Comments by "Logik" (@philonetic321) on "DW News" channel.

  1. And wouldn't you know it, they aren't conquering or colonizing. First great power in history that didn't go around conquering all they could.
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  2.  @chinavirus841  But no, I'm not joking at all. If the US behaved like any other major military power in history then Canada and Mexico would've become the two largest states a long time ago.
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  3. But it didn't happen. What did they think they were going to do? 25 Arrests, 52 total suspects. That's less people than an NFL team roster.
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  4. Except that the U.S.A. isn't expansionist.
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  5. ​ @chinavirus841  If you care; The contraction of "you" and "are" is "you're", as in "you're going to the store". "Your" is possessive, as in "your car" or "your comment".
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  6. They apparently needed to deploy 3000 officers to arrest 25 people.
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  7.  @anasqader3851  My guy, where are you getting these numbers? The US gives more foreign financial, medical, food and disaster aid to the world than the world does, from both government and private sectors. Even China took aid up to 2018.
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  8.  @thefish5861  I'm a fan. British common law and Magna Carta set the grounds for the US Constitution, as well as equal and human rights. Would've never overcome colonization and British dominance without help from the French. We were getting slaughtered before they taught our generals how to fight against the British.
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  9.  @Stanley-px3bt  You do know that there is video of the entire day, from inside and out, right? Maybe look into it for yourself instead of regurgitating anecdotes. Comparing it to an actual coup... you should be embarrassed.
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  10. The family that stole $30b and almost started a civil war are somehow still in power...
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  11. About 78 percent of US rare earth imports come from China. US is currently making moves to not only end reliance on China, but to rival them in production.
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  12.  @sergioacevedo2254  It's also not as bad as some believe it to be. Look at Afghanistan. Population of Kabul before US entry was around 500k and now it's closer to 4.5 million. The distance of roads was doubled, old roads modernized, grids installed, agriculture developed. You can now see green from space, solely due to drip irrigation technologies implemented by US army engineers and contractors. First female CEO's in, first female millionaires, women in school before US = 0, women in school after = millions.
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  13. Those trying to compare this to Jan.6 should be embarrassed. Not every global event is about your political fanaticism. Get over yourselves.
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  14. ​ @dufflitplaysgames  It's amazing how something can happen on the other side of the planet and yet there are those who still manage to somehow make it about their own domestic politics. Simply amazing.
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  15.  @Uthando-h1q  How is the US involved?
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  16. ​ @majormononoke8958  Math and self efficiency. Look at the difference between NATO members and countries that sign trade deals with China or Russia. Every member has benefitted and NATO has proven its efficacy. Articles of war 4 and 5 ensure security. GDP of the UK is twice that of Russia. GDP of the Norse states (Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark) is higher than Russia. That's only 27 million people. Russia has over 143 million people. NATO members get access to our technology. Just look at any member state's imports/exports and GDP after joining. Compare to places like North Korea, Venezuela, Belarus, Kazakhstan. The places China "develops", Angola, Laos, Burma etc, all in debt to China for all of the forseable future. Russia is the opposite, they have more external debt than any other country. Mostly to Italy.
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  17.  @majormononoke8958  Also, NATO is not the USA lol. It's a membership organization where all members gain security and trade. It's more like a commonwealth. NATO members get better trade with each other, less tax, more shared equipment and technology, shared security.
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  18.  @crazychinese7315  No, he didn't. Are you on something?
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  19. I lived in Chiang Mai during the coup. The red shirts virtually decapitated my neighbor as part of their campaign of violence and intimidation. The yellow shirts sat down.
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  20.  @willthecat3861  Hear, hear. I wish that would happen already and give us a reason to boost domestic production.
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  21.  @TravisBerthelot  Yeah, fair point. All we can do is hope for the most beneficial outcome for all citizens of all countries.
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  22.  @maitreya1906  Where do you get that idea? Germany broke its policy of never sending weapons to a warzone, for Ukraine. bundesregierung lists all German aid sent to Ukraine so far. You should have a look.
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  23.  @warfarenotwarfair5655  But did they wear their PT belts?
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  24. Were you around during the coup? Red shirts and yellow shirts?
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  25.  @aliceyt4778  I'm afraid not. The red shirts used violence and intimidation. That's not peaceful. Yellow shirts sat down. Yellow shirts didn't cut off my neighbors head, that was red shirts. Yellow shirts didn't shoot at police and military. Yellow shirts weren't setting fires. The "Democracy" only happened when a corrupt prime minister was kicked out and his money frozen. His friends with money set the country on fire. You have been fooled.
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  26.  @aliceyt4778  They are trying it in USA too. The last 3 presidents called it a "democracy". The USA is not a democracy. "Democracy" is tyranny of the mob. We are a Republic, with democratically elected representation. They are not leaders, they represent the people.
