Lone Candle
Champion of Truth
The USA is losing its military dominance. It is not adapting fast enough to changing technologies that make killing Americans in war easier. Still, there are many military objectives it could achieve over potential enemies, but the US is not willing to take the casualties necessary to achieve those objectives, and America’s potential enemies know it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5QtOOhJarA
Cut-throat competition is supposed to benefit the consumer, but in China, in an effort to lower prices as much as possible, it led to cheating, cutting corners, illegality, and the spread of foodborne illnesses. This food was produced in a manner that would not pass a basic inspection.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGAQ9uTRX3Q
China’s Global Espionage Network: How Democracies Are Responding
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqS0Lt8eUR4
A great strategic advantage that the US has traditionally had over China is that the US had many allies and partners. Recently, the US has been undermining this great strategic advantage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISw7pzKhqtI
Japan and the Philippines are increasing their military cooperation to counter an aggressive China.
China has repeatedly used their military to steal maritime territory, and is having the greatest ever peacetime increase in military.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkBLIBEsHE0
I’m not surprised by the Trump phone like I’m not surprised by the Trump presidencies.
https://tech.yahoo.com/phones/article/is-the-trump-phone-finally-here-here-are-six-things-weve-learned-about-trump-mobile-151836199.html
China is cracking down on foreign chips and communication tools that could allow its citizens free access to the outside world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_cPgPusjvA
Trump praised Xi like a sycophant. Xi did not return the words.
Trump has accelerated American decline. Further polarizing the country, getting the US into a so-far unsuccessful war with Iran, weakening relationships with allies, removing quality immigrants along with the bad ones, increasing corruption, weakening the ability of the country to tax its wealthy citizens, broad and unstrategic tariffs that weaken the US economy, etcetera…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V48nZHKih8
US companies built software focused on price and features, not security.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwVa_L27G-g
The Room Where It Happened: What the Media Missed About the Trump-Xi Meeting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V17o5SEY9So