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Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 12:11pm On Dec 15, 2024
basilico:
Poor attempt at whitewashing Biden.
I'm pissed at him for tariffs.

You work in the solar industry? Where does your solar come from?
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 9:45am On Dec 15, 2024
basilico:
1. COVID. More died under Biden than under Trump
I know this is far to complex for you to comprehend since you refused to pay for a quality education.

Still.

As of September 2024, COVID-19 was responsible for 1.2 million deaths in the U.S., with the majority of those deaths occurring during Biden’s presidency.
However, death toll figures under both the Trump and Biden administrations aren’t directly comparable because Biden has been in office for a longer period of time since the virus emerged compared to Trump. Once we account for the duration of each administration, the weekly COVID-19 mortality rate was lower on average during the period coinciding with Biden’s presidency.

https://science.feedback.org/review/higher-covid19-death-toll-under-biden-than-trump-reflects-longer-presidential-term-spent-managing-pandemic/
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 8:46pm On Dec 14, 2024
basilico:
Steadily bringing inflation down after his Infrastructure Reduction Act. and omnibus spending bills sent it up?
What caused inflation in USA?

AI Overview

Inflation in the United States has been caused by a number of factors, including:

Supply chain disruptions
The COVID-19 pandemic caused supply chain issues, which led to backlogs of work orders for goods and services. This created shortages and increased demand for certain products, which contributed to inflation.

Energy prices
Energy prices, such as those for oil and natural gas, increased, making production more expensive.

Increased wages
Higher wages can contribute to inflation, as companies may raise prices to offset higher labor costs.

Import costs
When importing goods becomes more expensive, companies may pass on some of the costs to consumers.

Demand shifts
During the pandemic, demand shifted from services to goods. Stimulus programs also gave shoppers extra cash to spend.

Home prices
The cost of buying or renting a home has been a major driver of inflation, due to slow new homebuilding and older Americans not moving out of their homes as often.

Inflation is when prices increase across a sector or the economy as a whole. Economists consider an annual inflation rate of around two percentage points to be a sign of pricing stability.
Not that you'd be educated by all this, and neither would you post any credible source that claims Biden or the Infrastructure Reduction Act caused inflation.
Foreign AffairsRe: To Zionists Everybody Is Lying only Israel is telling the Truth by budaatum: 7:41pm On Dec 14, 2024
zeuss:
What are the lies? Please tell us what they Lied about?
Pana, please post links to educate this person. Thanks in advance.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 7:02pm On Dec 14, 2024
Count 13 from top and listen to a view on unfettered capitalism.

https://hdaudiobooks.net/sapiens-a-brief-history-of-humankind-audiobook/
Foreign AffairsRe: To Zionists Everybody Is Lying only Israel is telling the Truth by budaatum: 6:56pm On Dec 14, 2024
We are shameless hypocrites for believing them, and should cover our heads in ashes if we had any sense of decency.
BusinessRe: Lagos Traders, Consumers Rejoice Over New Prices Of Beans by budaatum: 6:39pm On Dec 14, 2024
Teetee777:
The highest prices of beans in the north now are between 5k per painter for original oloyin. Beans are still very expensive in Lagos according to this information
According to the information we all are reading in this thread, beans are cheaper in Lagos than it has otherwise been.

You after all need to add transportation cost to get it from 5k in the north to whatever you sell it in Lagos, and you'd likely add the cost of your shop in Lagos plus staff to that to make any profit from your effort.

I do have a suggestion though. You can always travel from Lagos to the north to buy a painter at cheap 5k. And you probably wouldn't need to pay so much more than 5k if you walked there and back.
Foreign AffairsRe: Explaining The Positions Of German President And German Chancellor by budaatum: 6:30pm On Dec 14, 2024
Nigeria tried this.

We had Tafawa Balewa as Prime Minister of Nigeria from 1 October 1960 – 15 January 1966, while Nnamdi Benjamin Azikiwe was President. We ended up with Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi as Military head of state, and a civil war, and further military rule that lasted till 1979.

