Comments by "AQuietNight" (@AQuietNight) on "CGTN" channel.

  1. I never associated Davos as having anything to do with the average citizen.
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  2. Norton delivered all the right answers.
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  3. Europe bought LNG on the spot market which may be the most expensive method of buying anything. The U.S. market is seeing price increases as well as LNG supplies become tight domestically. The U.S. already supplies several countries with LNG and the additional demand from Europe has reduced supplies further.
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  4. Remove the surrounding pictures and let them stay glued to the wall. Then put a sign in front of them: "Les Idiots".
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  5. I am glad Russia has taken an interest in nuclear radiation, more so after they threatened to nuke Eastern Europe.
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  6. China needs to keep their weather balloons from U.S. military installations. I doubt China would be so forgiving if the situation were reversed, that the U.S. would have weather balloons floating over Chinese military sites.
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  7. Gravity will do what the government never gets around to do.
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  8. This is unbelievable. The Russians think we are just that stupid to buy into this.
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  9. The only thing that stopped Cuba from growing was the Castro brothers. Even the Soviet Union got tired of supporting them and walked away. Cubans in the United States have done well for themselves so it shows Cuba never lacked the talent to do better, it was the Castro brothers that prevented the Cuban people from doing better.
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  10. In reading the history of China, for a country built on love, mutual respect and honest dealing... a whole lot of people died. Or should I say murdered. Or should I say genocided? How many just in the 1900's? We'll skip earlier eras for now.
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  11. She is here for people like you :)
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  12. China's friend without limits Russia is working tirelessly for peace.
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  13. I want to thank CGTN for reminding us in Europe the people can protest.
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  14. Better China doesn't send any peace keeping forces as they would be seen as allies of Russia. Supporting troops that are a great distance away is very costly and Chinese troops would feel they got dumped in the middle of no where with no friends. One never knows, for all their infighting and arguing, Eastern Europe might see the Chinese as an invading force, they would unite, fight the Chinese and afterwards go back to fighting each other.
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  15. Did Australia get a taste of China going "high"? If I recall correctly, China didn't want to sell rare earth minerals to the benefit of it's industry. I think the U.S. went to the WTO over this matter. Exports produced and sold under true cost can have extra tariffs placed on those goods (such as aluminum or steel). As a rule the U.S. sells prime defense materials under limited circumstances.
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  16. The balloon was headed over U.S. military installations. That will invite the interest of the U.S. Air Force.
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  17. This was a very pleasant conversation. Very pleasant.
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  18. U.S. energy prices tend to track the market and rise and fall with it. The U.S. domestic market has seen large increases in energy prices as well.
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  19. Why is it that in some of our nation's catastrophes, there always seems to be a Harvard man in the middle of it? -Thomas Sowell (Harvard graduate).
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  20.  @ALIEN_857  Ukraine wanted to be left alone. They always wanted to be free from Russia. You need to study the history. NATO countries only got involved once Russia started bullying Ukraine. Keep in mind Putin stated Ukraine should have not been allowed to leave Russia. Ukrainians disagreed.
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  21. I trust the Chinese more than most American Progressives.
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  22. With all the hot air that gets released there it is remarkable there is any snow at all. Tian Wei's height requires 20% less fabric for clothing so she is being very green.
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  23. Europe can get gas from a variety of sellers. The U.S. has encouraged Europe to diversify it's suppliers. Europe just has to build liquified natural gas terminals.
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  24. Musk said he expected problems as this rocket was a new and complex design.
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  25. Maybe if the PLO/Hamas withdraw their threat to drive the Jews into the sea peace might yet be achieved.
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  26. Germany complained about spying than asked if they could have more of the intelligence.
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  27. It wasn't only the Chinese. Various immigrant groups faced restrictions.
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  28. When ever I hear Clare Daly I think of this exchange: Lady Astor: Winston, if I were married to you I'd poison your soup! Winston Churchill: Madame, If I were married to you, I'd drink it!
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  29. This guy is an RT alumnus. I have yet to see the U.S. paint Chinese babies evil. And I have been in the U.S. a lot longer than him. Even during the Cold War I didn't see the U.S. government call one Russian baby evil. Not one person has ever walked up to me and asked about those evil Chinese babies. Lee, you need a new act.
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  30. Jeffery is reading talking points but I doubt he ever talked to one businessman. China seems to be working on the colonial model of buying raw materials and then exporting finished goods. They'll buy soybeans from Brazil but little else. At some point China in order to keep the peace will have to close Chinese factories and start setting them up in countries they now just buy raw materials from. Japan went through this back in the late 1970's and 1980's.
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  31. Mongolia is bordered to the north by Russia and to the south by China.
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  32. Golstein has a memory failure. How many times has the Soviet Union/Russia attacked their neighbors since 1900? Countries like Poland want NATO because Poland has few good memories of Russia (who dismembered their nation not once, but twice). Russians aren't worried about the Russians in Ukraine. When it suited Russia, they eliminated millions of their own. What Putin wants is a restoration of the pre-1990 borders. Europe hasn't learned the lessons of war, you do not win by defending your nation. And for the United States, the last thing it needs is another major war to save Europe from itself (think World War 1 & 2).
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  33. I do not think this woman realizes what a sore spot trade has become. She is going on about we need to understand China more, well, she better learn more about how many Americans deeply resent trade with China.
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  34. Double standards are all the world has.
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  35. Between OPEC and their good friend Russia, China will probably be seeing their economy slow down even more. The European economy will be importing less and no doubt the U.S. will be importing less from China. It appears Putin will try to win at any cost and if he ends up taking down his allies in the process, so be it. No doubt India is now ready to take advantage of any stress China has.
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  36. Considering it's history as The Soviet Union and later Russia, civilians were never all that important to them. Neither were neighboring countries as Russia used them as buffer zones.
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  37. "Nicaraguan government has invited China to set up military base in their country" Like Cuba, they need money.
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  38. This history is not hidden and has been discussed.
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  39. If it weren't for graft, you'd get a lazy kind of politician. A real jellyfish.
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  40. Why not go back in history and see how the USSR/Russia treated Ukraine and it's other neighbors?
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  41. No mention of the Soviet Union? The United States let it's military shrink and run down after World War 2 ended. Then the Soviet Union blockaded Berlin and helped start the Korean War. It was accepted a large military would be needed from then on.
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  42. Nothing strikes fear into the heart of the Chinese like a small, free, democratic island called Taiwan.
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  43. "China is successful because the state regulates the country with zero tolerance for corruption." China is successful because they work cheap. Other countries work cheap, they will get the business China had. Like Africa.
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  44. If a group of people can not stand in the public square and call their leader an idiot, you do not have democracy.
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  45. That would be a HUGE mistake.
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  46.  @dstr1  I have heard the first attempt they will turn you down. This is to discourage fraud claims. You have to try again.
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  47. History shows in the past a multipolar world was not all that peaceful, why would a modern multipolar world be any more peaceful?
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  48.  @alexandervantricht2189  I'd rather wake up and smell the coffee.
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  49.  @MrAbklee  Learn the propaganda game Bk.
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  50. There have been apologies issued from Emperor Hirohito down to modern Japanese leadership. Japan also has paid compensation. The feeling in some parts of Japan is further apologies will no longer do any good.
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  51. Tsai Ing-wen is perfectly welcome to come to the United States as is Xi Jinping is. I have every confidence that when Mainland China has the same rights and processes the citizens of Taiwan enjoy, there will be unification. As for the members of the U.S. Congress, it is their job to keep fully informed on the issues of the day such as developments in Asia.
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  52. The U.S. blows up balloons, Russia blows up people's homes.
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  53.  @r9sog In 2001 Wenzhou, China where 43 people died and 210 injured. What made the story more interesting is what the government did cleaning up the wreck. There have been other accidents sometimes involving deaths of riders. Deutsche Bahn is German government owned. There was a plan to sell part ownership to private parties but there was no follow through.
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  54. I was having a discussion with a fellow from Africa, He gave something of a rant of U.S. trade relations and that the United States was taking an advantage of his country exploiting it. I pointed out his country has a nice sized trade surplus with the United States while his country had a good sized trade deficit with China. I pointed out the money (profit) they made on trade with the U.S. was just being turned over to pay their bill with China (a loss). He got quiet after that. Do many Africans have a concept of trade and profit?
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  55.  @rts3822  You are wrong, China is dependent on trade. Look at their import/export numbers.
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  56.  @garyddlewis3067  How many times has NATO attacked Russia? Please keep in mind Russia invaded Ukraine, Ukraine did not invade Russia. Putin is going around now saying Ukraine was going to attack them. Ukraine didn't have an offensive army, they barely has a defensive army.
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  57.  @MuxauJ7  I asked: "How many times has NATO attacked Russia?" I appreciate you want to paint Russia the soiled virgin and your history edits are not lost on me. But my point remains unchanged, Russia invaded Ukraine and their approach has lead to a deranged economic order worldwide. What exactly has Putin accomplished by creating a huge mess? If you need an example of the damage one man can do, Vladimir Putin is a prime example. And the world thought Donald Trump was the problem.
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  58. Zimbabwe did more damage to Zimbabwe than the U.S. could.
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  59. Much of the wealth gap is paper and not actual cash. True wealth only occurs when assets are sold and the owner has actual cash.
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  60. LOL
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  61. If you send a balloon over a military installation, it will get shot down.
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  62. Every time I Noam Chomsky I think he needs to retire. I have tried listening to him several times and in the end, he seems like the typical Left Wing academic.
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  63. This video is very short on details. One should note this video plays freely in the United States on a Chinese government sponsored website :)
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  64. This video comes after a rather dramatic display of showing how China can easily snuff out Tiawan.
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  65. She is understandable.
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  66. The Prime Minister's Questions- that is democracy at work. It brings forth not only the ideas but the emotions. It is the people speaking, loudly.
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  67. Basically your are saying China needs a few welfare states to round out their foreign policy portfolio.
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  68. As the man said in the video, different practices for different countries. So they can not call the various systems by the same name.
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  69. Western clothing is useful because it is safer around industrial machinery. When Japan modernized, women would work in the mills and suffer injury as their robes got caught in moving parts. Plus western clothing enhances the appearance by forcing the eye to look at the person, not the clothing. If you look at the cut of her outfit, your eyes are directed to watch Liu Xin, not her clothing.
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  70. What is being ignored is many of these countries were so politically unstable it was dangerous to invest in them.
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  71. I hope their recovery is painless as possible.
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  72. The U.S. is the single largest financial supporter of the U.N. :)
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  73. It is nice to know you care :)
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  74. Alvin Bragg is a fine model of why some American cities have deteriorated. All showboating but little ability. By the way, the Democrats want Trump to be popular.
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  75. None of this would be a problem if Russia didn't invade Ukraine. This is Putin's War and it was started because of Putin's ego. He wanted to be a tough guy. The end result: Old ladies have no place to live in Ukraine and China's economy is taking a hit. I am not sure why China would say anything remotely in defense of Russia.
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  76.  @misterhill5598  Democracy depends on open debate and yes, even hurt feelings.
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  77. This show didn't answer the question it asked. It was just an anti Trump spasm.
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  78. I didn't follow Lula too closely but he didn't seem to come from the looney Left. He seemed perfectly happy to see the economy grow because it gave him more tax money to build up social programs.
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  79. For a discount, India will be your friend too.
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  80. So, how much money will China be giving Honduras? This is about money.
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  81. @Makare H. Selective truth.
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  82.  @covertpuppytwo3857  It is a most Russian thing to do.
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  83. Policy disagreements no matter how severe is not racism.
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  84. Covid did come from a certain country in Asia and some people who immigrated from that same unnamed country in Asia could be carrying and bringing Covid into the U.S. Then again, that same unnamed country in Asia also blocked people from coming into their country because they though those incoming people could be carrying Covid.
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  85. This video whispers to me that China is scared.
