Generational Dynamics World View News

[FullMoon]

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodi ... 023-06-07/
"About one-third of China's wheat is grown in Henan province, earning it the nickname the granary of China. "

https://youtube.com/shorts/MldjaB2e0Tw?feature=share

And the famine was man made... Global synchronicity.
Xi will find his way to surpass Mao. In like fashion.
China is run by a power hungry mad man who's in charge of a bureaucracy that's ruined vast swathes of grain production.

[Cool Breeze]

At a military conference earlier this year, the Navy’s intelligence chief, Rear Adm. Mike Studeman, called the problem “China blindness,” saying: “It’s very unsettling to see how much the U.S. is not connecting the dots on our number one challenge.”

Navigator is right about the ammo.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/ ... a-00100373

You could come to the understanding that the desired outcome is a model like China has for us. Or you can keep your head in the sand.

[FullMoon]

https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/ar ... idens-team

"from the Chinese point of view, the biggest risk for both sides is the question of Taiwan, and the US side does not appear willing to do anything to “de-risk” the issue. Instead, it has heightened risks with such moves as high-level visits to the island.
As a result, Beijing is no longer so interested in communication, and exchanges between the two militaries have been kept minimal. The two most powerful nations have entered a perilous phase of miscommunication and mis-signalling – which usually occurs as a prelude to an unexpected war."

[thomasglee]

https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/ar ... idens-team

"from the Chinese point of view, the biggest risk for both sides is the question of Taiwan, and the US side does not appear willing to do anything to “de-risk” the issue. Instead, it has heightened risks with such moves as high-level visits to the island.
As a result, Beijing is no longer so interested in communication, and exchanges between the two militaries have been kept minimal. The two most powerful nations have entered a perilous phase of miscommunication and mis-signalling – which usually occurs as a prelude to an unexpected war."

...which usually occurs as a prelude to an expected war."

[spottybrowncow]

https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/ar ... idens-team

"from the Chinese point of view, the biggest risk for both sides is the question of Taiwan, and the US side does not appear willing to do anything to “de-risk” the issue. Instead, it has heightened risks with such moves as high-level visits to the island.
As a result, Beijing is no longer so interested in communication, and exchanges between the two militaries have been kept minimal. The two most powerful nations have entered a perilous phase of miscommunication and mis-signalling – which usually occurs as a prelude to an unexpected war."

It's all relative.
NOT visiting the island and NOT doing things which some suggest are provocative is unequivocally acceding to their insistence that the island is rightfully theirs. Accession would not only not result in a "stalemate," but would actually strengthen their resolve to continue their plans. F**k appeasement, now and in Chamberlain's time. The only justification for appeasement is if you need a fixed amount of time to complete your own war preparations.

[Guest]

https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/ar ... idens-team

"from the Chinese point of view, the biggest risk for both sides is the question of Taiwan, and the US side does not appear willing to do anything to “de-risk” the issue. Instead, it has heightened risks with such moves as high-level visits to the island.
As a result, Beijing is no longer so interested in communication, and exchanges between the two militaries have been kept minimal. The two most powerful nations have entered a perilous phase of miscommunication and mis-signalling – which usually occurs as a prelude to an unexpected war."

It's all relative.
NOT visiting the island and NOT doing things which some suggest are provocative is unequivocally acceding to their insistence that the island is rightfully theirs. Accession would not only not result in a "stalemate," but would actually strengthen their resolve to continue their plans. F**k appeasement, now and in Chamberlain's time. The only justification for appeasement is if you need a fixed amount of time to complete your own war preparations.

THIS.

[FullMoon]

https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/ar ... idens-team

"from the Chinese point of view, the biggest risk for both sides is the question of Taiwan, and the US side does not appear willing to do anything to “de-risk” the issue. Instead, it has heightened risks with such moves as high-level visits to the island.
As a result, Beijing is no longer so interested in communication, and exchanges between the two militaries have been kept minimal. The two most powerful nations have entered a perilous phase of miscommunication and mis-signalling – which usually occurs as a prelude to an unexpected war."

It's all relative.
NOT visiting the island and NOT doing things which some suggest are provocative is unequivocally acceding to their insistence that the island is rightfully theirs. Accession would not only not result in a "stalemate," but would actually strengthen their resolve to continue their plans. F**k appeasement, now and in Chamberlain's time. The only justification for appeasement is if you need a fixed amount of time to complete your own war preparations.

Of course that seems sensible.
But it's thinking like that that's gotten us to this point. Neither appeasement nor aggression are suitable at this time. And it's only getting more aggressive and wanting to use violence. We've been stepping up quickly militarily but not diplomatically. That's their fundamental complaint and you're welcome to defend Biden's diplomacy. But they do have some valid complaints.
I believe we're going on the assumption here in this case that it's a tragedy that John saw very early, but now it's all in plain sight. Even cheered on. I hope he's wrong about the nukes. Didn't you read that book Tim recommended? That's going to life after the war begins isn't it?

[spottybrowncow]

But it's thinking like that that's gotten us to this point. Neither appeasement nor aggression are suitable at this time. And it's only getting more aggressive and wanting to use violence. We've been stepping up quickly militarily but not diplomatically. That's their fundamental complaint and you're welcome to defend Biden's diplomacy. But they do have some valid complaints.

The only diplomacy that would matter would be diplomacy backed up by the threat of overwhelming force. Come on FM, you know this, I don't really know what you're arguing, unless you're a CCP troll. "Their fundamental complaint" is that they don't have at least a regional de-facto empire whose resources they can exploit to benefit the CCP. There is no "reasoning" with them, unless your arguments are backed up with force. And they would agree, if pressed. Who was it that said "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun?" We all know. Nothing has changed, except that we now have a nation almost completely run by traitorous political and business scum who have already sold us out.

[John]

Well said!!

[John]

** 16-Jun-2023 World View: The Erase of Women

According to Johns Hopkins: A Lesbian is a
non-man who is attracted to non-men.