Showing posts with label @IR. Show all posts
Showing posts with label @IR. Show all posts

Saturday, 28 May 2022

WHAT A MESS THE PLANET

So finally America has the war that it has been provoking since 2014 and before.

After drought, pandemic and war (in that order), we now have famine immediately affecting 250 million people and in not so long from now almost two billion worldwide.

On the economic front, inflation - a supposedly temporary feature coming out of covid - looks to be beyond the reach of central banks, beyond the reach of local interest rate rises, and to become a structural part of our life. With the war, inflation has increased very seriously, particularly in gas, oil and basic foodstuffs.

With rising inflation and interest rates, we can expect lower demand for goods and services, lower profit margins, an increase in bankruptcies, rising unemployment and eventually a stock market crash and recession and harm to the American Order (and that means us).

We should not lose sight of the context. Two billion persons added in the last 20 years. The changes from our alterations to the climate. And a retrenchment away from global dependencies supported by the American Order. Demographics. Climate change. Deglobalisation. 

As we know from history, dislocation on this scale will lead to serious political and social unrest and huge migrations.

If Europe wants to protect itself, it must get back in the driving seat of its future, however hard it is to confront the usual bullying tactics of America, and force a peace settlement on (a grateful) Ukraine and Russia.

In addition, Europe should take care of its neighbours around the mediterranean basin and Africa.


Food and Agriculture Resilience Mission, FARM.

We know that an "I'm alright Jack" attitude would rebound on us quite quickly with major migratory flows, and so it is reassuring to see Europe mounting this FARM initiative (ha ha the name) the other side of the Med and in Africa. This seems a much more responsible use of resources than pouring hi-tech arms and military experts into Ukraine.

It is time for pompom Johnson to go and for the UK government to separate itself from the numerous and evident stupidities of the Biden administration.

Thursday, 12 May 2022

EUROPEAN TREATY ORGANISATION

12 May 2022
Europe really needs to take care of itself. This is a long-term goal that became a possibility, more a dream really, after Brexit. The lead could be taken by Britain or France, largely with German funding.
The main opponent of such a move would of course be America. And it is a long-term goal because manufacturing the support of the numerous European elites, within or without the EU, is no mean challenge. Then there is the technological challenge of catching up with American weaponry which again would not be easy given the smaller volume runs.
But Europe has easily the potential to be the number one world top dog and I'm sure this is always what is in the back of Johnson's mind, even if onstage he behaves as America's chief pom-pom girl. Furthermore, this advisor's original advice (writing as "Dig Two Graves", since this was the risk if the EU failed to make substantive concessions) after the Brexit win was to include Russia in such an alliance on the basis of its commodities and agriculture, and that one should “keep your friends close, and your enemies closer".
This makes eminent sense today though it is alas rather too late - with America in charge, we've reached a pretty awful state all round.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/05/11/british-soldiers-could-defend-sweden-finland-russian-invasion/
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Wednesday, 11 May 2022

UK TAKE THE LEAD IN EUROPEAN DEFENSE

11 May 2022

                 CSA recommended in the aftermath of Brexit that Europe take care if itself and that this would fall to France or Britain to organise and lead, largely paid for by Germany.

The lead time may be long - political consensus takes time to build, European technology lags behind in most areas, the production volumes are not there at present - but the need is urgent as we cannot have American interference in our affairs and the disasters that always follow, we must take charge of our destiny.

Recall the reason for America's ingerence : they seek to preserve their world dominion and see Europe, particulary an alliance between Germany and Russia, as the most likely threat. They are right.             

Tuesday, 10 May 2022

WHY ARE THE AMERICANS THE WAY THEY ARE?

10 May 2022

A fas inating exploration of the lives of Foster and Alan Dulles:

So much is so very very wrong. The Americas, Trudeau and Biden, are so way way out on a limb, far from reason and common sense.
I cannot understand this.

Don't think it is new. There is a fascinating account of the Dulles brothers instigation of six covert op.s to assasinate, overthrow, change, regimes - Iran, Guatemala, Vietnam, Indonesia, Congo, Cuba.

https://youtu.be/1PtWz4_v0j8
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It's by Stephen Kinder: The Brothers
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The senseless irrationality of it! With no evidence for their accusations.

That was in the 50s, but is so relevent today.

It leaves you speechless.

And the widespread popular support for this is a collective madness. Our propaganda machines are so powerful. The whole population is ready to be cannon fodder for American exceptionalism.

Europeans seem to be thoughtful and considerate, but weak and easily bullied by our mad backward former colony.