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Usual cruel / moronic posts in this subject. An attempt to copy the Australia 'stop the boats' policy which cost a fortune per asylum seeker, the majority of whom were found to be legitimate and eventually resettled. One of the primary holding countries, PNG, eventually ruled via their Supreme Court the agreement was in fact contrary to international law. HMG appear to have gone totally over the top with wishing to enact law that deportees will be permanently relocated to Rwanda. Australian forced resettlement met with hostility in the recipient countries and deemed a failure.
The core issue is UN member countries refuse to accept and fund sufficient numbers thereby some countries currently housing refugees for twenty plus years e.g. Myanmar, Pakistan, Iran etc etc Often without access to education, sufficient healthcare and so on. A cruel world indeed which will please some members.
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6 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:
Indeed, America is going to suffer in the Middle East as it's support of israel while it oppresses Palestinians is likely being used by Iran to arm anyone that will expand the conflict in the Middle East against the US. Iran has probably been seeing how America is waging a proxy war in Ukraine and is learning the lessons of how to do it. I doubt the Iranians care any more how many Palestinians die than the US cares about how many Ukrainians die.
Although Off Topic I dispute your claim Ukraine is a proxy of the US in it's fight against Russia. You seem to ignore Russia invaded Ukraine without justification.
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3 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:
Talking about Iran, they are flooding the West Bank with weapons, they want to make it a new front after Gaza.
Iran Smuggles Arms to West Bank, Officials Say, to Foment Unrest With Israel
Iran is operating a clandestine smuggling route across the Middle East, employing intelligence operatives, militants and criminal gangs, to deliver weapons to Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, according to officials from the United States, Israel and Iran.
The goal, as described by three Iranian officials, is to foment unrest against Israel by flooding the enclave with as many weapons as it can.
The covert operation is now heightening concerns that Tehran is seeking to turn the West Bank into the next flashpoint in the long-simmering shadow war between Israel and Iran.https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/09/world/middleeast/iran-west-bank-weapons-smuggling.html
No surprise, long been forecast West Bank will erupt again after 50 years of occupation with no resolution in sight. I guess the Palestinian proxies will suffer major loss on life if or should I say, when, major escalation occurs. However, one assumes it will suit the current Israeli government land grab / Settler goals.
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2 hours ago, transam said:
That is not a personal attack, you were moving goal posts, naughty and deserved a reply.......
Report...........😂
Nope. Was putting into context as other groups also commit horrendous crime.
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Thanks everyone. My reason for asking was that we had a water bill for 1,500 baht after being way for a few years. However, we did have the house walls cleaned with high pressure water house, some concrete mixing and so on. I'll see what happens with next bill.
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9 minutes ago, transam said:
Oh, we have a "Take your eye off the ball" member........🤐...........
Start your own thread chap...............😏
You well know that if you object to a post, report it, don't make personal attacks.
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1 hour ago, Wobblybob said:
So you agree that Islam is evil, at least we agree on something. 👍
Not Islam spiritually practised, but the Salafi Islamists. Plus of course those claiming to be followers of Islam, but in fact are criminals e.g. rapist's.
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13 hours ago, Wobblybob said:
What a surprise, you excusing the actions of the perpetrators of such an evil crime, whataboutery is always a feeble excuse. This thread is about Palestinians kidnapping Israelis!
Yet again you're falsifying my post. I was stating evil is not the sole domain of Muslims - end of.
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14 hours ago, Skipalongcassidy said:
Any other questions about the hate and terror coming from Muslims... it's in the DNA
Kidnapping for ransom, abuse of the detained etc is not the sole domain of Muslims. Unfortunately occurs around the world including Mafia organisations, next door in Myanmar by the so called 'Buddhist' military etc. e.g.
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Just trying to get an understanding of water supply cost in Pattaya. e.g. what is your monthly town water bill for say a couple
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1 hour ago, Startmeup said:
From a safety point of view is it, do you think you are a target when you drive a car like that?
Yes, by professional criminal elements.
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6 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:
And?
Sometimes I see very expensive cars in Bangkok. Most of the time they are standing. And few times they are driven, slowly, mostly in the traffic.
A long time ago I drive a Porsche cabriolet for a weekend. 250 on the Autobahn and a little slower on other well maintained roads. Yes, it can be nice and fun under the right conditions. But in Thailand?
Something like this might be useful.
I've seen a few high value cars in Pattaya, but first time for a new RR. If I had that wealth I wouldn't be driving such a vehicle in Thailand - each to their own...
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4 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:
What would be the point of buying/owning a sports or premium car in Thailand, except that you can impress some people with that?
The roads are too bad for "normal" cars. For sports cars, which are low and have a floor which should not be damaged, it is worth.
Is an ordinary Toyota or something like that with a top speed of 200km/h not good enough for you?
Went to dinner last night in the back of Pattaya, there was a Rolls Royce SUV parked in the front; they cost approx 40 million baht. It was driven by a Chinese guy.
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49 minutes ago, CG1 Blue said:
Of course he is, he can't lose! There are something like 1.5 million Muslims in London. Every Muslim will turn out and vote for Khan. That's a massive head start and makes it impossible for the other candidates to win.
It was a historic moment when a Muslim gained control of London, and they're not going to let that slip away.
One in eight Londoners were not registered to vote, Guess what happened, Sadiq ran a campaign to increase registered voters. BYW only roughly 15% of Londoners are Muslim.
Accordingly, if you're that concerned get organised.
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8 minutes ago, KhunHeineken said:
Which killed Australia's manufacturing industry.
We don't even may a car in Australia now.
So called "developing nations" are even making cars, whilst we don't.
We will lose more and more manufacturing as time passes, then, there will be hardly any domestic demand for our minerals. We ship over iron ore, and it comes back as a product. Who do you think makes the most money out of that deal?
