Rants and WTF are you talking about and Coronavirus!

[Mongerer88]

If you look at the 4 quadrants: fiscal hawk social liberal, fiscal dove social liberal, fiscal dove social conservative, fiscal hawk social conservative, the one with the least popularity. ... Being fiscally conservative socially liberal works for the upper middle, educated classes in NYC / SF and Boston. The lower middle class White voters on the coasts and people in the flyover country did not benefit from the Reagan economics of trickle down. They are there for picking by the fiscal dove, socially conservative pol at some point.

I agree. Social conservativism gives people something to have when it comes to identity politics.

In rural America, this often centers around church, which rails against abortion.

They believe, with some accuracy, that the government just prints money and hands it out to everyone but them.

So fiscal dove, social conservative appeals to a lot of Americans, especially in rural America where guns are popular.

[Pessimist]

First of all, the days of glamorous doctor are largely passé. Let us ignore the pomposity of oh I am so cool, I mix with the common folk and deign to speak to the repairman crap. In all likelihood, the unionized plumber, electrician etc is charging 125 to 150 an hour while some of the familycare guys are collecting such feeble amounts after the payment companies squeeze them so badly. For some specific personal reasons, a large % of the social gatherings / parties I attend with my spouse happen to be predominantly w / physician friends and families (second most, after those w / my own company folks / friends). The most common topics of discussion are (a) money and where / what they are investing (b) bitching about work: hours, patients, insurance, how physicians are slowly losing ground to the riff raff (c) some random clinical cases / diagnosis (naturally, I tune out of this discussion and drift away to another small group that is now starting to talk more general stuff by this time) (d) the quarter-marathon they have run, the golf club they have joined or some other expensive toy they bought of late (half of them are now pushing 50). I have seen more blatant bragging about wealth and the trappings of wealth at these gatherings than when I used to work in NYC / Boston areas a while ago where some guys were truly super wealthy but they really kept that side of themselves completely private.

Very few of these physician friends have any holier than thou, I am doing noble work crappy attitude to them. As always, his fullness is full of it. I have seen / heard humongous amounts of bitching about NPs and PAs and how administrators are slowly undercutting them using these ("why don't they go to medical school" type bitching is heard commonly). Most of them are tired and none seem to be the type that sit down with a mobile in hand typing up random dissertations with numbers, stats, trials, pharma molecules blah blah 24/7. I hear tons of clinical / diagnosis discussions at these gatherings, hardly any about theoretical research topics. None would agree to type up a hundred Covid messages and / or Sweden v US v some other nation pros / cons, if offered money.

So, that is my personal experience. And no, none of them think they are such hot shit that others in society are insecure around them. They know they are not. So, when some dude who is not X says he is X and claims everyone is jealous because he is X, well it all seems a bit too much.

[Pessimist]

Interesting to read in a FKK Germany forum so much about USA Politics (and football, people writing about the GOAT, and for the record I am neither a Pats nor Bucs fan).

I want a new party in the US. Can we have a socially liberal party with conservative economics? Then we can start out own FKK's and don't have to spend money outside the US anymore. Switzerland is probably the closest to it. FKK's, business friendly and low taxes.

If you look at the 4 quadrants: fiscal hawk social liberal, fiscal dove social liberal, fiscal dove social conservative, fiscal hawk social conservative, the one with the least popularity is the first I. E. Fiscal hawk social liberal.

Bloomberg got trashed despite spending hundreds of millions of own money. Almost all the politicians with similar bent are phasing out. Kasich, Romney, Meg Whitman, Clintons, etc.

FT had a really good oped a few months ago. Their take was that if Trump had not been a traditional fiscal conservative guy when it came to policies / actions but had gone full bore on economic populism (renamed Obamacare as Trumpcare and expanded it; do a large infra project with roadworks etc, spend money on other nation building stuff), he would have been elected easy. He came within a whisker of winning anyway despite Covid mismanagement and being the traditional GOP guy on fiscal issues. Or if Bernie had not been so socially liberal on immigration and race, he could have won (he still won a bunch of people who voted for him in primaries and for Trump in general).

