World Politics

Leaders of the countries of the world and global issues.

communism

"political and economic doctrine that aims to replace private property and a profit-based economy with public ownership and communal control of at least the major means of production (e.g., mines, mills, and factories) and the natural resources of a society" -- britannica.com.

free speech in 2024

"Notable is that the calibration of current ‘free speech’ [2008] in the United States is at level 180, whereas free speech during the World War II era calibrates at 255" – RS&MM, chapter 6.

Big stick ideology

"As practiced by [Theodore] Roosevelt, big stick diplomacy had five components: possess serious military capability, act justly toward other nations, never to bluff, to strike only when prepared to strike hard, and to be willing to allow the adversary to save face in defeat" -- wikipedia.

Fidias Panayiotou

Priority request. "a Cypriot politician and YouTuber who was elected as an independent MEP in the 2024 European Parliament election" -- wikipedia.

Viktor Orban

Prime Minister of Hungary keeps out "NGOs financed by George Soros, has a notoriously anti-woke attitude, neutrality in the R-U war, didn't accept the EU's plan to let migrants through the Hungarian border etc." -- request.

Viktor Orban's July 27, 2024 lecture

Request: Struggling to discern if this is anti-West propaganda or an accurate analysis of the global situation today.

level: peace through strength

"suggests that military power can help preserve peace. It has been used by many leaders from Roman Emperor Hadrian in the second century AD to former US President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s" -- wikipedia. It is also useful on a personal level.

President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian

Iran’s new president has been formally inaugurated by the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, opening up the slim hope of improved relations with the west, less internal censorship and a fresh approach to the economy -- theguardian.com.

Keir Starmer

Request: Head of the Labour party. Recently taken office in the UK as its new Prime Minister.

T/F: Mexico is de facto controlled by cartels

Request: Seems like it. But perception could be wrong.

T/F: we are in the midst of a Communist revolution

A communist revolution is a social and political upheaval that aims to overthrow the existing capitalist system and establish a socialist or communist society -- Brave AI. Priority request.

world peace

"Christmas: peace on earth, good will to men" is at 675 in TvF.

International Criminal Court (ICC)

"has faced a number of criticisms from governments and civil society groups, including objections to its jurisdiction, accusations of bias, Eurocentrism and racism, questioning of the fairness of its case selection and trial procedures, and doubts about its effectiveness" -- wikipedia.

Volodymyr Zelensky

"Ukrainian actor and comedian who was elected president of Ukraine in 2019. Although he was a political novice, Zelensky’s anti-corruption platform won him widespread support, and his significant online following translated into a solid electoral base" -- britannica.com.

"tax the rich"

Marxist political slogan and, given its low calibration, effectively a veiled incitement to violence, the capability of which eschews the work and personal responsibility inherent in individual prosperity.