While I prefer the parliamentary system of democracy to presidential, I doubt we'd accept a president that is selected like Germany choses its.

The president is elected for a term of five years by secret ballot, without debate, by a specially convened Federal Convention which mirrors the aggregated majority position in the Bundestag (the federal parliament) and in the parliaments of the 16 German states.

https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › P...
President of Germany - Wikipedia
PoliticsRe: If I Am Not Yoruba by budaatum: 5:13pm On Dec 14, 2024
UncleAyo:
I'm Omoluabi, I'm Yoruba.

Christianity EtcRe: No Deportation Order Against Me, Says Nigerian-born Pastor Tobi Adegboyega by budaatum: 4:52pm On Dec 14, 2024
He must think God will hear his prayers and he won't be deported after committing a crime.

Adegboyega who founded SPAC Nation church said he arrived in the UK aged 25 in 2005 on a visitor’s visa but failed to legalise his stay.

The pastor said he assumed his family was handling his immigration paperwork.

“I lost track of time,” he said, referring to the nearly decade-long delay in applying to regularise his immigration status.

The 44-year-old reportedly lost his battle against deportation from the UK over an alleged £1.87 million fraud.

An immigration tribunal ruled that Adegboyega be deported to Nigeria after investigations exposed misuse of funds by his church.

https://thestreetjournal.org/real-reasons-i-overstayed-in-the-uk-tobi-adegboyega/
EventsRe: Unsolicited Photograph by budaatum: 4:47pm On Dec 14, 2024
I take photos of people at events often. Its a hobby of mine, and I don't charge for it as you'd only get a digital copy if you want it. You can go print it yourself.

What's annoying is people handing you their phone to take photos of them. I just show my full hands and walk off.

If I did it for work you are not forced to pay, but yes, the beautiful photos of beautiful you will be added to my wall.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 4:20pm On Dec 14, 2024
cococandy:
Exactly. Ontario premier vows to cut off electricity to 1.5 million American households if Trump’s tariffs on candao goes through.

Is that not an example of not thinking things through?
I bet you his thought process didn’t go far enough to wonder about the consequences of such proclamations before he started making them.
China is already retaliating.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrideXRCIc4?si=PGpoFX84v_SDyCdo

Beef is about to become cheap in America when China stops buying.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nart6aYqmWk?si=8cn6WlvbmQ7DxcH9
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 4:15pm On Dec 14, 2024
descarado:
They are frustrated souls.
It has reduced. There was a time when anytime you come to this forum it's either Nigerians are told they are zoo people, diasporians and diaspora wannabes term nigeria" that country"
Or the accent changers.
Not everybody though.
Actually, it is some Nigerians who inadvertently call themselves zoo people, and they don't seem to realise they are calling themselves animals.

Least, that's what they mean when I read them.
RomanceRe: I Feel Like Leaking Those Pictures by budaatum: 4:03pm On Dec 14, 2024
BonPatrick:
Good afternoon guys please I want to leak my ex naked pictures where she is changing clothes and also removing her clothes, which site can I post it
This is your life.

Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum:
basilico:
Import tarriffs raised can be used to strengthen the border for instance , resulting in more local manpower getting higher wages.
Problem is, America does not have the skilled local humanpower to do those jobs and earn those higher wages, and would need to open borders to import it.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9f5SQQKr5o?si=dvNhujVYf1GrgKjB
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 3:43pm On Dec 14, 2024
descarado:
And I hate when a Nigerian cos you find yourself abroad now uses " that country". His or kits and kin are in Nigeria while he or she communicates and visits " that country "as he or she likes.
Imagine an Indian saying that country cos he has an American passport. Shior.
That is the highest level of low self esteem by Nigerians abroad. They are the ones that change their accents immediately they enter plane for the first time.
You see dome abroad with names like yours snd speak your language, they will tell you" sorry, I don't know what you are talking about". Record have it the person is not up to 3 months abroad.
Nigerians.
Don't you also hate when some stupid people call Nigeria a zoo?

