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  • That uneasy feeling people have about Donald Trump

    Posted on December 12, 2016 12:02 am by Richard

    It is a bit of deja vu as you have seen this before in movies where something is just not right. It is a common theme in disaster movies and some action movies as well. The only difference is this is real and that gut feeling just does not go away when you step outside. Continue reading → Post ID 16008


    China Commentary Taiwan United States War and Conflict 📎and tagged anxiety censorship déjà vu Dictator Donald Trump fear movies nuclear weapons
  • President Donald Trump and what to expect

    Posted on November 30, 2016 12:02 am by Richard

    Trump crystal ball

    Knowing what the world will be like with Donald Trump’s presidential influence is a question on the world’s mind. So as he has been showing what makes him tick, we are starting to see just how the dots are likely to connect during 2017.

    Continue reading → Post ID 16008


    Analysis China Economy International Politics Japan Mexico North Korea Philippines Political Correctness Politics Russia South Korea Taiwan Terrorism Underlying Psychology United States War and Conflict Work 📎and tagged Alpha male American arrogance Barack Obama Beta Male Donald Trump George W Bush Mexico Border wall Muslim ban narcissistic nuclear weapons Republican Party Vladimir Putin
  • Internet censorship laws are all about protecting criminals in power

    Posted on February 10, 2016 12:02 am by Richard

    The title of this entry is completely self-explanatory and requires little deep thinking to see the dots. The arguments for internet censorship by corrupt governments are on par with excuses smokers make to keep smoking. Continue reading → Post ID 16008


    China Commentary Corruption Crime 📎and tagged Balanced news reporting Dictator Edward Snowden Facebook internet censorship ISIS Line social media Twitter
  • Thai Junta vs Human Nature

    Posted on October 29, 2015 12:02 am by Richard

    When the Thai military staged a Coup in 2014, they enjoyed nearly 70% support from Thais because they were doing something that was seen as positive for Thailand. But now it seems they may be expanding their agenda and based on what that agenda is, they risk having the entire population turning on them as well as giving Thaksin ammunition to stage a comeback. Continue reading → Post ID 16008


    Analysis China Thailand Underlying Psychology 📎and tagged censorship coup d'etat Junta Thai Military Thaksin Shinawatra
  • China’s ongoing reaction to Tiananmen Square protest shows fear

    Posted on June 12, 2014 12:02 am by Richard

    1989 is a distant memory for most people. Trying to recall what we did during that year requires some deep thought for most people who were born in 1980 or before. However with China’s over the top reaction when the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protest comes around, it tends to trigger an instant memory marker reminding people of exactly where they were in 1989 when they heard the news of the protest being violently put down by the Chinese Government. Continue reading → Post ID 16008


    China Commentary 📎and tagged censorship Chinese Government communist government democracy Dictator fear protest social media
  • Keeping up with the neighbors Chinese style

    Posted on February 3, 2014 12:02 am by Richard

    China’s one child policy has been around for a long time. The reasons for it were generally understood that there were simply too many people in China to feed. But now with India looking to soon overtake China as the most populous country in the world, there may be other reasons for ending the one child policy. Continue reading → Post ID 16008


    China India Nature 📎and tagged climate change food shortage one child policy Saving face
  • Thaksin proxy Government resisting all reform measures

    Posted on January 3, 2014 12:02 am by Richard

    The Thai people have spoken in large numbers in that corruption must go. Only the corrupt would object to cleaning up the Government, and only the corrupt are resisting. Continue reading → Post ID 16008


    China Corruption Politics Thailand War and Conflict 📎and tagged Pheu Thai Party Red Shirts Thai Government Thaksin Thaksin Shinawatra Tiananmen Square
  • Climate change deniers

    Posted on February 28, 2013 12:05 am by Richard

    Listening to the die hard group of people who deny climate change is happening, is starting to sound like smokers trying to justify smoking. The absurdity of their logic and the extremes cited is worthy of mention, so we decided to have a go at it. Continue reading → Post ID 16008


    China India Nature Satire Weather 📎and tagged climate change Global warming
  • Global economic four year stall

    Posted on October 15, 2012 6:05 pm by Richard

    Some may not notice the four year economic cycle that involves a lot of anxiety and breath holding. None the less it is there and when it comes around, wallets close and all eyes are on the future horizon waiting for the ten or so words that says it is over. Continue reading → Post ID 16008


    Asia China Economy European Union Germany International Politics Japan Politics United States 📎and tagged election US President
  • Super cyber crime laws

    Posted on October 11, 2012 6:03 pm by Richard

    Unless you have been hiding in a box for the past 5 to 10 years, you would have noticed the gradual increase in laws that are meant to stop cyber crime. However the general wording of those laws also allows the suppression of free speech. It is this infringement on voices that has people up in arms. Continue reading → Post ID 16008


    Australia China Laws Beyond Borders Political Correctness Gone Mad Thailand United Kingdom United States 📎and tagged crime cyber crime cyber stalker ethics Internet Lèse majesté morals pedophile wikileaks
  • Freedom of expression vs Islam

    Posted on September 18, 2012 6:01 am by Richard

    Islamic protest

    When you come right down to it cutting past all the concern about creating more Muslim riots, it seems the Muslim tabu of not talking about The Prophet Mohammad in any negative light or even depicting images of him has come head to head with other views and opinions taken straight out of the Koran. Being able to express those views and opinions is what this entry is all about. Continue reading → Post ID 16008


    China Commentary Sex United States War and Conflict 📎and tagged censorship democracy Dictator freedom of speech Islam islam movie riots islam tabu Muslim intolerance Muslim riots Prophet Mohammad
  • The ill mind of a confessed pedophile on the run

    Posted on May 23, 2011 12:01 am by Richard

    For the most part it is a rare public display that a pedophile will announce in anyway that they prey on young people for sexual gratification. It is even more rare that a pedophile with an arrest warrant from Thailand and is presently on the run and hiding in China would not keep his head down and try to be out of sight. But apparently his mental illness is so severe another obsession seems to be overriding his survival instincts and he is doing his best to satisfy that obsession. Continue reading → Post ID 16008


    China Crime Mental Health Sex Thailand United States 📎and tagged Amber Alert FBI Fugitive pedophile HIV pedophile
  • A pound of cure

    Posted on April 30, 2011 12:02 am by Richard

    With killer tornados falling from the sky in the US at record numbers, one can not help but wonder if this is not the result of climate change and the new norm of our now angry planet. With hundreds dead in this one outbreak alone, we are truly starting to see natures signature method of restoring balance to what we humans have set so far off. Continue reading → Post ID 16008


    Asia China Economy International Politics United States Weather 📎and tagged climate change Global warming
  • The Internet: political power to fear

    Posted on March 9, 2011 12:33 am by Richard

    A lot has happened so far in 2011, and most of what is in the news was lit from a spark from the Internet. So to say an entirely new political landscape has been born seems to be the understatement of the century. Continue reading → Post ID 16008


    Africa China Corruption Iran Middle East Politics Terrorism United States War and Conflict 📎and tagged Dictator Internet wikileaks

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