Re: Updated: US supreme court overturns abortion rights, upending Roe vs. Wade

The voting population of the US has not been a majority for the GOP in the Senate since 1998: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/02/gop-senators-havent-represented-a-majority-since-1996.html The GOP candidate has only won the popular vote for President once since 1988. 5 of the Supreme Court just...

Re: Mass Shooting in Norway

I ask because that's also one of the reasons people say in the US we have mass shootings. I just want to know exactly how is it possible that Norway can have them since I have been told this is an eminently an American phenomenon. The US seems to have one almost every day. To try and draw a wider c...

Re: Pilots' open letters to the public & picketing at airports

Want to talk about entitlement? Start with the attitudes shown here. I’ll never understand why aviation enthusiasts on an aviation forum love to consistently crap on airlines and their employees. ...because there are usually at least 2 sides to every story. This is an aviation enthusiasts site, not...

Re: Pilots' open letters to the public & picketing at airports

Oh poor airlines, how can they sustain a pay raise for their staff, better let them work too much, then crash planes with hundreds of people aboard, and blame the pilots... Or hire new, incompetent, undertrained pilots and let them crash planes with hundreds of people aboard, and again blame the pi...

Re: Joe Biden is currently one of the least popular Presidents in US history, moreso than Trump

People voted for Biden because they thought they were voting for a moderate centrist who was going to unite this country. Instead they got a far leftist administration hell bent on further dividing this nation. For that to be true, the US centre, from the perspective of GOP, must be so far skewed t...

Re: Joe Biden is currently one of the least popular Presidents in US history, moreso than Trump

It's also hard to say that the ones with the highest approval numbers turned out to be the best presidents. Look at what George W. Bush managed to do with his 71.2%! Approval ratings rarely have to do with the person in office, its about the current state of affairs. If things, like the economy are...

Re: Joe Biden is currently one of the least popular Presidents in US history, moreso than Trump

Agreed that Biden inherited Afghanistan too. I was referring to the exit planning that was under Biden's control. I don't think anyone foresaw the rapid collapse and abdication of the government, and what happened, was going to happen anyway. But could have been handled better on the US end, in hin...

Re: Joe Biden is currently one of the least popular Presidents in US history, moreso than Trump

casinterest wrote:

80-90% in the US could care less that every country is seeing the same issue as the gas and inflation are tied to world economic issues.

Re: Joe Biden is currently one of the least popular Presidents in US history, moreso than Trump

The Afghanistan withdrawal was his own doing. It was Trump that announced the withdrawal and effectively tied Biden to a deadline. Not sure Biden should take all the blame for what happened. https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/politics/2021/03/17/us-troop-withdrawal-afghanistan-trumps-deadline-w...

Re: January 6 Committee public presentations and hearings

No, they really don’t care and you’re deluding yourself. https://www.mediaite.com/tv/cnns-harry-enten-predicts-republicans-take-huge-house-majority-best-position-in-over-80-years/amp/ I wasn't for one moment meaning the morally bankrupt who would vote for someone like Trump. I meant those of us (in...

Re: New Yorkers don't feel safe at home anymore

GalaxyFlyer wrote:

I bought three guns for hunting coat pigeons in the last year.

Re: January 6 Committee public presentations and hearings

Outside of the liberal bubbles no one cares, but keep believing they do The most powerful political figure in the world, when outvoted, tried to steal an election while accusing the rightful winner of doing the same. In doing so he committed crimes, appeared sympathetic to say the least in his numb...

Re: 10 killed in Buffalo mass shooting.

Singapore does some things well, but I'm not giving up the 2nd Amendment. Someone has to be the arsenal of Democracy in the world. We live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinburg? You most definitely can't handle the ...

Re: 10 killed in Buffalo mass shooting.

Aaron747 wrote:

Not really possible for us due to the 8th amendment.

Re: The Freudian slip of the century

AirWorthy99 wrote:

And no, I don't have any empathy for the most destructive, divisive and incompetent president this country has ever had. If he has deficiency issues he should resign or never had ran for president.