Whenever I hear them, all I think is they themselves and their kit and kin must be caged zoo animals with zero self esteem.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 6:59am On Dec 14, 2024
GloriousGbola:
passing through multiple interviews and aptitude tests or being head hunted is the same way they earned their degrees in the university - which as you have already stated is by bottom power and bribing their way into employment. did you even read what you just wrote at all? a person will first bribe hr to get them to the interview. then bribe the manager who will interview them - then bribe the head of department, then bribe the ceo in the final interview. i really have to wonder EXACTLY what working experience and exposure you had in nigeria .
They must also bribe the work itself to do the work, the rate he is going.
PoliticsRe: Nigeria Calls Trump’s Bluff After BRICS Threat by budaatum: 6:40am On Dec 14, 2024
Bandirao:
oga honestly this is not true we export more than we import
I had to check. On an annual basis, you are right.

In the fourth quarter of 2023, Nigeria’s total trade stood at N26,801.95 billion. Exports were valued at N12,693.62 billion while imports amounted to N14,108.33 billion. On an annual basis, total trade was N71,880.01 billion, of which imports amounted to N35,917.62 billion, and exports were recorded at N35,962.39 billion.

Total exports in the quarter under review increased by 22.68% when compared to the amount recorded in the third quarter of 2023 (N10,346.60 billion) as well as by 99.60% compared to the corresponding quarter in 2022 (N6,359.61 billion). In the same vein, total imports increased by 56.04% compared to the value recorded in the third quarter of 2023 (N9,041.24 billion) and by 163.08% when compared to the value recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2022 (N5,362.83 billion).

The value of re-exports stood at N50.91 billion representing 0.40% of total exports. Details analysis on re-exports reveals that the top five re-export destinations were Malaysia, Cameroun, Italy, Ghana, and the Netherlands and the most re-exported commodity was ‘Vessels and other floating structures for breaking up. with N13.67 billion, ‘this was followed by Mechanically propelled vessels for the transport of goods, gross tonnage> 500 tonnes’ valued at N6.76 billion, ‘Other machinery of heading 84.30, not self-propelled’ amounting to N6.26 billion, Tugs and pusher craft. valued at 4.54 billion, and ‘Artificial filament tow of cellulose acetate’ valued at N2.42 billion.

Further analysis on fourth-quarter trade by partners shows that the top five export destinations in Q4, 2023 were the Netherlands with N1,910.47 billion or 15.05%, India with N1,101.47 billion or 8.68%, Spain with N1,030.09 billion or 8.11%, Canada with N907.64 billion or 7.15%, France with N799.77 billion or 6.30% of total exports. Altogether, exports to the top five countries amounted to 45.29% of the total value of exports. The largest exported product in the fourth quarter of 2023 was ‘Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude’ valued at N10,310.70 billion representing 81.23%, this was followed by ‘Natural gas,’ with N1,015.84 billion accounting for 8.00%, and ‘Urea, whether or not in aqueous solution’ with N251.90 billion or 1.98% of total exports.

In terms of Imports (CIF), the top five trading partners were Singapore with goods valued at N5,092.36 billion or 36.09%, China with N2,060.59 billion or 14.61%, Belgium with N1,140.97 billion or 8.09%, India with N908.59 billion or 6.44% and The United States of America with goods valued at N512.99 billion or 3.64%. The values of imports from the top five countries amounted to N9,715.50.


