Navigator Wrote:> This is getting at the fact that the New Testament didn't exist in
> its current form until HUNDREDS of years after the
> deaths/departures of the Apostles.

> It is my belief that this is not only where simple truths were
> lost, like Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ were separate
> individuals, but also the time period where the philosophies of
> the time were introduced into Christian worship. These things
> moved Christianity away from what Christ had taught and what he
> had established.

> Chief among these contemporary non-Christian philosophies were
> Gnosticism and Platonism.

tim Wrote:> You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord
> your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin
> of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who
> hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand generations of those
> who love me and keep my commandments.

> Exodus 20:5

> John,

> What are your thoughts? The Fourth Turning was spoke of long
> before Strauss and Howe created their theory.

• Generational theory is extremely fatalistic, on the
  generational level, and even on the personal level.
  
  
• Catastrophes must happen at regular intervals.
  
  
• One reason they occur is that generations forget, and "Those who
  cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it!"
  
  
• Another reason is that the population grows exponentially faster
  than the amount of food and other resources, so a war of extermination
  must occur at regular intervals.
  
  
• Moses must have understood generational concepts when he foresaw
  that he would lead his people out of Egypt in the Exodus.
  
  
• Later, Solomon had a profound grasp of generational theory,
  probably strongly influenced by his knowledge of the Exodus. As he
  writes in Ecclesiastes: "1:9 The thing that hath been, it is that
  which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done:
  and there is no new thing under the sun. 1:10 Is there any thing
  whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old
  time, which was before us. 1:11 There is no remembrance of former
  things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to
  come with those that shall come after."
  
  
• I just have to repeat, the three verses just quoted are
  exceptionally deep and profound, and form part of the core
  of generational theory.
  
  
• Jeremiah must have been deeply affected by the words of Solomon,
  and he could see in real time the generational changes that would lead
  to disaster, which allowed him to predict with certainty the
  destruction of Jerusalem.
  
  
• Next, we move to fatalism on the personal level.
  
  
• The most obvious Biblical example is that Jesus knew that he would
  be betrayed, and that he would have to die. I can only speculate how
  this came about. I assume that as a young boy he was familiar with
  the Old Testament and the teachings of Moses, Solomon, Jeremiah, and
  others. He might well have foreseen the destruction of Jerusalem in
  the same way that Jeremiah did. But while Jeremiah was punished by
  being thrown into a pit, Jesus caused a split in the population
  between his followers (the Jews) and his enemies (the Romans). I
  won't attempt to carry this analysis out any further, but somehow
  Jesus foresaw not on the big picture of what was happening (the
  destruction of the temple in Jerusalem) and his own role in it.
  
  
• Personally, of course I knew nothing about generational theory
  when I was young. But I look back at what I studied and read in high
  school, college and later, and I see them all as being pieces in a
  jigsaw puzzle of my life that led me to generational theory. I
  believe that Generational Dynamics was my destiny, in the fatalistic
  sense. And it hasn't ended well for me, just as understanding
  generational theory didn't end well for Jeremiah, Jesus or Winston
  Churchill.
  
  
• What all of us have in common is that what we believe and how we
  behave for our entire lives depends on our childhood. To take one
  obvious example, why does one person become a Christian, another
  become a Jew, another become a Muslim, another a Hindu? Obviously it
  depends on their childhood. But I go a lot farther, and claim that
  many behaviors and attitudes from out childhood influence us, both
  positively and negatively, for our entire lives.
  
  
• I'll give one more example. When Joe Biden was a child, he grew
  up in the Democrat party culture that was still lynching young blacks
  via the KKK, and where Democrats were still bitterly angry that they
  had failed to destroy the Union in the Civil War. The Democrats,
  especially Biden's mentor Robert Byrd, were also bitterly opposed to
  the Republicans' Civil Rights law of 1964, and when that passed it was
  like losing the Civil War to the Republicans all over again.
  
  
• The Democrats' slogan when Biden was a child was "The South
  Shall Rise Again!", meaning that there would be a new Civil
  War, and the Democrats would win this one and reinstate slavery.
  
  
• Today, Biden has the chance to fulfill his childhood dream. In
  one policy area after another -- the border, Afghanistan, street
  crime, Covid, and so forth -- every policy weakens or destroys
  something in the United States. Not a single one strengthens the
  United States. Biden knows that he's running out of time since the
  2022 elections are coming, so he's rushing to destroy as much of the
  country as he can, while he can. Let's go, Brandon!

Quote:Have you been half asleep and have you heard voices?
I've heard them calling my name.
Is this the sweet sound that calls the young sailors?
The voice might be one and the same.
I've heard it too many times to ignore it.
It's something that I'm s'posed to be.
Somewhere we'll find it, the Rainbow Connection,
The lovers, the dreamers and me.

(10-18-2021, 01:51 PM)John J. Xenakis Wrote: ** 18-Oct-2021 World View: At MIT, woke Twitter mob clashes with academic values

This controversy at MIT is of interest to me because I used to be an
MIT student, and because I live on the edge of the MIT campus.  I
became aware of this controversy because MIT's president, L. Rafael
Reif, sent a letter to the entire MIT community, apologizing for the
controversy.

Professor Dorian Abbot of the University of Chicago had been invited
to give a lecture at MIT on October 21 on his research, titled
"Climate and the Potential for Life on Other Planets."  And of course
anything to do with climate change, even on other planets, is
particularly important to the woke crowd since, after all, we're going
to die in nine years if we don't do as AOC and Biden demand.

Quote:However, in August, Abbot co-authored an opinion piece for Newsweek in
which they wrote that the "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)"
agenda in academia seeks to increase the representation of some groups
through discrimination against members of other groups, violates the
ethical and legal principle of equal treatment, compromises the
university’s mission, and undermines the public's trust in
universities and their graduates.

