Talk:Essay: High income countries are rarely authoritarian countries in our technological age driven by innovation

User:Conservative: "High income countries are rarely authoritarian countries in our technological age driven by innovation".

I have contacted Andy about your problematic editing and violation of the agreement we had to keep the peace. RobS^{The Truth. Just Putin It Out There} 19:13, July 2, 2024 (EDT)

What does this say about your "innovation" theory, "high income counties", and "authoritarianism"? You've been a useful idiot and globalist stooge for the neocons long enough. Give it a rest.

The problem is, you don't seem to recognize the momentous times we live in or changes the other 7,999,999,999 people of planet earth are experiencing. You think it's "business as usual". It's not. The life you had is not coming back. RobS^{The Truth. Just Putin It Out There} 16:31, August 25, 2024 (EDT)

Evidence that I am a neocon? Have you read my essay at: Essay: Why wars and hyper-militarism often make a country weaker. Your persistent and inane lying about this matter is causing me to think you are a deceptive crank and that is why I never read your content.

The title of this Essay alone proves you are both a neocon & a globalist. RobS^{Zelensky Must Go!} 14:43, April 1, 2025 (EDT)

Military Keynesianism and paraphilia

Next, if you dispute this essay have strong evidence that authoritarian countries are more innovative and create lots of wealth create the counter essay at Essay: High income countries are FREQUENTLY authoritarian countries in our technological age driven by innovation.

Next, the world is always changing and countless people have said about how momentous their age is. No big news there Sherlock. For example, "Comrades - We are living in momentous times." - James Larkin (28 January 1874 – 30 January 1947. Irish republican, socialist and trade union leader). With that being said, rapid technological change/innovation and greater access to information is causing what some people have called "Future Shock".

Your messages to me are big yawners - especially your cheerleading relating to China/Russia which are currently experiencing some big problems (See: Essay: It's time to be very bearish about China's long-term economy and Essay: Why I am not bullish on Russia's future). You have pestered LT, Andy and myself with your pathetic whining and/or your so-called momentous news/commentary. It's time you found a new audience. Go to Twitter and political forums with your "momentousness".

Next time you have an impulsive and/or compulsive itch to relay some tidbit of "momentousness" to me, consider this sagely advice from wise King Solomon: "What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done; there is nothing new under the sun." - King Solomon (Ecclesiastes 1:9). Conservative (talk) 20:44, August 25, 2024 (EDT)

TL;DR.

So if interest payments on the federal debt exceed military spending, how are you going to fund Keynesian miliary spending for wars against Russia, North Korea, Iran, and China for the foreseeable future?

You remind me of a braindead Democrat who, no matter what the issue, can only mouth MSM talking points that they have been spoon fed. RobS^{The Truth. Just Putin It Out There} 21:21, August 25, 2024 (EDT)

Russia is spending 5.9% of their GDP on the military while the USA is spending 2.3% of its GDP on military spending.[1]

You should move to Russia and get Putin to stop his Keynesian military spending which temporarily puffed up Russia's GNP per capita at the cost of the long-term economic health of the civilian sector (Education, R & D, etc. Russia has half the labor productivity of the USA). And given the incompetence of Russia and Putin, the runt of a country called Ukraine caught the Russians with their pants down in Kursk. Military 101, as per Sun Tzu, is to attack "weakness and avoid strength", so there is no reason why the Russians should have been caught with their pants down in Kursk.

For more information, please see: Low labor productivity is one of the most acute and important problems facing Russia and Russia's economy is that of a shrinking, aging, and poorly qualified population). Conservative (talk) 21:53, August 25, 2024 (EDT)

You're just naive, and that's putting it politely.

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If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit

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and that's why I believe Andy should abandon you.

No amount of spam and willful ignorance can mask your stunted growth and motivation by long term personal grudges. You need to be taken down a peg or two and held to account for your actions.

For example: If you had read Solzhenitsyn's Gulag Archipelago as you have claimed, you would understand the Donbas war, Russia, and Ukraine. But you have not been truthful. RobS^{The Truth. Just Putin It Out There} 21:59, August 25, 2024 (EDT)

The godless Chinese Communist Party government has turned China into a second-rate country and its sidekick Russia has turned itself into a third-rate country (Even the Russian nationalist Georgy Zakrevsky recently said about Russia: "Our country is not just on the brink of disaster or already right next to it; our country is already in trouble. In big trouble... Our Black Sea fleet is being pushed out. It’s being pushed out as if we were not a great power with a great fleet, but some third-rate country. Our air force is practically not working because it is also being pushed out. We are standing in the same positions that we took more than two years ago, and partly in those to which we retreated. The population is dying out, becoming impoverished, drinking itself to death: no one cares. All they have time to do is bring in migrants... And all this was done by the so-called ‘president.’ The ‘Great’ Putin.”[2]).

Down the pike, I will relook at China/Russia and see how much they additionally declined, but for now, I will focus on first-rate things such as Christianity, developing friendships with first-rate people, etc. There is a place for following subpar countries, ideologies, etc., but one should not overdo it. Conservative (talk) 22:18, August 25, 2024 (EDT)

You just don't know when to quit trolling, do you? That's why I will not give up asking Andy to rein you in until you learn some common manners. RobS^{The Truth. Just Putin It Out There} 23:28, August 25, 2024 (EDT)

With a narcissists with hyper Russophilia, you have to be very assertive on why you don't share his obsession with the third-rate country that he fell in love with without doing his due diligence. Thus, it is very reasonable that you don't want to be pesterfested about this third-rate country - especially given the fact that there is a long list of first-rate things in the world to think about.

Furthermore, I also wish to emphatically note that I don't want to be pesterfested about Russia's second-rate ally the godless, Chinese Communist Party (or the North Korea or Iran regimes).

