Politics

[steve white]

Yes danish politicians have frequently used immigrant problems in other countries as arguments for having even harder migration policies. But even before that argument was raised they allready had a much harder stance on migration then other scandinavian countries. And thats what I ment, they took the lead and others have since followed, especially after the huge influx of refugees from Syria.

Mark my word--that influx won't be the last wave coming. Better get a plan in place now.

Of course Geert Wilders was crying like a lone wolf about all this DECADES ago.....we never learn, at least not in time.

 

[steve white]

This is such a nonfactual statement. In what European conflict after 1900 has "Europe" started a war against a non-European foe? Excluding the Russo-Japanese War, in which we did not participate except as a peacemaker, such a condition has not happened. Therefore, I assume you are trying to say Europeans start wars among themselves in order to see with which powers the US allied itself? You do see how that makes no sense?

So, if I may make a second assumption, you must be talking about both WWI and WWII? We did eventually participate in both those wars, but it was because it was in our national interests to do so - it was never about altruism. One could even make the argument we entered when we did in both cases (late) to minimize our cost and maximize the benefits of victory.

To give some idea of how much Europe suffered in those wars, Britain endured 384,000 military deaths and 70,000 civilian deaths, or about 1% of a population of 47 million. The US suffered 418,000 deaths, the vast majority of whom were military representing only 0.3% of our population. Moreover, Around 150,000 of those US deaths occurred in the Pacific against Japan. British losses actually exceeded ours slightly in Europe (the UK also fought the Japanese alongside the US). Thus, Britain was hardly sitting around letting the US do the fighting. US losses in the First World War were far less proportionately to the UK and France.

I guess I won't include the either the Central Powers of WWI or Axis Powers of WWII, but they were European nations as well and had horrific losses compared to the US.

By the way, it is still in our national interests, particularly economic ones, that Europe remain a friendly market for goods and services moving in both directions. Hence, the enduring value of NATO - a treaty organization this nation created.

I read somewhere that France lost so many in those wars that the average height of a Frenchman dropped from 6'0" to 5'9"

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Read the FACE act. This has nothing to do with the 1. Amendment. It might help getting your facts straight before making statements, something you accuse Trump administration of doing.

Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Perhaps you need to read your source more carefully.

"... the use of physical force, threat of physical force, or physical obstruction to intentionally injure, intimidate, interfere with or attempt to injure, intimidate or interfere with any person who is exercising or trying to exercise their First Amendment right of religious freedom at a place of religious worship."

The key to conviction would seem to be "the use of physical force, threat of physical force, or physical obstruction." Simply walking through the open doors of a church and speaking their mind would not constitute "physical force" or threat of it. It is unclear what actually happened during Mr Lemon's "protest" but I haven't read anywhere that the group used or threatened to use physical force. I mean, I could let fly with a loud stinky fart during a church service which might indeed disrupt it, but is that a federal offense? If the "protest" was orderly and physically unthreatening ("if" being the key word), it would not appear the FACE Act applies. Seems the courts have been inclined to agree. Keep in mind that the context of the Act was to keep anti and pro abortion fanatics from going after each other in their places of business. This is a different context. Again, the best route for conviction would have been trespassing. But again, that would have required Lemon's group refusing to leave when requested. It's unclear if they did refuse to leave but I suspect that was the case.

 

[Wheels]

Well, imagine that,,,,,

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon taken into custody after protest at Minnesota church service

Don Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents in Los Angeles, where had been covering the Grammy Awards, his attorney said.

www.cbsnews.com

A little bit of irony for the day.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2017262247022580147

 

[deewayne2003]

Silver $76.90
Gold $4,768

 

[Ontario Hunter]

You know what? I don’t buy the long ballot as a valid excuse for anything. Are you telling me that PP’s constituents couldn’t figure out how to find his name in a list? C’mon.

My take on PP is that he is great at what he does, and that’s being an attack dog. But if he’s the one in power, that suddenly becomes a moot point. He would make a great second in command, but he’s not effective bringing people together beyond their hate of Trudeau. It will be interesting what comes from the leadership review.

The candidate list on the ballot was long because everyone in his riding knew he was a dead letter and wanted a chance at filling that seat in Parliament. If he'd had any respectable rating among his constituents, the ballot list would have been very short.

 

[Wheels]

Silver $76.90
Gold $4,768

Precious metals trading like crypto

 

[Ontario Hunter]

I bet it would be an issue for some voters , my late father for instance would have had difficulty with that much reading and it’s not legal to go behind the screen and help him. Maybe things are different were you are but a lot of the older generation here men especially didn’t have a lot of education.

I see. So your father would not have been able to find his preferred candidate on a list of names? He may not have been terribly literate but I really find that hard to believe.

I'm not sure what can be done for voters who are physically or mentally unable to cast a vote. Do they make brale ballots? I suspect they must. Does someone explain the ballot to severely autistic? Probably not. Or voters in a coma? Do they get help casting their ballot? Of course not.