Quote:Many people receive advertisements for "colleges" offering the opportunity to earn college degrees (usually for personal advancement) with little or no work.<ref group=note>[[Ben Goldacre]] managed to get a degree for his cat, who had been dead for a few years at the time.</ref> These degrees, of course, typically do not represent a substantial learning opportunity and do not give the "students" the knowledge and skills represented by a traditional degree. The dedication of four academic years to achieving a bachelor's degree at a genuine college or university is also a life-changing experience whose effects are difficult to replicate with other experiences, which explains why a bachelor's degree from even a mediocre college or university suggests virtues that many employers cherish (such as recognizing that there is more to life than "sex&drugs&rock-n-roll"), and a degree from a diploma mill is worthless.

Earning a real degree implies a dedication of time, effort, and often great cost at some rigorous study at an institution at which one can flunk for inadequate performance or academic misconduct and receive no recognition of achievement. To be sure, many vocational schools that offer a certificate in a desirable trade never claim that their degrees are comparable to academic degrees, so such schools are not diploma mills.  

What gives a real qualification or degree its power is the fact that it is recognised by other institutions or authorities worldwide.<ref group=note>So in case you don't learn anything, at least it gets you qualified for job(s). Not that it would get you hired, just "qualified".</ref> Anyone can sign a piece of paper saying that they have a qualification in "being a badass," but unless the "Departments of Badass" at "Badass Universities" all over the world  recognise that piece of paper as meaning something, it means ''precisely nothing''. ''Real'' educational institutions that are recognised as being able to give degrees and qualifications are ''accredited''; meaning that their curriculum and standards have been examined and approved by an appropriate board of experts and we can be reasonably sure that the person holding the piece of paper can do what that piece of paper says they can.

Quote:Here are some excerpts from the Newsweek article:

Quote:    "American universities are undergoing a profound
   transformation that threatens to derail their primary mission: the
   production and dissemination of knowledge. The new regime is
   titled "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" or DEI, and is enforced
   by a large bureaucracy of administrators. Nearly every decision
   taken on campus, from admissions, to faculty hiring, to course
   content, to teaching methods, is made through the lens of
   DEI. This regime was imposed from the top and has never been
   adequately debated. In the current climate it cannot be openly
   debated: the emotions around DEI are so strong that
   self-censorship among dissenting faculty is nearly universal.

   The words "diversity, equity and inclusion" sound just, and are
   often supported by well-intentioned people, but their effects are
   the opposite of noble sentiments. Most importantly, "equity" does
   not mean fair and equal treatment. DEI seeks to increase the
   representation of some groups through discrimination against
   members of other groups. The underlying premise of DEI is that any
   statistical difference between group representation on campus and
   national averages reflects systemic injustice and discrimination
   by the university itself. The magnitude of the distortions is
   significant: for some job searches discrimination rises to the
   level of implicitly or explicitly excluding applicants from
   certain groups.

   DEI violates the ethical and legal principle of equal
   treatment. It entails treating people as members of a group rather
   than as individuals, repeating the mistake that made possible the
   atrocities of the 20th century. It requires being willing to tell
   an applicant "I will ignore your merits and qualifications and
   deny you admission because you belong to the wrong group, and I
   have defined a more important social objective that justifies
   doing so." It treats persons as merely means to an end, giving
   primacy to a statistic over the individuality of a human
   being. ...

   Viewed objectively, American universities already are incredibly
   diverse. They feature people from all countries, races and
   ethnicities (for example, one of us was born and raised in Chile,
   and is classified as Hispanic by his university). This is in stark
   contrast with most universities in Europe, Asia and South
   America. American universities are diverse not because of DEI, but
   because they have been extremely competitive at attracting talent
   from all over the world. Ninety years ago Germany had the best
   universities in the world. Then an ideological regime obsessed
   with race came to power and drove many of the best scholars out,
   gutting the faculties and leading to sustained decay that German
   universities never fully recovered from. We should view this as a
   warning of the consequences of viewing group membership as more
   important than merit, and correct our course before it is too
   late."

The last paragraph, comparing to DEI activists to Nazis, must have
been particularly infuriating to the woke crowd.

Quote:So the lecture was canceled, thanks to attacks by what Abbot describes
as a "Twitter mob."

Quote:What's interesting is that Abbot has apparently received a great deal
of support, perhaps even more supporters than people in the Twitter
mob.  My guess is that this is true because the controversy is a
conflict between two woke programs -- climate change and
Stalinism/Fascism.  I gather that Abbot's work on climate change is so
advanced that the climate change side had an advantage over the
Stalinist/Fascist side.

Quote:The result is that Abbot has been invited to give his lecture
internally at MIT, and also Princeton University has invited him to
gave the same lecture over Zoom.  According to news reports, thousands
of people have signed up to watch the Princeton lecture.  Who wouldn't
want to see a lecture on climate change on other planets?

Quote:I do believe that the loony trend is reversing.  It's been going on at
least since the 2000s, when Obama and Biden started using the
"teabagger" epithet to refer to political enemies, so it won't reverse
overnight, though Biden's presidency has been and is so thoroughly and
incredibly disastrous, that the reversal is occurring more rapidly
than might otherwise have been expected.

Quote:MIT is debating academic values versus loony woke policies.  It's a
good debate because there is some value to the loony work policies.
However, the fact that there's a debate at all is a sign that the
reversal is in progress.

(10-10-2021, 07:01 PM)John J. Xenakis Wrote: *** 11-Oct-21 World View -- Tensions heat up between China and Taiwan

This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com

• Taiwan celebrates 'Taiwan National Day'
  
• China sends hundreds of fighter planes and bombers into Taiwan airspace
  
• Xi Jinping is running out of time
  
• China's disastrous one-child policy produces harsh consequences
  
• Taiwan's friends -- America, Japan, Australia, India
  
• The Beijing Olympics
  
• When will the Chinese Communists invade Taiwan?
  
• Moving
  

****
**** Taiwan celebrates 'Taiwan National Day'
****


Isabel Zhang was born in mainland China, while her husband James Xu is Taiwanese.  The Australian couple are worried about their respective families in case of war (Australian Broadcasting)

On October 10, 1911, the Wuchang Uprising began, launching the Chinese
Revolution and forming the Chinese Nationalists, led by Sun Yat-Sen.
He created the Republic of China based on his "Three Principles of the
People," developed in 1905 -- nationalism, democracy and welfare.
Later in the century, the Chinese Communists, led by Mao Zedong,
defeated the Chinese Nationalists, led by Chiang Kai-shek, in the
Chinese civil war that climaxed in 1949.  Chiang Kai-shek and the
Chinese Nationalists fled to Formosa and formed the nation of Taiwan.
On Sunday, October 10, Taiwan celebrated the anniversary of the
uprising that led to the Republic of China.

