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Post by kungfuzu on Aug 29, 2020 6:31:59 GMT -8
More BLM riots, now in Raleigh, North Carolina. DummiesAs I have told a couple of friends overseas, the Democratic Bolsheviks are doing everything they can do to get Trump re-elected. I think the RNC should cut a check to Black Lives Matters, with the postscript "Keep up the good work."
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Aug 29, 2020 19:04:15 GMT -8
Post by kungfuzu on Aug 29, 2020 19:04:15 GMT -8
I believe I have mentioned this before, but it really does sound like Biblical Plagues are hitting China.
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Aug 29, 2020 19:48:51 GMT -8
Post by timothylane on Aug 29, 2020 19:48:51 GMT -8
This has been a very bad year for locusts in southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa as well. Must be a lot o very naughty pharaohs.
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Sept 2, 2020 18:40:42 GMT -8
Post by kungfuzu on Sept 2, 2020 18:40:42 GMT -8
The link is to an article which is very rare today. It is honest about China. As anyone who has the slightest understanding of China will know, it is not only the CCP which is a threat to the rest of the world. Chinese history and culture lie at the base of why China is a threat. I don't agree with all of what Goldman writes, but most of the article is spot on. Goldman has lived in Asia for many years. The problem is China, not communismAfter reading the article you will understand why I believe it is a big mistake to let so many Chinese immigrate to this country. Not only do overseas Chinese, historically, have their first allegiance to mother China, but they do not have the same beliefs as to how best to govern. They are used to and content with authoritarian governments. Perhaps this has to do with how ruthless many Chinese are. As a French friend who lived in Hongkong and Singapore for decades said, "The Chinese are a people without illusions." Well, that is one way to say it.
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Post by kungfuzu on Sept 18, 2020 13:49:57 GMT -8
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Sept 22, 2020 8:35:38 GMT -8
Post by kungfuzu on Sept 22, 2020 8:35:38 GMT -8
I saw a clip of Trump's address to the U.N. and he ripped China a new one. I couldn't believe it. We must hold China responsibleThis is one of the reasons people like Trump. He doesn't get up and spout the usual diplomatic pablum one hears on such occasions, rather he tells very uncomfortable truths. He also basically said America's elites betrayed the public for the elites' own profits. I loved it.
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Sept 22, 2020 8:58:00 GMT -8
Post by timothylane on Sept 22, 2020 8:58:00 GMT -8
Quite so. This is also why Americans like Ambassadors to the UN who speak similar truths, like Daniel Patrick Moynhihan, Jeane Kirkpatrick, and Nikki Haley. (No Demagogue President would have such an amabassador, even though Moynihan himself was a Demagogue and parlayed his reputation at the UN into 4 terms in the Senate as one.)
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Post by artraveler on Sept 22, 2020 9:31:52 GMT -8
It is long past time that we recover that prime property and send the UN and all it accompanied problems to Europe to die. I am tired of petty tyrants posturing from the un on our soil telling us how evil we are. I am tired of the wasted money we contribute to the UN. I am tired of UN diplomats flaunting our laws. And I don't give a hoot in hell if we ever participate in any UN meeting ever again. US out of the UN, UN out of the US.
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Sept 22, 2020 9:39:53 GMT -8
Post by kungfuzu on Sept 22, 2020 9:39:53 GMT -8
I have wanted the USA out of the UN since I was a teenager. I probably started thinking about this in my junior civics class.
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Sept 22, 2020 11:35:15 GMT -8
Post by artraveler on Sept 22, 2020 11:35:15 GMT -8
My feeling changed in the 70s. Until then I was agnostic. I think it was the Munich massacre and 73 Oct war that convinced me the UN was just a forum for assholes.
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Sept 28, 2020 9:20:45 GMT -8
Post by kungfuzu on Sept 28, 2020 9:20:45 GMT -8
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Oct 7, 2020 10:22:39 GMT -8
Post by kungfuzu on Oct 7, 2020 10:22:39 GMT -8
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Post by kungfuzu on Oct 9, 2020 20:30:21 GMT -8
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Oct 9, 2020 20:52:03 GMT -8
Post by timothylane on Oct 9, 2020 20:52:03 GMT -8
By definition, multinational corporations are globalist and therefore no longer American at all, and they're run and make their decisions accordingly. Unfortunately, if they're run by American citizens they can still contribute directly, as if they remained genuine Americans.
