BruceVC

Can you separate the influence of the European Council and Parliament from the huge success of the EU single market? In other words the EU only really exists and is sustainable because of the huge economic and trade benefits of the single market, its not a military union for example. But it requires certain rights to be driven and enforced from the overarching EU parliament and this includes regulations. I guess what Im asking is what specific laws or regulations do you think should change or will be changed in the future. I am no expert on EU laws so Im wanting to understand what you think will change My real concern is the reason why other unions like the Arab League and African Union have failed primarily is because there is no enforcement of the laws and regulations that are suppose to create similar environments like the EU single market. So you need the influence and enforcement to ensure consensus which leads to economic growth and sustainability

In what way do you mean it is going to be dialed back some, can you give some practical examples so I understand the point you making?

You right I did forget that, the Chinese did do something.....obfuscated and tried to hide the truth in the beginning ..as usual Gorthfuscious, you want to see something scary. Read the article below ( I included 2 similar ones because you may not be able to access NYT ) to see how naive and generally misinformed we were about the true nature of the virus. The article seems almost surreal and hard to think anyone could have believed that about the virus ...and a huge part of this is because of how China didnt reveal the true nature as far as they did indeed know it This article is dated 20/01/2020...the first case of the virus in there country was the 1/12/2019 so they would definitely seen more of the real impact and spread in 50 days And this is the country some people are suggesting is going to become the next world leader https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/20/world/asia/coronavirus-china-symptoms.html https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/01/20/797926447/coronavirus-in-china-over-200-cases-human-to-human-transmission Gorfuscious

I also doubt he is CCP because he is so obvious with his trolling and support for China he undermines them ....proper CCP internet propaganda is generally more subtle on any english forum. He would be a really bad CCP agent if he was being paid to be one

Oh no the Chinese are even more stupid than the Americans, the perfect example of this is the genesis of the virus and how it came from an exotic animal market...think about how stupid you must be to know that viruses have come more than once from these markets and animals and you still allow them to continue to be open? And to make things worse and to highlight how stupid the Chinese are they are worlds experts on viruses because most of these global viruses like SARS come from your own country ....yet you dont do anything about it until Corona. The Chinese kept all exotic animal markets open until now ....now that is stupid

I made myself couscous and baked fish for supper, I love couscous because it basically goes with any meal and is healthy. It absorbs liquid so when I cook it in boiling water I always add stock so you can create different flavors which livens up the taste as its bland by itself https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couscous

https://www.reiki-for-holistic-health.com/reiki-healing-with-crystals.html Sup All, has anyone ever had a Reiki session before and what did you think about it? One of our family friends has started providing this therapy and my stepmom did it last week and she felt very relaxed and better afterwards....less anxiety that she suffers from generally about things like crime which has been exacerbated by the virus and the lock-down Anyway all the guys in my family reject this type of thing as absolute nonsense as they basically only believe in science and proven facts. I know nothing about it in the sense I have no idea if it can be beneficial or helpful to reduce stress or other things it can help with. I have session arranged tomorrow with our family friend at 5 pm, I did explain to her I have no known unexplained stress, apart from lock-down frustration, or things I can specifically say are underlying problems but I am still interested in how it may make me feel So any feedback will be appreciated

And she still has the audacity to complain about being forced to stay at home

I have never thought about it like that and it certainly changes things, thanks for this post because I can now see what you mean by the huge difference between commentary and reporting It also answers my previous post about the erosion of freedom of speech in the USA. You dont have to change the USA constitution around what defines freedom of speech because my concerns are always about commentary and not reporting....a huge distinction I have really learnt something new today and that will shape future points I make on this type of topic

When you say the there is no fake news or false news that is on any of these channels that is difficult to understand? I can give you plenty of examples of fake\false news especially on Fox, for example Fox News in the beginning of the virus reported that the virus was nothing but a scam to impeach Trump. How is that not fake\false news ...Im genuinely confused by your argument ? https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/27/media/trish-regan-fox-news/index.html