Re: Lawyers can't meet clients before being charged in Scotland ?

https://www.mygov.scot/arrested-your-rights/legal-advice-at-a-police-station#:~:text=You%20have%20the%20right%20to,while%20the%20police%20question%20you. The site would appear to be completely at odds with the author: "You have the right to speak to a solicitor at any time while in police cust...

Re: 10 killed in Buffalo mass shooting.

Being hung up on background checks is a specious argument and one that doesn't hold water when you examine FBI crime stats... Hung up on background checks? How about there being no reason for an 18 year old civilian (or anyone else for that matter) to own an assault rifle with copious amounts of am...

Re: 10 killed in Buffalo mass shooting.

There's a massive behavioural and cultural issue that's embedded in the 2nd Amendment in my opinion. The US tops it's peers in gun crime (by some margin). The US tops it's peers in incarceration rate (by a huge margin). No amount of suggestion by anyone outside the US (or even those in the US again...

Re: Ever call the crisis hotline? (***NOT*** suicidal)

Airstud wrote:

Hmmm... This post surprised me.

talent?

Thank you, anyway, for the kind words.


p.s.

Re: 10 killed in Buffalo mass shooting.

NIKV69 wrote:

Shhhh! No sanity or fact allowed when trying to disparage America or Texas when it comes to guns.

Re: Rand Paul delays $40 billion Ukraine package

Anywhere you add up, the US vastly overspends Europe. The initial and ongoing costs of supporting more than 6,000,000 (and rising) refugees is a huge burden on European countries, especially Poland. $40B would be eaten up pretty fast with that number of souls. Asking why the tax payers of the US sh...

Re: Ever call the crisis hotline? (***NOT*** suicidal)

Calling a hotline like that is a sign of strength, not of weakness. I'm amazed and delighted you have the emotional intelligence to be able to be so articulate and open about how you feel. All strength to you. Many people have been and are in similar positions, not all have your talent.

Re: Supreme Court is preparing to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows

I can think millions of things from the people who are in favor of unlimited on demand abortion, but I won't just dismiss them as bad people. Just people with different opinions. There was a time when we learned to be tolerant of different viewpoints and agree to disagree. I think that's a very mat...

Re: Supreme Court is preparing to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows

A question for those that are both against abortion and against universal healthcare. Why does your concern for human life drop significantly at the moment of birth? Is it because the actual cost to you is close to zero for the former but might actually hit you in the pocket for the latter? Yes, th...

Re: Supreme Court is preparing to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows

A question for those that are both against abortion and against universal healthcare. Why does your concern for human life drop significantly at the moment of birth? Is it because the actual cost to you is close to zero for the former but might actually hit you in the pocket for the latter?

Re: Supreme Court is preparing to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows

seb146 wrote:

So, again, if it were about "every life is sacred" ...

Re: Abortion Ban in Oklahoma Passed

seb146 wrote:

do women know the very second conception has happened?

Re: Abortion Ban in Oklahoma Passed

NIKV69 wrote:

CitizenJustin wrote:

Why can’t these people just live and let live and stop the relentless effort to ban everyone and everything they dislike? .

If you want to have that then it goes for all things not just abortion.

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

The subject of the US Civil War is somehow lost on our European friends. The loses were brutal and the scars exist to this day. Pretty much every town or City east of the Mississippi River has a Civil War monument. Debates over Confederate monuments cause civil unrest and protests. Did you not see ...

Re: Favorite Quotes

"Doh" - Homer Simpson

Re: Trump seeks help from Putin ... even now.

...and back on topic. Are there any former GOP voters on this forum that would no longer feel comfortable voting GOP (not just Trump), because of his actions since the end of 2020 (including this latest request to Putin) ? Trump combined with MTG and Ted Cancun form a triad that should surely be eno...

Re: Trump seeks help from Putin ... even now.

And for the third time with you: Running against Trump instead of your opponent is a failed strategy. For the first time with you, I've not once argued against that point. No matter how badly Dems underperformed in the House and Senate races in 2020... That is the point that you keep repeating. Som...

Re: Trump seeks help from Putin ... even now.

