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LordAdam16:If the US, alongside its brother, the UK, can seize a Russian-flagged tanker near Venezuela and nothing happens. What stops them from seizing a Chinese-flagged tanker filled with oil and food items? What would be China's response? This question has been in my head throughout today after reading your post. For this to be successful, it means they have secured what the Chinese currently dominate that is crucial to their economies. The major product/item is raw earth minerals. |
This is why real estate in Nigeria does not make sense to me because you are competing with small thousands of dollars against hardened political criminals who loot billions of naira. How and where does one start? This excludes the infrastructural challenges, just the valuations, and because the country is poor, with the majority of the real estate activities performed by diasporans (70%), it means there are many unsold or practically unsellable properties. International buyers, just as international tourists, are not interested in buying real estate as they do in other countries. In my state, the biggest players are politicians, and they have over-inflated the entire vicinity. So you invest with your hard-earned dollars, and your buyer is most likely a politician in a market with few buyers. In some states, you fit buy today, the governor or someone close to the governor tries to take that property from you. In other states, insecurity has rendered any property value to 0. Lagos remains the best because at least the economics, demographics and geography fit it. Elsewhere is rubbish! |
emmaodet:This happened in Australia even during Trump's first term. So many Chinese investors have been barred, restricted or told they cannot buy those assets simply because they are Chinese. Corporate America is happy with Donald Trump, and to be honest, he was the best hand possible to tackle China from US-led West point of view. I have read how flagging companies - broke and almost out of business - have Chinese bidders all of a sudden, one reads that an American firm - competitor or private equity - comes in as the preferred bidder, whereas the Chinese bidders were qualified and in most cases offered the highest sum. In cases where the Chinese win, you read comments filled with agony that the Chinese won. So, the Chinese must be ready o. That fight they are dodging, they must fight it, or else it comes to them right in their faces. Sometimes, I think they don't want to do it now because of the economics at home or something else I don't know, but they are dealing with gangsters o |
FoolishBoy419:The US does not have to be the sole refiner as they could be refined elsewhere such as neutral Malaysia. However, the US wants to dominate the sourcing as China is the sole domineering power. The Chinese have retaliated by barring the exports of refining technologies/knowledge outside of the country and permissible only when approved. However, there exists a risk of seizure of Chinese assets by governments backed by the US. Or an outright rejection of Chinese investments by some countries or high tariffs. The former has just happened in the DRC and the latter in Mexico. |
LordAdam16:You are very correct here. It has happened in those countries and will happen in the DRC pretty soon. A deliberate change or coercion of governments and policies towards the Chinese to starve them of needed natural resources. Those political protests in Indonesia and Tanzania after their respective elections were attempts to challenge the incumbents. Even the one in our country is to attack Chinese interests. That new port in Peru really pained them, and Lula in Brazil is another person they don't like, as there are plans to create a railway that will pass through the middle of the country to Paraguay. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bi-Oceanic_railway The main target is China with the aim of starving its economy. So yes, I do agree with you that Xi is too slow or indecisive towards China's allies. |
Kobicove:So, nothing wrong with Sharia law then? ![]() |
Safyqueen: ![]() Most southern Nigerians are hypocritical towards certain cultural practices in the north as they campaign for similar laws to be implemented in the south. |
AfonjaPriest:If I am not mistaken, dreadlocks is part of Yoruba culture. |
LordAdam16:To be fair, the Houthis have nothing to lose or less to lose compared to China. I am ignorant of its current military strength, but do we really expect China to defend Venezuela in America's backyard? Yes, the US is currently in China's backyard, but that was when China was not as rich as it is today. I agree that China needs to openly defend its interests, but the stakes are quite high because I think the Chinese don't want a flurry of sanctions to be imposed when they aren't yet ready. I went through the comment section of an FT article, and in there, they discussed how tariffs will be massively increased once the US has a grip on rare earth minerals, with a timeline of 2-3 years. How the Chinese plan to counter a loss of rare earth mineral dominance is yet to be seen. |
pocohantas:Without being too academic, there are many factors/reasons for the rise, depending on the region these single moms are situated in. In some regions, continuous butchering of able-bodied young men results in single moms. A place like Owerri will always have single moms because of Tiger Base that targets young men in the state. Another category is young girls who dated reigning yahoo yahoo boys and old takers. For this category, it is a clear case of play stoopid games, win stoopid prizes. If you have to marry a small girl half your age, ensure you remain at your A-game physically, sexually and financially. There is so much aesthetic marriages online for them to watch and feel you are not treating them well. Some will have friends marry later to younger, finer and maybe richer men. She will start wondering where she was rushing to with you. It is even worse if she has never experienced comfort herself.Agreed. Come correct or don't come at all. The era of controlling a young married woman's access to the outside world is rapidly ending. Two-income households are common, and if she has to engage in a small business, she needs to access the public, and no better arena than social media. |
