[mojo]

On line sites often ban the topics of politics as well as religion. They ban them because there is no solution to be found within those topics but people have invested both their beliefs as well as their feelings in them and will often defend them against all comers. In it's way it's similar to a prejudice and brings in one of the signatures I've used already so I will quote it here before continuing.

Prejudices are rarely overcome by argument' not being founded in reason they can not be destroyed by logic. ~ Tryon Edwards

Assange has stepped on the political toes of the powers that be. I suspect he is correct in the reason he does not want to return to Sweden to answer questions regarding the charges against him. I suspect sealed orders are prepared to be issued should he demanding his extradition to the US. I have no proof of this beyond speculation. So it is purely my opinion with no actual facts to back it up.

I've pretty much followed the Assange saga as it has unfolded. I'm not so much a reader of his site, Wikileaks. For the majority, I've just not developed an interest in it.

What I do see when I look around, is the US is hell on wheels against anyone that airs the government's dirty laundry. When I see the likes of what has happened to Manning and Snowden to name only a couple of examples, it strengthens this opinion.

As an example of the lengths that this government is willing to go to, during the time Snowden was grounded in the Russian airport, the Bolivian ambassador's plane was diverted to Vienna. Other countries within range of a fuel stop refused air clearance to the plane. It was suspected that Snowden was on board and being smuggled out of Russia. That speaks of lots of political muscle being applied to France, Italy, and Spain, behind the scenes.

Keep in mind here that this is an ambassador, granted full diplomatic immunity, and that in this action the US violated that immunity. The ambassador would not be allowed to take off with out a search of the plane for Snowden, despite that full diplomatic immunity. Such a violation is cause for war.

[SEO]

Can you help me to get better the meaning of rednecks and cowboys? Are all the cowboys (the Wild West time) rednecks or the rednecks are the grandsons of the original cowboys? Is that common to call someone 'redneck' as a synonym of a 'fool US citizen' or it's pejorative only abroad? I know there is Wikipedia and others online, but this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redneck is a bit confusing for me, because it has many definitions and I hoped I can read from you something more native as a point of view, understanding and trustful.

[mojo]

I see that I got off on a rant and did not answer your question, Костов. My apologies. I will often find fault with my government that I disagree with but also wish to point out it is my opinion in this matter.

Again I wish to state that I love my country but dislike the direction it has taken. I've served in the military for this country to do what was necessary when drafted. That doesn't mean I won't find fault with what I disagree with as an individual.

I believe Assange had a different purpose in mind beyond those of someone altruistic. His purpose being more to gain fame from his publishing. That he is outside the jurisdiction of the US being one of the things he depended on for safety.

That is not to say I don't disagree with with airing what the public itself is blocked from learning of the actions the government takes in the people's name. I don't believe that everything should be aired. After all, all countries spy. All countries have spies in other countries and naming them would certainly put them in danger as an example of info that should not be aired.

I personally see Assange not so much a hero because of his motives. Assange seeks to gain from such for his personal fame, which is much different than Snowden's motivations.

[mojo]

Can you help me to get better the meaning of rednecks and cowboys?

Yes, I can see where that would be confusing to someone outside the environment.

Cowboys are what one would think of as ranch hands. More important in yesteryear than today. Mainly because you don't need a horse to do ranch work anymore. But back in the western days where the term had real meaning, a cowboy was not a cowboy without a horse. Many of them considered that the requirement to do the job that needed done was demeaning if it required them to get off the horse, such as mending a fence. Look up the meaning of Vaquero the Spanish equivalent.

For Redneck it's something entirely different. Depending on where you go in the country, there is always some group to be the butt of a joke. Who is the butt varies depending on where it is you live. For the south, it's the Redneck. A supposedly uneducated, unable to talk correct english, dumb, and at times rude. This is a classic example of the butt of the joke. There are those who wear the redneck title with pride, believing this defines their origins and separates them from the rest of the country. Typically a pickup driving, chewing tobacco spitting, confederate flag flying, patriot.

[MSL]

 I have to go, but I'll ask one about abroad (from the US citizens' point of view 'abroad'):

• Is that true (or just a rumor): I read in a Bulgarian newspaper online, that many Americans (US) are going to move to Canada recently?
• In some US films the best travel or life for the Americans is: France, Italy, Greece? Which are the most popular countries for travel, work, living abroad in fact? What state/states people think is very good abroad?

