LiberalFox

Is that a reason to ban people? This site used to be good but it's gone to shit because of the stupid moderating.

I'm apparently banned too. Wouldn't worry about it. There aren't any real rules to this place it's just one man's forum.

Predictable but still shit.

I thought the result was a little overhyped although the championship implications make it more impactful. The cars that chose to stay out finished on the podium. Was surprised so many pitted when you almost always get a red flag these days when there's heavy rain.

I still haven't heard a good reason why Harris will win. I'd like that to be the case but it doesn't make a lot of sense to me. I agree that Trump will want a legacy. I expect some kind of space milestone. Most people think he'll want some kind of foreign policy win too. I don't know what his domestic goals will be if any.

I struggle to see how Kamala Harris wins the election. Biden only narrowly won last time out. I've heard anecdotal evidence that people are switching to Trump in small numbers citing economic concerns and small numbers on the left are planning to protest by either not voting or voting for a no hoper. I haven't heard a single person say they are switching to Dem based on Trump's legal issues. This would be enough to reverse the Dem gains last time out and deliver a similar result to 2016. Would be interested in why there would be a different outcome.

It reminds me of the Brexit referendum really. The thick, the bigoted and the well off sociopaths vs the rest. The difference is that the US is actually a superpower so while it's bad for us and the world if they adopt an America First outlook it might benefit more Americans relative to the idiocy that was Brexit.

What exactly are the reasons people have to vote for Donald Trump?

I keep flip flopping on this if I'm honest because it's easy to read the US as in decline due to foreign policy outcomes and economically losing out to China over time. I have US friends who are adamant the country is on the brink of irrelevance and the comparisons to the Roman Empire are made. Actually I don't really know but I think as I get older I crave stability a bit more and definitely find myself less concerned with moral purity when it comes to geopolitics. A strong America is better than one where rogue states and authoritarian regimes hostile to our values are allowed to dominate.

America is the original source of the culture wars, has a stupid electoral system and unfortunately has an impact on us. (plus I have family in the US). Trump should be nowhere near the white house. His enduring popularity speaks to the state of the American electorate. Just like us they are an empire in decline. The question is who will replace them and what impact that will have on our way of life.

Life sentence, minimum 20 years before being considered for release by parole is quite a harsh sentence although I don't really want to see him released. How do you rehabilitate such a malignant sociopath? He was clearly completely addicted to this sadistic behaviour. I just feel sad that there are apparently at least 3500 victims. Then you've got the knock on impact on relatives etc.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4d40922xvo Wtf did I just read.

Social conditions were way better for boomers than they were for me. Would happily trade the 'luxury' of modern consumerism for the job and housing market my dad had available to him. As someone who would just like the chance to earn a living, own a house and maybe raise a family the boomers were the most privileged generation. Would honestly prefer to cycle to work (my dad didn't but my grandfather did). You could actually do that without being mown down by a boomer in a rangerover heading to collect his rent. Just sounds like better times. Less management culture too. Could have a cheeky beer during lunch break. No psycho babble wank about 'mindfulness'. We were actually British and had our own language and culture separate from America. Modern Britain is just total shit really. Absolutely soulless society. Even football is crap. Can't stand at the football. Can't have a drink. You need to buy a membership to then have a chance to maybe buy a ticket. Boomers could turn up on the day, pay and stand on a terrace. I don't hate boomers, but many of them seem to think they fought in WW2 (they didn't) and that they had it really hard (they didn't). It's always been popular boomer vote fodder to call young people stupid lazy and entitled so I don't feel that much sympathy. Not really sure anything justifies the name calling either.

Mostly his consistent pace and racecraft. I'm just not sure who else is ahead of him. You could argue Leclerc and I wouldn't really see that as too controversial. You could also probably argue Sainz but I think that's a stretch. Hamilton right now is not performing consistently. Russel is just objectively worse. Less consistent and his mistakes tend to be bigger. Perez definitely not. Piastri is consistently a bit slower with the occasional better race. I can understand people thinking Piastri has the higher ceiling but he's not better right now. There's nobody in the midfield that's doing well enough to be considered. Diehard Alonso fans might try and argue for him but I don't think so. Not sure the starts are as bad as people make out. Texas has a habit of P2 being the better grid slot because you get the inside into t1. He's had a few genuinely bad starts and now casual fans have decided that's his thing. I think being consistent and having pace is the most important thing in F1 followed by racecraft. He's got good car control too. Able to drive these cars on the limit. Something Hamilton just can't.

Why do so many people not rate Lando Norris? Feels like he gets a lot of stick as though a better driver would have walked the title. I thought he slightly edged Sainz, put Ricardo into decline and has so far been better than Piastri. It's like people forget Verstappen is meant to be the generational talent, already has 3 titles and a team that centres him and is procedurally better than Macca. For me he's the 2nd best driver behind Max with Leclerc 3rd. Will be interesting next year where the cars end up performance wise. Hamilton is a bit of a wildcard. I feel like he's more likely to be a flop than a success at Ferrari because he just doesn't like these heavy cars and a new team and good teammate plus his age will all be against him.