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  86. The U.S., IMF and others have forgiven debt just as China has. What types of loans and how much has been forgiven? Also many of these projects do not pay for themselves so these recipients of loans may not have the capital to operate the new infrastructure they now have. Also, Russia will cause an economic slowdown and Chinese workers will probably pay the cost through job loss. China may learn the meaning of "friends without limits".
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  87. I hope someday I can take these two men seriously.
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  88.  @KrazeDiamond  Ever hear of EMP bombs? They are unmanned too.
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  89. If one didn't know better, you would think this guy was created by Hollywood for a 1960's James Bond villain.
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  90. Yes. And the world will end tomorrow at 12 midnight.
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  91. Will it be easier to fix dents in your automobile side panels?
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  92.  @marlmyster  "What do you believe is or has been holding back Venezuela" Venezuela and their ignorant electorate.
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  93.  @marlmyster  How about we make this simple: Who voted for Chavez? Venezuela's economy was growing nicely but Hugo Chavez put a nice stop to that before it got out of hand.
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  94. Most of NATO is not Anglo-Saxon.
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  95.  @davidstrbac5033  If they were, NATO would be ruling the world as you people like to suggest.
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  96. Actually the U.S. is jealous of Russia's free and open elections for president.
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  97.  @anchored555  "or keep visiting the Yasukuni Shrine which honours 14 Class A war criminals" I think that is more a pray for their souls than to express admiration. A variety of soldiers are buried there and for the Japanese, you express a certain respect for their sacrifice, even if it came to a bad end. More a matter of they served their country. Even as the war was still going the Japanese began to realize they made a terrible mistake.
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  98. South America has been politically unstable for close to 200 years. You can look at Venezuela today, once thriving and and becoming wealthy, the Socialists came in to save the country. Same for Bolivia, a Socialist became president and decided he deserve more time in office than their Constitution allowed. He had to be shown the door. Nicaragua, well... what can be said. A Socialist came in to save them too. Cuba, another Socialist success story.
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  99.  @pottedrodenttube  American Exceptionalism was a term used to describe an era in the early days citizens would band together to accomplish a goal such as a public work without waiting for the government to do it. The author Alexis de Tocqueville (a Frenchman) thought this was exceptional compared to how many other societies operated. That is American Exceptionalism. As for the purpose of the U.S. Congress, I was merely pointing out their prescribed purpose. The U.S. House of Representatives is in the U.S. Constitution the eyes and ears and voice of the American public.
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  100. It would be foolish to think anyone would give you large amounts of money just to be nice.
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  101.  @ssamd263  You heard what you wanted to hear. McGovern didn't say anything he would bet the farm on.
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  102. The train accident was caused by a failed wheel bearing, not corporations controlling a country. Countries like Germany, France and Poland have quite a few rail accidents and their railroads are owned by the state.
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  103. If Russia didn't invade Ukraine, we would be talking about how the U.S. is beating up on China instead. Thanks to Russia we get a little variety in the news.
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  104. In sales, this woman's approach would be called the warm fuzzies. Say a lot of nice things but avoid the details.
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  105.  @gags730  I am speaking of the 60's-80's and this applied to most of the countries. Rhodesia and South Africa were probably the most stable on the continent. Many are now a little more stable so it would be easier for the Chinese to march in, hand out money and go on about what they are doing in Africa. Many western countries tried to help but the results were negated by the constant upheaval of the period.
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  106. Eastern European countries had to live under the thumb of the Soviet Union. Keep that in mind.
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  107.  @fongcheongyat1446  Memories remain of the Soviet days. Russia has never been an example of Western values. NATO doesn't get involved in day to day life.
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  108. Millions of Chinese emigrated to the United States not looking for predictability but for opportunity. And many have done very well. While some military actions have not worked well, others have. No complaints from China when the U.S. helped China free itself from Japanese occupation.
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  109.  @ronniechew6566  Easiest way to find out is when the next batch of rocks come back from the moon, we'll see if there is a match or not with the ones Americans brought back. But the whole moon landing was actually done in a Hollywood film studio theory did amuse me.
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  110.  @FrankiePo89  Years ago I was watching a news story about American Indians and it was pointed out by the reporter federally recognized tribes do poorly yet tribes not officially recognized by the federal government do quite well. Go figure.
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  111.  @FrankiePo89  You mean, make a noise about a group no one cares about and finds them useful only as a tool to be critical of the U.S. And then to be forgotten again.
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  112.  @mudshovel289  I said that the history is not hidden. First book I ever read on my own was about an American Indian.
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  113.  @FrankiePo89  Frankie, the Chinese used to make killing each other an amusement enjoyed many times over through the centuries. By the way, was killing a bad thing when the U.S. helped liberate Asia from the Imperial Japanese? By the way, I have been looking for those billions. I have looked high, I have looked low and I can't find billions anywhere around here. Do you know where they are?
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  114.  @ToiChutGongWu  The question wasn't racist at all. But nice try :)
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  115. After getting some responses answered, I watched this video again. I kept thinking of the term Rootless Cosmopolitan.
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  116. There are several reasons for economic slowdowns but one I said has come to pass... China is paying for Putin's war. Friends without limits do not come cheap.
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  117. I see China is showing us how they work tirelessly for peace.
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  118. Now that is coming up on Spring, the French can start enjoying outdoor activities again.
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  119. BRICS= China gets to write more checks/cheques to more countries.
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  120. China has been trying to work their way into being seen as an Artic nation. A few good winter storms, ice starts reforming the Artic route won't be that useful except as an ice skating rink.
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  121.  @axisgalaxis  Hydrogen, nuclear are fine with me. It's just we won't be getting it done like yesterday. Being the practical fellow I am, use oil and replace with alternatives where ever possible. Solar and electric batteries are nice but we need real muscular options.
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  122. Shhhhh... the electoral college was designed to prevent anyone part of the country from gaining overwhelming power on the rest of the country. It makes sure every vote counts. Los Angeles and New York City can not gain unreasonable control of the United States. As a rule, majority vote still wins.
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  123. Has any other country created more jobs in any other country than the United States? China can not make the claim, neither can Russia, neither could India. I'd say the U.S. has helped a lot of people.
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  124.  @rodrigo_dmatoss  Why else would CGTN have him on? Jeffery delivers.
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  125. Looking at the photos the pipes seem to have a slight belling which would indicate an internal explosion. Only Russia could have accomplished that. Blowing up the pipes would prevent Germany from getting use out of near by sections for other projects.
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  126. Every country has them.
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  127.  @hanna8418  Keep an eye and ear ready for what they do not tell you. That can be just as important as what they are saying. RT would go on about the United States... then do endless documentaries on the Russia back lands and the happy native people. And the natives were very happy.
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  128.  @choifayue9848  "He and his wife are Russia citizens now, how do you like that?" I'm fine with it. I appreciate the irony of how his life turned out He gave up a great job in a fantastic location and he accomplished virtually nothing for his trouble. You have more surveillance than ever. It turns out his father lives near me.
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  129.  @choifayue9848  We are being watched more than ever. Snowden did a little harm to the U.S. for a little while but he changed nothing. Everything you do on the internet is recorded. Your life can be reconstructed just by looking at your purchases. Even when you go for a walk, in many parts of the world you are being followed. I suppose you can call Snowden a romantic. That much I will give you.
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  130. Russia never had to attack Ukraine. Nothing occurring would have affected Russia in any substantial way. Keep in mind Ukraine gave up it's nukes in exchange forRussia assuring them they would not be attacked by Russia.
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  131. Jeffery Sachs always reminds me of the American apologists for the Nazi's and the Soviet Union in the 1930's. Russia could blow up the pipeline for the simple reason they do not want Germany to use it. The pipeline would have made an excellent feed for LNG to go into German, replacing Russian gas. The United States did do certain clandestine operations to counter Soviet Union backed groups during the Cold War, both in Africa and South America. People like Sachs and other American Leftists like to ignore that aspect of the 1950's-1960's. Yea, the Soviet Union did like stirring the pot. Even a simple reading of history since 1900 has shown the Soviet Union/Russia never had a problem attacking neighboring countries any time it suited them. Any wonder why Finland and Sweden want to join NATO? China with it's new fond relationship with Russia may find itself being the man every time Russia gets an urge for adventurism. I do commend China for advancing a plan. But there is a whole lot of history that has to be dealt with.
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  132.  @Shining237  Mom used to say the same thing to me.
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  133.  @stevenhuang4193  As a rule a pipeline is less useful when filled with salt water. Unless you are pumping salt water.
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  134. Cuba said the words, I am hoping China won't take to long too send Cuba their crate of cash. The Cuban revolution is why Cuba needs a big crate of cash from China. In fact, China should plan on sending many, many crates of cash To Cuba. Just like how the Soviet Union used to send many, many free ship loads of oil to Cuba.
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  135. They have every right to protest. It was how and where they chose to protest that was the problem.
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  136. Belarus is out in the middle of no where. Mr: Lukashenko knows the Poles keep an eye on him and if he moved on Ukraine the poles might take a deep interest. They can be tough fighters and would defeat Belarus. Centuries of living under the thumb of Russia made Poland that way. Mr: Lukashenko needed interviews like this not only to talk to China, but to Poland.
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  137. Sort of like when Ukraine turned over it's nukes on the basis Russia would not attack them? How did that work out for Ukraine?
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  138. Many countries do not want Chinese made goods, they want to make the stuff themselves. They want the jobs. That is how wealth will be created.
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  139. Going against Putin usually does not end well for the challenger. Putin was a KGB man and old habits die hard.
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  140. It is a very old design concept. They are known as swing bridges.
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  141.  @RaymondLi604  I think Putin may need more body guards.
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  142. Europe buys a lot of Chinese product, China goes to war with Europe, China will lose big sales and create unemployment.
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  143. Millions?
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  144. Baltimore symbolizes a ship that lost power and drifted.
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  145. I do not think Mr. Singh realizes no one really cares. You had a huge number of homes in Ukraine blown up the Russians, you had Putin waving around atomic bombs, Nordstream is small potatoes. Anyway, Germany knew deep down being dependent on Russia was a very bad idea.
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  146. As poorer countries start making their own stuff, what do you think will happen within BRICS?
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  147.  @themilosgrozni237  I expect trade wars within BRICS.
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  148. When they all sit apart like that you do not have to worry about having bad breath.
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  149. Wasn't it the Chinese that created paper money?
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  150.  @makuohua3071  The Chinese did it first, the U.S. does it better. I doubt gold will make a comeback and replace fiat. It does appear China is following the U.S. example and is printing money at a pretty heady clip. You know how politicians are, once they get their hands on the money printing machine...
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  151. "Consideration of the realities of a given society" That phrase is pregnant with meaning.
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  152. In the U.S. all offices are direct vote except for president. This was done to avoid geographic power blocks where a few high density populations can control the out come. It's very rare when the popular vote doesn't match the winner of the presidential election. Local elections are nice but the real prize and power resides in the national government, mainly in those who control the military and the money.
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  153.  @covertpuppytwo3857  It could have been Russia oil refineries. So far Ukraine has been kind to Russia.
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  154. I have good fun arguing with people like Becker. The more you dig into their thinking, the less they seem to know.
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  155. For CGTN I expect nothing but positive stories because the purpose of CGTN is to put a good face on China. From the bloggers I expect more than all happy talk all the time. The garlic joke came up before but it should be noted the United States has imported vegetables and spices grown in the same manner as the garlic imported from China. Several times tainted vegetables and other produce brought in with bacteria caused the death and severe illness for many Americans. This is no laughing matter and while Andy takes great amusement in the concern shown over tainted food product, for the people that suffered, well they weren't laughing. In the matter of the bloggers it should be noted the stories they do not cover.. What can be revealing is the things not said, not just the things spoken. The United States has a large Chinese population and they do act as a cross check regarding the stories that come out of China.
