Global Events & Politics Überthread

[cajunrevenge]

China is ran by the principle of centralized rule. The US founding is the exact opposite and is intended to empower the individual. China will want to extend their rule to all peoples and have shown incredible amounts of aggression within their hemisphere. If we are foolish enough to think it will stop there then we deserve to lose our spot as the dominant global power.

But, working with Japan/India/SK and giving another option to the Afriann and SoutEast Asian countries, all of which want to divest themselves away from the Chinese infrastructure investment traps, this administration is FINALLY putting pressure on China to change their ways. I don't think we can settle for a deal with them anymore unless it has significant changes to their operative model. THe best thing for America is to reconfigure the global supply chain. Have more items bought from SouthEast Asia. Develop more products in America as the relative advantage in labor costs are somewhat muted now with the advent of automation. Put the screws to China and get money out of that country.

China surely wants to dominate its region but I hardly see that as wanting world domination. Its outright silly in the nuclear age to conceive of anyone taking over the world.



All that said, how do you feel about TPP that Trump nixed?

[thethe]

China surely wants to dominate its region but I hardly see that as wanting world domination. Its outright silly in the nuclear age to conceive of anyone taking over the world.



All that said, how do you feel about TPP that Trump nixed?

I do not know much about the deal so it would be inappropriate for me to comment but it doesn't seem like the US exclusion from the deal has hurt the economic fortunes of the US>

[cajunrevenge]

Its pretty much what you just said you wanted.

[thethe]

Its just against Israel....

[cajunrevenge]

https://www.insider.com/venezuela-cr...bullets-2019-5


Criminals in Venezuela cant afford bullets anymore because they are running out of **** to steal. What do you steal from people who have nothing. Its not even worth it to rob the banks because the money is so worthless they cant carry enough to make it worth their while. Bullets sell for 1$ and thats like a wheelbarrow full of paper money alone. A whole clip is 15$.

[cajunrevenge]

https://metro.co.uk/2019/05/16/momen...meras-9571463/



UK doing trials of facial recognition cameras in public. If you dont want to have your face recorded it is now probable cause for police to stop and search you as well as fine you about 100 bucks. They can **** right off with this ****. I personally dont give two ****s about it but if they tell me I cant hide my face then I most definitely would. Probably will quit smoking weed when its made legal just to spite them too.



edit - apparently the fine was for telling the cop to **** off.

[cajunrevenge]

https://www.newsweek.com/philippines...-1440433?amp=1



In a shocking turn of events Philippines President Duerte publicly outed himself as gay and said he was cured when he met his ex-wife.......

[thethe]

One can't be 'cured' of something that isn't an ailment.

Duerte is a bit of a nutcase....

[cajunrevenge]

You can choose if you are bisexual. Thats what I always assumed a person meant when they said it was a choice. That they are bisexual and they just choose women. But the point here was weird because he was calling his opponent gay... while saying he was once gay but was cured.

[nsacpi]

I'm pretty sure Duerte is mostly Denisovan

[nsacpi]

[cajunrevenge]

You are fools if you think the US government wouldnt do the same to any of us.

[thethe]

[57Brave]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...P=share_btn_tw


The sapling came from Belleau Wood, north-east of Paris, the location of a ferocious but pivotal battle in which 1,811 Americans died in June 1918 during the first world war.

[cajunrevenge]

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/...ce-over-police



Hong Kong woman convicted of assaulting a police officer with her breasts...... the court says she bumped him on the arm with her breasts......

[57Brave]

If we only had diplomatic dialogue with Iran ...
#MAGA

[thethe]

If we only had diplomatic dialogue with Iran ...
#MAGA

By diplomatic you mean allow their terrorist proxies to cause damage all over the world and hand over billions of dollars to facilitate the export of their terror.

Yeah, if only...

[goldfly]

the deal maker is so good at his job of making deals lol

[The Chosen One]

I hope Trump makes a great deal with Iran like he's done with North Korea.

[thethe]

And the other 8% was born with money like someone on this board and never learned the value of old fashion work.