BruceVC
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https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/elon-musk-officially-closes-twitter-011027946.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall Musk takeover of Twitter is completed and his had fired 4 executive He is also likely to restore Trumps account which I support. We have to be consistent on what we consider freedom of speech is and the problem with banning Trump is it fed the right wing hyperbolic narrative that " freedom of speech is under attack" in the US Also there does seem to be more Conservatives that get banned on Twitter for spreading fake news yet you dont see people on the left and there fake news or revisionist history being banned So I support Twitter going back to its original purpose, a place of free speech for everyone. People will believe what they want to believe but these types of SM platforms need to be neutral. Hate speech wont be allowed " Musk also promised that Twitter would not turn into a “free-for-all hellscape, where anything can be said with no consequences!” which is reassuring
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Yes I agree but the point is the ships are idle because of logistics problems like limited capacity to serve ships or storage capacity But your post suggested the ships are idle because they can make more money waiting to sell on future market. But they not idle because they holding back on purpose to make more money. They idle because of capacity to serve ships?
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Yes the article mentions that. What I have found interesting about the whole gas potential crisis in the EU is how relatively quickly the EU was able to mitigate the Russian blackmail and obvious deliberate attempt to throttle gas to the likes of Germany and other countries using Russian gas On Codex you had these Vatniks celebrating how " EU citizens were going to freeze to death " due to lack of gas and high prices but the response from the EU has been effective and it should be recognized Its a good thing to be part of the EU, despite its problems it offers more advantages than disadvantages 🇪🇺
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The good news is we dont need oil price caps anymore because the oil price has dropped and so has the gas price. Gas price is down to pre-war levels Ironically its the other way around, Putin was trying to use the economic leverage of throttling gas and hoping the oil price would rise exponentially. So we can happy that this energy blackmail is unlikely to work The only potential concern is OPEC+ reducing oil production in November but we dont know the impact of this because supply and demand realities will influence this
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I have also been thinking about Kat, I am concerned but I know sometimes he isnt active for periods of time and then he comes back
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https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/us-embassy-south-africa-terrorist-attack-sandton-breaking-26-october/ South Africa has received an alert from the US about a possible Islamic extremist attack this weekend. Its gay pride this weekend in the area mentioned so people are nervous. The last US alert we got was initially ignored and handwaved with the outdated " its Islamophobia to suggest this " card and then several South Africans were arrested with links to ISIS and they were planning an attack https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/south-africa/thulsie-twins-plea-bargain-sentenced-breaking-7-february-2022/ We have never had a real Islamic extremism attack before but several African countries face this type of terrorism fairly regularly. In fact Africa is the only continent that still does because of active groups like Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab One of the biggest concerns for me is we have no effective state security or experience with dealing with type of terrorism so I hope nothing transpires?
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Its fine thanks, my translator worked So you Finnish, I asked you several times what Scandinavian country you from and you never responded, I assumed you were from Sweden and you were embarrassed But Finland is a great country, @Elerond has shared some of your successful social programs like how your education system works and its admirable and clearly successful
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What do you mean by Western hegemony? In the 19th century and before hegemony was defined by territory and size of empire because having lots of colonies gave you advantages like access to minerals and cheap labor Those days are long gone and countries dont need that kind of control to be economically or militarily powerful. So the view that the West use to own 90% of things I dont understand how that changes the influence of the West which is economic influence only Because firstly the West is not monolithic and consists of different countries and they dont have the same goals or geopolitical aspirations and then major global events and policies are influenced through the UN unless Western stability is directly threatened like with Putin's War which means you would understandably see a Western response And then what emerging markets do you think will surpass Western economic influence and in what way? And the reason I ask is economic hegemony is organic and it cant change through ideology, it requires successful and sustainable policies
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Yes I agree about Taiwan, its so far removed from significant US\Western interests it doesnt seem like its worth a conventional or serious trade war with China. Taiwan is complicated But Ukraine is different because this is about drawing a line to end Putins constant militancy, hegemony and warmongering. Also the invasion destabilizes the EU and Putin has made this about the West and blamed the US\NATO specifically. So I consider the support for Ukraine different to support for the Taiwan But end of the day Putin created this proxy war and the West will finish it
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Im not sure if you being serious but I will respond as if you are What freedoms does the US try to impose on countries? Human rights and the freedoms of Democracy is not unique to the US, its universal and its followed and enforced by the likes of the UN and its various charters. The US did not create property rights or the right to vote in a free and fair election, these rights evolved over hundreds of years. Many countries adhere to these types of principles Lets take Qatar and the accusations of human rights abuses. This is about things like working conditions and the fact initially the foreign laborers didnt have contracts. Now these are considered conditions of labor laws, its not the US telling Qatar they needed to change the working conditions. Its the reality of international law that is practised in most countries. Its like saying " the US is demanding that child labor doesnt exist" ....its not just the US, its the UN and human rights charters that believe this
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Brilliant and cute dog and dolphin video 🐬
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I think Gfted1 is joking Because its not the West that decides what is human rights or Democracy, these are created and enshrined in legal documents and Constitutions and maintained by institutions like the UN . And there are several countries that ignore human rights and dont care what the West says like China
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Might doesn't make right or the strongest military powers in the world would take anything they wanted from any country Thats why we have the UN and international law and why most countries respect sovereignty The world would be a much worse and unstable place if " might makes right " was practised
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