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Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Democrats Take Control Of Congress by budaatum: 2:27pm On Apr 11, 2022
basilico:
You did not get my point. EU commission is overbearing. You will not buy bananas that your eyes don't like.
Someone should not force you to eat what your eye detests.
EU has a lot of crazy rules and dictates .
Plays the role of a small god. We the elites know what is good for you. Trust us .
You insist the overbearing is about what you can "buy" in EU when the overbearing is about what you can import into EU. And if you knew anything about bananas and such likes, that they deteriorate in quality quick, you just might understand the importance of guidance for banana importers.

We wouldn't like you to pack Grade A bananas at source only to be arriving at our ports with 'this is not fit for human consumption' grade, and if you were smart you'd heed the guidance instead of thinking we'd allow you to sell crap in our shops and poison our people!

Below is about what you'd call, the overbearing EU Commission's standards for beans. Or at least the consequences of you ignoring it.

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Democrats Take Control Of Congress by budaatum: 12:57pm On Apr 11, 2022
AmazonTopaz:
I hope he scales through he is the lesser of the two evils.
It's close. Maybe the win of the more evil will wake them up like drumphgt awoke America.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/11/french-presidential-election-macron-le-pen-melenchon

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Democrats Take Control Of Congress by budaatum: 12:44pm On Apr 11, 2022
basilico:
I mentioned bananas, Do you know the EU has dictates about the size, weight and shape of bananas that EU members can buy?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2016/05/12/to-properly-explain-the-eus-bendy-bananas-rules-yes-theyre-real/?sh=5f31d0406fc9
First, not "buy", but that can be imported into EU and sold.

Second. Did you miss the "I should note here two things: One, that I am hugely biased against the very idea of the existence of the European Union itself. I think it’s a bad idea and everyone should leave"?

Do you think it is wrong for EU to have standards for bananas imported into EU?

Should EU let you dump any banana you want in EU?

Do you think UK abandoned standards for banana after it left EU?

When you are full of kraken, bas, all you'd see is bamboo. But if you decide to open your eyes and look, here's another view.

Christianity Etc › Re: Maxindhouse! When Did Satan Get Rulership Of Earth? by budaatum:
MaxInDHouse:
Well nature has nothing to do with thoughts in our minds, as intelligent creatures each of us have his or her own personal trait, we only change due to convictions.
So unlike unintelligent creatures each of us is responsible for our own actions, that's why you are here to reason with others perhaps to make them change their thoughts otherwise there's no reason arguing with people like you if all their thoughts and actions is as a result of their nature! wink
Well nature (what is perceived by us as nature and nature itself) has everything to do with thoughts in our minds, because we think about the nature we see around us, as intelligent creatures each of us have his or her own personal trait developed through our own individual experience of the nature around us, we only change due to convictions brought on when nature imposes itself on our perception and compels us to want to or forces us to change, as shown in the equation below. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton's_laws_of_motion

So unlike unintelligent creatures that can not think nor reason each of us is responsible for our own actions, and our nature, and our behaviour, and whether we burn in hell or go to heaven or just turn into manure.

MaxInDHouse:
that's why you are here to reason with others perhaps to make them change their thoughts otherwise there's no reason arguing with people like you if all their thoughts and actions is as a result of their nature!
And to learn and have one's own thoughts changed too, max, unless one is the only righteous know it all here and the rest of us are damned.

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Democrats Take Control Of Congress by budaatum: 5:01pm On Apr 10, 2022
basilico:
The EU is a power grab too. Erdogan is a dictator benevolent maybe but he wont let decisions made in Brussels ruin his chokehold on the Turkish people.
EU wants to make nations prosperous as long as the EU commission dictates are obeyed eg don't fish salmon or hold fair elections or bananas should be of a particular shape and size. Something Turkey will not accept.
Hence Turkey will never join the EU
Turkey is begging to join EU!
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Democrats Take Control Of Congress by budaatum: 2:00pm On Apr 10, 2022
Ibime:
I doubt that highly. You can't join the EU without the agreement of France and Germany and I don't see the Eastern Europeans or Greece being favourable to it. What France and Germany says goes in the EU. He who pays the piper dictates the tune. And Sarkozy was a moderate leader but he said plainly what they will never write down. EU is a Caucasian club. Russia has more chance of joining EU than Turkey if Russia choose to go that route.
Well, time, I guess, will tell.
Sports › Re: FORMULA ONE F1 Official SeasonThread - Revamped by budaatum: 1:05pm On Apr 10, 2022
I think I saw a guy called Vettel but he retired!