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  156. I bet she goes back to a nice heated home.
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  157. What affected Cuba's development was Fidel Castro. Cuba had a growing economy until Fidel came into power to help the people. The success of the Cuban people in the United States shows Cuba never lacked the talent, more like Castro wouldn't allow them to use their talent.
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  158.  @theaconite1400  Cuba has trade with other countries. Cubans in the United States are allowed to send money to Cuba and some goods are sold to the United States. The embargo is not absolute. Maybe the problem was the Castro brothers? Just maybe? Blaming Batista at this point is ridiculous, the Castros have run Cuba for over 60 years now. Japan went from a feudal state to an industrial power in just 40 years.
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  159. All 3 countries have the hottest economies in the world. Your argument does not hold water.
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  160.  @Pegleg2k7  I said read the history. 2014 is a recent event, but not the history.
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  161.  @vlad_47  Ukraine was an independent nation centuries ago and was with Poland at one time. The Russians took care of that.
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  162. Stellantis followed a higher pricing strategy in the U.S. that really backfired.
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  163. Keep in mind, in the beginning The Soviet Union was Nazi Germany's dance partner.
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  164. Clare Daly's big brother. I guess they now come as a package of 2 for the price of 1?
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  165. A messy process.
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  166. They always have to go for Pinochet because most mass killers are Socialist. How much money has China poured into Zambia?
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  167. It appears Sweden isn't Russia friendly anymore as it is with Finland. When they wanted to join NATO, maybe that is an indication Russian behavior is getting out of hand.
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  168. Africa doesn't want to buy Chinese made TVs, they want to make them themselves.
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  169. You burn the chemicals as the most efficient way of removing them from the environment. The railroad company will be picking up the cost of the accident and clean up.
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  170. Movements have been heavily restricted and yet the virus remains.
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  171.  @gohcheesin7626  As soon as people get out the virus comes back so the Chinese method is not effective. Americans chose to risk getting the virus in order to be able to live their lives. That is the choice they made. On the other hand deaths in the United states has dropped down. Keep in mind you can be run over by an auto but if one germ of virus is found on you, your death is considered virus related. A rather odd accounting method but it does allow local communities to get federal funding. This was at the start of Covid and as far as I know, still continues.
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  172.  @gohcheesin7626  I think I explained it quite well. Maybe you need to read my response again.
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  173.  @gohcheesin7626  I said the people made a choice. As for China, no matter how much people are kept away from contact, once they go back to a normal life, Covid comes back. Covid will always be there, lurking and waiting. In the United States new Covid cases have been dropping greatly. In China, sheltering may only delay but not prevent mass infection.
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  174. EV's are good as it reduces dependence on oil exporters which is very desirable. EV's are not good because of the thing no battery maker likes to talk about: recycling. You also become dependent on lithium producing countries, not desirable.
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  175. That crab needs an image makeover. Hairy crab isn't the most appealing name. Kind of like hairy steak or hairy noodles.
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  176. Sweden and Finland want to join NATO. Two indications of Russia's untrustworthiness. China's plan is worth discussing.
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  177. Millions of Chinese on Taiwan yet not one of them has a brain?
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  178. Rock slides happen, just like floods in China happen.
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  179. The EU bought on the spot market, the worst way to buy anything.
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  180.  @michaeljames2349  The Russians really do not want to blow up Ukrainian apartment buildings. Really they don't. Honest.
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  181. More whites were lynched than blacks. Our media hides the violence done by blacks against others.
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  182. A few missiles, a few aircraft and troops waiting on the beach will be all it takes to give China a big hurt. Read about the Normandy Beach landings if you think it will be easy to attack Taiwan.
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  183. The issue is, the bridge was bombed despite security. This shows the Russian invaders they are not safe.
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  184. Study early Chinese history then get back to me.
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  185.  @fellsmoke  Your use of the term barbaric indicates a real sense of self superiority which is the driver of racism. Racism and elitism is essentially the same thing.
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  186.  @elisheba3200  The labs detect any biological activity from Russia but also provide some healthcare to the local population and farm animals. The labs do not produce biological weapons.
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  187.  @elisheba3200  Why would you have so many labs for biological weapon manufacturing? Each lab is a potential security leak. Just keeping 40 labs secure is a major and expensive effort.
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  188.  @ALIEN_857  When was the last time Taiwan threatened mainland China?
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  189.  @Samoasoa  Maybe a response to China's threats? Could that be it?
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  190. Back in the early 1950's the United States wanted to leave Korea and guess what happened? North Korea (with the help and support of 2 large near by Communist countries) attacked South Korea.
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  191. The system has worked since 1783.
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  192. Kuhn was an investment banker and they always go to where the money is.
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  193. China is naïve? Why are they building such a large navy?
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  194.  @misterhill5598  Some of the greatest moments in democracy was when the South Korean National Assembly broke out into a bare knuckled brawl. Some of those Korean women can really hold their own in a fight!
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  195.  @misterhill5598  It's not drivel at all, it's history. And real democratic systems are quite lively.
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  196. Replacement battery costs will take the shine off of EV's.
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  197. The last time the Russians had no problem rolling over Poland in order to aid Nazi Germany. World War 2 was two snakes in the east eating each other.
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  198.  @haroldcruz8550  China stays out of the Ukraine War, they will be looking good. Otherwise they'll be seen as the people who backed a regime that blew up apartment buildings so people would freeze to death. Not a good look.
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  199.  @haroldcruz8550  Did I say China should support the U.S. over Ukraine? I do not think I said that.
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  200. The U.S. did release several from Guantanamo and then they picked up arms in Afghanistan to kill more people.
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  201. Emmet Till is an old story. Asians are attacked by blacks by a large margin in the U.S. yet CGTN like others ignore it. No one does stories on those crimes. Would reporting it affect China's African interests?
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  202. I'm shocked. I'm shocked. There's gambling going on.
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  203. China let it's balloons go over U.S. military installations. That can be very problematic.
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  204.  @JohnT.4321  The Chernobyl power plant was collective ownership.
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  205.  @JohnT.4321  Very well thought out. What you should take away is: accidents happen. The railroad probably followed set down procedures for dealing with chemical spills. They usually do not wing it. What might work in one situation may not work well in another.
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  206.  @JohnT.4321  The current braking system works well and replacing it with an electronic system can bring it's own problems. False triggers might cause trains to jackknife. The failure in East Palestine wouldn't have been prevented by better brakes.
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  207.  @JohnT.4321  I am well aware of Norfolk Southern's view on electronic brakes. New is not always better. Keep in mind under rain conditions trains will slide on the track. If the wheels lock up quickly, you may create a huge sledge. If there is a problem with the signaling and some cars brake independently, you'll end up with an accident that looks like the one in East Palestine. None the less, the accident in East Palestine was not because of brake failure, it was an unrelated mechanical failure.
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  208. About the photo of BRICS leadership (11:46). There is an old Soviet joke, that everyone in the Soviet Union is equal, just some are more equal than others.
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  209.  @BatCountryAdventures  CGTN proves China has no problems :) I mean, you never hear about problems in China from CGTN so that must mean they have no problems in China. Just like on RT, no problems in Russia either.
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  210. Maybe Russia just didn't want the Germans to use the pipe for their own purposes?
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  211.  @JJ8KK  Germany could have used the southern part of the pipe for a nice LNG terminal. You know, where the explosion took place.
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  212. If Vladimir Putin triggers off a world wide slowdown, China may learn the real meaning of "friends without limits".
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  213.  @Aeizium  Portugal maybe closing the doors. I have read there is a growing resentment to outsiders among the Portuguese.
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  214. He didn't say one thing Beijing would object to.
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  215.  @jer33.33  5 year plans are a technique. Always remember this, the Chinese work cheaper. THAT is what built their economy, not because they are smarter.
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  216.  @brianliew5901  The Chinese send a lot their students to the country with nothing better to do.
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  217.  @brianliew5901  Yes. Depends on where you are in American society. From the sound of it you would make the perfect Democrat :)
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  218.  @brianliew5901  I love quoting myself :) "Depends on where you are in American society." I didn't say where you have been in American society.
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  219.  @brianliew5901  I'll let you have the last word on this one because I am that type of guy.
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  220.  @yaelz6043  Russians were in bed with Nazi Germany until Hitler turned on the Russians. Do not go overboard on sympathy for Russia.
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  221.  @yaelz6043  I can see you majored in history.
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  222. How many times has NATO invaded Russia and how many times has The Soviet Union/Russia invaded their neighbors? Keep in mind Josef Stalin was in bed with Adolf Hitler for a while.
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  223. I wonder if China has given any thought to Russia wanting to nuke Ukraine. Radioactive waste will end up in Chinese water supplies.
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  224. This is history taught in U.S. schools.
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  225. The United States has limited trade with Cuba. The U.S. also allows Cubans who have relatives in Cuba to send those relatives money.
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  226. Vietnam is no longer split. And Vietnam wants to be buddies with the U.S. now.
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  227. Russia invaded Ukraine, Ukraine did not invade Russia.
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  228. From what I heard from people who lived in the Soviet Union was VOA was pretty popular.
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  229. LOL. You do not understand. If you are in the PLA, you do not have to carry a gun if you do not want to. You can sleep until 10am every morning. You get your choice of designer coffees. Take any day off you like. There's a war but you you don't feel like fighting, well, just say no. Brandon Bryant just joined the wrong army, that's all. He should have joined the Chinese military where everyday is a lark and a good time. Weekends off and lots of pretty girls. CGTN sometimes is unintentionally funny.
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  230. China is adding to global warming and pollution of the seas.
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  231. Argentina used to be one of the wealthiest countries in the world. Then the Leftist there tried to fix it.
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  232. If Cuba did the right thing their people wouldn't be so poor.
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  233. It would be nice if Sach's mentioned Russia's tendency to attack their neighbors. He ignores Crimea, he ignores Georgia. He ignores all the history before that, It's funny, I have ever seen any news organization ask Ukraine why they want to step away from Russia. At it's worse, even if the U.S. did blow up the pipe, so what? Russia blows up apartments in Ukraine to make sure those people freeze to death.
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  234. Not all Indians were nice and many wanted to use the Europeans to kill other Indians either by being allies or just plain double dealing other Indian tribes. Do not underestimate what native peoples are capable of.
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  235.  @Whatisnottaken  Your comments do not invalidate what I said. The fact they used less advanced weapons changed nothing I said.
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  236. A short, edited video gives no background on why the police were after him in the first place.
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  237. In the United States human freedom is granted by God, not a committee, not a government. Nor is it something that can be taken away by a government. Secular and Leftist types do attempt to change this.
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  238. Philippines reaffirmed a 1951 defense treaty with the U.S. last year.
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  239. David Ferguson is pretty much a Chinese government employee and his comments seem to reflect that.
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  240. The United States helped the Soviet Union during World War 2. And when the Soviet Union had a bad harvest we sent them grain. Just a few things the animals did for Russia and the Soviet Union.
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  241.  @FightingSatan  LOL.... aw, you found out about the bird poising the grain harvest in the Soviet Union. There was a fellow named Trofim Lysenko, a Russian who had strange ideas about agriculture and they were not good for Soviet harvests. He was one odd bird. No Order Of Lenin medal for him.
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  242. Large numbers of Cubans have risked their lives to get into the United States and many have done quite well. Cubans as well as other escapees from Latin America have turned Miami, Florida into a hub of commerce between the United States and Latin America. The irony being that Cuba has to accept help from a capitalist country as many of the Cubans that escaped are now sending money back to help their stay behind relatives in the worker's paradise.
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  243.  @nothingbutokok6491  The background is Castro helped himself to the property of others.
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  244.  @ronniechew6566  I didn't realize Einar Tagen was American... my mistake.
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  245.  @obione69  I am going to let you wait. Or you can research the subject yourself. I do charge $250/hr to teach you the things you should be reading about on your own.
