Marty,
we don’t have to agree on anything. We think differently. That’s ok. I accept and respect your opinions and I’m so glad you think the same.

Since you offered me the last word, here’s what I would like to say. Europe will never be able to defend themselves if they are attacked by Russia. You say if Putin invades Germany, America will come to the rescue. As you correctly said, America is pretty far away from Europe. It will be interesting to see how they do that if Russia bombs the U.S. military bases in Europe and cuts the communication lines with their submarines.

Originally Posted by Sunset Poet
I worried about foreign wars and drug cartels in the country.

I’m with you here 100%. I too am worried about drugs in this country, especially because Trump just pardoned Ross Ulbricht. Have you ever heard of him? Ross created and operated the darknet market Silk Road. That was one of the biggest American marketplaces that facilitated the trade of drugs. Ross also committed computer hacking and money laundering and sold stolen passports. Silk Road was used by thousands of drug dealers, distributing drugs to more than 100.000 buyers totaling more than 200 million dollars. Ross was basically one of the biggest drugs dealers in our country. In 2015 he was sentenced to double life in prison plus 40 years. Trump gave him a full and unconditional pardon. Ross can now go back to the darknet and sell drugs again. I’m with you Marty, yes, I’m worried.

By the way, I just heard that Musk is not the head of DOGE anymore, he’s not even a DOGE employee. Was he fired? I don’t know. I just heard it in the news. DOGE just deleted the five biggest cuts they celebrated last week. Why does Musk have access to all that highly classified government data? You know, if Biden had done something like that, Republicans would have toasted him. I have no idea where this country is heading to. I shouldn't watch TV anymore.

Last edited by Rob B.; 02/26/25 12:36 AM.