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budaatum:
Bas, are you trying to be funny telling me what I've always done here?

What most don't understand is that with Nigeria adopting the American style of government, we have decided to go down the American historical political root but without the fueling force of occupying the land that America seized plus the free labour they seized with which to develop it, and without the political issues - race, gender confusion, oppression, etc - that they adopted their political system to solve, which is why we can't grow as America did and must find our own way after fully understanding the path we currently travel.

Unfortunately, we turn ourselves into the Right and the Left, a concept that does not even exist in Nigeria except perhaps as the North and the South, or my tribe and your tribe, a division that does get in the way of our learning.

Good thing is, the truth shall set us free. We just have to be mature enough to admit it when we see it bas, instead of thinking those with a different view or opinion are competing with us.

Anyway, I just watched some Chomsky, and all the way through thought, this is Bas' mouthpiece, if only he, bas, knew what he, bas, was saying. His [url=https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Chomsky%2C%20Noam]books are much better[/url], of course.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wneThOUcpsQ

I will like your post. Ben bought me a cognac when I recover I will respond. He also bought me bundles.
Have a good night.

Its not always fighting here please.

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budaatum:
Russia too can be said to have wanted dominance, bas, but what they've got out of the stupid error in understanding how the world works and thinking dominance is the same as 20th century military might, is a vast diminishing of themselves.

https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-economy-gdp-crash-ukraine-war-inflation-sanctions-energy-putin-2022-3

we can also say that Putin has decreed to be paid in roubles Europe gas needs are 40 percent from russia,
. the rouble value has risen, how u explain that?

budaatum:
Russia too can be said to have wanted dominance, bas, but what they've got out of the stupid error in understanding how the world works and thinking dominance is the same as 20th century military might, is a vast diminishing of themselves.

https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-economy-gdp-crash-ukraine-war-inflation-sanctions-energy-putin-2022-3

Now thats the stuff that grows us in this fora. I learn a lot here. Lets spend more time even in our diverse views to help each other here. Being antagonist all the time does not help.
We are here to grow each other please not compete who knows more.

budaatum:
I have not disputed that fact, bas. I'm telling you that if China seizes Taiwan, more that those currently sanctioning Russia will sanction China that needs the resources it imports to from around the world to "manufacture stuff moved to China Even your toothpick" so China wouldn't have the resources to manufacture anything and even if they can they would have no market to sell it to.

Now, if you wish to delude yourself that the world would not sanction China you are welcome, but be aware that you will be arguing that those who yelled "China Virus" would be so weak that they would fail to influence whatever Biden wants to do, and consider the marches of the youth all over the world joining in with Hong Kong.

China is not stupid, is the reason Taiwan continues to exist. China will seize Taiwan financially instead, if they want to though I bet they'd just work together especially in getting back the South China Sea.

I will answer you later. all I can say now that Chinese want dominance.
seizing Taiwan allows them to control semiconductor market.
which we can bet they will

budaatum:
You are dreaming, as usual. If China seizes Taiwan, anything made in China will become toxic unless you discount the media's ability to convince everyone not to buy anything Chinese and all the sanctions that would be imposed on then.

Most stuff is made in china. you are delusonal. major companies that manufacture stuff moved to China.
Even your toothpick, likely made in china.

budaatum:
If China seize control of Taiwan, Taiwan will be all they'll 'control' because no one will sell China the resources its people need to produce semiconductors or even enough food so their over 1.5billion people do not die of starvation, and that's apart from the fact that no one will buy China's newly seized semiconductors nor anything else, and the Tawainese they capture will sabotage operations at every single moment because China will find it almost impossible to capture the content in the Taiwanese's head.

I very much doubt the Chinese are mad and stupid like Putin, but I guess we'll duly see.

If the Chinese seize Taiwan they can squeeze the market such that your android/iphone phone will not be replaced after you lose it,
See things on a global scale.
Stop being a simpleton.
China is big enough to grow its own food.
dont have data right now but china exports grains

Ibime:
Semiconductors are made from Silicon, Germanium, Cobalt. Taiwan has no monopoly over those materials so it's just a case of producing elsewhere.

The device you used to reply has some chip inside it. Most likely made in Taiwan. You can have a mineral like diamonds but have no knowledge of processing to market it.

Ibime:
International trade does not work like that. Semiconductor is not the only product on the market. There are many products. Control of a product is only meant to give you leverage in negotiations, not as a tool of war which Putin is stupidly doing with a product he doesn't even control fully. You sell what you have and buy what you need. That's why they say nobody wins in a trade war. If China should ever control semiconductor market today, USA will invade Congo tomorrow to get their own and nothing China can do about it. Will they go and fight USA in Congo? They will eat their phones and computers with no market to sell it to.

