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Food › Re: Cook In Your Kitchen, Take Pictures And Post It Here. SIMPLE! by cococandy(f): 6:03pm On Dec 26, 2024
descarado:
Mirin and sake are Japanese. There are ones for cooking and drinking.
Makgoeli is korean rice wine for drinking only. I only have mirin and sake for cooking.

Makgoeli is enjoyed with small bowls as cup. If you are a fan of kdrama, you will recognise it immediately I mentioned the name. Aside soju, that the most popular wine in south Korea.
I see. Must have been someone else then. I’ve not tried this makgoeli. Thanks for the forewarning though. I’ll be prepared if I ever feel like giving it a try.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by cococandy(f): 9:09am On Dec 26, 2024
basilico:
Didn't start yesterday.
Right. And this post proves that Buda supports rapists?

If I tell you that you’re promoting hate against an entire group of people because some of them were found guilty of abusing kids, does that mean that I support those abusing kids? Or am I really asking you to criticize specifically the culprits without painting everyone in the group with the same brush?
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by cococandy(f): 8:48am On Dec 26, 2024
basilico:
I was referencing Budaatum. Long story I know, but Buda fervently supports the rights of British grooming gangs too Any one who opposes these gangs is not on good books with Budaatum . For example Tom Robinson.
If you say so.

Well if and when I see that, I’ll call it out.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by cococandy(f): 8:44am On Dec 26, 2024
bemeruca:
What kind of right you will support that makes you say parents sneak in books with explicit content in them to make schools look bad?
Well are the parents doing that or not? A few of my older church ladies are fond of running around with online videos of pedophilic books in schools without any form of verification.

Schools put books that promote having sex with older people. The books are for kids under the age of 18 but have the content of a kid having sex with an adult and describing how good it was.
I had an older lady friend who was sharing this misinformation online. At the time we lived in the same neighborhood so of course I went to my kid’s school to see what was going on. No such thing. This lady had a grandkid who was a teenager at the time. He also told her no such thing was going on at their school as well. But her mind was made up and she kept on sharing those false Facebook posts stating specifically that our school district was doing this. It’s almost like people with agenda will lie to enrage others to garner support for their agenda.

What’s the title of the pedophilic book you’re talking about and what school district was promoting it?

If you make excuses for those who put such books in the hands of kids while attacking those complaining then you are making excuses for groomers and pedos.
Of course. But only if it’s the truth.

In one example, A parent complained about the book Sleeping Beauty. You know the very old story where a maiden was sleeping a cursed sleep in the forest and was awakened by a kiss? Yes that ancient story that everyone and their kid has read in America.

She said the maiden was most likely young and the prince kissing her awake could have been an older gentleman. The ages weren’t clarified but it gave an impression that the maiden was a very young lady. Therefore it promotes pedophilia. And you know what, based on technicality, she was right but are the people who put sleeping beauty storybooks in children’s libraries guilty of supporting pedophilia?

That’s the intentional misinformation I’m talking about. There are so many other examples. This link here describes how one such misconception of schools promoting pedophilia got such huge traction even made it to Fox News (of course 🙄) only for the parent who started it to finally admit she “made a mistake but would still do it again”.

https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2022/dec/24/a-mom-wrongly-said-the-book-showed-pedophilia/

People will get hung up on stuff like that and then go vote a man who walks into teenage dressing rooms in the beauty pageant he owns. One could say he owns the pageants so he can stare at half naked teenagers at will. Y’all need to be serious pls.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by cococandy(f): 8:07am On Dec 26, 2024
basilico:
A child who needs an ID to buy a beer is mature enough to undergo surgical mutilation, block puberty onset and change gender?

If one can change his gender then they can also change their age . An adult can claim to be a child and sleep with children.
My opinion, many of those who insist on gender changes are perverts and latent paedophiles . They are sexualizing kids before their formative stage in life. A kid should grow up normally without undue influences and free from perverted influencers. A boy who transitions to a girl will obviously be extremely pleased attracting the attention of males , will be proud to revel in their personal changes .Meaning his chances of engaging in sexual activity are much higher than the kids going through normal growth phases.
I liken transitioners to body builders ,there is nothing more pleasing to them than praising their biceps, puffed out chests and their abs.
There are societies that circumcise boys at very early ages , some on the eighth day for religious reasons. I have never heard anyone complain of being circumcised, it does no harm in life.
When it comes to trans , many are just faking it, want to go to women jails ,participate in their sports and use female restrooms.
A gay man who is the "she he" or rather the recipient obviously wants to look sexy and has no qualms taking hormones to acquire the feminine looks and body features.