Being fiscally conservative socially liberal works for the upper middle, educated classes in NYC / SF and Boston. The lower middle class White voters on the coasts and people in the flyover country did not benefit from the Reagan economics of trickle down. They are there for picking by the fiscal dove, socially conservative pol at some point.

[Mongerer88]

Hmmm. AOC is for full legalization and decriminalization of commercial sex. If I was in her district, I would vote for her.

If she was a WG, I might bang her in all three holes. She looks nerdy wearing glasses. I am curious what others think about her.

AOC does get it right on sex work. I disagree with her on everything else, but she does totally get it on sex work, even drilling down into the evils of Fosta / Sesta.

https://nypost.com/2020/02/15/aoc-ki...bitious-goals/

Kamala Harris is the one to be concerned about, given her past record.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politic...ident-1043941/

https://reason.com/2019/04/23/harris...eason-roundup/

The mainstream media is simply incapable of having a reasonable discussion regarding sex work.

Kamala supports the Nordic Model, not decriminalization, although you wouldn't know it from her years as California Attorney General, where she went after women doing street prostitution and low-cost classified advertising, and was an immediate architect of Fosta / Sesta upon entering the USA Senate.

Kamala has no substance and merely blows with the wind. Consequently, it is possible that the left wing women supporting full decriminalization will have some sway with her, particularly if the prevailing attitudes of the country go that direction. When she was California Attorney General, the trafficking myth folks (beware of that Super Bowl) were out in force. So it is simply a matter of who has her ear on the subject, since her apparent lack of brainpower makes it difficult for her to make a decision based on competing data.

Her boss, Mr. Biden, simply does not comment or answer questions on the subject. It would seem that in 40 or so years as a lawmaker, it has not come up, nor has he ever given any thought about it.

It is unclear if the Nordic Model would, or would not, be an improvement in the United States. It was simply irrelevant in Canada, although it simply replaced an already bizarre system and largely where outcall was legal as long as none of the elements were observable, but incall was illegal under all circumstances. Participants of an outcall transaction were entitled to Privacy under a court decision somewhat similar to the USA 's Roe v. Wade, but the decision did not extend to incall. When a later court declared that decision too stupid to persist, they forced legislators to act and Canada got the Nordic Model, and a rational decision by the police departments in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver to sweep it under the rug with a Prioritization Policy.

I don't trust USA Legislators to do any better, so I like the Biden approach of Don't Want to Talk About It, Never Even Thought About It, rather than anything Kamala would propose.

[Martin39]

Interesting to read in a FKK Germany forum so much about USA Politics (and football, people writing about the GOAT, and for the record I am neither a Pats nor Bucs fan).

I want a new party in the US. Can we have a socially liberal party with conservative economics? Then we can start out own FKK's and don't have to spend money outside the US anymore. Switzerland is probably the closest to it. FKK's, business friendly and low taxes.

[Samplerr]

BTW, so did any of the other European guys even have a clue as to what Shoe was speaking about when he referenced Fredo Cuomo?

It was likely in reference to The Godfather Part II. Presumably Andrew and Chris instead of Michael and Fredo.

[ShooBree]

I'm just following your logic troll. You're the one who said that local newspapers know better, I just showed you some counter examples.

https://www.krisinformation.se/en/ne...amtland-county

Is this source more adequate for you? Seems like they're strongly discouraging people from gathering together and pushing for everyone to work at home. Sounds like the herd immunity strategy that you were bragging about is not working so well. "stricter recommendations", isn't it some kind of light lockdown?

And the two following ones, are they deep fakes from some Joe Biden's cock sucking leftwing commie liberal media?

https://www.euronews.com/2020/11/11/...b-virus-spread

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-h...-idUKKBN27J1SZ

It's absolutely not a "light lockdown", unless the definition of a lockdown changed drastically the last couple of days.

Have you heard the expression making a mountain out of a molehill? People have been working from home since mid March and the recommendations that you're talking about was put in place for most parts of the country in March. But cool that you just noticed it.

