What will keep the peace between Israel and the Arabs is not treaties

[blackmondy]

You gotta be kiddin'. What planet are you living on?

Communism died with the fall of the Berlin Wall. The only truly communist states today are Cuba and North Korea, and none of them is a threat by a long long shot. Both China and Vietnam are today de facto capitalist states. China in particular is an example of jungle capitalism, a dog-eat-dog world which is largely beyond the ambit of its primitive laws.

State capitalism, not communism, is the real threat.

Please brush up on your economics before you spew anymore BS here.

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Communism Is Dead, But State Capitalism Thrives​

Vahan Janjigian
Forbes Staff

Ian Bremmer, founder of the Eurasia Group, is a political risk expert. Investors all over the world pay big bucks to hear his views on what various governments might or might not do. At the moment, he is in Japan--just one stop on a tour visiting clients. Bremmer says "Everywhere I turn on this Asia trip, folks have been pressing me with their concerns about the deterioration of the U.S.-China relationship...and what it means for them."

Indeed, the relationship between these two key countries appears to be deteriorating rapidly. I've written before about the looming trade war brewing between the U.S. and China. America is pressing China to revalue its currency and Google is threatening to leave China entirely. But the Chinese are also flexing their muscles against other nations. They have detained an Australian businessman who works for Rio Tinto, accusing him of taking bribes.


Bremmer is the author of several books. Three years ago, he wrote the "The J Curve: A New Way to Understand How Nations Rise and Fall." A year ago, he wrote "The Fat Tail: The Power of Political Knowledge for Strategic Investing." His newest book, which comes out in May, sports a title that is anything but subtle. It's called "The End of the Free Market: Who Wins the War Between States and Corporations?" No doubt, you can make a good guess at the answer to that question.

In the Introduction to his newest book, Bremmer begins with another question--one posed by a Chinese diplomat during a meeting that took place in the midst of the global financial crisis. The diplomat asked Bremmer, "Now that the free market has failed, what do you think is the proper role for the state in the economy?"

There is no denying that in almost every country, government is exploiting the recent crisis by assuming a bigger role in the economy. This is true even in the U.S.--once considered a bastion of free market capitalism. The U.S. government now owns substantial equity stakes in formerly blue chip companies, and it is getting involved in everything from strategic managerial decision making to executive compensation.

However, as Bremmer explains, the free market has not failed and we are not witnessing a resurgence of communism. Instead, what we are seeing is a new system called state capitalism. It is a system in which governments use capitalism and free markets to advance their own power and interests.
Bremmer's book does not focus on China or the U.S. alone. In fact, it provides an excellent around-the-world tour of almost every country that has an economy of any meaningful size. All investors, professional or novice, who are looking for global diversification, will benefit from a careful read of the insights provided in this book. Nonetheless, the most interesting and fascinating portions of the book focus on the world's largest and fastest growing economies.

That includes China. The book does an excellent job of explaining how the Chinese government uses state-controlled companies to advance its policies. It uses its power to make sure these companies have every possible advantage. In this way, the government is literally engineering China's development.
As communist governments collapsed all over the world, communists in China maintained power through brute force, best exemplified by the quashing of the Tiananmen Square protests. Yet China's communists also understood that command economies could not effectively compete against free markets. The trick, as far as they were concerned, was to grow the economy while maintaining political control. Their solution was state capitalism, an ideal that has spread around the globe--even to the U.S.


https://www.forbes.com/sites/greats...but-state-capitalism-thrives/?sh=70e44d2d7cb9

Your mother cheebye is the bullshit. Clear up your fucking clouded mind before engaging me, you motherfucker. If you can trust a shitty media like Forbes, it shows your utter lack of personal judgement and analysis !

 

[superpower]

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[superpower]

Your mother cheebye is the bullshit. Clear up your fucking clouded mind before engaging me, you motherfucker. If you can trust a shitty media like Forbes, it shows your utter lack of personal judgement and analysis !

You're just an American cock-sucking twit. With every word you utter you're showing your pigheaded ignorance. Sometimes I wonder whether you have even started sprouting pubic hair yet.

If you don't believe Forbes, at least read this article from CATO, an academic institute. Get an education, is my advice.

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The Death of Communism in China​

MARCH 5, 1999 • COMMENTARY
By James A. Dorn

Although China will commemorate 50 years of Communist Party rule this year, communism is dead in the hearts and minds of its people.
Like their former comrades in Russia and Eastern Europe, the Chinese people prefer market riches to Marxist dogma. Now even the Communist Party leaders are conceding that private enterprise is here to stay.

At its annual meeting, scheduled to begin today, the National People’s Congress, China’s parliament, is expected to amend article 11 of the constitution and officially recognize that privately owned enterprises are an “important part of the socialist, market economy.”

The diminishing role of state‐owned enterprises, SOEs, and the raising status of non‐state enterprises, including private firms, are realities that the ruling elite can no longer ignore. State enterprises account for only 30% of industrial output, but their political pull has meant that they still capture the bulk of investment resources — bureaucrats directed 70% of state bank loans to SOEs last year. With the change in the constitution, private firms hope to be able to compete on a more equal basis for scarce capital.

If the people’s congress does approve the constitutional change and recognizes “multiple forms of ownership” in addition to state ownership, the Communist Party will be admitting what the common folk already know: The future of China lies with free markets and private property.

