Another quick follow up. This topic came up again recently in the comments. I had pointed out that American poodle, the UK, while yapping aggressively at the Russians was actually downsizing its military. A commenter questioned that, noting that a UK general had said they were “mobilizing”—aren’t “downsizing” and “mobilizing” somehow contradictory? The answer, of course, is no. You mobilize what you’ve got, even while maybe discarding some of what you’ve got. Thus when NATO supremo Stoltenberg recently claimed that NATO would increase its ready forces by 300k his remarks were widely greeted with scoffing and derision. And rightly so.
"Think about that. Our elites enriched themselves at the expense of the rest of the country by shipping out manufacturing over to China—pretending that that didn’t mean shipping the know-how along with it. Now, having hollowed out America for their own benefit, they’re outraged that China doesn’t want to kow-tow to us anymore."
Unbelievable. Mr. Smith is spot on in your quote. Offshoring manufacturing and technology to China didn't make sense then and doesn't make sense now. The "service economy" idea has also never made sense. The only thing supporting doing this was a money high for the corporations and politicians followed inevitably by the long term downer for us.
"Our" elites are unrestrained, irresponsible idiots who seem intent on getting us all killed one way or another. It reminds me of P.J. O'Rourke's quote: "Giving money and power to the government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys." Sure, that may be a "cheap laughs" sort of line but it has proven quite true. The elites not only act like teenage boys but teenage boys on drugs.
Yea but NATO solders know their pronouns..............
"Think about that. Our elites enriched themselves at the expense of the rest of the country by shipping out manufacturing over to China—pretending that that didn’t mean shipping the know-how along with it. Now, having hollowed out America for their own benefit, they’re outraged that China doesn’t want to kow-tow to us anymore."
10:00 in the morning, and my blood, it boils.
But who suffers the consequences? For once, dear Lord, please let it be the fantasizers/perpetrators & not us.
https://thesaker.is/ Seems to be gone.
Anyone know if there is a back up site?
Unbelievable. Mr. Smith is spot on in your quote. Offshoring manufacturing and technology to China didn't make sense then and doesn't make sense now. The "service economy" idea has also never made sense. The only thing supporting doing this was a money high for the corporations and politicians followed inevitably by the long term downer for us.
"Our" elites are unrestrained, irresponsible idiots who seem intent on getting us all killed one way or another. It reminds me of P.J. O'Rourke's quote: "Giving money and power to the government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys." Sure, that may be a "cheap laughs" sort of line but it has proven quite true. The elites not only act like teenage boys but teenage boys on drugs.