I trust this clarifies matters. Conservative (talk) 04:18, August 26, 2024 (EDT)

You simply don't understand the elementary difference between geopolitics and culture.

Better yet, you simply don't want to or care to understand the elementary difference between geo-politics, and racial or ethnic culture, you racist and narcissistic scum. RobS^{The Truth. Just Putin It Out There} 03:07, August 27, 2024 (EDT)

Are you a mind reader now? Or merely obsessed with me? Why are you so obsessed with me? A number of Conservapedians have noticed how obsessed you are with me. It's quite an embarrassment to the website and to yourself as well. Most guys, when they become obsessed with someone, it's usually a member of the opposite sex. But you are engaged in same-sex obsession towards someone which is very odd behavior.

Lastly, when a person is badly losing an argument they often turn to the logical fallacy of committing ad hominems (personal attacks). For example, you are a Nazi, racist, etc. Conservative (talk) 07:26, August 27, 2024 (EDT)

Stick with analphilia, you evidently have done your due diligence. RobS^{The Truth. Just Putin It Out There} 07:43, August 27, 2024 (EDT)

Some self-awareness about your intense obsession with me would do you some good. For example, if it's motivated by anger/bitterness, you likely have elevated cortisol levels and are shaving years of your life. Narcissistic males with big egos often have elevated cortisol levels (See: Expensive Egos: Narcissistic Males Have Higher Cortisol).

Narcissistic males with big egos loathe being wrong about anything. For example, if such a person holds the view that Russia is the greatest nation on earth and this is debunked with many pieces of data, then such a person's anger and cortisol levels could easily go through the roof. Conservative (talk) 07:59, August 27, 2024 (EDT)

It's your choice, big boy. You made yourself Conservapedia's resident expert on anal sex, presumably because you did your 'due diligence'. And we all know why.

Now you can walk away from your trolling, or keep it up. You set the precedent for allowing personal attacks between editors and Admin, which I always opposed, more than a dozen years ago. I'll take the ball and run with it now if you don't stop your trolling. RobS^{The Truth. Just Putin It Out There} 08:04, August 27, 2024 (EDT)

So when are you going to end your very embarrassing obsession with me? And have you asked yourself why you are so obsessed with me? What drives this obsession of yours? Conservative (talk) 08:06, August 27, 2024 (EDT)

When are you going to end you obsession with anal sex and bestiality? RobS^{The Truth. Just Putin It Out There} 08:07, August 27, 2024 (EDT)

You obviously crave my attention. Look at me, User: Conservative! Look at me! It's very childish for a grown man to act this way. You crave narcissistic supply from me. Without attention from me, it's difficult for you to maintain your superiority complex. If User: Conservative doesn't pay attention to me, then I might not matter!

RobSmith, please get a life. Conservative (talk) 08:12, August 27, 2024 (EDT)

Have you done due diligence on anal sex, yes or no? RobS^{The Truth. Just Putin It Out There} 08:15, August 27, 2024 (EDT)

DPRK's newest hypersonic missile, launched on January 6, 2025

The DPRK's newest hypersonic missile, launched on January 6, exceeded the speed of sound by 12 times and reached a maximum altitude of 99.8 km, accurately hitting the designated area in open waters at a distance of 1,500 km from the launch site, KCNA reports and publishes photos of the tests, which Kim Jong-un personally observed. [3]

So let me get this straight: the United States, which spends $1 trillion dollars on military year-after-year and can' t build a hypersonic missile that works. North Korea, where people eat tree bark, has a hypersonic the travels at Mach 12, faster than Oreshnik. So again, which country is "authoritarian" and corrupt? RobS^{The Truth. Just Putin It Out There} 23:18, January 6, 2025 (EST)

Seriously, you need do some real research and not just copy paste crap from investment advisors pitching Raytheon and Northrup Grumman stock. RobS^{The Truth. Just Putin It Out There} 23:23, January 6, 2025 (EST)

Is North Korea a high-income country? "No, North Korea is not considered a wealthy country; it is widely recognized as one of the poorest countries in the world, with a very low GDP per capita and widespread poverty due to economic mismanagement and isolation, particularly following the collapse of Soviet aid in the early 1990s."[4]

Is North Korea known for its innovative economy and its entrepenuership? Conservative (talk) 16:55, January 29, 2025 (EST)

(A) "Hight income country" is Marxist rhetoric based on Marxist "scholarship" Personal remark removed;

(B) One does not have to be from a "high income country" to be innovative; see: "Palestinians" might be innovative, but not for good. Many vital materials supplied as humanitarian aid, have been converted for terror use by that regime. For example - "How Hamas Turns Water Pipes Into Rockets" (1) And boasted about it: "Hamas boasted it could use EU-funded pipelines to attack Israel." It's called the adaptability of the human species to any environment.

In my estimation, you don't understand that most of the "innovations" you talk about come from DARPA and the military industrial complex, with certain "spinoff" applications for civilian and consumer use. These "innovations" are not created to make life easier and more prosperous. They are created to kill. Period. RobS^{The Truth. Just Putin It Out There} 22:52, January 29, 2025 (EST)

Where is your evidence that most innovations in the civilian sector come from the military? Just because you claim something, doesn't mean it is the gospel truth. He who asserts must prove! The burden of proof is upon the claimant. Conservative (talk) 22:56, January 29, 2025 (EST)

Of zillions of examples I could cite, let's take the cathode ray tube, for example.

It was first invented in 1896, and laid around for about half a century as a scientific oddity no one knew of or had any use for. Then in WWII it was put into a limited production and used in oscilloscopes for radar and radio transmission frequencies. Afterward, it went into mass production for the consumer market as television sets.

