On the Ground With the #Convoy, RUS/CHN Alliance vs. USA, White Boys Can't DEI, Klaus Schwab: Nazi Scion?, Boomer S. Thompson the Drug Consumption Machine
I read fast, comment even faster. In this post you're saying this conflict in Ukraine is used to destabilise the dollar's grip on the economy, on the other hand, in the comment section of the Airport Open Thread you mentioned that the US wants to impose strict sanctions in order to further cement their dominance in Europe and cripple the Russian economy significantly. The question remains, who's the most probable victor in this conflict, who is most likely to succeed in economic warfare?
The white boys can't DEI article was yet again a painful and hilarious experience. The example of the company picnic was telling, I'm not American so I find that cultural habit quite bizarre. I've worked in offices for nearly 20 years - public sector, small businesses, multi-nationals. There's a certain type of female middle manager I've encountered who does a lot of extra curricular stuff but manages to get away with being a bit shit at their actual main job.
That quite bizarre cultural habit is coming to a shore near you. American culture is an imperialist force and it comes with the global economy. Rest assured, the Right have said the silliness was the case and would be resigned to a fringe group a long time ago but US universities are spread across the world and the speed to which this nonsense will be imbeded in your nation is a click of a button. I am American Korean and I have friends/family in Korea that are witnessing the spread as we speak after Korean universities have partnered with US uni's for a long time. It seems absurd and silly until its not.
"as being the son of a rather more unsavoury than average Nazi."
There's pretty much nothing in the linked article to substantiate that allegation (which is why they go off on extensive tangents about unrelated subjects like medieval anti-Jewish pogroms, or about Nazi crimes in Ravensburg more generally, without showing any Schwab involvement). The most serious part is that during WW2 there were about 200 forced labourers/pows employed at the factory managed by Schwab's father, but they provide almost no details about their working and living conditions or the extent of the elder Schwab's personal guilt.
Seems more like a sensationalist hit piece than serious investigative journalism. And if the elder Schwab had been a "more unsavoury than average Nazi", what would it tell us about his son?
Neo-Nazbolz: The Holocaust is not established or believed until 1945 and treatment of minorities is absolutely not a motive for the war. Nor can invading Poland be believed as 110 Allied Divisions sat and watched while only being opposed during the Polish conquest by 23 second rate German Divisions.
What was the problem with Germany? Both times?
The problem was a commercial and economic, technological competitor to Great Britain that they could not thwart any way but war. The exact problem with Hitler is he didn't take money, the Communists always took Western Bank money greedily - indeed cutting it off was Reagan's masterstroke and the rest distractions.
The problem with Putin is the problem with Hitler: He does not take money from the West.
Had Hitler gotten in bed with the Western Banks he would have died an older man in his bed.
The Ukrainians launder our elites money as does Soros. Nazbol was always ok and would have been ok had they taken western money and let the Western Banks be in charge.
As for Soros his ilk and he himself had no problem helping to launder the Nazi's 'gains' at the time and wouldn't have a problem doing it again.
I remember reading several years ago an interesting question: Would China change the West or would the West change China? Well, we are getting a pretty clear picture that China is changing the West for the bad.
It's astounding to me that Trudeau has declared martial law over this protests. Isn't that the type of thing expected from the much criticized Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orban? Or for that matter, even Donald Trump.
Thank you for the recommendation of the article on the dollar.
He was driven mad by the establishment most likely. Killed himself in the shadow cast by 9/11. Was beaten to a pulp by hells angels for not ascribing to their violent misogyny and basically saved a young woman who was a gf of one of the 'angels' from being beaten to a pulp. Called the PC crowd for the idiots they are long before anyone else (by writing truthfully about Nixon & Ford and the rest of them). Intimidated by the establishment (on live TV with a throttle gunning Hell's Angel no less). I'm inclined to give him a pass.
The dollar strategy is a better explanation for Putin's troop buildup than a planned invasion which would create an economic and strategic quagmire for Russia - it worsens the Fed's already horrid position of having to tighten to control inflation into a threatened (and hyped) war and possible recession (note a similar Western economic strategy during the cold war - coordinating with the Saudis to tank oil prices which added to the pressures on Russia). Simultaneously it induced the concession from Biden that the US will not place missiles in Ukraine and really has no intention of providing direct assistance in the event of an actual invasion - looks weak in the context of all the prior tough talk. This combined with Armenia's abandonment after the attempted pivot West sends a message to regional US allies many of whom it is using for the Balkans pipeline to undermine and ring-fort Russia's energy exports (in conjunction with the Syria project). Long term loss of dollar reserve currency could be devastating since moast of the productive/real economy has been outsourced as part of financialization. Lot of moving parts here and still hazy.
Regarding the Hunter Thompson piece. I suppose I am a complete cynic at this point. When I read the quotes of editors saying that editing Thompson was an emotional and physical burden that often lead to literal tears, I can’t help but thinking of these self aggrandizing 2020s journalists who make this shit up whole cloth to signal how important their work is. I now have a much more skeptical eye toward all these HST stories. I’m sure it’s no picnic editing a guy like him, but I bet a lot of it is just legend at this point.
The only good thing to come out of Thompson was Fear and Loathing and I stand by that. I'm also barely on the bad side of thirty so ask me again in a decade.
I read fast, comment even faster. In this post you're saying this conflict in Ukraine is used to destabilise the dollar's grip on the economy, on the other hand, in the comment section of the Airport Open Thread you mentioned that the US wants to impose strict sanctions in order to further cement their dominance in Europe and cripple the Russian economy significantly. The question remains, who's the most probable victor in this conflict, who is most likely to succeed in economic warfare?
