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Post by Lizard Queen on Jan 19, 2018 9:27:42 GMT -5
All of a sudden these countries are nothing but paradise? Anyone go on a Caribean cruise in the last ten years or so? Do you think the ship's warnings of not going too far off the beaten path is all bullshit? I have yet to read any thread ever started on the boards attacking cruise lines for saying it can be dangerous for you due to robbery or worse. Um, no. My only experience with the Carribean was exclusively off the beaten path in Jamaica. It was like a taste of what's to come if we continue to allow income inequality to reach it's ultimate conclusion. Gated fiefdoms of luxury next to decay with packs of stray dogs running around and huge chunks of roads broken and missing. I never went to the areas that were really bad, but recognized the tiny shacks I've seen in pictures and video when we drove past. My understanding is that Haiti is even worse, but I was asking about Africa because I've never heard of the U.S. government pouring money into Africa. There was just limited resources that I know of to specifically address AIDS. I would like to be informed of there was in fact more that I'm not aware of. Seems like the U.S. tends to ignore Africa and turn all their attention on the middle East. Hence, going to war in Afghanistan while ignoring genocide occurring in Sudan.
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Jan 19, 2018 9:55:17 GMT -5
37.9 billion doesn't seem.like that much, but stabilizing the mid east would probably save us a shit ton of money, not to mention security. I'm sorry but look around-- where has foreign aid / nation-building succeeded? Money does not a Jeffersonian democracy make. Time to cut it off. Especially while we're borrowing 40 cents of every dollar this country spends.
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Post by djAdvocate on Jan 19, 2018 11:16:53 GMT -5
China is pouring money into Africa. they see it as a growth opportunity.
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Post by Value Buy on Jan 19, 2018 11:30:32 GMT -5
China is pouring money into Africa. they see it as a growth opportunity. Yes, but unlike the US they treat Africa as a "colony" without them knowing they are doing it. China these days is more inclined to mine the commodities from there with out trying to also run the local governments. China is more pro big business than we are!
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Jan 19, 2018 12:29:59 GMT -5
China is pouring money into Africa. they see it as a growth opportunity. Yes, but unlike the US they treat Africa as a "colony" without them knowing they are doing it. China these days is more inclined to mine the commodities from there with out trying to also run the local governments. China is more pro big business than we are! China cares about the whole world. ...provided we limit the "whole world" to just China.
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Post by formerroomate99 on Jan 21, 2018 22:39:03 GMT -5
This has been a bipartisan thing. Republican donors want cheap labor that doesn't complain. Democrats want votes. Again, the only reason why all of us aren't working for $10/hour is because companies who hire educated people do e-verify, so you don't have a lot of people with advanced degrees coming in here illegally. If we took away those protections, none of us would be safe. How do Legal/and or illegal aliens vote? It is my understanding that citizenship is required to vote. If you steal someone's identity to work, then you'll be able to use it to vote. And the kids of illegals are citizens. I'm not saying huge numbers of illegals are voting, mind you. But elections can be won or lost by just a few votes.
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Post by zibazinski on Jan 22, 2018 8:11:52 GMT -5
If you only have to show a drivers license and drivers licenses are issued to illegals well then...
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Post by djAdvocate on Jan 23, 2018 11:49:47 GMT -5
If you only have to show a drivers license and drivers licenses are issued to illegals well then... CA requires proof of citizenship for registration, even though they give out DL's to aliens. i have no idea how Oregon works.
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Post by thyme4change on Jan 24, 2018 16:00:45 GMT -5
If you only have to show a drivers license and drivers licenses are issued to illegals well then... CA requires proof of citizenship for registration, even though they give out DL's to aliens. i have no idea how Oregon works. Same in AZ. They ask for your license at the polls to prove you are the person that is registered, but to get registered it is a little more. As I said before - we can get people to vote who are super legal. We make it as easy as possible for them. We offer them mail in ballots, we require employers give them time off to vote, we provide people who can drive them to the polls. We give them stickers. And they still don't vote. The idea that illegals are voting at high rates is absurd. But, if it is true, then once again, immigrants are doing the shit that we won't get off our asses to do.
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Post by ken a.k.a OMK on Jan 27, 2018 16:37:21 GMT -5
Anyone see an apology here?
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Post by tallguy on Jan 27, 2018 17:13:12 GMT -5
Anyone see an apology here? Not a chance in hell he wrote any of it. Or signed it, probably. That is what autopens are for.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2018 21:13:24 GMT -5
Anyone see an apology here? It reminds me of the KKK members who have to be nice to the brown folks at work... He might "apologize" but they know he thinks he is superior to them. And, thankfully, they see he's a narcissistic sociopath and hopefully don't blame the rest of our country for his BS.