Then television began to change average citizens' life. But it was its military application that took a useless oddity and made it happen. RobS^{The Truth. Just Putin It Out There} 23:01, January 29, 2025 (EST)

Once again, your bunk is debunked! "Doubling or even tripling defense R&D spending would still mean that 90 percent of tech innovation occurs outside the defense sector. The most urgent and important priority is for DoD to improve its processes for bringing commercial technology into the Department."[5] "No, not most innovations come from the military sector, but military innovation can lead to commercial applications. However, military innovation can lead to commercial applications, and many everyday items were invented or improved by the military."[6] Conservative (talk) 23:02, January 29, 2025 (EST)

"During most of the 20th century, the defense sector was the undeniable leader of technological innovation, with technology developed in defense labs often trickling into the civilian world. In the 1990s, however, due to a dramatic decrease in defense budgets and the streaming of funds to commercial applications led by startup companies and internet giants, the flow of innovation reversed direction. The defense sector has accordingly adopted an “Open Innovation” approach to exploit new technologies developed by the civilian sector."[7] Conservative (talk) 23:10, January 29, 2025 (EST)

Seriously, George Friedman (whom I know you are familiar with. He gave Peter Zeihan his start at Stratfor) explains where the iPhone comes from HERE. Must See.

For a shortened transcript, see Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency#George Friedman on DARPA. RobS^{The Truth. Just Putin It Out There} 23:11, January 29, 2025 (EST)

[This part I edited out of the transcript because it's a self-explanatory summary where the microchip, camara, and GPS comes from]

“	The cell phone was first deployed in 1985 by the United States Army and was used for the first time in Operation Desert War [sic] and it was entirely invented to facilitate military communication. Bottom line is, there is nothing in this phone that was not created for war. So you think about war as a distant thing. You think about war as something that doesn't really have to do with you. And then you pick up this phone, and every bit of it is drenched in war, in fear of war.	”
—George Friedman

“	You might not be interested in war, but war is interested in you.	”
—Leon Trotsky

RobS^{The Truth. Just Putin It Out There} 23:29, January 29, 2025 (EST)

Thanks for offering the material.

Also, I have had a lot of contact with Chinese people and have respect for various aspects of Chinese culture. I used to volunteer for a Christian organization that ministered to Chinese university students.

However, I still take the position that China's communist government is going to stunt China's technological development. I had a very bright Chinese sweetheart in the past who studied at Columbia University and she was committed to creating a computer language which was a very ambitious goal. But she became an American citizen due to the repressive nature of the Chinese Communist Party. China is having a brain drain and that will likely accelerate due to the multiple economic crisis that China is experiencing. In addition, capitalism has a better track record than communist China when it comes to innovation. Conservative (talk) 23:42, January 29, 2025 (EST)

Good.

For my part, all your arguments is recycled Cold War rhetoric. All this stuff about "innovation" and ideology I read, practically verbatim, on the editorial page of The Wall Street Journal daily when I had a subscription to it in the 1980s.

A lot has happened since then, and the Americans, Russians, and Chinese have all learned much since then. But these arguments are basically solicitations to investors to invest in "hi-tech" stocks from a time when nobody knew or understood what the term "high tech" meant. 23:51, January 29, 2025 (EST)RobS^{The Truth. Just Putin It Out There}

Prelimiary summary: In all you essays on "innovation", you seem to think ridicule & cheerleading can replace genuine innovation, without any real understanding what innovation is, or what technical objects have been, or are in need of innovation. Or even the longterm effects of innovation.

Example: The innovative atomic bomb was first used in 1945. The above-ground Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (1963) wasn't implemented until 17 years later in 1962 to protect us from the environmental contamination and damage from this innovation. You do not seem to understand the potential dangers of some innovations. Innovation is not an end in itself.

Your essays learn nothing from historical experiences with innovation.

Your only defense is, "Trust the science", without any knowledge or understanding of the issues.

Your ideological arguments are grossly confused, and confusing.

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Let me tell you another boring story. About 6 or 7 years ago a bunch of neighbor kids (anyone under 25 is a kid to me) invited me to a backyard 4th of July barbeque. One of the kids had a hobby toy, a remote controlled quadcopter drone he paid $99 for. We/they played with it all afternoon, even setting off firecrackers, etc. At some point, I told them this was the future of warfare, it really had only one application, etc., and how they (the kids) would have to meet Chinese production capabilities to compete (never mind the difficulty of learning how to operate, etc). They looked at me in horror, as if I were a warmonger spoiling their fun. I told them, "hey, it's your problem. You guys have to fight these wars. Us old farts can only give you advice" etc. RobS^{The Truth. Just Putin It Out There} 00:16, January 30, 2025 (EST)

No, that's ok RobSmith. We were having a discussion and then you deleted about a 1,004 bytes of good faith material in our discussion because it debunks your position. Sorry to say, but it's pointless to endeavor to have a discussion with you. And don't bother to make excuses or blame it on me because I am not buying it. User: SamHB told me it was a waste of time to try to have a discussion with you. He was right. I should have listened to him. Conservative (talk) 00:25, January 30, 2025 (EST)

To bring this discussion full circle, this is where Korybko's latest,

• Mutual Interest In Resuming Arms Control Talks Can Speed Up The Ukrainian Peace Process

comes in. War accelerates technological innovation, peace slows it down. It has little, if anything to do with ideology.

If not for the INF Treaty the "revolutionary" Oreshnik would have been built and operational by the mid-1990s.

You decide. What's better? Going pedal-to-the-metal with technological innovation like the atomic bomb, not knowing its consequences, or taking a more conservative wait-and-see attitude.

