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So, billions of dollars of aid are being sent to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. What's happening ? Tax-payers dollars in America used for foreign aid. The aid is not actually about buying food, and giving it to Africans and others, for free. The aid is about buying military hardware from US companies, and selling it at a subsidised price to Israel and Taiwan. And give it to Ukraine. Why on earth is Taiwan getting weapons, subsidised by US tax-payers ? As for Israel, all of us know, Israel has got the latest weapons from America, because it's being paid for by Americans. No way can Israel afford all the weaponry they get from America.

Charlottesville ? You mean these people here ? Well, that IS a swastika. A Hitler sign.

We've got to hit the Nazis, and hit them hard. World War Two was fought to remove the Nazis. And we'ill do it again if need be. We don't want this man's ideas coming back.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68833783 The above is from BBC News, came out about six hours ago. "The proposed law is set to deliver the much-delayed plan to send some asylum seekers to the east African nation. The two Houses of Parliament have been in a protracted stand-off over the final wording of the bill. The legislation had been expected to clear its final stages on Wednesday, but another vote is now expected on Monday." So, it's not certain to get through. I think all of us know that this whole Rwanda thing is not going to work. It's going to cost loads to deport each person. The Sunak government won't be in charge by Christmas or New Year. The chances of even one person being deported during Sunak's time are unlikely.

If India today was still a British Empire country, would the people of India be better off ? What about Hong Kong ? Would Hong Kong be better off today, if it was still a British Empire place ? But the important one is, is America. In my opinion, the Americans today would be better off if they had of kept on being part of Britain.

We've got to accept, whether we like it or not, Trump is going to win that election in November, later this year. He is.

Is it really the case that vast numbers of people have turned up in South East Asia, and become slaves ? These people flew long distances, thinking about a lucrative job ? I'm not saying the above story is made up, I just feel something is not right about the story. If organised crime wanted to get people, lock them inside buildings, force them to work, well, why bother to encourage people to fly from all over the world, to South East Asia ? How about go to anywhere in Thailand, look at whatever young tourist on a lonely road, attack him and abduct him ? Take him to a building, and have him locked up in a building, and force him to work ? Or indeed, young back-packer is in a tuk-tuk. Tuk-tuk takes him on a route that's not suppose to be. Stop tuk-tuk at a quite road, four men have been told to be there. And, oh look, young man is now abducted and locked in a building. That would be easier and simpler than luring somebody all the way from some other part of the world, surely ?

Sorry, the last bit of writing should have been "the continued destruction of the Argentine peso".

https://www.reuters.com/markets/argentina-markets-face-election-hangover-after-far-right-primary-bombshell-2023-08-14/ So, it was back in August this year, when Milei stunned the world by getting 30% of the vote at the primary election. From the above Reuters news, "Argentina's government devalued its currency by nearly 18% on Monday while the benchmark interest rate was raised by 21 percentage points to 118%, the central bank said, as financial markets reeled the day after a shock primary election result." This was back in August. And since then, the currency has carried on falling. Milei actually winning the election about a month ago really has seen the continied destruction the Argentine peso.

Hello. Argentina has had a messed up economy for decades now. Milei was high in the polls prior to the election, and speculators were getting ready for the currency to weaken. Milei then actually wins the election, and this has caused the currency to crash. People are not sure if Milei really is going to carry out the absurd ideas that he talked about during the run-up to the election. Right now, there are signs that some of the absurd ideas are going to be done. And hence, Argentina's currency has dropped considerably. Milei will probably not carry out all the absurd ideas he talked about, but still, he will carry out some. I make a prediction. I think the policies will not benefit Argentina. The collapsing Peso is not going to recover. Yes, now that the peso has collapsed, we might, might, see reasonable inflation in Argentina over the next few years. But we're also going to see a harsh recession because of the massive government cutbacks that are likely to take place. I hope my prediction does not come about, but I think it will.

And with Argentina's currency collapsing to almost zero, it might be cheaper for sex tourists to go to Argentina rather than South East Asia. Latin American women rather than East Asian types ? Yes, this is what Milei has done to his country. And to think, half of all people in Argentina are backing this man. I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry.

Look at the report. Washington left Afghanistan, the Taliban took Afghanistan back, and, oh look, poppy cultivation dropped 95%. Basically, US soldiers leaving Afghanistan was a Blessing in Disguise. Heroine is a deadly product. And here's you, trying to make it look like that heroine is not that dangerous. We, as people of planet earth, we must fight this war against heroine, opium, morphine. It really is a highly lethal product. Yes, fentanyl is also highly lethal. America is plagued by fentanyl, America has to stamp out fentanyl, anybody producing or selling fentanyl in America should be given life imprisonment or put on death row. But let's not pretend that heroine is not damgerous.

Racism from mainland Chinese ? Chinese in Hong Kong show just as much racism, or almost as much racism. The only reason they show less racism is because they've had more contact with the rest of the world, compared to mainland Chinese. And, Chinese in Hong Kong are more aware and careful when projecting a negative image to Americans and others. Mainland Chinese are more likely to think "so, we're annoying you with our actions and behaviour, it makes no difference to us " . Or, they simply don't realise people are being annoyed.

Yes, a reduction in America and Britain's manufacturing sector generates un-employment. But cheaper imported goods benefits everybody in America and Britain. And the new un-employed ? Reduce the number of cheaper migrant workers, have local people doing them jobs. And because a lot of them jobs are jobs that locals don't want to do, well, simple, bump up the wages. So, no more working in a factory. Bearing in mind a lot of the goods imported are basic low-value products. Like furniture (chairs, tables, beds, etc) and clothes (underwear, socks, t-shirts, etc) . And yes, mobile phones, flat-screen televisions, etc. People will be allowed to collect un-employment benefit, or get a job if they want to. And, oh look, nobody wants to be a hotel cleaner. But hotels will definitely still exist, hotels need cleaners, well, bump up the wages to encourage people to be hotel cleaners.

I've noticed your other posts on Asean Now, and I do think it's funny that you've put this up. Yes, ultimately, it's economics that drives world affairs. Kissenger is highly regarded by the Beijing government. It was Kissenger and Nixon who removed the barrier between America and China. Mao Zedong was still there when this happened. As you said, it's all about economics. It's good for America that trade exists between America and China. And good for China. Did Kissenger believe that economic growth in China would turn China into a democracy ? I don't think he did. I reckon that he knew that China is harmless. I reckon he knew that China is not wrong to have Tibet and the South China Sea. He felt that what goes on in China is basically, to do with China. He saw the massive economic benefits of huge trade between America and China. Benefits for both America and China. Above is a photo of Henry Kissenger and Xi Jinping. Kissenger visited China lots of times.