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by BenThere
Fri Apr 09, 2021 6:03 pm
Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
Topic: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex
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Views: 107622
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Re: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex

Respect and condolences to the Royal family. He held and served his station well over an extended time. The Queen picked a good one, as did he.
by BenThere
Sat Nov 14, 2020 8:01 pm
Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
Topic: The US Hamster Wheel
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Views: 188106
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Re: The US Hamster Wheel

Nice show up in DC today.

https://video.parler.com/j5/De/j5DelR7upHyH.mp4

President Trump is still kicking and won't admit it's over until it's over. If that comes to pass he'll depart gracefully.
by BenThere
Sun Oct 25, 2020 10:18 pm
Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
Topic: Coronabollocks..
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Views: 167404
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Re: Coronabollocks..

What a bunch of total wankers!


Maybe, but for now they're at the pinnacle of the US government. Election day tells the tale.
by BenThere
Sun Oct 25, 2020 10:04 pm
Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
Topic: Chaos in Spain
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Views: 23795
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Re: Chaos in Spain

You need 20 pounds of jasmine rice, ten 4 ounce jars of red Thai curry paste, 8 liters extra virgin olive oil, forty pounds chicken breasts/beef loins, 200 gallons of potable water, a replenishable heat source and fuel able to bring your large saucepan (with cooking tools) to a boil, forty pounds of...
by BenThere
Sat Oct 17, 2020 6:28 am
Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
Topic: The US Hamster Wheel
Replies: 8563
Views: 188106
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Re: The US Hamster Wheel

Dushan is indeed a fine bloke and doesn't consume alcohol.
by BenThere
Sat Oct 17, 2020 5:59 am
Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
Topic: War in Australia - Australian Politics
Replies: 791
Views: 21787
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Re: War in Australia - Australian Politics

My brother in law, and best friend in Oz, serves as a councilor in the North Adelaide suburbs. He is also the executive director of the local footie club/community center, which involves the Aussie rules football team (with paid players), and the cricket team, a thriving restaurant, open all day, tw...
by BenThere
Thu Sep 03, 2020 3:31 pm
Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
Topic: Chaos in USA
Replies: 3652
Views: 108753
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Re: Chaos in USA

I've never gotten why the obviously simple solution, issuing a voter ID card that also serves as a national ID, hasn't received universal acclaim. The truth is that Democrats don't want a simple, iron-clad system because it would cripple the corrupt vote-stealing machine apparatus that is well-estab...
by BenThere
Sat Jul 18, 2020 8:55 pm
Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
Topic: Chaos in USA
Replies: 3652
Views: 108753
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Re: Chaos in USA

That's a good point, prospector , but historically most SC justices retire before they die, even though the appointment is for life. In the more recent case of Justice Scalia, who died suddenly and unexpectedly, the vacancy was quickly filled and the court proceeded mostly unaffected, as a Republica...
by BenThere
Tue Jul 14, 2020 6:09 pm
Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
Topic: Chaos in USA
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Views: 108753
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Re: Chaos in USA

You could be right on this one, 1DC . In the last two years I've only been to Canada, Mexico and Australia. My sense of Canada and Australia is that mostly they are negative Trump. My sense of Mexico is that they like him at street level. I think part of that is that they are opposed to drug cartels...
by BenThere
Tue Jul 14, 2020 1:15 pm
Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
Topic: Chaos in USA
Replies: 3652
Views: 108753
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Re: Chaos in USA

1DC , I suggest that President Trump has elevated respect of the US over his term. He has done this through trade negotiations, dealing with Iran and N. Korea, reassuming US border control, et al. To say he has no respect outside the US is an insult that does not reflect reality. There is a lot of r...
by BenThere
Sun Jul 12, 2020 2:00 pm
Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
Topic: Chaos in USA
Replies: 3652
Views: 108753
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Re: Chaos in USA

