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[Chevalier]

This is kind of curious.

What we are seeing in all Western societies, is the ruling elite scapegoating China. China, China, Chyna! And the hapless Muslim, unless you're the guys in charge in Syria, then you're okay.

While the plebs are scapegoating the Jews like old tradition. No reason for all this TikTok fuss. It was the American Jewish group that really wanted TikTok controlled.

Do not know where any of this is going.

If the elites say. "We are going to war!" the plebs will think it is a fight against someone in the Middle East. They are not on the same page. This could go anywhere, or more likely like 90%+ nowhere.

It’s because Chinese by virtue of existing directly threaten US elites most of whom are Jewish or Christian Zionist Whereas the direct competitors of the western masses are Indians which Jewish elites import en masse. Therefore, the antipathy of the western masses towards Jews and Indians, Chinese who are on the other side of the planet and merely make stuff which the masses enjoy, are considered a theoretical threat whereas Indians who steal American jobs and nepotistically hire their own and stink up the place are direct threats, to one’s senses and one’s livelihoods.

 

[Randomuser]

Been thinking, is the whole reason Japan is suddenly barking out loud because India failed to do its job properly for the US? Normally Japan would just be making anti China statements on the sidelines and nothing significant would happen. It wouldn't go to this level of escalation. The US does have a lot of investments in Japan so it would prefer not to let its large cash cow take damage first. Someone like India would be better. However as shown in May, India's performance failed to meet expectations and they dared talk back so this didn't sit well with US elites. So now Japan is forced to sacrifice itself. That probably is why they let a woman take charge since someone has to be the fall guy and no man there wants to take the blame.

 

[hifisnow]

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Japanese media interviews random Chinese people about recent events.
Chinese people:
"It's a good opportunity to revenge"
"She is crazy, I think we should sanction them"
"Of course I totally support government's objection, Japan does not realize the weight of its words"

The narrator:
"Chinese people can not openly express their opposition to their government."

 

[Rafi]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1990630962749743498

Keyu Jin is done

Come on, though I don’t agree with this lady on many points, I will always take her side compared to the lizard summers and his Yankee ilk

 

[CMP]

Been thinking, is the whole reason Japan is suddenly barking out loud because India failed to do its job properly for the US? Normally Japan would just be making anti China statements on the sidelines and nothing significant would happen. It wouldn't go to this level of escalation. The US does have a lot of investments in Japan so it would prefer not to let its large cash cow take damage first. Someone like India would be better. However as shown in May, India's performance failed to meet expectations and they dared talk back so this didn't sit well with US elites. So now Japan is forced to sacrifice itself. That probably is why they let a woman take charge since someone has to be the fall guy and no man there wants to take the blame.

This is absolutely the case.

 

[Faisal Iqbal]

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This is second time the major part of western Internet went down, first time it was due to AWS, this time its cloudflare.

 

[ismellcopium]

An ex-terrorist president is now washing his hands and becoming pro-China.

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Direct denial of this RFI slop, lol. I'm old enough to remember Nusra & TIP storming Idlib & Jisr al-Shughur hand in hand, VBIEDs and all, with Jolani at the helm. TIP members are still in his government. I'll believe some crap like this when senior TIP leaders get off a plane in Beijing in cuffs and not a moment sooner.

 

[Bellum_Romanum]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1990630962749743498

Keyu Jin is done

Done? She's a TENURED PROFESSOR at LSE and just because she had some sort of inappropriate relationship with Mr.Smithers a.k.a. Larry Summers, that doesn't mean she'll be losing her post.

This recent revelation actually SHOWS the wisdom of the CPC governance to only appoint people that have been vetted and worked within the system than "outsiders" especially the ones that have an audience with the west. Keyu Jin, was groomed the moment she step put in the U.S. residing with a "white family" whom I suspect of having connections with western/U.S. intelligence. Sex, blackmail, extortion, and at that stage of China's development, a younger Jin was more likely than not to have been infected with their garbage "western values" which is simply just a code word for debauchery, decadence, unchecked immorality.

 

[plawolf]

Well this is interesting. I remember when this guy took over, I saw this as a pro-Turkish/Israeli/US force taking over from a pro-Russian/Iranian force so when someone said that now the wartorn country will be ripe for Chinese investment and infrastructure building, I asked why the hell would China do that. I guess that's this new president's answer to that question. He's gone around and shaken a lot of hands but this would be a solid action if taken.

It’s almost inevitable if you think about it logically.

Running a successful guerrilla war and toppling a sitting government takes entirely different skill sets and mind sets to running a country after you have taken over.

Your hardcore jihadists might be ok living in caves with only goats and AKs, but you can’t run cities like that or you might as well go straight back to your caves since you will have endless uprisings from deeply unhappy citizens.

The core reason America was so successful in the past at getting warlords and even former enemies to flip to their side was because of the strength of its economy. And I mean the real economy, not the bitcoin bubble propped up Ponzi scheme it is today.

Back during its prime, ordinary America middle class consumers had real and substantial disposable income, even minor wealth. Their demand and buying power was America’s true super weapon for flipping everyone to their side.

Today, the American middle class is an endangered species, with the majority of American households barely getting by, living paycheque to paycheque and lucky if they don’t need to fall back on food banks and food stamps.

The overall American economy is massively bigger, on paper, but that wealth is largely imaginary in the shape of ludicrously overvalued tokens (bitcoin and all the other trash coins), or hyper concentrated in the hands of a tiny number of ultra rich individuals. But the end result is the same, modern America just don’t have the household purchasing power to shower side flippers in wealth from just everyday trade. Instead, it needs to use taxpayer funds to buy people off, and it’s easy to see why it’s loosing the war for influence so overwhelmingly.

 

[Randomuser]

It’s almost inevitable if you think about it logically.

Running a successful guerrilla war and toppling a sitting government takes entirely different skill sets and mind sets to running a country after you have taken over.

Your hardcore jihadists might be ok living in caves with only goats and AKs, but you can’t run cities like that or you might as well go straight back to your caves since you will have endless uprisings from deeply unhappy citizens.

The core reason America was so successful in the past at getting warlords and even former enemies to flip to their side was because of the strength of its economy. And I mean the real economy, not the bitcoin bubble propped up Ponzi scheme it is today.

Back during its prime, ordinary America middle class consumers had real and substantial disposable income, even minor wealth. Their demand and buying power was America’s true super weapon for flipping everyone to their side.

Today, the American middle class is an endangered species, with the majority of American households barely getting by, living paycheque to paycheque and lucky if they don’t need to fall back on food banks and food stamps.

The overall American economy is massively bigger, on paper, but that wealth is largely imaginary in the shape of ludicrously overvalued tokens (bitcoin and all the other trash coins), or hyper concentrated in the hands of a tiny number of ultra rich individuals. But the end result is the same, modern America just don’t have the household purchasing power to shower side flippers in wealth from just everyday trade. Instead, it needs to use taxpayer funds to buy people off, and it’s easy to see why it’s loosing the war for influence so overwhelmingly.

I picked up Kingdom Come recently coz it was cheap. I haven't finished it yet so no spoilers plz.

If there's one thing this game is good at showing about the medieval age is that nobility and royalty have no real loyalties. Only power and a lot of excuses to be selfish jerks. So seeing a guy you propped up turn against you to side with another guy coz he saw a better deal is not surprising. Especially in places like the Middle East.