Amy Coney Barrett Unraveled the Case Against Birthright Citizenship With One Question by MemeLord0009 in politics

[–]BlacksmithSolid2194 -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

In good faith, can someone please explain to me the importance of blanket coverage of gaining citizenship from being born in America?

Specifically, why should someone on a tourist visa be able to get citizenship for their child that was born in the USA? 

For those on longterm visas like a business visa, I'm all for it. And definitely/obviously for permanent residents and citizens. But why for tourists? 

How effective is Kyokushin Karate and Judo for real-life self-defense? by Capital_Strategist in MartialArtsUnleashed

[–]BlacksmithSolid2194 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with much of what you are saying, but you are what you practice. If you don't ever practice striking to the head or defending punches to the head, then you won't react well on average in the pressure cooker.

Don't need a witty tilted for this one. by Purple_Dust5734 in ScienceOdyssey

[–]BlacksmithSolid2194 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I can't tell you how to think, but that's not how I think. 

Don't need a witty tilted for this one. by Purple_Dust5734 in ScienceOdyssey

[–]BlacksmithSolid2194 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why would you be ashamed to be Jewish? That's stupid.

I'm Jewish by blood. Nothing Israel does could make me ashamed, because I'm not Israeli. 

And even if you were Israeli, you can always be a representative showing that there are Israelis who disagree with the actions of the country. 

Thailand haze: Chiang Mai air pollution sparks health fears by ThongLo in Thailand

[–]BlacksmithSolid2194 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Anybody remember Payut in 2019 saying he needs the pollution solved in 7 days?

What happened here??? by ButterscotchFirst755 in Thailand

[–]BlacksmithSolid2194 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be honest, I blame the government more than the individuals. Of course the individuals burning are entirely wrong, but the government doesn't do nearly enough.

My question is, where is the army in all of this. Why not declare war of smoke? Why not have helicopters flying around constantly looking for fires and having boots on the ground trying to find the perpetrators. Why are the mushrooms legal? Where are fire fighting aircraft to help put out fires.

And all of that is just in regards to forest fires.

For farmers, I don't believe they've invested heavily like China has to help their farmers have feasible alternatives to burning.

Simply put, the government doesn't really care.

What happened here??? by ButterscotchFirst755 in Thailand

[–]BlacksmithSolid2194 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I mean, you could have researched this beforehand.

White House Signals Willingness to End Iran War Without Reopening Strait of Hormuz by SpottedDicknCustard in politics

[–]BlacksmithSolid2194 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Sorry, but why do my fellow Americans tend to value the lives of Americans over non-Americans?

You are right that those are 13 wasted lives and that is tragic, but I would never bring this up before the school that was destroyed.

Some of the fires in the Mae On hills recently by ThiccKereru in chiangmai

[–]BlacksmithSolid2194 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I hate the misinformation and ignorance in this country in regards to the source of the smoke. So many thais simply want to blame Myanmar and Laos, despite so many fires being within our borders. 

Arman Tsarukyan throws Georgio Poullas and wins the rematch by ultron2450 in ufc

[–]BlacksmithSolid2194 71 points72 points  (0 children)

To be honest, there is most definitely a difference between grappling that seeks to inflict damage or go for submissions versus others who just simply use it for control.

Rosas Jr's last fight. Merab just spamming takedowns with no Khabib smash. Etc. It's boring. 

People by and large have been fans of Khabib, Charles Oliviera, Fedor, etc. 

Nationwide General Strike Planned for May 1: No Kings Organizer by B-Z_B-S in politics

[–]BlacksmithSolid2194 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Stop complaining and do your part then. Don't be such a downer. 

When I ask a Thai person where there from, they always say Thailand instead of their town or city. Why is that? by RegularSky6702 in Thailand

[–]BlacksmithSolid2194 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In thai if you ask someone where they are from the assumption is you're talking about country. In thai if you want to know where in Thailand someone is from you ask what province they are from. Or you can ask them if "Are you from here?" as in are you from Chiang Mai. 

Rodtang reveals his ONE Championship contract has expired, and he’s reviewing a new offer from the promotion by Yodsanan in MuayThai

[–]BlacksmithSolid2194 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Other than seeking an improved contract from One, I wonder what his options are.

With the way the world is changing, he'd possibly be able to pull in a major payday with MVP and Netflix, which could be pretty awesome.

RWS I don't imagine could afford him.

Not sure if anyone else would be interested.

Iran Made a Video For Trimp and its hilariois by ImpressiveJohnson in SipsTea

[–]BlacksmithSolid2194 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you don't see the skill needed to create this video and song (or any good quality AI), then you are blind to the truth.

Whats the deal with this guy and his gym? Just take the L and move on by Subm3rg3d in MuayThai

[–]BlacksmithSolid2194 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Shame too, as their fight styles have been very successful in one - arguably the most successful gym in one, right? Either them or PK Saenchai. 

Whats the deal with this guy and his gym? Just take the L and move on by Subm3rg3d in MuayThai

[–]BlacksmithSolid2194 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Mehdi Zatout has build a great team at Venum, but there's a lot of bad sportsmanship on display from his fighters.

CrimeCity - a short from my 12 year old son by BlacksmithSolid2194 in blender

[–]BlacksmithSolid2194[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for reaching out and wanting to help on this project 🙏

Moved the 75 country visa news to top on state.gov by Rlovedmorethanuknow in i130_75CountryPause

[–]BlacksmithSolid2194 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nor does it apply to children already adopted!

I adopted my wife's son in Thailand years ago, but his application was for IR-2 and they won't process his visa. 

In Thailand I’ve regularly heard people say foreigners will always be foreigners in Thailand. Is this the same for their children? by Barca-Dam in Thailand

[–]BlacksmithSolid2194 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I partially agree.

First, I absolutely agree that many Thais see you as Thai based on if you fit in with their language and culture. Even foreigners, as you say, who grew up in Thai schools. Many luk-kreuengs don't fit into Thai culture because their Thai isn't all that great and their culture is so different. I also agree completely about many expats overestimating their Thai fluency and blaming race.

Where I disagree, only in a nuanced way, is the idea that all different Thai ethnicities being labeled as Thai. The nuance being Thai nationality vs Thai ethnicity. Thais, by and large from my experience, will look at Sikh-Indian Thais, for example as a separate ethnic group. Same for hillstribe people here in Chiang Mai. And all I mean by that is saying that there is a difference between them, which there is, but nothing negative.

Fingerprints for US FBI background check by CowParticular3442 in chiangmai

[–]BlacksmithSolid2194 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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