Data source: National Bureau of Statistics
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 12:01am On Dec 14, 2024
“From the age of 2, normal life without paralysis was only possible for me because of the miraculous combination of modern medicine and a mother’s love. But for millions who came after me, the real miracle was the saving power of the polio vaccine,” Mr. McConnell said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/us/politics/in-an-apparent-warning-to-kennedy-mcconnell-defends-polio-vaccine.html?smid=url-share

Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 10:40pm On Dec 13, 2024
During a press briefing in Minna, Danmaman said, “The high number of out-of-school children has significantly contributed to the increasing crime rate, especially among teenagers.”

https://www.nairaland.com/8292638/nigerian-police-say-out-of-school-children#133285086
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 10:03pm On Dec 13, 2024
budaatum:
Thankfully, the majority of Nigerians are not that dumb, and know that leaving education to states would only increase alimanjeris.
I read the above again and laughed to myself.

The problems in Nigeria are actually because the funding of education has been left to states, though, thankfully, the curriculum hasn't or it would be much worse than it is.

In my own local government in Osun State, a secondary school has a principal and a vice principal, and all the 'teachers' are cheap federal funded untrained corpers who think sleeping with under 16s is a fringe benefit of being posted to a place so rural.

This is a consequence of states, and local governments, not properly funding the education and paying for trained teachers.

We do have private schools of course, but there is the minor issue of fees that limit those who can pay for their children to go there. And the consequence is those who can, leave to go further their study elsewhere and leave the alimanjeris behind. And today, we have a drug problem that is blighting the community, as alimanjeris can't do work.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 9:40pm On Dec 13, 2024
GloriousGbola:
the fact that you are staunchly trying to make nuanced issues into black and white implies that you apply the same rigid and stilted thinking to other matters you are commenting on.
And this, IbeOkehie, is hard to ignore.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 9:38pm On Dec 13, 2024
basilico:
I don't know about her, only that she supported baby murder.
She supported abortions, obviously. IbeOkehie is however trying to make it sound like she was promoting the extermination of blacks, which is very not true.

Her speech to the kkk was to promote abortion to those in attendance, and I very much doubt there were blacks there, though considering they might have all been covered in white blankets, that might be debatable by some.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum:
IbeOkehie:
OK please refrain from addressing me. My views should be of no interest to you.
Nairaland does not work that way. If you don't want your views to be of interest, you can try keeping them to yourself.

IbeOkehie:
The people in the North have a right to pursue Boko Haram or whatever ideology they wish. It's not for Igbo or Yoruba people to dictate to them how to live their lives. How is it the business of other tribes or regions whether Northerners choose to embrace education?
Thankfully, Nigeria and its federal government do not agree that the "North have a right to pursue Boko Haram or whatever ideology they wish", and make it the "business of other tribes or regions whether Northerners choose to embrace education".

Ti ara ile ẹni ba n jẹ kokoro ti ko sunwon ti a ko ba so fun; howuhowu re ko nii je ka sun l'oru. "If someone in your household is eating harmful food and you don't tell them, their cry at night will keep stop you being able to sleep at night".

If we don't make their education our business, they'd create no jobs in their region and start killing themselves due to hunger, and then migrate down to where you live and start killing you because they have not been educated to do the work that needs doing. Or what did you think the constant wailing about Fulani was all about?

You don't just concern yourself because of them, but because of what they'd end up doing to you if you don't.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 9:16pm On Dec 13, 2024
basilico:
https://tfpstudentaction.org/blog/margaret-sanger-quotes

Sample of the 21 cringe Worthy quotes.
You must have intentionally left out the quotes of hers that show she wanted to exterminate black babies.

Go on, try again. I know you can do better.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 9:14pm On Dec 13, 2024
IbeOkehie:
Could you please stop personalizing the discussion? It's irritating. It's doesn't encourage a good faith discussion.

Thanks.
Your view and opinion is unfortunately personal. Even when you present evidence, your understanding of said evidence is personal to you and can't be avoided, unfortunately. And the only reason I actually choose to respond to you more than most is to point out your personal bias in hope you'd notice and be corrected.

Why would you claim federal government funded education is bad and creates ill educated individuals, and then claim you went to a federal funded university, but expect one not to think what your federal funded education might have done to you?

Can you not see the obvious connections that could be made especially when you present your bias and claim to be neutral?

