::(ec) And this: "Your attempts to influence the direction and scope of my reading ...". I seem to remember you calling me up and asking for various sources, like JusttheNews, etc. Not to mention the Duran, etc., or your adding various sources like Diesen, Lena Petrova, etc. The point here is your using the label "Non-Western" for a bunch of Westerners. Even "Anti-Western" would be worse, unless you're implying Western civilizations is [[authoritarian]] and [[intolerant]] of dissenting ideas and debate. You just told SamHB, "One of the things I am going to do is '''increase my writing/grammar/usage knowledge and skills'''". You can begin right there with your misuse of labels. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''The Truth. Just Putin It Out There'']]</sup> 00:25, May 7, 2024 (EDT)
:::Mercouris recently called China a rising power - despite all its economic problems that will likely prevent it from escaping the middle-income trap. Mercouris used to belong to a left of center British political party so his grasp of economics is likely not very strong. Just The News is informative and does some solid reporting. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 02:23, May 7, 2024 (EDT)