In a 1997 Gallup survey, interviews with both urban and rural residents in China found that the most commonly held attitude toward life was “Work hard and get rich” (56%), while the least popular was “Never think of yourself, give everything in service to society” (3%). Today, unlike the time of the Cultural Revolution 30 years ago, one’s own future comes first. And that future is in the vibrant market sector, not in the stagnant state sector.

Nearly a decade after the Tiananmen Square uprising, President Jiang Zemin has made “stability” the No. 1 policy to ensure no deviation from the basic party line. But his increasingly harsh crackdown on dissidents is a sign of weakness, not of strength.

The truth is, the Communist Party of China is weaker now than at any time since 1949. The economic liberalization that began in 1978 has given more power to the people, and, unintentionally, undercut the Party’s power.

People have little faith in industrial enterprises or banks run by the state. They know that, regardless of official rhetoric to the contrary, government ownership means party control. But that authoritarian approach to economic organization has been a giant failure for all to see.

The dismal condition of SOEs, the deterioration of state budgetary revenues, and the fragile condition of China’s banking sector threaten the very existence of the party. That is why China’s leaders are nervous.

The decrease in budgetary revenues from the shrinking state sector has been dramatic. Tax revenues have fallen from 35% of gross domestic product in 1978 to 11%. The economic base of the party is in freefall. And to add fuel to the fire, China’s state‐run banks are faced with a mountain of non‐performing loans.

China cannot solve its economic problems alone. That is why it is essential for the West, especially the United States, to continue its policy of engagement and refine its policy of engagement.

The United States should help move China in the direction of greater economic and personal freedom by normalizing trade relations, integrating China into the global trading order, and promoting exchange on a broad front. Congress should not let the bilateral trade deficit with China interfere with that strategy.

Any movement away from freer trade and toward protectionism would only delay China’s progress toward freedom and prosperity and harm the global economy.

Trade sanctions should be used only in extreme cases and only when they have a high chance of success; too often they can delay real reform.

President Clinton’s decision in 1994 to delink trade and human rights and the decision of Congress in 1998 to substitute the term “normal trade relations” (NTR) for “most favored nation” were steps in the right direction. Now Congress must act to reduce uncertainty in U.S.-Chinese economic relations by ending the annual certification spectacle and making NTR unconditional and permanent. Both Hong Kong and Taiwan support such a move and would benefit from it.

Likewise, China should be admitted to the World Trade Organization as soon as possible, provided China respect the principles of a liberal trading order, including the rule of law and the principle of non‐discrimination.

Congress should recognize that advancing economic freedom in China has had positive effects on the growth of China’s civil society and on personal freedom. Today, millions of Chinese are able to travel freely, own their own homes, choose their own clothes, show affection in public, select their course of studies, and work where they want to.

As President Clinton said in his State of the Union speech, “The more we bring China into the world, the more the world will bring change and freedom to China.”
Despite continuing human rights’ violations, the China of 1999 is not the China of the Cultural Revolution. Although the pace of progress has been slow, China is creeping along in the right direction.

The torch of liberty will burn brighter only if China continues to open to the outside world. It is in the interest of world peace and prosperity that the West not lose the opportunity to engage China and let communism die a natural death.

 

[True Believer]

What will keep the peace between Israel and the Arabs is not treaties​

When Hamas stops blaming Israel for their own incompetence when their home made rockets fall short into their own hospital, then the Israelis may consider discussing peace with terrorists.

 

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US issues Worldwide Travel Caution
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/worldwide-caution.html

 

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US Embassy Beirut: All Americans to Depart Lebanon Immediately​

 

[syed putra]

You sure the arabs wanted a unified state? The various leaders of Egypt, Syria, Iraq, etc, are all happy to be independent states

Look at their flags. It's all almost similar red, black and white.

 

[syed putra]

This war with hamas can escalate into a regional bloodbath.

 

[syed putra]

Form a marriage alliance or women exchange programme. Make love, not war.

My moto when facing my occupiers and tormentors.

 

[winners]

Those brainless Hamas are clearly bangging their heads onto the wall. In what way can they achieve victory against Israel? If they think they can count on Iran and China for support in times of need, they are deadly wrong.

Just look at the auto industries in Russia now. Chinks are coming to set up their own assembly lines in those ex-Western auto plants in Russia and everyone will know who are the eventual main beneficiaries.

 

[Byebye Penis]

Will Red Sea be closed if war escalates, international trade will be affected.

 

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Hamas attackers were high on drugs during the killing.
https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-769250

 

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will WIII happen under Biden?
Biden has every right to "postpone" the next presidential elections if US is in a state of war.

So if I am Iran, Russia and China, I would be happy to happy to help Biden achieve this aim, since he is a weak leader.

 

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Israel urges citizens to immediately leave Egypt, Jordan​

https://www.barrons.com/news/israel-urges-citizens-to-immediately-leave-egypt-jordan-eba53d3e

 

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Evacs Underway at US Embassy in Iraq​

 

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China stations six warships in middle east to protect Iran

https://www.eurasiantimes.com/israel-war-6-chinese-navy-warships-stationed-in-the-middle/

 

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Hamas repelled first ground face-off with Israeli army inside Gaza
2 bulldozers and a tank destroyed. One Israeli soldier killed, 3 injured

https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-k...p-gaza-strikes-to-prep-for-fateful-ground-op/