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I think our Army looked weak when they did nothing when the Israelis fired at them in Lebanon, just hid in a bunker.

what is the point of having guns if you don't defend yourselves?

I watched a video about JD Vance yesterday. I think most of the political concern about declining birth rates is just right wing grifting given how they've incessantly ratcheted up the cost of living since Reagan and Thatcher and now they can't stand seeing more brown people.

To be clear, the above is a general observation and most definitely not a pop at you.

No concern about declining birth rates is concern about societal decline in the country's this is happening in as.Once a country has declining birth rates and then decide they must import endless foreigners to prop up the welfare state (even though they take from it aswell) you change the population demographics and then permanently change the culture of a country, some people thing a country's culture is worth protecting.

Your go to argument for everything is that anyone you disagree with is a "grifter" rather than them having a reasonable point to be dealt with. The term grifter is now used so often these days it's become completely meaningless.

Potatoes belong in the Ethnic Foods aisle

Well I got booted out of that other place because apparently I was too controversial so as that long serving Kerry TD John O'Leary once replied when asked who he was going to support in one of the various Haughey heaves - "Im sayin knoten"

It's a grift. It's the logical consequence of transferring as much wealth as possible to a tiny cabal. Raising children is the most difficult and expensive thing most people will ever do. The people who created this now don't like the simple fact that to keep growth scam going, immigration must continue.

No amount of racism changes this simple fact. Ditto for pretending that words don't have meaning which is a very odd tactic indeed.

I always thought you were supposed to, no?

You're suggesting doing both. Why not just increase tax for the already wealthy rather than consumption taxes that price normal people out of events?

Automatics are definitely becoming the standard here, 5 years back you'd find it difficult to find an entry level automatic but plenty around now. Eg any hybrid is automatic by default. Similarly no gears in EVs. Surprised it took this long though. They've been pretty reliable for a while now.

That's great news. I only buy second hand cars so they'll start filtering down to me in a few years.

I think there's an outdated attitude of the car as the ultimate symbol of freedom and status. I know some people go for a drive to unwind in their free time. I can't imagine doing it. I drive to get where I need to go. I can't stand driving in traffic so I cycle if it doesn't take too much longer.

Attitudes around driving for the craic are very strange to me.