If you want a good faith discussion, perhaps start by monitoring your biases better instead of hoping they are not obvious and glaring.

This is not a thread for gaslighting.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 9:00pm On Dec 13, 2024
IbeOkehie:
Anyone can search the internet and find out. Planned Parenthood know Margaret Sanger was a well known eugenicist or whatever that believed that Negroes should be wiped out and advocated abortion as a means to promote that genocide.
The fact Carson is quoted everywhere does not prove your point. He after all is far less credible than NPR.

The facts do not show that more black people per 1000 had abortions at planned parenthood than whites, and what she said was to try to promote abortions amongst blacks, who were having more children than they could feed.

https://time.com/4081760/margaret-sanger-history-eugenics/

Its obvious more whites in general would have aborted than blacks just by the mere fact there are more whites than blacks, so I do wonder why you don't accuse Margaret Sanger of trying to exterminate and wipe out the white race.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 8:47pm On Dec 13, 2024
cococandy:
He’s providing stats to show that planned parenthood gave more abortions to black women as if to say it’s a national conspiracy.
He actually isn't providing any such stats, but is providing his own warped understanding of the motives of Sanger to gaslight his own bias.

Refs:
https://www.guttmacher.org/gpr/2008/08/abortion-and-women-color-bigger-picture

https://www.liveaction.org/news/planned-parenthood-statistics-black-community-services/

Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 8:29pm On Dec 13, 2024
IbeOkehie:
As you've said repeatedly, Black Africans are natural socialists grin
You clearly have a very narrow understanding of socialism. Should I blame the Federal university you went to, or the fact you perhaps didn't pay attention like your more successful colleagues did?

Some people say it takes a village to raise a child, implying the pulling together of resources. We Yorubas say, agbajo ọwọ ni gbe ẹrù de ori. But go read up on Kibbutzim. It might help you understand why the Nazis were jealous of the Jews.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 8:09pm On Dec 13, 2024
IbeOkehie:
The Federal Ministry of Education in Nigeria should also be abolished.

The States or even counties should handle education. Government funded education in general but especially at the national level, has done more harm than good.
The Federal Ministry of Education should be abolished in Nigeria, a country where some states and county equivalents would like to impose boko haram?

I guess I'm beginning to fully understand your "God bless Nigeria". What you really mean is "Nigerians, sit on your lazy ignorant asses and wait for God to bless you instead of you exercising the sweat of your own brows to bless yourselves".

Thankfully, the majority of Nigerians are not that dumb, and know that leaving education to states would only increase alimanjeris.
Foreign AffairsRe: American Politics Thread: Trump Is The 47th President! by budaatum: 7:58pm On Dec 13, 2024
IbeOkehie:
2) I'm completely neutral on abortion. The fact is that Planned Parenthood was founded by Margaret Sanger as an organization to wipe out Black Americans. It's right there on the Planned Parenthood website.
You are going to continue repeating this lie regardless what anyone says, and you wouldn't take responsibility for your very narrow maga sort of misunderstanding.

The article you referenced states how her own mother suffered from excessive child birth, but I'm sure that's because she was black too, right?

Fact is, uneducated black and white Americans were more likely not to use birth control (which was scarcely available at the time), and have more children whom they couldn't feed or educate, and which perpetuated poverty, but I guess that's far too complex for you to consider.

https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/08/14/432080520/fact-check-was-planned-parenthood-started-to-control-the-black-population

Please stop gaslighting that you are neutral on what you are not neutral on!
RomanceRe: Men Have It Harder by budaatum: 6:52pm On Dec 13, 2024
liveyourlife007:
Damn. And I didn't want it to go this far. Oya I'm sorry. Forgive my insensitivity.
It is not your insensitivity that got you so far, but the ignorance that made you insult the parents of a person you know nothing about. And its not my forgiveness you require but your own repentance, which will make you reform and become intelligent.

I'm going to follow you a bit to see how you progress. Hopefully, you will exceed your current potential.

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