TailingsPond + 505 GE January 5 8 minutes ago, Eyes Wide Open said: Just so you know those machine are very popular and profitable in places like Las Vegas. Trump, however, managed to lose a lot of money owning those machines (Atlantic city failures). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Plaza_Hotel_and_Casino His casino got so bad he demanded his name be removed from the building. "In early August 2014, Donald Trump filed a lawsuit requesting his name be removed from the facility, because it had fallen into disrepair, in violation of the licensing agreement for his name." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notsonice + 1,102 DM January 5 13 minutes ago, Eyes Wide Open said: The miracle of Green Energy? Love your selfies.........keep putting your $100 bills in dummy the machine?????.....nothing to do with Green energy maybe , someday, you will figure it out...... Good luck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eyes Wide Open + 3,550 January 5 13 hours ago, Rob Plant said: I'm now curious EWO Which continent do you think Scandinavia is in? Or maybe Iceland? Laughs yes Mr Plant...I to live on the north American continent there is that. A the same time the in the United States which has a distinctly separate identity from Canada. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TailingsPond + 505 GE January 6 1 hour ago, Eyes Wide Open said: Laughs yes Mr Plant...I to live on the north American continent there is that. A the same time the in the United States which has a distinctly separate identity from Canada. Answer his question. "Which continent do you think Scandinavia is in? Or maybe Iceland?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Plant + 2,656 RP January 8 On 1/5/2024 at 6:25 PM, Eyes Wide Open said: It's merely a world view, how Robert Plant personally identifies is of your own accord. Your islands are not connected to the European continent...With that being said have a read..keep in mind the world is truly a very large place...full of highly different cultures. The British Isles exemplifies such diversity of opinions. You certainly do not believe the EU has claimed sovereignty of your Isles? British Isles As a term, "British Isles" is a geographical name and not a political unit. In Ireland, the term is controversial,[8][18] and there are objections to its usage.[19] The Government of Ireland does not officially recognise the term,[20] and its embassy in London discourages its use.[21] "Britain and Ireland" is used as an alternative description,[19][22][23] and "Atlantic Archipelago" has also seen limited use in academia.[24][25][26][27] In official documents created jointly by Ireland and the United Kingdom, such as the Good Friday Agreement, the term "these islands" is used.[28][29] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Isles Good God man its not my personal view! Its a fact the UK is in Europe, its also a fact we are no longer in the EU which is something entirely different, how can you not understand this? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Plant + 2,656 RP January 8 On 1/5/2024 at 11:45 PM, Eyes Wide Open said: Laughs yes Mr Plant...I to live on the north American continent there is that. A the same time the in the United States which has a distinctly separate identity from Canada. So you think Iceland is in North America? You're too funny! I dont believe in mocking other people so I will leave it there as otherwise this could get highly embarrassing for you. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eyes Wide Open + 3,550 January 8 12 hours ago, Rob Plant said: Good God man its not my personal view! Its a fact the UK is in Europe, its also a fact we are no longer in the EU which is something entirely different, how can you not understand this? 12 hours ago, Rob Plant said: So you think Iceland is in North America? You're too funny! I dont believe in mocking other people so I will leave it there as otherwise this could get highly embarrassing for you. Interesting train of thought..Eurasia go figure. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eyes Wide Open + 3,550 January 8 (edited) Ohh then there's this little tidbit..Britains definitely do not identify as even being Europeans Edited January 8 by Eyes Wide Open 1 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TailingsPond + 505 GE January 8 (edited) 1 hour ago, Eyes Wide Open said: Ohh then there's this little tidbit..Britains definitely do not identify as even being Europeans Hahah They primarily identify with their nationality, but their nation is part of Europe! I'm certain the majority of the USA citizens would identify themselves first as American (the country) over a member of North America; that does not mean that they do not understand the fact that the USA is part of North America. Edited January 8 by TailingsPond Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eyes Wide Open + 3,550 January 9 21 hours ago, Rob Plant said: So you think Iceland is in North America? You're too funny! I dont believe in mocking other people so I will leave it there as otherwise this could get highly embarrassing for you. Actually Mr.Plant you are embarrassing yourself. You do understand Europe sits on Eurasia.. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Plant + 2,656 RP January 9 2 hours ago, Eyes Wide Open said: Actually Mr.Plant you are embarrassing yourself. You do understand Europe sits on Eurasia.. Bwahahaha yes it does and the UK is part of Europe you buffoon as the very map you post tells you! However Eurasia is not a continent, due to historical changes in borders due to trade routes the term Eurasia was born but are 2 distinct continents. Do you now accept that the UK is part of Europe??? If not, well there's no hope for you Do you also understand that politically the UK is no longer part of the EU?? just like Switzerland, Norway, Lichtenstein, Iceland etc. arent, can you now distinguish between the difference between being in Europe and being in the EU? 