The white boys can't DEI article was yet again a painful and hilarious experience. The example of the company picnic was telling, I'm not American so I find that cultural habit quite bizarre. I've worked in offices for nearly 20 years - public sector, small businesses, multi-nationals. There's a certain type of female middle manager I've encountered who does a lot of extra curricular stuff but manages to get away with being a bit shit at their actual main job.
That quite bizarre cultural habit is coming to a shore near you. American culture is an imperialist force and it comes with the global economy. Rest assured, the Right have said the silliness was the case and would be resigned to a fringe group a long time ago but US universities are spread across the world and the speed to which this nonsense will be imbeded in your nation is a click of a button. I am American Korean and I have friends/family in Korea that are witnessing the spread as we speak after Korean universities have partnered with US uni's for a long time. It seems absurd and silly until its not.
OK.
"as being the son of a rather more unsavoury than average Nazi."
There's pretty much nothing in the linked article to substantiate that allegation (which is why they go off on extensive tangents about unrelated subjects like medieval anti-Jewish pogroms, or about Nazi crimes in Ravensburg more generally, without showing any Schwab involvement). The most serious part is that during WW2 there were about 200 forced labourers/pows employed at the factory managed by Schwab's father, but they provide almost no details about their working and living conditions or the extent of the elder Schwab's personal guilt.
Seems more like a sensationalist hit piece than serious investigative journalism. And if the elder Schwab had been a "more unsavoury than average Nazi", what would it tell us about his son?
It's always interesting to see how others frame attacks.
Neo-Nazbolz: The Holocaust is not established or believed until 1945 and treatment of minorities is absolutely not a motive for the war. Nor can invading Poland be believed as 110 Allied Divisions sat and watched while only being opposed during the Polish conquest by 23 second rate German Divisions.
What was the problem with Germany? Both times?
The problem was a commercial and economic, technological competitor to Great Britain that they could not thwart any way but war. The exact problem with Hitler is he didn't take money, the Communists always took Western Bank money greedily - indeed cutting it off was Reagan's masterstroke and the rest distractions.
The problem with Putin is the problem with Hitler: He does not take money from the West.
Had Hitler gotten in bed with the Western Banks he would have died an older man in his bed.
The Ukrainians launder our elites money as does Soros. Nazbol was always ok and would have been ok had they taken western money and let the Western Banks be in charge.
As for Soros his ilk and he himself had no problem helping to launder the Nazi's 'gains' at the time and wouldn't have a problem doing it again.
No blood for money laundering.
The good old Soros obsession. We have a real right wing nutjob meetup scene going on here. Hope you like it, Niccolo :D
I remember reading several years ago an interesting question: Would China change the West or would the West change China? Well, we are getting a pretty clear picture that China is changing the West for the bad.
It's astounding to me that Trudeau has declared martial law over this protests. Isn't that the type of thing expected from the much criticized Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orban? Or for that matter, even Donald Trump.
Thank you for the recommendation of the article on the dollar.
Orban is also a Young Global Leader.
I know Boomers who named their millennial son after Thompson. Liberal Democrat WASPs (actually atheists, but culturally Episcopalian)
Joe isn't a boomer.
He was driven mad by the establishment most likely. Killed himself in the shadow cast by 9/11. Was beaten to a pulp by hells angels for not ascribing to their violent misogyny and basically saved a young woman who was a gf of one of the 'angels' from being beaten to a pulp. Called the PC crowd for the idiots they are long before anyone else (by writing truthfully about Nixon & Ford and the rest of them). Intimidated by the establishment (on live TV with a throttle gunning Hell's Angel no less). I'm inclined to give him a pass.
"...to shoot guns and drink hard liquor."
https://youtu.be/45CP0-kLPaA
RUS/CHN Alliance vs. USA
It's not the US is an emerging market.
It is a new , emerging country...this requires the death of the old USA.
At least the second part is underway.
Now understand if the elites are on top of the rubble and the rest of us are dead, fled or subdued that is victory.
The dollar strategy is a better explanation for Putin's troop buildup than a planned invasion which would create an economic and strategic quagmire for Russia - it worsens the Fed's already horrid position of having to tighten to control inflation into a threatened (and hyped) war and possible recession (note a similar Western economic strategy during the cold war - coordinating with the Saudis to tank oil prices which added to the pressures on Russia). Simultaneously it induced the concession from Biden that the US will not place missiles in Ukraine and really has no intention of providing direct assistance in the event of an actual invasion - looks weak in the context of all the prior tough talk. This combined with Armenia's abandonment after the attempted pivot West sends a message to regional US allies many of whom it is using for the Balkans pipeline to undermine and ring-fort Russia's energy exports (in conjunction with the Syria project). Long term loss of dollar reserve currency could be devastating since moast of the productive/real economy has been outsourced as part of financialization. Lot of moving parts here and still hazy.
Regarding the Hunter Thompson piece. I suppose I am a complete cynic at this point. When I read the quotes of editors saying that editing Thompson was an emotional and physical burden that often lead to literal tears, I can’t help but thinking of these self aggrandizing 2020s journalists who make this shit up whole cloth to signal how important their work is. I now have a much more skeptical eye toward all these HST stories. I’m sure it’s no picnic editing a guy like him, but I bet a lot of it is just legend at this point.
RIP Canada.
As I said the Pilgrimage of Grace.
Christ the DIE. Thing is depressing. Cant even enjoy your own work without dealing with feminine office politics, and spinster tyranny
The only good thing to come out of Thompson was Fear and Loathing and I stand by that. I'm also barely on the bad side of thirty so ask me again in a decade.