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originally posted by: charlest2
a reply to: nugget1
The powers that are actually running this country are invested in this illegal confrontation up to their eyeballs and they will not quit. There is no rationality to insanity.
No! I prefer mutual agreement and understanding between all parties concerned.
Putin broke the one Russia made with Ukraine and China broke the one they made with the UK over Hong Kong.
originally posted by: Flyingclaydisk
a reply to: charlest2
While I don't disagree with some of your comments, I guess I'm a little confused on what "justice and impartiality" the Chinese Minister of Defense is referring to.
China and Russia have a tenuous relationship. I see summit meetings like this in the same light as I see meetings between the US and North Korea. In other words, the two parties meet, and make all sorts of symbolic gestures, then some talking heads show up to make some lofty statements pontificating about grandiose nothingness. It sounds scary, but it doesn't mean anything. Or does it? Is there a subject to this 'justice and impartiality', or is it just another flowery statement in a sea of "noise"? In other words, is there any context here, or is it just more government double-speak?
I am often reminded of the famous western movie 'The Outlaw Josey Wales' (one of my favorite movies). In the movie the old Cherokee indian named Lone Watie tells Wales a story about a meeting he and other tribe members from the "five civilized nations" had with the Secretary of the Interior. He says they were all given medals and admonished to..."Endeavor to persevere". Though there are a lot of famous quotes from the movie, that one has to be one of my favorites because it says so much (about our government), and yet it says nothing at all. I always wondered...WTF does 'endeavor to persevere' mean???? I think I was about 10 years old the first time I watched that movie, and I even thought that back then too...WTF does that mean, 'endeavor to persevere'?? In truth, it means nothing at all. Taken literally it means...'try to try'. It does not mean a person will (100%) try, but rather only that they will 'try...to try. It's like saying 'I will sorta' try' which means nothing at all.
What will get us all killed in this world is bullsh** like that, words which are spoken for the sake of saying something without meaning anything at all. At face value they seem harmless enough (because they mean nothing), but in reality it is words like this that can mean everything and anything. There are no boundaries. And that is the most worrisome part of all...
Endeavor to persevere!
per·se·vere [ˌpərsəˈvir] verb continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success:
There. I fixed a minor error for you.
originally posted by: Flyingclaydisk
originally posted by: nugget1
It doesn't matter who the next POTUS is, the fuse was lit January 20, 2020 and it's too late to put it out. O'Biden still has 8 months to fan the flames, and fan them he will.
Watch the libs blame it on Trump somehow.
Forgive my ignorance, but what happened on January 20, 2020?
They didn't have enough sense to see that they were pushing Russia and China into an alliance against the West. And there will be other nations ready to join in this alliance now that China has committed their cooperation to Russia.