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[earzup]

Re VE Day

I have not commented in this forum for years but I have followed the site since then plus I have given support in a way that I believed to be helpful.

My 95 Y/O Cold Warrior dad, very much dedicated to the cause (his country, community, faith community, family, the local destitute) put on his whites today. He and my dedicated mother went to a "parade" for the B/D of a 99 Y/O Pearl Harbor survivor bud of his today.

My late former father-in-law made multiple S Pacific landings as a Marine in WWII. After decades of delay he finally mentioned details of those horrors.

John,
I have bought extra copies of your books to give/share with others because I consider the info within is important to a decent humanity.

[earzup]

Well heck, I intended to reply to THIS:

"American citizens will live in tents on city sidewalks, before they will harvest food that is rotting in the fields. A country that will not harvest its own food does not deserve to survive.

This country needs a system of transporting indigent people to where labor is needed, and a firm policy of work or starve for the physically fit for physical work."

Ages ago, in the 1960's, when I was a teen, there was a show Then Came Bronson. In an episode, Bronson indicated to a woman that it you don't work, you don't eat. She was capable. He was chipping mortar from bricks to get money for food and gaso. That had a great impact on me. She was able bodied but wanted a free ride.

For years my locale was referred to as Hobo Heaven due to significant support from the community. There are many problems from that. Turds or urine in doorways will never be a nice thing.

I am interested in relocating non-contributors (homeless) to facilities that are very remote and that necessitate some contribution.

I am well aware of the statistics regarding how people become homeless so do not waste your time with that.

[John]

** 09-May-2020 World View: Thanks for your service

> Re VE Day

> I have not commented in this forum for years but I have followed
> the site since then plus I have given support in a way that I
> believed to be helpful.

> My 95 Y/O Cold Warrior dad, very much dedicated to the cause (his
> country, community, faith community, family, the local destitute)
> put on his whites today. He and my dedicated mother went to a
> "parade" for the B/D of a 99 Y/O Pearl Harbor survivor bud of his
> today.

> My late former father-in-law made multiple S Pacific landings as a
> Marine in WWII. After decades of delay he finally mentioned
> details of those horrors.

> John, I have bought extra copies of your books to give/share with
> others because I consider the info within is important to a decent
> humanity.

Thank you to you and your family for your service.

And thanks for giving book copies to your friends. I hope that they
remain your friends after they see what you're into.

[John]

** 09-May-2020 World View: China's offer to help N. Korea fight coronavirus raises suspicions

China's president Xi Jinping sent a message to North Korea's child
dictator Kim Jong-un calling for more efforts to strengthen
co-operation in preventing the spread of the coronavirus, and said
China was "willing to continue to provide assistance within its own
capacity for [North Korea] in the fight against Covid-19."

Xi also said he highly appreciated Mr Kim's support during China's
outbreak and "showed his personal attention to the situation of the
pandemic and people's health" in North Korea.

Xi's message was a response to Kim's earlier message to Kim, saying
that he "congratulated him, highly appreciating that he is seizing a
chance of victory in the war against the unprecedented epidemic."

These are just two seemingly ordinary friendly communications between
two dictators, but as usual with Chinese and North Korean policy, you
have search for hidden messages.

Supposedly, North Korea is completely free of the Wuhan Coronavirus,
according to its own claims. North Korea was the first to shut down
travel from China, closing the border in late January and ordering the
army to kill anyone who tried to cross it. Nobody really believes
that North Korea is free of the virus, but the fact that Xi offered to
help is a statement by Xi that he doesn't believe it either.

But it's more than that. Xi could have sent his message privately.
Instead, his message was very publicly published in the Chinese
Communist media. This suggests not only that Xi believes that North
Korea has a significant coronavirus problem, but that he
diplomatically wants to force Kim to admit it.

The existing situation is very dangerous to both China and North
Korea.

North Korea depends on cross-border trade to feed its people. If
cross-border trade were completely shut down, it could threaten the
Kim regime, which would be a diplomatic disaster for China. Trade
between North Korea and China is down by 90% in March.

