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2 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

 

Hmmm, a meeting of Titans. Of equals, if you will.

 

He the leader of the United States of America, and me, the leader of Aseannow.

 

You're right this meeting should happen.

 

I am ready. Where is the room?

I'll book you two the honeymoon suite.

11 hours ago, BritManToo said:

New World Order leaders have never liked their opposition, it's just the way things are.

 

Well, fictional characters are notoriously sensitive to criticism.

5 hours ago, Cameroni said:

Yes, you mean "Style Icon".

 

Soon everyone will wear blue at funerals.

You and Trump should get a room.

13 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

  Well yeah, a thread with 300 posts , with spending just one minute to read each post , it would take me five hours to read through the whole thread looking for the golden nugget 

You could at least look to see who launched it.

9 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

take a day off, man.

you're already far ahead on the leaderboard.

 

Sorry. But I feel that I owe it to your reformation to continue. Some day you'll thank me.

32 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   OK, Could you reply to the posts in the thread and then I will be able to see them ?

I've given you the location. I've spent enough time on this already. All you have to do is click on the link and you will see names.

4 hours ago, jas007 said:

China doesn't have that long to wait. Without the American consumer to buy their junk, Xi will soon find out that he's not so popular any more.  It really is that simple.  Without the American consumer, China will fall apart, sooner rather than later. 

In the 60's people were still mocking japan in the same way you are now mocking China, Just like them,, you are living in the past. China has an extremely advanced industrial base which makes lots of intermediate inputs crucial for American manufacturers.

Tariffs on Chinese-made machinery drive up costs for U.S. manufacturers
The U.S. economy depends on Chinese tools needed to make everything from cars to electronics in American factories...

Trump claims that his trade policies are necessary to seed a “golden age” of U.S. manufacturing, but trade experts and companies say the broad tariffs may actually complicate bringing back some industries. The U.S. economy not only is reliant on China for finished products like toys and laptops but also depends on Chinese tools to make everything from cars to electronics in American factories.

https://archive.ph/D0vmQ

China Has an Army of Robots on Its Side in the Tariff War

China’s secret weapon in the trade war is an army of factory robots, powered by artificial intelligence, that have revolutionized manufacturing.

Factories are being automated across China at a breakneck pace. With engineers and electricians tending to fleets of robots, these operations are bringing down the cost of manufacturing while improving quality.

As a result, China’s factories will be able to keep the price of many of its exports lower, giving it an advantage in fighting the trade war and President Trump’s high tariffs.

https://archive.ph/gA65L

The United States has trade leverage with China, but not as much as Washington thinks

The United States has diversified its imports away from China for low value-added goods such as bedding, mattresses, and furniture. But diversification is proving far harder for higher value-added goods.

To understand why the incoming Trump administration is going to face a dilemma on how to execute its new tariffs, see our analysis on the top goods the United States is importing from China:

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econographics/sinographs/the-united-states-has-trade-leverage-with-china-but-not-as-much-as-washington-thinks/

New Study Shows China Leading in Dozens of Critical Technologies

China has surged ahead of America in 37 of 44 categories of critical technologies, a comprehensive new report finds, and in some cases China is approaching a near-dominant position in that technology. American policymakers at all levels need to act quickly upon these findings, as China’s technology gains could fundamentally shift geopolitical power and influence to the authoritarian nation and away from the United States.

The report, published by the respected Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), examined 2.2 million data points for nine strategically important technology categories. China has significant leads in advanced materials and manufacturing, energy, biotechnology, sensors, and certain elements of artificial intelligence (AI), while the United States leads in design and development of advanced microchips, quantum computing, and vaccines. The countries are roughly tied in the defense/space category.

https://americanedgeproject.org/new-study-shows-china-leading-in-dozens-of-critical-technologies/

China Has an Army of Robots on Its Side in the Tariff War

China’s secret weapon in the trade war is an army of factory robots, powered by artificial intelligence, that have revolutionized manufacturing.

Factories are being automated across China at a breakneck pace. With engineers and electricians tending to fleets of robots, these operations are bringing down the cost of manufacturing while improving quality.

As a result, China’s factories will be able to keep the price of many of its exports lower, giving it an advantage in fighting the trade war and President Trump’s high tariffs.

https://archive.ph/gA65L

Just now, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   Thanks for that , now which particular posts are people having hissy fits about Zelensky's clothes ?

The mods don't like us to name names.

48 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 Names please 

Here's an entire topic dedicated to the issue:

8 hours ago, Yagoda said:

My Trump hating friend told me that Trump stole the election in 2020. He killed himself, god rest his soul, after the 2024 election. His actions were a bit extreme, I would reccomend counseling for all of you whose world gets more and more destroyed every day,

Sure. You really oughtn't to be telling fairy tales here. Given your attitude towards those who criticize Trump, how likely is it that anyone who hated him would be your friend? Unless maybe this was a case of dominatrix and slave.

"The all items index rose 2.4 percent for the 12 months ending March, after rising 2.8 percent over the 12 months ending February. The all items less food and energy index rose 2.8 percent over the last 12 months, the smallest 12-month increase since March 2021. The energy index decreased 3.3 percent for the 12 months ending March. The food index increased 3.0 percent over the last year"

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm

6 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   Whom are you referring to there ?