Beijing prefers to celebrate its own China National Day on October 1,
which commemorates the creation of the People's Republic of China in
1949.  The Chinese Communists hate Taiwan's National Day, and this has
led to dueling rhetoric.

Taiwan celebrated with huge parades highlighted by military equipment.
Taiwan's president Tsai Ing-wen said the following:

   <QUOTE>"We will do our utmost to prevent the status quo from
   being unilaterally altered.

   We will continue to bolster our national defense and demonstrate
   our determination to defend ourselves in order to ensure that
   nobody can force Taiwan to take the path China has laid out for
   us.

   The path that China has laid out offers neither a free and
   democratic way of life for Taiwan, nor sovereignty for our 23
   million people."<END QUOTE>

****
**** China sends hundreds of fighter planes and bombers into Taiwan airspace
****

During the past few days, the Chinese Communists have sent hundreds of
fighter planes and bombers into Taiwan airspace.  China's state media
explained this aerial invasion in this way:

   <QUOTE>"According to statistics from Taiwan island, the PLA
   has sent warplanes into the island's "airspace" in 198 days so far
   this year. Such a number reflects that the PLA has carried out
   wide-ranged and profound operations to familiarize itself with
   battlefield conditions, with a large number of PLA Air Force units
   having experience flying close to the island. Once the order to
   attack is given, the PLA's pilots will fight as "experienced
   veterans." ...

   The PLA is forming a siege of Taiwan with a show of strength as it
   did in Beijing in 1949. There is no doubt about the future of the
   situation across the Taiwan Straits. The initiative of when and
   how to solve the Taiwan question is firmly in the hands of the
   Chinese mainland."<END QUOTE>

Well, that's an interesting historical comparison.  They're relating
the "siege" of Taiwan to a siege that the Communists used to defeat
the Nationalists in 1949.

So the Communists say that the purpose of sending hundreds of
warplanes over Taiwan is to allow their pilots to gain experience and
become "experienced veterans."  There are two possible interpretations
of this.  One is that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan is imminent, and
the other is that the current incursions are merely practice for a
future invasion to occur sometime in the future.

That the Communists intend to invade Taiwan is certain.  China has
repeatedly declared the intention to invade Taiwan and annex it to
China.

Last week, as the hundreds of warplanes were threatening Taiwan,
Communist leader Xi Jinping said the following:

   <QUOTE>"Taiwan independence separatism is the biggest
   obstacle to achieving the reunification of the motherland, and the
   most serious hidden danger to national rejuvenation. ...

   Reunification through a peaceful manner is the most in line with
   the overall interest of the Chinese nation, including Taiwan
   compatriots. ...

   No one should underestimate the Chinese people's staunch
   determination, firm will, and strong ability to defend national
   sovereignty and territorial integrity. The historical task of the
   complete reunification of the motherland must be fulfilled, and
   will definitely be fulfilled."<END QUOTE>

****
**** Xi Jinping is running out of time
****

Xi's problem is that, in many ways, he's running out of time, mostly
for generational reasons.

Until the 1990s, the Nationalists ruled Taiwan, and most Taiwanese
believed that it was only a matter of time before Taiwan would be
reunitied with the mainland, although many would have demanded that
the Nationalists govern the reunited country.

Since then, the survivors of the 1940s civil war have died off, and
new generations have grown and come to power.  A major turning point
was the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, which the citizens of Taiwan
watched with horror.  This led to the rise of the nominally
pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), whose leader is
the current president Tsai Ing-wen.  As the new generations have come
to power, and young people displace old people, more and more people
oppose reunification.  In recent years, Beijing's brutal treatment of
Hong Kong has reinforced this opposition.  According to polls, fewer
than 10% of the people today favor reunification, and many of those
would agree to reunification only if mainland China became a
democratic country, something that's not going to happen.

So Xi Jinping is running out of time in Taiwan, but he's also running
out of time on the mainland.  Younger generations are increasingly
nationalistic and xenophobic, and are demanding that Xi Jinping stop
stalling and take action in Taiwan.

****
**** China's disastrous one-child policy produces harsh consequences
****

The one-child policy, adopted in 1979, has been a disaster for China.
Women who had unapproved pregnancies could be violently dragged from
their homes and forced to abort and be sterilized.  If an unapproved
child was born, then the child could not be registered, and
essentially did not exist, so could not get schooling or other social
benefits.

The policy accelerated the aging of the population, and a decline in
the working-age population, which threatens economic growth.
Furthermore, with fewer children, fewer elderly people could be cared
for by their children.  In 2015 there were eleven working age Chinese
for every retiree. By 2050, if not earlier, there will only be two for
each retiree.

In addition, parents often aborted girl babies, since they wanted
their one child to be a boy.  The result is that millions of young
males have been unable to find a wife, and so females are enticed or
coerced (kidnapped by criminal gangs) to become wives of Chinese men
who have no other options, which is raising tensions with China's
neighbors.

The result is that the number of elderly people is growing, while the
population as a whole is shrinking.  This puts a strain on the
country's pension system, and creates a constantly shrinking labor
force.  China is already finding it difficult to fill many difficult
jobs, including jobs in the military, resulting in lower GDP growth.

There are other domestic problems facing Xi Jinping.  The collapse of
Evergrande is spreading and could have far-reaching consequences,
including outside of China.  (See "25-Sep-21 World View -- China Evergrande construction firm heads to default"
)

Internationally, China is facing criticism about its brutal crackdown
on the free press in Hong Kong, China's arrest and enslavement of
millions of Uighurs, and illegal belligerent actions in the South
China Sea.  The Chinese Communists have made it abundantly clear that
they don't care at all what others think of them, and what
international laws they violate.  What we're seeing is the
millennia-old Chinese culture saying that the rest of the world are
barbarians, and are to be treated as donkeys, with no purpose except
to serve the Chinese Communists.

