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IRONY
Today is the 1st day of August , the month of our "Freedom"...
And talking about our "Freedom" , it always reminds me the biggest IRONY of the history of our Indian Freedom Movement ...
It has been always glorified by saying that , our Freedom was gained by mostly Non-Violence movements...
And all those "Non-Violence" movements lead us to one of the world's biggest Bloody History of Violence as Communal Riots and Genocide...
Followed by disasters like Famine and never ending Migrants problem...
Because of that policy of "Non-Violence" of some of our power hungry political leaders , we are still suffering border issues for ages...
Yes... As per profit , Those political leaders got their Crowns after our "Freedom"...
But
At what cost ???
Never ending sacrifice of so many innocent citizens !!!
Alas !!! It's the IRONY after all...
And talking about our "Freedom" , it always reminds me the biggest IRONY of the history of our Indian Freedom Movement ...
It has been always glorified by saying that , our Freedom was gained by mostly Non-Violence movements...
And all those "Non-Violence" movements lead us to one of the world's biggest Bloody History of Violence as Communal Riots and Genocide...
Followed by disasters like Famine and never ending Migrants problem...
Because of that policy of "Non-Violence" of some of our power hungry political leaders , we are still suffering border issues for ages...
Yes... As per profit , Those political leaders got their Crowns after our "Freedom"...
But
At what cost ???
Never ending sacrifice of so many innocent citizens !!!
Alas !!! It's the IRONY after all...
Two Wrongs Does Not Make It Right
Living outside of chicago....and the 2nd round of looting of downtown...and the cops being shot at and attacked....ongoing news for hours on end...am sure Pres Trump is going to jump all over this....since he wanted to send troops here....Mayor Lightfoot has alot to get done.....how many times can businesses be reduced...limited...and looted....how many times to bounce back...versus how many times can the cops use unnecessary force...and at times very brutal and deadly forces against people getting arrested..my point is how do two wrongs make it right....the cops using deadly force....and looters looting without protesting just went for the goods....all I know for certain is went to a nearby suburbs store to get necessary items....cause everyone wonders are the suburbs next while moves are made to protect the downtown area....what a mess...!
Patriotism or Jingoism , the bordered world , the politician's method of creating feuds.
We always hear from within our native nation by our news media or politicians that ''that nation is the enemy''. But is it truly the enemy or is it just a statement of foul politics to make us turn on one another.
The modern nation state system is nothing more than a tribal system on an international level . As in a tribal system no matter the internal conflict when an external threat of another tribe arrives we unite against it , even if that threat is artificial .
The politicians know this fact of tribalism and human instinct of territorialism and manipulate the civilians by using patriotism as a tool , even transforming it into jingoism . As a result we see unwanted conflict and race of supremacy between countries over one another . The feuds that of America , Russia , China and Korea , even the conflict in the middle east like that of India and Pakistan .
Now we at the civilian level and by civilian not implying the privileged class but implying the regular middle class . We have contacts and friendships with people from our native country along with internationally , even within the nations our governments declare as enemies . While in reality we know nobody is the enemy .
This is why some people want a borderless world . Now this is a debate that has also been going on for sometime , what would it be like with a world without borders . Borders represent a separate identity with each border hosting its unique culture which gives the beauty of diversity .
These same borders are being used by politicians for jingoistic turmoil and conflict and soldiers of diffrent nations blindly following orders and senselessly killing one another .
This conflict won't stop anytime soon because behind this conflict is huge profit that the bussinesmen just can't lose . The war economy , one of the most profitable economies , even a single f-22 costs almost the price of two big budget hollywood films about 312 million dollars
.
Yup the cash in this business would make any business man not want wars to end . Because if peace and i mean true peace ever comes , the most loss would be of the wepons manufacturers and the nuclear powered nations with their weapons no longer in use and no longer in demand .
A weapons free world would mean big trouble for weapon manufacturers . So these conflicts in which patriotism or even religion is being used its just a ruse to fill pockets . The terrorist organizations , national military and mercenary soldiers all pawns in the continuity of conflicts to fill pockets of weapons manufacturers .