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TailingsPond + 505 GE January 9 3 hours ago, Eyes Wide Open said: Actually Mr.Plant you are embarrassing yourself. You do understand Europe sits on Eurasia.. Ok... Why don't you be even more wrong and say we are all still part of Pangaea? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangaea 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Plant + 2,656 RP January 9 14 hours ago, Eyes Wide Open said: Ohh then there's this little tidbit..Britains definitely do not identify as even being Europeans We're a proud island nation thats spent most of our history fighting or ruling most of those countries so why would we want to part of them? D'oh! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notsonice + 1,102 DM January 9 21 hours ago, Eyes Wide Open said: Ohh then there's this little tidbit..Britains definitely do not identify as even being Europeans and yet the common language across Europe is ......... English...which just happens to originate out of the well .....England/UK and you think England is not part of Europe???????? looks like all of Europe is on board with England dominating them...might as well get rid of the borders............as most of the countries in Europe are united in language what better way to tie a Continent together than with Language even in Russia over 50 percent of the population speaks English or should we say the Kings Tongue ....... ha ha ha...Russians might as well bow down to the King........... can we say that England ties all of Europe ...the continent together....I think so notice in the list below....the UK is included as a European Country and not Morocco or Iran.......Hmmm I wonder why??? 38 countries considered European including the UK............. source No. Country Capital Total English Speakers Proficiency 1. United Kingdom London 67,532,058 98.2% 2. Republic of Ireland Dublin 4,973,061 98% 3. Netherlands Amsterdam 16,367,382 95% 4. Iceland Reykjavík 338,623 90% 5. Malta Valletta 391,119 88% 6. Sweden Stockholm 7,281,310 71% 7. Norway Oslo 3,757,906 68% 8. Denmark Copenhagen 3,914,645 67% 9. Luxembourg Luxembourg 429,816 66% 10. Finland Helsinki 3,670,936 66% 11. Slovenia Ljubljana 1,351,769 65% 12. Germany Berlin 54,046,639 64% 13. Belgium Brussels 7,497,366 64% 14. Austria Vienna 5,657,333 63% 15. Poland Warsaw 23,401,231 62% 16. Switzerland Bern 5,463,145 62% 17. Romania Bucharest 11,351,964 60% 18. Croatia Zagreb 2,425,548 60% 19. Serbia Belgrade 5,190,125 60% 20. Portugal Lisbon 6,073,840 60% 21. Hungary Budapest 5,759,754 60% 22. Czech Republic Prague 6,239,763 58% 23. Slovakia Bratislava 3,170,392 58% 24. Bulgaria Sofia 3,954,989 58% 25. Lithuania Vilnius 1,524,421 58% 26. Spain Madrid 26,207,747 56% 27. Italy Rome 33,735,423 56% 28. France Paris 36,097,071 55% 29. Belarus Minsk 5,098,476 54% 30. Estonia Tallinn 717,521 54% 31. Russia Moscow 77,427,256 53% 32. Ukraine Kyiv 22,834,457 53% 33. Georgia Tbilisi 2,064,525 52% 34. Greece Athens 5,251,456 51% 35. Albania Tirana 1,463,706 51% 36. Turkey Ankara 40,695,818 47% 37. Azerbaijan Baku 4,768,248 46% 38. Latvia Riga 843,910 46% 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eyes Wide Open + 3,550 January 9 (edited) 9 hours ago, Rob Plant said: We're a proud island nation thats spent most of our history fighting or ruling most of those countries so why would we want to part of them? D'oh! It's is good to see you speaking of your national heritage. I might include no socialist democracy at that. It Socialistic Democracy brings a stench to Western Democracy...Political Discourse along with world wide divisions. Democracy Under Attack in the United Kingdom The “Public Order Bill” has courted immense controversy within the U.K. and beyond since being introduced in May of last year. The legislation was derived primarily from portions of the 2022 Police, Crime, Sentencing, and Courts Act that were likewise rejected by the Lords last year. Government officials have sold the bill as a necessary step to expand the power of police in the midst of increasingly frequent protests, particularly by environmental groups, seen to be detrimental to public order and safety. Activists from groups such as Just Stop Oil UK, Insulate Britain, and Extinction Rebellion participated in highly-publicized protests over the past couple of years and adopted extreme strategies such as gluing themselves to highways, chaining themselves to buildings, and digging tunnels to block infrastructure projects. Under then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the Tory government first introduced the bill to further criminalize these acts and hand more power to police to prevent protestors from engaging in such acts in the first place—though the Police, Crime, Sentencing, and Courts Act had already accomplished some of this. https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2023/03/17/democracy-under-attack-in-the-united-kingdom/ Edited January 9 by Eyes Wide Open Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notsonice + 1,102 DM January 9 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Eyes Wide Open said: It's is good to see you speaking of your national heritage. I might include no socialist democracy at that. It Socialistic Democracy brings a stench to Western Democracy...Political Discourse along with world wide divisions. https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2023/03/17/democracy-under-attack-in-the-united-kingdom/ Americans love Social Security and Medicare.....which is socialized democracy your party of Trump runs away when asked will they cut the benefits........ GOP party of bonespurrs Edited January 9 by notsonice Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eyes Wide Open + 3,550 January 9 Just now, notsonice said: Americans love Social Security and Medicare.....which is socialized democracy Breaking news: The Boomer generation has paid for it's SS and Medicare.. No socialism what's so ever. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TailingsPond + 505 GE January 9 2 hours ago, Eyes Wide Open said: Breaking news: The Boomer generation has paid for it's SS and Medicare.. No socialism what's so ever. "Social security" but "no socialism what so ever." It's like you can't even understand your own posts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Security_(United_States) "The Social Security Act was passed in 1935, and the existing version of the Act, as amended, encompasses several social welfare and social insurance programs." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eyes Wide Open + 3,550 January 10 (edited) 37 minutes ago, TailingsPond said: "Social security" but "no socialism what so ever." It's like you can't even understand your own posts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Security_(United_States) "The Social Security Act was passed in 1935, and the existing version of the Act, as amended, encompasses several social welfare and social insurance programs." Bought and paid for....But to your point and you have one..Obama raided Medicare to fund Obamacare. How The Obama Administration Raided The Treasury To Pay Off Insurers Seth Chandler Former Contributor The ApothecaryContributor Group Jan 18, 2016,08:02am EST https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2016/01/18/how-the-obama-administration-raided-the-treasury-to-pay-off-insurers/ Edited January 10 by Eyes Wide Open Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TailingsPond + 505 GE January 10 4 hours ago, Eyes Wide Open said: Bought and paid for....But to your point and you have one. People contribute unevenly and withdraw unevenly, it is an clear example of socialism. How can you even argue against that, it has "social" right in the bloody name. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notsonice + 1,102 DM January 10 (edited) 8 hours ago, Eyes Wide Open said: Bought and paid for....But to your point and you have one..Obama raided Medicare to fund Obamacare. How The Obama Administration Raided The Treasury To Pay Off Insurers Seth Chandler Former Contributor The ApothecaryContributor Group Jan 18, 2016,08:02am EST https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2016/01/18/how-the-obama-administration-raided-the-treasury-to-pay-off-insurers/ The Boomer generation has paid for it's SS and Medicare????? only way to keep those 2 suckers solvent is keeping everyone working till they are 70.............changes to the retirement age already happened in 1983 from 65 to 67 and will happen again in the next 5 years.....Boomers and their parents did not pay in enough........or is it time to cut benefits.......IE limit medicare payments??? oh that will not happen...or raise income tax rates???? or borrow more money...or the easiest raise the retirement age. Pick your poison 2034 is fast approaching and the boomers bankrupt the funds time for some more redistribution (just another word for socialism) of your wealth SS is not like a bank account....you can pay in your entire life and bite the dust at 66 years old and you estate gets nada Medicare the same way...... Income taxes ............pays for all those foodstamps, senior citizen rent subsidized housing, low income rent subsidized housing, Medicaid, public transport systems, free education, farm subsidies, etc etc etc you love so much..... redistribution of wealth.....now that is what socialism is all about....... you just do not want to admit that socialism is the rule in the US and your beloved GOP embraces it all the time 2024 budget??? no shutdown.....GOP realizes that their own party members are more likely to use socialized assistance than the Dems Enjoy living with in the USA....socialized to the bone.... us socialist programs Get information on government programs that may help you pay for food, housing, health care, and other basic living expenses. Food assistance. ... Housing help. ... State social service agencies. ... Help with utility bills. ... Welfare benefits or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) ... Social Security. ... Health insurance. Disability More items... Government benefits | USAGov Edited January 10 by notsonice Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Plant + 2,656 RP January 10 13 hours ago, Eyes Wide Open said: Socialistic Democracy brings a stench to Western Democracy. It was a socialist (Labour government) that brought about the National Health Service, free health care to one and all. Might sound unfair as those that are healthy use it less but in reality it is an amazing institution that no UK citizen would be without, socilaist, Conservative or whichever party. NHS 75: the history of our National Health Service | RCN Magazine | Royal College of Nursing 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eyes Wide Open + 3,550 January 14 (edited) Enough of European democratic socialism..for now that is...The US in now dealing with their own.. Lead prosecutor in Georgia election subversion case under scrutiny over alleged affair with DA https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/12/politics/nathan-wade-fani-willis-da-georgia-election-subversion-case/index.html Ya Dont Say... An undisclosed contact with White House The allegations against Willis and Wade came in a 127-page court filing this week from Michael Roman, a former Trump 2020 campaign official who was indicted over his role in the fake electors plot in Georgia. Trump’s team is actively considering whether to join Roman’s motion, a move that would represent a formal endorsement of its allegations about both Wade and Willis, according to two sources familiar with the matter. But there is no sign Trump is in a rush – he can amplify these allegations publicly with little legal risk while waiting to see how the DA’s team responds, the sources said. A Cobb County court has a hearing scheduled January 31 to address Roman’s motion to unseal documents in Wade’s divorce case. Edited January 14 by Eyes Wide Open Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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