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Oct 10, 2020 8:18:44 GMT -8
Post by kungfuzu on Oct 10, 2020 8:18:44 GMT -8
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Oct 13, 2020 9:09:02 GMT -8
Post by artraveler on Oct 13, 2020 9:09:02 GMT -8
Gordon Chang on China and Taiwan nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/gordon-chang-why-chinese-invasion-taiwan-would-be-massive-mistake-170595The US, Japan, and Australia have been wargaming this for years. Now they are adding India to the mix, presenting a very powerful; counter to any PRC thoughts of invading Taiwan. South Korea also views any action by the PRC with concern, although they, as yet have not been active in war games. I still hold to the thought that PRC doesn't fully realize how difficult it would be to launch an invasion without losing thousands of tons of their surface fleet and thousands of dead. Amphibious landing are the most difficult to accomplish and require practice, practice, practice. The PLA is not doing this.
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Oct 13, 2020 10:42:52 GMT -8
Post by kungfuzu on Oct 13, 2020 10:42:52 GMT -8
Some friends in Asia and I have been discussing this situation lately. They are concerned that China might misinterpret the present situation in the USA and take the opportunity to attack Taiwan. My friends ask me whether I believe the USA would come to Taiwan's aid if the ChiComs attacked?
I have no particular channel to Trump, but I am of the opinion that the USA would have to come to Taiwan's defense. If the USA did not, our total defense network in Asia would collapse. If this happened, Japan would have to nuclear up. I suspect South Korea would also do the same as would Australia. The USA would be effectively be pushed out of the West Pacific and our power around the world would take a hit from which it would probably not recover. Nations around the world would peel off from the USA and join China in defense and commercial agreements.
As to how things would develop in such a campaign, much would depend on how China started the attack.
In any case, the USA would probably first give China a strong warning to cease and desist. Once the Reds kept going I suspect the USA would react somewhat cautiously at first. Perhaps the destruction of all of China's new islands in the South China Sea would be obliterated.
In the meantime, the USA would call for the rest of the world to sanction the Reds. I guarantee that the USA would not be shy about coercing nations to get in line.
If after losing their South China Sea assets, the Reds continued to attack Taiwan, I believe the USA would then raise the stakes substantially. The Reds main nuclear sub base on Hainan Island would be in the crosshairs as well as numerous other Chinese naval assets.
If things went that far, I believe it likely that a significant percentage of our political and military people would agree that China has to be confronted at one time or another and now is probably better than letting them get stronger.
I also think that the Reds would be making a big mistake if they think that attacking before the election would help get rid of Trump. Throughout history, Americans have rallied and united around the president if the USA went to war. This would help get Trump re-elected.
As to the difficulty of attacking Taiwan. An amphibious assault on Taiwan would be much more difficult than the D-Day landings. The Strait of Taiwan is 100 miles across. The geography of Taiwan is challenging. The West Coast of Taiwan has very few areas large enough on which to land hundreds of thousands of troops. An East Coast attempt would be a nightmare because of the mountains which run north to south across most of the island. Transportation would be very difficult.
For all of the above reasons, I cannot imagine that those in charge of such an operation would consider it for very long.
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Oct 13, 2020 11:28:25 GMT -8
Post by timothylane on Oct 13, 2020 11:28:25 GMT -8
The US response would depend heavily on who the President is. I don't think China would act against Trump, knowing that he's likely to respond despite his adherence to Vizzini's principle that one should never fight a land war in Asia. The Demagogues are bought by China, and most favor it ideologically as well.
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Oct 13, 2020 12:36:31 GMT -8
Post by kungfuzu on Oct 13, 2020 12:36:31 GMT -8
The problem is, many believe that the Chinese do not understand this. Having lived in 7 foreign countries, I know very well how easily people from different cultures can misunderstand each other.
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Oct 13, 2020 19:11:11 GMT -8
Post by artraveler on Oct 13, 2020 19:11:11 GMT -8
I know very well how easily people from different cultures can misunderstand each other. Even among people who have common language, culture and religion. Misunderstanding is more common than ever today. Mass communication has not been the leveling factor it was assumed to be. I suggest that when it was possible to not hear from the entire world on every insignificant subject it was easier to ask for clarification and get a reasoned response. Look at how long we four have been communicating and it is still easy to misinterpret a remark.
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