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  27. The military was trying to save the country. "Democracy", what a joke. They are pure corruption who have been stealing the profits of the Thai people and farmers for decades, and now you welcome them with open arms. They will trade away all of your resources. They will steal your farmland. Just like Thaksin. Thai people are about to lose their identity. They wanted your agriculture and now they have it all.
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  28. The Baht was purposely devalued in the 90's by The Quantum Fund for this exact scenario. The same people funding the "red shirts" are the same banks which prevented the Baht from rising in the world market. Soon, they'll be the same banks putting the marketable futures of Thai agriculture and housing on the global market and profiting from it while they steal the future gained interest from the currency.
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  29.  @anasqader3851  lol you love your anecdotes. I'm not here to give a history lesson. You'll figure it out eventually. Are you Chinese? You sure seem to like your whataboutisms too. 😆
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  30. The coup started in 2006 because of corruption in the ministry. Thaksin stole more than $30b USD. They froze his accounts and then his rich friends funded the red shirts, shot police, set the streets on fire, intimidated and killed people. They used violence and intimidation while the yellow shirts jut sat down. It wasn't yellow shirts setting the streets on fire.
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  31.  @spy_balloon  How do you think the US is involved?
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  32.  @crazychinese7315  Oh? How much did Ukraine pay?
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  33.  @crazychinese7315  I know that you don't understand the surcharge on IMF loans or how the geo-economic dynamic works in the slightest, but The USA is trying to get the IMF to relax the surcharge for Ukraine. Considering that IMF SDR's largest component is the US dollar, the Senate is effectively asking the IMF to pay the USA less, by decreasing their loan interest paid to the IMF. Google those keywords for a few hours till you start to understand something more than anecdotes.
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  34. Dangerous? The guy who shook hands with Kim Jong? The guy who brokered peace between Sudan and Israel? First president to speak with a Taiwanese leader in 35 years? HE is dangerous? But you're fine with the guy who called half of civilians the greatest threat to the nation. Get your head out of your rear.
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  35.  @SeintDirk  Russia will do whatever Syria wants, mostly. Syria is Russia's last direct access into the Mediterranean. Most of the answers are on the map.
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  36.  @mcrand7887  Oh, you take anecdotes at face value and live outside of fact. That's ok, allow me to help. For example, look at the GDP of any NATO member and compare it to those countries which deal with China, like Venezuela. Now look at the GDP of Afghanistan over US occupation. Afghanistan got more than 2x the roads, infrastructure, farms, schools, businesses, so much more. We spent $3.6 trillion to fix that country. It's better to be invaded by the USA than to be an ally of China lol. What about Ukraine? Do you have a point?
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  37.  @SeintDirk  Stalin started killing the kulaks, other farmers, businessmen, dissidents and others. The rest of the farmers start to flee. The country went into severe famine.
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  38.  @SeintDirk  "Progressive" and "Democracy" are now just words for "state owned". "Democracy" in the USA is turning into socialism. "Democracy" is tyranny of the mob, just like what the red shirts did. It's always violent. Democracy tramples on law.
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  39.  @SeintDirk  What? No lol. Over 12 million died under Stalin because he killed farmers.
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  40.  @SeintDirk  You're not very good with English, are you?
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  41.  @SeintDirk  You need a better translator.
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  42.  @SeintDirk  Who cares? I'm saying that you need a better translator. You aren't understanding me. Run the comments through something else.
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  43. @@johngrey9780 Thai people are about to lose rights to their own land. The marketable futures are going on the global market. They are about to take the country for everything it's worth.
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  44. This must be a joke. Thaksin stole over $30 billion. The military was trying to save the country. "Democracy", what a joke. They are pure corruption who have been stealing the profits of the Thai people and farmers for decades, and now you welcome them with open arms. They will trade away all of your resources. They will steal your farmland. Just like Thaksin. Thai people are about to lose their identity. They wanted your agriculture and now they have it all.
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  45.  @oddjonsson2815  Several? Not sure what you're on about. It was once. Thaksin stole over $30 billion. That's not a "disagreement".
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  46.  @oddjonsson2815  Not campaign money. Thaksin had out of country accounts with over $30b USD of the country's money. The ministry had fallen to foreign financial influence.
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  47. ​ @oddjonsson2815 TRT and the Democrats are the same. They used and killed Thai people to gain power. I never saw a violent yellow shirt. Martial law and a curfew were a small price to pay.
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  48.  @sergioacevedo2254  Check their GDP. Math doesn't lie.
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  49.  @sergioacevedo2254  Your comments are getting ghosted and it's a shame too. I can imagine it, yes. People are still people. See how crazy Americans are today? But we have protections. It's not the U.S. which has the power, it's the creators of the military hardware which are all private businesses. Americans are also armed but in reality, against real military might... ha.
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  50. Myanmar is controlled by China, that's different. The only dictator I saw was stopped by the military. Thaksin stole over $30b USD, they froze his money, then his rich friends funded the red shirts "democracy" and set the country on fire, while the yellow shirts just sat down.
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