Going pedal-to-the-metal with gain of function research cause "our enemies might get there first" (like the reasoning behind funding the Manhattan Project), or peaceful co-existence? RobS^{The Truth. Just Putin It Out There} 00:33, January 30, 2025 (EST)

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This wonderful Manhattan Project has put the United States into a straightjacket since 1945. We can't fight a nuclear war cause of MAD, and can't win a conventional war against rice eaters in Korea, Vietnam, or goat herders in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Yemen. Never mind a conventional or nuclear war against Russia, which your heroes Antony Blinken & Joe Biden said was possible.

All we can do is bribe, payoff, and submit to nuclear blackmail, which is precisely what the United States has done with Iran and North Korea for 3 decades now. RobS^{The Truth. Just Putin It Out There} 00:46, January 30, 2025 (EST)

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Right now in 2025, and since these regime change wars have started, the United States is like an out-of-control drunk or drug addict in need of an intervention. And that is what Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has basically said. That is Russian foreign policy right now, basically to help the United States save itself from itself.

And why not? It's what we did ("we" being the Russian, Americans and others) did with the German nation. Sometimes, in history, nations need outside intervention to save themselves from themselves. And this does not of necessity mean military occupation. The Russians indeed can help bring America, indeed all the West, back to its senses, without military conflict. RobS^{The Truth. Just Putin It Out There} 01:17, January 30, 2025 (EST)

It's what we, the US did with the USSR in 1989, helped the Russians overthrow and abandon the leftwing totalitarian ideology that had a stranglehold on the society and economy - without military intervention (we won't go into the greedy exploitation of Western oligarchs like Bill Browder who shamefully and shamelessly took advantage of the situation in the 1990s); the Russians now can help America throw off the stranglehold leftist totalitarians have on American society, culture, and foreign relations without military confrontation, although the actions and words of people like Blinken, Biden, and User:Conservative have rightfully angered much of the Russian nation. This problem can be dealt with if these trolls cease their actions and trolling immediately. Russia is a Christian nation, and that means forgiving one's enemies. The quickest and easiest way to bring about this miracle from God of forgiveness is to cease being an enemy immediately. RobS^{The Truth. Just Putin It Out There} 01:45, January 30, 2025 (EST)

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Incidentally, If you want to discuss contemporary Russian relations in any context, you need to be ready to address questions like this, and not pretend they don't exist by deleting them from your talk page. Elsewise, you're just a troll. RobS^{The Truth. Just Putin It Out There} 03:55, January 30, 2025 (EST)

Technological innovations of the Third Reich

Technological innovations of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich, like rocket engines and magnetic tape for instance, blow a wide-open hole in your theory, unless your argument is that Nazi Germany was not authoritarian. RobS^{The Truth. Just Putin It Out There} 16:25, January 29, 2025 (EST)

Was Nazi Germany a high-income country?

Heinrich Himmler (foreground) and Wernher von Braun (behind), who built the US rocket that sent a man to the moon.

Did Nazi Germany come up with the atomic bomb or was it the USA?

How long was Nazi Germany in existence? Conservative (talk)

"No, Nazi Germany was not a high-income country. In fact, when the Nazis took power in 1933, the country was in a weakened state due to the Great Depression and hyperinflation. However, the Nazi regime did attempt to improve the economy through military buildup, propaganda, and other measures. "[8] Conservative (talk) 16:51, January 29, 2025 (EST)

Was Nazi Germany a high-income country? Yes.

Q. Did Nazi Germany come up with the atomic bomb or was it the USA?

A. No, cause Nazi Germany was not trying to build an atomic bomb (the usual WMD scare tactics were used to get Congressional approval for financing the Manhattan Project).

How long was Nazi Germany in existence? 12 years. But its innovations survived, and are exploited elsewhere to this day. RobS^{The Truth. Just Putin It Out There} 16:56, January 29, 2025 (EST)

The so-called 1,000 year reich of the authoritarian Nazi Germany lasted 12 years! Is it surprising that Russia is a failed state? No, it isn't! International relations expert John Mearsheimer said about Russia: "Russia is a declining power, and it will only get weaker with time." Conservative (talk) 21:03, January 29, 2025 (EST)

You're trolling. All American technology since NASA was created, which has contributed to American prosperity (including computers, internet, and now AI), was Nazi technology. Albert Einstein, Hans Bethe, John von Neumann, Leo Szilard, James Franck, Edward Teller, Rudolf Peierls, Klaus Fuchs, Enrico Fermi, Alan Nunn May, Bruno Pontecorvo, Neils Bohr and more were all foreigners in the Manhattan Project. Many also worked for the authoritarian KGB. RobS^{The Truth. Just Putin It Out There} 21:14, January 29, 2025 (EST)

Your understanding of history is not even at the high school level. It's sort of stuck at the Jr. high school level of a student flunking out.

(FYI: German Tausend Jahr Reich properly translated into English is 'Millennial Kingdom'. Consult the Luther Bible if you don't believe me. Then again, for someone so susceptible to war propaganda, I don't expect anyone to get it right, even after 80 or 90 years).

"Many scientists, philosophers, and thinkers fled Nazi Germany in the 1930s, including Nobel laureates and other prominent figures. Many of these refugees later contributed to the Manhattan Project."[9]

If a significant portion of these scientists fled Nazi Germany, your claim is very dubious as that was not a very Nazi thing to do. German culture was a very advanced society way before Hitler came to power.

And right now, there are millionaires and science/tech people fleeing the authoritarian countries of Russia and China and these countries are experiencing a "brain drain".[10][11][12] Conservative (talk) 22:22, January 29, 2025 (EST)

This says you're wrong, as usual. And you do not know how to engage in intelligent debate or discussion. Many Manhattan Project scientists fled the "high income countries" (a Marxist idiom you have grown fond of, as late) of England & Canada, as well.