Profitability in conflict has been on for centuries keeping the civilians in the dark about the truth . From monarchs of kingdoms to presidents of nations .Also the fact of a power struggle with the example of jingoism every politician of a nation is trying to be where America is now , being the world super power even if it means side lining the civilians and inducing conflicting ideologies .
By an equal perspective this struggle for suppremacy and profitability off of conflict is the real threat and also the human element of tribalism is what is keeping us from a unified peaceful world . A concept of borderless world is a one with many debates . But our bordered world represents such diversity , unfortunately used for conflict but there can be a unity in diversity .
In every history book or at least in most the decision makers are always the powerful or the politicians , what is the decision of us people . That is the main question to be asked if we're gonna solve anything and by decision not made by keeping in mind some manipulated news flash or history or politics but a decision made by keeping in mind a united future to rid conflict .
PLEASE GIVE YOUR OPINION ON THIS .
The modern nation state system is nothing more than a tribal system on an international level . As in a tribal system no matter the internal conflict when an external threat of another tribe arrives we unite against it , even if that threat is artificial .
The politicians know this fact of tribalism and human instinct of territorialism and manipulate the civilians by using patriotism as a tool , even transforming it into jingoism . As a result we see unwanted conflict and race of supremacy between countries over one another . The feuds that of America , Russia , China and Korea , even the conflict in the middle east like that of India and Pakistan .
Now we at the civilian level and by civilian not implying the privileged class but implying the regular middle class . We have contacts and friendships with people from our native country along with internationally , even within the nations our governments declare as enemies . While in reality we know nobody is the enemy .
This is why some people want a borderless world . Now this is a debate that has also been going on for sometime , what would it be like with a world without borders . Borders represent a separate identity with each border hosting its unique culture which gives the beauty of diversity .
These same borders are being used by politicians for jingoistic turmoil and conflict and soldiers of diffrent nations blindly following orders and senselessly killing one another .
This conflict won't stop anytime soon because behind this conflict is huge profit that the bussinesmen just can't lose . The war economy , one of the most profitable economies , even a single f-22 costs almost the price of two big budget hollywood films about 312 million dollars
.Yup the cash in this business would make any business man not want wars to end . Because if peace and i mean true peace ever comes , the most loss would be of the wepons manufacturers and the nuclear powered nations with their weapons no longer in use and no longer in demand .
A weapons free world would mean big trouble for weapon manufacturers . So these conflicts in which patriotism or even religion is being used its just a ruse to fill pockets . The terrorist organizations , national military and mercenary soldiers all pawns in the continuity of conflicts to fill pockets of weapons manufacturers .
Profitability in conflict has been on for centuries keeping the civilians in the dark about the truth . From monarchs of kingdoms to presidents of nations .Also the fact of a power struggle with the example of jingoism every politician of a nation is trying to be where America is now , being the world super power even if it means side lining the civilians and inducing conflicting ideologies .
By an equal perspective this struggle for suppremacy and profitability off of conflict is the real threat and also the human element of tribalism is what is keeping us from a unified peaceful world . A concept of borderless world is a one with many debates . But our bordered world represents such diversity , unfortunately used for conflict but there can be a unity in diversity .
In every history book or at least in most the decision makers are always the powerful or the politicians , what is the decision of us people . That is the main question to be asked if we're gonna solve anything and by decision not made by keeping in mind some manipulated news flash or history or politics but a decision made by keeping in mind a united future to rid conflict .
PLEASE GIVE YOUR OPINION ON THIS .
House of Reps override Trump's veto of military bill in bipartisan fashion
Today from The New York Times;
In response to:
House Votes to Override Trump’s Veto of Military Bill
Republicans joined with Democrats to hand President Trump a rare legislative rebuke in the final days of his presidency. The bill will next be taken up by the Senate, where it is expected to pass.
By Catie Edmondson
Dec. 28, 2020, 7:09 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON — The House voted on Monday to override President Trump’s veto of the annual military policy bill, mustering bipartisan support to enact the legislation over the president’s objections and handing him a rare legislative rebuke in the final days of his presidency.