I've got a close friend who says she was born that way , she lives a miserable life of heartbreaks and searching for like minded girls at every opportunity anywhere. She's just a confused late twenties girl,says she has never slept with a man, ironically has an impressive toys collection. She uses that collection to entice girls. To me it's ensnaring.
Budaatum flows with the flow. Takes liberal positions all the time, but will change stance when it's convenient.
None of this is relevant to the topic of me asking where buda supported rapists. You went and veered off into LGBTQ territory again and it has nothing to do with supporting pedophiles. You said that’s your opinion and I say you’re wrong.

If we want to have a scathing conversation about genders every time a child gets molested, then, it would be illegal to be straight. Since we’re the ones actually responsible for the millions of sexual assaults that children go through everyday. Why have you never questioned or condemned yourself for the sexual abuse other straight people mete out to kids? Is it because you understand that your shared gender identity with other straight people doesn’t mean that if they’re pedos then you’re one too?

If you can come to such an easy conclusion when it pertains to yourself, you should also be able to see how people in the rainbow community are not all child predators. They have just as many sexual predators among them as we do. And their crimes are not more heinous than ours. All child abusers deserve the worst regardless of gender identity. You guys are trying to blur a line here and that’s what I called out. Other than that, I’m ready to discuss other stuff.

For real though I want to express my gratitude that we the straights are not oppressed. Imagine my straightness being attacked and vilified every time another straight person somewhere that I don’t even know assaults a kid. What a stressful life that would be. I’m sure you guys can’t even fathom that being your reality but you have no problem putting others through it with this reaching and intentional misinformation.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by cococandy(f): 7:47am On Dec 26, 2024
bemeruca:
There is no point in downplaying it. No one was arguing otherwise.
And like I was saying, seems like you were intentionally obfuscating issues.
bemeruca:
, it's not just me who think budaatum is a pedo. The guy has taken a lot of disturbing stance when it comes to adult grooming children.
It’s obvious that when people who don’t support LGBTQ rights don’t have anything else to say, they resort to trying to paint the whole group as pedophiles. Actively ignoring all the millions of incidents where straight people sexually assaulted kids. It’s almost like I already pointed out that you guys use faux concern for kids to push your agenda. So of course it’s not just you.

I really thought you had real examples of their support for rapists to show me. But instead it’s just another unfounded conclusion drawn from faulty premises. Pls be serious and don’t dilute the meaning of pedophilia.
Food › Re: Cook In Your Kitchen, Take Pictures And Post It Here. SIMPLE! by cococandy(f): 7:41am On Dec 26, 2024
descarado:
That's rice wine. Colour is like palm wine
Remember at a time when you tried it or was it another person?
I may have mistaken.

It tastes awful but some who love stuffs like that may love it.

Alcoholic content is 4%
Oh I see. I’ve sometimes used rice wine vinegar or mirin for cooking. Not drinking. Mirin’s actually a tad bit sweet. I don’t think it’ll taste the same as makgoeli.

Unless you’re referring to saké? Which I’ve had probably not more than 2-3x. It’s okay. Not terrible.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by cococandy(f): 1:11am On Dec 26, 2024
bemeruca:
What the guy did was statutory rape, budaatum downplayed it. I called it rape, he said it is not rape.
Yes that’s the one I’m talking about. downplayed in the same way I said statutory rape is not the same as aggravated sexual assault. Both of which are bad, illegal and will land the perp on the list. However one might get the perp a longer jail sentence because of the violent nature. I feel you purposely misconstrued that. I still stand to be corrected. As you’ve sent me to do my own digging. Okay.
It is not new, he has a track record of supporting groomers. Kids that are groomed end up having sex with adults.

I don't have time to dig up the past but if you can do your research you will find posts where he is supporting groomers.
I’ll let you know when I find out because as of now I saw nothing except that post I was referring to earlier.
Another thing, budaatum is like a snake, he flip-flops all the time.
Recently you would think he does not hold a stance of supporting the castration of minors, the wind has blow the other way so he is sounding like he is against it.