****
**** Taiwan's friends -- America, Japan, Australia, India
****

According to analysts, China would prevail in an invasion of Taiwan,
although Taiwan would inflict a great deal of damage on China at the
same time.  However, that assumes that Taiwan would fight Taiwan
alone.

By the way, to my knowledge nobody supports China's invasion of
Taiwan.  Cambodia and Pakistan are close allies with China, but I'm
not aware that they or any other country would join China in an
invasion of Taiwan.

However, there are several countries that are likely to help defend
Taiwan.

The most obvious friend is the United States, and it's debated
endlessly whether the US would defend Taiwan, or would just stand by
and allow Taiwan to be swallowed up by China.  My personal belief is
that this would constitute a "generational regeneracy" event
(regenerating civic unity behind the president), and we would be at
war with China within a few hours or days.

America has been helping Taiwan to defend itself, mainly by providing
weapons systems.  In the last few days, it was reported that about two
dozen U.S. troops have been deployed to Taiwan for at least the last
year to train local military forces to bolster the island's defenses.
The special operators have worked with Taiwanese ground troops and the
Marines have worked with maritime forces on small-boat operations.

Taiwan has other friends, most notably Japan.  As I've been writing
for years, China has been thirsting for a war with Japan in revenge
for the atrocities (chemical warfare, rape of Nanking) committed by
Japan on China during World War II.  Furthermore, and nationalism and
xenophobia have increased in both countries, and there are now signs
that the Japanese are thirsting for a new war with the Chinese.  It
shouldn't take long for both thirsts to be quenched.

One trigger for a Japanese war with China would be a Chinese invasion
of Taiwan.  Although Japan has a "pacifist" constitution, in 2015 the
law was reinterpreted to permit Japanese forces to defend an ally
(Taiwan or the US) as "collective self-defense," provided that Japan's
government determined that the war was a security threat that
threatened Japan's own survival.  For example, the Japanese might view
the invasion of Taiwan as a stepping-stone to a planned invasion of
Japan.  (See "28-Jun-21 World View -- Japan's plans for defending Taiwan from an attack by China"
)

Beyond Japan, there is also the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue,
linking the United States, Japan, India and Australia, This grouping
does not have any military commitments, but it will hold talks to
"hold China accountable."

****
**** The Beijing Olympics
****

The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing will begin on Friday, February 4,
and end on Sunday, February 20.  This is an interesting milepost in
the discussions of a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan.

On the one hand, the Olympics games are a matter of enormous
prestige for the Chinese Communists, and they would not want to
besmirch the games by an untoward event, like a major war.  This suggests
that any planned invasion of Taiwan would have to come after February 20.

On the other hand, it's expected that there will be substantial
boycotts of the games, for two reasons.  One reason is that China is
actively committing genocide, ethnic cleansing and enslavement of
millions of Muslim Uighurs, and many people will boycott in protest.
The second reason is that China kidnaps and jails foreigners without
charges in order to gain political advantage, in a policy known as
"hostage diplomacy," and many people want to stay away from China for
fear of being held hostage to some political dispute.

****
**** When will the Chinese Communists invade Taiwan?
****

Xi Jinping and Tsai Ing-wen both upped rhetoric this past week, in
celebration of the "National Days" for China and Taiwan, respectively,
with China going much farther by launching hundreds of warplanes to
fly over Taiwan.

There is enormous and growing pressure on Xi Jinping to do something
to solve the Taiwan problem.  However, I agree with those analysts who
say that Xi cannot risk an invasion at this time (or at any time,
really) because the results would be too unpredictable and potentially
catastrophic.  So you have the "pressure cooker" analogy, where you
don't know when the pressure will be too great, but you know that the
pressure has to blow at some point.  Or maybe you prefer the "straw
that breaks the camel's back" analogy where you know that if you keep
piling on straw, then eventually a straw will break the camel's back,
though you don't know in advance which one.

As I've written in the past, crisis wars begin with a chaotic
unexpected event.  World War I began because a 12-year-old high school
student decided in 1914 that it would be fun to shoot an Archduke.  WW
II began in 1937 because a Japanese soldier had to pee and got lost in
the woods.  Those wars were a complete surprise, even to the
belligerents.  That's how WW III will begin.  It will be totally
irrational, insane and unexpected, and it could happen any day.

****
**** Moving
****

During the last two weeks, I've been moved to a new apartment, and I
still can't figure out where many things are in the new apartment.  At
the same time, my computer's hard disk crashed, though fortunately I
had everything backed up.  All of this has been extremely
overwhelming, and it turns out that at age 77 it's even more so, when
everything happens at once.

So anyway, anyone who wants to contact me by snail mail should use my
new address, which is the same as my old address, except for the
apartment number:

John J. Xenakis
100 Memorial Drive Apt 2-03C [New apartment number]
Cambridge, MA 02142

John Xenakis is author of: "World View: War Between China and Japan:
Why America Must Be Prepared" (Generational Theory Book Series, Book
2), June 2019, Paperback: 331 pages, with over 200 source references,
$13.99
Complete Table of Contents
https://www.amazon.com/World-View-Between-Prepared-Generational/dp/1732738637/

Sources:

• China mounts largest incursion yet near Taiwan, blames U.S. for tensions (Reuters, 4-Oct-2021)
  
• Record number of PLA warplanes flying over Taiwan Straits as form of National Day ‘military parade’ (Global Times, Beijing, 3-Oct-2021)
  
• The US must avoid war with China over Taiwan at all costs (Guardian, London, 5-Oct-2021)
  
• Taiwan says it's 'on alert' amid China air incursions (Deutche Welle, 5-Oct-2021)
  
• Record number of China planes enter Taiwan air defence zone (BBC, 5-Oct-2021)
  
• Taiwan marks ‘national day’ today under looming shadow of China (Hindustan Times, 10-Oct-2021)
  
• Taiwan rejects China's 'path' amid show of military force (AP, 10-Oct-2021)
  
