Re: Understanding the US - Again
Posted: 14 Jan 2020 23:30
Don't want PO/CO/SDO/WHO-US saying nothin on POK/JKL, thx. They can promise to have a comms blackout when India drives Pakis out of POK.
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Turns out GOP politics mirrors Dems politics almost exactly. In the 1990s/2000s, Clinton and Bush reacted to the end of the Cold War with a fascinating experiment. They sought to break business and finance from control of the state.
There was also a perception that Clinton, and then Bush and Obama, were seeking a safe handoff to China in terms of global hegemony. These three Presidents' job was to manage the decline of the American empire, safely. That was the GOP hardline perception.
5. George W. Bush was pro-immigrant, pro-China, went to war in Iraq, and oversaw the collapse of American finance. He was a catastrophe, in the eyes of populist conservatives And yet, the GOP neoliberals were fanatics. They didn't admit any errors. Their machine was perfect.
6. Obama shocked the GOP the way Trump shocked Democrats. And a debate started. The Tea Party wave began attacking Bush neoliberals. But no one would go after Bush in any real way, so Romney took the nomination in 2012.
13. So while the #NeverTrumpers sometimes sound like they could be Democrats, they are in fact just allies of the upper class faction of the Democrats, and the upper class faction of the GOP. They want rule by aristocrats in a global utopia of free capital flows.
14. Trump is trying to construct a 19th century GOP coalition, uniting labor and Wall Street using protectionist policies. He sees himself oddly on the side both of the little guy and the big guy, against the snotty technocrat progressive, the upper class and the foreigner.
15. Meanwhile the Democrats probably like George W. Bush almost as much as the Republicans do at this point. He's cute! He paints! He wasn't that bad!
That's exactly the upper class narrative #NeverTrumpers believe.
16. The truth is, that libertarian machine constructed in the 1990s and 2000s has totally failed to deliver any semblance of justice or social stability in America. Bush was a true catastrophe, and he set us up for a realignment because he was just that bad.
17. Obama could've realigned the country if he had taken the side of the working class instead of China/Wall Street. He didn't. Now we have Pelosi going after Mitch McConnell over Russia, even though McConnell is married to a China PRC connected shipping magnate. Neoliberalism!
18. I don't think Trump can realign the country. He's too racist and not smart enough. For example, despite his anti-China tough talk, he appointed McConnell's wife to his cabinet.
But someone's going to do it. And the #NeverTrumpers will hate them for it.
Vikas wrote:ramana wrote:In other news the Democrat Candidate Cory Booker dropped out of the Presidential nomination race.
Its now all monochrome.
Rainbow gone.
Are there any dork horses left in the race or would it be Biden v/s Sanders finally ?
khatvaanga wrote:a very interesting thread on where DJT stands. And the "mandate" Clinton, Bush and Obama were given to do..
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1217133261899685890.htmlTurns out GOP politics mirrors Dems politics almost exactly. In the 1990s/2000s, Clinton and Bush reacted to the end of the Cold War with a fascinating experiment. They sought to break business and finance from control of the state.There was also a perception that Clinton, and then Bush and Obama, were seeking a safe handoff to China in terms of global hegemony. These three Presidents' job was to manage the decline of the American empire, safely. That was the GOP hardline perception.
ramana wrote:Vikas wrote:
Are there any dork horses left in the race or would it be Biden v/s Sanders finally ?
One old time told me Democrat party backroom folks always manage to get their candidate nominated. HRC was pushed forward on unwilling party.
Similarly there is a tactic in Pelosi sending the impeachment resolution forward. There are two Senators Sanders and Warren who will be tied up leaving field clear for Biden the chosen candidate.
So keep an eye.
Bezos' visit to India comes in wake of the Competition Commission of India initiating an investigation into alleged competition law violations by Amazon Inc and Walmart-backed Flipkart.
A thing that one has come to expect of a politician!Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos is India and one of the first things he did was visit Mahatma Gandhi's memorial in Delhi. And understandably, one of the first things he did was post a video on Twitter of his visit. For obvious reasons, when the world's richest man decided to pay his respects to the Mahatama, or in his words "someone who truly changed the world", he decided to so wearing Indian traditional attire -- white kurta and an orange half-jacket.
His tweet which captured it all showed the whole exchange. "Just landed in India and spent a beautiful afternoon paying my respects to someone who truly changed the world. "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." - Mahatma Gandhi," he tweeted.
For the uninitiated, the man behind Amazon is here in India for a two-day flagship event being organised by the company for small and medium businesses. The event will kick-start in Delhi on Wednesday, and along the sidelines of the event, he is expected to meet key leaders and policymakers, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
pankajs wrote:Just had this thought ... Bezos buying Washington post looks like his long-term plan to facilitate his bid for POTUS sometime in the future.
Vikas wrote:pankajs wrote:Just had this thought ... Bezos buying Washington post looks like his long-term plan to facilitate his bid for POTUS sometime in the future.
If DT can, Then why can't Jeff. He is successful, super rich and Dem-leaning. DT had 'Apprentice' , He has WaPo
If interested, His best bet would be to try his luck in 2024 otherwise it gets too late.
From Inside source, Don't be surprised if he buys out Big Bazar completely to capture brick and mortar economy of retail stores. Meeting with key stakeholders could also be to encourage GOI to move to Amazon cloud instead of any local vendor.
This simple act could unlock deal worth few billions.
China's Propaganda Machine Greased by the New York Times and Washington Post: Human Rights Watchdog
The National Interest
Peter Hasson
,The National Interest•January 15, 202097 Comments
America’s leading newspapers are aiding China’s communist regime by running the oppressive government’s propaganda, respected watchdog organization Freedom House reported.
