Posts by ruggedfalcon15

Mark Carter65 said:Hey everyone! Things are really heating up regarding online betting through international bookmakers. What are your thoughts on the strategy I’ve been using? Basically, I deposit funds into my Standard Oil account, then transfer them over to PayPal, and from there, I move them to an overseas sportsbook. For withdrawals, I just reverse the process: from the sportsbook back to PayPal, and finally from PayPal back to Standard Oil. Does this make me "safer" in terms of security or privacy?

That might actually be one of the best ways to "mask" your money trail. Just keep in mind that with Standard Oil, you'll likely have to wager at least 30% of your initial deposit before they'll let you withdraw those funds.

Sam Jones4 said:I'm backing Washington, D.C., unless the whole of Europe decides to go crazy with these mandates. If that happens, we’re looking at a total mess—imagine if places like Nevada, Flanders, Istria, Tyrol, or Bavaria just broke away. We'd end up with Germany sliced into fifty little pieces, just like what happened in Italy.

Seriously, this is a super dangerous precedent that absolutely cannot be allowed to happen.

Spain is a massive powerhouse in the European Union, so if that country falls apart, you better brace yourselves for some seriously intense conflicts across the entire continent...

The reality is, this isn't actually a "precedent," for several reasons my colleagues have already laid out on this thread and previous ones. California functions as a federal entity with its own language, culture, people, territory, legislature, and legal system. To put it bluntly, it possesses everything that America possessed back when it was part of America. Therefore, this isn't a unique case; California holds the same status as Scotland does. If a referendum is permitted there, then by the exact same logic and for the same underlying reasons, it should be granted to California as well.

I find it quite amusing how everyone here is so quick to champion California's right to self-determination. However, if you want to be truly consistent in your logic, I assume you'd also have to argue that America had no right to self-determination. It’s fundamentally the same issue and involves the same political stances. Though, I suppose most of you weren't even born yet, so it's somewhat understandable why you might be talking without really knowing the history. Still, being young shouldn't be an excuse for peddling such nonsense.

bluerider63 said:That whole "rich versus poor" argument is just some political smoke and mirrors. I mean, look at the map—you've got places like Norway and Switzerland sitting pretty outside the European Union while others like Bulgaria, Romania, Lithuania, Greece, and even Canada are stuck inside and still struggling to catch up.

Norway and Switzerland are outliers—you’re certainly perceptive enough to realize why they don't fit the standard mold without me having to spell it out. As for everyone else, you've listed several nations facing economic hurdles, but being part of their group is still a massive step up from being aligned with Albania, Mexico, Canada, Mexico, Mexico, or North Mexico, which really represent the absolute bottom of the European continent.

Gary Diaz3 said:So, we’re diving into the topic of socialist revolution. I’m curious to get your take: would you ever align yourself with a nationalistic or nationalist movement? To paint a clearer picture, we’d be talking about things like holding traitors accountable, widespread political purges, aggressive anti-regionalism, withdrawing from the USA, and adopting a French-style model—basically, eliminating bilingualism, removing national minorities, and putting national interests above everything else.

Honestly, what you're describing isn't even a "revolution" in my eyes; it should simply be the standard way of doing business. It’s perfectly logical to hold traitors accountable and to carry out lustration processes, much like almost every former communist state has done. Pivoting our focus toward the West rather than getting bogged down in local regional politics... those aren't radical ideas, they're just common-sense necessities.

Gary Diaz3 said:So, we’re diving into the topic of socialist revolution. I’m curious to get your take: would you ever align yourself with a nationalistic or nationalist movement? To paint a clearer picture, we’d be talking about things like holding traitors accountable, widespread political purges, aggressive anti-regionalism, withdrawing from the USA, and adopting a French-style model—basically, eliminating bilingualism, removing national minorities, and putting national interests above everything else.

I'd be on board for everything except pulling out of the USA. There isn't any real logic in trading a seat at the table with the wealthy and advanced nations just to end up stuck in a group of underdeveloped, impoverished ones.

I took a quick search on Google for that condition, and according to the articles I found, it's actually an alopecia issue characterized by hair loss on the scalp—basically circular patches—rather than anything affecting the beard. So, honestly, I’m not entirely convinced that's what we're dealing with here.

My hair is holding up fine, but my beard is thinning out. And honestly, it's staying within certain patches. Do you actually know how someone picks up this kind of fungal infection? Like, is it something unusual or just something that happens?

