DandomRude

Ja, genau das fand ich schon immer das besonders Irreführende bei Begriffen wie "Bananenrepublik". Solche abwertenden Bezeichnungen legen nahe, dass die so benannten Länder vollkommen korrupt seien, dabei beläuft sich der volkswirtschaftliche Schaden, wenn sich irgendein Vogel wieder mal ganz plump mit Geld oder auch etwas versteckter mit einem schönen Pöstchen bestechen lässt, bei uns in aller Regel gleich auf mehrstellige Millionenbeträge. Und das nennt man dann "Lobbyismus", als ob es keine Korruption sei.

Es scheint also auch hierzulande eher eine Sache der Größenordnung zu sein: Wirklich schwerwiegende Fälle gelten als "Business as usual" und den Verantwortlichen sagt man dann sogar auch noch "Wirtschaftskompetenz" nach, weil sie sich ja so toll mit der sogenannten "Elite" verstehen. Demgegenüber ist es dann allerdings ein schwerstes Verbrechen, wenn etwa ein Mitarbeiter des Ordnungsamtes dabei erwischt wird, dass er für ein paar Euro ein Parkticket verschwinden lässt.

Denke, eben diese völlig falsche Herangehensweise ist es, die uns in die Situation geführt hat, in der wir uns heute befinden: Die Politik vertritt die Interessen der Bevölkerung kaum noch, sondern stattdessen allem voran eben nur noch das, was ihnen die Milliardäre diktieren.

Man sollte sich echt nicht täuschen: Das ist nicht nur in den US ein riesen Problem, sondern eben auch hierzulande, wie die Regierung um unseren Herrn Chef-Lobbisten im Bundeskanzleramt ja ständig sehr deutlich macht.

In this case, too, all those responsible will get off scot-free. This case demonstrates beyond a shadow of a doubt that the U.S. legal system is so corrupt that it not only fails to serve its purpose but, on the contrary, is systematically exploited to enable the most serious crimes in the first place.

The Epstein case is just one particularly repugnant example of this, as the regime’s blatant enrichment through corruption and its countless crimes also make abundantly clear.

Nothing will change in this regard until U.S. citizens rise up and demand justice.

Since the U.S. Constitution was written for a country where slavery existed, it does not guarantee universal human rights - even today.

Yes, and even on a global scale, at that.

Because China can use international law to its advantage. After all, the U.S. is blackmailing its own allies and openly threatening NATO with another war of aggression against one of its founding members. It wouldn’t be unwise to join forces and impose sanctions on the U.S. together in order to strengthen ones own negotiating position. I mean everyone knows what “Taco” means by now.

Sanctions don’t even require the UN, as the example of Russia shows - a country that also holds a veto right in the UN and is a permanent member of the Security Council. Yet they do face sanctions for their war of aggression they wage against Ukraine in violation of international law - the war the US is waging against Iran is just as unlawful under international law, and so was the previous abduction of Venezuelan head of state Maduro.

This time, the US stands alone in its violation of international law - except for Israel, which is committing genocide and should have been excluded from the international community long ago.

In short: International law plays into China’s hands, especially since the US, along with its allies, is committing such horrific war crimes. Bombing hospitals and schools makes it abundantly clear what monsters they are and how dangerous such psychopaths are to the world.

On top of that, this war is paralyzing nearly 20% of global oil trade. It is by no means only China that is affected.

I can't wait until he sues his own wife.

Unfortunately, I’m not so sure about that, because in Germany virtually every established party across the entire political spectrum still stands behind Israel.

There’s even a term for it: “Staatsräson,” which refers to Germany’s historical responsibility toward the victims of the Holocaust. Absurdly enough, it is precisely this historical responsibility that is being invoked to support Israel’s genocide, rather than to prevent it by any means necessary.

In my view, the public by no means supports the blatant abuse of this so-called “Staatsräson” by established politicians, who obviously don’t do so out of any (misguided) sense of morality.

But we’ll see - they might cave in quickly if other EU countries exert pressure, as they rightly should.

Nevertheless: Especially in Germany, the Israel lobby is unfortunately very strong - so strong, in fact, that despite the atrocities and inhuman crimes of this state, there are still many, particularly influential people who are not ashamed to continue standing up for these monsters.

I hope for the best, but I’m not quite that optimistic.

Ja genau, alles gute Optionen - und mit den Fundamentalisten, einem Wort, das sich übrigens historisch mal exklusiv auf Christen bezog, ist ja auch der Vogel bestens abgedeckt, der jetzt sogar peinliche KI-Bilder von sich als Jesus postet...

I don’t think China will be so incredibly foolish as to actively intervene in this war, which violates international law.

What they could certainly do, however, is use their influence to impose sanctions on the US - and just how disastrous that would be has already been demonstrated by the embarrassing saga of tariffs that led to such a spectacular failure for the U.S. In doing so, China would be completely in the right. In fact, all countries whose ships are being held up by the US’s illegal war should join in, because the blockade of trade routes is also a clear violation of international law.

So I think it will turn out the same way it has so many times before: China will once again benefit from the hubris of this absurd U.S. regime.

The Art of the Deal

Sure, of course. The fact that the U.S. tried yesterday to gain an advantage during the negotiations certainly has nothing to do with it. What could possibly demonstrate more goodwill than provocations aimed at goading the other side into breaking the ceasefire...

U.S. Navy ships sent an unmistakable signal Saturday as they crossed the Strait of Hormuz, challenging Iran’s control over the narrow waterway that will likely determine the outcome of the Middle East war.

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Well, it’s hardly surprising that such propaganda has been successful, especially since it contains more truth than most U.S. media outlets dare to publish these days.