10-09-2020, 06:06 AM
** 07-Oct-2020 World View: Democracies and useful idiots
That's an interesting idea, but few people even know what a Republic
is, or that the US is a Republic (not a Democracy), or that the
Constitution requires each state to have a "Republican form of
government."
A financial crisis can cause a war, and a war can trigger a financial
crisis. They can occur in either order.
It's possible that the war will begin with something huge -- a massive
Chinese missile attack or a massive deflationary financial crisis.
But in my opinion, the most likely way the war will start will be with
something small -- something in the Mideast, or one of China's 21
border conflicts, or a small nation or company unable to pay its
debts, triggering a chain reaction of bankruptcies.
Yeah this is the typical Communist charm offensive, or Hitler's "peace
in our time." The American press and most politicians always fall for
this stuff -- hence the phrase "useful idiot."
Jeepdinger Wrote:> I think there isn't a word to describe the entirety of what we
> have as a Constitutional Republic. Perhaps "Republicanism" or
> "constitutional republicanism". As we are the only government in
> the world with this exact system, it is unique and I don't think
> we have a word for this. I'd love to learn that it exists.
> I just call it "Murica".
That's an interesting idea, but few people even know what a Republic
is, or that the US is a Republic (not a Democracy), or that the
Constitution requires each state to have a "Republican form of
government."
Cool Breeze" Wrote:> John, do you see the major economic problems coming before the
> start of whatever WWIII-type conflict? Or that the start of the
> war causes inflation, as noted by historian Niall Ferguson, as a
> usual case in the "search for inflation"?
A financial crisis can cause a war, and a war can trigger a financial
crisis. They can occur in either order.
It's possible that the war will begin with something huge -- a massive
Chinese missile attack or a massive deflationary financial crisis.
But in my opinion, the most likely way the war will start will be with
something small -- something in the Mideast, or one of China's 21
border conflicts, or a small nation or company unable to pay its
debts, triggering a chain reaction of bankruptcies.
FullMoon Wrote:> The nations of the world should "see each other as members of the
> same big family, pursue win-win cooperation, rise above
> ideological disputes, and avoid falling into the trap of a clash
> of civilizations," Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a recorded
> address to the UN recently. 2 weeks of sorties crossing into
> Taiwanese airspace...
Yeah this is the typical Communist charm offensive, or Hitler's "peace
in our time." The American press and most politicians always fall for
this stuff -- hence the phrase "useful idiot."