The 322-to-87 vote is the first time a chamber of Congress has agreed to override one of Mr. Trump’s vetoes, underscoring the sweeping popularity of the military legislation, which authorizes a pay raise for the nation’s troops. It also amounted to a remarkable reprimand over the president’s decision to flout one of his party’s key orthodoxies — projecting military strength — from Republicans who have been reluctant to challenge Mr. Trump during his four years in office.
The margin surpassed the two-thirds majority needed in both houses to force enactment of the bill over Mr. Trump’s objections. The Senate will take up the legislation later in the week, and it is expected to pass.
“The president has exercised his constitutional prerogative. Now, Madam Speaker, it’s up to us,” Representative Mac Thornberry of Texas, the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, said in remarks before the vote. “Our troops, the country, indeed, the world is watching to see what we will do — whether we can tune out other differences and still come together to support the men and women of the military and American national security.”
Congress has succeeded in passing the military bill each year for 60 years, with lawmakers relishing the opportunity to assert their support for national security and bring home wins to their constituents.
But Mr. Trump, making good on a months long series of threats, vetoed the bipartisan legislation on Wednesday, citing a shifting list of reasons including his objection to a provision directing the military to strip the names of Confederate leaders from bases. He also demanded that the bill include the repeal of a legal shield for social media companies that he has tangled with, a significant legislative change that Republicans and Democrats alike have said is irrelevant to a bill that dictates military policy....
House Votes to Override Trump’s Veto of Military Bill
Republicans joined with Democrats to hand President Trump a rare legislative rebuke in the final days of his presidency. The bill will next be taken up by the Senate, where it is expected to pass.
By Catie Edmondson
Dec. 28, 2020, 7:09 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON — The House voted on Monday to override President Trump’s veto of the annual military policy bill, mustering bipartisan support to enact the legislation over the president’s objections and handing him a rare legislative rebuke in the final days of his presidency.
The 322-to-87 vote is the first time a chamber of Congress has agreed to override one of Mr. Trump’s vetoes, underscoring the sweeping popularity of the military legislation, which authorizes a pay raise for the nation’s troops. It also amounted to a remarkable reprimand over the president’s decision to flout one of his party’s key orthodoxies — projecting military strength — from Republicans who have been reluctant to challenge Mr. Trump during his four years in office.
The margin surpassed the two-thirds majority needed in both houses to force enactment of the bill over Mr. Trump’s objections. The Senate will take up the legislation later in the week, and it is expected to pass.
“The president has exercised his constitutional prerogative. Now, Madam Speaker, it’s up to us,” Representative Mac Thornberry of Texas, the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, said in remarks before the vote. “Our troops, the country, indeed, the world is watching to see what we will do — whether we can tune out other differences and still come together to support the men and women of the military and American national security.”
Congress has succeeded in passing the military bill each year for 60 years, with lawmakers relishing the opportunity to assert their support for national security and bring home wins to their constituents.
But Mr. Trump, making good on a months long series of threats, vetoed the bipartisan legislation on Wednesday, citing a shifting list of reasons including his objection to a provision directing the military to strip the names of Confederate leaders from bases. He also demanded that the bill include the repeal of a legal shield for social media companies that he has tangled with, a significant legislative change that Republicans and Democrats alike have said is irrelevant to a bill that dictates military policy....
HOW POWERFUL IS THE MEDIA?
Did you bet on anyone in the US presidential race? Imagine, a UK bettor waged one million pounds on Joe Biden in Betfair. The identity of the bettor is not known. He must know Biden will get it. But Americans are prohibited to play here.
I assured a friend on Trump's victory. It can't be denied, the international media, even the prudent US MSM projected a Trump win the night before election here in Europe There was an Australian anchorman who even commented "What can America do with a fumbling president?
Now the fix is in. The US media proclaimed Biden as winner though no authoity to officially declare anything! I forgot the fact that a rigged election can be successful only with the complicit media. Fox News, whose owner Murdoch as a conservative shows its true colours. The network is actually for Biden though they retain broadcasters supporting Trump.