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  246. "they are using Coal Plants is because of the Ukraine War that America Funded and created" Russia invaded Ukraine, remember?
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  247.  @oishibeats5476  "I dont have time to Argue With a Indoctrinated person" Then you better get a dog. As long as you feed them, they'll agree with everything you say.
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  248. Multilateralism= When your wife is with a new guy every night,
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  249. The Russians may want to "repair" the pipe so they can keep an eye on it. Maybe to make sure the pipe won't get repaired? As long as the Russians are "repairing" the pipe, they can make sure the Germans can not use the pipe for an LNG terminal?
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  250. The Democrats are very fearful Trump may run against Biden. They only need enough "evidence" to get a trial going. The evidence may not be enough for a conviction.
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  251. A Tokyo Rose/Axis Sally type. It is just not the Brits. There are a bunch of these guys on here from the U.S.
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  252. Argentina had a wealthy economy and one that was growing, then the Left came in and fixed that. And when Argentina does start recovering a little, the Left comes in and fixes it again.
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  253. No one is really oppressed in the United States. This is Leftist talking points. They are all running their mouths off on just about any situation they can think of. That is not oppression.
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  254.  @KrazeDiamond  Maybe China left U.S. balloons untouched because they wanted the United States to see what was going on. Adds to the power of any threat China might make in the future.
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  255.  @Wbliss  I have lost count of the number of Chinese spies the U.S. has had to arrest. The U.S. really never had a spy service before 1945. The U.S. learned it better get a spy service. A balloon can contain an EMP bomb. And balloons going over military sites is good reason to shoot them down.
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  256. The system in the United States is multi-level. You vote not only for President but you also vote for Senators and members of the House Of Representatives. The Senate and House members can override the president. Though rarely used, the states can override the Congress if they hold a convention and vote either to block Congress or to pass laws Congress won't. The Governors of the states can band together and place heavy influence on the President or Congress.
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  257. If you want to see a democratic China... look at Taiwan.
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  258. Afghanistan harbored a terrorist force. I can't say China would be very generous if a terrorist group wrought destruction on their land. Afghanistan went with the Taliban, under U.S. occupation they had more freedom and a chance to build a freer society. And the U.S. spent billions of dollars to help them achieve it.
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  259. These cities are independently run and they are free to advance themselves. Some make good choices and some make very bad choices. It can't be systematic racism if it is blacks that are running the city.
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  260. Read how the Soviet Union/Russia treated their own people during World War 2.
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  261. More Asian-Americans are switching over to the Republican Party. This upsets the Democrat Party greatly. The U.S. and China have had relations for well over 100 years and more than likely will have relations for centuries to come. They may run hot and cold then cold and hot but relations will continue. China working on the behalf of Russia will not be a good idea and China should not appear too cozy with Russia. The U.S. had a completely different experience with Russia than China has and negative feelings towards Russia could spill over onto China. On the other hand, any country that could produce an actress like Gong Li can't be all bad. That may not be the most scientific approach, but it works for me.
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  262. Covid will go away when it wants to go away.
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  263. I'm betting a back door deal was cut between the U.S. and China.
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  264. China runs a $279,423,600,000 trade surplus with the United States. That is a huge number and many other countries wish the U.S. would punish them like the U.S. "punishes" China.
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  265.  @alexandervantricht2189  :) Good one.
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  266. If Russia didn't attack Ukraine, no weapons would have been sent to the country. Ukraine posed no threat to Russia.
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  267. Li Jingjing quoted a World War 2 admiral discussing strategy in fighting Japan. You know, the war the United States aided China to help defeat the Japanese. Relationships are maintained because of this era and the relationship with the Nationalists. The Communists were not allies of the United States and the Communists were more interested in defeating the Nationalists than the Japanese.
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  268.  @ZhongXiangyu  Depends. The Second United Front was a loveless affair and Mao never missed an opportunity to advance himself. The Communists tended to avoid any direct confrontation with the Japanese Army. It seemed it was more important the KMT was eliminated than the Japanese.
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  269.  @ireneserrano4570  One of the reasons the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor was the embargo the U.S. placed on Japan because of the aggressive brutality the Japanese inflicted on China. The United States didn't have substantial interests in China and the U.S. wanted a open trade policy with China without the territory grab of other countries. The U.S. didn't love Chiang Kai-shek, they thought he was a pain in the azz but he was all the Allies had in the Pacific. His wife Soong Mei-ling was pretty popular in the United States and she created much goodwill.
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  270.  @ireneserrano4570  I hope your baked desserts are better than your baked answers :) Got it Irene?
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  271. It's been done. And then we also have had 9-11.
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  272. LOL.... They did lose because they didn't accomplish what they wanted to do and now they lost because of the Kims. They lost the wrong way.
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  273.  @truesouth4784  China shouldn't have but North Korea was a creature of Josef Stalin and The Soviet Union. North Korea is the legacy of Josef Stalin, it is his baby, his only surviving child.
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  274. Customers set the price. Russia has been giving away oil to China and India just to keep the lights on. And both China and India know if they anger Russia, no oil for them.
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  275. Maybe if industrialized countries stopped selling products to these people that would reduce production and create less CO2's. Less CO2's, less climate change. Problem solved.
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  276. Germany knows deep down being dependent on Russia is bad idea.
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  277.  @catonpillow  What is the context of that quote? If have yet to find someone who knows what the context of that quote is. I know it, do you?
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  278.  @t4ac  "even for declaration of act of war on its infrastructure by US." Not an act of war. This is a desperate argument to deflect from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a true act of war. Always keep that in mind... Russia INVADED Ukraine. Ukraine did not invade Russia. The United States did not invade Germany.
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  279. In the other democracies during Biden's visit, those citizens CAN protest. Openly. Freely. Think about it.
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  280. Hey Andy, the United States had ties to the Nationalist on Taiwan for decades and the U.S. and the R.O.C. were allies in World War 2 working to defeat the Japanese. CGTN, if you want to be truly effective, you must do better than having people like Andy to help you.
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  281.  Eddie Hughes  Well then, if the U.S. was so bad, why would you run cover for Russia?
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  282.  @Hoo88846  I was watching an old woman being pulled out of a Ukrainian apartment the Russians blew up. It was then I understood Putin's deep rooted fear of Russia being attacked and over run by old Ukrainian women.
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  283. Russia has made the world safe from Ukrainian apartment buildings. When you can't win on the battlefield, you attack old women instead.
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  284. You might note these people have relatively new cars. Even the poor in America can have nice cars. But this video raises an important question: Do tornados hate black people?
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  285. The United States had promoted an open door policy with China and encouraged the other powers to do the same.
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  286. "But in Socialist China the leader are selected" Yes they are.
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  287.  @Utube1024  Not for removed from having your wife selected for you.
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  288. Not sure why China needs a large military unless they fear Russia. And if Russia uses nuclear weapons China can use the world class PLA to clean up the radioactive fallout that will land in China. One of the benefits of having a friend without limits.
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  289. McGovern brought speculation to the table. He said what you wanted to hear.
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  290. BRICS- BRAZIL,RUSSIA, India, China and South Africa. Both Hersh and McGovern are not coming out and saying who did it, they are saying who they think did it. Which indicates they are leaving an escape hatch to use.
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  291. Not sure what any of this has to do with the actual part failure that occurred in the East Palestine derailment.
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  292. China is giving Cuba money.
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  293.  @markanthony3275  I think a lot of people have no idea what Fascism is. Just like a lot of people think Hitler was a right winger.
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  294. I see China and Russia are having a love feast again so I would suspect CTGN will have more pro-Russia stories. Another poster on here pointed out how would have China felt if an outside power came in with a deal to give half of China away to Japan as a peace deal? Russia has attacked Ukraine 3 times in the past 100 years. Russians starved Ukrainians to death so they could build steel mills and industrial plant. Russia has a history of attacking it's neighbors. Russia was behind the starting of the Korean War. China should think long and hard about calling Russia a friend. He who sups with the devil should use a long handled spoon.
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  295. You can lock up people for only so long. The fact people get the virus once they are back out with the public shows isolating people is no cure, you only delay them getting it.
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  296. Latin America has problems because of their erratic policies. Brazil is doing fine. Colombia is doing fine. Chile was doing fine. All are capitalist. Even Costa Rico is doing fine. Mexico has had good growth.
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  297.  @strongchallenger2269  Every country can decide who they wish to support or not. In a few cases the U.S. helped certain groups because the alternatives were even worse. In Latin America many times the only choice was between pile of garbage politician A or pile of garbage politician B. In a few instances where you had more choices, you can add pile of garbage politician C to the list.
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  298. "Chinese system is a meritocracy, you dont have to smoothtalk" You have politicians, you are going to have smooth talk.
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  299.  @HTeo-og1lg  Military bases are immaterial to the argument. China saw opportunities and took advantage of them. For that, I won't blame the Chinese. I blame U.S. trade officials.
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  300.  @evangrey4737  "Why wouldn’t you blame our capitalist system" Well comrade, it's looks like you have been drinking the Kool-Aid.
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  301. The last man to speak is disconnected and clueless. People like him were the problem, why Trump won. I do have to say Trump was a lot of fun. Last president that was this much fun was Ronald Reagan.
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  302. "The white house is infested with warmongers militiamen christian extremists fanatical evangelists." Wow... say that 3 times fast.
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  303.  @chrislee5685  I answered the question put to me and China was one of the answers. The cause of the E.Palestine accident was a hot box. A hot box can occur at anytime and usually can not be seen until until the wheel bearing in the box starts smoking. By the way the Chinese railways use the same device on their railcars. The chemicals were set on fire as one of the rail tanks cars appeared ready to explode. Burning off the chemicals leaves less behind to get into the local environment. The cause of the accident was published once it was known. Many journalists have no idea about how rail cars are made or what can go wrong with them. A hot box would be beyond them.
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  304.  @chrislee5685  I was asked for a similar accident in China. I gave R9 Studies one. All railroad lines have accidents of one kind or another and most will not be in the news. The accident in Ohio has been reported on by several U.S. sources. Some news organizations will cover a story more or better than others. As for burning the chemicals, time will show whether the approach used was wise or not.
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  305.  @chrislee5685  From R9 Studies: "And, while we're at it, please direct me to any similar accidents in China"
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  306. ​ @chrislee5685  I just pointed out the failure that caused the derailment and that state owned railroads also have derailments. R9 asked the question. Start from my first post and read down.
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  307. Russia thinks Russia and Ukraine always have had a wonderful relationship. How could Ukraine be so thankless?
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  308. Argentina has been a mess since the Perons ran the country.
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  309. This was an attempt to try to get Nordstream in the news again. In the United States everyone gets a loud say and it has been that way since 1789. Things do get done and changes occur in between all the fighting. As for money... every government gets infested with it.
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  310. Germany runs a trade deficit with China. Now if German investment in China makes a profit and the money is sent back to Germany, that trade deficit is reduced. If the investments do not produce a profit greater than the trade deficit, Germany is losing out on trade with China.
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  311. This week it looked liked China was ready to kill a lot of people on Taiwan.
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  312. In what context was that statement made? It's history?
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  313. China does not believe in God.
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  314.  @菱角视界  The United States wanted to withdraw from South Korea before China attacked. The Chinese invasion put an end to those plans. The U.S. Army wasn't even prepared for a war. China's ally Josef Stalin was betting on it, thinking the U.S. would be easy to defeat.
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  315. Start charging OPEC 5X more for foodstuffs.
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  316. I just hear the constant threats from Beijing.
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  317. We all thank Russia for saving the world from attack by Ukrainian apartment buildings. Certainly BRICS is already providing us benefits.
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  318. It isn't Confucianism, it lower labor costs that brought semi-conductors to Asia.
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  319. Holocausts are usually a biproduct of dictatorships and far left movements.