That's it. Have a good time! See you later! :) :)

[英语课]

We learn a lot of new knowledge from you! Thanks from me!
Let's talk about food products. What do you eat most there? What is the most expensive now? I think here the most expensive now is the beef and some of the imported fruit. This in an example. Horned melon (kiwano): _{By Cucumis-metuliferus-halves.jpg: Forest & Kim StarrKiwano_unreif.jpg: SchlagiKiwano.JPG: Bgranderivative work: Nova (talk) - Cucumis-metuliferus-halves.jpgKiwano_unreif.jpgKiwano.JPGZdjęcie własne (own work), CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6067286}

[mojo]

I'm having mouse problems today. It's about worn out and a click and drag is a task more akin to frustration than accomplishment. This is the second time I've attempted to write this answer, just in getting started. I lost the first attempt after having it well on the way of being written so I will try the notepad route.

...many Americans (US) are going to move to Canada recently?

Those in the US are getting gouged price wise for goods and services. Nearly everyone seems to want to get rich off your single purchase. Medical is a shining example of this. From our viewpoint it seems the prices we are paying is to subsidize the rest of the world's availability to the same drugs at cheaper prices.

Any time the cost of a pill treatment starts running in the thousands of dollars, something is seriously wrong with the system. These inflated costs just keep growing and going up. We are finding that we can buy the same, identical, drug or product for much cheaper outside the borders of the country. An example of this I ran into online where a lady had asthma. To buy the inhaler she needed here in the states was $300 a month. She could buy the same identical inhaler, made by the same company, for $25 from Germany. Nor is it just medical, that's just one example. To protect their profits drug companies are making such outside the nation purchases illegal.

People are seeing where we are being put to a serious disadvantage and it's not getting better.

On the films I can't do much for you. I don't watch a lot of films nor tv. Nor do I have contact with a lot of people that travel everywhere out of country. It's hard to grasp for many in Europe the size of the US. I would imagine those in China will understand better. But some of our states that make up the nation are as big as some of Europe's entire countries if not bigger. My point being you don't have to travel outside the national borders for something different for a vacation. It's varied enough across it that there is much to find without leaving and many never do.

What do you most eat there?

Because this is an arid and hot climate, we eat a lot of cold salads, grill a good bit outside, and mostly eat at home. There's not  a lot of choices in restaurants in a small town. If you want to eat it, you gotta make it yourself. I've never seen a horned melon in the grocery store. If they are here I would suspect it would take traveling to the big city to find it. That's around an hour's drive to get to the city. Meats are most expensive, especially those that have been prepared. 

We have a grocery store chain here that is only found inside the state. But the people living in the state love to shop at it. Not because of price but because of choice in products. Isle after isle of food products within one huge store. You can buy all things that are popular in the nation at such grocery stores plus usually more. They will have small areas for ethic foods in various places but they are not big. Big in comparison to other stores but still not a lot of choice. The choice being that there is a section there at all.

Most of the vegetables offered are fairly cheap, the fruits offered not to bad in price either. But processed or meats are not so cheap.

[Gay]

Your explanation of the USA debt? You know: 'US debt clock' and other popular stuff like that. Many say it's terrible, it's dangerous and so on. The truth is that the US debt is not unique, when we see it as a % of the countries' GDP:

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What's your simple explanation for guys, who are not well economics educated: who took the money, what for spent this money, what are the future plans for the money/debt?

[MSL]

 Is cancer a big problem there? (Of course it's a serious problem itself; I mean -- if often you see people get some kinds of cancer or/and the news report about cancer cases, etc.)

[mojo]

Your explanation of the USA debt?

I could easily fill a page on the site just answering this question, giving examples, reasons, and events; yet still not adequately cover it all.

The short version comes down to money in politics and officials who wish to do things without the legal means to actually justify it. It results in spending outside the budget limits of the government. Unaccounted for in planning, it's jacked the debt owed. In other causes, called corporate welfare, where the corporation gets government contracts to do jobs that are again not planned for in the official budget. The immediate example that comes to mind is Bush's two wars at the same time, not budgeted and done by emergency spending renewed every 6 months by congress without Congressional approval to actually have a war, much less two. There are other causes that join with this but it's one prime example of excessive spending, where the responsibility to pay the debt is something to leave others in the future to solve. Its' not their worry to involve the country and then pay for it.