It's still possible to move freely, all malls, restaurants, shops, massage parlors and gyms are still opened. There are no lockdowns, there's no difference between now and March / April. The restaurants are still packed of people, probably even more so than in March. So your false claim that Sweden changed its strategy is incorrect. Or well, the nursing homes allows visitors now. More importantly, no lockdown! Still open for business!

[ExpatLover]

Yes of course we are too stupid to know the Cuomo brothers. We can also watch CNN (strong democrats supporters) or Fox (Trump supporters) available for free. I really appreciate the American people, worked with them several years and it was a great pleasure, the things are straight forward, clear like working with German people. You should not trying to segregate US and Europe never forget that 90% if not more of the Americans are coming from Europe, just check where your grand parents are from.

[Ararat]

BTW, so did any of the other European guys even have a clue as to what Shoe was speaking about when he referenced Fredo Cuomo? Do you guys even know who Chris Cuomo is? I don't think he regularly appears on CNN International, just a nightly entertainment-news host on CNN domestic.

I probably spend more time in the US every year than even the most hardcore US mongers would spend in Germany.

I know there's a Cuomo that's a famous politican from New York. I'd have to check Google to confirm if he's the governor but I think so. Other Cuome I wouldn't know about. I would say it's highly unusal if Europeans know anyone who isn't on the major talkshows that are on TV over here. Or of course is known from Hollywood.

It's similar to that I'd be suspicious of unknowns on the internet claiming to be Europeans but could discuss NFL or baseball like a native. Even guys who are interested in sports would be hard pressed to come up with the names of more than 10 teams. Any known player would because they're famous for something else. Like Tom Brady but I'm not sure even him would be a household name. For the sake of this answer I tried to come up with quarterback names but I could only think of a handful. Other players, not so much. This is no slight, it's just that it's not anything we bother with. I've been to a couple of games with American hosts but it's alien to me (and almost any European).

That said, I do think Shobre is from Sweden because that ghetto name isn't in the dictionaries. Maybe he's from an Arab area in the US but I think he's from one of the Stockholm ghettos such as Rinkeby or Alby. Everytime I visit Berlin there are groups of young MENA men onboard who are headed for Artemis. I have seen use him a ghetto insult in Swedish too.

[Mursenary]

It's interesting that you read and analyze my posts so carefully, yet you missed the part where I wrote that I've lived in the US for several years. Maybe, just maybe, that could partly explain my interest and knowledge of US politics. I find it much more fascinating that people that don't speak Swedish and never even been to Sweden suddenly consider themselves to be experts on Sweden because they read some opinion piece from some liberal propagandist that of course never set a foot in Sweden.

Your little buddy claimed that Sweden had a "light lockdown", which of course are factually incorrect. I know that because I've my boots on the ground. Any normal, reasonable person would backdown and realize that his sources are wrong, instead your little buddy decided to compare Swedish media to Pravda and Nazi media.

I've got two questions for you:

1. How comes that a self proclaimed physician has all this time to spend on ISG during a pandemic?

2. Have you ever mongered? Do you have any proof that you've even been to Germany?

1. Nightshift doldrums and the wonderful ICU nurses, respiratory therapists, and patient care techs that deserve so much more credit for the work they do while I write orders from my computer. The periodic crashing patient and 3 am patient admission requiring intubation do keeps things interesting.

I will add that it's quite interesting that people are quick to cast doubt on another's occupation due to perceived prestige. Definitely some insecurities going on here. I've even made it a point as to not even utter direct phrases like, "I am a physician" or silly little boasts like, "My profession is noble", yada yada yada, as to not tap into these insecurities. A decent human wouldn't really care. One of the cooler dudes I've met in an FKK was an ice machine repairman visiting from Boston. Dude was so much more interesting than the fly-through businessmen who place their self worth on their salary. It's a gross way to look at life and other humans to be honest.

2. Yes.

Enclosed are some nice PG-non-WG pictures of the outdoor areas of some clubs as to maybe stir up some fond memories. Sharks and Oase gardens are pretty in the winter snow. Views from an August day from Welcum's garden is breathtaking.

