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Message 1866527 - Posted: 10 May 2017, 12:49:25 UTC - in response to Message 1866518.  
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Too bad he wasn't born in the USA. He would have been a better President than the Clowns we usually elect.

Yes. But why does a US president have to be born in the US?
Sounds so very strange to me.
After all most of the US people are immigrants.
Trump's grandfather was.

My mistake.
Should have said a Natural Born American Citizen.
Meaning born Anywhere in The World. To at least One American Parent.
One of three requirement to be an American President.

Question: What are the Requirements to Become President?
Answer: The US Constitution lists three requirements for any individual wishing to become president of the United States. A president must:

1. Be a natural born U.S. citizen. Someone may be born abroad, but only if both parents were citizens of the United States. The only exception to this was for those around at the time the Constitution was adopted. Their requirement was that they had to be a citizen when the Constitution was adopted.

2. Be at least 35 years of age. The youngest president elected was 43 years old. However, there was one president who was even younger. Do you know who he was?

3. Have lived in the United States for at least 14 years to be president. This does not have to be consecutive or even the 14 years leading up to becoming president.

Obviously, a lot more is needed than this. The candidate must be acceptable to a large number of people across the nation. Nonetheless, these are the minimum constitutional requirements for someone to become president of the United States.
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Message 1866535 - Posted: 10 May 2017, 13:17:11 UTC - in response to Message 1866531.  

Be a natural born U.S. citizen. Someone may be born abroad, but only if both parents were citizens of the United States

Incorrect.
8 U.S. Code § 1401 - Nationals and citizens of United States at birth
(g) a person born outside the geographical limits of the United States and its outlying possessions of parents one of whom is an alien, and the other a citizen of the United States who, prior to the birth of such person, was physically present in the United States or its outlying possessions for a period or periods totaling not less than five years, at least two of which were after attaining the age of fourteen years:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1401

Strange.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_soli
Jus soli (English pronunciation: /dʒʌs ˈsoʊlaɪ/; Latin pronunciation: [juːs ˈsɔ.liː]), meaning "right of the soil",[1] commonly referred to as birthright citizenship, is the right of anyone born in the territory of a state to nationality or citizenship.[2] As an unconditional basis for citizenship, it is the predominant rule in the Americas, but is rare elsewhere.
Almost all states in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania grant citizenship at birth based upon the principle of jus sanguinis (right of blood), in which citizenship is inherited through parents not by birthplace, or a restricted version of jus soli in which citizenship by birthplace is automatic only for the children of certain immigrants
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Message 1868131 - Posted: 19 May 2017, 12:56:27 UTC
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When will the US be secular?
Zappa - Jesus Thinks You're a Jerk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-79uI_u9Src

God bless America:)

And TGIF of course:)
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Message 1868139 - Posted: 19 May 2017, 13:36:24 UTC - in response to Message 1868137.  

When will the US be secular?
Zappa - Jesus Thinks You're a Jerk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-79uI_u9Src
God bless America:)
And TGIF of course:)

With the mass influx of immigrants from a Deity believing culture:
Will be a very long time.

Mass influx of immigrants into the US?
Give me a break.
Insha'Allah:)
That means If God Willing.
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Message 1868145 - Posted: 19 May 2017, 14:18:59 UTC - in response to Message 1868142.  
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Mass influx of immigrants into the US?
Give me a break.
Insha'Allah:)
That means If God Willing.

Also Latino Catholics.

Yes. Bridge builders are very bad people!
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Message 1868165 - Posted: 19 May 2017, 15:58:49 UTC - in response to Message 1868148.  

Mass influx of immigrants into the US?
Give me a break.
Insha'Allah:)
That means If God Willing.

Also Latino Catholics.

Yes. Bridge builders are very bad people!

What is ethically or morally negative about God Believers, Agnostics, or Athiests?
You are either good, bad, or something in between. Religious Beliefs, or lack of any Religious Belief. Are immaterial.

In all culture and societies there is what we call here "Folk and Fä". People and cattle. (Fä is derogatory)
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Message 1868169 - Posted: 19 May 2017, 16:05:22 UTC - in response to Message 1868148.  

Religious Beliefs, or lack of any Religious Belief. Are immaterial.
So worshipers of Satan are?
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Message 1868179 - Posted: 19 May 2017, 16:36:48 UTC

Why are the US so very much engaged in other countries affairs?
Not only in Europe, Africa as well.
https://news.vice.com/story/the-u-s-is-waging-a-massive-shadow-war-in-africa-exclusive-documents-reveal
I think I know the answer.
Do you?
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Message 1868222 - Posted: 19 May 2017, 20:03:36 UTC - in response to Message 1868216.  
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Do "Folk and Fä" both refer to people?