I do not believe personally that the US is capable of paying it's debt. If it does, it will be longer than a generation doing so. Remember that at present the US is under a monetary policy that is discouraging savings and holding the interest rates for borrowed money at a minimum. At some point the interest rate must go up, when it does, the expense to pay that interest on the debt will rise exponentially. It will rapidly reach a point beyond the ability of the government to actually pay it. That is my personal opinion and I am not an economist.

Is cancer a big problem there?

People die of cancer every day. The real question is, is this man made due to our altering natural foods and manufacturing processes or is this something that has always been with us but because it is so varied in how it shows up, was not identified as the killer until modern medical technology provided the link?

[SEO]

Because of our conversation is about money... There is an 'old' question "Why is the US printing more dollars?" and I think it's obvious, so I don't want to ask it, but I want to ask how do you and the people around there think about this? Is it a good thing in the current situation or it's not good? (What is less worse, if there are two opposite options: 1. an 'endless' printing or 2. stop printing forever?) Is there another way? Any concerns for the future of the system?

[mojo]

Is it a good thing in the current situation or it's not good?

It's a two edged sword, one which the government takes advantage of. For every one but the government, you have to live within your means. If your bills take all your money, there is none left over for buying a loaf of bread. Only the government can operate outside reality day in and day out.

For the government, it makes a debt, then later prints money to pay for it out of thin air. Doesn't work like that for any one else. All the rest have to invest some sort of value given to get money, be that hours of labor or some product others want to buy. It was how the TARP program was paid for to bail out the banks. Right at a trillion dollars.

Endless printing of money will eventually make the money value the same as the Zimbabwe money is today. Where you can actually see a one million dollar note.

There is a reason to print more money but it's not endless. In order to participate in the global market every country in the past has been required to hold dollars in reserve as the global currency, to pay their bills. That is everyone but the US, who can print more.

If you are a Saudi prince and want to buy a new yacht, then you must have that price in hand to pay the bill. In order to pay the bill there has to be enough money in circulation to be able to gather that much, globally by whoever wants to spend say millions. So some printing is necessary at all times.

But unrestrained printing, day in and day out, benefits no one but the government. Since it has been uncoupled from the gold standard, the price you pay for items has increased over the years as the value of money has plummeted.

[MSL]

 About the cancer -- I think it existed from the ancient times and it's not only a human disease. Animals (including sharks) can get it. Now it's more than before, because of more chemical products, more radiation, etc.
 One of the reason that many people never heard about is the viral reason (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oncovirus).
 Here I'll share something: most of the people I saw around the world are able to touch their face (including putting fingers in the nose and even -- in the mouth) immediately after they touch money (the coins and the banknotes are one of the dirtiest thing in the world). Worse cases: imagine this /I see it almost everyday/ -- a young woman, shopping. Touching (without gloves) carrots, celery, tomatoes, spinach and even raw meat (pork, fish...). Then touching money. In some cases the dirt on her fingers is already visible with naked eye (imagine what's there under a microscope!) and then, without any cleaning, she is touching her hair, her face, her eyes... And then many people wonder why the hospitals are full of people with skin diseases, eye problems, hepatitis, etc. Some of the cancer cases are caused exactly from this -- neglected hygiene!
 My hygiene care is comparable with your online privacy care. If you're a 'privacy nut' (I use this slang just for rhetoric effect), then I'm a 'hygiene nut'. I don't mean 'germ freak' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysophobia). I don't need to wash my hands every 2-3 minutes, BUT see what I do and I hope this will help at least a few people, who read it now and in the future to avoid problems (I didn't get ill for years, since I keep this way of life):
- before I eat I wash not only my hands, but also my mouth. There is dust in the air. Some of the dust particles collect viruses, germs, etc. For sure there are some dust particles on my lips. So washing my mouth before eat (drink) is a must.
- probably from my home-made photographs, you mentioned that the products have got some water drops. Yes, they're wet. Why? Because I wash every single product I buy -- no matter apple, kiwi fruit, cucumber, onion OR bottle of beer, bottle of mineral water, package of chips, box of biscuits -- I wash them all, before I put them in our room or in the kitchen. Why I think it's necessary? It's simple: from the factory/field to our home there is a long way: well, it's obvious that a potato or a carrot isn't clean enough and it needs some water. But many people wonder why I wash the bottles, the chips' package, etc. As I said there is a long way: at first in the factory many robots and/or workers touch the bottles/packages/etc., then the transporters touch them, then the supermarket (shop) staff touch them and in the end I touch them usually after I had to touch money and many other things outside (like the bus handles). Sometimes these products drop on the ground (from the shelves to the ground, because some people aren't careful or because the staff didn't put them very well). At least from one of these contacts (hands, ground/floor), the bottle/package/etc. will get some viruses, germs, yeasts (pathogenic ones, that cause fungal infections) and why I have to risk to keep them dirty at home, when I can spend just 10-15 minutes to wash them and to have the products cleaner and prettier!
I'm sure, that if everyone keeps these 3 rules as me, the world will be healthier and the number of the cancer cases will decrease.
Now I haven't on-topic question, so I'll just use this post of mine to ask you do you think that my 3 simple hygiene rules (not to touch my face/nose/eyes/mouth with dirty hands + to wash my hands and mouth before every meal or drink + to wash all the things I buy) are good and REASONABLE rules? I ask you, because you're reading non-stop and you're very well educated man. (Some not that well educated can't understand how I can 'waste my time' to wash the beer bottles, for example. But these people are one of those, who are able to touch their dusty shoes and then immediately to put a finger in their nose or mouth; obviously they will think that I'm wrong. )

