Posted on 02/28/2023 8:17:16 PM PST by george76
Love your screen name. My grandmother used to sing that song to me when I was young. I grew up not too far from Dumas.
I expect China to make the most of our disability (Biden and gang). I am not sure who is going to go to Mars first.
8 minute video (English translation text) you really need to hear and share!
https://rumble.com/v1z3ixa-china-trump-has-three-hard-drives-plandemic-hunter-biden-crimes-pedo-crimes.html
True. We’ve been playing it very badly ever since the fall of the old USSR. And we keep doubling down.
I disagree about Germany. Germany is a NATO member and vassal state of ours. They have to grin and bear whatever we do. Like blowing up their pipeline and gloating over it. Now German industry is moving plants to China, and Germans are losing jobs. But the Germans have to smile and nod. They might drag their feet over sending Leopards to Ukraine, but that’s about the most protest they can muster.
I would add India. Once our ally, India is now not so pleased with us. They still view China as rival/enemy, but they are none too happy with us at the moment. And India has the fastest-growing economy in the world right now.
The Global South is not amused, either. On the economic front: Play games with SWIFT and the petrodollar/reserve currency, and other countries lose faith and find workarounds. It was already happening, slowly, but our antics re Russia accelerated the process. Pedal to the metal. One day the dollar may no longer be the world’s reserve currency because of this foolishness, and SWIFT will be just one among several. Look at our massive debt and consider for a moment what this means.
Sanctions are a double merged sword (and rarely do what they are intended to do). If you wield the reserve currency and SWIFT, they’re a triple merged sword, and only one edge is pointing away from you.
Well said, CatHerd. I concur fully.
I thought communications of this sort are more and more via satellite.
Some huge manufacturing sites are apparently moving from Deutschland to China. I wouldn't trust the Chinese government, but
1) Since the Biden gang bombed Nordstream (Biden himself did not plan it) Germany needs energy
2) German investors had invested significant money in Nordstream.
Exactly, close to 400 billion/yr deficit.
“If some other country we didn’t like had blown up Nordstream, we’d be screaming “terrorism!”. Nuland publicly gloated about it on video.”
In addition to DEMANDING a UN investigation - something that Russia is doing, but not the US. Wonder why?
What is Nordstrom 2? A dangerous shopping experience?
Yes, wonder why? And I wonder why the Swedes, who did investigate, are keeping mum. After sending their divers down, they said it was such a sensitive subject they could not say anything about it to anyone, citing national security. Were they just investigating down there? Or was a bit of “clean up” going on? Things that make you go “hmm”.
Exactly what I was thinking. My next thought was, I hope Biden doesn’t cut the cables. My 3rd was, it’s terrible how I much I don’t trust anymore.
It’s great to trust a person or institution worthy of trust. That’s a happy place to be... but we’re not there anymore. So I share your sadness.
That’s it! That’s the one. I think I’ll go play it for her. Thank you.
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