Conservatives are happier than Woke Folk

Pretty pathetic. Obviously I don’t know the answer for sure, but I’m guessing you haven’t lived outside Ireland and so by your own rule, you are not a European….just a Mick.

19 more times, Moz. Tell you what copy and paste it 19 times into one single post and I'll answer.

No need I’m assuming you’re just a Mick unless you testify to the contrary. Out played again. Rofl!

I prefer the term Paddy.

Living in one country your only going understand one European country fully.

It is an excessive over generalisation. Especially when used on a board peopled with White South Africans. White South Africans when they are born in South Africa, still ignore the main cultures of their country. Living one year in another country is very unlikely to get them to learn about the country when they are unable to learn about their own country they have been living in all their life...

It’s a simple question. Have the courtesy to answer it.

Usually, courtesy is understood as reciprocal. It is very funny how liberals consider they are owed answers while they owe none.

He has a total disregard for the victims.

Liberals do not care about victims. Usually, victims are pretexts to meddle with other societies' affairs. It may be seen again with Iran. It is how liberalism works: it claims to have found a new way of governing based on the human rights and then, any government that fails to promote the human rights are guilty. This gives liberals an entry point in all societies, that they use to satisfy their selfish appetites.

This is what gave Putin in Russia.

Trump is protecting the paedophiles - both left wing and right wing. He redacted their names to protect their privacy.

Liberals have written off the rest of the world. Trump likely protects paedophiles incidentally. Of course, paedophilia is central to the case, very central. But liberals focus on it to conceal an important part: the power network established by Epstein. The brother to the woman who reminded US liberals they leave on stolen land said it: the liberal elite is in the Epstein files.

Epstein was an apex liberal, he was manipulative for sure but he spoke equal to equal with powerful figures of the liberal world. He was a globalist and was driving political agendas, he organised meetings between political and economical power people, he told them to act in such a way. The guy had influence and the files revealed how liberals proceed on the global stage. When reading the files, the power games as played by liberals are revealed.

The other two million missing pages are likely to be even more revealing. And that is what liberals do not want to focus on: the way they conduct political matters on the global stage.

Epstein was a billionaire but not a big billionaire. Money is not the honey he used to attract the liberal power elite, paedophilia is. Paedophilia is central but can not conceal the power games as they are revealed in the files.

The rest of the world is watching and is taking notes. Much has been exposed and while the free press keeps a lid on it, press elsewhere is pointing fingers.

I live to give Paddy.

"I've always wondered if Stav was born in Ireland...

Why you wonder that?"

I don't know, I just didn't assume you necessarily were Irish. Were you born in Ireland?

Yes.

Thanks...I was born in Worcester.

...and when are you visiting South Africa, Star.

Ever wanted to?

Thanks...I was born in Worcester.

I was born in Co.Galway in a town called Ballinasloe.

..and when are you visiting South Africa, Star.

Ever wanted to?

It's not high up on my list of planned visits, but it's not something I'd rule out at some point in the future.

I'm not a huge fan of long haul flights and tend to mostly stick to Europe and there is so many places in Europe I've yet to be. If I was going long haul probably be Japan or Taiwan.

The security situation would put off as well, from what I've heard you're confined to the hotels you're staying in and using taxi's to get around or using booked tours with security. Not a place you go and about wondering around to explore. But hey at least I wouldn't have to worry about immigration police wanting to see my social media posts if I went there, unlike some countries.

Having said that there is people in the apartment complex where I live spend the winter down in South Africa every year and seem to very much enjoy.

Scenery is certainly spectacular from what I've seen on TV. That second small venue the Stormers play in looks amazing.

Seems like you prefer cultural holidays to scenic ones.

Coming to SA is pretty much a scenic holiday. Beaches, mountains, wildlife, safari...that sort of thing.

In terms of cultural, you won't find a whole lot of refinement here. Pretty much the opposite of Japan, although Japan does have some nice scenery too.

It's not as dangerous as you think though. Of course, you can't go galavanting the CBDs at night unless you wanna write your own Wrong Turn story, but most places are pretty safe.

Driving though SA is where you see a lot of the charm. I always advise people to start in Cape Town, drive to Durban via the coast, taking plenty of detours on the way, and then end the holiday with a visit to the Kruger Park.

Seems like you prefer cultural holidays to scenic ones.

