vinapu Posted October 5, 2022 Posted October 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Slvkguy said: for the uneducated among us stop talking about me please PeterRS and Latbear4blk 1 1 Quote
Guest Posted October 5, 2022 Posted October 5, 2022 35 minutes ago, reader said: Never too late to immigrate. I’m working on it - Europe of course. Quote
floridarob Posted October 5, 2022 Posted October 5, 2022 2 minutes ago, Slvkguy said: .there is so much bureaucracy & redundancy, that their data is surprising accurate. The "latin" Soviet Union has been deceiving and lying before they were Communist 😉 I agree with you on all of the parts of the USA.... Latbear4blk 1 Quote
vinapu Posted October 5, 2022 Posted October 5, 2022 3 minutes ago, Slvkguy said: The US is a nation in decline that's gross exaggeration but certainly a lot of American infrastructure , other than metal detectors at schools, is less than impressive for such an affluent country floridarob 1 Quote
Guest Posted October 5, 2022 Posted October 5, 2022 Historically, all great empires crumble, typically through military overreach and neglect of domestic priorities- and that’s exactly what’s happening to the US now. It was entirely predictable. for some fun reading, check out todays NYT front page about the brewing civil unrest in the US - fun times ! Talk of ‘Civil War,’ Ignited by Mar-a-Lago Search, Is Flaring Online https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/05/us/politics/civil-war-social-media-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare Quote
Members Latbear4blk Posted October 5, 2022 Members Posted October 5, 2022 8 hours ago, floridarob said: To a casual observer, your opinion may be shared, because that's the one that get's the most traction, is like gossip 😉 Really? I have exactly the opposite impression. Quote
Members Latbear4blk Posted October 5, 2022 Members Posted October 5, 2022 3 hours ago, Slvkguy said: I’m working on it - Europe of course. LOL. I am running back to South America as soon as I can. But do not waste your time with this debate. When you are an ignorant self centered Gringo, you only see boats fleeing to your amazing democracy. Mavica 1 Quote
Guest Posted October 5, 2022 Posted October 5, 2022 4 minutes ago, Latbear4blk said: But do not waste your time with this debate you’re right. Quote
Guest Posted October 6, 2022 Posted October 6, 2022 7 hours ago, vinapu said: stop talking about me please that comment was directed at only one person, who is consistently negative now and was consistently negative before in a different incarnation. He voraciously follows my posts to add his negativity. We know how that works. I bet he’s an expert on Medellin too - probably knows Angelo ??? Quote
PeterRS Posted October 6, 2022 Posted October 6, 2022 4 hours ago, Slvkguy said: Historically, all great empires crumble, typically through military overreach and neglect of domestic priorities- and that’s exactly what’s happening to the US now. It was entirely predictable. As I once wrote in another thread, Paul Kennedy's excellent book The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers confirms this. Quote
Guest Posted October 6, 2022 Posted October 6, 2022 4 minutes ago, PeterRS said: As I once wrote in another thread, Paul Kennedy's excellent book The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers confirms this. Great empires crumbling is the most basic history lesson ever. And the one constant is that history repeats, over & over. There’s a lot of current academic writings & analysis of the American Empire and it’s current status. It’s all there, covered extensively from many expert objective sources. Quote
vinapu Posted October 6, 2022 Posted October 6, 2022 2 hours ago, Slvkguy said: I bet he’s an expert on Medellin too - probably knows Angelo ??? everybody knows Angelo, even me who never been to Medellin, quite possibly it's different Angelo though Mavica 1 Quote
Guest Posted October 6, 2022 Posted October 6, 2022 Returning to the original post by OP: Cuba approves same-sex marriage in a referendum. in contrast, with a 6-3 conservative majority, the US Supreme Court is taking away rights for the first time ever instead of expanding them. First it was gutting the Voting Rights Act, then it was reversing decades standing abortion law (Roe) and soon coming for same-sex marriage (Obergefell). So, there’s that. Quote
Guest Posted October 6, 2022 Posted October 6, 2022 9 hours ago, vinapu said: everybody knows Angelo, even me who never been to Medellin, quite possibly it's different Angelo though same Angelo - it was a joke. there have been several recent trolls claiming trips to Medellin - but getting caught with stories that don’t make sense by other members who know Medellin very well. Some of the stories involve the legendary Angelo who is personally known by members here. again, the stories didn’t make sense in that context. So, Medellin has been somewhat of a running joke as the trolls have been all about Medellin ad nauseum. There are currently 2 new active ones lurking about. Likely not the same people as before - just same behavior. I just block them now, so no big deal. Quote