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  320. You do not build destroyers to maintain peace, you build destroyers to, well, destroy things. It's in the name.
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  321. Russia needs the money. China needs the oil. China will do more business in Europe and the US then they'll ever do with Russia.
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  322. This rocket is twice is powerful as Saturn. A new and complex design which will need field testing. On the other hand if it was a total success, I doubt anyone here would say congratulations.
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  323. I am not sure if Sachs could be called emanate. He does love the camera. Mr. Sachs ignores South and Central America's long and distinguished history of political instability. There is no one to negotiate with as any deal reached ends up being ignored in just a few years. Brazil and Colombia seems to have gotten out of this long standing pattern of changing government by military every few years. Treaties signed with the Soviet Union started to happen because leadership in the Soviet Union wanted to change. Nikita Khrushchev wanted to change things. He survive the wreckage caused by Josef Stalin and wanted the Soviet Union to be a better place. In his writings he said he wanted to cut the Soviet Union's military budget in half and use the savings to invest in homes and consumer products. This alarmed Soviet leadership and they turfed him out of office. Nikita Khrushchev was a man you could do business with and the U.S. did business with him.
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  324.  @PhiloSurfer  Who does China sell to?
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  325.  @grouchypatch9185  Same in the U.S. People on Social Security are taking a hit with food and rent prices. Thankfully the U.S. Congress jumped right into action by taking a recess.
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  326. Look at the history and then ask yourself, Why would Ukraine want to be close to Russia?
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  327.  @gunsumwong3948  Do a little research. Compare how many times The Soviet Union/Russia attacked their neighbors versus how many times has NATO attacked The Soviet Union/Russia. Include the Berlin Airlift of 1948 in your research. And all this despite the United States and the United Kingdom helping the Soviet Union during World War 2. And the Soviet Union encouraging North Korea to go into South Korea thinking the U.S. wouldn't aid South Korea. Portraying Russia as some virgin wearing white raiment is quite a stretch of the imagination.
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  328.  @gunsumwong3948  LOL... you are funny Gun Sum Wong and wrong on many levels but I am not sure how this justifies Russia destroying apartment buildings in Ukraine. By the way, I am not Anglo-Saxon.
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  329.  @gunsumwong3948  Most of Ukraine wants to keep Russia at a distance. They have very good and solid historical reasons for it. Just like Finland does. Always remember Gun Sum Wong, NATO formed because of the past actions of the Soviet Union. NATO is the response to Soviet/Russian provocations.
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  330.  @gunsumwong3948  The Soviet Union was always Russia and a few places that raised goats. Russia was always the power in the Soviet Union. Your argument would carry more weight if Russian history showed Russia treated other people better including the Ukrainians.
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  331.  @gunsumwong3948  "with a vast network of supplying industries which are areas Russia has since recovered." You mean Russia invaded.
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  332.  @gunsumwong3948  Russia did invade there too. Maybe you can see why NATO was formed years ago. And after several Russian invasions, maybe that is why Russia fears NATO? Guilt? Hmmm... maybe?
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  333. I am not sure why you are trying to turn this into a racism issue but people from around the world come to the U.S. to get away from their home countries. Most stay and become citizens. The U.S. doesn't force people to emigrate here. By the way whites produce most of the patents though non-whites do contribute heavily today. I might point out the U.S. was on the Moon when most non-white countries were going through chaos and revolutions. So if you want to start thinking, think about the things you say on here first.
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  334.  @Wbliss  Listening to Kim Jong Un's sister threaten to eradicate South Korea for bringing in Covid... I think the U.S. is the least of the problem. Keep in mind back in the late 1940's early 1950's the United States thought the Koreans were not central to their Asian policy, North Korea backed by it's two major allies launched a war that shifted U.S. goals to remain in South Korea instead of leaving.
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  335. You have to know where to look.
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  336. Nothing new, they have been doing this for years. It is not a large protest.
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  337. The United States has about 15% of the nuclear weapons it had 50 years ago.
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  338. Being energy independent from Russia is always a good thing. On the other hand Russia blew away billions of Euro's in easy money. Plus Russia started a war that China is now paying for. There are new sources of oil coming on line which will reduce demand for Russian oil. Europe needs to step up and starting using nuclear power.
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  339.  @maxsweetman6341  If Europe didn't go green goofy they wouldn't have to hustle for electricity. Depending on wind turbines is like depending on the weather.
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  340. Did you look into the charges?
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  341. EU puts tariffs on American products.
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  342. Ukraine had a lot of nice small towns too...
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  343. Trying to sell it as an act against Germany is not a great approach. The Germans knew all along being dependent of Russia was a bad idea. Keep in mind the U.S. has helped defend Germany since 1945.
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  344.  @covertpuppytwo9231  North Korea was Josef Stalin's baby.
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  345. Japan currently makes good money in their trade with the U.S. They still eat well.
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  346. As long as China spends much money, they will have many, many friends.
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  347.  ThePHiLsTeR  If it is a Democrat Party city this is how life looks like. Yet, these people vote Democrat time after time after time.
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  348. When Afghanistan took Bin Laden in, they clearly were not worried about terrorists and the harm they caused others.
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  349.  @strongchallenger2269  The death penalty is rarely given, even in extreme cases and without regard to race.
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  350. There was a rock slide on the tracks. Nothing to do with economic systems.
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  351. The United States was planning to withdraw it's troops in South Korea along with it's occupation forces in Japan. The Soviet Union (along with China) and North Korea convinced the U.S. to stay after they launched an invasion on South Korea in 1950. Let us see how fast CGTN deletes this post :)
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  352. "Norfolk was long overdue to upgrade their braking systems" The braking system was fine and NOT the cause of the accident. The cause has already been published.
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  353. I thought it was because there were long lines of Chinese customers wanting to buy LADAS.
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  354. ​ @africarain8294  "Russia never walk away from Cuba" The Soviet Union greatly reduced welfare to Cuba. Just history. Thanks to the Castro Brothers Cuba became a welfare state. Cuba has attracted some attention because of potential oil reserves. When you have oil or money, you always have friends.
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  355. We got to the moon first :)
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  356.  @ronniechew6566  If you find a rock in the United States and then cross the Pacific into China, you will probably have 2 different types of rocks. The Chinese versions were younger, indicating continuing volcanic activity on the moon. You would have take samples close to where the United States got theirs to get a match.
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  357. Ukraine turned over it's nukes on the guarantee Russia would not invade Ukraine. How did that work out for Ukraine?
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  358.  @texajp1946  Nato invasion? How many times has NATO invaded The Soviet Union/Russia? Now, how many times has the Soviet Union/Russia invaded it's neighbors? The 2014 coup only occurred because of the loss of popularity of the then current president and I recall there were people in eastern Ukraine stirring up trouble. Keep in mind Putin's low opinion of any concept that allowed Ukraine to exist and as a KGB man, stirring up trouble was part of his tool kit.
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  359.  @texajp1946  "I stand with my comrades in donbas and Russia communist party" Victoria Nuland has said a lot of things. So has Vladimir Putin. I think because Putin has run his mouth off too much the war is beyond Ukraine at this point. Once you even hint at the use of nuclear weapons... no one no longer cares about Donbass outside of it's value to fight Putin..
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  360. "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun." Guess who said that.
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  361. It's funny, with all the racism we hear about, Asians are rarely involved in any police shootings and other crimes. Asians are the highest income group in the U.S. Immigrant blacks from Africa are doing well and are a growing income group in the United States. Foreign born Blacks do well in school, have a higher grade average than American born blacks. Many American born blacks can't make the connection in a high tech society, you need to take your education very seriously or you become unemployable.
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  362. In the United States you have 330 million people who have their own idea as to how things should be done. The United States is a Republic, not a direct democracy. People openly voice their opinions and the candidates that seem to be the best combination of the desired qualities political groups seek support their candidate. The process is out in the open, not done behind the closed doors of a political club only a few are allowed to join. It's a messy process but better than the carefully choreographed recitals some countries do.
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  363. Before he became president Donald Trump had a very sour view of trade deals the United States was part of. He made it clear how he felt about it. Maybe China wasn't paying attention back then.
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  364. Since 1898 the U.S. has had military ties with the Philippines.
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  365.  @holybutterfly8495  Cuba could be taken out in minutes if the Chinese were to do anything. Cuba can end bad relations with the United States in minutes if it wanted but the leaders in Cuba are more interested in keeping their jobs than making peace. Cuba doesn't need China for defense, Cuba wants money from China. They lived off the Soviet Union for decades and now they want those nice Chinese people to show them a good time. They want China to be their sugar daddy. And let's face it, China has been spending money like a drunk sailor on leave.
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  366.  @harchiehirondo8156  Once they figured out how to make money from it, the Philippines adapted quite well. They are a flexible people :)
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  367. These arguments were made in the past. Then the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Sachs like too many American academics live in a pleasant little world but clearly, when one power drops away, that vacuum will be filled by another and sometimes it is a malignant other. Others will want to play ball even if Jeffry doesn't want to. When France and the U.K. lost their determination in the early 1930's, Germany rose to take advantage of their weakness. How did that world out for France and The U.K. when they went Jeffery Sachs?
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  368. NATO is not fighting in Ukraine.
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  369. Lamar Jackson could sue the state for wrongful conviction as others have. It doesn't fix anything that happened to them but it will give them some money for their later years.
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  370. "America was built on violence, slavery, genocide, invasion, discrimination and land grabbing." So was China, so were most nations. Do you have a point?
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  371. works for me :)
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  372. True, he will turn Russia into a satellite state of China. He needs their money bad.
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  373. Stopped the Japanese war on China, didn't it?
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  374.  @FrankiePo89  Iraq, Afghanistan Iraq is a democracy and Afghanistan is a religious dictatorship. And the women of Afghanistan are now paying for it. They are left to think they could have had a normal life but their men ran. I did not support Libya. Syria is a dictatorship that blew up. We are there to help the Kurds, our long time allies.
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  375.  @FrankiePo89  Whether they are a democracy, dictatorship, monarchy or authoritarian, what has that got to do with the west? I think you are running out of argument. Go for a nice walk in the park.
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  376. The west has been propping up Argentina for decades. Now China can do it.
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  377. Keep in mind Russia invaded Ukraine. Putin doesn't consider Ukraine a country though historically Ukraine was a country with a close association with Poland.
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  378.  @ielee1765  You brought up Ukraine.
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  379.  @ielee1765  Getting involved in the Mideast is dead end. Russia invaded Ukraine, Ukraine did not invade Russia. The U.S. didn't lead the war but the U.S. should support Ukraine. At this point for Russia, the Ukraine invasion is a ego operation for Putin. He was already stated a love for the Russian/Soviet Empire and deep down he wants to reconstruct it. And the loss Russia has suffered means he will try to win by any means necessary.
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  380. I like to ask people like you... what country was built on handshakes and hugs?
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  381. The Chinese won't talk about the huge trade surpluses they have. Both Europe and the U.S. have very unhealthy trade deficits with China and they can not be sustained. Both the Euro and Dollar should be devalued which would help and bring their value closer to the Yuan. This would reduce the Chinese advantage in pricing.
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  382. The sanctions were put in place to prevent Assad from attacking groups in the northern part of the country. This protects groups like the Kurds. All that stolen stuff is turned over to the Kurds for their benefit.
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  383. Feb 10, 2023 Aljazeera reported the U.S. dropped sanctions against Syria for 6 months. The U.S. also announced it is sending aid to Syria through agencies not involved with the Syria government. The U.S. usually exempts humanitarian aid from sanctions.
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  384. I wonder if these people leaving waved to the Chinese desperately trying to get into the U.S.?
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  385. Maybe if the Palestinians stopped calling for the death of the Jews?
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  386.  @thomaspham6921  I will admit Russia is faster at blowing up apartment complexes than the U.S. is a shooting down balloons.
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  387.  @thomaspham6921  That was amusing. My tax money at work.