But see this post below
https://www.nairaland.com/4508641/american-politics-thread-trump-president-elect/3730#122174515
Okay but Let’s not digress pls. As far I know republicans want parents to make the final decision on that issue. And buda has said they’re personally not for it but will let the parents in the situation make the call. Am I reading this wrong? Where’s the support you speak of? It’s clear as day.

Food › Re: Cook In Your Kitchen, Take Pictures And Post It Here. SIMPLE! by cococandy(f): 10:54pm On Dec 25, 2024
radautoworks:
Ten minute breakfast. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
9JAMac10:
Merry Xmas and happy holidays members . Homemade Jollof and fried mixx
omooba969:
Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄🥳
ednut1:
Lamb leg roasted with suya pepper smiley
Una well done. Merry Christmas to you all. Thanks for blessing our eyes with sumptuous delicacies.
Food › Re: Cook In Your Kitchen, Take Pictures And Post It Here. SIMPLE! by cococandy(f):
descarado:
Wonderful Xmas all kiss kiss kiss kiss
Eat and drink responsibly.
Nothing much doing except relaxing with family at home. This is the first Xmas I have spent with my family fully.

Cococandy, I drank makgoeli today.
The taste is yuk, even mixed with Fanta.

Will try soju one day
I’ve not tried it but it doesn’t sound appealing at all. I’ll rather eat some yoghurt, sauerkraut, get my alcohol from sweet wine if I feel like it and call it a day.😃

Merry Christmas to you as well🎄
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by cococandy(f): 10:48pm On Dec 25, 2024
bemeruca:
You defend rapists and groomers. You are known for that. I don't expect cococandy to take a neutral stand on this. She is going to take your side. What you posted is there for all to see. On many occasions, you have supported groomers, attack the messengers or make excuses for groomers or rapists. And this extends to other threads.
I am willing to retract my statement and apologize if you show me the post that buda supported rapists. This is a huge deal breaker for me. It doesn’t matter who it is. I will disown family members over such behavior. So don’t think I’ll be biased because we’ve agreed on different topics in the past.

The post I saw where you said buda supported child molester was something similar to the post I made above where I said there’s a difference between aggravated sexual assault and what Matt Gaetz did. I’m obviously disgusted by both but I’m remaining objective enough to say that it’s not the same. At least for the purpose of definition and application of the law, we need to be clear about that. Doesn’t mean I’ll ever tolerate or excuse such behavior. If someone were looking to have a gotcha moment at me, they could easily misinterpret that part of my post and start saying all over the forum that I support child abusers.
That’s what I saw you doing and that’s why said you were being mischievous.

Now if there’s a post where buda frankly or candidly supported child abusers, show it to me and I’ll retract my statement and apologize.
Crime › Re: US Gay Couple Sentenced To 100 Years Imprisonment For Raping Adopted Sons by cococandy(f): 5:35am On Dec 25, 2024
Stolen:
WHERE IS COCOCANDY?


I WILL RESERVE MY COMMENT.
I support this sentence they got. They deserved it and more. Do you support that grown adults who sexually abuse children deserve these kinds of sentences or even worse?

Last time I checked you were a full blown justifier/apologist in cases of grown adult sexually abusing kids. You called it natural order or something like that. And you said that age of consent is a western invention that is ruining African culture. The African “culture” of pedophilia. Is that what you meant? Because my side of Africa doesn’t support pedos in any form.

What’s the difference this time? Because they’re gay?
All children deserve protection from lustful depraved adults. Including female children not just boys. Pls Be better and do better.

Merry Christmas
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by cococandy(f): 3:37pm On Dec 24, 2024
bemeruca:
Say all you want, I am still gonna call out your degenerate tendencies so defend and support rapists and groomers.
You know you’re being facetious. It’s like someone reading this comment I made
The gravity of what Matt Gaetz did is not as dire as someone who kidnapped an unwilling child and forced them into sexual acts they didn’t want. It might not even be illegal depending on location.
and claiming I support rapists. Knowing very well what’s being said is way different than the meaning you chose to get from it. That intentional misinterpretation is why it’s so difficult to have a conversation

Oh well.
Romance › Re: Zara Dar Abandons PhD, Joins Porn Site, Onlyfans by cococandy(f): 3:11pm On Dec 24, 2024
Do you think she did it because she wants to be a sex object or because of the lucrative nature of the job? You think she’d be doing it for free?
A man would do this too if he could make that much money.