There's still a democratic process in the US election because Trump will go to the Supreme Court to fight voter's fraud. I just watched "Trump Winning GEORGIA RECOUNT Case AS USPS Whistleblower Affidavit Sent to Senate Judiciary, YouTube podcast, HA Goodman. "Bernie Sanders cheated by the DNC didn't do anything, but Trump will fight for his supporers".
So keep calm, stay cool, there is no clear winner. We'll see how the powerful media can cover up everything.:
I assured a friend on Trump's victory. It can't be denied, the international media, even the prudent US MSM projected a Trump win the night before election here in Europe There was an Australian anchorman who even commented "What can America do with a fumbling president?
Now the fix is in. The US media proclaimed Biden as winner though no authoity to officially declare anything! I forgot the fact that a rigged election can be successful only with the complicit media. Fox News, whose owner Murdoch as a conservative shows its true colours. The network is actually for Biden though they retain broadcasters supporting Trump.
There's still a democratic process in the US election because Trump will go to the Supreme Court to fight voter's fraud. I just watched "Trump Winning GEORGIA RECOUNT Case AS USPS Whistleblower Affidavit Sent to Senate Judiciary, YouTube podcast, HA Goodman. "Bernie Sanders cheated by the DNC didn't do anything, but Trump will fight for his supporers".
So keep calm, stay cool, there is no clear winner. We'll see how the powerful media can cover up everything.:
online today!
TDS aka Trump Derangement Syndrome...
I first heard the term tonight and what what we have experienced in past 'syndromes' this is going to be one to the likes you've never seen before.
Buckle up, it's going to be a bumpy ride... !!
Buckle up, it's going to be a bumpy ride... !!
online today!
Putin speaks...
Russian President Vladimir Putin commented today about the United States election. He congratulated Joe Biden on winning, wishing him "every success".
China and 14 South East Asian countries form Trade Block to replace TPP
In response to: After eight years of talks, China and 14 other nations from Japan to New Zealand to Myanmar on Sunday formally signed one of the world’s largest regional free trade agreements, a pact designed by Beijing partly as a counterweight to American influence in the region.
The pact, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or R.C.E.P., is limited in scope. Still, it carries considerable symbolic heft. The pact covers more of humanity — 2.2 billion people — than any previous regional free trade agreement and could help further cement China’s image as the dominant economic power in its neighborhood.
It also comes after a retreat by the United States from sweeping trade pacts that reshape global relationships. Nearly four years ago, President Trump pulled the United States out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or T.P.P., a broader agreement than the R.C.E.P. that was widely seen as a Washington-led response to China’s growing sway in the Asia-Pacific region. Joseph R. Biden, the president-elect, has been noncommittal on whether he would join the T.P.P.’s successor.
Because of the pandemic, the signing of the agreement on Sunday was unusual, with separate ceremonies held in each of the 15 member countries all linked by video. Each country’s trade minister took turns signing a separate copy of the pact while his or her head of state or head of government stood nearby and watched.
The pact, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or R.C.E.P., is limited in scope. Still, it carries considerable symbolic heft. The pact covers more of humanity — 2.2 billion people — than any previous regional free trade agreement and could help further cement China’s image as the dominant economic power in its neighborhood.
It also comes after a retreat by the United States from sweeping trade pacts that reshape global relationships. Nearly four years ago, President Trump pulled the United States out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or T.P.P., a broader agreement than the R.C.E.P. that was widely seen as a Washington-led response to China’s growing sway in the Asia-Pacific region. Joseph R. Biden, the president-elect, has been noncommittal on whether he would join the T.P.P.’s successor.
Because of the pandemic, the signing of the agreement on Sunday was unusual, with separate ceremonies held in each of the 15 member countries all linked by video. Each country’s trade minister took turns signing a separate copy of the pact while his or her head of state or head of government stood nearby and watched.
RCEP Members - Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, Cambodia, Myanmar (Burma), Laos
Some of the US's largest trading partners are in the new RCEP. This combined with the massive increase in China's trade in 2020 leaves China as the Dominant power in the region. Good thing Trump pulled the USA out of the TPP just because Obama wanted it, huh?
Leaving China free reign to form its own trade block and massively increase its influence was yet another reason China wanted the Trump good times to continue.
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