Does he think Greenland is in the EU?Quote:
Originally Posted by Demesne Lad
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Does he think Greenland is in the EU?Quote:
Originally Posted by Demesne Lad
China does not run the canal; they run two of five nearby ports. https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/g...ts/ar-AA1wv7SmQuote:
Originally Posted by mark12345
The US finished the canal for their own profit, taking over a bankrupt French effort and leasing the land from the Panamans after a naval blocade to assist the Panamans in splitting from a Colombia weakened by a recent civil war. Like most US interventions in the Americas in particular, it was driven by self-interest above all else.
If the US was worried about Chinese influence in the region, they could invest there themselves, but Trump doesn't like paying for things he takes.
If only there were some kind of mutual defence treaty organisation. They could name it after the North Atlantic or something.Quote:
Greenland's days are numbered apparently. There will be a three way struggle over that land because China, who already possesses the lions share of precious minerals in the world, is looking to annex Greenland as well. And Russia also needs those minerals. That would leave America completely dependent on China for many things we use in our daily lives today.
That is what is being reported this morning for what it's worth.
The US already has a base in Greenland, though I can't imagine they'll continue to be welcome there at this rate.
It's becoming clear why so many Americans are unconcerned with Trump's ties to and admiration of Putin, and criticised the support of Ukraine. They're exactly the same kind of blood-thirsty expansionist *******s. Trump seems determined to have a river of blood named after him, if this isn't all bull**** to distract from the grief he was getting over openly supporting immigation.
If the Chinese invest in an area on favourable terms, and the US invades to take it, consider how much propaganda you have to be swallowing to consider the Chinese the bad guys.
A whole load of fact checking here
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/07/p...ada/index.html
CNN ~ LOL's.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
That exactly right - lots of legitimate concernsQuote:
Originally Posted by seanfhear
Not very helpful from Macron. How about saying something like: "Europe will stand with America to protect Greenland from Chinese and Russian expansionism. "Quote:
Originally Posted by Demesne Lad
How about something like "I'd probably invade a country if I was under investigation for tax evasion there too"
Who'll protect Greenland from American expansionism though?Quote:
Originally Posted by mark12345
Talk is cheap. Ukraine needs help now and Trump wants them to negotiate giving up half their country.Quote:
Originally Posted by mark12345
So Russia is in Ukraine and China is elbowing its way into Taiwan, or soon will be. But somehow it's America the bad guy for trying to prevent further Chinese and Russian expansionism in Greenland? Did not Europe call for America 's intervention in the Ukraine war? So it's come to help us when we are in need but we don't trust you enough to head off problems in your own area.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Are Russia or China currently bombarding Greenland?
Should the FBI agent provocateurs be prosecuted ? !Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
Absolutely Sean,I’ve heard Greenlandic Inuit were involved aswell so hopefully they’ll look into that too !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by seanfhear
Are these agents from the FBI agent-provaocateurs? Does that make them double agents?Quote:
Originally Posted by seanfhear
Ok, I'll put it another way ~ If there was agents from the FBI and they were agent-provocateurs ~ Should they be prosecuted ?
I suggest people should play the long game on this !
Perhaps the FBI works in mysterious ways ~ ~ After-all a lot of what the FBI do is secret.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Do you have much knowledge about how the British intelligence agencies worked in Northern Ireland for example ?
What Russian/Chinese expansionism into Greenland?Quote:
Originally Posted by mark12345
Trump is the only one talking about any expansionist stuff with regards Greenland as far as I can see
Gotcha, like in golfQuote:
Originally Posted by seanfhear
I do know that whatever British intelligence did in Northern Ireland, it has nothing to do with what happened in Washington DC on 6th January 2021Quote:
Originally Posted by seanfhear
My take on it Stu, is that I want Greenland to remain the property of the people of Greenland (Inuits). Granted they are governed by Denmark and many of them don't apparently like their fate in the hands of the Danish government, but so be it. What I don't want to happen is that we wake up one morning and there are platoons of Russian and Chinese soldiers doing joint maneuvers in northern Greenland. It will be too late to get them out of there at that point. Trump obviously has information that you and I don't.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Does he have the information about his son paying homeless people to pose with caps and flags?