China will not invade Taiwan without serious damage to the homeland economically. Not to mention Taiwan is one of the top10 military in the world, so they can damage their homeland economically while inheriting an Island of rubble as a result of Taiwan putting up some resistance. Bros, the world has moved beyond imperialist tendencies. We are in an age of trade and improvement of your citizens lives, not claiming pieces of land whose economic value is not equal to the economic shock your population will receive if try to go to war over it. That's why UK and Spain have never, and will never fight over Gibraltar. It usually takes an unhinged, old leader who has been too long removed from normal life to misunderstand this principle like Putin is doing.

I personally believe there is nothing stopping Russia from joining the EU and NATO except a lack of democracy and imperialistic ambitions. If Germany and Japan could drop their Imperialism and Autocracy and become the foremost economies in the world with their Citizens living la vida loca, then only Putin and those FSB mindset is stopping Russia from joining the comity of Nations. In history, Russia and Britain have always fought war on the same side and they have strong history of cooperation with the French except for the Napoleonic period. They are Europeans afterall and blood is thicker than water. I believe NATO will love to have a democratic Russia on its side as a deterrent against China who they share border with and who they are militarily superior to. They just need to do away with the past and old ways of thinking that Putin represents. All their former neighbours like Lithuania, Estonia and co are chopping life now, and if the Western world can absorb strong enemies like Japan and Germany, and even East Germany just 30 years ago and make them successful, then improving the lives of 150m Russians that have much to offer is a piece of cake. Putin is taking Russia the wrong way, simples.

"So TSMC, if you just have a look at market share, I believe manufactures around 50% of all semiconductors in the world. And I think that still understates how important it is, because these are some of the most advanced chips out there," said Wang.

Semiconductor designers and manufacturers are on a quest to make chips smaller and better. Currently, TSMC and its South Korean rival Samsung are the only foundries capable of manufacturing the most advanced 5-nanometer chips.

China is the global manufacturing hub, They consider Taiwan as part of their territory. If they capture Taiwan they will control 50 percent of world semiconductor market. What makes you think they wont . Now that its apparent America will do nothing if they move to the invasion phase

China if you didn't know want to control the world. They are unscrupulous and will use shortcuts outright or bribery to achieve this.
The Renminbi they want to make it the global trading currency,

The west in its morality quest thinks everyone plays fair. Chinese dont

Ibime:
China are already meeting that need as it stands from several sources including Russia

Truth be told, China cannot afford energy prices to skyrocket. At some point, they will want Putin to chill.

I don't think they will want to be wholly reliant on Russia. Sino-Soviet relationship has never been rosy even in the Communist era. Where they see eye to eye is on Taiwan and Ukraine, however China are smart guys that count the cost of everything. China don't have a large revenue product like energy that they can sell if their attempts to take Taiwan leave them shut out of Western markets. I believe China will take Taiwan with leverage and diplomacy. The cost is too high.

So even when you are allies with someone, when you ally becomes a barking dog that threatens your National interest, you need to be able to bring them to heel, and China taking 100% of its energy from Russia will put it in a vulnerable position to put Russia in line when Russia's actions go against it's National interest. China is an ally with North Korea but dine with them with a long spoon because North Korea is too much of a barking dog. There have been many periods of strain of relations with China and North Korea including when China backed UN sanctions against North Korea, because China knows the market it mustn't lose (Western market).

Agreed . China energy need are enormous. They need several sources because a single source can hold you hostage,Iran is a good source for them especially at discounted prices.

I think china will invade Taiwan, The semiconductor manufacture of the world.
Putin is just a side show breaking food chains..
China will take over manufacturing of Integrated semi conductors headquarter in Taiwan,
Then every electronic device will be controlled from China.

Ibime:
No they don't.

China is on good terms with Iran and Iran has mothballed 1m BPD capacity because the international community won't deal with Iran. If China was so hungry, they would eat Iran's unused capacity.

China can increase Russian supply slightly but it will still be at knockdown prices, and no country sets up it's supplies to be wholly reliant on one source that can blackmail them.

At some point, China's goals and Russia's do diverge. Russia imports goods and exports commodities while China exports goods and imports commodities. Chinas aim is a strong dollar while Russias aim is a weak dollar. These two aims diverge. Not only that, but China does not like increase in Commodity prices, same as Western World. If China should ever tell Putin to chill, that his actions are increasing their cost of production and Putin controls 100% of China's energy supply, China will not be able to assert themselves

China has 600m middle class The country needs a lot of energy, Probably they dont want source their energy needs but we have something called hedging. You fix energy prices maybe annually.

Ibime:
No they don't.

China is on good terms with Iran and Iran has mothballed 1m BPD capacity because the international community won't deal with Iran. If China was so hungry, they would eat Iran's unused capacity.

China can increase Russian supply slightly but it will still be at knockdown prices, and no country sets up it's supplies to be wholly reliant on one source that can blackmail them.