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Post by djAdvocate on Jan 28, 2018 0:17:16 GMT -5
CA requires proof of citizenship for registration, even though they give out DL's to aliens. i have no idea how Oregon works. Same in AZ. They ask for your license at the polls to prove you are the person that is registered, but to get registered it is a little more. As I said before - we can get people to vote who are super legal. We make it as easy as possible for them. We offer them mail in ballots, we require employers give them time off to vote, we provide people who can drive them to the polls. We give them stickers. And they still don't vote. The idea that illegals are voting at high rates is absurd. But, if it is true, then once again, immigrants are doing the shit that we won't get off our asses to do. voting = picking lettuce = washing dishes
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Post by Shooby on Jan 28, 2018 2:34:02 GMT -5
Anyone see an apology here? It reminds me of the KKK members who have to be nice to the brown folks at work... He might "apologize" but they know he thinks he is superior to them. And, thankfully, they see he's a narcissistic sociopath and hopefully don't blame the rest of our country for his BS. Funny but it is Dems who want the "Brown folks" to " do the jobs Americans won't do" at substandard wages creating a subclass of Americans. Uh hub
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Post by Tennesseer on Jan 28, 2018 9:26:10 GMT -5
It reminds me of the KKK members who have to be nice to the brown folks at work... He might "apologize" but they know he thinks he is superior to them. And, thankfully, they see he's a narcissistic sociopath and hopefully don't blame the rest of our country for his BS. Funny but it is Dems who want the "Brown folks" to " do the jobs Americans won't do" at substandard wages creating a subclass of Americans. Uh hub And who's offering the substandard wages? American businesses.
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Post by dezii on Jan 28, 2018 10:47:40 GMT -5
It reminds me of the KKK members who have to be nice to the brown folks at work... He might "apologize" but they know he thinks he is superior to them. And, thankfully, they see he's a narcissistic sociopath and hopefully don't blame the rest of our country for his BS. Funny but it is Dems who want the "Brown folks" to " do the jobs Americans won't do" at substandard wages creating a subclass of Americans. Uh hub Really?...hmmmm....how about a link on this idea?
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Post by bean29 on Jan 28, 2018 12:05:55 GMT -5
Yeah, give us a link Shooby.
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Post by djAdvocate on Jan 28, 2018 12:45:37 GMT -5
Yeah, give us a link Shooby. i think taking on this prima face accusation is a better approach. Tennesseer's reply is about right. a Socialist suggested $15/hr for these folks. that is a wage that MANY Americans would love to see. some might even work menial labor for that. keeping wages low assures that ONLY people who are making far less in their native lands will come and do those jobs.
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Post by dondub on Jan 28, 2018 13:34:06 GMT -5
Funny but it is Dems who want the "Brown folks" to " do the jobs Americans won't do" at substandard wages creating a subclass of Americans. Uh hub
What an interesting way for a Reporighty to come out for a massive increase in the Federal minimum wage. Well done shoobs!
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Post by djAdvocate on Jan 28, 2018 13:57:28 GMT -5
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Post by hurley1980 on Jan 29, 2018 13:29:49 GMT -5
Did anyone here catch Conan O'Brien's Haiti special on TBS on Saturday night? Its a real eye opener! The people and culture of Haiti are beautiful, and I've actually added it to my bucket list as a place to visit. If their country is a shithole....much of the blame needs to be places on the US. Also, natural disasters....those folks are resilient AF!
It reminds me very much of Jamaica, and I would hardly call Jamaica a shithole!
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Post by andi9899 on Jan 29, 2018 15:34:17 GMT -5
Funny but it is Dems who want the "Brown folks" to " do the jobs Americans won't do" at substandard wages creating a subclass of Americans. Uh hub Really?...hmmmm....how about a link on this idea? She won't be able to find a link with facts supporting that comment because it's not true. She spits out random hateful untruths all the time and has yet to back one up. Don't hold your breath.
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Post by dondub on Jan 29, 2018 15:36:03 GMT -5
Fake news. What evs.
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Post by dezii on Jan 29, 2018 16:17:08 GMT -5
Really?...hmmmm....how about a link on this idea? She won't be able to find a link with facts supporting that comment because it's not true. She spits out random hateful untruths all the time and has yet to back one up. Don't hold your breath. ...been there done it...not expecting any but someday might be surprised...thus figure give her a shot...might surprise me....
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Post by andi9899 on Jan 29, 2018 16:20:01 GMT -5
She won't be able to find a link with facts supporting that comment because it's not true. She spits out random hateful untruths all the time and has yet to back one up. Don't hold your breath. ...been there done it...not expecting any but someday might be surprised...thus figure give her a shot...might surprise me.... Let me know when hell has officially frozen over.
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Post by dezii on Jan 29, 2018 16:20:51 GMT -5
Regarding the slogan and our Donald....we really don't believe he comes up with these sayings and ideas as original thought do we...? Going back to 19*41..? Yup...par for the course...probably thinking no one would remember that far back...
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Post by tallguy on Jan 29, 2018 16:31:35 GMT -5
Probably what he was reading as a child.... Time frame is right, it would have been relatively new and current at the time.
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Post by andi9899 on Jan 29, 2018 21:30:21 GMT -5
She won't be able to find a link with facts supporting that comment because it's not true. She spits out random hateful untruths all the time and has yet to back one up. Don't hold your breath. how is that statement hateful, exactly? I was more referring to her posts in general. The post you are referring to is just baseless and borderline snarky.
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Post by OldCoyote on Jan 29, 2018 21:42:29 GMT -5
She won't be able to find a link with facts supporting that comment because it's not true. She spits out random hateful untruths all the time and has yet to back one up. Don't hold your breath. how is that statement hateful, exactly? You wouldn't be calling Shooby a liar,,, would you?
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