No one loves money more than you guys.
Just shush.

Namaster:
This is a woman at her CORE.

She's a WELL-EDUCATED woman with above-average intelligence. Has degrees in Bioengineering and Computer Science. She was working her way through a PhD after securing both a Bachelor's and Master's Degrees.

Yet she threw EVERYTHING away to become a PORRNSTAR!

She was NOT exploited, trafficked or forced. She made the choice to make money using her breasts and vagina. Her brain be DAMNED.

ALL women want to be sex objects!

Regardless of their level of education or the conservativeness of their upbringing, they still want to be viewed as a SEX object.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by cococandy(f): 2:45pm On Dec 24, 2024
Agree
raumdeuter:
As people grow and get more enlightened, they realize many of the reasons they were religious can be explained with logic
Religion also thrives when there is a lot of mystery and poverty, the more people have knowledge and grow their resources the less religious they become.
Society has become way more enlightened than it used to be, So it makes less sense for enlightened people to believe in some stories of religion that sounds mythical or not following modern day logic
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by cococandy(f): 2:43pm On Dec 24, 2024
LordAdam16:
Look who typed out a "long tale". 😉

Well, here's mine. 😊

The Gaetz story is icky. Mucking about in the brackish waters of statutory rape is not my idea of a grand time.
However, it is fair to ask: "Why did the FBI/DOJ investigate this potential serious crime and opt not to press charges"?

Garland charged a POTUS for mishandling classified documents.
He charged a Senator for bribery.
Why did he exercise uncharacteristic prosecutorial discretion for Gaetz?

I doubt you are willing to suss out the answer to that question.
The Gaetz situation is #metoo-esque..
I am willing to suss out the answer and can’t deduce its simply as a result of gray areas.
This is why I didn’t want to use specific cases as examples because each case is going to have what makes it different or more heinous than the other, thereby murky up the conversation as a whole. The gravity of what Matt did is not as dire as someone who kidnapped an unwilling child and forced them into sexual acts they didn’t want. It might not even be illegal depending on location.

Those gray areas help people who are for him to use age-of-consent being different in different states or the willingness of the child to make him not such a bad person. But the crux of the issue is, why are they not outrightly disgusted by him instead of finding ways to tell us it wasn’t that bad. Like we know there are levels to it. But why is a technicality the hill they were willing to die on to side with that kind of a morally questionable man?

Your side famously does not care about getting into the weeds.
An accusation is enough. That's all you need. It does not have to be valid, credible, or hold up against scrutiny
Asking Questions = Rape Apologist.
So why bother?

Here's the depraved paradigm that your camp wants to enforce.
Level a serious accusation.
Get up in arms.
Anyone who so much as raise their hands or gives the impression that they're not 100% supportive of the lynching gets clobbered as an enabler, apologist, or cultist.
This is not true pls. Let’s not conflate someone being canceled online with the actual justice system. There’s always an investigation and of course consequences based on said investigation. The thing you call “asking questions” is exactly what the justice system does when it’s doing the investigation. (We can talk about certain evils of the justice system at a different time)

But your side calls the investigations witch-hunts. And that’s where the divide comes. The questions y’all often ask is not because you want to get to the truth. It’s usually victim blaming in nature. Almost like they want to prove at all costs that the accuser is lying. Which in itself is part of the problem. Because it creates an atmosphere where victims can’t come forward.

MAGA and the broader conservative camp has iced out personalities before.
If there was credible evidence that Gaetz did actually commit statutory rape, he'll fade in obscurity.
We would know too, because this story has been in the open for more than a year, and the MAGA-verse is a small world.
Diddling is a cardinal sin for the movement. It is not tolerated in any form.
When MAGA turns on a person, it goes all in.
Where is Milo Yiannopoulos today?
Maybe in the past I’d believe this. Not in today’s climate though. Anything goes in the MAGA world it seems. And that’s why people of those proclivities tend to join your camps. Something tells them they’ll get away with it over there.
Happy holidays!
Warm regards to your fam.