Bonus: I've only spoken a handful of times about the Swedish covid approach and don't entirely reject their methods. I do have skepticism about the way you portray current life in Sweden as even the Swedish publications suggest that the populace has accepted many of the mitigation efforts. Easily verifiable data and policies such as 90% decrease in domestic travel, reduction in public transport use, limits on crowd size, secondary school and universities practicing study-from-home are all observations that suggests that most Swedes take this covid threat a bit more serious than the likes of Shoe and HammerTime. All of this is to actually give credit to Swedes and their ability to be responsible without extreme lock down measures mandated by the government. But it does seem that the picture that you paint of current Swedish society during covid is incongruent with the data.

BTW, so did any of the other European guys even have a clue as to what Shoe was speaking about when he referenced Fredo Cuomo? Do you guys even know who Chris Cuomo is? I don't think he regularly appears on CNN International, just a nightly entertainment-news host on CNN domestic.

I hear Stockholm, Wisconsin is nice. Gothengurg, Nebraska has produced a few American football players. Maybe Torsby, Alabama is more up Shoe's political preference.

[Smoke Light]

And then you have full crazies like AOC.

Hmmm. AOC is for full legalization and decriminalization of commercial sex. If I was in her district, I would vote for her.

If she was a WG, I might bang her in all three holes. She looks nerdy wearing glasses. I am curious what others think about her.

[BigBuddy69]

Your little buddy claimed that Sweden had a "light lockdown", which of course are factually incorrect. I know that because I've my boots on the ground. Any normal, reasonable person would backdown and realize that his sources are wrong, instead your little buddy decided to compare Swedish media to Pravda and Nazi media.

I'm just following your logic troll. You're the one who said that local newspapers know better, I just showed you some counter examples.

https://www.krisinformation.se/en/ne...amtland-county

Is this source more adequate for you? Seems like they're strongly discouraging people from gathering together and pushing for everyone to work at home. Sounds like the herd immunity strategy that you were bragging about is not working so well. "stricter recommendations", isn't it some kind of light lockdown?

And the two following ones, are they deep fakes from some Joe Biden's cock sucking leftwing commie liberal media?

https://www.euronews.com/2020/11/11/...b-virus-spread

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-h...-idUKKBN27J1SZ

[Gino02]

Sorry this is a bit late, still funny eh?

[ShooBree]

I find myself thinking, what kind of a Non-American living in Sweden would take it upon himself to become familiarized with so much of the gossip news in the US. His knowledge of impertinent tidbits like an American news anchor having a tussle over an Italian-American pejorative, in combination with his passion towards the American political dichotomy makes me wonder the veracity of his claimed citizenship and locale.

It's clear to most here that the contents of his posts are ill-conceived and only superficially and selectively "researched" having the aim to push a monospective (sic) worldview. His postings are very inconsistent with my experiences with western people who have an intercontinental life experience.

What Swede would bother to invest so much thought on American political drama. His posts have American conservative Jingoism written all over them.

It's interesting that you read and analyze my posts so carefully, yet you missed the part where I wrote that I've lived in the US for several years. Maybe, just maybe, that could partly explain my interest and knowledge of US politics. I find it much more fascinating that people that don't speak Swedish and never even been to Sweden suddenly consider themselves to be experts on Sweden because they read some opinion piece from some liberal propagandist that of course never set a foot in Sweden.

Your little buddy claimed that Sweden had a "light lockdown", which of course are factually incorrect. I know that because I've my boots on the ground. Any normal, reasonable person would backdown and realize that his sources are wrong, instead your little buddy decided to compare Swedish media to Pravda and Nazi media.

I've got two questions for you:

1. How comes that a self proclaimed physician has all this time to spend on ISG during a pandemic?

2. Have you ever mongered? Do you have any proof that you've even been to Germany?

[Mr Ho]

CCP hide it, even tried to arrest first doctor who reported the virus!

France built the virus plant in Wuhan, China, and CCP hide the truth when pandemic happened, so literally it is the fault of France and CCP!