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There’s no singular cause for the crisis, which had been building for years due to political corruption and right-wing authoritarian politics that weakened democracy


https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2022/7/15/23218969/sri-lanka-organic-fertilizer-pesticide-agriculture-farming

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There’s no singular cause for the crisis, which had been building for years due to political corruption and right-wing authoritarian politics that weakened democracy


https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2022/7/15/23218969/sri-lanka-organic-fertilizer-pesticide-agriculture-farming

The uprising would have had other factors overall, but banning the fertiilizer overnight appears to have been calamitous for their economy either way

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Yes, it says that in the article.

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What do you guys think....

Should Nancy Pelosi follow through with her plan to visit Taiwan?

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Don't even know why she's doing it, to distract from her husband's DUI and possible insider trading? Reminds me of when Nicki Minaj coincidentally started making covid vaccine questioning tweets about swollen testicles around the time it was coming out her husband was getting sued for rape.

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It does seem odd as she is a representative for one district in California.

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I'm pleased she visited Taiwan. China should not be able to intimidate and dictate what other nations do, so I'm pleased she went. Taiwan is a sovereign country that has never been ruled by the CCP. Not even for a day. She is a brave woman. She even went to Tiannanmen Square in 1991 (two years after the massacre against the democratic uprising) with a banner mourning the victims. You don't realise how fucking ballsy that is, and she waltzed right out of there unscathed, lol. What a lady!

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I'm pleased she visited Taiwan. China should not be able to intimidate and dictate what other nations do, so I'm pleased she went. Taiwan is a sovereign country that has never been ruled by the CCP. Not even for a day. She is a brave woman. She even went to Tiannanmen Square in 1991 (two years after the massacre against the democratic uprising) with a banner mourning the victims. You don't realise how fucking ballsy that is, and she waltzed right out of there unscathed, lol. What a lady!


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Finally it gets released!

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The UN has accused China of "serious human rights violations" in a long-awaited report into allegations of abuse in Xinjiang province. China had urged the UN not to release the report - with Beijing calling it a "farce" arranged by Western powers. The report assesses claims of abuse against Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic minorities, which China denies.

But investigators said they uncovered "credible evidence" of torture possibly amounting to "crimes against humanity". They accused China of using vague national security laws to clamp down on the rights of minorities and establishing "systems of arbitrary detention".

The report, which was commissioned by the UN's Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights, said prisoners had been subjected to "patterns of ill-treatment" which included "incidents of sexual and gender-based violence". Others, they said, faced forced medical treatment and "discriminatory enforcement of family planning and birth control policies".

The UN recommended that China immediately takes steps to release "all individuals arbitrarily deprived of their liberty" and suggested that some of Beijing's actions could amount to the "commission of international crimes, including crimes against humanity".

While the UN said it could not be sure how many people have been held by the government, human rights groups estimate that more than a million people have been detained at camps in the Xinjiang region, in north-west China.

The World Uyghur Congress, an umbrella group representing about 60 organisations, welcomed the report and urged a swift international response. "This is a game-changer for the international response to the Uyghur crisis," Uyghur Human Rights Project Executive Director Omer Kanat said. "Despite the Chinese government's strenuous denials, the UN has now officially recognized that horrific crimes are occurring."

There are about 12 million Uyghurs, mostly Muslim, living in Xinjiang. The UN said non-Muslim members may have also been affected by the issues in the report. The US and lawmakers in several other countries have previously denounced China's actions in Xinjiang as a genocide, but the UN deliberately stopped short of making the accusation.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-62744522

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So what’s the scoop on Liz Truss?

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All I know is she's tough on authoritarian states like China and Russia, and she's going to deliver some urgent reprieves for the nation regarding the energy crisis. She's the candidate I wanted to win. Don't trust Sunak, and Truss seems hard in a time when that is needed on the international stage. She's also a little bit hot, there's something about her, lol. Posh older totty. If she was a dominatrix on the weekends it wouldn't surprise me.