-Lord
Thank you. And same to you.
Very Merry Christmas 🎄🎁. It’s my favorite time of the year hands down.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by cococandy(f): 2:14pm On Dec 24, 2024
budaatum:
When atheist non-believing me reads about Jesus, I see a person who introduced a religion that tried to free people from those who try to restrict others with religion.
.
I love this take because that’s exactly what Jesus presented in his message about people holding hard and fast onto religious traditions.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by cococandy(f): 1:15pm On Dec 24, 2024
basilico:
Lots of reasons why churches are facing a crisis and it's not only the actions of the clergy. The reported actions are miniscule to the actual number of sins committed by them.
The glorification of money should rank among the top reasons churches are in crisis.
I don’t disagree with these reasons.

Add internet access too.
Internet access shouldn’t challenge faith that is based on truth. Internet access makes access to Information easier. True faith should be able to stand the test of more information. Unless what we’re teaching crumbles
in the face of knowledge.

Disillusionment in life also a big factor.
right. But what’s causing the disillusionment? Clergy actions and the cover up of those who were supposed to be their protectors. The words and actions are not matching up for these kids in their formative years. So they grow up disillusioned by the phony and hypocrisy of it all.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by cococandy(f): 12:51pm On Dec 24, 2024
basilico:
The church absolutely cocndemns every immoral action. The church does not condone such actions at all.
Humans are wicked of course and it is wrong for churches already facing dwindling membership to cover up such heinous acts
Bro pls 🙄

Ask yourself why the churches are facing dwindling membership. You guys know kids grow up right?
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by cococandy(f): 12:50pm On Dec 24, 2024
budaatum:
There will also be [another] review of safeguarding because of the scandals or the Church of England will just become emptier.
And they should. As a matter of urgency.
The greatest loss of the church are the kids who no one protected and they grew up into scornful adults who don’t believe in the sincerity of the teachings of the church.
The recommendations of the review will apply to all religious organisations, including Islam, Hindu etc, and anywhere else of similar child-adult structure.
I agree. I usually don’t speak on other religions because I’ve never been in one or learned their doctrine. But it doesn’t take a genius to know that if these things are happening in Christianity, there’s no way other religions are exempt. We even see examples in the child marriages muslims perform. But most of them are choosing to remain silent and complicit. Disgusting.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by cococandy(f): 12:45pm On Dec 24, 2024
basilico:
The far right would rather have the paedos chemically castrated
I must say you do not know the far right of which you speak.

I would prefer every paedo regardless of political affiliation or religion to be emasculated in public using the burdizzo that castrates bulls. The maile member should be fed to wild dogs
glad to hear that’s your personal opinion. But it doesn’t align with the far right. Might need to reevaluate the overlap of your views and far right extremism.
Politics › Re: Ooni’s Ex-Wife Naomi Remanded In Agodi Prison With Oriyomi Hamzat by cococandy(f): 12:22pm On Dec 24, 2024
This doesn’t even make sense
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by cococandy(f): 12:04pm On Dec 24, 2024
budaatum:
These particular fuhggots must be castrated. And I mean, their diqs and balls should be cut off without anesthetics, after which I'd want them kept alive in an all male prison for a long while.

Do know however that that is not a punishment for gay people who are not child molesters and or abusers. Basically, not all gays are fuhggots.
Isn’t amazing that you can say that and we can agree. Because we all agree that sexually abusing children is such a low depraved thing to do regardless of who the culprit is. But let it be someone they support and all of a sudden it’s shifting goal posts and meandering around the truth.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by cococandy(f): 12:01pm On Dec 24, 2024
LordAdam16:
How many conservatives defend Catholic priests?

-Lord
I’m assuming you mean the Catholic priests who have been found to sexually abuse children? ( No innate bias here as I grew up Catholic. Many of my fond childhood memories were made in the church. I was even in juniorate to become a nun at some point in my life. Long story grin.)

To answer your question, I don’t know how many conservatives defend those priests. For those of them who do, shame on them. However, I know a lot of conservatives do defend predatory evangelical pastors. Shame on all of them too.