EBEk101:Marriage has ALWAYS been a transaction from time immemorial. Love in marriage is a farce. |
KobolanderSegun:Actually, evolutionary biology supports women's hypergamy. The issue is: women now take up half of the available jobs while maintaining their focus/eyes on the top-earning men. You cannot take up half of what the men use to advance themselves, yet position yourself to men in the top-tier, and at the same time complain that there is a "shortage of quality men". |
Mikocake:I think we should focus on the older men who don't pay attention to their physical and mental health before getting a 22-year-old as a wife. We live in a social media age characterised by fast-moving videos and numerous content creators, far more than a decade ago. With this, young people can be easily impressed by what they see online. So, warning her not to cheat is not realistic. If she wants to, she will do it. The avenues to do so these days are a dime and a dozen. |
22 who married someone twice her age? This is partly why older ladies caution young lasses of older men, while ensuring the major reason a young lass should marry an older man is financial. This man does not have money. That is the core problem. This is also why it is good for a man to marry early, preferably before his late 30s and early forties, and for men with less financial means, marry ladies in their late 20s and early 30s. If you must marry such a young lass (below 25), please have money and be physically fit. |
emmaodet:Thank you. I look forward to the mail. |
emmaodet:Agreed. Now, the focus will be on Russia and I won't be surprised if the US captures or kills Putin. At this point, anything can happen. It has happened in Syria and now Venezuela, why should Iran be different? I don't know how the US or more specifically, the White man does it, but they will domineer over the rest of the world for a long time to come. As it is, it is crystal clear that the US-led West can capture any president in Africa and even parts of Asia, and nothing will happen. The US owns the Americas. Although, I love Trump's honesty, unlike previous US' presidents. Say it as it is unlike Ndi lovey-dovey. |
IbeOkehie:If Guyana plays its cards, it could become very rich. However, its neighbour, Trinidad and Tobago, also enjoyed oil money, but T&T is very unsafe. Still need more evidence? Go look at why Shell abandoned their planned gas projects in Mozambique and moved the money to Australia or vice versa, it had to do with which government provided a more stable environment and incentives.To be fair to Mozambique, Total is deeply involved, but needs security assurances from the central government. Overvalued currencies KILL productivity and value addition, such currencies PROMOTE consumption. South Africa has a FREE FLOATING, uncontrolled currency, Nigeria has a government controlled currency, Kenya is more productive and exports more value added products than Nigeria because it has a free floating currency, THAT IS THE EXPLANATION and the DIFFERENCE, [i] it's real, anyone can go research this and learn. Then add property rightsBut the naira has been devalued or at least considerably compared to Buhari's years. Regarding overvalued currencies, aren't the Singaporean Dollar and Swiss Franc too overvalued? Property's rights are stronger in Kenya and South Africa than most parts of West Africa. demographic homogeneity and democracy and everything is clear. Why is Ghana more stable than Nigeria? It's because 50% of the country is from the same tribe.This is our major problem - a country of many ethnic nations. So much distrust and cultural beliefs that clash against each other. The Europeans and later Americans did contribute to the development of Black Africa. Right now the long term results are evident in South Africa, where a White Minority have created an environment that made the Negroes of Azania into the 2nd richest group of Negroes on the planet, while Nigeria that REJECTED White European rule became the Poverty Capital of the World in 2018. The Europeans learned from the TRAGEDY of Black African independence, so before giving up power in South Africa in 1990, they INSISTED on property rights and a free floating currency. The Great Traitor Nelson Mandela signed the secret protocols and they were written into the Constitution.The interesting thing is how there are more Black dollar millionaires in South Africa than in Nigeria. How do you explain that Zimbabwe expelled White Farmers and blamed the resulting economic disaster on Western Sanctions, while Nigeria that has not been sanctioned since 1999, became the Poverty Capital of the World? I sincerely crave and beg an explanation for this from the Afrocentric Patriots. If Oyibo sanctions, general malevolence and oppression is the root of Zimbabwe economic underperformance, why is it that Nigeria is the Poverty Capital of the World DESPITE enjoying good relations with the West, vast crude oil and natural gas reserves AND a brilliant, innovative and hard working and thriving population?You are asking very tough questions o The ONLY SOLUTION to POVERTY anywhere and in any time in history is FREE MARKETS.Agreed. The free market, nothing else, is the antidote to poverty across the world. This is why a cursory look at migration flows between EU/Europe & the USA will always show MORE people migrating from the so-called paradise of Europe to the extreme hell of the USA. I make that claim without even looking up any immigration stats. Those who don't see the logic of WHY this happens are welcome to dispute it with evidence. And the people that migrate THE MOST from Europe to the USA are the most productive and innovative people, the risk takers and ambitious people.I remember when most netizens mocked Trump when he said Norwegians, Swedish, Finnish, etc., should emigrate to the US. They argued that those folks are not interested in moving to the US, whereas the best and brightest of Norwegians, Swedish and Finns move to the US to ignite their careers and businesses. The closest relative of the USA in Europe is the UK, they're Anglo nations. Again, without looking at statistics, I make the claim - net migration to the UK from the European Continental mainland is higher than migration from UK to the European Continental mainland. That may have changed in the LAST YEAR OF 2025 as the Labour government in London has put up increasingly SOCIALIST budgets.True, and unfortunately for Europe, there is no replica for the UK. Certainly not Germany and definitely not France. ![]() |
