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Bulgaria. The Bulgarian language. For about 500 years, these people lived under the Turks - yet they survived. Stubborn is maybe the definition of sustainable.

Many people in the West have similar thoughts.

When we in Canada vote, we should dip our thumb in purple ink. It shows we voted. And Canada is a civilised country. === You Americans have complicated ballots with many names. In Canada, it is a simple X beside one name.

IMHO, these recent events since March 2022 could have been avoided. So many young men have died for no reason. Looking back, this so-called occupation of Crimea in 2014 could have been avoided. ===== IMHO, what is happening now in the 2024s reminds of the nonsense of the 1910s. Elites are clueless.

In Canada, some of us are French. Others Catholic. We get along. We Canadians have discovered a way for different people to pursue their own interest - yet create a civilised society for all.

In 1976, Reagan announced his VP in advance of the convention. ==== If I were Trump, I would choose Vivek as AG. Announce your cabinet before election.

Make no mistake. This is Putin's objective. Kinda sad. Western Ukraine - the remnants of the Austrian-Hungarian society - are now lost.

If I were a senior civil servant in Delhi, I would read The Guns of August. Kennedy did.

AG, you entirely miss my points: Verification, Shaming, Signal. Let me start last first. 1. A purple thumb means that I live in a democracy. (A Rolex shows I'm rich.) 2. You can't vote twice. 3. Shame? I am proud to live in a democracy.

Such old guys, born in the 1940s, no experience of war. Ambitious, competitive men.

In Canada, it is difficult to vote twice. (We vote for one person, eh?) In America, your ballot is like our census form.

This is not an issue in Canada but I think Poilievre should defend it. When we vote in a federal election in Canada, We should be tattooed When a person votes in a democracy, they should be proud.

Objectively? Many Americans said exactly the same thing about George W, Bush. Nixon? Reagan? I think some Americans vilified Nixon more than Trump. === Videospiriit, Welcome to politics, American style.

I disagree with Mearscheimer on several points. Reagan defeated the Soviets - as Kissinger noted, the Marxistsy wanted to conquer the world. But we now live in a multi-polar world. ===== I think modern China is following the Lee Kuan Yew Singapore model - let's get along.

If I were a current citizen of the world: -people who post on Instagram I would look at why this civilised European world of the 1910s suddenly got involved in war, and destroyed itself.

In America now, there is no specific election date. An American ballot is like our census form.

1. The United Nations (and the Security Council) is not a world supreme court, decider of world affairs. 2. In 1815, Europe defeated Napoleon and created a system of peace. 3. It all fell apart in summer 1914. 3. In 1945, we defeated Hitler and created a new system of peace. 4. In 1991, this system of peace fell apart.

Respect. In French, there is only tu and vous. In Japanese and most Asian languages, there are many, many more. ==== The Spanish version is best- easy to understand for English-speakers, in reference to the King of England. "He would like to sit down?"

Call me an optimist: -Boeing engineers will continue to build really good airplanes -I reckon Americans will somehow figure out how to sustain their generous federal pay-as-you-go social security system. The US Constitution has survived many knots. -Russians will somehow survive.

You cannot control your height - or your skin colour. You can control your weight size, or with modern surgery - your boob size. Why are women so obsessive about the height of men?

I know nothing about the Japanese bond market. But to my knowledge, the Japanese government can still sell bonds. Why? It can tax. Foreigners buy US federal government bonds because they trust in the power of the government to tax. Have you seen what is happening in Ukraine? Russia? Young men are running away

IMHO, this is a disaster of modern diplomacy. We in Canada pay taxes precisely to avoid such situations. Our diplomats are not wise. ==== This war in Ukraine should never have occurred. Far too many have died for no reason. Worse: There is a potential for far worse.

As a foreigner, I still admire America and its Constitution. Been there several times, no desire to live there.

I am not American, But this court trial, you Americans should be embarrassed. At least in the OJ trial, it was available on video.