It grinds my gears when people want to “care about kids” as a front for their agenda instead of truly caring about kids. So many of these churches do not ostracize the ministers found wanting. They hide, cover up, transfer and sometimes outrightly support them.

If only they could be about the life they claim to be about.
Family › Re: Why Are Step Siblings Always Like This! by cococandy(f): 11:45am On Dec 24, 2024
Your mom should have made better choices.

And why are you not your father’s responsibility? Why are you looking at your step siblings for help?

I’m glad they’re doing well after everything your father put them through

Curtis03360:
My father has 3 wives though one already left him but there is this silent hatred from the first wife children towards us the other wives children, they are older and more successful than the rest(we are just finding our feet). This hatred is also greatly directed at our father who they belittle and humiliate every chance they get. They also prefer to help extended family and friends than to help us even when it’s glaring we need help, they would never put you on opportunities that might help change life or bring food to our table but they are always quick to extend their helping hand to outsiders…….So I just feel maybe that’s their coping mechanism for their father having an extra woman with their mother as same thing is playing out in my friend family whose father has 2 wives. Does anyone in a polygamous home relate to this?
Food › Re: Cook In Your Kitchen, Take Pictures And Post It Here. SIMPLE! by cococandy(f): 11:40am On Dec 24, 2024
chelseamann:
Breakfast

Caribbean Rice
Fiesta Fried Rice
Shaki
Ponmo
Boiled Egg
Honey BBQ Chicken
This is how I like to eat. A little bit of everything.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by cococandy(f): 11:38am On Dec 24, 2024
basilico:
Budaatum.
These fuhggots adopted two boys. They abused them and distributed videos of them raping their adopted kids.
I mention you because you support many diotic positions by liberals I would also mention Ijebos for the same reason but he ain't got no brains at all
cc obrigardo.
They deserve the 100 years in jail. They actually deserve more in my opinion. I loathe child sex abusers. They deserve to rot under the prison.

Can you ( or a Republican) say the same when someone you think belongs to your party, team or ideology does the same? Or will it be another cry about how it’s a witch hunt and set up.

I’m not asking you right now to say it about any person you can think of who’s been accused of the same. Because obviously you’ll come up with excuses about why it’s not true and they didn’t do it. I’m asking you if in a hypothetical situation a person who you think belongs to the republican side is found to have sexually abused kids, do you agree they deserve the same sentence?

It’s truly a yes or no question. No long tales needed
Food › Re: Cook In Your Kitchen, Take Pictures And Post It Here. SIMPLE! by cococandy(f): 6:14pm On Dec 22, 2024
tensazangetsu20:
Jollof rice and peppered assorted meat
will be standing outside your door with my plate in hand. Might even play a little music while I wait
Politics › Re: Real Reason I Was Sentenced To Death – Osun ‘boy’ Convicted Of Fowl Theft by cococandy(f): 4:21pm On Dec 22, 2024
He is now a mad person. He is at Ibara prison. He developed mental issues when we were tortured at the police station in Okuku and by the officers of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad. I am just lucky, and I believe God’s grace is over me.
Not surprising. No normal person can go through what the police puts people through and not have some sort of mental breakdown. It’s unfortunate this young man has a severe form of it. How truly heartbreaking
Food › Re: Cook In Your Kitchen, Take Pictures And Post It Here. SIMPLE! by cococandy(f): 4:13pm On Dec 22, 2024
Holiday themed lemon cake for husband colleagues.

I know most grown ups don’t like icing so I kept it simple with a lemon glaze and simple decor.

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by cococandy(f): 11:18pm On Dec 20, 2024
budaatum:
His condescending "generality of Nigerians" infuriated me so much I barely constrained myself from jumping down the web and ripping his eyes and heart out, but I just moved on.
It was definitely condescending.

Sometimes I just wanna give people grace that maybe they don’t realize how they’re coming across. Especially with long posts back to back and somewhat heated exchanges in between. Personalities can get muddied. And I hope that was the case with him.

I applaud you for constraining yourself.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by cococandy(f): 11:09pm On Dec 20, 2024
So the plight of the African American community today has absolutely nothing to do with the war on drugs that oversaw the pumping of crack into black communities, the over policing and subsequent incarceration of black fathers for crimes that white fathers got a pat on the back for?