RobS^{The Truth. Just Putin It Out There} 22:28, January 29, 2025 (EST)

Well guess what? Researchers don't automatically take scientific knowledge and turn it into viable and prosperous companies. Entrepreneurs very often do that and right now many millionaires are fleeing China.[13] And China's communist leader Xi Jinping, who has a personality cult, recently massively damaged China's tech sector and its private tutoring sector.[14][15] Conservative (talk) 22:38, January 29, 2025 (EST)

IMO, you are incapable of separating war propaganda and ideological brainwashing from factual analysis and historical reasoning. That wouldn't be so bad if kept it to yourself, rather than trying share your malady with children based on your malicious motives. RobS^{The Truth. Just Putin It Out There} 22:42, January 29, 2025 (EST)

example of contorted reasoning and misinformation

• "No, Nazi Germany was not a high-income country. In fact, when the Nazis took power in 1933, the country was in a weakened state..."

This is a good example of User:Conservative's contorted reasoning, as is his habit, and sloppy research skills. Here he confuses Nazi Germany with the Weimar Republic. IMO, it's not deliberate. It's just illustrative of what an idiot he is, rambling on about things that he has no idea what he's talking about. This, by any definition, is internet trolling. RobS^{The Truth. Just Putin It Out There} 17:36, January 29, 2025 (EST)

In this age of war, propaganda, and war propaganda, I find anybody trying recruit young people into war based on lies extremely distasteful. RobS^{The Truth. Just Putin It Out There} 21:20, January 30, 2025 (EST)

Nazi hi-tech innovations

When American Flying Fortress and fighter pilots first encountered the ME-262, it was so psychologically demoralizing, if they made it back to the ground, they didn't want to ever go up and fly anymore. RobS^{The Truth. Just Putin It Out There} 03:49, January 30, 2025 (EST)

Let's move on the subject of magnetic tape (we can return to weapons like the diesel electric submarine later). Why did BASF's innovators introduce the magnetic reel-to-reel tape recorder? Simple answer: Because of Nazi Germany's labor shortage during WWII - to improve labor productivity. Radio broadcasts often were taped, freeing up radio announcers for other tasks. By contrast, nothing like this existed in the land of the free and home of the brave or its allies. The greatly innovative capitalist countries used dictaphones (basically, the same technology Thomas Edison invented in 1910), but their only practical use was in offices so a secretary didn't have to sit and take dictation by shorthand. The only innovation to Edison's technology in 40 years in the free capitalist countries was to replace the hand crank with an electric motor c. 1927. Of course, that grand glorious capitalist technology got dumped real quick after the war in favor of the authoritarian magnetic tape reel-to-reel innovation. That situation persisted until very recently when it got replace by the Compact Disc in the 1990s and now the microchip. Reference: How a GI brought Hitler’s R2R Technology to Bing Crosby.

Let's discuss microfilm or micro fiche, another authoritarian Nazi technological innovation which served after the war until about 1995 as the universal storage of books & newspapers in public libraries throughout the United States and abroad. What's interesting about this is an ethical question: the technology was captured and procured by an OSS officer, then patented for private, personal gain. The patent holder, William J. Casey, later became CIA director. Should a member of the intelligence community be allowed to privately profit from his work in service to the United States Government after his procurement of property from both an authoritarian regime and technological innovations captured by the US government from a declared enemy?

Now, should we go into how the feudalistic Japanese society invented the transistor, replacing the vacuum tube in millions and millions of household radios & TVs in the capitalistic Western societies, or does this deserve its own section outside Nazi Germany?

Incidentally, the authoritarian Japanese Zero built by Mitsubishi was considered the best single engine fighter aircraft by many, surpassing the performance and ease of handling of the German Messerschmidt, and the glorious capitalists' American Mustang and British Spitfire.

New Jersey drones

So now we know what the New Jersey drones were [16] (as if we had to be told). And the Langley, Lakenheath & German bases drones. The Amazing, technologically superior United States, with its $30-$130 million Predator drones and others, have ZERO experience in modern drone warfare. In fact, its "innovative" million dollar drones are being taken out by $200 homemade missiles made from sewer pipes by Houthi goat herders. So it's time to pare-down costs a bit, size, improve maneuverability, etc., and start thinking seriously about electronic warfare (which the authoritarian Russians are generations ahead. Oh, and they also share that technology with the authoritarian Chinese and Iranians}.

So yah, that's an innovation in a free society - cut costs, eliminate waste and corruption. But I don't think we're there yet. In fact, the problem is, Trump will probably want to spend more money rather than focus on efficiency (hopefully Musk will be a positive influence in that area). RobS^{The Truth. Just Putin It Out There} 07:31, January 30, 2025 (EST)

One thing I notice in all these screeds is, you seem to think Pelosi, former Raytheon director Lloyd Austin, the boys in the Pentagon, and members of Congress who are not subject to insider trading rules, with their $1 trillion defense budget, you seem to really think or believe that they have the best interests of the United States and its national security at heart. They don't. You're on your own, pal. And Trump, who's already broken his main promise to end the war, is only gonna be around for 4 years, at best. Wake up and smell the embalming fluid. RobS^{The Truth. Just Putin It Out There} 07:47, January 30, 2025 (EST)

Update

• Singapore Sounds Alarm as Population Plunges amid Surging Deaths Among Covid-Vaxxed.

Update: Shocking Government Report Admits AIDS Is Surging Among Covid-Vaccinated.

We should begin a Mainspace article User:Conservative proven wrong to compliment Conservapedia proven right. RobS^{Zelensky Must Go!} 20:51, March 19, 2025 (EDT)

Is France a High-income country?