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Democrats Take Control Of Congress by budaatum: 10:58am On Apr 10, 2022
Ibime:
I'll take your point but leave you with Nicolas Sarkozys statement. That's from France, the second power player in EU that you need to convince.

“Turkey may enjoy a privileged relationship with the EU, but full membership is excluded. Turkey is not European”.

"I do not believe that Turkey belongs in Europe, and for a simple reason, which is that it is in Asia minor,"

Note that Cyprus is in Asia minor too and is an EU member. Difference is religion.

https://www.economist.com/blogs/certainideasofeurope/2007/12/sarkozy_makes_a_move_against_t
Sakozy may have made such a claim in a member state where islamophobia wins votes for Le Pen, but most European leaders can not claim Turkey can't join Europe because they are Muslims and Islam never stopped them joining EU groups in the past.

In fact, Europe would be glad to have them inside.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Democrats Take Control Of Congress by budaatum: 9:18am On Apr 10, 2022

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Democrats Take Control Of Congress by budaatum: 9:18am On Apr 10, 2022
sanpipita:
Why are they releasing her, I thought they will charge her to court and possibly jail her
I was hoping they would have and show their stupidity.
Literature › Re: Ibadan Book Club Partners Adwinsa Publications (gh) Ltd To Promote Reading Cultu by budaatum: 9:00am On Apr 10, 2022
synw:
According to the release, “Nigeria has been rated by the World Culture Score Index as one of the countries in the world with the lowest reading culture, while available statistics from National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education shows that 38 per cent of Nigerians are non-literate as four in ten primary school children cannot read for comprehension. Regrettably, this adverse development is an ominous challenge the country seems not to be paying needed attention to.”

https://readnigeriaproject..com/2022/04/ibadan-book-club-partners-adwinsa.html
Not paying attention, despite the associated ignorance being our greatest problem.

Thanks synw.
Sports › Re: The Major Reason Bet9ja Shut Down For Some Time Now. by budaatum: 8:50am On Apr 10, 2022
StAmbrose1:
I am talking about what they lost in one shop in a distant location out of several shops in several different locations in the world.
Consider such related winnings happened in some other locations and shops; it would so much tell on their ability to function well.
Not really. It's not as if that one shop would have to find the cash to pay the 300m, and there's not likely to be many at the same time.

Delay would likely be due to checking the authenticity of the win, and the winner. It's not like it's 30k after all, so we need id and bank details, please so we pay the right amount to the right person. And expect delays as our lawyers might also contact you to arrange further payment for the publicity.

A more than usual delay, like longer than you'd get paid 3k, will get Nigerians shouting already.
Sports › Re: The Major Reason Bet9ja Shut Down For Some Time Now. by budaatum: 8:43am On Apr 10, 2022
Soulsymbol99:
300m na change na. Know hw much they make every hour?
300m is change to Bet9ja.

https://nairametrics.com/2018/07/06/economics-of-sports-betting/

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Democrats Take Control Of Congress by budaatum: 8:22am On Apr 10, 2022
Ibime:
Some things are left unsaid but what's understood need not be explained. EU is a block for the survival of Europeans and Turkey face does not fit. They are migrants from Asia and Turkey is even barely in Europe, just connected to Bulgaria by a slither of land.
This is conspiracy, Ib. The reason Turkey has not joined EU is because they have not fully complied with EU Regulations. They've been let into other European associations in the past despite being Muslims and will be let in this one soon as they comply.

For Europe, Erdogan is probably the obstacle, with his erratic economic policies and what seems like illegality.

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Democrats Take Control Of Congress by budaatum:
benalvino3:
they need to do better and make sure they pressure countries like India and China to make sure their sanctions are effective. they should look at themselves too. how do they still pump billions into russia.
That's the problem they face, who exactly is, themselves. There's the different countries with their different political needs (see current elections in Hungary and France for instance), then there's the disparate citizens in separate nations whom politicians aren't sure how will behave once sanctions hit their pockets. No one wants to be voted out of office for supporting Ukraine afterall.

