtalk immigrants, maybe those countries might be willing to cooperate. This post made me laugh, its very factual but also you make certain points that made me then imagine they could be implemented but I was hoping no one on this forum had heard of Nauru ....we should send the immigrants there Have you seen the conditions people have lived on these Australian refugee islands. I shouldn't laugh but I have a very strange sense of humor and all I can imagine is the caravan arriving on the island after being on ships for weeks and all the people seeing there new " home " Here is a more sanitized view of Nauru https://borgenproject.org/nauru-refugees/

This is a very interesting and revealing post which I am not sure you may be aware of, I have heard this before but not on any forums. I just need to clarify something Do you share this worry and other members like Shady are you guys worried about this as well? I just need to know what about Trump concerns people the most so I can confirm I have the right information which should ameliorate most real fears or sense of anxiety After Trump won I stopped frequenting most of the SJ forums I use to visit, I didnt do this because I stopped believing in SJ or human rights or suddenly I felt the world was a dark place ...no Trump is just a man and he isnt evil but rather capricious, impulsive, strategic , patriotic and committed to his delivery of his promises he made to his base. I left the internet SJ world because I realized parts of it had become corrupted and many of us had been manipulated. I have learnt much about Trump since then which I will share with you a little later as I have work to do. Oh and my impending post should be seen as positive but please let me know what is bothering anyone about Trump?

I was about to share with you a real idea I heard from a NGO in the USA about how the immigrants could be moved legally to Canada as Trudeau has some adviser who literally says Canada will take but then I realized its a terrible idea as its only a short term solution The moment these immigrants would be settled in some Canadian icy mountain hellhole it would set a precedent that this type of illegal immigration works and another caravan would be deployed and we would have the same issue but worse as now there is a sense of a objective which just makes people more driven to get to the USA ' So they need to be stopped at the Mexican border and an alternative camp found in Mexico or another Central American country, surly there must be some island they could use if you see the map below ? https://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/147469-central-america-map-vector

That's a great way to put it. I hadn't really noticed the gambler's streak in him before. But he basically is gambling with populism for political influence. I don't think Trump wants to destroy America or make it ethno-centric. I just think he isn't in politics to serve others, he is there to continue is high-risk game of trying to win ever bigger. It's why he'd be richer if he had just invest in indexes all along, but he has to be big gambler with his every move in the spotlight. You right, he has no intention and never has of destroying the USA. I dont think I have even heard that on CNN...who has been saying that ? The whole " rise of the white " has some truth but they are a small and ineffectual movement compared to the number of Americans who are not bigots, like most of you guys on this forum

I know most people on this forum dont watch CNN and there are times where I dont agree with there general views like now where they are really supporting the caravan. But channels like CNN have been a constant target of Trump so yes CNN presenters and most guests are all very anti-Trump, they will generally have one Trump supporter in every debate so they do try to be inclusive of Trump supporters However most shows, there are different shows during the day, have some of the best TV presenters I have ever seen. I just need the election to be over so all the discussion isnt just anti-Trump. I have just watched 2 of my favorite guys...you guys should try to watch. Especially Cuomo https://edition.cnn.com/shows/cuomo-prime-time https://edition.cnn.com/profiles/don-lemon-profile