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| Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Zahra29: 12:50pm On Jan 14 |
HustlaOfLagos:If I believed that the US had nefarious intentions against us - yes. Lol, I'm not trying to deceive/convince you as no offence, but you've already demonstrated that you lack basic understanding of Britain's complex history/relationship with China. You might be perfectly happy selling your country to China, but I and many others, including the Hong Kongers who fled Chinese oppressive rule, would prefer not to become a vassal state of China. Gracias. You and EVs 🤣🤣.... Chinese EVs have already been welcomed into the UK market; other high end appliances such as American style fridge freezers, smart TVs etc etc have been in the UK for a while...Notable brands include Haier, Hisense etc which I would personally recommend ![]() The point is that the UK should do business with China (they are the 2nd largest economy) , but we would be wise to keep both eyes wide open as we do. |
| Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Zahra29: 1:19pm On Jan 14 |
Goodenoch:Come off what? It's common knowledge that the UK, US, Canada etc all conduct clandestine intelligence activities aka spying . There's even an intelligence alliance - the Five Eyes- comprising the UK, US, Can, Aus and NZ. Does that mean that we should sit back and let ourselves become prey to a potentially hostile actor? Don't the news articles that you shared show that action was taken when spying activities were exposed, e.g. Germany ordering the CIA chief to leave the country. Whether you and Hustla want to believe it, the facts have shown that China is one of the top cyber and state threats to the UK. Nevertheless, I guess it's only fair that we do nothing, or maybe we should make it easy for them and provide direct access to our top communication cables because after all, we are spies also and China/other countries take no action whatsoever to stop us. What an incredibly naive view. |
| Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by HustlaOfLagos: 1:29pm On Jan 14 |
Zahra29:US having nefarious intentions against UK ke? California literally has a bigger GDP than the entire UK. It is no longer 1832, wake up and smell the coffee please ![]() You are the one who lacks deep understanding of world issues apart from what the West feeds you with and its apparent. What history? You mean the complex history where Britain flooded China with Opium (literally decimated the population with drugs) when they could not find anything the Chinese wanted from them? (China at the time was already self sufficient). That one? Don't make me laugh abeg. Is that not one of background stories of all the distrust or is this not the economist crying about it -https://www.economist.com/china/2018/12/15/the-west-once-flooded-china-with-opium-china-is-returning-the-favour and the reason why people like Trump and Rubio think they are doing it in reverse now? https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/drugs-fentanyl-china/ It is literally contained in official US history files so I am not the one cooking up anything - https://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/china-1 .. and if you like Wikipedia, its also here - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars You can keep deceiving yourself. I will choose not to believe useless, baseless and laughable tales of Chinese EVs listening in on conversations when there are obviously more covert, discrete ways to do it in the wild on a nation state level like Pegasus. Hint: Even the FBI says they have access to it but dont worry, it was only obtained to “stay abreast of emerging technologies and tradecraft” ![]() https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/feb/02/fbi-confirms-it-obtained-nsos-pegasus-spyware |
| Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Zahra29: 1:54pm On Jan 14 |
HustlaOfLagos:I didn't say that the US had nefarious intentions against the UK. Please go back and read your earlier post and my response that I would speak in the same way IF the US had nefarious intentions against us. Let's agree to disagree. You can continue to reside on Cloud Cuckoo Land where China is an altruistic, philanthropic provider of loans and breaker of chains, is not any kind of threat or spy and has zero imperialist ambitions 😇 I will remain in the real world where we do business with China and buy a whole range of Chinese products (including EVs 🤣), but at the same time stay (increasingly) alert to the threats that our national (and international) security agencies have warned against. |
| Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Goodenoch: 1:59pm On Jan 14 |
Zahra29:Lol, no. You need to re-read what I have said. Nowhere have I said that any country should grant access to China or whatever. My focus is where you said "African and Caribbean countries are too complacent and short-sighted to realise this..." The point is that making China out to be exceptionally devious in their spying or a threat to African countries in a way that US/UK etc are not, is absurd. China poses no more of a threat and is no more destructive in its spying, lending, manufacturing, subsidies etc. than the West. Just to be clear so it's easy to follow: the point isn't that China is a benevolent entity as you've mischaracterized (as usual for you). It's that it's no more malevolent than the West. PS. I don't think you actually opened the articles I linked to. If you had, you'd have seen that they weren't about the Five Eyes. They were all separate instances of the US spying on its own |
| Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Goodenoch: 2:09pm On Jan 14 |
By the way, on the subject of Chinese EVs, I am on the edge of my seat waiting for the Xpeng X9 to launch in the UK. That car is glorious (not an adjective one would usually use for a car but believe me it fits - watch a video to see for yoursel). I will be one of the first customers and Xi can listen to my conversations as much as he likes . He wouldn't be hearing anything the US and its vassals aren't hearing anyway, given what Snowden revealed. |
| Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by HustlaOfLagos: 2:29pm On Jan 14 |
Zahra29:You are the one who claims the West is this - the all do-gooders who never spy on other countries and are the saints and saviours of the entire universe with no ulterior motives, the ones who will save the world from the imperialist antics of China & Russia as if we are not witnessing worse from present day US. Real life is not an American movie, we read and research and see all the bs for what it really is. ..And when we ask you to list the numerous China atrocities, you will quote some "national security" rhetoric with no real evidence. Don't buy from China na As if the countries yapping about can compete with them in any shape or form. We were literally here to see the trade wars in real time and the backtracking by the US when critical "it is no longer 1820" lessons were learnt.Excuses quickly turned to "unfair trade practices" "overcapacity" and Chinese imperialism ![]() |
| Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by willyede(m): 2:33pm On Jan 14 |
Goodenoch:GBAM |
| Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by HustlaOfLagos: 2:34pm On Jan 14 |
Goodenoch:Exact-fucking-ly I mean, look at the funny excuse they gave for obtaining Pegasus ![]() |
| Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by HustlaOfLagos: 2:35pm On Jan 14 |
Goodenoch: ![]() I have seen a couple of BYDs in my area and they are niceee |
| Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Zahra29: 2:43pm On Jan 14 |
Goodenoch:I made no reference to the UK, US in my post and I did not draw any parallels between China and the West in relation to dealings with Africa and the Caribbean. That comparison has come from you. >Just to be clear so it's easy to follow: the point isn't that China is a benevolent entity as you've mischaracterized (as usual for you). It's that it's no more malevolent than the West. Just to be clear, as you seem to be confused about the discussion I was having with Hustla: The point (that I have consistently made) is that China has been shown to pose a threat to the UK and thus it is wise for the UK to insulate herself against such threats and not make herself a sitting target. Simples. Hustla on the other hand argues that China is no threat whatsoever and that the UK is just jealous of their EVs 🤣 You are making a separate point in attempting to argue that China is as much a threat as the West - which is helpful in so far that you are at least admitting the possibility of hostile intent and actions from China. Could you please gently explain this to Hustla when you get the chance. Muchos Gracias. PS - I did open the articles - I even quoted one which talked about the expulsion of the CIA chief from Germany :-/ |
| Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by RodgersAkpafu: 2:48pm On Jan 14 |
quite a number of m@r@nic takes up there.... But it is expected, hence my new year resolution ti RESIST the urge to "shalaye" ![]() |
| Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Goodenoch: 2:51pm On Jan 14 |
RodgersAkpafu:Aaaaand here we have your very intelligent, very eloquent submission, proving just how moronic you are not. Lol By the way, I wonder what kind of person you are IRL, given this apparent inability to discuss anything without denigrating others. Just look at your posts history. Are you seriously incapable of having a discussion, however strongly you feel about it, without throwing insults like an adolescent throwing a tantrum, or is it just a preference thing? I'm never going to engage you again but honestly I just feel very strongly about telling you so hopefully you do a little introspection. |
| Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by RodgersAkpafu: 2:51pm On Jan 14 |
Zahra29:You have time to explain hahahahahahaha You know the problem with a lot of Africans is the "someone will come save us" mentality instead if waking up and building what needs to be built To these lot, China are the good guys that will save Africa from itself and its incompetence and of course, tackle the west that they have grievances with Wo.... everybody go dey alright We dey watch film Twenty year film e go happen and everybody go rest |
| Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by RodgersAkpafu: 2:52pm On Jan 14 |
✌️ ✌️ Aii Goodenoch: |
| Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by HustlaOfLagos: 2:54pm On Jan 14 |
RodgersAkpafu:...no be shalaye you dey do so? ![]() |
| Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by RodgersAkpafu: 2:54pm On Jan 14 |
HustlaOfLagos:✌️ ✌️ |
| Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Zahra29: 2:55pm On Jan 14 |
HustlaOfLagos:LOL I think you're confusing me with another poster or maybe not reading my comments. Pray tell me when I claimed that the West are "all do gooders"? I even said that the West has an intelligence "aka spy" alliance 🤣 Ive already said that you're free to keep believing that China isn't any kind of threat whatsoever. Thankfully you're not a UK policy maker so it's of no consequence to us. I and my household will continue to buy from China. We love eet 🤣 I'm even typing from a China phone which has served me well ![]() They provide a service, we compensate them well and honestly in return. Doesn't mean that I have to be naive in addition. |
| Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by HustlaOfLagos: 2:55pm On Jan 14 |
RodgersAkpafu:Please point out where anyone said this. It is the Western hypocrisy that is being called out. If reasonable discourse is hard for you to understand, just say so instead of resorting to name calling and veiled insults |
| Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by HustlaOfLagos: 2:56pm On Jan 14 |
Zahra29:OK ![]() |
| Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by RodgersAkpafu: 2:56pm On Jan 14 |
Cyberknight:You will be surprised as per the bolded |
| Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by RodgersAkpafu: 2:57pm On Jan 14 |
HustlaOfLagos:Issorait ✌️ ✌️ O kaare |
| Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by RodgersAkpafu: 2:58pm On Jan 14 |
Comedic relief on a cold afternoon 😌 |
| Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by RodgersAkpafu: 3:01pm On Jan 14 |
Zahra29:Actually it goes beyond that It is doing WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE when it comes to the topic of china But neoliberalism and corporate interests is standing in the way No govt want to face the Angela Merkel vs Corporate Germany replay again (which btw I considered disgraceful) But again for the umpteenth time Lets be watching and see what plays out |
| Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Zahra29: 3:01pm On Jan 14 |
Goodenoch:Unless you work for the MoD, drive an EV leased by the MoD, and have secret or confidential discussions involving national security - you can drive your EV in complete peace. I highly doubt that Xi is interested in listening to your rants about Aunty Kemi 🤣 https://www.forcesnews.com/news/warning-mod-staff-amid-fears-china-could-be-using-electric-vehicles-spy-military#:~:text=MOD%20warning%20stickers%20have%20been,to%20be%20connected%20to%20vehicle.%E2%80%9D |
| Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by RodgersAkpafu: 3:04pm On Jan 14 |
Zahra29: ![]() |
| Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Goodenoch: 3:21pm On Jan 14 |
Zahra29:Lol. You meant this as a diss but it just goes to prove my point. While China is evidently spying on only the MOD (according to you), the US and its vassals have been undertaking mass surveillance of citizens and just hoovering up people's data, conversations etc without any regard to their privacy or rule of law as regards warrants etc. https://theconversation.com/from-help-to-harm-how-the-government-is-quietly-repurposing-everyones-data-for-surveillance-254690 https://www.aclu.org/issues/national-security/privacy-and-surveillance/nsa-surveillance Obviously, China does much the same; the difference being that when it's China the West will call it dictatorship and repression but when it's the West it's 'democracy' and 'national security' ![]() |
| Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Zahra29: 3:53pm On Jan 14 |
Goodenoch:Lol, it's not a diss. It's reassuring facts as the warnings have specifically been made to MoD personnel driving leased EVs. See below excerpt: "Warning stickers banning military workers from discussing sensitive information have been placed inside the Ministry of Defence's electric cars, as fears grow that China could be listening. Stuck to the dashboard of the EV cars, the stickers warn: "MOD devices are NOT to be connected to vehicle.” Another message stated: "Avoid conversations above OFFICIAL within the vehicle." The MOD is already believed to have banned some electric vehicles with Chinese components from being parked close to military bases that could have sensitive information." https://www.forcesnews.com/news/warning-mod-staff-amid-fears-china-could-be-using-electric-vehicles-spy-military#:~:text=MOD%20warning%20stickers%20have%20been,to%20be%20connected%20to%20vehicle.%E2%80%9D Re the links you posted, I can't speak to how Americans feel about mass surveillance by their government or what the Chinese think about surveillance and censorship by their own government....but I think I can hazard a guess about how they would feel about Chinese surveillance of American citizens and establishments , and vice versa. |
| Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by lastclaire4(f): 10:57pm On Jan 14 |
Good evening all, please I have a question. For someone who is on carer visa code 6135 that got another job on 6136 senior caer, please will the tyears route continue or it will reset again?? Thanks in advance for answering |
| Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by HustlaOfLagos: 12:39am On Jan 15 |
lastclaire4:It will continue ![]() |
| Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Goke7: 12:41pm On Jan 15 |
They keep leaving our aunty behind but still she doesn’t get the memo 😂
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| Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by lastclaire4(f): 1:54pm On Jan 15 |
HustlaOfLagos:Ok thanks. |
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