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  388. NATO was formed in part to protect Germany from The Soviet Union. By the way, did diplomacy work when Germany invaded Ukraine in 1942? Why would they think it would work with Russia today?
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  389. Depends.
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  390. China is paying for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. One man in Moscow altered the lives of millions and none of it to the good. What good has Putin accomplished? CGTN has tip toed around this, maybe they need to discuss this.
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  391. Putin will be taking down Chinas economy as well. I do not think Russia will be making up the sales China loses from Europe, The United States and other countries.
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  392.  @barkobummer  The United States does not award Nobel Prizes.
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  393. Years ago part of geography lessons in the U.S. was if you traveled straight through the Earth, you would find yourself in China. Like so many of her generation, she is reading off points on a website, they have no understanding of the history, politics of why things happen. I run into people like her all the time.
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  394. The planet would be more healthy if Putin didn't start a war.
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  395. This was an editorial in search of a purpose.
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  396. Someday I hope to take Jeffery Sachs seriously. Ukraine was brutalized by Russians at least 3 times in the past 100 years. Georgia was attacked by Russia just a few years ago. Two other nations decided they want to join NATO on their own accord because of how Russia has acted.
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  397.  @demonslayer1196  Where am I wrong concerning Russia? Always remember NATO was formed to counteract the Soviet Union's aggressive reaction to it's neighbors in Europe. After World War 2 the U.S. was ready to pack it's bags and go home when Josef Stalin started getting jiggy with it.
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  398. You are always being watched... everywhere.
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  399. First country to go to a fully gold backed currency wins the prize.
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  400. I think there are several countries that have no problem wanting to help Europe out. Keep in mind if sales to Europe drop, that leaves Russia with excess product. China and India are saying we smell oil and gas bargains in the air. China and India should send Europe a big thank you card :)
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  401. Friends without limits
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  402. "when the US also disappears like the soviet. then maybe the world can finally have a chance of peace" There never has been world peace in human history. Keep in mind the U.S. became a country in 1783 so you'll have to explain to me why there never has been peace pre 1783.
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  403.  @noneone3310  "soviet did much much less damages to the world compares to the US, and contributed much much more to the world than the US" The United States had to fight a 2 front war while supplying both the U.K. and the Soviet Union with food and war material. The Soviet Union fought a 1 front war and arguably the government under Stalin was worse than Hitler's Germany. The Soviet Union supported revolutionary groups that caused chaos in many countries through out it's history, imprisoned millions and added little to the technologies and solutions to help make the world better. I should add, the United States had to bribe Brazil so they would not align with the Nazis.
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  404. You need to get out more often.
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  405.  Moni Penny  In order to earn more, you must produce more.
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  406.  Moni Penny  If workers produce more, there is more money for raises. French workers traded productivity for a more relaxed lifestyle. Extra time off is nice but that means you have the same costs spread over fewer units to sell.
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  407. Zimbabwe created it's own headaches. No help needed.
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  408. Xi Jinping pretty much gave Lula the standard speech.
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  409.  @truthfiction8408  Did you read what I had said? I do not think so. Take a deep breath, relax then read again.
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  410.  @yingxu7908  Iraq is a democracy. Afghanistan could have been free but they ran like cowards and Libya, no explanation there. I did not support the action in Libya.
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  411.  @truthfiction8408  U.S. investment around the world.
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  412. The United States can make $8,000 ev's too. But you'd have to reduce pay to the same level of Chinese workers. That would not be very popular. China would also have to allow it's currency to float like the U.S. dollar does. A low value currency allows China to sell more overseas. It has nothing to do with corrupt CEOs. It has more to do with a high cost structure society. It has nothing to do with Chinese efficiency. You want to pay workers more, you will have to pay higher product prices. It is not rocker science, it is basic economics. And it applies equally to a Capitalist economy as it would a Socialist economy.
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  413. If Russia didn't invade Ukraine, there would be no military problems at all.
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  414. Use the Kissinger quote correctly please. Provide context.
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  415.  @BruceWayne-el6dx  My problem is finding posters who accurately quote.
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  416.  @BruceWayne-el6dx  It is my problem. But the search goes on.
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  417. The United States has stated it is up to Taiwan.
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  418. The United States invested in Africa at a time when investing would be wasted due to vast corruption and ineptness in African leadership. The U.S. has forgiven billions of dollars in loans to Africa nations.
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  419.  @mwinyimwenyi  $182 billion in exports? That would be to the good of Africa. In June 2022 the United States exported to Africa $2,653,500,000 and imported from Africa $3,848,500,000. Africa is making a $1,195,000,000 dollars profit. So who is benefitting with trade with America? Are Africans stealing from America???
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  420.  @mwinyimwenyi  The numbers I gave you for U.S. trade with Africa leaves you with a weak argument. Trade in other months is about the same, Africa has a trade surplus with the United States. African leadership is a problem of the Africans, they borrow money and waste it is not the fault of other countries. Africa had over $40 billion dollars in debt forgiven, had other changes and reductions since then. If Africans do not use the money wisely, nothing more can be said. Numbers supplied by China itself shows China sells more to Africa than Africa sells to China. You have to do the research.
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  421. Hamas has the destruction of Israel in it's charter.
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  422. The United States exported $461 million dollars in goods to Iraq and imported from Iraq $5,845 billion dollars in goods. The U.S. is paying a lot of money for stolen Iraqi goods don't you think?
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  423. @Cheung Chau Actually, the U.S. gets drawn into some. Like in the 1930's when the U.S. embargoed war materials to Japan as a protest against their invasion of China and Japan bombed the naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in retaliation. No good deed goes unpunished.
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  424. @Cheung Chau "Japan was planning to expand into Asia long before they invaded China or bombed Pearl Harbor." Not material to what I said. Japan was in the process of expanding. So called American hegemony was usually a reaction to the actions by other countries. 1950 South Korea is an example. As for Ukraine, Russia invaded the country. As for Taiwan, the United States has said Taiwan must decide, not be forced into reunification.
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  425. Clearly C19 will not go away until it decides when it will go away. In the United States doctors on their own discovered aids in the treatment of C19 and some sounded rather odd but proved effective. These doctors were shut down fast because they were not "authorized". While isolating people may seem to be a good idea, once people are back out in public and in the general population, if the virus is still present, people will get it.
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  426. After Hong Kong, Taiwan would want to be independent of China.
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  427. U.S. policy is Taiwan should be free to decide it's fate and that it can do so freely and willingly. The same policy applies to Puerto Rico. The Puerto Ricans are free to be independent, remain a commonwealth or become a state. They have 3 times voted on the matter and each vote has been deadlocked.
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  428. If he doesn't start flinging his nuclear bombs all over the place.
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  429. China looks at it's declining exports and it wants that business back.
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  430. Ya did good kid, ya did good.
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  431. They like the food is not exactly in-depth stuff.
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  432. "They think Russia is like the brown skin people" Russia's performance in Ukraine has been pretty bad. Through out their history they have suffered some serious and embarrassing defeats. During World War 2 they performed better than the Germans but that was only because the Germans made some incredibly stupid mistakes, not for lack of fighting ability. Japan in the early 1900's slapped Russia around like they were a silly little girl.
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  433. When it suits the Philippines, they are with China. And when it's suits the Philippines they are with the U.S.A.
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  434.  @unifieddynasty  Usually world leaders declare universal peace and next thing you know, there's a war. If China comes across with a big check, Philippines will love China, if the United States comes across with a better check, the Philippines will love the United States. Love the one you are with :)
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  435. The United States has had high speed rail long before China did. There is less demand for high speed rail in the U.S.
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  436. "Russia can now blow up the Norway pipeline to Europe." The Russians have worked tirelessly to make the world safe from Ukrainian apartment buildings.
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  437. They were free to speak. They went beyond speech.
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  438. China has made threats against Taiwan. Will the Chinese government promise if they attack Taiwan, they will kill no kids or grandmas?
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  439. Putin will never admit to making a mistake. Russia has nothing to offer outside of some missiles and oil. He gained what from Ukraine and he lost some large markets in Europe. He had to sell large amounts of oil at a heavy discount, If Putin ran a business this way, the board of directors would fire him. As for China if the Yuan goes up, exports will go down and so will jobs.
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  440. Won't happen because China has arrested American and Canadian citizens under questionable charges.
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  441.  @жительевросоюза  Somedays you just have to get in the mud and fight there.
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  442.  @жительевросоюза  I agree they should understand the difference.
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  443. I wonder why the U.S. has bases in South Korea. Could it be China's ally North Korea wants to nuke everything in sight?
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  444.  @covertpuppytwo3857  Well, Tibet is a different story...
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  445. Sending balloons over U.S. military installations is a very, very bad idea.
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  446. "or to the Japanese families interred in concentration camps during WWII" Wrong.
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  447. China has the same policy of sourcing domestically.
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  448. Look at the history of China :)
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  449. Russia invaded Ukraine. Russian invasions of nearby countries is not anything new. If people do not like Russia, it could be for good reason. Russia over the past century has done a lot of dislikeable things. And deep down, Europe maybe accepting the U.S. was right about Russia. Why China would carry the water for Russia is beyond me. It's not like China is defending Switzerland.
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  450. None of this would have been a problem if Russia didn't invade Ukraine and then to spice things up, made implied threats about using nuclear bombs. It is China that is keeping the lights on in Moscow. Time for Putin to declare success I suppose.
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  451. The border clash between India and China several months ago Chinese soldiers hurt people and broke things. This is what the military is for. I am not sure why CGTN would post this. Their military will be expected to attack Taiwan with the intent of doing a great deal of damage. Any Chinese soldier that does not do their duty will not be given an honorable discharge with a sympathetic pat on the back. As for Bryant, he knew what the army does and is for.
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  452.  @theangrycanuck8331  So goes the theory but bombs can end up not where they were intended to go and civilians can be used as shields. Or you get bad information on where to fire your missiles. Or civilians can walk right into a hot zone.
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  453. Unlike Honduras whose friendship with China has been purchased, the United States and Taiwan (The Nationalists) have been allies for decades through the shared experience of World War 2. Tsai Ing-wen is perfectly welcome to come by for a visit, as is Xi Jinping if he cares to do so.
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  454. Psssss.... Hey Pepe, NATO was formed because of RUSSIA. Josef Stalin lied to Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt repeatedly. Remember the 1948 Berlin airlift because Stalin shut down all access to Berlin? Then Stalin encouraged North Korea to invade South Korea. Remember all that Pepe. Maybe you missed that class in school?
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  455. It was Russians that committed genocide on Ukrainians. You may have forgotten but the Ukrainians haven't.
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  456. Ukraine is an independent nation who does not have to answer to Russia for it's choices. Russia took it upon itself to attack Ukraine. More nuclear bombs will not make China more powerful. After the first 50 nuclear bombs or so get fired, the air will be unbreathable. Food sources will be contaminated. If I recall correctly, Xi Jinping recently had to remind Putin of that.
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  457. Haiti has always been a basket case. None of those islands can support industry and at best they can only operate as tourist spots.
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  458.  @QuietJugung  I have seen interviews with people who are in what would be Chinese think tanks. So, the Chinese government pays people to come up with bad ideas just like the U.S. does.
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  459.  @jye7027  No idea what you are talking about and you included no references.
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  460. "Ruling party and opposition party must work in way for benefit of the nation, not to implement policy to serve their party interest." That is not democracy. If you do not have vigorous debate and disagreement you have a dictatorship. And in the end, only one party's interest is served.
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  461. And people think waterboarding is torture. Having to listen to these speeches is a form of human rights abuse.
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  462. The west blocks very little content from China. A good example is CGTN on YouTube. Now, is Voice of America on CCTV?
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  463.  @catonpillow  The USSR was always Russia plus a few sheep herders.
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  464. Nationalized railroads have derailments too. Just look it up.