• Xi Jinping vows to fulfil Taiwan ‘reunification’ with China by peaceful means (Guardian, London, 9-Oct-2021)
  
• Xi Jinping Warns World to Butt Out of 'Taiwan Question' (Newser, 9-Oct-2021)
  
• Chinese President Xi Jinping says peaceful reunification with Taiwan is in country’s best interests (South China Morning Post, Hong Kong, 9-Oct-2021)
  
• China's Xi vows 'reunification' with Taiwan (Reuters, 9-Oct-2021)
  
• Taiwan won't be forced to bow to China, president says (Reuters, 10-Oct-2021)
  
• There's talk of the threat of war between China and Taiwan, and it's impacting Asian Australians (Australian Broadcasting, 6-Oct-2021)
  
• Attrition: Revising Chinese History As It Happens (Strategy Page, 28-May-2021)
  
• China Slams [former PM Tony] Abbott Warning It Could 'Lash Out Disastrously' Over Taiwan as Xi Vows Reunification (Australian Broadcasting, 9-Oct-2021)
  
• Canberra’s provocative actions over Taiwan may render irreparable damage to China-Australia relations (Global Times, Beijing, 6-Oct-2021)
  
• Taiwan’s Tsai turns to masters for help out of fear of catastrophic consequences: Global Times editorial (Global Times, Beijing, 5-Oct-2021)
  
• Recognize That China Has Huge Demographic Problems (Forbes, 25-Mar-2021)
  
• US troops deployed to Taiwan to train local forces amid growing tensions with China, report says (Stars And Stripes, 7-Oct-2021)
  
• Deflation Threat Looms As China Suffers First Population Decline Since 1949 (Zero Hedge, 27-Apr-2021)
  
• Japan Sees China-Taiwan Friction as Threat to Its Security (Bloomberg, 24-Jun-2021)
  

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• China's Evergrande financial crisis threatens China's financial stability (16-Sep-2021)
  
  
• ANKUS agreement: US and UK will help Australia build nuclear-powered submarine fleet (17-Sep-2021)
  
  
• The Afghanistan catastrophe (23-Aug-2021)
  
  
• Minister suggests Japan will defend Taiwan against military invasion by China (24-May-2020)
  
  
• Xi Jinping invokes the 1840s Opium Wars to justify military action for China's 'rejuvenation' (21-Mar-2018)
  
  
• Coronavirus coverup unravels in US as China threatens Australia (01-Jun-2021)
  

KEYS: Generational Dynamics, China, Xi Jinping, Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen,
Sun Yat-Sen,  Wuchang Uprising, Chinese Revolution,
Republic of China, Chiang Kai-shek, Mao Zedong,
one-child policy, Japan, Australia, India,
Beijing Olympics, hostage diplomacy

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Quote:> The result is that Abbot has been invited to give his lecture
> internally at MIT, and also Princeton University has invited him
> to gave the same lecture over Zoom. According to news reports,
> thousands of people have signed up to watch the Princeton lecture.
> Who wouldn't want to see a lecture on climate change on other
> planets?

(10-27-2021, 11:36 PM)pbrower2a Wrote: > Got a link?

(10-28-2021, 09:42 PM)nguyenivy Wrote: > I thought World War II began in September 1939, not 1937. Did
> historians revise the date based on new information about that
> time?

• Saudi Arabia expels Lebanon ambassador over Iran's increasing influence
  
• Judge Tarek Bitar the center of the Beirut's October 14 gun battle
  

• Saudi-Lebanon diplomatic crisis worsens as envoy expelled, imports banned (Reuters, 29-Oct-2021)
  
• Saudi Arabia expels Lebanon ambassador amid Yemen row (BBC, 30-Oct-2021)
  
• Saudi Arabia, Bahrain expel Lebanese ambassadors (Al-Jazeera, 29-Oct-2021)
  
• Lebanon: Gulf diplomatic crisis mounts over minister's Yemen war comments (Mideast Eye, 30-Oct-2021)
  
• Saudi Arabia expels Lebanese Ambassador, bans all imports from Lebanon (Saudi Gazette, 30-Oct-2021)
  
• Saudi Arabia issues calming statement as Lebanese tensions rise over port explosion case (Arab News, 27-Oct-2021)
  
• Saudi Arabia recalls envoy to Lebanon over 'insulting' remarks on Yemen war (France24, 29-Oct-2021)
  
• Saudi Arabia expels Lebanese ambassador, cuts imports over Yemen war comments (Times of Israel, 29-Oct-2021)
  
• Saudi Arabia orders Lebanon envoy to leave, recalls its ambassador to country (Arab News, 29-Oct-2021)
  
• Kuwait, UAE join Saudi Arabia with measures against Lebanon (AP, 30-Oct-2021)
  
• Tarek Bitar, Lebanon's judge with a grudge (France24, 14-Oct-2021)
  
• Beirut blast probe again interrupted as interrogation of ex-PM halted - source (Reuters, 28-Oct-2021)
  
• Samir Geagea / Lebanese Forces supporters protest party leader’s summoning (Al-Jazeera, 27-Oct-2021)

• Hezbollah implicated in catastrophic Beirut Lebanon explosion (22-Aug-2020)
  
  
• Violence surges in street protests in Lebanon as economy collapses (19-Jan-2020)
  
  
• Massive anti-government street protests paralyze Lebanon (21-Oct-2019)
  
  
• Anti-Iran, anti-government protests spread across Iraq (03-Nov-2019)
  
  
• Riots in Iraq's Basra evoke fault lines of 1980s Iran-Iraq war (09-Sep-2018)
  
  
• Saad Hariri shocks Lebanon by resigning as PM while in Saudi Arabia (05-Nov-2017)
  
  
• Arab League brands Lebanon's Hezbollah a terrorist organization (12-Mar-2016)
  
  
• Paralyzed Lebanon decides to export its garbage to Europe (24-Dec-2015)
  
  
• Iraqi Sunnis are turning against al-Qaeda in Iraq (01-Apr-2007)
  
