I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it, when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.
In Memoriam A. H. H. by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
I think that says it all.
Germans really would rather deal with the Iranians, Russians and Chinese.
No Action on Hong Kong
No Action on Uyghurs
No Action on Navalny
No Action on Navid Afkari
The idea that Harris has committed not to raise taxes is demonstrably false. She has pledged to reverse the TCJA, large part of which were lower personal taxes..
This crash will be the big one.
When China devalues CNY in this environment, it's a material risk off event akin to the oil price shock in Feb/ March. Just on a scale biblically higher.
The endgame has begun...ultra-debt deleveraging on the route to super inflation
The Nazis did the same with our movie industry in the 30s.
Appeasers - Viacom/ Paramount.
China has in a very cheap way destroyed the integrity of our press and media. In their eagerness to make a few shekels they have traded away something far more precious
Kenya unfortunately has had its politicians sell its country to the Chinese. From the wasteful/ overpriced/ unsuccessful SGR, to destroying local industry with dumping, to facilitating corruption by leaving a debt load thatโs tripled in the last few years
I disagree Bill.
We are about to see a significant arming and burden sharing emerge in Europe. The silver lining of the US withdrawing from Europe - is Europe is forced to grow up
Michael in all fairness there were quite a few leaks from the intelligence community intended to harm a newly elected President and his agenda. That merits an investigation
Really really thoughtful piece from โฆ@AshaRangappa_โฉ
Worth a read. We all need to understand where our North Star is more than the immediate destination sometimes
Note From Asha: Never Let Your Skill Exceed Your Virtue - Asha Rangappa
China is the best friend to corrupt governments who are too willing to sell their country/ sovereignty for personal gain. And thatโs most of Africa right now