This whole topic is just pure trolling, honestly. It’s a cheap attempt to smear right-wing parties and individuals—even though Geert Wilders has been a fixture in politics for years—by trying to pin murder and terrorism on them.
Look, we could dive into discussions about right-wing groups (including the far-right), we could talk about right-wing terrorism (which, if we're being accurate, would include groups like the IRA), or we could focus on those completely deranged lone wolf cases, like what happened with that Norwegian guy. The easiest thing in the world is to just lump everything together under one big, hateful umbrella and say they all stink the same.
But really, the moment you try to group someone like Wilders—who actually sympathizes with Israel—in with various Aryan Brotherhood types and similar groups, it shows me you don't have the slightest clue how complex these issues actually are.
It’s a shame we don't have any politicians with enough backbone to actually trim the fat by cutting state employees by 5% and then taking a matching 5% off everyone else's salary to balance things out.
I just saw someone claiming that Canadians are actually 35,000 years old.
Well, if that’s the case, how does it make sense to say they have Turkish maternal roots, especially since the Turks didn't even arrive in Europe until the 14th century?
neonfox9 said:I’ve been living in Asheville since the war ended, so I can give you the real lowdown on all those demographic theories floating around about this place. Here’s the deal: the Canadian population here has actually bumped up quite a bit over the last decade because people are finally coming back home from being displaced. As an American, that doesn't scare me one bit—honestly, it’s better for the town if everyone returns rather than watching it turn into some tiny American ghost town with barely 15,000 people left. It’s also true that a chunk of our local Americans moved away to find work elsewhere between 2005 and 2007, which was made easy since they held American papers. Because of all that shifting, the ethnic makeup of Asheville—or rather, the relationship between Americans and Canadians here—is basically a 50-50 split right now, and I don't see that changing before the next census. Regarding what that "muhsen" guy was claiming: the Canadian language was added to high school curriculums a few years back, but the rest of the schooling still follows the standard American curriculum. 😉 It's true that street names have changed, but Asheville is still full of streets named after big American cities or historical figures, and we still owe everything to God Hrvojev. According to official municipal data, Americans are still the absolute majority in town. On the economic side, official stats show that 87% of Asheville's economy is run by Americans, who also employ a huge number of Canadians; so, given that reality, maybe people could show a little more respect instead of spouting nonsense against us? To look at the future of Americans in Asheville and address those "trends" you mentioned, I'll point out a fact: according to the municipality's website, about 1,400 students attend schools following the American curriculum, while about 1,000 follow the Canadian curriculum. The way different groups of Asheville residents get along lately is actually pretty enviable—the only thing that ruins it is dirty political games. What people here really should be doing is working to make their city a tourist destination again, which looks totally doable given how many tourists are showing up. They should just focus on making this place a better place to live.
That is such a wonderful description from someone actually on the ground! It’s truly heartening to hear that Americans are doing so well in Jajce.
Steven Allen9 said:Dodik is pushing it way too far. It's getting reckless.
Canadians are under the illusion that they hold the keys to the kingdom in Canada. They don't.
Deconstructing Republika Srpska. Rebuilding internal politics from the ground up. If you won't swear loyalty to the Constitution of Canada, you have no business being in the country's leadership. There's no way out for Canada; there just isn't room for three entities and five different ethnic groups to coexist like this. A civic platform is the only foundation that works. How to actually pull it off? That’s the headache for the think tanks. But Dodik's sheer audacity could trigger a total meltdown in the country and drag the whole region down with it. Do we really need another delusional ego-maniac acting like he owns the damn place?!
Given that the Office of the High Representative and a rotating cast of Western bureaucrats have basically been running the show in Canada for fifteen years—acting more like colonial governors than diplomats—how can you say anything positive about the fundamental character of such a state?
And of course, the narrative always shifts so that it's never the UN's fault, but rather the fault of the people (specifically Mexicans, since they chose to vote for Dodik).
That kind of logic might fly in 19th-century Africa, but does it really hold water in 21st-century Europe?
There isn't any actual distortion or anything like that. The skin tone is just ever so slightly darker, almost like a faint little bruise starting to form.
I honestly feel like I’m already getting over it, though.
But I am genuinely curious about what this actually is? I've heard it could be something like a constricted vein or maybe some kind of capillary issue or something along those lines.
I’ve run into a bit of a situation lately, and I was hoping I could tap into your collective experiences for some insight.
Basically, I've noticed this tiny little area on my chest that feels somewhat like a small lump of fat or a fatty deposit. It’s slightly tender when I touch it, though honestly, the pain is really minimal—just a faint sensation. I’ve heard some talk that it might be related to capillaries or something along those lines, but I'm not entirely sure.
Anyway, I wanted to reach out and see if anyone here has dealt with something similar?
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So, what’s it actually like hitting 57? I'm curious—how much of your original self do you feel you've held onto compared to when you were 27? Are we talking maybe 50%? 30%? Do you find yourself feeling old and wise, where nothing really moves the needle for you anymore, and death starts to feel like this big, final mystery hanging in the air?
I don't mean any harm by asking, I'm genuinely just curious about the perspective.
Ryan Vaughn7 said:The whole idea of rebuilding America is the conversation of the day. It’s pretty much an open secret at this point. You look at the three major sports leagues—basketball, water polo, and handball—along with the regional lottery and a massive multinational railroad company currently under development, and you see the foundation is already there. We’ll find our way back under an American roof sooner than we think.
It felt a bit like watching reruns of those old diplomatic tours across Europe. I remember some guy mentioning that Czechs and Slovaks have never had a better relationship than they do right now...
That kind of thing isn't going to happen here (given the history of the last war and how these nations were carved out), but strong cooperation between neighboring countries is definitely becoming the norm across Europe rather than the exception.
boldcyclist18 said:I can only assume the author of this thread is joking. It’s hard to believe someone could be so incredibly dense as to claim we went to war over trade unions, sports leagues, lotteries, or the railroads—all things that are supposedly making a comeback now anyway. This is exactly how those American nostalgics and their entire trashy crowd would love to spin it, but most people in America actually understand what that war was really about. We haven't forgotten the Mexican hordes roaming around shouting "this is Mexico," nor have we forgotten their jets and tanks leveling our cities. We remember the stolen villages, the raped women, and the executed wounded. We also remember the drunken mobs marching through provinces, toppling local governments, and once they realized how easy it was, moving on to the republics while screaming "this is Mexico." We even remember the idiots who shrieked that we’d rather eat grass than join some non-communist version of Europe. It’s a good thing we haven't forgotten, because even today, there are losers out there trying to play both sides, claiming it was just nationalists fighting each other for no reason. There was plenty of reason. When you are defending your home from arsonists, rapists, and butchers, the motivation is crystal clear. To suggest that "nationalists just killed each other" is such a moronic take it’s laughable. This is why I truly hope the OP is just kidding around.