• Massive Beirut explosion killing Rafiq Hariri puts Lebanon into state of shock (16-Feb-2005)
  

• Myanmar's ethnic rebel militias fight junta's 'clearance operations'
  
• ASEAN takes on increased regional role after snubbing Myanmar
  

• Rebels fighting Myanmar’s junta are doing better than expected (Economist, 30-Oct-2021)
  
• Another 25 Myanmar Junta Soldiers Killed in Upcountry Clashes (The Irawaddy, Myanmar, 29-Oct-2021)
  
• After Standing Up to Myanmar Military, What Next for ASEAN? (The Irawaddy, Myanmar, 30-Oct-2021)
  
• ASEAN summits bring wins but leave big questions on Myanmar, unity (Nikkei, 29-Oct-2021)
  
• Army shelling in Myanmar blamed for setting 160 homes ablaze (AP, 29-Oct-2021)
  
• Asean in uncharted waters as it snubs Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing (South China Morning Post, Hong Kong, 25-Oct-2021)
  
• U.S. concerned over Myanmar army operations in Chin state, town ablaze (Reuters, 1-Nov-2021)
  
• National Unity Gov / ASEAN urged to take ‘decisive step’ by recognising Myanmar’s NUG (Al-Jazeera, 27-Oct-2021)
  
• UN envoy says ‘civil war’ has spread throughout Myanmar (AP, 27-Oct-2021)
  
• Opinion: Time to support democracy in Myanmar (NewIndianExpress, 1-Nov-2021)

• Myanmar/Burma army fights new militia in Mandalay as civil war spreads (24-Jun-2021)
  
  
• ANKUS agreement: US and UK will help Australia build nuclear-powered submarine fleet (17-Sep-2021)
  
  
• Myanmar ethnic groups in Shan State launch coordinated attack on Burmese military (11-Apr-2021)
  
  
• Myanmar/Burma protests turn into ethnic civil war (29-Mar-2021)
  
  
• Devastating UN report on Burma shows scale of ghastly atrocities by Buddhists targeting Muslim Rohingyas (04-Feb-2017)
  
  
• Meiktila, Burma, violence has echoes of Kristallnacht (05-Apr-2013)
  
  
• China is forced to back down diplomatically at an ASEAN meeting (21-Nov-2012)
  

• UN warns Myanmar / Burma of 'crimes against humanity' and threats of civil war
  
• Violence and crime along the China-Myanmar border
  
• Myanmar's threat to China's geopolitical strategy
  

• Myanmar Emergency Update (1 November 2021) (ReliefWeb, 1-Nov-2021)
  
• China is not happy about Myanmar’s coup (Economist, 10-Jul-2021)
  
• Chinese Media’s Conflicting Narratives on the Myanmar Coup (Diplomat, 14-Aug-2021)
  
• Myanmar locals urged not to be incited by West as 32 Chinese factories in Yangon suffer from attacks (Global Times, Beijing, 15-Mar-2021)
  
• Chinese nationals in northern Myanmar told to register identities amid crime fight (Global Times, Beijing, 23-Jun-2021)
  
• Over 10,000 Chinese waiting at China-Myanmar border city to turn themselves in: official (Global Times, Beijing, 2-Oct-2021)
  
• Myanmar: Systematic attack on civilians, rights mechanism reveals (United Nations, 5-Nov-2021)
  
• UN investigator: Crimes against humanity under Myanmar junta (AP, 6-Nov-2021)
  
• Attacks on civilians in Myanmar ‘crimes against humanity’: UN (Al-Jazeera, 6-Nov-2021)
  
• China envoy visits Myanmar as new route to Indian Ocean opened (Reuters, 1-Sep-2021)
  
• Myanmar villagers tear down Chinese fences built along the border (Radio Free Asia, 6-Nov-2021)
  
• Chinese border town Ruili ‘ruthlessly looted’ after almost 200 days of COVID-19 lockdown (Globe And Mail, 28-Oct-2021)

• Myanmar/Burma civil war gathers steam as ASEAN watches (02-Nov-2021)
  
  
• China's delusional geopolitical strategy (16-Dec-2020)
  
  
• Myanmar/Burma army fights new militia in Mandalay as civil war spreads (24-Jun-2021)
  
  
• Myanmar ethnic groups in Shan State launch coordinated attack on Burmese military (11-Apr-2021)
  
  
• Myanmar/Burma protests turn into ethnic civil war (29-Mar-2021)
  
  
• Devastating UN report on Burma shows scale of ghastly atrocities by Buddhists targeting Muslim Rohingyas (04-Feb-2017)
  
  
• Meiktila, Burma, violence has echoes of Kristallnacht (05-Apr-2013)
  

• Iraq's PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi escapes assassination from drone attacks
  
• Consequences of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88)
  
• Growing anti-Iran riots
  
• Muqtada al-Sadr and the Sadrists
  

• Mustafa al-Kadhimi / Pro-Iran militias mock drone attack on Iraqi PM’s residence (Rudaw, 7-Nov-2021)
  
• Iraq PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi survives ‘assassination attempt’ (Al-Jazeera, 7-Nov-2021)
  
• Iraqi PM safe after drone attack on residence, military says (Reuters, 7-Nov-2021)
  
• Zeidon Alkinani / Tishreen’s Interaction With Iraq’s Early Elections (2021) (Iram Center, 20-Oct-2021)
  
• Zeidon Alkinani / Beyond the Parallels, Iraq’s Direct Repercussions from Afghanistan (Iram Center, 13-Sep-2021)

• American airstrikes on Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah provoke international fury (31-Dec-2019)
  
  
• Spiraling bloodbath in Iraq, as anti-Iran and anti-government riots spread (29-Nov-2019)
  
  
• Anti-Iran, anti-government protests spread across Iraq (03-Nov-2019)
  
  
• Riots in Iraq's Basra evoke fault lines of 1980s Iran-Iraq war (09-Sep-2018)
  
  
• Iraqi Sunnis are turning against al-Qaeda in Iraq (01-Apr-2007)