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  465.  @theangrycanuck8331  And that invalidates my comment how? Norfolk Southern is not having a good month. Bad luck or other problems?
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  466. Prigozhin upstaged Putin. So no A.I. for Prigozhin.
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  467. The U.S. is the biggest funder of the UN.
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  468. The only thing the President of Argentina values more than China's friendship is China's ability to bail out Argentina from bankruptcy every 5 years or so. Argentina was once one of the world's wealthiest countries.
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  469. Forget Lee. Is he still on RT? He was supposed to be a sort of comedy act. I could never take RT all that seriously and if Lee were on here, CGTN look even less serious.
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  470. Actually, he has been forgotten. He even got dissed by Putin. And now he lives in a country where you really get watched.
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  471. More than likely there would have been a question time where the woman would have time to address her concerns to the Senator. Freedom of speech doesn't mean you can go into private meetings and talks and disturb them at will.
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  472. Keep in mind Russia invaded a country that was no threat to them. Ukraine gave up it's nuclear weapons on the assurance Russia would not invade them. Russia has already invaded Ukraine 10 years ago. Now is not the first time this has happened. Russia is now more dependent on China and China is effectively keeping the lights on in Moscow. Ukraine was treated brutally by the Soviets, Russia has invaded it's neighbors when it felt so inclined. The Soviet Union had no problem playing KISS KISS when/with Adolf Hitler ran Germany as long as the Soviet Union got something out of the deal. And China goes on about respecting sovereignty while their good friend Russia bombs apartment buildings and children's playgrounds. I do not quite think it's all America telling Europe what to do. The Europeans know the history and they may foolishly have thought Russia had changed for the better.
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  473.  @aungaisum8654  Nice dodge from the issue I presented. :) China through CGTN fired it's volley. Now it is my turn. By the way, China has no problem taking the cash from the U.S. I guess China's morals never let a dollar get in the way?
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  474.  @awjames1121  "Usa has a very very hugh problems, of over 31 trillions dollars of debt??" China has extremely heavy debt as well. On very rare occasion they admit to it.
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  475. The law gets enforced and even China knows about... how? The United States releases the information to news organizations.
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  476. There might be reasons why.
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  477. The Soviet Union/Russia has a history of attacking it's neighbors. Putin doesn't even think Ukraine should exist.
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  478. Ah, the South Koreans were Ukrained before Ukraine got Ukrained.
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  479. Withdraw China's support of Russia concerning the Ukraine War.
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  480.  @honeybozo  The Russians sent probes to Venus. They have submarines than can go very deep. They have nuclear bombs, Putin made that clear. Keep in mind, NATO was formed BECAUSE of the actions of the Soviet Union. Think Berlin Airlift of 1948. Putin was a KGB man, a line of work that was marinated in anti-western thinking. When Ukraine turned over it's nukes, it was done so under the agreement Russia would not attack Ukraine in return. As for the Russians couldn't have done it, the CIA has been wrong before.
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  481.  @JamesSmith-ix5jd  Russia doesn't care if they sell Europe gas. The only real leverage you have with Russia is an army you are willing to use. Europe made a fatal mistake, they thought they could charm the Russians. You can't.
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  482.  @luceafarul579  It makes perfect sense if you do not want the pipeline used by Germany. Unless the Germans wish to pump salt water because you won't be able to use it to pump LNG with it. The pipeline near Germany could have been used to connect a string of floating LNG transfer stations together and then send the gas to the German mainland.
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  483. Since I can remember, Trump was always heavily concerned about trade deficits. To understand him you would have to watch his interviews going back to when he was just starting to become a media personality (late 1970's) in New York City to get a real sense of him.
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  484. If Russia didn't invade Ukraine not once, but twice, there would be far less need for sanctions.
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  485. Cuba has cigars and sugar and rum. And not much else.
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  486. North Koreans attacked both South Korean and American troops which started the Korean War (1950-53). This action was supported and encouraged by our good friends the Russians (then the Soviet Union).
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  487. The wealthy in the United States pay the bulk of personal income tax in America. Sachs should know more taxes usually do not fix anything.
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  488. Millions of immigrants to the U.S. say otherwise.
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  489. Ukraine for centuries was more connected to Europe than it was to Russia. Ukraine was invaded by Russia and forced into the Russian Empire. Left to it's own devices, Ukraine would rather be connected to Europe than to be under the heavy hand of Russia. Taiwan/The KMT were the allies of the United States during World War 2. The Communists of China never were.
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  490.  @williamppl3624  $700 is an immediate cash emergency payment. The federal government will provide other assistance as it always has. Plus there will be private charity. Just history.
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  491. "were part of its historical sovereignty with no right to unilaterally withdraw, are unimpeachable." Depends on who you ask.
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  492. Not sure what the purpose of this video is. Was it just to get the racial comment sound bite? Russia destroyed it's relations with Europe by invading Ukraine. Europe was easy money for Russia and that is because of geography. China has relations with North Korea and Mongolia. Is that because they are racists?
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  493.  @tigading2177  The U.S. helped free Afghanistan from Soviet occupation.
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  494.  @jallopenoman1126  The Minsk agreement was useless on it's face. Even before it was signed many said it wouldn't work as Russia had it's heart set on going into Ukraine. And Ukraine wanted to put distance between itself and Russia. Many ignore The Soviet Union/Russian tendency to invade it's neighbors.
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  495. Trump is a businessman, not a diplomat. He see's things in dollars and cents. He goes by what will work and advance his or the U.S.'s interests. And that is what a president should do. Previous presidents traded away too much and operated by a trade theory that did work well 200 years ago. Today's world economy is far and away a different beast, yet many economists have no practical business experience and do not understand the effects of their thinking. For China, their days as a massive exporter are numbered.
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  496. When Nazi Germany took over Austria they said it was "legitimate and reasonable".
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  497. Women just love Jeffery Sachs. They all wish he were their son.
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  498. The Syrian oil the U.S. has goes to the benefit of the Kurds in Syria.
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  499. A look at the trade deficits tells the story. For a higher wage country, trade with a low wage country usually ends badly. China itself is just starting to feel the pain of dealing with low wage countries as jobs leave, never to return.
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  500. China has been saying make China great again for sometime. Boer maybe has spent too much time in China and has lost contact with the west. The West was built on self criticism.
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  501. I should add, how many times has NATO attacked the Soviet Union/Russia and how many times has the Soviet Union/Russia attacked it's neighbors? Maybe there is a reason NATO keeps an eye on Russia?
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  502.  @Tonik-13  And Russia is on the borders or too close to many NATO countries :) But you avoided answering my question.
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  503.  @Tonik-13  I'll make it simpler. Since 1949 how many times has NATO attacked The Soviet Union/Russia? Doing it that way I already eliminated several attacks by the Soviet Union on neighboring countries.
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  504. The U.S. electoral system was designed to force presidential candidates to travel the country and campaign in every state. They couldn't just run in a few heavily populated states, they would have to go into smaller population states and campaign there as well. In virtually all elections the winning candidate reflected the popular vote. All other offices are direct vote, from local dog catcher to Senators.
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  505. There were some pretty weird moments in that interview.
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  506. I'm hoping Europe put out a warrant for her arrest.
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  507. The good talent has already moved to the U.S. China would be getting the scraps.
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  508.  @sonyadewi7019  Would be more effective if CGTN got the cause right first.
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  509.  @user-vt5ln7qq4j  What you are saying then if you want misinformation, watch CTGN? I do not think CTGN would like that.
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  510. Imagine if the U.S. sent weather balloons that happened to be floating near Chinese military installations. What do you think would happen?
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  511.  @davidrave563  Formosa/Taiwan has been a long standing ally to the United States. Just read the history. In fact, they were one of the U.S.'s early contacts in Asia.
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  512. Jiang Zemin and taxes, two things you thought would never go away. He lived to a good age.
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  513. Are the Ukrainians bombing Russian homes? If so, CGTN should cover it.
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  514. None of this would be a problem if Russia didn't invade Ukraine. None the less the only time outside of the invasion when discussing Russia is oil. It shows how little Russia has to offer the world. Oh and Russia may soon add to it's export list: Nuclear contamination.
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  515. @human being "if ukraine keeps the minsk agreement" That was a waste of time. Keep in mind Putin sees no reason for Ukraine to exist. Not a winning formula. Which is why he invaded Ukraine.
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  516. You become richer by helping other countries become wealthier. Just look at the U.S. trade deficit if you feel the U.S. wants everyone poorer.
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  517.  @tonebonetones  "Are you aware of this fact? It appears not." Yes, from the first time I had seen a Q&A session. I still enjoyed it. Basically it just gives MP's a little camera time. Still, it is fun to watch and the only time you get to see these people do some work. :)
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  518.  @michaelteng6076  Then why can't Taiwan merge with Australia or the United States and leave the Communists far behind?
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  519. Translation: China is waving around money and we want some of it.
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  520. The American Indian owned slaves. Our hostess missed that. The first slave owner in America was a black man. How 'bout that one?
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  521.  @AEtherealGoddess  The U.S. had to do it. This allowed the South Koreans, North Koreans, Chinese to sit under a shade tree, have a cigarette and a beer. Chill a little. The majority of deaths were in North Korea and North Korea has not released any numbers considered reliable. There is a large number of missing and it can be presumed many of these people slipped into South Korea as refugees and defectors. North Korea initiated the war and as the UN troops started pushing north, more battles took place in North Korea. If North Korea doesn't want casualties, they shouldn't start wars.
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  522. Free trade worked in the late 1700 and early 1800's because of the lack of competition. Times have changed and international competition is at the point where you have race to the bottom pricing on many products because of heavy duplication. China should have used some of it's pricing advantage to put into place an export tax, using those revenues to improve social services, pay off government debt, improve worker's wages, etc. The experts there should have known the patterns of trade over time and adjusted the economic policy.
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  523. Was this story about Syria or the United States? I can't tell.
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  524.  @peachychoc7905  Your information is out of date.
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  525. Oh, it is Anglo-Saxons blowing up the apartment buildings in Ukraine?
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  526. That oil is being held in trust for the Kurds.
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  527.  @SPLITSLEEVE  The U.S. is just making sure the Kurds get a benefit from their oil as they are allies and the Kurds do not get much love in the Mideast.
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  528. Hersh is not perfect in all his ways and he had only one unnamed source. I have studied the photos of the pipe ends and I see a slight outward flaring, which would indicate the bomb(s) were in the inside of the pipe, something only Russia could do.
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  529.  @tonton7568  I am going by what I have seen in the photographs. I see a slight outward flaring on the edge of the pipes. Either the pipes had that flaring during installation or it was done when the pipe was exploding. If the bombs were on the outside, the pipes would be deeply pushed in. The flaring would make assembly of the pipeline more difficult so I doubt the flaring was done pre-explosion. Doesn't matter what anyone said, the pipes are a great indicator.
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  530.  @kirilgovedarov8425  "Exactly! Russians also made the Covid" I thought so... Stalin enabled the Nazis, supplied them with war materials. When he got numerous warnings the Nazis were going to strike at the Soviet Union, he ignored the messages. The warnings from both the U.K. and the U.S., he wrote those warnings off as western imperialists playing games.
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  531. No, global warming did it.
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  532. None of this had to happen. The damage Russia has done will take years to calculate.
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  533. Isn't there a naval base in Crimea?
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  534.  @unreliablenarrator6649  In 2014 the U.S. won a ruling from the WTO on China's restrictive policy regarding rare earth minerals.
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  535.  @ex0duzz  It was not a ban, it was a dispute. Which the WTO agreed, China was being restrictive over it's export of rare earth minerals. "Just not buying". That is a nice way of putting. LOL.
