I Am A Swede

I'm happy that the Democrats had a successful election although I have to admit I had hoped for even more. I guess it's hard for a foreigner to completely understand the mindset of the American voters, but then again I'm baffled that so many people here voted for a xenophobic and homophobic party with neo-nazi roots. So maybe it's me who's out of touch with what people want.

Perfect summary! On to current events, and I guess it could be my intense dislike for the character speaking but why the hell did Liv have to go and stick her nose into Sebastian's living arrangement. I wish that little bitch would just shut up or better yet disappear altogether. And now Aaron is all worked up too. Why did they have to saddle Robert with this man-child? I'm probably not very objective about this, but when it comes to Liv I find that objectivity flies out the window. I just cannot stand the character.

What is wrong with people?! First the idiot who dressed himself and his son as Hitler and a nazi officer, and now this..... https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/11/02/two-kentucky-students-suspended-columbine-shooters-costume/1860371002/

Yay, Ross and Rebecca got their happy ending!

Oh Babs, you really are the greatest star!

Brenda is a character I never liked, and Bob can be exhausting with his constant joking. I wish they would have killed off those two instead of Viv and Terry. I would have loved to have had Terry still on the show when Joseph Tate came back, considering Terry's close relationship with Chris. And having Terry and Viv around instead of Bob and Brenda would also have helped with Kim's return. It was such a short-sighted and stupid decision to get rid of those two.

Finally some good news!

Amen to that! I can't help but wonder though how he came to be so filled with hate and disregard for other people. How is it possible to be so cold and downright evil? I just can't understand it, which in a way is a relief I guess.

^^ I shouldn't be surprised, but unbelievably I still am. I was sufficiently naive to think that no-one would stoop that low. I obviously underestimated the depths people would sink to.... I won't make that mistake again......

^^ Thank you. It's nice to have someone else to talk Emmerdale with. No-one I know is watching the show anymore. My mother used to watch it when I was a child, that's how I was introduced to the show back in the late 70s, but she stopped many years ago. This place is the only one I visit, so I haven't come across any of those annoying fans, but I can imagine the type. A lot of Robron fans I guess? People who started watching in 2010 or something like that...... Not that it's anything wrong with joining a show in progress, but "fans" like that usually only watch for certain characters and have no interest in the rest of the show or it's history. As for the show, you're right that they have really done a number on Moira. They've written her into a position she can't get out of. She's become another victim of the Dingles in a way, much like the show as a whole. I don't care about Cain's guilt either, don't get me wrong on that. Frankly I don't care about Cain period. But recent events could be a catalyst for some personal growth for him , if anyone in power was actually interested in that. But that is probably an alien concept nowadays. It's wash, rinse, repeat.... Circular storytelling without any progress whatsoever. Boring!!

I'm feeling really pessimistic about the future right now. Bolsonaro's victory in Brazil was perhaps not unexpected, but reading about him and his politics is frightening. His rhetoric and people's responses to it makes me think of the 1930s, and it's not a happy feeling. Add to that Angela Merkel's announcement that she's stepping down in a few years. I've felt somewhat safer knowing that she's around, and I can't help being a bit nervous about who will take over from her.

I wonder if the show will backtrack and reveal further down the line that Joseph is still alive. I can't see how they can keep Graham or Kim on the show otherwise. If he really is dead then Graham more or less executed him on Kim's order. That is too dark and I can't see how either of them can survive as viable characters if it's true. It's far worse than anything Kim did in her previous stint. And Moira is turning into one of the most horrible characters on the show. Her association with Cain has really destroyed all sense of right or wrong for her. First she kills Emma and lets her son take the blame, thereby ruining his life and destroying Victoria's happiness at the same time. Then she finds out that Debbie was responsible for the acid attack on Ross and does nothing, and now she will find out about what happened to Joe, and keep quiet about that too. Any ounce of respect I could have had for her is gone. It will also be interesting to see whether what happened with Joseph will change Cain in any way. I seriously doubt it though. My guess is that he will soon revert back to his old thuggish behaviour and use his fists on anyone who crosses him as always.

Seriously?! This idiot thought it was a good idea to dress up as a Nazi and dress his 5-year old son as Adolf Hitler at a trick-or-treat event and then was upset that people reacted negatively! https://www.timesofisrael.com/kentucky-dad-unhappy-at-treatment-after-dressing-son-5-as-hitler-for-halloween/ Unbelievable! And apparently the mother is just as stupid! In response to a critical social media user who shared the original post, MaryAnne Goldbach, whose Facebook profile photo shows her with Goldbach in SS uniform along with their four children, said that “the mass media has portrayed the Holohoax.” “There is no objective proof of the six million Jews he supposedly murdered,” MaryAnne Goldbach wrote. “If there really was a Holocaust, then why does it have to be forced down your throat. Open your eyes people. I will not let my kids be taught stupidity.”

How much worse will it have to get though? Sandy Hook, Columbine, Virginia Tech, Las Vegas, Orlando..... To most rational people these horrific massacres should have been enough on their own everyone of them. That people still, after all these shootings, won't face the truth is mind-boggling.

The 2002 winner of the Wimbledon boy's singles crown, Australian Todd Reid, has passed away suddenly, only 34 years old. https://www.news.com.au/sport/tennis/australian-tennis-star-todd-reid-dead-at-34/news-story/caa94fb132d7b0ae19bdf6f4756b41ee

Yesterday, October 23rd, marked the 20th anniversary of this song's release.... I can't believe it's been 20 years!! 😲