No. Of course not.
Fä is an old world for animals in a farm.
Like Fähund (Fä dog) meaning You Bastard .
Then we have of course Fäbodjänta. (A girl keeping animals)
A female cowboy as you wish:)
Kulning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyfdkvvzyzQ
The old way of herding live stock (in the middle of north Sweden) and of communication between herding women on mountains and between them and the home places down in the valley.
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Message 1868248 - Posted: 19 May 2017, 21:42:39 UTC
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Songs differ very much between the the US and Europe.
Here is a Nordic Song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOud7nOIdds
That and smelling wood anemone!
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Message 1868252 - Posted: 19 May 2017, 21:51:33 UTC

Speaking of Trolls!
Tròdlabùndin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsl-KHGe4Kk
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Message 1868305 - Posted: 20 May 2017, 0:52:01 UTC


So worshipers of Satan are?

Does Clyde have a following? :-O

Cheers.
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Message 1868323 - Posted: 20 May 2017, 2:13:50 UTC - in response to Message 1868305.  


So worshipers of Satan are?

Does Clyde have a following? :-O

Cheers.

Wiggo you will have to look under many bridges to find out.
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Message 1868364 - Posted: 20 May 2017, 10:06:38 UTC

Russia Today:)
Bluesmen have no one country and the blues don't have borders.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5ObF0NhY5Q
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Message 1868366 - Posted: 20 May 2017, 10:45:20 UTC - in response to Message 1868323.  


So worshipers of Satan are?

Does Clyde have a following? :-O
Cheers.

Wiggo you will have to look under many bridges to find out.

Please. No personnel attacks in my thread!
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Message 1868389 - Posted: 20 May 2017, 13:36:57 UTC - in response to Message 1868375.  

Do "Folk and Fä" both refer to people?

No. Of course not.
Fä is an old world for animals in a farm.
Like Fähund (Fä dog) meaning You Bastard .
Then we have of course Fäbodjänta. (A girl keeping animals)
A female cowboy as you wish:)
Kulning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyfdkvvzyzQ
The old way of herding live stock (in the middle of north Sweden) and of communication between herding women on mountains and between them and the home places down in the valley.

I asked. Because of a Google Search and Translate. Both referred to your description.
Was just wondering if "Folk and Fä" had another (non Google) meaning in Swedish Culture.

LOL:)
When it comes to idioms Google doesn't help anybody:)
Have you ever tried using Google to translate Russian?
Heck. They don't even use the same letters like we do.
And so do Ukrainians.
And their letters are different to Russian:)
It's a small world with MANY languages.
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Message 1868487 - Posted: 20 May 2017, 22:05:40 UTC

Oh. My GF¨s brother was in Saint Petersburg some decades ago,
He went to a bar and asked for some vodka.
He got a whole bottle!
Well. Vodka is very cheap in Russia.

Nastrovje:)
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Message 1868488 - Posted: 20 May 2017, 22:28:52 UTC - in response to Message 1868375.  

Was just wondering if "Folk and Fä" had another (non Google) meaning in Swedish Culture.

Well we have also a more contemporary song about them.
As always:)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv2JIaX_O5w
Life's is a party!!!
Lyrics! Use your favorite computer translator.
På fredagskvällen bubblar det i blodet, man är kåt
Vi skulle gå på vågen och dansa oss en låt
Vi grundade med groggen greven, plast och jag
Och fredagsdrömmen växte om en flicka, varm och glad

Livet är en fest
Håll med om det, folk och fä
Och om livet är pest
Fyllan värmer bäst

Men när vi kom till vågen, så var det nåt' som dog
Där var det knuff och trängsel, och inte många log
Vi satte oss i baren, och tog en flaska vin
Och drömmen börja slakna om en flicka, varm och fin

Livet är en fest
Håll med om det, folk och fä
Och om livet är pest
Fyllan värmer bäst

Sen hängde vi i baren, drick, min broder, drick!
Orkestern malde svensktopp och sista dansen gick
Oh, jävlar vad jag ville att det nånstans fanns en tjej
Som kunde komma fram ur röken, fram till mig, och säga: "hej"!

Livet är en fest
Håll med om det, folk och fä
Och om livet är pest
Fyllan värmer bäst

Sen stängde dom och vi gick hem
Vår fredagsdröm var slut
Jag spydde i en rännsten
Blev utskälld av en snut
Men glöm din värk i hjärtat, ah!
Och glöm ditt kneg, min vän
För snart så är det fredag, då försöker vi igen!

Livet är en fest
Håll med om det, folk och fä
Och om livet är pest
Fyllan värmer bäst x2


Life is a party
Keep up with it, people and animals
And if life is a plague
The drunkenness warms the best.
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Message 1868490 - Posted: 20 May 2017, 22:45:02 UTC

Yes. It's springtime.
And my baby drove up, in a brand new Cadillac.

I do hope that the US have this old cars like we in Cuba and Sweden have!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae829mFAGGE
But you have Motorcycles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egMWlD3fLJ8
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Message 1868523 - Posted: 21 May 2017, 1:34:56 UTC - in response to Message 1868513.  

Life's is a party!!!
Lyrics! Use your favorite computer translator.

Brings back memories of my younger days :)

Hehe;)
So do I and my sister as well.
You only find cars that old in Cuba (near you), Sweden and North Korea!
Strange but true:)
Swedish rock band Hep Stars performing "My baby drow up in a brand new Cadillac."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I10nTYEKF8
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