At some point, China's goals and Russia's do diverge. Russia imports goods and exports commodities while China exports goods and imports commodities. Chinas aim is a strong dollar while Russias aim is a weak dollar. These two aims diverge. Not only that, but China does not like increase in Commodity prices, same as Western World.

I will like your post and respond
We should grow each not to be fervent enemies because of the darn politicians we support,

Ibime:
Germany gets 40% of it's gas from Russia rather.

Your guy Trump did warn them that Russia will use it for blackmail but they didn't listen.

Regardless, it's a buyers market, not a sellers one. Russia have nowhere to divert or store the gas and need the money. Meanwhile countries are making their own provisions long term. Putin has really shot himself in the foot, however you look at it.

check my previous post.
China has insatiable energy needs.India too, I think russia is doing a pipeline to China.Europe has no better source of energy than from Russia.

Ibime:
That article isn't correct. Gazprom is basically selling their German division (downstream) to avoid unfavourable regulation, not that supply has stopped.

Also Germany has a few months supply.

Gas is something that moves quickly and that volume Russia pumps cannot be stored by them, so the clock is ticking on Putin, not Germany. They will come to compromise.

Europe gets 40 percent of it energy from Russia.
If Europe does not buy russian energy the insatiable Chinese will do. India too.
When the west kicks Putin of the SWIFT transfer system the Indo China will come up with a way to buy Russian energy

Ibime

You have a gas tank?

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1590106/germany-russian-gas-gazprom-putin-cuts-off-supply-ont

you are in danger of freezing because. No gas or your supplier does not quickly open a rouble account.

https://twitter.com/jamiegangel/status/1509717629631619073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1509717629631619073%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2022%2F04%2Fanother-msm-hoax-crumbles-official-review-trump-jan-6-white-house-records-reveals-no-missing-pages%2F


Media goes into a frenzy that Trump call records 457 minutes have not been provided to the evil Jan 6 committee
I hate MSM. Lying scumbags,

these guys need to leave Trump. Some criminal who is in White House has crimes that are a millions times than Trump. they have investigated Trump for four years and found nothin.
Meanwhile this criminal is living large collecting kickbacks and sending his dad 10 percent. Yet they go after Trump 24/7
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9881213/Unearthed-video-shows-naked-Hunter-Biden-claiming-Russian-drug-dealers-stole-laptop.html


Banana republic

benalvino3:
They should not have to pass it if they didn't touch anything or undo Trump's work. Trump bring down the cost of insulin to $60 and why Biden came he froze policies and today people are buying insulin for $500.

Id say Biden works under Trump. all he does is to reverse Trump policy. Biden has no policy except climate change nonsense and to keep paying Americans to stay at home because covid

armyofone:
No, we are not banana rep. We are home of the brave!
He is not the only qualified person in the party. What does he want to do that he didn't do the past four years ? Why come back after being defeated ? Are there no other person in the party to maga ? Na only you dey?
Give others chance so we the people see road.

I do hope Pence, Romney and others come forward and not be intimidated.

We never get along I acknowledge.
Trump is the face of the GOP conservatives. Many in the GOP dont like him.They are are what is called uniparty. Happy to make their cash while pretending to be conservatives. they are happy to work with democrats when it comes to many issues,
Trump was a disrupter. Came in to spoil the party. They hate him because of that. Both democrats and GOP

Thats why I support Trump. He dont buy me shoes.

benalvino3:
I don't want him to run. He us very controversial but if he serves as a good decoy it will be great. Biden is doing a good job for the Republicans to say see I told you so and even AOC is now crying they are doomed

Ben, me wants him to run. He never did anything for Africa. really But he served as a good disruption. He united unhinged media .
I have always been against media programing and under Trump I learnt a lot. Big Tech , media and the democrats work in tandem.

benalvino3:
Basilico the simps don't seem to get tired with fake news and none News. Another one flushed down pit.

Remember how the cretins here were posting crap news... About call logs and Donald Trump.

Also remember how the cretins were posting about reps taking drugs and sex party. It turns out a broken clock get stuff right more times than they do.

The dems are desperate to stop Trump from running. Desperate to indict him.
what are they afraid of if Trump wins?

America is truly a banana republic.

benalvino3:
We are leaving in an age where people are actively seeking for who will lie to them. All the lies and expose that we are aware of about the mainstream media should make a sane person question their credibility but the cretins we have here says nope... Lie to me some more

Correct The media is one giant lying machine. I am tired of media I watch documentaries instead. when I watch MSM I usually do it knowing they are lying

This never used to happen.My opionion. . Obama is the source of this media lying machine. Nobody wanted to disagree with him because that would be racist ,
I think Obama has destroyed the world. Say anything against him and twitter/FB/IG will kick your ass out of their platform.