You Danes are cracking the whip.....you guys becoming dictatorial

Yes but he won the last election convincingly. So our personal view of him isnt really that relevant if the actual citizens of his country voted for him and liked him.....until his virus denialist stance. Here is a good read around why Brazilians voted for him https://fee.org/articles/why-bolsonaro-won-brazils-presidency-in-a-landslide/

Gorthfuscious what news channels do you think this massive, prehistoric microbe watches ?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/colony-of-microbes-as-big-as-greece-found-in-ocean-1948210.html Fascinating news around a massive microbe discovery that is descended from the earliest forms life on the planet billions of years ago

There is another brilliant series on HBO called The Outsider, it is based on a book by Stephen King and is a mystery, murder horror ...very compelling and I have only watched 1 episode https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Outsider_(miniseries)

Hi Melk Bolsonaro overplayed his hand in a most terrible gamble, his virus denialist stance has cost him any political capital or mainstream support he use to have. He will be a lame duck president until he loses the next election if he isnt impeached as you mentioned I also want to add what an appalling president he has become and his arrogance will cost Brazilian lives

Malc why arent the police arresting people or forcing them to adhere to lock-down regulations ?

Sounds terrible, especially when hospitals are focusing primarily on Corona cases My sister broke her foot 4 weeks in the beginning of our lock-down, she didnt realize it was broken and initially just left it thinking the pain would go away. Finally 2 days later she went to the local hospital and after a 6 hour wait due to Corona attention she was helped...she is now wearing a boot and has to just wait for the bones to heal/mend

I dont think thats accurate, I consider Trumps bizarre relationship with NK as the most success any USA president has ever seen...we did see some real negotiations and meetings with NK and the infamous " Hermit Kingdom " starting to meaningfully interact with the outside world Remember this is about the region and what the impact to China, SK and Japan ( and the outcome to the world ) would be if NK imploded or decided on some suicidal missile attack on either SK and Japan. I particularly care about the well being of those countries and if Trump can achieve a semblance of normality we should support that and recognize his effort No one is vindicating the appalling dictatorship of NK, this is about the greater good and sometimes diplomacy is necessary especially under these unusual circumstances, history and leadership of NK? What would you suggest is the alternative to negotiations to get NK to disarm ?

You make a good point and recognizing these historical ties between the USA and Russia are important because they remind us of a time where the unequivocal enemy was the diabolical Nazi regime and there was an alliance between the West and the Russians . So lets focus on what we have in common to build bridges where reasonable going forward, it will lead to a better global world overall and that is something Im sure we all want to see

What do you define as a " failed state " , the USA is the worlds strongest economy and influences many countries on culture and other things and is still the worlds most effective world leader in time of crisis or necessary military intervention I am not suggesting its perfect, no single country is and ever will be, and Trump has made certain decisions that are egregious and negatively impact making the world better but to say its a failed state seems ....extreme ?

Great response, I was hoping you weren't going to be one those people who dismisses all established media but then relies on " Farmer Joes truthful UFO website " for actual information I also watch Al Jazeera and I can say with absolute certainty they do the best job at covering more international news and events in countries outside of the important mainstream 1st world countries than any other news channel. This has become even more evident during the virus where they often show how life is under the pandemic throughout the world that other channels simply dont report on ....so its a good balanced channel for a variety of news. They have there bias or focus on certain global developments but no more than other channels So I watch Bloomberg for global financial updates which is more work related and personal investment information and CNN, SKY, BBC and Al Jazeera for updates around global events. CNN and Al Jazeera I watch the most

" sometimes they do get the weather forecast and sports results correct " ...., good one Gorthfuscious your cynicism towards our modern societies is interminable and knows no boundaries But on a serious note if you dont believe any established media in any Democracy where do you get any news from that allows you to understand current events and developments?

What a nickname and the link to the actual ship made me laugh

https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/avoiding-virus-induced-cold-war-china Here is a really fair and balanced article around the future relationship with China, I agree with basically all of it