TheGreenGoblin, Thank for stirring memories of my old Harley days, cruising on my Electra Glide Ultra through the High Sierras and Nevada. On those open roads I always thought of Easy Rider and the cross county cruise with Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson and Peter Fonda - American classic, although th...
by BenThere
Sat Jul 11, 2020 3:01 pm
Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
Topic: Chaos in USA
Replies: 3652
Views: 108753
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Re: Chaos in USA

The American electorate will be the arbiters of President Trump's performance in November. There's a long way to go between now and then. I tend to think that once candidate Biden is forced to stand at the podium facing President Trump, his standing will wither as I think he will be woefully exposed...
by BenThere
Mon Jul 06, 2020 4:08 pm
Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
Topic: Black Lives Matter Bollocks
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Views: 27228
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Re: Black Lives Matter Bollocks

The message, enduring, of Martin Luther King, Jr. was that the content of your character defines you, not your skin color or any other identity. To me that is unvarnished truth and belongs on the totem of our civilization. I abhor favoring, subsidizing, or providing advantages based on race, gender,...
by BenThere
Sun Jul 05, 2020 4:12 pm
Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
Topic: The US Hamster Wheel
Replies: 8563
Views: 188106
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Re: The US Hamster Wheel

President Trump's full speech at Mt. Rushmore. I thought it was quite good, epic maybe. I defy anyone to claim xenophobia, racism, and all the other cancel tactics. It was an affirmation of America's heritage. https://www.c-span.org/video/?473617-1/president-trumps-remarks-mt-rushmore-salute-america...
by BenThere
Fri Jul 03, 2020 5:18 pm
Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
Topic: Chaos in USA
Replies: 3652
Views: 108753
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Re: Chaos in USA

I should have said the Merkel K3 Stutzen rifle is single shot, but a breech loaded, not bolt action rifle. The few others I've browsed are bolt action. Browning still makes them. The rounds in high quality Federal 200 round boxes run about $1/round, if you can find them these days. There's a run on ...
by BenThere
Fri Jul 03, 2020 4:29 pm
Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
Topic: Chaos in USA
Replies: 3652
Views: 108753
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Re: Chaos in USA

Got this flash from the past in the mail. Very prescient to say this in 1964. Hope the link works.

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&i ... &disp=safe
by BenThere
Fri Jul 03, 2020 3:46 pm
Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
Topic: Chaos in USA
Replies: 3652
Views: 108753
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Re: Chaos in USA

I haven't seriously looked at the used market, but the new, single shot K3 goes for $5,000 or so. That's a steep price but it's an instant heirloom if cared for, built to last for generations of regular use. My local 'Cabela's had a used one and allowed me to handle it. It was immediately clear that...
by BenThere
Thu Jul 02, 2020 9:47 pm
Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
Topic: Hong Kong
Replies: 19
Views: 1298
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Re: Hong Kong

My hunch is that Chinese immigrants from Hong Kong would be an asset, unlike the recently favored ethnicity fond of UK welfare and hostile to UK culture. I've spent significant time in Hong Kong and always marveled at the energy and work ethic wherever you go. They don't all work in Mom and Pop Chin...
by BenThere
Thu Jul 02, 2020 9:20 pm
Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
Topic: Chaos in USA
Replies: 3652
Views: 108753
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Re: Chaos in USA

One never feels the need to “look” one’s doors when living in a prison compound... =))
I suspect that's not true, though I've never had the experience. I would think if one lived in a prison compound that if he had a door he would lock it.
by BenThere
Thu Jul 02, 2020 7:53 pm
Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
Topic: Chaos in USA
Replies: 3652
Views: 108753
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Re: Chaos in USA

When I go to Mexico, where I am now, I cannot have firearms or bring them in, like all Mexicans. I'm sure I could acquire one in Playa del Carmen if I wished, which I don't. I live in a resort complex, a gated community with three access gates guarded by armed security guards. Ample security roams t...