Quote from: K-Dog on Jun 12, 2024, 10:16 AMFind me some democracy please.  I have looked high and low.  I do not see any.

The distinction and contrast made between the FSoA & NATO countries as having superior goobermint to Russia & China because the former are "democratic" while the latter are "autocratic" is ludicrous.  All 3 goobermints are Plutocracies.  In the FSoA the real power lies with the Billionaires & CEOs, in Russia with the Oligarchs who side with Putin and in China the elite top tier of the CCP.

The main difference is the FSoA President is merely a Puppet, while Putin and Xi actually have real power.  Both of those goobermints function better than almost all the so-called "democracies" of NATO.  I wouldn't say I agree with the direction of either China or Russia, but at least they have one.  The polarization of Western goobermints is so thorough now they are almost in total lockup and ineffectual at resolving any problem at all.  Pick any issue, and it's divided exactly in half and everything is Black or White with no shades of gray.

QuoteA soldier of the BAU.

Given the Think Tank he presides over, he's a bit more than a soldier.  More of a modern day Kissinger as a strategist.  I would liken the Killowen Group to the Tri-Lateral Commission.

RE