A pretty neat hypocritical dilemma I say.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Democrats Take Control Of Congress by budaatum:
AmazonTopaz:
Lol grin grin
See their type. Our local version wan police person bedroom.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/27/world/africa/Nigeria-anti-gay-law.html

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Democrats Take Control Of Congress by budaatum: 1:13am On Apr 10, 2022
AmazonTopaz:
Which is why it begs the question if Roe is overturned and states begin criminalising abortions who will enforce it and will this nonsense happen again taking women back to the stone age.

Idaho Supreme Court halted a 6 week abortion ban from going into effect this month let's see how the GQP anti-women laws play out
Supreme Court should abolish RoevWade and let each state decide on its own.

It's America, darnit! The land of the free and the brave, If ya don't like the law in one state move to a better one and refuse to buy from states you don't like!

Sanctions. Sanction states with laws you don't like with your feet and with your wallet.

I so love capitalism. And demallcrazy grin

Politics › Re: Petrol To Sell For N230 Per Litre In March –marketers by budaatum: 1:04am On Apr 10, 2022
So, we should subsidise fuel to the tune of 1.2 TRILLION naira or more annually, and take loans to cover up the deficit resulting ?

Removing subsidy is the best way. We should have done this since 1993, even 2012.

https://www.nairaland.com/6439068/petrol-sell-n230-per-litre#99512771
Pity this person left. So wise!
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Democrats Take Control Of Congress by budaatum: 12:58am On Apr 10, 2022
AmazonTopaz:
She has been released more details to follow.
They have no choice. It's a ridiculous law. No different to forcing women to hijab.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/09/el-salvador-woman-freed-abortion-law-10-years

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Democrats Take Control Of Congress by budaatum: 12:50am On Apr 10, 2022
ono:
Enjoy folks. Keep enjoying evil. A payback time is coming though. It will bite hard - I should warn you all.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sund-riot-national-guard/2021/01/10/fc2ce7d4-5384-11eb-a817-e5e7f8a406d6_story.html
You planning to do worse next time perhaps?

We might have not believed you'd stoop so low then but we now know what you are.

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Democrats Take Control Of Congress by budaatum: 12:02am On Apr 10, 2022
feedthenation:
Judge appears likely to allow January 6-related candidacy challenge against Marjorie Taylor Greene

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/04/08/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-candidacy-challenge-lawsuit/index.html
The anti-Greene challenge was brought by the same groups that unsuccessfully tried to remove Cawthorn from the GOP primary ballot in North Carolina. A Trump-appointed federal judge shut down that challenge, ruling that a Civil War amnesty law passed in 1872 still applies and therefore shielded Cawthorn from being disqualified over his role in the January 6 insurrection.
Forgiveness of past sinners implies forgiveness of future sinners. Christ, after all, died for all sins. Lol.

The administrative judge already rejected a request for Greene to testify at a deposition. The challengers also demanded that she turn over a wide array of documents related to the 2020 election and January 6, including any emails she may have exchanged with rally organizers or members of extremist groups that were involved in the attack. Greene opposes these efforts.
I support her on this though. We may fish through drumpthfs wardrobe but I draw a line here.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Democrats Take Control Of Congress by budaatum: 11:10pm On Apr 09, 2022
gambojimeta:
Law andi order Isa one ofu da motto ofu da Republikkan party ya

Pelosi Isa nat ah police or law enforcement andi justice.

Republican judges ah jail da MAGat . Tell GQP ta tell da GOP judges who ah jail demu ta release demu ta go home

Let da court decide

Kikikikikikiki
Court decide my black ass! GQP should defund the police so da MAGat don't get caught!
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Democrats Take Control Of Congress by budaatum: 11:04pm On Apr 09, 2022
basilico:
Am I getting this right. Liberals demonize police calling for their abolishment , make it easy for thugs to operate?Then they complain of policing problems.
No, bas, you are not getting this right. You bambood it as you usual do and got the kraken that qanon told you to believe thereby blinding yourself completely to the other sides argument.

First, the "police problem" they complain about is overpolicing, hence, defund the police and reduce police number.

Now, are defund police asking for more funding elsewhere? What for? And why?
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Democrats Take Control Of Congress by budaatum: 10:51pm On Apr 09, 2022
basilico:
esplane (sp) this please. Never heard about this. Fill me in on this. what is hedging and what are futures?
Google please. I am not your slave nor are you paying for your education.