A40:There are Nigerians and a whole lot of Black people living in China for more than thirty years. If you tell them to leave China, they will object. Humans are different, so why do we expect them to be in unison? |
franchasofficia:While the acceptance of diverse people also contributed to the immense growth in the US, the destruction or failures of other world powers after WW2. So, while other powers were reeling from defeat or economic servitude, the US was the sole rising power that was unhurt. A monopoly of sorts to determine how the world should or would work in its favour. Nevertheless, the US invested in research and development while adopting largely free market principles. These principles, I believe, propelled investors and innovators to fire on as they believe - rightfully so - that their hard work will be rewarded. Humans gravitate towards places and people who will contribute to their successes. The US proved to be that place, especially as it became diverse. However, the continuous influx of people from diverse places with varying cultural beliefs is stretching the system in that some people do not believe in free market principles, their beliefs should be above others etc. Additionally, the US prospered as it was racially dominant, with Whites specifically Anglo-Saxons. From my observation, prosperous and developed countries became so because they were or are racially/ethnically homogenous. You mentioned the Chinese accepting immigrants. lol. I put it out that China will start failing should it have an open immigration policy like the US. If the Chinese can achieve what they have without importing immigrants to be a permanent part of their society, why need them now? Anyway, two Chinese dominant enclaves - Singapore and Hong Kong - have implemented immigrant-friendly policies largely because of their British histories. Interestingly, they put up high requirements for aspiring immigrants, such as high-end skills and salaries. Also, in the case of Singapore, it favours ethnic Chinese over other races. Another benefit that comes with homogeneity is safety. Almost everyone is the same, so they protect their interests. Check across the world: prosperous countries tend to be safe, but prosperous countries that are homogeneous are safer. One major culture/language/religion/belief system. Another factor is promoting critical thinking, especially with mathematics. For a country to prosper - develop and build hard products that sell in the global market - it needs to promote hard-core scientific subjects such as maths, physics and chemistry. This is where I believe the Chinese have a natural advantage, as it makes them critical thinkers and dutiful workers. Lastly, cultural practices. All cultures are not equal. Some cultures are more equal than others, and this is even in Nigeria. I don't believe that all cultures are equal. Since humans are different and they produce different outcomes, why should the belief be that all cultures are the same? Some cultures promote crude capitalism and profit-taking, others see a sin in excessive profits, while others are laid-back. Some cultures believe in live and let's live, others don't. These cultures manifest themselves in countries across the world, and just as we cannot expect all human beings to be rich, we cannot expect every country to be prosperous. |
Kemetian:The Chinese worked tirelessly and were maltreated in the US during the 19th and 20th centuries. They were the first to be excluded from the country based on race. Today, China is developed and surging ahead, but sub-Saharan Africa - home to the Black race - is vastly underdeveloped. Is slavery still the cause? |
Kipaji:And the bold is for the below average woman o. Not to mention an educated lady who has earned a good living and is raising a child as a single mother. That financial independence alone is a dealbreaker. Young men should focus on their finances rather than whether women will be lonely or not. In fact, studies say it is men who are lonelier than women. ![]() The women have it. ![]() |
sabbiboi:It is a woman's world. But some men no wan gree. The koko is for every man to guide within his ability, have fewer children, live a healthy lifestyle and enjoy life according to his beliefs and finances. The very fact that today's women can now earn their own money, intentionally control how many children they want, be educated and do things on their own erases whatever advantage men had over them. |
South Korea's own is finished, anyway. Until artificial wombs are invented, I don't see the birth rate rising to the minimum TFR. More schools to be closed. The sources of preferred migrants are Vietnam, China, parts of Southeast Asia and Central Asia. Except for Central Asia, the rest are experiencing low birth rates. Central Asian folks, some of whom are ethnic Koreans o, complain of racism as well in Korea. For those advocating South Korea importing Africans, well, birth rates of immigrants mimic the natives within a generation. The only solution to increasing the birth rate is to have women give birth to as many children as possible. However, modern day women are not interested in such. So bear with the low birth rates.. 2035 go make sense die! ![]() |
nairalanda1:Yes, yes and yes. |
FatimaAbubakar:Don't mind him. A 30 year old suddenly feels he is way older than the eldest GenZ. |
Chilota2:That is untrue. Nairaland is in the top five most visited Nigerian owned website. https://www.nairaland.com/8460663/most-visited-websites-nigerians-may |
RodgersAkpafu:Mr Pro-West, ![]() How di you today? Recent events must have made you feel so good. Yet you criticise Daddy Trump. Humans cannot be satisfied. ![]() |
ShalliFvckMe:Lol Maybe 1985, but '95 folks are just two years away from being the eldest GenZs. So, which one is "my generation did not post things online"? Ox of Paystack na GenZ? |
UhnNah:The answer is on Google. A less than two seconds search result will reveal the answer. |
GeeKudi:For the first line, thank you. The second line: that is an unfair accusation. This is my only Nairaland username. I know nothing about the other two. Why accuse me falsely? |
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