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It's not "stigmatizing a group". It's naming it based on origin....It was immediately known where it came from. It was weeks before they type of virus was determined and it was almost two months before it was named. Would have been a good black eye for the CCP imo. You know damn well there was pressure from them to not have it names China virus. What the left has forgotten is that you can address things factually without being a condescending asshole. I'd argue that you can go too far with trying NOT to call something out that it could result in being harmful (obviously topic specific).

Shift them goal posts!

Thought there was some good discussion here.

China Hustle 2.0?

Realistically it probably should have been named Wuhan Virus or something

Nonsense. Viruses have been named from their place or origin forever. People who committed hate crimes against Asians would probably have done it regardless because they're pos human beings. Did the offenders bother to stop and ask if individuals were actually Chinese? Maybe they were Japanese, Korean, Lao, etc. No, they chose to assault them because they looked "Chinese". They don;t give a shit if it's called China Virus, Xi Virus or Covid-19. It's not a mystery where the virus came from. Every human on Earth knew this before SHTF. The ONLY reason it wasn't called "china virus" is because of woke political posturing. Zika Virus = Zika Forest Ebola = Ebola River Hantavirus = Hantan River West Nile Virus = West Nile Uganda Guinea worm = Guinea Africa Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever = Self explanatory Spanish Flu = Spain MERS = Middle Easters Respiratory Syndrome The state of society

How and winners of what? I guess I don't know enough about it. But from what I've read and the docs I've seen, it seems like it's not just in tech. It's also factory workers, middle and lower middle class. It seems like people are getting burnt out and they make less comparatively to their counterparts in the US. Both White and Blue collar workers. It seems like the only motivation for doing this is because they have to because they have to support their family. There is nothing positive about that as it's purely desperation. The 9-9-6 also seems to be evolving into forced overtime and 24x7 support. Elon Musk is not a normal human. There are very few people who want to work that much. You average Joe wants to work to live not live to work. That belief has been held by the majority in every country all throughout history. It just reeks of CCP and Corporate propaganda. Again, just my observation so I could very well be wrong.

9-9-6 = guarantee to succeed as a society? That's a bold statement. Historically being overworked and having no time for social life is a guarantee for failure. Why would China be any different. That type of environment just sows dissent, anger, jealousy and ultimately corruption as people look for ways to climb the ladder and beat the grind. Humans are humans.

I think you're right that RIO is the best play on copper right now. The Cuajone mine for SCCO took a turn for the worse this week. Grupo reported 12% drop in production with a further drop expected. Bodes well for other companies though, as demand for copper remains high. I wonder if we will see any political pressure from the US put on down there to get things moving. Biden admin has already been flexing a bit with Brazil and Venezuela when it comes to offshore oil. SCCO or Grupo could still be a solid way to play copper but it's going to take some effort, timing and luck.

Yup, the US is stretching itself thin on resources and sentiment. This country is already war weary, recruitment was down 40%, the military has gone woke and people who actually do the hard shit in the military feel ostracized. US needs to take a step back and get its own house in order first. China is a bigger deal long term. And getting drug into a 10-15 year land war is not beneficial in any capacity.

agree with this take! US needs to get back to its roots of noninterventionism. We have enough problems at home. M.K. Bhadrakumar (former Indian ambassador) has had a lot of good articles on the subject. “US went into this with a 4 pillar approach and every single one has failed” https://www.indianpunchline.com/ukraine-grain-deal-is-a-feel-good-event-but-road-to-peace-is-long-and-winding/

Queue the lawyer backed “Military Advisors”. No more sure fire way to get drug into a long drawn out conflict than lawyers pushing for military advisors being sent down range. war is a racket

Putin has been trying to negotiate with NATO since what 2008? Fell on deaf ears and now here we are. Idk if it will work or not now but what I do know is an approach that ends the bloodshed should be at the forefront of every politicians mind. Russia HAS to feel like they've won something or this gets worse. What does Putin have to lose if the West cripples his economy, sanctions everything they export indefinitely, and lets it be known that Putin will never have a seat at the table again. Nothing... Some of you guys act like the ones calling for negotiations are rooting for Putin which couldn't be further from the case. Who was Qasem Soleimani and why did the US hate him so much? Well he was aiding another force and supplying weapons. Taking him out was advantageous to the US but the caveat/lesson here is that is what we are doing with Ukraine is the same thing Soleimani was doing. Russia likely views us this way (and has made it known) That's something we shouldn't take lightly. Tempt not a desperate man. Unlike North Korea, Russia actually has nuclear capability of working and if backed into a corner with nowhere to go for the next 30 years that option seems more likely now than it ever did before.