Anti-democratic & authoritarian NATO ally France arrests and imprisons rightwing populist Marine LePen poised to defeat incumbent globalist tyrant Emmanuel Macron. [17][18][19][20] RobS^{Zelensky Must Go!} 14:14, April 1, 2025 (EDT)

Warning: Nowhere in this question is the subject of Russia involved. Conservapedia:Guidelines state redundant arguments, in this case, redundant off-topic spam arguments, is cause for CP:Blocking. RobS^{Zelensky Must Go!} 20:24, April 1, 2025 (EDT)

• Dr. Steve Turley: You Won’t BELIEVE What a French Court Just Did!!!

Question (for the second time): Is France a High-income authoritarian state? We need an answer on this question (not an opinion Essay) as many Conservapedia editors, over many years, have contributed much time & effort to the LePen, Macron, France, authoritarian, globalist, lawfare, democracy, freedom, economics and numerous other sub articles.

Let's see some communication skills, collaboration skills and teamwork skills. RobS^{Zelensky Must Go!} 21:25, April 1, 2025 (EDT)

Army scrambles to improve drone training

Defense One. One unit created its own virtual trainer with software used by Ukrainian troops.

Wow. The Pentagon is scrambling to innovate and has to rely on being a copycat.

Thanks to your false pride and bravado, it is pointless for Conservapedia to alert conservative readers to a vital national security threat. It only creates MORE confusion from what you have already spammed for 3 years. Readers don't know what to believe. You destroyed Conservapedia's credibility at a time of a national security crisis. For 3 years I begged you not to and to stop.

We'll just add it to User:Conservative proven wrong (third time in 3 days). RobS^{Zelensky Must Go!} 17:46, May 30, 2025 (EDT)

btw, "virtual trainer with software used by Ukrainian troops". That's brilliant. Copy the loser's training & tactics, huh? RobS^{Zelensky Must Go!} 17:50, May 30, 2025 (EDT)

BUREVESTNIK

• WORLD's only Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile BUREVESTNIK is Ready for FIGHT.

Smaller fuel source gives greater space for warhead payload. Unlimited range, capable to fly in space. US abandoned similar program in 1957.

The US made a big mistake when it walked away from arms control and limitation treaties a few years ago. Putin & Trump agree they should be restarted, but that won't happen until a peace deal is worked out in Ukraine to include:

• demilitarization
• denazification
• diplomatic recognition of Russia's borders
• no NATO
• no sanctions

Then Putin & Trump can move ahead with joint rare earth mineral deals in Russia, joint oil gas extraction in the Artic, denuclearization, arms control and limitations, etc. But User:Conservative has done nothing to help persuade conservative public opinion about these matters. In fact, he's only spewed neocon nazi & fascist rhetoric for years.

“	And the Russians, you know, are different from us. They're a lot more humble about their country than we in the United States are about our own. You talk to a Russian and say, "Well, we think you have problems here, here, and here." He'll look at you and he'll say, "Yes, we're aware of the problems and we're working on them." How often have you heard anybody in the United States say a thing like that? What you get is this sort of permanent hot air balloon of, "We're the greatest country in the world. You sound like somebody who hates America." Wait a minute. Just because things aren't good or things are wrong doesn't mean you hate your country. But this is sort of stupidity that passes for patriotism in the United States.	”
—Col. Douglas Macgregor

October 28, 2026

BREAKING China Snaps Up BMW, Mercedes & Audi for Pennies — Total Collapse in Germany!

Wow. I bet the 15% auto tariff just imposed won't help much.

In real-money terms, the S&P 500 has lost 70% of its value in the last 25 years

Again, I thought a "kleptocracy" was a society or system ruled by people who use their power to steal their country's resources.

Hmmm, we have a problem here. Which chart do we believe, the above chart or the chart posted by a highly questionable source known for posting a lot of crap that he himself doesn't understand?

Graph of Inflation adjusted Standard and Poor's 500.

The Standard and Poor's 500 (commonly called the S&P 500) is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 of the largest companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. The chart reflects the economic policies under the incompetent pedophile John Maynard Keynes.

Lemme 'splain: This is why credibility is vital, and not just spamming personal attacks on subjects the author has no knowledge of. It reflects on all of Conservapedia, and Andy Schlafly as well. Foghorn Leghorn^{Do normal heterosexuals spend 20 yrs obsessing over gay bars, bathhouses and drag queens?} 07:40, October 29, 2026 (EDT)

Still spewing the neocon claptrap of "authoritarian vs. democracy", I see

[21] RobS^{Zelensky Must Go!} 01:39, October 8, 2025 (EDT)

​An Iranian Drone Clone is Now a CENTCOM Weapon

"CENTCOM’s adoption of an Iranian drone clone is a remarkable shift from the old Pentagon mindset of not taking anything invented abroad (also known as the “not invented here” syndrome). There is a lot more out there that can be acquired, but whether the Pentagon will do so remains an unsettled question."

Maybe you are right - authoritarian countries cannot innovate. RobS^{Recovering Republican} 19:51, December 5, 2025 (EST)

2 Questions for our resident macroeconomic expert

A Minnesota Somali resident who couldn't read road signs was issued a CDL. The company he worked for had 2 drivers who drove 82,000 miles last year. [22]

Question 1: To what extent will deporting all illegal alien truck drivers who deliver goods to the market have on inflation, plus or minus?

Question 2: To what extent do illegal alien truck drivers working for below market wages add to, or negatively affect US labor productivity rates?

