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| | :*It was the [[Republican]]s who granted [[most favored nation]] status to [[China]] that created the current conflict with China and "hollowed out the [[middle class]]"; | | :*It was the [[Republican]]s who granted [[most favored nation]] status to [[China]] that created the current conflict with China and "hollowed out the [[middle class]]"; |
| | :*It was the [[Republican]]s who passed the "[[Patriot Act]]" that lead to [[FISA abuse]] and [[Russiagate]]. | | :*It was the [[Republican]]s who passed the "[[Patriot Act]]" that lead to [[FISA abuse]] and [[Russiagate]]. |
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| | + | :They used to say in [[Washington, D.C.]], "[[Partisanship]] end at the water's edge". That's what led [[America]] to align with [[Stalin]] against [[Hitler]] and 30 years of [[war]] in [[Vietnam]] & [[Afghanistan]] (nearly half the natural life of us [[boomer]]s). [[Trump]], by calling out "[[stupid]]" leadership has 80 years of [[BS]] to clean up - which cannot be completed in the next 3 and half years. In the field of [[foreign policy]], know-nothings need to just shut up. They sound like [[Kaja Kallas]] with their sheer [[ignorance]] of [[foreign policy|global affairs]] and [[history]]. |
| | + | {{Cquote|This is the battle of narratives for the [[Global South]], and all the rest of the world, really. I was in an [[ASEAN]] meeting and one thing what was interesting you know that [[Russia]] was addressing [[China]] like "You and uh and like Russia and China, We uh you know fought the [[Second World War]]. We won the Second World War. We beat the [[Nazi]]s". And I was like, "Okay, that is something new". |
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| | + | But then you can see first you can, you know, if you know [[history]] then you know it raises a lot of question marks in your head. But you know, I can tell you nowadays [[people]] don't really read and remember [[history]] that much.|||[[Kaja Kallas]], Sept 4, 2025.<ref>[https://youtu.be/T3pCPOUUflA EU Slammed By China For Lack Of Basic History], Novara Media, Sep 5, 2025. [[YouTube]]}} |
| | + | {{Cquote|''Everybody understands the role the [[United States]], the [[Trump 2.0|Trump administration]], and [[President Trump]] personally are playing in today’s global narratives.''|||[[Yury Ushakov]], September 2, 2025.<ref>[https://tass.com/politics/2011405?ysclid=mfcloxz5xe417914009 Kremlin aide dismisses idea of leaders of Russia, China, North Korea conspiring against US'], [[TASS]], 3 Sep, 01:52. tass.com</ref>}} |