Who threw a hissy fit about Zelensky's attire ?

As far as I recall, Trump just briefly mentioned it 

Trumpists who are members of aseannow.com

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Perhaps this could be filed under observations from someone who applies insights without a political agenda.

 

Trump manages to make enough missteps on his own, without the need for a fabricated narrative to embellish them.

 

It was the same with the recent backlash against Blue Origin's suborbital flight. So much misinformation was spread, yet the reality was that the flight itself was already farcical - a spectacle that didn't require any exaggeration to be seen for what it truly was. The criticism didn't need to be built on lies; the flight was ridiculous enough on its own.

 

The same applies to Trump - he's already his own worst enemy. There's no need to invent outrage where it doesn't exist.

 

I recall during Trump's previous term, when accusations of racism were rampant. Edited videos circulated, showing him not shaking a bishop's hand, with people crying racism. Then the full video surfaced, revealing that the edits had conveniently removed the bishop's Sceptre (so of course, he couldn't shake hands).

 

 

I wasn't inventing outrage. I was pointing out hypocrisy. All those right wingers who justified the ambush of Zelensky at the White House by saying that his clothing was disrespectful.  They threw hissy fits about Zelensky's attire but so defensive of Trump. There is one Trump supporter on this thread who actually accused Zelensky of stolen valor. Well actually "stolen valour". He spelled valor the British way.

2 minutes ago, rough diamond said:

Interesting, the connection between your post and the OP!!!!!!!!

Well, the original post left it unclear.

4 hours ago, KhunLA said:

He can ask, but if SV says no, as they did with the one guy, I'd leave it at that.  Who are we to tell other govt how to treat their prisoners 

Actually the US is paying El Salvador to take those prisoners. Why would the US be paying el salvador to accept prisoners who aren't theirs?

Just to be clear. Trump is proposing free passage for all US ships both military and commercial.

“American Ships, both Military and Commercial, should be allowed to travel, free of charge, through the Panama and Suez Canals!” he writes on his Truth Social platform.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/trump-demands-free-passage-for-us-ships-through-panama-and-suez-canals/

• Emails Revealed: Court records show emails between Ed Martin and an ally urging online criticism of a judge handling a case he was involved in, which experts say is an ethical violation.
• Legal Payouts: Martin’s actions have led to more than $600,000 in legal settlements or judgments against Martin or his employers, much of that not previously reported.
• Politicized Prosecutions: Martin has reshaped the office to reflect Trump’s priorities, firing or demoting prosecutors who worked on Jan. 6 cases and targeting Trump’s critics with legal threats.

https://www.propublica.org/article/ed-martin-trump-interim-dc-us-attorney-secret-judge-attacks

He also has zero experience as a prosecutor and now Trump wants him to be the head of what is one of the 2 most important federal prosecutorial offices.

1 hour ago, Yagoda said:

You have an argument with the translation? 

It's not me who arbitrarily challenges mainstream sources.

On 4/25/2025 at 10:17 AM, Yagoda said:

Xi is in trouble, as is China. When you need to remind the population that you govern by the Gun and the knife, there are stirrings in the country.

 

"A recent article from the official mouthpiece of the military, the PLA Daily, reminds readers that “our principle is that the Party commands the gun” (我们的原则是党指挥枪) (PLA Daily, March 10). Another from the Party’s primary newspaper, the People’s Daily, urges readers to “ensure that the ‘knife handle’ is firmly held in the hands of the Party and the people” (确保“刀把子”牢牢掌握在党和人民手中) (People’s Daily, January 12). The “gun” and the “knife handle” are metonyms for the Party’s two sources of hard power, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and the domestic security apparatus. For over 18 months, Xi’s protégés—or at least people appointed under Xi—have been disappearing from leadership positions across these systems." https://jamestown.org/program/personnel-problems-are-becoming-personal-problems-for-xi-jinping/

 

You are either on the side of the "Gun and the Knife" or you arent. 

Funny. Your source the Jamestown Foundation is basically a neo-conservative stronghold. If someone were to cite them as a source to refute what you claim, doubtless you would discredit it on those grounds.

43 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

There’s been a great deal of debate surrounding this issue, most of which is utterly nonsensical.

 

Other leaders have been photographed in very dark blue suits. Many of these images of Trump have clearly been altered, causing some of the darker shades of blue to appear lighter - an Image above, is so heavily edited it looks like most are wearing dark blue suits.

 

As for Trump, his suit was undeniably ‘midnight blue.’ The reasoning behind this choice is clear: security.

 

Having already survived an assassination attempt, it’s reasonable that a subtly distinct suit was selected to make him more identifiable in a crowd or any potential commotion. Given that he is arguably the most high-profile and targeted leader at such an event, it would have been strongly recommended for him to wear something that further enables his safety and security.

 

 

And - lets be clear, I think the guy [Trump] is a complete ayhole, but I find the the total rubbish of the anti-Trump crowd so much worse.

I guess the leaders who wore black were feeling suicidal that day.

As for your final comment, I think we can file it under I don't like Trump but...