If one wants to throw out cute little retorts, it pays to have reality to support them. I'll have a pint of what you're drinking. We're discussing Trump and he was kicked out the WH. Still screaming about it to this day. Spin it however you like. You rarely quote Wikipedia.... except when it has co...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10675075/Ukrainian-attack-helicopters-strike-oil-facility-INSIDE-Russia.html Was this a false flag attack or a real Ukrainian operation ? I'm guessing the former. How would 2 Ukrainian helos fly over the Russian controlled areas of Ukraine north / north east...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10675075/Ukrainian-attack-helicopters-strike-oil-facility-INSIDE-Russia.html Was this a false flag attack or a real Ukrainian operation ? I'm guessing the former. How would 2 Ukrainian helos fly over the Russian controlled areas of Ukraine north / north east...

Re: Trump seeks help from Putin ... even now.

If one wants to throw out cute little retorts, it pays to have reality to support them. I'll have a pint of what you're drinking. We're discussing Trump and he was kicked out the WH. Still screaming about it to this day. Spin it however you like. You rarely quote Wikipedia.... except when it has co...

Re: Hate speech in India has no criminality if spoken with a smile.

Spirituality has been something that India got blessed with, a long time ago. And any PM or a constitutional head would want to talk from a point of strength. There is a reason that Buddhism spread in India and Asia and not so much in the west. You write that as if Buddhism is on the rise and that ...

Re: Trump seeks help from Putin ... even now.

Bricktop wrote:

But keep focusing on Trump. It worked SO well for VA Governor Terry McAuliffe.

Re: Will Smith assaults Chris Rock at the Oscars

JPS has been making Will look weak for years. This event made him look weaker. As an actor (actress, or whatever the allowed word of the year is), she must be very skilled orally to keep him on the lead.

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

There are certain times when a nation should put its own internal politics / division aside and support their leader 100%. This is one of those times. I disagree. Even in the darkest of times, you still need detractors just to keep leaders honest. Even those who lead with the best intention can mak...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

It is a dilemma. Any territory given to Russia will amount to a win for Putin and a loss to the Ukranian people. Just not as big a win for Putin as he would have liked but still he could see it as some justification for throwing aside the limitations of "civilised" world behaviour. The re...

Re: Will Smith assaults Chris Rock at the Oscars

https://news.sky.com/story/i-was-out-of-line-and-i-was-wrong-will-smith-apologises-to-chris-rock-for-oscars-slap-12577181 He has now apologised to Rock. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyXOPTNDiGc&ab_channel=VeeXXL Never need an excuse to post this clip. From 2:47 is still one of the funniest b...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

You don’t understand it. There will be a Russia after Putin/this war and this kind of statements will be used for years to show “how bad the West/US/NATO” is and frustrate some kind of “normalization” proces. But if you don’t want such a proces -which I can understand from a US point of view- this ...

Re: Will Smith assaults Chris Rock at the Oscars

Joke was in very bad taste and I can't blame Smith for his words. The physical assault though... he should have been ejected straight after and won nothing.

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

Alfons wrote:

Oh, so you want to say by that, that Putin is a lion

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

The time will come to rout the Russians out of Donbass and Crimea, which are Ukrainian territory. Anyone who resists is a valid military target. Am I not right in thinking that the majority in Crimea approves Russian occupation? If true, how do you want the majority to be treated? If they wanted to...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

As I said, I have the feeling that he's trying to obtain something or push something (some countries?) but I can't understand what or how exactly. Or, he just let his guard down for a second and told his private opinion instead of the carefully weighted and considered official opinion. Totally unpr...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

RT media are currently banned in EU. I hadn't really noticed it earlier but I remembered about that after clicking on your link :-). That's a shame. Here are a couple of the comments that stood out for me: "EU citizens are protesting against NATO already demanding their governments withdraw th...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

I occasionally like to read the stories and comments on rt.com. Partly to see if there are valid points of view in opposition to my own, and partly for my unending disbelief of most of the comments. https://www.rt.com/russia/552736-lavrov-west-total-war/ The comments on this story have been the best...

Re: 2022 F1 Season News and Discussion Thread

zkojq wrote:

they won't attack the race, and we have drone/missile defences in the area. I'm not sure that everyone is so convinced