It probably doesn't sound like it, but I do feel sorry for anyone in Taiwan. I should say almost anyone. I don't feel sorry for any Zelensky-type leaders in Taiwan who might lead them down the garden path to very likely destruction, all the while knowing that those leaders and their families can boa...

Caitlin is known as a staunch anti-imperialist, but to the surprise of some she recently came out with an incisive piece defending the policy of Chinese deterrence:

https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2023/10 ... eterrence/

Well said. Barbaric tradeoffs don't seem to faze our leaders one bit. A while back just for kicks I looked up the happiness index for Ukraine and Russia for the year 2019 I think, so pre-Covid and pre-Ukraine war. It showed Russia with a lead over Ukraine in happiness. I have no idea who puts togeth...

And by the way, who won that civil war you mentioned? Mostly the Communists, but not entirely. Yet. And what exactly is the US's interest in Taiwan anyway? Are we just helping them out of the goodness of our heart, because we hate to see democracy fail anywhere in the world? I don't believe that fo...

And by the way, who won that civil war you mentioned?

No, I'm not asking them to do that. I'm asking them to carefully consider what they want to do. It's fine for Jefferson to decide that he would rather die as a freeman than live as a slave. Those are beautiful words, but let's not kid ourselves, they really are just words. It's not fine for Jefferso...

The first thing I can do is stop believing the lies fed to us by the media. Instead of being called the military-industrial complex, it should be called the military-industrial-media complex. After stopping believing the lies, further action becomes possible. Every time they tell us something, stop ...

No idea how it’s going to play out, but Ukraine needs to show results before the west grows weary of funding in. The Russians have adapted. Surely you're not suggesting that the west is only in this for their own interests? I thought the west was funding Ukraine out of the goodness of its heart due...

Both US and Russia sucks - does that work ? However, in this war Russia sucks way more ;D Russia is only doing what the US would do if the shoe was on the other foot (i.e., if Russia was moving its missiles up to our borders), and yet Russia is the bad guy here? Very interesting analysis. I would w...

https://original.antiwar.com/Ted_Snider/2023/10/01/the-key-to-peace-in-ukraine-the-other-broken-nato-promise/ At some point Ukraine/NATO are going to have enough of the dying, and will ask Russia for peace. Russia is going to laugh at them, and ask why should we believe any promises you make in a p...

I'm not really concerned with why other countries are following the US. I am a US citizen. I have no control over what other countries do. The only country I have any influence in is the US, and I would like the US to stop trying to be the hegemon and start to realize that the world would be a bette...

You know what is the height of hypocrisy is the USA lecturing Putin about being a murderous thug for invading Ukraine. This is the USA that invaded Iraq supposedly because they had WMDs, which turned out surprise surprise to be false, and killing 500,000 Iraqis in the process. So, it's okay for us t...

Here's a short list of civilian deaths due to house fires, slipping in the shower, etc. (I'm sure none could be related to incendiary steel cylinders falling from US/NATO planes shortly before): 500,000 Germans, 1941 to 1945 1,000,000 Japanese, 1941 to 1945 2,000,000 Vietnamese, 1955 to 1975 500,000...

https://chasfreeman.net/the-many-lessons-of-the-ukraine-war/#_ftnref1 He says: "Every government that is a party to the Ukraine War – Kyiv, Moscow, Washington, and other NATO capitals – has been guilty of various degrees of self-deception and blundering misfeasance. The consequences for all ha...

Here's a great article about the stupidity of US foreign policy: [url]https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/modern-empire-apologia-is-mostly/url] She asks a great question. If I want to exercise my right to free speech by calling someone a racial epithet, should I be surprised when I get punched in the fa...

Interesting article: https://www.other-news.info/the-wests-real-problem-isnt-going-to-be-russia-or-china-but-germany/ Suspicion of who destroyed Nordstream seems divided on either the US or Ukraine (with the US's help, no doubt). Either way, can you imagine the outrage in your home country if critic...

Another thing is make sure to look at the overall performance of your total portfolio. Don't just look at one piece in isolation, but look at the whole thing. Then, compare it to some other portfolios like say the standard 60/40 stock/bond portfolio. You might find your portfolio hasn't done too bad...

I came across an intriguing idea very recently, which had never occurred to me before. I'm curious to know if anyone else had ever heard this idea before? Maybe this was obvious to a lot of people before, and somehow I just never encountered this idea before. The idea is spelled out in this article:...

Dude, you need to lay off the propaganda, it's not helping your thinking skills. The eastern half of the Ukraine has been a Russian-speaking, Russian-leaning majority for hundreds of years. Putin didn't move any people in there to dominate anything. Please cite some credible sources if you believe o...

They lied about Afghanistan, they lied about Iraq, what else have they lied about: https://scheerpost.com/2023/07/02/chris-hedges-they-lied-about-afghanistan-they-lied-about-iraq-and-they-are-lying-about-ukraine/ I'm sure we could add a bunch of other things "they" lied about, like Vietnam...

A fairly bleak picture that you present! He's a bully . . . From the perspective of the average working-class person in Russia, your statement above about bullies sounds a lot like the USA's hubristic behavior since the end of the cold war when they had promised that NATO wouldn't move one inch eas...

Which one of Fox or MSNBC is opposed to the US being heavily involved in Ukraine? Which of those two was opposed to the US invading Iraq in 2003 or whenever it was? I frankly can't remember, but I suspect they were both cheerleading for that fiasco and reporting breathlessly on the WMDs that the lyi...

See this 2-minute clip from a podcast interview that Tucker gave: https://twitter.com/JakeBequette91/status/1650585689912754178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1650585689912754178%7Ctwgr%5E27a27237967761217e5c4e5871ab754dc16380ba%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.unz.c...

Are you saying the data show that the rate of symptomatic Covid is no lower in vaccinated people than in unvaccinated people? If that is what you are saying, could you point me to a place where this is documented? This would have to be a place that would be accepted by smart, medical professionals w...

Sophie, I'd still love to hear your thoughts about the COVID vaccine in general if you feel inclined to share them with us. But if not, I understand why you might not care to respond. The political environment we live in does not allow for the safe and free expression of opinions. Certain topics ha...