If there's a widespread infection in North Korea, it would overwhelm
the North Korean health system, which would also threaten the Kim
regime.

If there's a significant infection in North Korea, it would likely
spread across the border into China.

So there are many reasons why Xi Jinping is concerned about a North
Korea infestation, and he may be signaling that Kim had better admit
it and start taking care of it.

Separately, in South Korea, nightclubs and bars in the capital city
Seoul have been ordered closed again, following a new outbreak linked
to a man who visited multiple nightclubs and bars.


---- Sources:

-- Coronavirus: China offers to help North Korea fight pandemic
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52597749
(BBC, 9-May-2020)

-- North Korea’s Trade With China Continues Rapid Decline
https://thediplomat.com/2020/05/north-k ... d-decline/
(Diplomat, 9-May-2020)

[Gold bug]

MMT...

Last week I went to the Burger King drive through and a #1 meal (with tax) was $9.08!!

I went to Sam's Club yesterday and bought food and supplies. My bill $495 for the basic necessities. Seems to me if that money gun has (yet) to be shot one can only imagine what groceries will cost once they shoot it! Scary.

[Gold bug]

MMT...

Last week I went to the Burger King drive through and a #1 meal (with tax) was $9.08!!

I went to Sam's Club yesterday and bought food and supplies. My bill $495 for the basic necessities. Seems to me if that money gun has (yet) to be shot one can only imagine what groceries will cost once they shoot it! Scary.

BUY GOLD.

[John]

** 10-May-2020 World View: China city on North Korea border locked down over Coronavirus

China is imposing martial law in Shulan city, in northeast China's
Jilin province, after a laundrywoman infected with Wuhan Coronavirus
spread the virus to 11 others.

It seems very likely that this story is related to the one that
I posted yesterday:

*** 09-May-2020 World View: China's offer to help N. Korea fight coronavirus raises suspicions
*** http://gdxforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=52001#p52001

It's been clear from the news this weekend that countries around the
world are removing the lockdown restrictions that were imposed in
February and March. It's different in every state, every province,
and every country, and restrictions in some places are being lifted
more rapidly than in others.

The last two months have been a worldwide education program, with
public courses on social isolation 1.01, mask-wearing 1.01,
and self-isolation 1.01.

In the next month we're going to see whether these education courses
have achieved the goal of allowing businesses to reopen without
resulting in a major resurgence of virus cases.

---- Sources:

-- NE China's Shulan City to reimpose community lockdown after new
COVID-19 infections
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-05-10/C ... index.html
(CGTN, Beijing, 10-May-2020)

-- China Closes Shulan City Near North Korea After Infections Rise
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles ... inhua-says
(Bloomberg, 9-May-2020)

-- Shulan city / City in Jilin declares martial law over COVID-19
https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1187855.shtml
(Global Times, 10-May-2020)

[Jeepdinger]

Just saw this, true or not, it's disturbing. It would seem that the groundwork is being laid for military action.

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politic ... aiwan-grow

Implication seems to be that it's inevitable, the people will demand it or the government will do it when they are prepared. Even if this is propaganda, it's setting the stage for a military move.

[John]

** 10-May-2020 World View: China's invasion of Taiwan

> Just saw this, true or not, it's disturbing. It would seem that
> the groundwork is being laid for military action.

> https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politic ... aiwan-grow

> Implication seems to be that it's inevitable, the people will
> demand it or the government will do it when they are prepared.
> Even if this is propaganda, it's setting the stage for a military
> move.

You're absolutely right about setting the stage. If there's to be an
invasion, then the CCP has to prepare the public for it, and the
referenced article is a good way to do it -- preparing the public
while maintaining deniability. An invasion is inevitable because the
CCP has said that it's inevitable.

• Hong Kong street protests, with sign saying,
  'one country two systems is dead'

Sunday's street protests in Hong Kong make it clear that the chaos in
Hong Kong is going to return full force. The CCP will have to take
Hong Kong by force when they take Taiwan by force.

[Guest]

The CCP will have to take Hong Kong by force when they take Taiwan by force.

At the same time?