• Crisis grows on Poland-Belarus border over weaponized migrants
  
• Lukashenko's revenge following Ryanair plane forced landing
  
• Tensions grow on the border as Polish and Belarus forces face off
  

• Poland warns of further large migrant clashes on Belarus border (Reuters, 8-Nov-2021)
  
• Poland blocks hundreds of migrants at Belarus border (BBC, 8-Nov-2021)
  
• Migrants aided by Belarus try to storm border into Poland (AP, 8-Nov-2021)
  
• Poland says Belarus 'fully' controls migrants after attempted breach (Deutsche Welle, 8-Nov-2021)
  
• Poland blocks hundreds of migrants, refugees at Belarus border (Al-Jazeera, 8-Nov-2021)
  
• Belarus escorts 1,000 migrants towards Polish border (Guardian, London, 8-Nov-2021)
  
• Crisis worsens on Poland-Belarus border as migrants congregate and troops are mobilized (CNN, 8-Nov-2021)
  
• Lithuania expects further action after ICAO report on Ryanair flight's diversion to Minsk (Baltic Times, 11-Oct-2021)
  
• Raman Pratasevich / Online Appearance By Dissident Belarusian Journalist Pratasevich Raises Questions (RFE/RL, 8-Nov-2021)

• Gleeful China wins big Hong Kong victory at UN Human Rights Council (05-Jul-2020)
  

• Bahrain, UAE, Israel, US hold joint exercises in Red Sea
  
• After one year, the military drills affirm the continuation of Abraham Accords
  

• US, Israel, UAE and Bahrain hold joint Red Sea naval exercise in message to Iran (Times Of Israel, 11-Nov-2021)
  
• U.S. and Regional Partners Conduct Maritime Security Exercise in Red Sea (US 5th Fleet, Bahrain, 11-Nov-2021)
  
• US, Israel, UAE, Bahrain launch joint naval drills in Red Sea (Al-Jazeera, 11-Nov-2021)
  
• UAE, Egypt complete ‘Zayed 3’ joint military exercise (Al Arabiya, 16-Aug-2021)
  
• UAE, Bahrain, Israel and U.S. forces in first joint naval drill (Reuters, 11-Nov-2021)
  
• UAE, Bahrain, "Israel", US Together in Joint Security Exercises (Al-Mayadeen, Beirut, 11-Nov-2021)
  
• Israel holds first navy drills with ‘frenemies’ from Persian Gulf (Russia Today, 11-Nov-2021)
  
• The two pillars of the Abraham Accords (Middle East Institute, 12-Aug-2021)
  
• It’s been one year since the Abraham Accords. Gulf-Israel ties are still far from normal. (Atlantic Council, 13-Aug-2021)

• The aftermath of the Israel - Gaza war (26-May-2021)
  
  
• Trump announces fantasy 'Peace to Prosperity' Mideast peace plan (29-Jan-2020)
  
  
• Israel backs down from full-scale attack on Gaza after family escapes rocket (20-Oct-2018)
  
  
• Channeling Sisyphus, Trump and Abbas say Mideast peace not as hard as it looks (04-May-2017)
  
  
• Mideast Roadmap - Will it bring peace? (01-May-2003)

• Overwhelmingly white jury finds three white defendants guilty of murdering black Arberry
  
• The return of the Democrat KKK
  
• Kyle Rittenhouse and George Floyd
  
• CNN commentary
  
• Loony left comments on the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict
  
• Darryl Brooks
  
• Lessons learned
  

• Jurors saw through the preposterous defense by Ahmaud Arbery's killers (CNN, 24-Nov-2021)
  
• EXCLUSIVE: 'The old white ppl ... knock dem TF out!' Waukesha suspect shared social media posts promoting violence towards white people and claiming black people were the 'true Hebrews' (Daily Mail, 23-Nov-2021)
  
• Reaction to the verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, found not (ABC News, 19-Nov-2021)
  
• 'Absolutely no words': Gabrielle Union, Megyn Kelly, more celebs react to Kyle Rittenhouse verdict (USA Today, 19-Nov-2021)

• America and the standard Genocide Playbook (12-Jan-2021)
  
  
• Happy Juneteenth, everyone! (20-Jun-2021)
  

• Russia cuts natural gas flows to Europe as possible Ukraine extortion ploy
  
• American energy firms play Santa Claus and send an LNG flotilla to Europe
  
• Germany and France fight over coal and nuclear energy
  
• The outlook in Europe
  

• Europe’s Gas Prices Jump To Record As Key Pipeline From Russia Halts Flows (OilPrice.com, 24-Dec-2021)
  
• U.S. LNG Cargoes Flock To Europe Amid Record-High Gas Prices (OilPrice.com, 23-Dec-2021)
  
• A Flotilla of U.S. LNG Cargoes Is Headed to Fuel-Starved Europe (Bloomberg, 22-Dec-2021)
  
• EUROPE GAS-Prices extend downward trend on warmer weather, LNG arrivals (Reuters, 24-Dec-2021)
  
• EUROPE GAS-Prices dip on LNG supply boost, warmer temperatures (Hellenic Shipping News, 24-Dec-2021)
  
• Macron faces dire situation as Belgium blindsides France and shuts all nuclear plants (Express, London, 24-Dec-2021)
  
• Macron 'struggles to keep lights on' as France turns back on green energy in desperate bid (Express, London, 22-Dec-2021)
  
• Is nuclear energy green? France and Germany lead opposing camps. (Washington Post, 18-Dec-2021)
  
• Germany portrays itself as a climate leader. But it’s still razing villages for coal mines. (Washington Post, 23-Oct-2021)

• Russia launches its massive disinformation campaign (14-Oct-2015)
  
  
• Russia attacks Ukraine's navy and blockades Ukraine's ports at Kerch Strait (26-Nov-2018)
  
  
• Constantinople grants Ukrainian Orthodox Church independence, causing historic split with Russia (12-Oct-2018)
  
  
• Dutch report confirms that Russian missile shot down airliner over Ukraine (14-Oct-2015)
  
  
• UK honors the journalist who documented Stalin's man-made 1932-33 Holodomor famine in Ukraine (22-Nov-2009)
  