You know people in Russia support the invasion of Ukraine on the basis of not wanting something to happen that isn't going to happen, and on assuming Putin has information they don't?Quote:
Originally Posted by mark12345
Only four more days to see the back of Joe Biden ~ Biden will not be remembered of having been up to much of, importance / quality, in American history.
Biden is basically the American version of a crooked FFG gombeen ~ Who milked everything that he could out of being an American politician for 50 years !
I'm sure anyone who's had a student loan forgiven, or can now afford insulin, will agree.
I'm sure what America needs to kick on right now is the re-election of the guy routinely regarded in various scholarly reports as one of the worst Presidents ever.
I can see that definitely helping things.
I guess that's your way of saying you're sure there's no Russian/Chinese activity going on in Northern Greenland. We shall seeQuote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Is there Chinese activity in the room with you now, mark?
You make a lot of sense Sean.Quote:
Originally Posted by seanfhear
The problem with forgiving student loans, is it creates an awful lot of resentment with the millions who attended college through the years and didn't have their loans forgiven. Should they also get a rebate? And then there is the regular Joe plumber or construction worker or truck driver who goes out and works his behind off every day to support his family. His taxes go to pay for many many things already, and now he's told he has to pay extra for someone else's kids who took the loan and agreed to pay it themselves. Why should they be allowed not to pay at his expense? It creates an awful lot of division among the communities. I rather like the Irish model where education is relatively free and relatively easily accessible to all citizens. At least that's how I understand it.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Any serious examination of Joe Biden's political career would reveal a pretty sorry story ~ ~ Joe Biden is basically the American equivalent of an FFG gombeen politician ~ ~ Except on an American scale !Quote:
Originally Posted by mark12345
It's interesting as to why that has not been done ~ ~ Maybe it will be done now, after Joe Biden and family are out ? !
Donald Trump is the most hated, and yet the most loved president in American history. In terms of popularity among the voters - he received more votes than any US president ever. Polls for this past election (November 2024) ranged from wrong to way wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
People who got a lower minimum wage in 1995 should also be reimbursed their wages to current standards, if you subscribe to this logic.Quote:
Originally Posted by mark12345
In terms of his wealth compared to other elected US politicians in the senate/house of representatives:Quote:
Originally Posted by seanfhear
"Biden ranked near the bottom in the center’s data in the years before he became vice president: Biden ranked 570th of 585 officials in 2005; 614th of 636 officials in 2006; and 626th of 639 officials in 2007. "
"We looked for the latest rankings by the Center for Responsive Politics to get a sense of where his wealth ranked when he left the White House.
In the latest data that include Biden, Biden again ranked near the bottom: 577 of 581 officials in 2014."
Only since he left the white house as Vice president did he really start making money from book deals and speeches.
https://www.politifact.com/factcheck...ong-poorest-g/
For a guy that you claim milked America for everything he could for 50 years, he didn't do it very well.
Trump got 77 million votes. Biden got 81 million in 2020Quote:
Originally Posted by mark12345
https://www.fec.gov/documents/4227/f...ctions2020.pdf
And my post was about Trump being one of the worst-rated Presidents in history. Ability and popularity are quite different.
I suggest that you look in to Joe Biden's family, and how and why they made their money ? !Quote:
Originally Posted by osarusan
Did any of them serve in government?Quote:
Originally Posted by seanfhear
That is hardly relevant or a good thing, if they are making large amounts of money, just by their connections to the politician Joe Biden !Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Well it's a good thing nobody else with a connection to a US politician, especially a president, have made large amounts of money.Quote:
Originally Posted by seanfhear
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68296877
Joe Biden and his family are the talking point here ~ Now as it goes pretty much every American politician ( or family ) has unexplained wealth ~ The reality is American politics is totally corrupt and probably pretty much always has been ~ For decades and more anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
In my opinion, pretty much all American Politicians are highly corrupt ~ Be they Republicans or Democrats ! !