The massacre of multiple successful black communities and looting of their properties? They were told to develop themselves and when they did, their communities got burnt to the ground.

Nope. If we let republican propaganda tell it, it’s all because of govt aid.

Since there’s data to show that white families are also dependent on govt aid, why hasn’t the same fate befallen them?

If student loans are what caused the rise in college tuition? I’m assuming you’re blaming all inflation on govt aid then? Food cost, housing cost, transportation etc. all have increased since the last time you paid for your college education. Was every hike in price a direct consequence of govt aid? If you say yes, I disagree. No explanation needed.

That being said, Correlation is not causation Mr Okehie.
IbeOkehie:
Interesting a cardinal thesis of the comment I posted was ignored.

SUBSIDIES CAUSE CORRUPTION and INFLATION. grin For that reason, I support scrapping ALL subsidies to everyone and every corporation.

Hillary Clinton complained about Trump getting tax write offs.

Trump replied that Senator Clinton and her colleagues wrote the rules.

It's on video, one of their 2016 debates. Anyone can look it up.

Why won't these politicians simply scrap corporate welfare? It's CORRUPTION enabled by subsidies. Simple, nothing complicated about it.

When it comes to subsidies and taxes, it's the liberals, socialists and leftists who want them. And when those government measures are applied, they generally hurt those it's supposed to help. Nigerians should be very aware of this because their country is heavily subsidized, but for whatever reason they just aren't interested in examining why their country is a Zoo...instead they're more interested in imposing the same structure on the countries they migrate to. The thing is mind blowing.

In the 1960's liberals in the USA complained about women's rights and especially Black women. So welfare was devised as a way of government helping women, but it was mostly directed at Blacks, Whites were accidental beneficiaries of these reparations for slavery. The historical record is clear about these Great Society programs.

I challenge ANYONE to go check the stats. In 1950 under Jim Crow the Black American middle class was growing fast with stable families where 80% of children were born into two parent homes. They were engaged in the same kind of migration we Nigerians have engaged in to search for better lives and they ended up in Chicago, New York, Philly and other great cities of the North. Then came the Welfare check.

Welfare intended to help Black Women has instead destroyed the Black American Family. I think I saw a stat that Black poverty rates now are HIGHER than in 1950. Why? Because in the USA and EVERY COUNTRY, single parenthood tends to produce poverty. Today over 75% of Black children are born into single parent homes. Which for the vast majority of them means poverty.

What good did the welfare subsidy do?

It provided jobs for countless government bureaucrats, many of whom get their jobs by who they know, via nepotism.

Welfare subsidizes CORRUPTION. Anyone can go online and check food stamp and welfare fraud, especially those committed by government clerks and managers who operate the system.

So let the government STOP subsidizing research. I support that. Corporations should make their money in the market place. If insulin is priced too high, nobody will buy. People will - and are right now - going abroad for some medicines and surgeries. It's a free market, take the government out of it.

We know who will cry "but the poor will suffer" AND "it's immoral, healthcare is a natural right".

We can go on and on.....student loans? These have caused an EXPLOSIVE inflation of college costs. When universities realize anyone can get a loan, they raise prices. Simple, it's a DIRECT relationship PROVEN by extensive research done by the New York Federal Reserve.

When I came to the USA, I worked for 2 years before starting college. I paid for my tuition CASH at a top State University, $1500 per year. Today the same school charges $15,000 per year tuition alone. Yes!!! Where does the money go? Professors get paid millions in research grants. And who knows the kind of nepotism and corruption around building and maintenance contracts. CORRUPTION, that's what it is.

Then the first President George Bush pushed to make loans more available and here we are. Today it's almost impossible for a low wage worker. In fact the heavy subsidy of student loans have made university education something that is fast becoming out of reach for the poor and middle class. I know MANY White American parents that simply decided against college for their children.

Liberal solution? Forgive all student loans, tax the plumbers, carpenters and dishwashers and use the money to pay the student loans of middle class people. It's crazy. And the Biden Administration EXPLICITY ignored Supreme Court rulings to do it for many loan deadbeats.

Now Nigeria has introduced student loans. grin No prizes for guessing how it will go for the POOR who supposedly NEED this help.

Good Luck to Nigeria.

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