It's to the point where it's getting cheaper to also import food products from abroad, rather than buy the locally grown produce.
The question must be asked, and it's for another thread, but how much is the Australian housing market Ponzi scheme responsible for for all of this?
How about a break from your moaning about Oz; gets tedious...
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17 hours ago, JonnyF said:Khan doesn't have permission/approval for a lot of things.
Like the pro EU fireworks display at new year post Brexit.
He chooses when he wants to break the laws and when he wants to pass the buck to the government so he can avoid doing things he doesn't want to do.
He is a charlatan and a liar. Londoners have got what they deserve by voting him in. It's a cesspit. That's why educated high earners are leaving for the surrounding counties. Let them sink in their own swill.
Got any proof to back up your claims - sounds like the usual right of centre BS. FYI the claim is those high net worth individuals are preferring the likes of UAE...
https://www.cityam.com/explainer-why-are-the-super-rich-leaving-london/
BTW Sadiq Khan remains on course to become the first London mayor to win three successive terms of office...
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7 hours ago, JonnyF said:
The Met are more likely to join in than cancel it.
Welcome to Khan's London. What a time to be alive!
Khan claims he doesn't have the authority to ban the parade. IMO it should be as Quds are an enemy organisation. I guess over to the Home Office...
https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/sadiq-khan-does-have-the-power-to-ban-al-quds-day-march/
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12 hours ago, NorthernRyland said:This is undeniably racist if you switch the races. He doesn't even call them Scottish but dehumanizes them into a mere color. I'll repost this from my other comment:
"Prime minister... BROWN, secretary of state... BROWN.... chief of police...BROWN" Too many brown people in Thailand!
See how that sounds? You sound like a lunatic to be in Thailand and be so irate at the amount of brown people.
He was talking to a near total lack of representation for minorities, which is an issue he wishes to improve upon as well as his and his families experience with racial abuse which needs to be addressed within society. Having a Thai wife who faces racial abuse, from time to time, in Australia, personally seems reasonable to me.
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3 hours ago, Wobblybob said:
What would have happened in the UK if a white person had emulated his speech but had used the word brown instead, rhetorical question as we all know that all the liberal type lefties would be baying for blood.
I shan't be exchanging many more posts with yourself as I find your views in the extreme to say the least!
Great - please don't reply. I too find your POV on many issues extreme.
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54 minutes ago, Wobblybob said:This not about London which you kindly introduced for effect, this is also not how you personally conceive his racist speech, this is about people who find his speech extremely distressing and reported him quite rightly to the police. Maybe you are influenced by your type of reading material, I don't know, but for him to suggest quite vehemently that all the top positions are covered by whaites is deliberately stirring hatred, don't forget that Scotland is a predominately white country!
From reading commentary within this app, obviously still alive and well in the UK.
You just cannot help yourself with your snide remarks can you!
My comments concerning some members of this forum is factual and are reflected in this OP. My experience of racism / discrimination in London, is articulated today throughout the UK one way or another; one only has to read commentary in the UK media for confirmation. Reporting Yousaf to police, none of which were accepted for follow up by police as his comments were not considered unlawful, is just confirmation of racism in the UK.
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5 hours ago, Wobblybob said:
I dunno, his racist anti
white/whaite speech perhaps?Within the URL below a is the text from Humza Yousaf's speech. No racist commentary, just referring to the complete lack of minorities in position of authority and urging change to address the issue. I was born and raised in London. I well remember racist and discriminatory actions. From reading commentary within this app, obviously still alive and well in the UK.
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32 minutes ago, soi3eddie said:
Why does Humza Yousef have such anger against white people? This minister so clearly expressing racist tendancies.
Why do you think the legislation is solely focussed on "white people"?
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4 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:Western societies will carry on as usual. They have forgotten every war last century ( except on remembrance days for a couple of them ), and will forget every war currently happening. They don't even care about some of them happening right now, eg Congo, Sudan, Burma etc. If Ukraine wasn't populated by white people would they even care about that one?
Why so upset by the GOP? They have determined that US$ are better spent in the US than in a European squabble, and that is their right. Do you care that they don't support the opposition in Burma? Their cause is as just as the Ukrainians.
The fact of the matter is Congo, Sudan and Burma are all civil wars and do not threaten Western strategic interests. At the same time Congo, Sudan, Myanmar and South Sudan do receive Western aid. e.g. Myanmar...
Though it will make no difference whatsoever. I reject the evangelical, ultra nationalist driven MAGA policies and the anti government self interested con man, Trump. Also the current Republican stance reminds me when Bush encouraged the Shiites to rebel in Iraq and then failed to support them, resulting in the murder of tens of thousands by Saddam.
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1 hour ago, impulse said:Pragmatic question here...
Do you believe the residents in the Donbass or Crimea will suffer under Russia any more than they suffered under Ukraine? Will their quality of life go up or go down based on the GDP per capita?
From my perspective living under the rule of an oppressor and mass murderer is not for me. I assume some are OK with living under Putin, some not; especially minorities or those seeking freedom of speech and so on.
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Moment Debate | Should UNRWA be shut down?
in The War in Israel
Posted · Edited by simple1
Personally I don't know how unarmed UNRWA can stop / refuse Hamas operations within their infrastructure. As we know change management is a top down initiated process. Accordingly UNRWA will require significant resources to manage cultural change as well as security provided by UN members which would need to be agreed by the Security Council. So far as I'm aware there is no third party organisation with sufficient human resources, together with acceptance by the Gazan population, to replace UNRWA. How will Hamas be leveraged from power as killing will not cease the ideology, plus one assumes the killing of civilians will leave a long collective memory of resentment against Israel and the West. A very long road ahead, perhaps decades for change management, finance and to re-build Gaza.