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Post by ratty on Mar 9, 2023 0:46:00 GMT
Karma Comes to Bugville Hope they know they are getting what they deserve
Would that have had anything to do with the influence of the 'Defund the Police' crowd, BLM and ANTIFA? |
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Post by Sigurdur on Mar 9, 2023 2:41:44 GMT
Karma Comes to Bugville Hope they know they are getting what they deserve
Would that have had anything to do with the influence of the 'Defund the Police' crowd, BLM and ANTIFA? Do dogs bark, ducks quack or sheep bawww? |
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Post by code on Mar 9, 2023 2:47:24 GMT
Had this in the wrong thread. Hope it fits better here?
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Post by blustnmtn on Mar 9, 2023 15:32:01 GMT
My prediction/assessment:
Putin and Xi Jinping Have coordinated the timing of the Ukraine conflict knowing the US would not engage directly but through financial bankrolling of the Ukrainian resistance to Russia's invasion. I believe the failure of Russia to competently and quickly crush the Ukrainian defense has now (if not from the outset) become a very useful tactic for Xi's ultimate plan to take Taiwan quickly without any real involvement of the US as defender and savior of Taiwan's freedom. The American people will only pay so much and the "President" will be in an untenable position arguing for 2 endless stalemates with incredible costs and potential for disaster on a global scale. The installed administration is not in control of the clock or the board.
I'm probably wrong though....
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Post by missouriboy on Mar 9, 2023 16:19:39 GMT
My prediction/assessment: Putin and Xi Jinping Have coordinated the timing of the Ukraine conflict knowing the US would not engage directly but through financial bankrolling of the Ukrainian resistance to Russia's invasion. I believe the failure of Russia to competently and quickly crush the Ukrainian defense has now (if not from the outset) become a very useful tactic for Xi's ultimate plan to take Taiwan quickly without any real involvement of the US as defender and savior of Taiwan's freedom. The American people will only pay so much and the "President" will be in an untenable position arguing for 2 endless stalemates with incredible costs and potential for disaster on a global scale. The installed administration is not in control of the clock or the board. I'm probably wrong though.... The fault in Xi's logic is that Taiwan needs the US to save it in the short run. As if a small threatened scientifically-inclined nation that has been working with radioactive materials for a long time doesn't have a small stockpile of invasion-busting nukes. If Xi is that stupid, it's gonna be an incredibly "hot" day for Mother Chin. Iran may soon make the same mistake with Israel ... when they know better. The US and NATO may have delivered lots of weapons and munitions to Ukraine ... but they didn't teach them how to fight. They already have that "in the blood". |
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Post by missouriboy on Mar 26, 2023 1:56:17 GMT
On this thread we say that we like forecasts. Well, this video is full of them. Dozens and dozens. More than I've seen anywhere else. And all in an hour. Which of them are wrong? I would surely expect that at least some would be.