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I finally found some sources that I feel good about in regards to Russia Ukraine. It sounds like making up for their disadvantages like lacking air support, Ukraine has clear numbers advantage. Russia being non-conscripted instead of going into full war mode allows them to keep their economy more in tact and puts pressure on the NATO countries to crack when they can't pay for energy this winter, whereas Russia putting together a heel faction with some countries like China, Iran and Turkey allows them to handle losing Europe's business. Ukraine appears to have the casualties weighted on their side since their strategy is based on overwhelming Russia with bodies such as with successful counteroffensive this week leading to Russia retreating across river. Russia is trying to take out Ukraine's power by attacking some of their plants.

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Russia hasn't used conscription, but it is using untrained, disposable recruits. They're offering very high salaries to lure people to enlist. Even prisons are being used for recruitment. It's one of the reasons why Ukraine has been able to regain 8,000 sq km of ground in the last ten days; a threadbare frontline. Plus, morale is so low. Their top-down leadership also makes them slow to react to changes in Ukraine's positions and tactics. It's not looking good for Russia at all despite what Putin says. Whatever he says can be taken with a pinch of salt for two reasons. The first is domestic propaganda. He needs to maintain that everything is rosy and going according to plan. Second is bad intel. His generals are not going to want to give him bad news for fear of punishment, so he still thinks everything is going swimmingly. Retreats are excused. Losses are explained away. Putin cannot see he is starting to lose this war.

If their employment drive fails, Putin might resort to tactical nuclear warheads. I think this is unlikely, but it's still possible, and Putin is a fucking maniac. Biden has warned him against this, saying that he will become an even larger pariah if he used them. I think Putin knows that if he goes that route, he's lost. The tide already seems to be turning away from Russian support - even Xi and Modi have expressed concern over the invasion. So they're probably all concocting a way for it to end but for them to all be seen as looking like the victors.

The west just needs to find a way to get through the winter unscathed, then I think we'll see an end to this war sometime in 2023. Keep supplying Ukraine with weapons. Muscle through the winter on whatever non-Russian energy you can get. Make it work.

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Russia keeps underestimating the power of NATO, but I think they also realize its power too and that is why I believe they love Trump so much. His desire to pull away from NATO and weaken the American alliance with Europe is a strategically sound choice.

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Russia keeps underestimating the power of NATO, but I think they also realize its power too


I'm not sure what to think here. Clearly Russia underestimated NATO's resolve and unity and will to stick up for Ukraine. But Russia's excuse for the invasion of NATO getting too close to their borders and this somehow threatens their sovereignty ... that's just complete bollocks. It's a total excuse in order to do something that they have just always wanted and planned to do someday anyway. They would have done it if NATO wasn't that far East, the only difference is they would have done it with a false flag operation instead. But the excuse allows likeminded dictators (China, North Korea, Iran) to band together for their common cause. Other dictators believe they have the same problem, so when Russia invaded, Putin knew he would get at least a few sympathetic Autocrats to bond with. But as is the thing with emperors, they cannot trust anyone. They're fair weather friends. If it's good for them right now to have a "no limits" relationship, it's a go. But soon it won't be, and we're already seeing that with China carefully straddling the fence between Russia and the West. And let's not forget, China has unfinished territorial disputes with Russia. I don't think for one second that China (the biggest grudge bearer ever) has forgotten about that. If Russia is ever at a stage where it's weak enough, China will pounce on those Northern territories.

What this invasion has done more than anything is - without talking nuclear - highlight how weak Russia is as a military force. It shocked me quite a bit, to be honest.

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The world is splitting in half between team US vs team Russia.

Not great Bob.

The new alliance (headlined by Russia, China, Iran) seems to be built on the idea that the West wants to impose a new world order/Great Reset/global homogenization etc. on the rest of the world, thinking the West won't be satisfied until every country in the world bends the knee to the woke gods and there is a one world government who imposes their cultural standards on things like trans, race, climate change, etc. Whether that's what they really believe or if it's just the line for the public is unclear (blaming the West for being too woke is the easiest way to attack them right now). It's rumored Putin listens to Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin who recently wrote a book called the Great Reset vs the Great Awakening.

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So now we have an international culture war? Seems like you are very much looking at international political with a Republican stump lens

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Yeah, I don't think it's to do with the woke thing at all. That's just such a non-issue everywhere besides the U.S. and the UK, and particularly so in places like China. Officially, gay people don't even exist in China.

China has always believed it's the greatest country in the world. The biggest with the largest population. It cannot understand or accept that the U.S.A., with only 330 million people is allowed to set the rules for the world. It detests the United States' so-called hegemony over international policy and norms and rules. It hates that the global currency is dollar and not the yuan. It hates that the international language is English and not Mandarin. It hates that typically people do not look up to Chinese people. And lastly, it loathes countries that have democracy. All those things they hate, Russia also hates. Iran also hates. North Korea also hates. So they are trying to create their new world order, but it's an axis of evil, and we know those never work out well. Each country hasn't got a fucking clue of how to work together. They're all out for themselves, so it'll fail.

You just cannot beat the system that the US, UK, France, Germany, etc. etc. have. China cannot even get their own country in order. What chance do they have at being the societal example to follow? They even fucked up their African relationships by trapping them in debt shackles instead of building their countries up, being a shining example, etc. and in turn influencing other countries to follow the Chinese way. They might have built a few bridges and ports, but most African people hate the Chinese because the only people that benefit from China are the corrupt African officials. Africa was there for the taking, and China still fucked it up. Their plan was too small-minded, which sums up China perfectly. All they wanted to do was get African dictators on board for preferential treatment within bodies such as the UN. There was so much more they could have done. The U.S. is so great at exporting its culture because it has one! China, since the CCP took over, doesn't. All it has is a big workforce, and they idolise money. It has no culture. It has no attractive way of governance. It has nothing to actually entice nations to follow their way. Freedom with guidelines beats total control and forced labour and brainwashing every day of the week.

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So now we have an international culture war? Seems like you are very much looking at international political with a Republican stump lens


That's what Putin has been saying but yes it could be propaganda and that his real long term goal is to retake the Soviet Union territory or something

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Ironically, much of China’s current power came from opening up to the West instead of trying to go out on their own. They would be wise to join to the global community instead of resorting to domestic nationalism.

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Ironically, much of China’s current power came from opening up to the West instead of trying to go out on their own. They would be wise to join to the global community instead of resorting to domestic nationalism.


Absolutely.

It was all a ruse. There's a famous Chinese political mentality; "bide your time, hide your strength". I'm paraphrasing, but the point is the same. It seems they did that in order to get rich, then when they had enough they can start to close off, become self-sufficient, and rule with an iron fist.

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Looks like Putin is looking to pass referendums making parts of Ukraine they captured part of Russia, and then treating attacks on them as on Russia borders.

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Shack, are you pro-Putin?

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Looks like Putin is looking to pass referendums making parts of Ukraine they captured part of Russia, and then treating attacks on them as on Russia borders.


Ukraine's latest offensive must have really shook him. That's a fear of failure move.

Yesterday there was this news from the Turkish president saying he thinks Putin wants the invasion to be over. It's interesting. Being over can mean a ton of different outcomes. The attack on dummy Russian soil will give him the excuse to use tactical nukes, and the invasion will well and truly be over then.

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Shack, are you pro-Putin?


No but I don’t think Ukraine are the good guys either

I have found pro Russia accounts are better sources of info right now, though. The propaganda coming from the pro Ukraine side is over the top and targeted at people who prefer to hear something that makes them feel good than the truth, to me. I’m mainly interested in the truth whatever it is, if Russia was on the verge of crumbling I would say so, but it doesn’t sound like they are to me.

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