nigel99
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I’m 50. My grandfather was a caretaker at a retirement village and said the hardest thing to do was taking care of keys away from people who were no longer competent to drive. He voluntarily stopped driving at 65 or 70 and switched to taxis and public transport. I’ve got no doubt that many people are capable of working into their 70s and 80s. But in the same way they aren’t going to be pro sportsmen, or frontline military there are certain jobs that require a degree of energy and health that we lose with age. As far as dzo’s not an issue, but I’m not sending a loved one up with a 70 year old TI.
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Despite the criticism you face I see this as the way forward. A groundswell of support for a strong third option and breaking the back of a two party has to be the best solution. The dems dropped the ball covering for Bidens decline and I suspect are also quite beholden to big business influence. While I disagree with your view of Harris, she is not the person who can overturn a broken system. I believe a lot of people have recognised that the system is broken. Trump and his ilk are able to exploit it for more power and money. Most major party politicians are content to keep the gravy train going. With all due respect to those of you over about 70, I don’t think people over 70 should be in high pressure jobs like President , speaker of the House or the Supreme Court. Certainly a role as advisors and consultants.
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Bill let’s check in after 6 months to see if deporting Musk would have been bad for the US.
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I can’t stand the fact that news anchors refer to trump as the leader of the free world (msnbc). I think you’d struggle to find a western country as dysfunctional and a large number of third world countries are more stable and democratic than the USA
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Cash for access - does it only count when it's a rumour about a Democrat?
nigel99 replied to jakee's topic in Speakers Corner
It’s certainly become the laughing stock of the world. Good seeing foreign leaders treating them like kids now. -
Unfortunately there must be some truth to people hiding Biden’s decline and that undermines the dems ability to take the high ground.
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https://youtu.be/9oF4mf5pIzg?si=9BQLnk81M7TMJj4g This could be interesting. Could be the start of a digital civil war.
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Cash for access - does it only count when it's a rumour about a Democrat?
nigel99 replied to jakee's topic in Speakers Corner
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I don’t know much about US gun laws. I just found it amusing that the phrasing so closely matched the panicked accusations against others
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https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnewsvideo/s/ePT1VSGi5A I love the fact the first president to “take the guns” is Trump
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https://youtu.be/Jk0nUUqG_Ag?si=F7rBwu9Y6XRAG5vu Jonathan Pie talking about Trump. “How do know Zelenski isn’t a dictator? Because Trump doesn’t have his nose firmly up his arse, while giving him a reach around”
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A couple of years ago my aunt posted on FB asking if anyone had any good BBC video recommendations. My ex being Aussie was horrified and asked my aunt if she had meant to post that publicly:) Very funny seeing the acronym have 2 very different meanings
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We had to have Brexit. If we hadn’t then due to Eu laws we would have had to have straight bananas.
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That’s really sad. It seems Tesla fatality rates are roughly double the industry average, and that doesn’t even account for the Cybertruck that is apparently more unsafe than the Pinto. https://www.cbtnews.com/iseecars-study-reveals-tesla-tops-fatal-accident-rate/
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Glad to see you back
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https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-recalls-380000-vehicles-us-over-power-steering-issue-2025-02-21/ 380 000 Tesla’s recalled because the steering’s not right :)
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https://youtu.be/1kYIojG707w?si=1k_HepSVZ4SmE0XZ A bit of a humorous take on the two party system
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https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-supreme-court-declines-let-trump-immediately-fire-agency-head-2025-02-21/ Here’s a sliver of hope for you and your beliefs. It’s not over yet, but at least the SC didn’t roll over immediately.
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Unfortunately that is a huge problem. The people spreading disinformation rely on people who only think and process in sound bites and the world is a complex and messy place. Anyone can compress the solution to a problem into a soundbite
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This is an interesting article about how the military may be reluctant to disobey illegal orders https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/politics/trump-executive-order-military-justice/index.html Maybe “Checks and Balances” is the new “Thoughts and Prayers”
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Thanks for your perspective. I admire your optimism and the fact it isn’t based on blind ignorance. I completely agree about the emotions trumping logic. Unfortunately there are people who are able to harness that and use it to manipulate people into blindly following down a dark path (think cults and the like). I believe one of the reasons the dems struggle is that they appeal to logic and not emotions.
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Interesting about the French guy.
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One of the reasons for my post was to get views of people like you. I’m not holding you to any predictions, or assuming you’re a Trump supporter (and even if you are I don’t mind). How do you see things playing out?
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I’d be willing to bet that there will be an attempt to avoid it.
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I’m interested in your views on this? I don’t remember your thoughts on Musk doing it, and know you’re cautious about getting caught up in mass hysteria regarding the broader topic of a white power agenda. I know stills can be misleading so here’s a snippet to it in context. It’s hesitant and not as bold as Musk. More like a naughty boy trying to thumb his nose at a parent. https://imgur.com/a/former-white-house-chief-strategist-steve-bannon-sig-heils-cpac-today-FIuEqCr