Bas, what is hedging and what are futures?
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Democrats Take Control Of Congress by budaatum:
ono:
OK. They were stupid. Agree. Can/Will Pelosi and her gang of filthy evil beings allow these people go home to their families and stop all the shitty thrashy things she's doing to keep her crazy committees in action? Hello o o oo o!!
How else will she educate the "They were stupid" if she just lets "these people go home to their families"?

Do you not believe their stupidity should cost them, or do you just want more stupidity?

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Democrats Take Control Of Congress by budaatum: 5:20pm On Apr 09, 2022
ono:
bros,
you still don't get it. The plot to bring down Trump is not limited to "outsiders". There are people - even those appointed by him, who see him as a threat - and will go to any length to rid the "system" of anything that's associated with the man. Get that in.
I saw him as a threat. It's why I plotted to raise the dead to vote for Biden instead.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Democrats Take Control Of Congress by budaatum: 5:19pm On Apr 09, 2022
gambojimeta:
Dati isi becos MAGAt ah extremelies stooopid andi daft peoples


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fiT6c0MQ58
He forgot to remind us that drumphgt too must have therefore also been "goaded on", which just shows he must not be the Commander in Chief.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Democrats Take Control Of Congress by budaatum: 4:51pm On Apr 09, 2022
Obrigardo:
It's ridiculous. But that's the best they can do, inflame good people's anger with posting trash. He knows he's a liar, his only defense is just more lies.
You'd need to understand their motive. Some of them are antidemocratic, and would have loved drumpthfg to be king. They'd do anything to get their hearts desire.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Democrats Take Control Of Congress by budaatum: 4:48pm On Apr 09, 2022
benalvino3:
I am talking about pleading guilty when you are innocent of the crime.
budaatum:
Somehow, I feel that if you are charged with a crime you did not commit, pleading guilty will be the last thing on your mind regardless of the cost of defending yourself, but please inform me how wrong I am about you so I can conclude that most people are not weaklings like you.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Democrats Take Control Of Congress by budaatum: 4:45pm On Apr 09, 2022
basilico:
Don't forget when your currency is strong your exports are priced higher but imports are darn cheap. A net importing situation does not work out well all the time.
A net importing situation is Nigeria. Welcome to debt land!

Strong dollar will reduce your exports, as those you export to will need more money to buy what you sell, and there's no guarantee the local market would pay those prices especially if some other country is selling the same to you a lot cheaper, as in, if it cost you less in local currency. That's why we buy more from weak currency China than we buy from America. Buyers can always do without you or find alternatives.

Cheap imports into your strong dollar economy will also kill your local producing market (Walmart), because manufacturers will move to where imports come from (Apple). Jobs in both sectors will disappear and employment and discontent will increase, as will your deficit, and your tax revenue will decrease at a time when you'd need more money for social expenditure. And as your debt grows, so will its cost, as more interest will be charged on what you owe.

basilico:
The ideal economy earns a surplus. Sells more and buys less. As for costs with a strong currency the internal market can sustain govt spending.
We do not live in your "ideal world" where anyone buys less and sells more to earn a surplus. In the real world, you'd have countries like Japan that has to import all its energy, and America, both with huge deficits and debt, and your strong currency will be nothing if you are not producing anything because it's cheaper to import. Your tax revenue will decrease too, and you would have to sustain more people with what you have or you'd have riots on your streets, and your cost of borrowing will rise, which will then weaken you currency.

You are not the only person in the world, you see. You might be able to pull the shots with say, Nigeria, but countries like Saudi and China that you import from, will peg their currency to your dollar so strong or weak does not affect them much.

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Democrats Take Control Of Congress by budaatum:
Obrigardo:
I guess that's me done ever quoting a tool and a dodo. You are just a lousy troll, a stinky troll.
It hurts don't it. I feel polluted after responding to it, but then I feel irresponsible if I don't burst its lies and educate it out of its ignorance.

There's readers here who must not be allowed to be polluted by such individuals
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Democrats Take Control Of Congress by budaatum: 2:30pm On Apr 09, 2022
benalvino3:
you are the liar here.

see your quote again,
So, all the posts where I say people do sometimes plead guilty to crimes they never committed were not read by you?

I wonder then why waste my time responding to you at all!

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