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[FullMoon]

We do need for China to commit a full-out act of war. And I don't think we will be waiting much longer.

It will all come down to who defines an "act of war". We might see some seriously bloody things that float around that point and the domestic mood will be unable to care enough to respond. We should start seeing the internal turmoil ramp up later this week. Who can find Palawan Island or the Senkaku's on a map, let alone even know which part of the world they're in? And who will care when it gets crazy like in 20'?
China just wants to diminish our standing and show our lack of trustworthiness and resolve to protect those areas. They'd prefer to push, shove, punch and use blades to keep it under the point of "act of war". They'll try to wait it out until we get distracted, because that's what usually happens when we've got so many competing stressors. They are focused intently on this and hope to find a breakthrough.

[FullMoon]

MANILA, Philippines – Days after the newly-established National Maritime Council (NCM) called the Chinese harassment of a June 17 resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal a “misunderstanding” and recommended to “announce” future resupply missions, the Philippines has changed its tune, now describing Chinese actions in the West Philippine Sea as “deliberate.”
“After our visit to our troops in Palawan yesterday, where the President personally talked to the troops involved in the RORE, we have now come to the conclusion that it was not a misunderstanding or an accident. We are not downplaying the incident. It was an aggressive and illegal use of force,” said Defense Secretary Gibo Teodoro on Monday, June 24, during a press conference in Malacañang.

“It is a deliberate act of the Chinese officialdom to prevent us from completing our mission,” he added.

https://www.rappler.com/philippines/not ... june-2024/

Many people are saying that this South Asian Sea (should NOT be called S China Sea) is the most dangerous spot. Speculation about why Philippines is the victim, maybe because they've been weak and rolled over by the Chicoms for a long time now. With a new leader they're standing up for themselves with dignity and self respect, unlike the Dotard.

[spottybrowncow]

Japan and Philippines need to coordinate and start sinking some Chinese vessels as far away from mainland China as possible. India should join in, too.
Make them commit resources on multiple fronts and crush them.

This kind of talk got us into the Iraq War. And that was smaller than a cake walk compared to this sticky situation.
Imagine the immediate cessation of global trade in Asian goods (most 'stuff') and the beginning of Total War. If you read One Second After, don't forget that things will change radically for the worse (or better if you're already fully prepared prepared for the Apocalypse and hoping it happens). This charade with Russia has people thinking war is a game, whilst they gamble with the lives of other people's children. The game is about over and bluffs will be seen. We've been bluffing ourselves in many instances, just like we did with Iraq. But the consequences will be 1,000,000 times worse. Or better if you prefer this world destroyed and most of the people dead.

You know they're never going to stop voluntarily. They would make up a story and claim the entire Philippines as their "ancient sovereign territory" right now if they thought they could get away with it, and claim Japan as "reparations for past war crimes."

All kidding aside, I fully understand what you're saying. I just don't think there is any practicable role for appeasement, because it will never be enough. And if they're squeezed enough non-militarily, it will only make them more aggressive. It's a shame we're not as good at destabilizing their society as they are at ruining ours. The catch-22 of freedom, I suppose.

[FullMoon]

Japan and Philippines need to coordinate and start sinking some Chinese vessels as far away from mainland China as possible. India should join in, too.
Make them commit resources on multiple fronts and crush them.

This kind of talk got us into the Iraq War. And that was smaller than a cake walk compared to this sticky situation.
Imagine the immediate cessation of global trade in Asian goods (most 'stuff') and the beginning of Total War. If you read One Second After, don't forget that things will change radically for the worse (or better if you're already fully prepared prepared for the Apocalypse and hoping it happens). This charade with Russia has people thinking war is a game, whilst they gamble with the lives of other people's children. The game is about over and bluffs will be seen. We've been bluffing ourselves in many instances, just like we did with Iraq. But the consequences will be 1,000,000 times worse. Or better if you prefer this world destroyed and most of the people dead.

You know they're never going to stop voluntarily. They would make up a story and claim the entire Philippines as their "ancient sovereign territory" right now if they thought they could get away with it, and claim Japan as "reparations for past war crimes."

All kidding aside, I fully understand what you're saying. I just don't think there is any practicable role for appeasement, because it will never be enough. And if they're squeezed enough non-militarily, it will only make them more aggressive. It's a shame we're not as good at destabilizing their society as they are at ruining ours. The catch-22 of freedom, I suppose.

I'm not saying that this out of control train can be stopped. How John has described this situation in the past is how it's shaping up and it'll probably be as bad as he described. Any time you have between now and then is a gift as he said and extra time for those who'd like increase their survival chances.
The living will envy the dead.

[FullMoon]

All kidding aside, I fully understand what you're saying. I just don't think there is any practicable role for appeasement, because it will never be enough

We appeased them for far too long. Then we had a "soft" pivot with Obunmer which was too weak. Trump started to get tough but now there's apparently people who understand that this ain't no joke. Like I said, it's probably too little and too late. People still aren't taking it seriously enough and really don't understand the complexity of the situation. Plus we're getting increasingly tied down in other areas (which is probably their partial creation and certainly to their benefit).
We didn't win the 1st Cold War by engaging the enemy directly.

[Guest]

You did not answer my questions either. You said there are too many white supremacists and wouldn’t give a number.

Even you should be able to figure that out. From my perspective, one is too many white supremacists.

Opinion changed to liar

[Bob Butler]

Opinion changed to liar

Raised eyebrow.

[Guest]

America is in trouble.

The Millenials and GenZ as write-offs.

Yes, currently only about a quarter of young adults in the USA are considered viable as military recruits.