Feel free to ignore these questions for a couple of years or respond with non-sequiturs and ad hominems cause they expose you and your Essays for the fraud that they are. RobS^{Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.} 21:04, February 26, 2026 (EST)

User:Conservative proven wrong, AGAIN

• Update on Russian innovations. [23]

Drone warfare was said to have made armored warfare obsolete. With Ukraine's air defenses now totally depleted, Russian tanks are said to be reemerging on the battlefield with anti-FPV drone innovations. RobS^{Do heterosexual normies spend 20 yrs obsessing over gay bars, bathhouses and drag queens?} 14:50, August 11, 2026 (EDT)

See: The New Arsenal of Innovation: Why Nations That Connect Commercial Technology to Military Power Will Shape the Future of Warfare. Conservative (talk) 00:11, October 29, 2026 (EDT)

You need to disclose to readers that link is more of your AI slop. You're being deceptive. Foghorn Leghorn^{Do normal heterosexuals spend 20 yrs obsessing over gay bars, bathhouses and drag queens?} 02:00, October 29, 2026 (EDT)

Looks like you flip-flopped again after I steered you in the right direction.

"From Military Invention to Commercial Innovation"

Just say thank you, and stop your trolling and personal attacks. Foghorn Leghorn^{Do normal heterosexuals spend 20 yrs obsessing over gay bars, bathhouses and drag queens?} 02:17, October 29, 2026 (EDT).

Is the Russian territorial gains in Ukraine still happening at a glacial speed? Is the quality of Russian techology partly to blame? "Drones struck a major oil terminal in St. Petersburg as well as a large data center, with videos posted online appearing to show fires burning."[24] How well is that Russian air defense technology working? Conservative (talk) 02:32, October 29, 2026 (EDT)

Huh? What does that have to do with the subject under discussion?

But to answer your question, yes, America's war against Russia continues, and yes, America is losing that war. Foghorn Leghorn^{Do normal heterosexuals spend 20 yrs obsessing over gay bars, bathhouses and drag queens?} 03:25, October 29, 2026 (EDT)

Now let's be clear on this and look ahead past the midterms: Your Democrats and globalists are likely to try to keep both wars going and provide more of your money to Ukraine; Trump needs to make a decision now - will he give the same treatment to Zelensky that he gave to the Ayatollah or Maduro before January or go down in history like Biden as a President who lost another war? Or can he get rid of (in his own words) the biggest impediment to peace? Foghorn Leghorn^{Do normal heterosexuals spend 20 yrs obsessing over gay bars, bathhouses and drag queens?} 03:36, October 29, 2026 (EDT)

Grok and Yandex Alice AI on the article "The New Arsenal of Innovation: Why Nations That Connect Commercial Technology to Military Power Will Shape the Future of Warfare"

Grok analyzed this article "The New Arsenal of Innovation: Why Nations That Connect Commercial Technology to Military Power Will Shape the Future of Warfare" and said:

"This is the kind of intermediate-to-good analytic essay one would expect from a competent research assistant or junior analyst working under direction—well above the median of what pure multi-model generation usually produces without rigorous human oversight. It is usable as a briefing or discussion piece. The main limitations are those of the genre (public-source synthesis rather than original data collection or classified insight) rather than AI degradation. If the human director’s role was primarily framing, source selection, fact-checking, and tone control, the result is a success."[25]

Yandex Alice AI, made with 100% Russian components, analyzed the article and wrote this summary:

"The article demonstrates a high level of analytical depth, effectively linking technological innovation with operational effectiveness and institutional adaptation in military contexts.

It presents a well-rounded perspective, balancing technical sophistication with practical implementation and scalability, making complex ideas accessible through clear examples.

The writing showcases comprehensive research, supported by relevant examples and footnotes, ensuring credibility and enhancing the reader's understanding of modern military innovation dynamics."

I trust this clarifies matters. Conservative (talk) 04:38, October 29, 2026 (EDT)

Yah. It clarifies what a narcissist you are. Foghorn Leghorn^{Do normal heterosexuals spend 20 yrs obsessing over gay bars, bathhouses and drag queens?} 06:51, October 29, 2026 (EDT)

LOL. "public-source synthesis". You mean "MSM crap", "propaganda", or "fake news". In an Eng Comp class you get a C- cause you didn't even write it. Foghorn Leghorn^{Do normal heterosexuals spend 20 yrs obsessing over gay bars, bathhouses and drag queens?} 06:55, October 29, 2026 (EDT)

"working under direction" means artificial intelligence detects that you don't know what you're talking about and only trying to please the boss. Foghorn Leghorn^{Do normal heterosexuals spend 20 yrs obsessing over gay bars, bathhouses and drag queens?} 13:10, October 29, 2026 (EDT)

more trolling crap

RobSmith, do you agree that technology is becoming an increasingly important factor in modern warfare?

What do you predict will be the outcome of the Russo-Ukrainian War by October 29, 2031?

“	Military power is built on economic power.	”
—John Mearsheimer

“	Ukraine doesn't have the people to fight until 2030. Europe doesn't have the money to fight until 2030.	”
—Ian Proud, October 28, 2026.

[26]

Please be specific. Will Russia achieve its major military objectives? Will Ukraine retain its independence and sovereignty? What territory do you expect each side to control? Will the war still be ongoing, or will a settlement have been reached?

Please put your predictions on the record now, so that in five years we can evaluate their accuracy against what actually happened.

I'm interested in a specific forecast, not a retrospective explanation of why the outcome was supposedly inevitable. This way we can better determine if you're truly expert on international politics or just another internet blowhard. Conservative (talk) 10:16, October 29, 2026 (EDT)

P.S. MASSIVE Revenge by Ukraine... Putin’s Hometown of St. Petersburg in FLAMES & Other War Stories, 10-9-2026 and Why are Russians pulling billions from banks? Fears of Putin’s asset grab grow, August 2026, Indian news organization source (India is a nonaligned country).

Things are not looking good for Russia!

On the other hand, USA citizens are not pulling their money out of banks in significant numbers and millionaires, bilionaires and others are flocking to America. And at this time, the Russian diaspora is made up of over 30 million people.

By the way, have you moved to Russia yet or do you still live in America? Conservative (talk) 11:46, October 29, 2026 (EDT)

Technology has always driven innovations and improvements in warfare.