 

[SaintPanzer]

You missed his point. No one argues the lunacy of Trudeau, but Trumps attack of Canada during their elections had a material effect on the outcome, swinging the results to the current incumbent, a very poor choice indeed.

I can't help but wonder: If things Trump says have a material effect on the outcome of an election, exactly how sovereign is the nation?

 

[deewayne2003]

Precious metals trading like crypto

Funny because it’s true!…. Yesterday I believe chinas market closed @$140+ on silver.

While a major Chinese metals dealer/vault for gold just vanished the day after offering “send in your gold for no fee deposits” taking over 150,000 client’s assets.

The explanation I heard about China mirrored my prediction of USA silver market, that shorts had been made that gold would go down in value and the larger difference would be the proceeds paid to speculators, only problem was gold kept climbing and the margin calls came due.

In Chinas case this company was taking orders and payment for gold to be held in their vault and waiting for the price to lower so they could buy lower.

Effectively making for shorts without a call date or basically morphing into a gold Ponzi scheme.

When gold went past $5K many Chinese investors went to withdraw their physical gold and the vault holdings lasted just hours.

So yes both supply and market shenanigans going on and making for interesting times.

 

[spike.t]

Watching news and UN says they run out of money by July......

 

[Tubby’s Canteen]

The candidate list on the ballot was long because everyone in his riding knew he was a dead letter and wanted a chance at filling that seat in Parliament. If he'd had any respectable rating among his constituents, the ballot list would have been very short.

The candidate list was long because a political protest not because everyone thought they had a shot at the seat. Who paid for all of those independents to run and get there name on a ballot?

As for my father yes reading through a metre long list to find one candidate name would have been difficult. I know your an expert on all things but I’m willing to bet I have a better grasp than you on the ability of a man I spent my entire life with.

 

[Altitude sickness]

Hopefully metals continue down. That’s good news for the overall world economy.

But at the next big metals correction below this current correction . I’m a buyer.

 

[Altitude sickness]

What is an accurate read on why DNI Tulsi Gabbard was in the Fulton County raid.

Foreign influence? Voting machine tampering from external forces ?

Or she just happened to be walking by.

 

[spike.t]

What is an accurate read on why DNI Tulsi Gabbard was in the Fulton County raid.

Foreign influence? Voting machine tampering from external forces ?

Or she just happened to be walking by.

Ask OH.....

 

[John Wasmuth]

What is an accurate read on why DNI Tulsi Gabbard was in the Fulton County raid.

Foreign influence? Voting machine tampering from external forces ?

Or she just happened to be walking by.

Or maybe she’s like one of the astute members on AHF and feels compelled to lend her expertise on everything and all things, to the agency conducting the raid? Inquiring minds want to know……

 

[Brent in Az]

Or maybe she’s like one of the astute members on AHF and feels compelled to lend her expertise on everything and all things, to the agency conducting the raid? Inquiring minds want to know……

Frostbite jr ?

 

[John Wasmuth]

Frostbite jr ?

Twins

 

[Pheroze]

You know what? I don’t buy the long ballot as a valid excuse for anything. Are you telling me that PP’s constituents couldn’t figure out how to find his name in a list? C’mon.

My take on PP is that he is great at what he does, and that’s being an attack dog. But if he’s the one in power, that suddenly becomes a moot point. He would make a great second in command, but he’s not effective bringing people together beyond their hate of Trudeau. It will be interesting what comes from the leadership review.

I don’t understand why the public doesn’t like PP. He is blunt, he says exactly what he believes. Over the last ten years his predictions have been spot on, to the point that the Liberals have adopted a bunch of his platform to salvage our economy. His personal history is humble and the left has nothing on him when it comes to immigration, gay marriage or abortion. He will be a completely transparent leader who is completely intolerant of people who don’t work for Canada. That is why he hated Trudeau so much and he was overt in that disdain.

I think people reject him because they have been influenced by the liberal media and their hatred of him. Finally, I have not seen any dissenting voices in the ranks of conservatives except for Ford. But Rob Ford described his brother as a communist (or something to that effect) so he sits well with the new brand of Liberals anyways.

The biggest threat from PP is that he does not buy into the brand of federalism that P.E. Trudeau created, and that Mulroney preferred too. I agree with that agenda as well.

 

[mdwest]

FBI would have had to read DNI in on the pending raid, or she wouldnt have known anything about it... The FBI isnt going to be telling anyone about a raid of that level of importance/significance prior to executing it other than perhaps POTUS himself unless there is a specific reason for it...

That tells me the FBI wanted her there (or at least someone from the intelligence community with high enough positioning to call a shot/make a decision)...

Personally, were I the DNI, I wouldnt have gone.. I would have sent a couple of SIS that are deep within my circle of trust, that wouldnt be name/face recognizable to the typical member of the media pool..

Tulsi with her skunk stripe stands out pretty readily..

Theres nothing that she did there that she couldnt have done over a secure internet channel..