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Post by missouriboy on Mar 27, 2023 0:55:05 GMT
A Descriptive History of America's internal nations by an Ohio guy. Similar to the book American Nations. |
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Post by Sigurdur on Mar 30, 2023 17:17:09 GMT
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Post by ratty on Mar 31, 2023 0:40:08 GMT
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Post by glennkoks on Mar 31, 2023 18:56:23 GMT
My prediction/assessment: Putin and Xi Jinping Have coordinated the timing of the Ukraine conflict knowing the US would not engage directly but through financial bankrolling of the Ukrainian resistance to Russia's invasion. I believe the failure of Russia to competently and quickly crush the Ukrainian defense has now (if not from the outset) become a very useful tactic for Xi's ultimate plan to take Taiwan quickly without any real involvement of the US as defender and savior of Taiwan's freedom. The American people will only pay so much and the "President" will be in an untenable position arguing for 2 endless stalemates with incredible costs and potential for disaster on a global scale. The installed administration is not in control of the clock or the board. I'm probably wrong though.... I think this is a likely scenario and militarily there has never been a better time to take Taiwan. I seriously doubt we would intervene on the island nations behalf with actual combat troops. Our response would likely be very similar to how we handled the invasion of Ukraine by Russia with economic sanctions and weapons. Knowing this is the most likely scenario Xi Pingpong is most likely taking a page from Putin's playbook and preparing for economic isolation. The Chinese economy is not in good shape so it is unlikely they could survive a western economic embargo without plunging their nation into a deep depression. The problem probably keeping Xi awake at night is does he think the Chinese economy is strong enough to win against the west and emerge on the other side of all this turmoil on top or at least in an equal or better position than he is in now. If he is thinking clearly he has to come to the conclusion that China is not ready to replace the US as the worlds reserve currency and a war against Taiwan is probably not worth it at this time. With that being said perhaps he buys into the fact that the US is screwed and the time is right to make a move. The future is tough to predict and people don't always behave rationally. Xi seems like a very prudent and patient man so I think he waits and prepares... |
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Post by blustnmtn on Mar 31, 2023 20:51:01 GMT
My prediction/assessment: Putin and Xi Jinping Have coordinated the timing of the Ukraine conflict knowing the US would not engage directly but through financial bankrolling of the Ukrainian resistance to Russia's invasion. I believe the failure of Russia to competently and quickly crush the Ukrainian defense has now (if not from the outset) become a very useful tactic for Xi's ultimate plan to take Taiwan quickly without any real involvement of the US as defender and savior of Taiwan's freedom. The American people will only pay so much and the "President" will be in an untenable position arguing for 2 endless stalemates with incredible costs and potential for disaster on a global scale. The installed administration is not in control of the clock or the board. I'm probably wrong though.... I think this is a likely scenario and militarily there has never been a better time to take Taiwan. I seriously doubt we would intervene on the island nations behalf with actual combat troops. Our response would likely be very similar to how we handled the invasion of Ukraine by Russia with economic sanctions and weapons. Knowing this is the most likely scenario Xi Pingpong is most likely taking a page from Putin's playbook and preparing for economic isolation. The Chinese economy is not in good shape so it is unlikely they could survive a western economic embargo without plunging their nation into a deep depression. The problem probably keeping Xi awake at night is does he think the Chinese economy is strong enough to win against the west and emerge on the other side of all this turmoil on top or at least in an equal or better position than he is in now. If he is thinking clearly he has to come to the conclusion that China is not ready to replace the US as the worlds reserve currency and a war against Taiwan is probably not worth it at this time. With that being said perhaps he buys into the fact that the US is screwed and the time is right to make a move. The future is tough to predict and people don't always behave rationally. Xi seems like a very prudent and patient man so I think he waits and prepares... American politics and foreign policies are fickle. Timing the pendulum swings isn’t an exact science but there may not be a better opportunity for Xi to strike than the upcoming political mess here in the United States. |
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Post by missouriboy on Mar 31, 2023 20:57:05 GMT
In case of invasion I'm shorting the Chinese navy about 50 miles out. That would be because of those battlefield nukes that everyone says that Taiwan doesn't have.
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Post by blustnmtn on Mar 31, 2023 21:09:38 GMT
In case of invasion I'm shorting the Chinese navy about 50 miles out. That would be because of those battlefield nukes that everyone says that Taiwan doesn't have. I hope I’m wrong Mo’Boy and I hope that the stalemate remains. I hope the people of China rise up and overthrow the regime. I hope Putin is deposed but history tends to be brutal and the appetites of these thugs have little concern for the lives of the ants. |
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Post by ratty on Mar 31, 2023 22:30:26 GMT
[ Snip ] The future is tough to predict and people don't always behave rationally. Xi seems like a very prudent and patient man so I think he waits and prepares... I'll need to fact check that .....  |
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Post by ratty on Mar 31, 2023 22:33:45 GMT
[ Snip ] American politics and foreign policies are fickle. Timing the pendulum swings isn’t an exact science but there may not be a better opportunity for Xi to strike than the upcoming political mess here in the United States. Upcoming?  |
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