They don't have to be committed to the cause to continue to fight. They are committed to their buddies next to them in the trench. This is pretty common in most wars. Even with US troops in Afghanistan or Iraq there were plenty of troops not fully behind what they were doing. But at the eod they were committed to each other and carried on. Same thing for every military throughout all of history. Have some defect and you'll have strict punishment (bullet to the back of the head) that will put a quick end to any further defectors. Macros is quite right. People seem to forget that Nuclear weapons are primarily defensive options, not offensive. Back Putin into a corner with no out and that risk goes up imo.

You can also drill holes or find natural cavities and pump it in for storage. This is done pretty frequently here in the US.

Agreed, would be better if they didn’t take it in the first place.

The best take on the situation imo https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hidden-forces/id1205359334?i=1000565338940

I don’t understand what’s going on there yet you equate it to slavery and the Holocaust…. Putin has been saying and has said what he was going to do since the 2000’s. He’s doing exactly what he said he was going to do. 2008 - Bucharest NATO Summit - NATO discussed expansion and recognizing Ukraine. Russia explicitly drew a line in the sand and said what they would do and why. 6 years go by and NATO pushed on with their goals. Then you have the 2014 Russian response in Crimea. Another 8 years go by and the west continues to ignore the line drawn in the sand. The Soviet Union fell a long time ago. Why are you not pounding the table for the dozen other wars going on around the globe? Don’t call me selfish because you can’t separate your emotion from reality. Here you go https://fightforua.org/

Is there a winner if all the infrastructure is destroyed? There are certainly a lot losers. If Ukraine holds off Russia and Putin runs away with his tail between his legs but all their infrastructure and industry is destroyed are the people there better off? How many will stay? How much will it cost? Who will pay? Why is Ukraine already asking for money to rebuild? The war shows no signs of slowing. Record breaking amounts of lobbying for Ukraine; many “pro bono”. 10k contacts made with congress before the war even started . More than the Saudis. Think Tanks, Lawyers, you name it. How is it that Zelensky can claim he is being hunted constantly by spec ops and survived multiple attacks yet somehow the guy doesn’t miss a zoom meeting to ask for money? https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/23188403/inside-ukraine-foreign-lobbying-blitz-washington-fara-justice There is undoubtedly a shit ton of fraud going on. “Never let a good crisis go to waste” Paging Dick Cheney

That doesn’t answer the question as to why the US is taking the lead. At the end of all this who do you think will incur the majority of the cost? People have been war weary in the states for well over a decade and have been very critical of military spending. Now all of a sudden that stance goes out the window? The US is pricing itself out future power by constantly expending itself and footing the bill. We have enough problems back home to deal with. When you try to apply morality to geo politics you end up with situations like Vietnam, Kosovo, Libya, Afghanistan and Iraq. NATO went from being a defensive tool to an offensive regime changing tool and it has failed miserably. NATO is what lead to this entire situation. If Russia takes Ukraine what changes? I’m skeptical of the view that Russia would push any further. Disregarding their ability to even do so, where would they go and why? I would rather the US take in the refuges than fork over billions of dollars with zero oversight to a nation with very corrupt politics. Our current involvement is possibly going to drag us into a land war. Very few militaries including ours is prepared for a land war. Ukraine was one of the largest armies in Europe equipped to fight a land war. While the US and other nations have been perfecting small unit tactics, Russia has been practicing and focusing on large scale land warfare. People are not giving them credit where credit is due. Look at the US in 03. Logistics were a mess and we barely took on an already weak Iraq army. From my layman perspective it seems like we are spending a lot of money now and future by prolonging the inevitable. What we’re doing now is simply destroying more infrastructure and ultimately draining resources. I think negotiation should be top priority

Does any nation truly have a "right" to exist? You either choose to exist and defend it through strength of arms or you get conquered. That is history. Why does the US need to take the lead on this? Ukraine is not a NATO country. EU needs to step up...otherwise what's the point of the EU? Anyone concerned with the lack of oversight regarding funding? This is going to get expensive for the US. Ukraine now announcing that 750 Billion is required to rebuild....

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ATCO, BRK.B, CLF, INTC, BAC, ALCO, PENN Edit: MSGE

Picked some up as well! Finally had the price alert hit

SCCO starting to look a little interesting here