Ibime:
Trust me, there are a million ways of clandestinely giving that to cyberninjas who will leak everything. If Gaetz has it, who gave it to him?

The Daily Mail who went through it raised drugs and sex issues, some contract negotiations etc.. I'm sure if they found something clearly criminal, they would release it. And even the tax question was cleared yesterday which was a possible criminal element

It's virtually impossible that Giuliani will get that laptop before 2020 elections and Trump won't use clear criminality within it to campaign. Trump that plays smear politics

Your first instinct is to protect democrats/left
My first instinct.. are you lying to me.
ask for a refund from your school

As @FreeStateWill reported in December, Ray Epps was one of the members of the crowd who helped lift up a large Trump sign and push it into the line of police officers on the West Side of the Capitol around 1:40 pm

(original video by Just Another Channel and Savanah Hernandez) pic.twitter.com/T0jE9rZksw

— Stephen Horn (@stephenehorn) March 30, 2022

Ray epps. Has not been charged, People who walked in innocently took selfies and walked out are languishing in jail months later.\

What a banana republic has this America become.

benalvino3:
It has finished. I am just enjoying the bonuses

I am on {free} WIFI for a few months,
Tell that idiot to buy you N200 bundles.

benalvino3:
It has finished. I am just enjoying the bonuses

I'm done watching. These Biden guys are corrupt .
They have emasculated simpletons so much they get away with everything,
I grew up in the nineties. Media was honest. Today media are just lying scumbags.
I feel this way because I have children whom media will lie to them, I love my children, They still young but I hope they will ignore the media and think independently. One day.
What else does a man want?

benalvino3:
Something is gonna happen. They are all corrupt to the teeth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKesRXml7rA

Your N200 bundles are not over

I am watching.
Thanks. A fora like is to grow people not to be in permanent altercations

benalvino3:
I mean, what kind of investigation they have not done on him? He is indeed the cleanest man with mean tweets.

they have harassed him from day one. they leak anything negative about him to the media which whines for weeks on end.
Criminals like Hunter who has CP on his laptop are protected. Hillary subpoenaed to deliver her comms delete stuff and nothing happens Her foundation takes in money from Russia China, launders it on official expense sheet and sends a few dollars to Africa,
These guys are evil.
They might even come here to demand all independent thinkers be sent to jail.

benalvino3:
She will appear in court at least. Crooks

We have reached a point where elites are so full of themselves. They can declare a man is a woman for instance and pump a hell lot propaganda into the populace helped by big tech and media.
These guys have harased Trump so much. Investigating him every second looking for a crime.. They don't investigate the real criminals.
This is what annoys me.
I think Trump is the cleanest guy around. Robert Mueller could not pin anything on him. New York AG has been investigating him.
I mean why dont they just leave him alone.
Meanwhile people with publicly acknowledged criminal actions like Clinton walk free

The Federal Election Commission has fined the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign for lying about the funding of the infamous, and discredited, Russian “dossier” used in a smear attempt against Donald Trump weeks before he shocked the world with his 2016 presidential victory.

The election agency said that Clinton and the DNC violated strict rules on describing expenditures of payments funneled to the opposition research firm Fusion GPS through their law firm


https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/fec-fines-dnc-clinton-for-trump-dossier-hoax

The truth will be revealed one day. Clinton created a lie that Putin was helping Trump. The FBI under Comey and McCabe started investigating him. They spied on him using this nonsense from Hillary. They went ahead to appoint a Special Counsel in an effort to remove him from power.

feedthenation:
---Trump barely uses his own anti-Twitter platform--- 'Truth Social'---

The would-be Twitter killer has drawn only 1.2 million installations, according to Sensor Tower

Former president Donald Trump’s Truth Social app is seeing a 93% drop in signups and similarly steep decline in traffic after a rocky rollout last month fraught with technical issues and an extensive waiting list for new signups to actually use the service.

After going live on President’s Day, the Twitter-lookalike app saw installs decline by more than 800,000 since its launch week, according to Sensor Tower. Installs on the Apple app store this month have fallen to about 60,000 per week, based on early estimates. Trump has so far shared only one message on the platform urging people to "Get ready"

https://www.thewrap.com/trump-truth-social-app-93-drop-signups-traffic/

rubbish.

feedthenation:
---celebrate Judge Ketanji Brown and don't have a PhD (pull her down) syndrome---regardless of her ethnic background, the question you can answer ---is she qualified to be a U.S. Supreme Court Judge?---

She has sawn so much for pedophiles.
Her judgement have been pro peado.
Im thousands of miles away I dont give a hoot what they decide by the way,

Ibime:
I'm sorry, the Daily Mail can say they found child p on it without publishing the pictures. They didn't.

It's OK bro, let's wait and see

Ibime. Confirm there is no CP in that laptop from hell.