[mojo]

As far as it goes you have a point in your hygiene. You are doing what you can with what you have. Where this falls down at, is you can't wash the insides of veggies and other products, because you can't reach them to do so.

Traditionally cooking to X temperature is expected to take care of that. Many do not think of the cross contamination of utensils in say the cooking of raw meat. It's one of the aspects I watch meticulously when grilling outside. Once the utensils are used to move raw meat, they are sent inside for cleaning before use again.

You mention money as being a strong carrier of infection sources. That's true. Many a time has been that law enforcement has taken money to a lab to determine what's on the surface of it. Not just counting diseases it is often found to have been in association with drugs such as cocaine, just to name one.

In the same vein, one of the best places to catch something you didn't have before is hospitals. One would think they would be among the most sterilized places in the world but such is not the case. Because cleaning hasn't paid meticulous attention to detail, many of the bacteria and viri of opportunity are mutating to accept small amounts of bleach and survive. Same with the use of drugs such as penicillin. Both bacteria and viri are developing resistance to these antibacterials and they are no longer effective. The list of drugs that work is growing shorter and shorter as drug companies aren't developing new drugs at the pace that these drug resistant particles of life are replicating.

Or the fact there is now a new one that eats human flesh and is mostly found in hospitals as to where you get exposure to it.

So no matter what your level of care and prevention, you can't reach it all to shield yourself. I could carry this further with GMO and it's problems but I'll let the matter rest here.

[SEO]

A good answer with good points.

We know the US is a developed country and there the risks of getting seriously ill aren't so high as in the developing countries like China, Mongolia, Egypt, Bolivia and so on. For instance the hepatitis level isn't so high, is it? ^{By PhilippN - WHO-Guide: Hepatitis C, 2002map based on http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:BlankMap-World.png, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2127175}

So, I can understand that there people can't worry that much about getting ill, comparing with many places in the rest of the world (New Your is cleaner than Tripoli, for example). But we can't get one thing (and I read already something explaining it with the history of the nation and I'll ask you now about it). It's how and why so many US-Americans are staying with shoes at home?! I watch some US movies and usually there I notice a guy laying on his bed with shoes, couple sitting on the sofa with shoes... I read some families had something like rule there 'no shoe house' (or something like that?), letting know their friends they have to take off their shoes. So my questions are: is it very common there, or it depends of the state? Is that 'typical American' to put your legs (with shoes) on the table in front of you? (Or it's just some old cliche like 'Chinese are very short'?)

I ask this partly, because I'd like to compare my movie and online knowledge about it with the reality (which you know best).