Andrew Yang seems pretty awesome
May 13th, 2021 at 11:44:33 AM permalink | |
kenarman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 14 Posts: 4521 |
In the 40's ?????? Better bone up on your history Gandler. "but if you make yourselves sheep, the wolves will eat you." Benjamin Franklin |
May 13th, 2021 at 11:48:05 AM permalink | |
terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11804 |
Absolutely Peace is hard Really really hard It's a lot harder then defending oneself Walking around unarmed is harder then walking around armed. I choose to walk unarmed. I choose the harder road. I choose Peace Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
May 13th, 2021 at 11:53:29 AM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18762 |
One thing you can argue is whether powerful lobbies may distort the importance of an issue beyond its actual relevance to our own country’s interest. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
May 13th, 2021 at 11:54:33 AM permalink | |
Gandler Member since: Aug 15, 2019 Threads: 27 Posts: 4256 |
I am pretty sure it was the 48 war. It could have been a later one, either way the concept is the same. |
May 13th, 2021 at 11:56:45 AM permalink | |
kenarman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 14 Posts: 4521 |
The fight is over land and will likely only end when Israel no longer exists. Where the capital resides is a relatively minor item in the long term. Moving the capital would do squat to end the fact that Palestinians lost their land and will fight to get it back. To relate this to your homeland how much are you willing to give up to support "I am against anything that makes peace harder", as China continues to increase the pressure on Taiwan. "but if you make yourselves sheep, the wolves will eat you." Benjamin Franklin |
May 13th, 2021 at 11:59:50 AM permalink | |
terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11804 | Too me. Israel moving moving the capital back to Tel Aviv is one of the easiest concessions to make Its just symbolism. Not territory. Easy peasy Anything easy peasy to advance Peace should be done. Its a no brainer. I just find it shocking that one the easiest concessions to Peace by Israel is not being made Telling Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
May 13th, 2021 at 12:06:46 PM permalink | |
terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11804 |
The pressure is meaningless Yawn Too much money at stake China and Taiwan will continue to coexist peacefully because they are now major trading partners My Taiwan relatives have huge investments in China China has huge investments in Taiwan China knows their worldwide power depends on their growing economy and they will do nothing to deter that The amount of tourists I see from China is incredible They are everywhere and really enjoy using their economic might for pleasure Taiwan is a massive tourist destination for China Its all about the money now and an invasion would simply be stupid Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
May 13th, 2021 at 12:12:48 PM permalink | |
Mission146 Administrator Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 23 Posts: 4147 |
That's probably the case, but I have no actual opinion on it. I pay almost no attention to foreign affairs whatsoever. I like to be at least a little well-versed on things if I am going to opine, but I do not have the time to add an entire category of politics to my list of interests. "War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen..let us give them all they want." William T. Sherman |
May 13th, 2021 at 12:18:18 PM permalink | |
kenarman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 14 Posts: 4521 |
GDP of Taiwan is $600 billion US. GDP of China is $14 trillion US. GDP of Hong Kong is $350 billion US. The trade is much more important to Taiwan than China. "but if you make yourselves sheep, the wolves will eat you." Benjamin Franklin |
May 13th, 2021 at 5:11:11 PM permalink | |
terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11804 |
Any armed conflict Trade will also massively effect USA Japan South Korea 3 of China's biggest trading partners and major contributors to the worlds economy China is not that stupid and I just dont see China going to war with one of their major tourist destinations. Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |