thelibertybeacon--2020-07-07--Remaking the World: The Globe-Spanning Agenda of Protesters, Corporate & Cultural Elites

Remaking the World : The globe-spanning agenda of protesters , corporate and cultural elites Revolutions , historically speaking , bubble up from the most oppressed sections of society – workers , peasants etc , with only the leader coming from the top echelon .
The revolutionary type activism occurring in America for the last two months is different – it is taking place on the street , in elite institutions , corporate enterprises and at the international level .
Let ’ s look first at the Democrats ’ plan to win in November from the strategy emerging on the streets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a more equitable society for all , but a key component of this would consist of denying the protection of certain norms and laws , all while subjecting you to norms and laws when it works to their benefit .
It is materializing as an information operation from activists at the societal level coupled with a soft power effort from elites and international actors .
While there have been some tragic casualties in the protests , so far there is no actual warfare , but the protests are continuing .
Mostly they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a narrative , play on those perceptions and cause an action that will lead to the activists ’ /democrats ’ victory .
It is also a sustained 24/7 attack .
There is media hype , bad journalism and false reporting .
Movie and music stars releasing Public Service Announcements as to what they believe people should think .
Staged attacks are waged on statues , corporate enterprises declare solidarity with particular causes , social media cancelling of those who dissent , and in Washington , Democrats kneel to affirm they are in line @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is pushed by so many cultural influencers , and is fodder for media outlets , So , take one important norm – free speech , has that been eroded ?
Well , the perspective of Democrats and leftist activists ’ is that you may speak freely as long as your free speech conforms to the establishment narrative .
This flies in the face of saying whatever you think freely and without restraint .
They want you to feel that there will be consequences if you say that no , you do not support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whose goals are many , including abandoning the nuclear family , wealth redistribution and so on .
They want you to be afraid and intimidated , and incidences of people cancelled , harassed and fired from jobs or voluntarily resigning because of a previous offensive statement serve to illustrate that there will be a price to pay for failing to go along with the mob narrative .
Callously , the rush by companies and organizations to institute a virtuous zero-tolerance policy on racism has resulted in the mistreatment of innocent people too .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ definitely an unjustified reaction .
Emmanuel , who was driving home from work had his left hand casually hanging out the window following an unpleasant encounter with another driver at a red light .
He was later told that somebody had seen him making a white-supremacist hand gesture , and posted photographic evidence on Twitter .
( Unbeknownst to most Americans , the “ okay ” symbol was linked to white supremacy as some said it resembled the initials for “ white power ” ; it became a bit of a meme , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accused of making when his hand was dangling out the truck . )
eople called the company to demand Cafferty ’ s dismissal and he was immediately suspended without pay .
By the following Monday , he was out of a job and left shaken .
After releasing his side of the story , Cafferty said the man who posted a picture of the encounter on Twitter deleted his account and admitted to Priya Sridhar , a local news reporter , that he may have overreacted “ and misinterpreted it.
” Repeatedly asked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a white supremacist , knew about the “ inverted ” okay symbol and whether they knew that he was actually of mixed-race heritage , his former employer San Diego Gas & Electric company refused to answer .
Data analyst David Shor lost his job via social platform Twitter , because he tweeted research findings that showed nonviolent protests are more effective for Democrats electorally .
People on Twitter demanded he be fired , and he was .
Now let ’ s look at the use of soft power by the corporate/media/cultural elites to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ movement .
Consider the Natural History Museum of New York removing the statute of Theodore Roosevelt .
According to the museum , it was problematic , because it depicted a native American and African flanking Theodore Roosevelt on his horse , a pose which gave superiority to the white Roosevelt compared with the minorities on the ground at his sides .
The decision makers here were the Museum ’ s Board of Trustees , a lot of whom come from elite institutions with democrat leanings like Tina Fey , producer of 30 Rock @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contained blackface and racial stereotypes ; Tom Brokaw , NBC ; Lorne Michaels , another from NBC , and Jackie Bezos , the mother of Washington Post owner and Amazon CEO – Jeff Bezos .
Other patrons include , Michael Bloomberg and Goldman Sachs , and also on the consulting team , Chirlane McCray , Bill deBlazio ’ s wife .
McCray is also part of a new commission on racial justice reconciliation which is considering the fate of other New York statues ; those of George Washington , Thomas Jefferson and Saint @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the protests , unrest and Covid-19 pandemic have presented elites an opportunity to rally and promote their idea of a global “ Great Reset “ .
This is a problematic proposal that would supersede any democratic accountability , something the American people have with their leaders , and are watching quickly fade away .
The main thrust of this Great Reset is to alter the global economy through a massive shift away from capitalism .
Its goals center around three main themes : ( 1 ) repair the global economic damage caused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stop a coming climate change catastrophe ; and ( 3 ) using the above two “ crises ” as an opportunity to advance a global collectivist system , which would destroy capitalism and individual rights .
The idea was first floated at a virtual meeting of the World Economic Forum ( WEF ) in June between global leaders from the United Nations , United Kingdom , United States , International Monetary Fund and multi-national corporations including Microsoft .
Sharan Burrow , the Australian general secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation ( ITUC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the present crisis to help with the long-term goal of “ re-balancing economies.
” She stressed designing policies to align with investment in people and the environment .
Continuing , she said : Jennifer Morgan , the executive director of Greenpeace International , compared the situation historically and said the world should use the current crisis to push “ the reset button , ” similar to what occurred after World War II , when “ we set up a new world order.
” No specifics for the plan have been devised yet , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the WEF ’ s 2021 meeting in Davos .
The threat to the capitalism and individual liberty ingrained in America is in some respects amplified , because people in countries like the United Kingdom and United States are backing Great Reset ideas .
Consider too , the phenomenon of a “ horizontal revolution ” where ideas of intersectionality , woke politics and identitarian ideology are lying dormant , embedded in younger Americans among organizations at all levels of society , ready to erupt and upend traditional norms in favor of the woke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ example , Black Life Matters activists in England recently spray-painted BLM on an English Civil War memorial apparently not aware that the English Civil War was fought ( and won ) by the people and parliament to take power from the ruling King .
There were no Black people involved .
Indeed , Black Lives Matters is now a global cause , when originally it formed as a response to the Trayvon Martin shooting in America .
At the WEF Davos 2021 , collaborative meetings and planning sessions are scheduled for a vast @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Shapers Community – a non-profit based in Switzerland with over 7,000 members in 400 cities around the world .
The Global Shapers Community includes the far-left Climate Reality Project ( CRP ) co-founded by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and aims , Their previous campaigns include ones to shift “ towns to 100 percent renewable electricity , fight pipeline developments in front-line communities ” and “ organize climate strikes bringing hundreds of thousands into the streets.
” As reporter and YouTube commentator , Such a sweeping global change as that envisioned by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impact on America economically and in communities who rely on oil , gas and manufacturing industries .
At the same time activists in the streets are rolling out their information operation to shut down dissent .
As observers ’ look on at statues being torn down , unrest and protest in the streets , it is worth bearing in mind that this is not a typical revolution from below , it is a horizontal three-line attack , from the streets , elite institutions and corporations , and leaders of international organizations .

Remaking the World: The globe-spanning agenda of protesters, corporate and cultural elites
Commentary: Carol King
Revolutions, historically speaking, bubble up from the most oppressed sections of society – workers, peasants etc, with only the leader coming from the top echelon. The revolutionary type activism occurring in America for the last two months is different – it is taking place on the street, in elite institutions, corporate enterprises and at the international level. Let’s look first at the Democrats’ plan to win in November from the strategy emerging on the streets.
Information Operation
They say the long-term strategic objective is a more equitable society for all, but a key component of this would consist of denying the protection of certain norms and laws, all while subjecting you to norms and laws when it works to their benefit. It is materializing as an information operation from activists at the societal level coupled with a soft power effort from elites and international actors.
While there have been some tragic casualties in the protests, so far there is no actual warfare, but the protests are continuing. Mostly they are trying to affect perceptions, build a narrative, play on those perceptions and cause an action that will lead to the activists’/democrats’ victory.
It is also a sustained 24/7 attack. There is media hype, bad journalism and false reporting. Movie and music stars releasing Public Service Announcements as to what they believe people should think. Staged attacks are waged on statues, corporate enterprises declare solidarity with particular causes, social media cancelling of those who dissent, and in Washington, Democrats kneel to affirm they are in line. It seems more pervasive because it is pushed by so many cultural influencers, and is fodder for media outlets,
who have found it lucrative to publish stories that get folks worked up.
So, take one important norm – free speech, has that been eroded? Well, the perspective of Democrats and leftist activists’ is that you may speak freely as long as your free speech conforms to the establishment narrative. This flies in the face of saying whatever you think freely and without restraint. They want you to feel that there will be consequences if you say that no, you do not support some goals of Black Lives Matter, whose goals are many, including abandoning the nuclear family, wealth redistribution and so on. They want you to be afraid and intimidated, and incidences of people cancelled, harassed and fired from jobs or voluntarily resigning because of a previous offensive statement serve to illustrate that there will be a price to pay for failing to go along with the mob narrative.
Callously, the rush by companies and organizations to institute a virtuous zero-tolerance policy on racism has resulted in the mistreatment of innocent people too. The case of Emmanuel Cafferty seems most definitely an unjustified reaction. Emmanuel, who was driving home from work had his left hand casually hanging out the window following an unpleasant encounter with another driver at a red light. He was later told that somebody had seen him making a white-supremacist hand gesture, and posted photographic evidence on Twitter. (Unbeknownst to most Americans, the “okay” symbol was linked to white supremacy as some said it resembled the initials for “white power”; it became a bit of a meme, and this is the symbol Cafferty was accused of making when his hand was dangling out the truck.)
eople called the company to demand Cafferty’s dismissal and he was immediately suspended without pay. By the following Monday, he was out of a job and left shaken. After releasing his side of the story, Cafferty said the man who posted a picture of the encounter on Twitter deleted his account and admitted to Priya Sridhar, a local news reporter, that he may have overreacted “and misinterpreted it.” Repeatedly asked whether they had evidence that Cafferty was a white supremacist, knew about the “inverted” okay symbol and whether they knew that he was actually of mixed-race heritage, his former employer San Diego Gas & Electric company refused to answer. Data analyst David Shor lost his job via social platform Twitter, because he tweeted research findings that showed nonviolent protests are more effective for Democrats electorally. People on Twitter demanded he be fired, and he was.
These cancelling tactics are designed to crush morale, convince people that they are powerless, that everyone supports the leftist agenda, and that Trump cannot win.
Soft Power
Now let’s look at the use of soft power by the corporate/media/cultural elites to prop up and add heft to this movement. Consider the Natural History Museum of New York removing the statute of Theodore Roosevelt. According to the museum, it was problematic, because it depicted a native American and African flanking Theodore Roosevelt on his horse, a pose which gave superiority to the white Roosevelt compared with the minorities on the ground at his sides.
The decision makers here were the Museum’s Board of Trustees, a lot of whom come from elite institutions with democrat leanings like Tina Fey, producer of 30 Rock NBC who recently pulled a show that contained blackface and racial stereotypes; Tom Brokaw, NBC; Lorne Michaels, another from NBC, and Jackie Bezos, the mother of Washington Post owner and Amazon CEO – Jeff Bezos. Other patrons include, Michael Bloomberg and Goldman Sachs, and also on the consulting team, Chirlane McCray, Bill deBlazio’s wife. McCray is also part of a new commission on racial justice reconciliation which is considering the fate of other New York statues; those of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Saint Frances Cabrini.
This activism by elites means statues are attacked by protestors on the ground, as well as from within the institutions who placed them there in the first place.
The Great Reset
At the international level, the protests, unrest and Covid-19 pandemic have presented elites an opportunity to rally and promote their idea of a global “Great Reset“. This is a problematic proposal that would supersede any democratic accountability, something the American people have with their leaders, and are watching quickly fade away.
The main thrust of this Great Reset is to alter the global economy through a massive shift away from capitalism. Its goals center around three main themes: (1) repair the global economic damage caused by the coronavirus; (2) stop a coming climate change catastrophe; and (3) using the above two “crises” as an opportunity to advance a global collectivist system, which would destroy capitalism and individual rights.
The idea was first floated at a virtual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in June between global leaders from the United Nations, United Kingdom, United States, International Monetary Fund and multi-national corporations including Microsoft.
Representing the U.K., Prince Charles, urged that:
“we have a golden opportunity to seize something good from this [COVID-19] crisis. Its unprecedented shock waves may well make people more receptive to big visions of change.”
World Economic Forum’s (WEF) founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab echoed this:
“the world must act jointly and swiftly to revamp all aspects of our societies and economies, sentiment saying from education to social contracts and working conditions.” He stated that “every country, from the United States to China, must participate, and every industry, from oil and gas to tech, must be transformed.” In short, we need a ‘Great Reset’ of capitalism.”
Sharan Burrow, the Australian general secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), said we need to use the present crisis to help with the long-term goal of “re-balancing economies.” She stressed designing policies to align with investment in people and the environment. Continuing, she said:
“we want to end the profit-at-all-costs mentality, because if we don’t build an economic future within a sustainable framework in which we are respectful of our planetary boundaries, and the need to change our energy and technology systems, then we will not have a living planet for human beings.”
Jennifer Morgan, the executive director of Greenpeace International, compared the situation historically and said the world should use the current crisis to push “the reset button,” similar to what occurred after World War II, when “we set up a new world order.”
No specifics for the plan have been devised yet, but they are to be the focus of the WEF’s 2021 meeting in Davos.
The threat to the capitalism and individual liberty ingrained in America is in some respects amplified, because people in countries like the United Kingdom and United States are backing Great Reset ideas. Consider too, the phenomenon of a “horizontal revolution” where ideas of intersectionality, woke politics and identitarian ideology are lying dormant, embedded in younger Americans among organizations at all levels of society, ready to erupt and upend traditional norms in favor of the woke inter-sectional agenda at any time.
In this scenario, universal access to information and platforms means action can be coordinated with remarkable ease across boundaries, but with disregard for the prevailing local norms.
For example, Black Life Matters activists in England recently spray-painted BLM on an English Civil War memorial apparently not aware that the English Civil War was fought (and won) by the people and parliament to take power from the ruling King. There were no Black people involved. Indeed, Black Lives Matters is now a global cause, when originally it formed as a response to the Trayvon Martin shooting in America.
At the WEF Davos 2021, collaborative meetings and planning sessions are scheduled for a vast network of youth activists in the Global Shapers Community – a non-profit based in Switzerland with over 7,000 members in 400 cities around the world. The Global Shapers Community includes the far-left Climate Reality Project (CRP) co-founded by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and aims,
“to train inspiring individuals to connect climate issues with key fights like hunger and social justice.”
Their previous campaigns include ones to shift “towns to 100 percent renewable electricity, fight pipeline developments in front-line communities” and “organize climate strikes bringing hundreds of thousands into the streets.” As reporter and YouTube commentator,
Tim Pool has noted from his previous reporting at protests like occupy Wall St, he would encounter activists in multiple locations and across multiple countries. He nicknamed them “the tourists” as they would travel across borders in support of their issues.
Such a sweeping global change as that envisioned by the Great Reset would have a huge impact on America economically and in communities who rely on oil, gas and manufacturing industries. At the same time activists in the streets are rolling out their information operation to shut down dissent. As observers’ look on at statues being torn down, unrest and protest in the streets, it is worth bearing in mind that this is not a typical revolution from below, it is a horizontal three-line attack, from the streets, elite institutions and corporations, and leaders of international organizations.
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Carol King received a first class BA (honors) in History and Politics from Stirling University, along with an exceptional commendation for a study on US public opinion and Foreign Policy. She also completed a year of study at University of London before taking up a Graduate Proctor Fellowship at Princeton University. She further completed a MPhil in American Politics at Dundee University. Aspiring to be a writer/commentator on American politics, she now writes for UncoverDC. You can follow her on Twitter: @CarolKing561
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thelibertybeacon--2020-07-07--From ‘Made in China’ to ‘Owned by China’: Gobbling up U.S. assets

From ‘ Made in China ’ to ‘ Owned by China ’ : 20 deals show how China is gobbling up U.S. assets U.S. lawmakers are seeking how to address growing American supply chain concerns amid the global coronavirus pandemic .
In addition to most consumer goods and electronics , China reportedly manufactures “ more than 90 % of U.S. antibiotics , vitamin C , ibuprofen and hydrocortisone , as well as 70 % of acetaminophen , ” among other crucial drugs imported by the U.S. Sen. Rick Scott ( R-Fla. ) has become one of the most vocal critics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ urged a boycott of goods made in China .
“ We have to pass a law : Stop buying anything from Communist China , ” Scott said in a recent interview .
“ Nothing .
Don ’ t buy any products from them.
” Billboard on Hollywood ’ s Sunset Strip highlights Communist China ’ s growing influence over the U.S. movie industry , specifically AMC Entertainment .
( Frederic J. Brown/Getty Images ) However , a boycott of goods made in China would do little to address growing Chinese influence over American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and acquisitions .
Between 2002 and 2016 , Chinese state-owned or state-linked companies acquired more than $ 120 billion worth of assets in 40 states across the U.S. Just 15 Chinese entities ( sovereign wealth funds , state-owned corporations , or state-linked private sector firms ) accounted for 60 % of this activity .
In 2016 alone , more than 50 of these Chinese acquisitions exceeded $ 50 million .
Several Chinese takeover deals exceeded $ 1 billion .
Here are 20 Chinese investments and buyouts that have consequences for American consumers ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Online social forum Reddit ( majority-owned by Conde Nast publishing ) received $ 150 million in funding from China ’ s Tencent .
The investment is “ an odd pairing between one of the architects of China ’ s Great Firewall of censorship and one of America ’ s most lawless free-speech forums , ” wrote TechCrunch ’ s Josh Constine .
Reddit has since placed the most popular pro-Trump subreddit , The_Donald , in “ quarantine , ” where it effectively ceased all activities .
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TikTok — Viral video @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over $ 100 billion • China ’ s ByteDance created TikTok in September 2016 and launched the millennial-friendly social network on the iOS and Android app stores in 2017 .
In October 2018 , TikTok became the most downloaded app in the U.S. — the first Chinese app to do so — and ranked among the 10 most-downloaded apps in the last decade ( with the likes of Facebook , Twitter and Instagram ) .
TikTok users were recently praised by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ( D-N.Y. ) for helping to disrupt a Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Universal Music Group — Tencent bought 10 % of UMG in December 2019 for $ 3.4 billion • China ’ s Tencent bought a major stake in the California-based “ Big Three ” record company for a whopping $ 3.4 billion .
• UMG owns the rights to most of the world ’ s most popular artists , including Taylor Swift , Lady Gaga , Ariana Grande , Post Malone , Billie Eilish , Queen and The Beatles ( among thousands of other worldwide global music stars ) .
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Warner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) completed its purchase of a significant stake in another one of the “ Big Three ” record labels for $ 200 million • This year , Tencent bought 10 % of Warner ’ s publicly available shares ( or 1.6 % of the entire company ) for $ 200 million , with the option to double the purchase for the same price .
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Riot Games — Tencent purchased 93 % of Riot in 2011 for $ 400 million • Riot Games produces the world ’ s most popular PC game @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In 2015 , Tencent bought the remaining 7 % for an undisclosed sum .
When Riot Games would not cooperate with Tencent ’ s demand to make a mobile LoL platform , Tencent cloned the software and produced their own version of the game .
• Tencent also owns 40 % of Epic Games ( creator of “ Fortnite , ” which pulled in $ 2.4 billion in 2018 , making it the world ’ s most profitable game ) , 11.5 % of Bluehole ( PlayerUnknown ’ s “ Battlegrounds ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Blizzard ( “ World of Warcraft ” ) , Ubisoft ( “ Assassin ’ s Creed ” and “ Far Cry ” ) , and even distributes the infamous “ Candy Crush Saga , ” among other popular games in the U.S. • In 2018 , Tencent joined several other investors in a $ 150 million funding round for Discord — a popular chatroom app used by video gamers .
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AMC Theaters bought out by Wanda Group in 2012 for $ 2.6 billion • In 2012 , China ’ s most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wanda , bought the popular movie theater chain AMC Entertainment Holdings for $ 2.6 billion .
AMC was founded in Missouri more than a century ago and has 300 locations across the United States .
Now owned by China , AMC was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and has said that a bankruptcy filing is “ likely.
” • Other American movie theaters and movie studios have received heavy investment from the Chinese as well , including Dick Clark , Carmike and Starplex Cinemas ( all invested in heavily by Dalian Wanda @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Studio 8 ( Fosun ) , and Steven Spielberg ’ s Amblin Partners ( undisclosed investment from Alibaba as part of $ 300 million group funding round ) .
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Legendary Entertainment Group Inc — Dalian Wanda Group purchased the major Hollywood studio for $ 3.5 billion in 2016 • The takeover by Dalian Wanda in 2016 for $ 3.5 billion was the largest Hollywood-China deal to date .
• As the Wall Street Journal reported , the deal “ significantly expands Wanda ’ s presence in the global entertainment business @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the largest independent movie companies in Hollywood.
” • China ’ s influence became apparent when Legendary Entertainment began planning to make more films in China , including a series of Godzilla films and a Chinese co-production starring Matt Damon titled “ The Great Wall.
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Smithfield Foods — Bought out by China ’ s WH Group ( formerly the Shuanghui Group or “ Shineway ” ) for $ 4.7 billion in 2013 • Virginia-based Smithfield Foods owns a variety of household names , including Nathan ’ s Famous Hot Dogs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and Healthy Ones .
Smithfield is the world ’ s largest hog farmer and pork processor , and its products are sold in approximately a dozen countries .
• At the time , Shuanghui ’ s deal with Smithfield was the largest takeover of a U.S. company by a Chinese buyer .
• Notably , COVID-19 tore through Smithfield ’ s American processing plants leading to worker shortfalls and concerns that there may be a meat shortage in the U.S. 9 .
GE Appliances — China ’ s Qingdao Haier Co. Ltd. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for $ 5.6 billion in 2016 • Haier chairman Zhang Ruimin ( also a party delegate to the 19th congress of the Chinese Communist Party ) plans to connect Chinese software with as many American households as possible , telling the South China Morning Post : “ Imagine by touching the screen on your fridge , you can buy things from online shops … By using apps on your cellphone , you can check which laundry room close to you has washing machines available.
” • With its purchase , Haier reportedly laid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now owns approximately 15 % of the U.S. appliance market .
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Ingram Micro — HNA Group bought California-based IT company Ingram Micro in 2016 for $ 6 billion • China ’ s HNA Group was founded in 1993 and grew exponentially over the next 20 years ( thanks in part to a sizeable investment by billionaire George Soros ) .
Ingram Micro touts itself as “ the global leader in technology and supply chain operations ” and the “ leading global cloud ecosystem and digital commerce platform , ” generating $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ across six continents ( customers in more than 160 countries ) .
HNA now controls all Ingram Micro operations .
( HNA previously held a 25 % stake in Hilton Hotels and formed a partnership with ride-sharing app Uber , among other major U.S. investments ) .
• The Chinese Communist Party ’ s sovereign wealth fund ( CIC ) snapped up roughly 10 % of Airbnb ’ s $ 1 billion funding round in March 2017 .
The deal , according to Sky News , underlined “ the strategic importance to technology @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inroads into the Chinese market.
” • Notably , Airbnb pledged to donate $ 500,000 to Black Lives Matter and the NAACP amid the George Floyd protests .
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Brooklyn Nets ( and their arena , the Barclays Center ) — Bought by Alibaba co-founder Joseph Tsai in record-setting $ 2.35 billion deal • The NBA has been criticized for its cozy ties with China .
Perhaps no NBA franchise has cozier ties than the Brooklyn Nets , whose CEO David Levy resigned just two months after the team and their stadium @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tsai .
The New York Times reported that Tsai ’ s buyout was the biggest takeover of an American sports franchise in history .
• Tsai has drawn criticism for praising the Chinese Communist Party and casting aspersions on the Hong Kong protests .
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Ironman Triathlons — China ’ s Dalian Wanda bought 100 % of the athletics company in 2015 for $ 650 million • Wanda , China ’ s largest real estate developer , bought the Florida-based company , which boasts approximately 250,000 registered athletes and hosts 200 events @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Learning Communities — China-based Primavera Capital backed the Spring Education Group ( SEG ) buyout of Nobel Learning Communities in 2018 • Founded in 1984 and based in West Chester , Pa. , Nobel Learning had 190 schools in 19 states with approximately 25,000 students across the U.S. at the time of the Chinese investment .
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Lexmark International Inc. — A consortium of Chinese investors led by Beijing-based Apex Technology Co. Ltd. completed the $ 3.6 billion takeover of Lexmark in late 2016 • The deal for the Lexington , Ky.-based @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including Obama ’ s Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. ( CFIUS ) , which was granted shortly after the November 2016 election .
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Strategic Hotels & Resorts , Inc. — China ’ s Anbang Insurance Group Co. Ltd. bought this U.S.-based luxury hotel group in 2016 for $ 5.5 billion from Blackstone Group LP • The original purchase price was $ 6.5 billion for multiple hotels across the U.S. , however one hotel located near a naval base in San Diego — the Hotel del Coronado — was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( CFIUS ) due to national security concerns .
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Motorola Mobility — China-based Lenovo Group Ltd. purchased the American cell phone manufacturer for approximately $ 2.91 billion in 2014 • China ’ s Lenovo — already one of the largest computer manufacturers in the world — bought the U.S.-based Motorola cell phone company from Google for nearly $ 3 billion , which helped the Chinese tech company become one of the world ’ s largest mobile phone manufacturers .
18. International Business Machines Corp. division ( IBM ’ s x86 Server @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Group Ltd. bought the computer server hardware division from IBM for $ 2.1 billion in 2014 • As Reuter ’ s reported at the time , the deal gave “ the Chinese tech firm the firepower to win business clients from U.S. rivals.
” • “ In the large and medium enterprise space we can now fully leverage IBM technology to compete with brands like HP and Dell , ” announced Lenovo ’ s CEO Yang Yuanqing .
• Lenovo had previously purchased IBM ’ s personal computer business for $ 1.75 billion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s third-largest manufacturer of personal computers .
• By August 2014 , Obama ’ s CFIUS had approved the Lenovo takeover of IBM ’ s x86 division .
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Waldorf Astoria New York ( Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc ) — Anbang Insurance Group purchased the iconic hotel in 2014 for $ 1.95 billion , setting a record price for a U.S. hotel takeover .
• President Obama , sensitive to the optics , broke from longstanding presidential tradition and chose not to stay at the Waldorf Astoria during the 2015 U.N. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Shortly after the Anbang takeover , one of the restaurants in the Waldorf Astoria — Oscar ’ s American Brasserie — was replaced with a new Chinese restaurant called La Chine .
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Henniges Automotive — Purchased by the Chinese Communist Party ’ s state-owned Aviation Industry Corp. of China ( AVIC ) for approximately $ 800 million in 2015 • As investigative author Peter Schweizer reported in his book “ Secret Empires ” : “ AVIC sits at the heart of the Chinese military industrial complex .
In September 2015 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American precision parts manufacturer Henniges , the other 49 % was purchased by the Biden-and-Kerry-linked BHR.