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  536. African immigrants are doing well in the United States with growing income. Many American born blacks were taught to depend on government programs and many do not take their education seriously. Sadly, they listen to Socialist and Left Wingers who foster a cycle of continuous failure. They resent Asians, many which entered being poor but through their work became top income earners and instead of following their example, they despise it. By the way, owning a home does not make you wealthy. No one has gotten rich by owning a home.
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  537.  @dongiovanni8899  In the U.S., criminal acts are dealt with and the offender is removed from office relatively quickly. As for underperforming, by design the U.S. national system is to move slowly, the founders thinking that the emotions of the moment should be held in check. Each step of the law making process is them asking: Do you really want to do this?
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  538.  @jook360  Impeachment is a trial, not a verdict. I was hoping Trump was going to go for three :) The impeachments were a Democratic Party roadshow and was meant to get the party's members excited for the then upcoming election.
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  539.  @Cobalt-88  The government that is big enough to give you everything is big enough to take away everything from you. There are a variety of causes for the problems the U.S. has and one of them is Globalists.
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  540.  @Sean-giang  LOL
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  541. Hearing Armageddon one should keep in mind in the Bible Russia is the country that triggers Armageddon. And because of Russia, China will get sucked into the mess.
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  542. You enter the United States legally, you have no problems unless you do something illegal.
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  543. Communist leaders always look well fed and well dressed. And so do their friends :)
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  544. McGovern says he can't be sure the U.S. bombed Nordstream. Hersh says he can't be sure the U.S. bombed the Nordstream pipeline. McGovern misreads Putin, one shouldn't care what Putin says, one should watch what Putin does. And then you compare it to Russian history. McGovern then claims racism ignoring the fact the United States has had relations with Asian nations almost from the beginning of the country, has expended money and lives to defend Asians and most certainly has purchased billions upon billions of dollars of Asian products. McGovern, like Hersh are two old prima donnas looking for their last moments of camera time.
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  545. "the US DON'T want to understand China." Maybe the U.S. does. Keep in mind the U.S. has a large Chinese population, it's not like the Chinese are unknown.
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  546. It is China and Russia waving around the guns.
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  547.  @dkblack1289  I just find a lot of American Leftists shallow. They seem to know little about economics or history. They do know how to slogan.
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  548. The money is held in trust to pay victims of the 9/11 terrorist act committed by people harbored by Afghanistan.
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  549. One unnamed source...
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  550. This war started on February 11, 1945 with the end of the Yalta Conference. CTGN ignores the history. Putin has made it clear he will attack any nation any time if he feels any Russian population is mistreated. Nor does CTGN address the issue why Ukrainians wanted to be free of Russia.
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  551. The KMT Party is more Communist friendly so this woman would toe that line.
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  552. This quote is always used without it's correct context.
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  553. There will be an investigation, there will be reports, there will be police reports, the insurance company will want to know all about it and as a matter course, lawyers will be sniffing around for a lawsuit. Building inspectors here can be difficult to deal with, more so with code violations. More than likely some machinery probably malfunctioned and set things a blaze. Failures like this get the China treatment in the U.S. as well. There are still people reporting on a building collapse that happened almost 2 years ago. It appears the association that owned the building did not upkeep the property. Lawyers will make good money on it.
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  554.  @anneankaspilling  Then China can be a good friend to the "INDIGENOUS AMERICAN" like they are to the people of Tibet.
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  555.  @giftofgodstarnorth6363  Much was self inflicted.
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  556. If the Chinese wanted a man who would tell them what they want to hear, Jeffery Sachs is the man. Multilateralism will breed conflict, not end it.
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  557. Natural gas powered buses are popular in the U.S.
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  558. I'd rather talk about Russia blowing up Ukrainian homes.
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  559. I recall when Prime Minister Abe was asked about Japan as a danger to peace he responded with: I increased defense spending 3%, China has increased their defense spending 10%. Now tell me, who is the threat to peace? . The forced take over of Taiwan by China is the same as the American Revolution? That is a new one to me.
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  560. The U.S. is supplying aid through a network of private organizations and not through the Syrian government. One reason is for the protection of the Kurds, a group that has been ill treated by the Syrian government.
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  561.  @TheFriend2u  "It's unheard of that US will supply aid to Syria." The U.S. has been sending aid to Syria for years. Just do the research. The information is right at your fingertips. The U.S. usually doesn't do endless videos on the aid it sends to countries.
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  562.  @nsng1298  That is oil held in trust for the Syrian Kurds. The oil is sold and the money is turned over to the Kurds for their use. The oil isn't stolen but is paid for.
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  563. In America the American Indian runs casinos. They all look well fed, maybe getting a bit chubby.
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  564.  @ensteffo  The Cuban government does reforms and a few years later starts doing un-reforms. This take one step forward and then two steps back approach defeats any advancement in economic development. Various countries have tried to provide aid and help to get the Cuban economy going but the government ends up defeating any improvement. The embargo is not absolute and money and investment does happen. Cuba just has to settle the issues between the U.S. and Cuba, allow people to make money without the usual pile of restrictions and Cuba will do just fine. The sad, simple truth is the government doesn't want to give people any choice in their lives. The only choice most have is to flee the country.
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  565. You will see this statement above the title of CGTN videos: "CGTN is funded in whole or in part by the Chinese government."
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  566.  @naziusa2652  Russia Today (RT) says question more. In Russia, you question more you get arrested.
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  567.  @davidlazarus67  Germany has been running trade deficits with China so they were already losing money. That is capital flight. Both Japanese and South Korean companies have been losing market in China. And China does have a policy of favoring domestic companies. All 3 countries have independent trade policies. They are finding out just as the U.S. has found out (but refuses to learn the lesson) when higher wage countries try too compete with lower wage countries, trade goes in the favor of the lower wage country.
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  568.  @davidlazarus67  South Korean companies have been having problems for several years now. I am sure Germany will feel effects from the loss of Russian gas but they doesn't mean Germany still wasn't having problems. Even with plenty of Russian oil, Chinese companies are having problems.
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  569. The words were peaceful and mutually acceptable reunification. China's constant threats are not peaceful and mutually acceptable to Taiwan.
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  570. In others words, Ukraine should roll over every time Russia tells them to do so. China advocates Ukraine should accept Russia's surrender demands.
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  571.  @pierre4sure815  They did hold Eastern Europe hostage but when it suited Russia, they had no problem getting in bed with Nazi Germany. A whole lotta kissy kissy.
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  572.  @jackthelad15  The truth or just the propaganda you want to hear?
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  573. This oil is intended for the Kurds as part of deal to ensure the Kurds get a percentage of the oil revenue. Both Iraq and Syria do not like the Kurds though the rest of Iraq is learning to live with them.
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  574. You paid taxes but you also voted for the city government that did not protect you. It wasn't about race, New Orleans is heavily black and run by blacks. No attempt by New Orleans to attract industry, encourage business and try to develop local wealth. You just wanted the federal government to helicopter in big boxes of money to hand out. Your city was so corrupt the money the federal government sent to make stronger the levees and dykes disappeared into the New Orleans corrupt political machinery. Then you got flooded out.
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  575. Haiti has been a disaster since Independence.
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  576. I think it was the Communist Party of the Soviet Union that forced you to give up everything so you could become a member in good standing of the laboring masses.
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  577. Russia has been a bully with their European neighbors. There is good reason why they want to join NATO.
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  578. The three people interviewed sounded like the people who did social reforms to cause the problems the U.S. has today.
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  579. You people have no idea what a Fascist is.
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  580. LOL... I knew what was coming with this essay. Russia had no business attacking Ukraine. None. Maybe the young lady in the video would like to address The Soviet Union/Russian tendency to attack it's neighbors over the decades. We have Russia attacking Ukraine and China attacking Taiwan but the U.S. is the war monger.
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  581. Massive crowd...
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  582. Russia choose to invade Ukraine. Not once, but twice.
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  583.  @demonridera  I recall reading several years ago there were people in Eastern Ukraine stirring up things in the country. And then I remembered Putin is a KGB man and stirring up trouble was part of the KGB playbook. The Nazis did the same just before they attacked Poland, claiming they had to protect Germans.
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  584. Russia will bring on peace by destroying one apartment building at a time.
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  585. LOL.... Hey Facts Tell: You are right on YouTube complaining about the United States IN the United States. Do you think China will ever let the Voice Of America broadcast just as freely in China?
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  586. It shouldn't be the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, it should be the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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  587. In the United States Chinese-American citizens are among the most financially successful people in the country. Everyone should suffer like they do in the United States 😀
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  588. This was something cooked up by academia. They are a bunch of Left wingers that resent modern development (of course while they are enjoying it). The whole assumption climate is a static thing is faulty. Just because a river sits at one level for decades or centuries doesn't mean it will stay that way for ever.
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  589.  @MetaView7  Italy has a large trade deficit with China and that is not healthy over the long term.
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  590.  @MetaView7  In order for China to pay it's bills, it will have to outsell it's trade partners. Win-Win is an advertising slogan but it is not reality. Italy can only reduce it's trade imbalances by reducing import trade with China or reducing the value of it's currency, which is impossible because they are locked into the Euro.
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  591.  @MetaView7  China is not a significant source of income for Italy. Italy makes far more money on trade with the United States as they run a large trade surplus with the U.S.
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  592.    Italy has increased exports to China but the base problem is higher wage economies will have a more difficult time competing with lower wage countries (China is finding this out with Vietnam). This is nothing new, Great Britain had the same problem back in the 1920's due in part to having the P:ound Sterling at a higher valuation. Exports became more difficult. The issue becomes job loss and slowing economic growth and politicians get an earful about it everyday. How many BMW's get exported to China from Germany versus how many are sold through BMW's Chinese factories?
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  593.    "$250 billion total trade and about $10 billion deficit. That's not problematic." Germany wishes it's trade deficit was that low. It's closer to $70 billion plus. Germany loses money on every sale it makes to China. Granted it's better than the U.S.'s trade deficit with China which is just a nightmare.
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  594. What Zhang Weiwei calls sophisticated democracy is in the United States called political machines.
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  595. Russia is blowing up children's playgrounds and the apartments they live in. As for China, they should remember he who dines with the devil should use a long handled spoon.
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  596.  @eddieleong6490  The trade off... Africans just do not learn how to assemble tv's, they will learn how to make them. Same for cell phones and everything else China makes :)
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  597. LIU Xin picked the wrong guy to explain this. He has been out of the west for 34 years so he no longer has any day to day contact to the west. He sounded more like a spokesman for China than someone who represents the West. Remember, not that long ago mainland China and The United States were allies. Something had to change that for the worse The U.S. had a very vicious war with Japan and now Japan and the United States are allies (along with South Korea). The issue isn't culture, the U.S.'s oldest diplomatic connection in Asia is Thailand.
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  598. China stole the South China Sea. Maybe that's the reason the U.S. has had ties or even new ties to countries in the area? Could it be China's behavior.
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  599. Not all of Europe is Anglo-Saxon. Why this phrase is popping up I'd like to know. One should remind Putin every day that he started a war, a war he thought would be a cake walk. A pipeline gets blown up, but on the other side of the ledger is the number of homeless in Ukraine that Putin created. How many Russian lives have been lost in Putin's quest for ego satisfaction?
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  600. Germany reunited... or so I heard.
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  601.  @fallenswan1670  The Germans are well experienced with Russia but they made a mistake, depending on Russia and green energy, choices Germany made.
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  602.  @fallenswan1670  "How Russia is connected to Korea?" Josef Stalin is North Korea's uncle. North Korea is the last of Stalin's spawn to survive. Look at old photos of North Korea. They used to parade pictures of the man in their festivities. Granted, once the Kim's consolidated power, pictures of Uncle Joe became less common. There can only be one beauty queen at the pageant.
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  603.  @fallenswan1670  I see how liberated North Koreans are today. Thanks Russia. I already pointed out Germany should have never trusted Russia.
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  604.  @fallenswan1670  You are not looking for an argument, you are looking for agreement and we are not going to agree.
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