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by Trevor
Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:51 am
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: Generational Dynamics World View News
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I remember John saying a couple years ago that he believed Russia's invasion of Ukraine would ultimately trigger a wider war. In the last few days, we've taken a big step closer to that. For all intents and purposes, we've cut them off from further aid. Trump wanted the aid bill killed, so it was ki...
by Trevor
Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:01 pm
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: Generational Dynamics World View News
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I watched Tucker Carlson's video on Russia, including where he talked about how amazing Russia was because, among other things, their groceries were so cheap. He spent 107 dollars on a single shopping trip, praising how much better this was than America. Thing is, for some Russians, that would be cl...
by Trevor
Tue Feb 13, 2024 1:13 am
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: Generational Dynamics World View News
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The idea that we could really be in for a world war is just too unfathomable for most people. We've grown used to peace over the past 80 years and almost no one has any personal memory of WWII. Less than one percent of veterans are still alive, so the 1930s buildup has long disappeared from memory. ...
by Trevor
Mon Feb 12, 2024 9:40 pm
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: Generational Dynamics World View News
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Hope to hear from you soon, John.
by Trevor
Fri Feb 09, 2024 5:22 am
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: Generational Dynamics World View News
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More and more, hopes to keep the war between Israel and Hamas "contained" are disappearing. I doubt Israel's going to care about international pressure for a cease-fire at this point. I didn't know exactly when or how, but I knew at some point Hamas was going to do something big enough to where Isra...
by Trevor
Sat Feb 03, 2024 11:04 pm
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: Generational Dynamics World View News
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One big issue China has: the more elaborate the attack they have in mind, the more that can go wrong. "No plan survives first contact with the enemy", after all. I'm sure they've got something big in mind, but people make mistakes, they miscalculate, they miss crucial communications, the enemy respo...
by Trevor
Wed Jan 31, 2024 7:29 pm
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: Generational Dynamics World View News
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Navigator, I disagree with the statement that Russia's still in a peacetime economy. Officially, they plan to spend 6.5% of GDP on the military this year, and between the security apparatus and unofficial spending, we're taking 10% of GDP or more. While Russia's not going full tilt like in the two w...
by Trevor
Sun Jan 28, 2024 9:29 pm
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: Generational Dynamics World View News
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I used to check out this message forum now and then to get solid news and analysis on current geopolitical events from John and a few others. Bob Butler and his insane, ridiculous posts have made the forum unreadable. Sadly, I must agree. I started frequenting this site about 10 years ago, because,...
by Trevor
Sat Oct 07, 2023 2:47 am
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: Generational Dynamics World View News
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I do think the war will ultimately become a nuclear one, even if I disagree with the idea it'll wipe out humanity and civilization. However, I think the first nation to use them will be one of the smaller powers, like Pakistan or North Korea, rather than the United States or China. China has a no-fi...
by Trevor
Wed Jul 12, 2023 8:35 pm
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: Generational Dynamics World View News
Replies: 13823
Views: 7192702

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The thing about long term plans: the short-term has a way of negating them, so all this talk about China planning in terms of decades, if not centuries, isn't as frightening as it's treated. China might be fragile, but I think that makes them more dangerous, not less. If they've admitted their popul...