With the onset of social media, everyone who has an opinion about American politics is making their opinion known. You can select any channel on YouTube or other platform to be heard, but the only problem is many who are empowering their keyboard or camera don’t share the ethical integrity of a proper journalist. That results in reality being viewed on those bent and warped funhouse mirrors. Continue reading Post ID 16332
- Category Archives International Politics
Anything to do with political relations between two or more countries.
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2017 in review
Perhaps 2017 is best called the year of denial. Ignoring known facts and pushing forward with political fantasies that amount to pointing the Titanic towards a head on collision with that big chunk of ice. Continue reading Post ID 16332
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President Donald Trump and what to expect
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.
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Syrian refugee crisis – Cause and Effect
It is hard to go a day or two and not hear some news about the Syrian refugee crisis. Everybody sees the effect, but to find the cause you need to go back to political choices made by leaders in countries other than Syria. Continue reading Post ID 16332
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Thai Coup an upgrade
From outside of Thailand the title of this entry could easily cause a WTF. But if a person has been living in Thailand for the past year, they would see the title as an accurate assessment. So when you look at the response to the Coup by the United States and the European Union along with a few other countries, the people living in Thailand would be saying WTF is going on with them. Continue reading Post ID 16332
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US standard response about Thai Coup self defeating
Whenever there is a Coup no matter what country, the United States has a standard response and a standard set of protocols. Those protocols do not have the ability to distinguish a Coup for the benefit of military Generals, or a Coup for the benefit of the people by removing a hugely corrupt Government that has been hurting the country. Continue reading Post ID 16332
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Trending from impartial to Kudos for Edward Snowden
The gut feeling people get when they discover the US government can just open and read an intimate email sent between two lovers, the feeling of it only happens to others is quickly replaced with a feeling of violation. Suddenly the semi comforting thought it can only happen to others is replaced with feelings ranging from anger to being totally violated as people simply conclude it is not others, and they themselves have been spied on. Continue reading Post ID 16332
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US Government justifying Edward Snowden
When you start to read between the lines between the posturing of the USA and the posturing of Edward Snowden, you are seeing that Edward Snowden is holding his ground while the US Government seems to have it’s hands in it’s pockets while looking at the ground in the classic ‘Got Busted’ posture and attitude. That basic body language says a lot and tends to refine the reason the US is so determined about getting Snowden. Continue reading Post ID 16332
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North Korean nuclear follies
it was hard not to raise an eyebrow when nuclear threats from North Korea were specifically focused on the United States. If there were any doubts about the mental state of the North Korean leadership, those doubts have now been replaced with a desire to make a preemptive strike to stop this self fed phobic leadership from acting on a perceived threat. Continue reading Post ID 16332
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GOP stuck in past
We don’t use typewriters that much anymore, nor do we rely completely on making phone calls with a phone that is hard wired to the phone network. We have moved on, evolved, stepped forward or however you want to put it. But unfortunately the United States Republican Party has failed to notice the world has changed from the days they came up with their no new taxes stance, and that without modifying their position for today’s world, they simply will become an endangered species. Continue reading Post ID 16332
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US Presidential election common sense prevailed
In the 2012 US general election that selected the next President for the next four years, the real winner was never named at any point along the way. The winner was not selected by popularity or policy, the winner was simply selected by common sense. Continue reading Post ID 16332
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Austerity
Of late there is a new word in the news that was rarely if ever heard before. The word is Austerity and in its present context it loosely translates to; The party is over and it is payback time. Continue reading Post ID 16332
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Global economic four year stall
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 16332
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Hiding Thailand’s Crack
It has become a failed game of politicians saying Thailand’s political divide is getting better. Very simply people know what they feel and can’t be fooled by what any politician says. It is not a case about some unknown topic that can be pushed on the public’s ignorance to force acceptance. Continue reading Post ID 16332