The big problems are:
1. Overweight
2. Physically Unfit
3. Legal issues (criminal records)
4. Mental Health issues
5. Medical issues.

However, let me point out what would happen should (when) we face a REAL large scale conflict.

Numbers 1 & 2 will not make you un-draftable. You will still get inducted into the service. Your basic training will be a living hell, and you will be put into "special" basic training that will starve you and get you in shape. It will take longer than the regular basic training going on now, but if the military has to put you in a cage to starve you back to normal weight and force you through endurance/fitness training, it will do it. (I am obviously exaggerating here, but not by much).

Number 3 will become much less of an issue. Misdemeanors will be ignored, and Felons (depending on the actual crime) would be put into some jobs where they are probably unarmed. For example, I can't see that bribery (or other non-violent felony offenses) would keep you from getting drafted. Such people may be barred from promotion, but could get past that based on actual performance. Also, penal units for violent offenders are not out of the question, though the USA has not had to do that before (The Dirty Dozen is fiction after all).

Number 4 will also be less of an issue. Right now ADHD and Depression prevents military service. I think this is WAY over diagnosed, and is more of a home discipline issue. The military knows how to fix this. It always has. Nobody is going to get out of being drafted because of ADHD or Depression.

Number 5 does have some grey areas. I think a peanut allergy (or any others where you stop breathing or have a seizure or require an epi pen) would still get you disqualified. As would heart issues or digestive tract disorders (like Crohn's) or really any serious medical issue. Otherwise you are going. Dental issues may prevent people getting in right now (the average state of dental health in young people is appalling), but the military will end up pulling teeth and issuing dentures (they did this in WW2)

Disney, one of America's largest corporations, has a polciy of not hiring white males. This anti-white male policy is not unique.

WHY should white males fight and kill for America?

Question from the peanut gallery...Why should I fight for a country that hates me and denies me a future? I have no future in America. NONE.

If Russia and China were liberal democracies, millions of white Americans would move there and energize those countries. Unfortunately, China and Russia are corrupt and backward dictatorships, hellholes. I've been to both, and they are both horrid.

I don't thinks whites have any options left. We have come to the end of the line. And liberals among us are cheerleading our destruction.

If I am only good for cannon fodder, I say, no way. No way will I join the the army. Recruitment is down 40% even with waivers for morbid obesity, low IQs, criminal records, and mental health issues, and they STILL CAN'T fill the ranks.

Please, note: low IQ recruits cannot operate modern weapon systems. They can't conduct complex combat opeartions. They can't fly high tech jets.

This is not 1016, 1941, or even 2001. America is no longer that American. We have been flooded with people who do not consider themselves American and are only here to milk the system and live off the fat of land.

I have fought in two wars, two! Infantry. It's terrible. Only my belief in what I was doing was right sustained me. Not money, not adventure, the beliefs that I was willing to kill and die for sustained me. I no longer feel that about my country. I did not abandon my country. My country abandoned me.

I do not hate America.

America hates me.

[Bob Butler]

I do not hate America.

America hates me.

Disney’s total ban on hiring white males is going too far. I quite believe historically it went the other way. I believe it is proper for affirmative action to try to correct past prejudice. That extreme? That fast? Too far. (I suspect the whistle blowing Disney executives feel the same way.)

That said, as a blue person in a tourist area of a blue state, I haven’t felt any of the antagonism, any of the sting of modern policies. Affirmative action may be problematic if taken to an extreme, but so would be continuing prejudice. I’m more than a little dubious about people who can’t love America. Some degree of affirmative action is called for, if Disney took it too far.

I still recall my boss briefly celebrating a two fer. She hired a female asian programmer. Two minorities in one person. Two check marks. Whee. It didn’t hurt that she was an absolutely fine programmer, helping the group for years. No sacrifice involved. So, I’ve seen affirmative action work, but it does not have to be brought to an extreme, and should not.

But if one is unwilling to compromise, if lack of compromise makes one no longer love America, one could always go to [expletive deleted].

[Higgenbotham]

In the video obtained by the O’Keefe Media Group, Mr. Giordano claims that, “As far as Disney’s concerned, I’m a white male. And that’s not who they’re looking to promote at the moment,”

When asked if he thinks that will be promoted to department head he responds, “I’m not sure to be honest with you,” even though he’s “well prepared” and “well positioned for it.”

He also describes how he was passed over for an internal promotion on several occasions because of his race, which he says was “told explicitly” to him.

“There are times when it’s spoken,” he says in reference to the alleged Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion practices.

His friends in Disney’s human resources department have told him plainly, “they’re not considering any white males for this job. They’re just not,” he says.

Though he claims that in official company communication, Disney will hide behind “code words and buzzwords” to disguise its discriminatory practices “so it’s not like a legally actionable thing,” he says.

Mr. Giordano also describes an incident in which the company chose to forgo promoting a half-Black employee because they didn’t look Black enough. “There was a creative executive who was like ‘we’re not, like, that’s not, that’s not what’s wanted,’” he says.

“They wanted somebody in meetings who would appear in a certain way and he wasn’t going to bring that to the meeting.”

Chief diversity officer Tinisha Agramonte, hired back in 2023, “oversees a lot of that, for sure,” he says, referencing the company’s discriminatory practices.

Though he adds that the policies aren’t just enforced by Ms. Agramonte, but “It’s pretty broad, I would say. There are other people in HR who are also focused on it.”

Executives are incentivized to uphold the biased hiring practices because the company will shell bigger bonuses to those who recruit more non-white employees, he adds.

https://www.nysun.com/article/disney-do ... r-boycotts