Ah bit of both too be honest, I don't mind scenery, I was actually on holidays a few weeks back a cruise around the Canary Island and to Maderia book ended each end by stay in Gran Canaria. I stayed in the northern end of the Island and the scenery was spectacular.

It's not as dangerous as you think though

Yeah, this is sadly quite a big misconception, to a certain degree.... around the world, however, I don't ever blame anyone for thinking this at all.... I fully get why they believe this to be true.

South Africa is often portrayed as being a very dangerous place and rightly so, but then again, when one compares walking around late at night, or walking with expensive jewellry or watches, or flashing a bit of cash, or going to certain dodgy areas in other countries or well known holiday destinations around the world... I reckon a lot of these popular places become just as dangerous with this kind of activity

One only has to look at London to see a huge increase in different crime there

London alone has nearly 1 million police reported crimes per year, which also includes theft and fraud and this does not include many unreported crimes, of which I assume are many.

Crime in London alone has increased over the last 10 years by around 31%, which now equates to 100 - 110 crimes per 1 000 people, which is huge

Cape Town has 40 - 50 crimes per 1000 people, but there is far more under-reporting of crimes in CT, and there is also a more accurate reporting of crimes in London which conflate the numbers, and there are also more murders in Cape Town as well, but that is predominantly in the rural townships.

Either way, crime around the world, given the same circumstances, is pretty similar.

One only has to look at London to see a huge increase in different crime there

Yes there has been an increase in crime but its not up 31% in the last 10 years its more like 10-15%.

Your crime rate rate of 100-110 per 1,000 people is right, I've seen the number of 106.

But you have to look at why the numbers have gone up.

One is that there is improved reporting and recording practises, which mean's recorded crime can go up without an increase in crime.

Now yes there is plenty of factors driving a rise in actual crime, from economic pressure, a growing population providing more opportunity for crime, cuts to policing and youth services, growing organised crime and increase in fraud particularly cyber fraud which often is perpetrated remotely from outside the UK.

London does particularly badly when it comes to stuff like robbery and pick pocketing, fraud and cyber crime, but when it comes to violent crime it actually does quite well, better than most European cities who are turn usually better than cities in the US. And when it comes to fraud, the UK is far more aggressive in recording it that in the US.

London is not a particularly violent city. I've never considered it unsafe when I've unvisited it. Yes I don't go around walking late at night there but I don't do that anywhere, it's just general good sense for everywhere.

London isn't anything like Cape Town when it comes to violent crime, not even remotely comparable.

But you have to look at why the numbers have gone up.

One is that there is improved reporting and recording practises, which mean's recorded crime can go up without an increase in crime.

Yeah, hence why I mentioned that

London is not a particularly violent city. I've never considered it unsafe when I've unvisited it. Yes I don't go around walking late at night there but I don't do that anywhere, it's just general good sense for everywhere.

That was exactly my point.... doing this anywhere in the world, even Mauritius, and the odds of you becoming a victim of crime goes up exponentially.

I have been to Cape Town many many times, and I have never, not once, felt in any danger at all, including at night... but I am very careful, and I am also extremely observant around me all the time, no matter where I am... or what time of the day it is.

London isn't anything like Cape Town when it comes to violent crime, not even remotely comparable.

I didn't say it was, all I said was given the exact same circumstances around the world, even in the most beautiful places, if you don't stick to the basic principles of personal safety, you are bound to become a crime statistic.... barring very few places.

South Africa is a cesspool of crimes. Billions of gangs running with hundreds of thousands members... That is the result of the absence of justice that came with the so-called reconciliation process that involved massive impunity. Criminals like liberals want impunity so it was a source of inspiration for many in South Africa.

It came with giving the country to incompetent crooks...

A final word, collect experiences not possessions and spend as much time as you can with people you like and people who stimulate you.

Wise words Mos indeed and is exactly what I did when I retired 4 years go.

Possessions are just an anchor to hold you down I gave everything away to family and miss none of it.

It is clear that South Africa was indeed in the hands of very proficient people before the end of the Apartheid. So proficient they had to demand full amnesty for their actions to move on.

Kolmanskop incoming and the incompetent bunch right now is not the one that put South Africa on the path to Kolmanskop, they are the ones who failed to take South Africa off the path.

Remember, peeps, while the struggle to end the Apartheid must not be dismissed, so must not be dismissed the very fact that white people understood that the momentum they gave to South Africa was too great for them to invert. They had to bail out and let fall guys perform the stunt for them.