"However, these days my posts attract only idiots, so I'm not bothering any more. All the other “old farts” have disappeared from the site, and it's time for me to go as well."

ttbn, you have been saying that for 20 years on the forum, and you are still here. I suspect as the number one forum poster you'll be back tomorrow posting, posting and posting. The only old fart who seems to have departed is that Hassy (Hasbeen) maybe he's gone to the big chicken coop in the sky, don't know. The forum would be diminished without your insightful ramblings, if you did a runner (he's gone to), so why not stick around.

BTW, China views Taiwan in the same way Australia views Tasmania, as part of their sovereign country. My view, is like that of my good Taiwanese friend living in Sydney, she wants Taiwan to be free and independent, without foreign interference. She is vehemently anti communist, but she also wants America to stop using Taiwan as a weapon against China. My friend has great worry for her family back home, they also have relatives living on the mainland.

Well it's official.
Donald Trumps a steaming turd.
53% of Americans now think the country is worse under Trump than under Biden.
Considering Biden was near incoherent, this has to be Trumps greatest achievement yet.

Democracy never gives anything better.
It gives lies and manipulation and grandstanding, talk about unity, but the outcome always follows a slow downward spiral.

53% of Americans
Armchair Critic,
"Americans". ? Did they do a survey in New York ?

No worries about a war with China, should it happen we'll get a bunch of red necked politicians from the Noalition and One Nutter parties to go get em', maybe send along a couple of forum old farts to SHIRT FRONT EM' as well!

AI Overview
A February 2026 Axios/Harris poll indicated that a majority of Americans, specifically 53%, believe the country was better off under Joe Biden, according to Axios. This survey, taken during Donald Trump's term, reflected a shift in voter sentiment regarding the economic and policy outcomes of the two administrations

A year into Trump's term, voters say Biden was better
http://www.axios.com/2026/02/12/trump-polling-approval-biden-democrats

'President Trump has become so politically toxic that voters now say Joe Biden — whose unpopularity forced him into early retirement — did a better job as president, according to three new polls.'

Seems The Donald has something else in common with Hitler, making long boring speeches. Yesterday it was 1 hour 47 minutes of propaganda and nonsense.