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FlyingVProd

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Re: News in General
« Reply #855 on: August 13, 2022, 02:59:00 PM »

We need to make friends with Nicaragua, and Cuba, and Venezuela, by working together on projects of mutual benefit, and then as we develop a better relationship with them then we can work on coming together on more deeper set issues.

We can work with Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba, on the issue of Global Warming, we can help them go Green and Clean and as we work together with them on Global Warming then we can work together to improve our relationship on other issues. We can also work together with the World Bank and others on the issue of food insecurity, and inflation, etc, and we can work together so that everyone can have food and supplies on the shelves of the stores, and medical care.

When I lived in a bad neighborhood in an R.V. park, I had 3 barbecue grills, and a blender, and I made tacos and burritos and margaritas and barbecued chicken and other great stuff for my neighbors, I fed all of my neighbors and served them margaritas, and that is the same way that we need to handle international relations here in the USA, we need to have a relationship with the people in our international community. You do not build a wall and hide behind a gun, instead you fire up the barbecue and get busy cooking and you have feasts with your neighbors and celebrate the blessing of good food and margaritas. As long as you have good food and margaritas then you have a good foundation to build on, and it is the same with international relations.

I used to have a lot of issues with China, and then God gave me the daughter of a Chinese general as a roommate, God put me together with China, and I was able to talk with her about all of my issues, and we made peace. We agreed that our leaders must be wise and patient, and that we need to have peace and prosperity. That is how we need to do international relations.

Salute,

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Re: News in General
« Reply #857 on: August 14, 2022, 11:19:30 AM »

cnn.com/2022/08/14/africa/egypt-fire-intl/index.html

41 dead including an unknown number of children.

The "good news" is that it sounds like an accidental electrical fire.

Still awful.
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Re: News in General
« Reply #858 on: August 14, 2022, 11:22:04 AM »

It's good to hear that Salman Rushdie is awake and on the road to recovery, though full recovery is impossible.

I guess he'd lowered his guard, but he should never have had to have it up.
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« Reply #859 on: August 14, 2022, 11:32:21 AM »

We're lucky only one is dead, at least so far. 17 injured. No motive known, yet.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/14/us/pennsylvania-car-drives-through-crowd/index.html
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Re: News in General
« Reply #860 on: August 14, 2022, 11:49:41 AM »

You can't make bad things go away by pretending they don't exist.


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Re: News in General
« Reply #861 on: August 14, 2022, 12:26:08 PM »

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62528689

Salman Rushdie is not doing well, after the attack.

Exactly what happens when security is not absolute.

As previously noted "absolute security" is mythical. The only way to be certain you cannot be killed is to be dead.

 Not so.
These days you can have absolute security.
In Rushdie's case, where were the armed  guys and gals shooting the attacker before he stabbed Rushdie?

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« Reply #862 on: August 14, 2022, 12:30:22 PM »

It's good to hear that Salman Rushdie is awake and on the road to recovery, though full recovery is impossible.

I guess he'd lowered his guard, but he should never have had to have it up.

He should never have gone down The Satanic Versus path or whatever it was that caused the fatwa to be issued.
« Last Edit: August 14, 2022, 12:32:23 PM by bambu. »
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« Reply #863 on: August 14, 2022, 12:52:59 PM »

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62528689

Salman Rushdie is not doing well, after the attack.

Exactly what happens when security is not absolute.

As previously noted "absolute security" is mythical. The only way to be certain you cannot be killed is to be dead.

 Not so.
These days you can have absolute security.
In Rushdie's case, where were the armed  guys and gals shooting the attacker before he stabbed Rushdie?
If anything in this life is certain, if history has taught us anything, it is that you can kill anyone.
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Re: News in General
« Reply #864 on: August 14, 2022, 01:52:31 PM »

It's good to hear that Salman Rushdie is awake and on the road to recovery, though full recovery is impossible.

I guess he'd lowered his guard, but he should never have had to have it up.

He should never have gone down The Satanic Versus path or whatever it was that caused the fatwa to be issued.

You should crawl deeper into your bunker, Bambi. It is not safe when you can still communicate with the surface world.
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Re: News in General
« Reply #865 on: August 14, 2022, 05:16:29 PM »

Bambu believes you should never express an opinion or take a stand for anything.
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Re: News in General
« Reply #866 on: August 14, 2022, 06:49:38 PM »

It's good to hear that Salman Rushdie is awake and on the road to recovery, though full recovery is impossible.

I guess he'd lowered his guard, but he should never have had to have it up.

He should never have gone down The Satanic Versus path or whatever it was that caused the fatwa to be issued.

Did you see that dress she was wearing?  She was asking for it!
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« Reply #868 on: August 15, 2022, 11:27:33 AM »

It's good to hear that Salman Rushdie is awake and on the road to recovery, though full recovery is impossible.

I guess he'd lowered his guard, but he should never have had to have it up.

Well, he (and we) are dealing with fanatics.
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« Reply #869 on: August 15, 2022, 11:28:44 AM »

It's good to hear that Salman Rushdie is awake and on the road to recovery, though full recovery is impossible.

I guess he'd lowered his guard, but he should never have had to have it up.

He should never have gone down The Satanic Versus path or whatever it was that caused the fatwa to be issued.

So, you're not a fan of free speech. no surprise there, given your Errol Flynn like tendencies to authoritarianism, you Aussie Putz.
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