The rest of your trolling crap based on a synthesis of public-sources (i.e. war propaganda) I don't have time for now. Your human master is not providing rigorous oversight or direction. Foghorn Leghorn^{Do normal heterosexuals spend 20 yrs obsessing over gay bars, bathhouses and drag queens?} 13:10, October 29, 2026 (EDT)

Deny that drones successfully attacked St. Peterburg refineries, etc and there is a slow motion bank run in Russia and lose all credibility! Sad!

You will thank me later when your so-called Russian greatness further declines and it overwhemlms your denialism. Then you will thank me because made your descent to reality less of a precipitious fall. Conservative (talk) 13:41, October 29, 2026 (EDT)

Derny that German V-2 rockets hit London in desperate failed attacks late in a lost war and only caused more needless death and suffering. You do not even seem to know who the residents of St. Petersburg are or the sufferings of their families. Like Jews, they say "Never Again!" to Western fascists. Foghorn Leghorn^{Do normal heterosexuals spend 20 yrs obsessing over gay bars, bathhouses and drag queens?} 13:45, October 29, 2026 (EDT)

"Military power rests on economic power." - John Mearsheimer. Deny the attacks on Russian/St. Petersburg refineries affects Russia's economy and military logistics and lose all credibility. Do supply trucks/tanks/planes run on water for fuel or petro products? Furthermore, "Taras Skvortsov, a senior executive at top retail lender Sberbank, told Russian radio that many banks don’t have cash on hand to buy government bonds."[27] Conservative (talk) 14:48, October 29, 2026 (EDT)

Mearsheimer didn't invent that axiom. Foghorn Leghorn^{Do normal heterosexuals spend 20 yrs obsessing over gay bars, bathhouses and drag queens?} 15:07, October 29, 2026 (EDT)

the problem as I see it

My interest is in the foreign policy of the United States and international relations. It's a colossal waste of my time to try to persuade you away from your irrational hatred and bigotry, and false pride, against other nations and people. I'm doomed to fail in that task. Foghorn Leghorn^{Do normal heterosexuals spend 20 yrs obsessing over gay bars, bathhouses and drag queens?} 13:43, October 29, 2026 (EDT)

Who created the material for "Russia's cultural contributions" in Conservapedia's Russia article. It was me - not you! Conservative (talk) 14:50, October 29, 2026 (EDT)

Plausible deniability to CYA. The weight of the evidence suggests you are a mindless bigot - provable in this very thread. Foghorn Leghorn^{Do normal heterosexuals spend 20 yrs obsessing over gay bars, bathhouses and drag queens?} 15:09, October 29, 2026 (EDT)

And yet, you continue to dodge my intellectual dual challenge of taking Mensa tests -

“	Never interfere with an opponent when he's in process of self-destruction.	”
—Napolean Bonaparte

Why would I interfere with you proving what an idiot you are? Foghorn Leghorn^{Do normal heterosexuals spend 20 yrs obsessing over gay bars, bathhouses and drag queens?} 15:42, October 29, 2026 (EDT)

even when I generously allowed you to spend 3 years leveling up to be more competitive in the dual. It's so sad that you lack the machismo to accept the dual. Have you considered watching John Wayne movies to remedy this deficiency of yours? Conservative (talk) 15:22, October 29, 2026 (EDT)

“	After midterm Democrats will come to power and everything will be okay. So propaganda is working.	”
—Marta Havryshko. October 28, 2026.

Who is Marta Havryshko? a Fellow at the Holocaust Museum. Watch these three minutes broadcast today where she comments on drone attacks on refineries in Russia. It'll be fun seeing your reaction to real information in real time. Foghorn Leghorn^{Do normal heterosexuals spend 20 yrs obsessing over gay bars, bathhouses and drag queens?} 15:26, October 29, 2026 (EDT)

Is there absolute certainty the Democrats will come to power? Have the polls ever been wrong in recent years? Does the GOP still hold the presidency? Is SCOTUS an impediment to Democrat ambitions? Some self-proclaimed political experts need to take History 101 and Civics 101! Conservative (talk) 15:43, October 29, 2026 (EDT)

Yah, okay. When Hegseth gets axed, Trump the lame duck can't get any of his appointees through the Senate, and you'll be paying for more than just two failed wars at the grocery store through inflation in order to print transgender comic books in Peru, we'll remember your "intelligent" contributions to the debate. Foghorn Leghorn^{Do normal heterosexuals spend 20 yrs obsessing over gay bars, bathhouses and drag queens?} 15:56, October 29, 2026 (EDT)

Did I miss something? Is the Iran War over? Is the Russo-Ukraine War over? Someone is counting their chickens before the eggs have hatched! And last time I checked, my geopolitics forecasts have been more reliable than yours (Russia's inflation/Buttergate, Russia's continued economic deterioration, China's continued economic deterioration, and the USA gaining global share of the world's GNP). Conservative (talk) 16:04, October 29, 2026 (EDT)

And last time I checked, USAID was largely defunded. And I hope you are not comparing USA history to Russian history. You would have a lot of explaining to do regarding the godless, militant atheistic Soviet Union! Deny that Moscow and the Russians had major influence on the Soviet Union and lose all credibility! Conservative (talk) 21:12, October 29, 2026 (EDT)

By the way, the suburb I live in has zero underground gay bars and saunas and zero hostile drones flying over it - unlike Moscow and St. Petersburg! See: Underground gay bars and saunas in Russia. Conservative (talk) 21:26, October 29, 2026 (EDT)

Like the Hitler Youth, you're the last to get the memo. The war is lost. Foghorn Leghorn^{Do normal heterosexuals spend 20 yrs obsessing over gay bars, bathhouses and drag queens?} 03:47, October 30, 2026 (EDT)