• Kazakhstan president orders shoot to kill peaceful protesters without warning
  
• Russia leads five CSTO nations in sending troops into Kazakhstan
  
• China versus Russia
  

• CSTO Deploys to Kazakhstan at Tokayev’s Request (The Diplomat, 6-Jan-2022)
  
• The Consequences Of Inviting Russian-Led CSTO Troops Into Kazakhstan (Rferl, 6-Jan-2022)
  
• CSTO agrees to intervene in Kazakhstan unrest (Eurasianet, 6-Jan-2022)
  
• Armenians take dim view of deployment to Kazakhstan (Eurasianet, 7-Jan-2022)
  
• Kazakhstan: Shoot to kill protesters, orders tough-talking Tokayev (Eurasianet, 7-Jan-2022)
  
• What does China make of the Kazakhstan unrest? (Eurasianet, 7-Jan-2022)
  
• Kyrgyzstan sends troops to Kazakhstan, but not everybody is happy (Eurasianet, 7-Jan-2022)
  
• CSTO to send peacekeeping troops to help quell unrest in Kazakhstan (Global Times, Beijing, 6-Jan-2022)
  
• Mandatory Vaccinations: A Key Under Reported Reason For The Revolt In Kazakhstan (Red Pill Reality, 5-Jan-2022)
  
• Kazakhstan unrest: Dozens killed in crackdown (BBC, 6-Jan-2022)
  
• Kazakhstan unrest: Troops ordered to fire without warning (BBC, 7-Jan-2022)
  
• Kazakh president: Forces can shoot to kill to quell unrest (AP, 7-Jan-2022)
  
• Kazakhstan unrest: what are the protests about? (Guardian, London, 6-Jan-2022)
  
• Kazakhstan unrest latest updates: Russia-led troops arrive (Al-Jazeera, 6-Jan-2022)
  
• Anti-China protests / Land Protests Testify to Kazakhstan’s Internal Vulnerability (Jamestown, 16-May-2016)
  
• Security at Baikonur spaceport’s key facilities tightened, Roscosmos chief says (Tass, Moscow, 5-Jan-2022)
  
• How Kazakhstan could shift Putin’s calculus on Ukraine (Atlantic Council, 6-Jan-2022)
  
• Kazakhstan / The Coming Russian-Chinese Clash (National Interest, 21-Aug-2020)

• Kazakhstan farmers riot over fears of encroachment from China (22-May-2016)
  
  
• Russia and Tajikistan protect border As Afghan forces collapse under Taliban offensive (07-Jul-2021)
  
  
• US withdrawal from Afghanistan threatens Central Asia stability (03-May-2021)
  
  
• India's list of China's border disputes and disagreements (05-Jul-2020)
  
  
• Defector in Kazakhstan reveals explosive information about China's 'reeducation centers' (25-Jul-2018)
  
  
• Kazakhstan to permit America to use Caspian ports to supply military in Afghanistan (28-Apr-2018)
  

• Major escalation in Yemen war as Houthis attack UAE with missiles and drones
  
• Iran's support for the Houthis
  
• The purpose of the Houthi attack on the UAE
  

• The Houthis are drunk on their success with the takeover
  of the Hodeidah Port, and they may think that with Iran's backing they can
  defeat the Saudis and Emiratis, just as the Japanese thought
  they could defeat the Americans in 1941.
  
  
• Iran has been holding "peace talks" separately with Saudi Arabia
  and UAE, and the Houthis may wish to sabotage those talks.
  
  
• Iran may wish to send a message that it wants America and
  the West to end the sanctions on Iran.

• UAE vows retaliation for Houthi-claimed attack, but questions emerge over potential Iran role (CNBC, 18-Jan-2022)
  
• Saudi coalition strikes Houthis after drone attack on UAE (Jerusalem Post, 18-Jan-2022)
  
• Saudi-led coalition targets Houthi rebels in Yemen after Abu Dhabi attack (The Hill, 18-Jan-2022)
  
• Oil hits seven-year high as Houthi attack on UAE rattles regional tensions (CNBC, 17-Jan-2022)
  
• Saudis hit back with deadly airstrikes in Yemen after Houthis’ UAE drone attack (Guardian, London, 18-Jan-2022)
  
• How the world reacted to the Houthi attack on UAE (Al-Jazeera, 18-Jan-2022)
  
• Houthi drone attacks expose UAE vulnerabilities, say analysts (Al-Jazeera, 18-Jan-2022)
  
• Houthi Military Expert Brig.-Gen. Abdul Ghani Al-Zubaidi: The UAE Is A Country Made Of Cardboard And Glass, It Should Take The Abu Dhabi Drone Strike Seriously; If The U.S. Carries Out Any Attacks In Yemen, We Will Target Its Interests Wherever They May Be (Memri, 18-Jan-2022)
  
• Yemen: UN calls for talks on Houthi takeover of Hodeidah port (Guardian, London, 15-Nov-2021)
  
• Coalition in Yemen welcomes UN decision to inspect Hodeidah (Arab News, 13-Jan-2022)
  
• Former Palestinian Minister: The West Bank Is In Complete Chaos; Palestinian Authority Has Failed To Build Properly Governed Lawful State (Memri, 18-Jan-2022)

• Ceasefire in Hodeidah seaport in Yemen war holds on the first day (19-Dec-2018)
  
  
• The Jamal Khashoggi murder changes the direction of the Yemen war (08-Nov-2018)
  
  
• Saudi coalition claims to have captured airport in Yemen's Hodeidah (20-Jun-2018)
  
  
• Saudi Arabia and UAE launch a 'catastrophic' assault on Port Hodeidah in Yemen (15-Jun-2018)
  
  
• UAE troops and tanks deployed to Yemen's Socotra island in dispute with Saudi Arabia (05-May-2018)
  
  
• Clashes erupt between Saudi and UAE backed forces in South Yemen's port of Aden (29-Jan-2018)
  
  
• Iranian advisors are 'on the ground' with Houthis in Yemen, supplying weapons and intelligence (06-Jan-2018)
  
  
• Iran brags that Sanaa Yemen is the fourth Arab capital they control (24-Sep-2014)