The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and New York Times have all run paid supplements from China Daily, the Chinese government’s state media arm. The paid supplements, dubbed “China Watch,” are designed to look like real news articles.
The paid supplements are a way in which Chinese state media “exploit foreign media outlets,” Freedom House warned in its report, “Beijing’s Global Megaphone.”
“In the case of the Washington Post and some other publications, China Watch also appears as an online feature, further blurring the lines between Chinese state media content and the host outlet’s own reporting,” the report noted.
The Daily Caller News Foundation reached out to all three newspapers to ask if they would commit to cease running the paid supplements, given the Chinese regime’s persecution of ethnic and religious minorities, and whether they would disclose how much revenue they received from the Chinese advertisements.
Neither the NYT nor the WSJ committed to either measure. WaPo did not return the DCNF’s inquiry.
“The New York Times covers China thoroughly and aggressively, and at no time has advertising influenced our coverage. In fact, the publication of this story in 2012 on the hidden wealth of the family of China’s prime minister resulted in The Times being blocked on all platforms in mainland China, which continues to this day,” NYT vice president Eileen Murphy told the DCNF.
“We’re committed to reporting on China, and fund our Chinese-language site and bureaus in Beijing and Shanghai (as well as Hong Kong) at a significant cost,” she added.
“We also continue to cover China fearlessly. Our recent investigation based on more than 400 pages of leaked internal Chinese documents provided an unprecedented look into the government’s crackdown on ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang region,” said Murphy.
Read the original article.
Mort Walker wrote:^^^I'm glad that neither Modi or Goyal met with Bozos. Don't need to meet him. If he wants to do business in India, he's welcome, but put a lid on the Washington Compost.
Vikas wrote:Mort Walker wrote:^^^I'm glad that neither Modi or Goyal met with Bozos. Don't need to meet him. If he wants to do business in India, he's welcome, but put a lid on the Washington Compost.
Mort Ji, I am conflicted on this. Newspapers should be independent enough to publish any garbage they want without any interference of the owner. Isn't it. Otherwise they end up being another rNDTV or HT.
Why do we want JB to control the narrative in WaPo to define our business engagements with him ? We have equally bad rascals in our print media yet getting Govt doles and Ad contracts.
anmol wrote:Vikas wrote:
Mort Ji, I am conflicted on this. Newspapers should be independent enough to publish any garbage they want without any interference of the owner. Isn't it. Otherwise they end up being another rNDTV or HT.
Why do we want JB to control the narrative in WaPo to define our business engagements with him ? We have equally bad rascals in our print media yet getting Govt doles and Ad contracts.
JB bought WP for the same reason Ambanis have a stake in number of news media organizations (including NDTV), KM Birla has a stake in India Today, same reason Tata is funding TheWire, ThePrint etc.
IMO, they are all funding these magazines, newspapers, and channels so that they can influence government(s).
Do what JB,Birla,Tata,Ambani want: Good coverage.
Do what JB,Birla,Tata,Ambani don't want: Bad coverage.
Vikas wrote:Mort Walker wrote:^^^I'm glad that neither Modi or Goyal met with Bozos. Don't need to meet him. If he wants to do business in India, he's welcome, but put a lid on the Washington Compost.
Mort Ji, I am conflicted on this. Newspapers should be independent enough to publish any garbage they want without any interference of the owner. Isn't it. Otherwise they end up being another rNDTV or HT.
Why do we want JB to control the narrative in WaPo to define our business engagements with him ? We have equally bad rascals in our print media yet getting Govt doles and Ad contracts.
ramana wrote:Similarly there is a tactic in Pelosi sending the impeachment resolution forward. There are two Senators Sanders and Warren who will be tied up leaving field clear for Biden the chosen candidate.
So keep an eye.
Trump ‘broke the Chinese Communist Party’ with phase one trade deal, says Steve Bannon
Vayutuvan wrote:ramana wrote:Similarly there is a tactic in Pelosi sending the impeachment resolution forward. There are two Senators Sanders and Warren who will be tied up leaving field clear for Biden the chosen candidate.
So keep an eye.
HiC has a path to presidency in 2021 or 2024 as follows.
1. In a brokered convention, Biden gets the nomination provided that he chooses HiC as his running mate. Bloomberg would support, financially speaking, HiC. Since he is part of the Wall Street gang, he and his friends would get deals from HiC to line their pockets
2. During the presidential/Vpresidential debates, DNC would leak through third parties, that Biden was on the take in Ukraine. One or two credible sexual harassment cases against him would turn up
3. If Biden loses, then HiC says it was due to Biden's problems, hat Dems lost the elections. That will pave way to her seeking 2024 nomination
4. If Biden becomes POTUS, then a few months or a year into his presidency, DNC will start (again through turd parties for plausible deniability) a rumor that he is losing it (his memory etc.) to create a trifecta of Ukarine-Sexual Harassment by him-dementia. He will be pressurized to resign
5. HiC will take over and then 2024 she will have a second term as well
sooraj wrote:FTA???
UlanBatori wrote:Another view on the US-China Trade tamasha. No endorsement implied
Trump, in Davos instead of DC, says he took over an economy in a "rather dismal state" (?!) and has brought "an economic boom the likes of which the world has never seen before."
Replying to @BuzzFeedBen
Allow me to help illuminate you Ben.
Vikas wrote:Mort Ji, With advanced medicine and better life style, 70's is the new 60's.