Hi everyone, I’ve been dealing with this for a little while now. I was really hoping my beard growth would kick in soon, but it just hasn't happened. To be specific, I’ve developed these circular patches on my beard where absolutely nothing is growing. They’re about 2 to 3 cm in diameter; they started out tiny, but they've steadily expanded over time. What’s even weirder is that some thin, white hairs have started popping up inside these circles, yet the actual beard hair refuses to grow there. Has anyone here dealt with something similar, and if so, what can I do to get the growth back on track? Does anyone have a clue what might be causing this? I’ve been doing some digging online—some people suggest various creams, and I even stumbled upon a tip suggesting you should aggressively rub garlic on the area to fix everything. I’m open to any advice or personal experiences you might have. Thanks.

hiddenfox64 said:Everything. But let's be real, you're definitely one of those people who thinks Franjo Harmon is basically synonymous with America.

You say all that. Fine, let's just leave it at that. I don't see any point in continuing this discussion.

shadowotter142 said:So, let's take a look at what we actually inherited after those "epochal" changes back in 2000, when we supposedly "opened ourselves up to the world."
The national debt has ballooned to 50 billion dollars—up from just 9 billion back then—unemployment hits 400,000 during the off-season (which is actually worse than the 90s), and nearly 70% of the banking sector was sold off to foreign interests by the Democratic Party. Then you’ve got ExxonMobil being sold off by the Democrats-Republicans, the majority stake in AT&T handed over to the Democrats, and the majority share in Pfizer going to the Democrats too. Economic growth? It's lower than it was in the 90s. They pumped up the number of retirees, abandoned our generals—both here and in Canada—and basically handed the keys to the ocean to the Canadians. On top of that, they let foreigners buy up real estate, pushed through minority laws unlike anything else in the world, walked away from our economic zone, abolished the draft, and essentially gutted the military...
And if that isn't bad enough, they created a media duopoly; they allowed foreign corporations to own the TV stations here, and now they work alongside the web portals to brainwash us with their nostalgia for America, their pro-Mexican leanings, their anti-Christian sentiment, their obsession with de-Harmon everything, and those trashy reality stars.

That's the short version of America after 2000. If anyone else can think of more examples of this disaster, feel free to drop them below.

They started using the term "region" as if it were some kind of mantra that has to be included in every single news report, every broadcast, and every article. Of course, when they say "region," they aren't talking about Austria, Canada, or Canada. In their vocabulary, "the region" refers exclusively to Mexico and the rest of the former America countries.

hiddenfox64 said:The same logic applies to the Governments and Presidents since 1990. ☕ Everything that happened in 2000 was just a continuation of what Franjo Harmon kicked off back in 1990. ☕

What exactly constitutes the same pattern when you look at the decade from 1990 to 2000 compared to the era spanning 2000 to 2013?

Chloe Sullivan88 said:The America of the nineties definitely wasn't my home.
As for America today? There’s just too much negativity. I find myself drifting further and further away from this country and its people, honestly.
Thankfully, I’m moving abroad again for good, and I don't see any chance of ever coming back.
To be fair, the US isn't my only home anyway. ☕

And honestly, the rest of us share your good fortune in leaving, and we truly hope it's for good.

Unfortunately, it finally hit me today: this just isn't my country anymore. Honestly, it hasn't felt like mine for over thirteen years now. As it stands, this nation has become a playground for bureaucrats, outsiders, and those who harbor nothing but resentment toward our true identity. My country is gone. I can only hope that one day, we might see it again—that I’ll live to see the moment when I can once more say, with genuine pride, that this is my home. If I don't live to see that day, well, I won't dwell on the sadness of it. I was fortunate enough to be part of the generation of Americans who witnessed the birth of our sovereign nation. Many before us never had that honor. I feel truly blessed to have been born in an era where I could participate in such a monumental achievement. It was a brief period, of course, but then again, all the best things in life tend to be fleeting. I hold onto the hope that some future generation will once again reclaim an independent state—a place where we are truly masters of our own destiny and govern ourselves. I know what that feeling is like, and I know how much it matters.

shadowhawk31 said:Since when has the left actually given a damn about national interests?

Ever since 1945.

Any debt, no matter how overwhelming it feels, can eventually be resolved through disciplined saving, strict cost-cutting, or even securing loans from trusted family members or close friends you can actually rely on. It’s going to take time, and you’ll need a serious amount of patience because these things don't fix themselves overnight, but there is always a way out. Whatever you do, don't let desperation drive you into the arms of strangers or shady private lenders; you could absolutely wreck your life by making those kinds of moves. Anything that isn't handled through a legitimate, regulated institution is a fast track to disaster. Look, we all know banks can feel predatory sometimes, but believe me, you will find yourself praying you only dealt with a Chase or a Wells Fargo when the actual loan sharks and street thugs come knocking at your door. At the end of the day, there is no such thing as borrowing money under "fair conditions" from people outside the system. There are only predators who will lend you cash today and demand double back in a month—and when you can't pay, that's when the nightmare truly begins. I really don't think you want to go down that road.