” • The Henniges deal with AVIC received CFIUS approval from the Obama-Biden administration ( including the John Kerry State Department ) in 2015 .
The China state-owned ( or state-linked ) billion-dollar takeovers and multimillion-dollar investments listed above represent just a small fraction of the total funds pouring into the U.S. from China .
Chinese energy companies have also taken control of numerous oil and gas and clean energy assets across the U.S .
But buying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way China exerts its influence in the United States .
Chinese entities often partner with American firms on real estate developments , technology initiatives , manufacturing projects , and other deals that lead to increased financial ties without China taking a direct ownership stake .
American companies , particularly ones with complex supply chains and significant international sales operations , often set up manufacturing operations in China to capitalize on low labor costs and lax worker protections .
For example , a recent analysis found that at least eight U.S. companies — Abercrombie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ FILA , General Motors , Google , Nike , and Ralph Lauren — benefit “ from China ’ s enslavement of Muslim minorities.
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From ‘Made in China’ to ‘Owned by China’: 20 deals show how China is gobbling up U.S. assets
Between 2002 and 2016, Chinese state-owned or state-linked companies acquired more than $120 billion worth of assets in 40 states across the U.S.
By Seamus Bruner
U.S. lawmakers are seeking how to address growing American supply chain concerns amid the global coronavirus pandemic. In addition to most consumer goods and electronics, China reportedly manufactures “more than 90% of U.S. antibiotics, vitamin C, ibuprofen and hydrocortisone, as well as 70% of acetaminophen,” among other crucial drugs imported by the U.S.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) has become one of the most vocal critics of the Chinese Communist Party and has urged a boycott of goods made in China. “We have to pass a law: Stop buying anything from Communist China,” Scott said in a recent interview. “Nothing. Don’t buy any products from them.”
Billboard on Hollywood’s Sunset Strip highlights Communist China’s growing influence over the U.S. movie industry, specifically AMC Entertainment. (Frederic J. Brown/Getty Images)
However, a boycott of goods made in China would do little to address growing Chinese influence over American interests achieved via investments, mergers, and acquisitions. Between 2002 and 2016, Chinese state-owned or state-linked companies acquired more than $120 billion worth of assets in 40 states across the U.S. Just 15 Chinese entities (sovereign wealth funds, state-owned corporations, or state-linked private sector firms) accounted for 60% of this activity. In 2016 alone, more than 50 of these Chinese acquisitions exceeded $50 million. Several Chinese takeover deals exceeded $1 billion.
Here are 20 Chinese investments and buyouts that have consequences for American consumers (and potentially 2020 election voters):
1. Reddit — China’s Tencent Invested $150 Million in 2019
Online social forum Reddit (majority-owned by Conde Nast publishing) received $150 million in funding from China’s Tencent. The investment is “an odd pairing between one of the architects of China’s Great Firewall of censorship and one of America’s most lawless free-speech forums,” wrote TechCrunch’s Josh Constine. Reddit has since placed the most popular pro-Trump subreddit, The_Donald, in “quarantine,” where it effectively ceased all activities.
2. TikTok — Viral video platform owned by Chinese company valued at over $100 billion
China’s ByteDance created TikTok in September 2016 and launched the millennial-friendly social network on the iOS and Android app stores in 2017. In October 2018, TikTok became the most downloaded app in the U.S. — the first Chinese app to do so — and ranked among the 10 most-downloaded apps in the last decade (with the likes of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram). TikTok users were recently praised by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) for helping to disrupt a Trump campaign event in Tulsa, Okla.
3. Universal Music Group — Tencent bought 10% of UMG in December 2019 for $3.4 billion
China’s Tencent bought a major stake in the California-based “Big Three” record company for a whopping $3.4 billion.
UMG owns the rights to most of the world’s most popular artists, including Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, Post Malone, Billie Eilish, Queen and The Beatles (among thousands of other worldwide global music stars).
4. Warner Music — Tencent recently (June 12) completed its purchase of a significant stake in another one of the “Big Three” record labels for $200 million
This year, Tencent bought 10% of Warner’s publicly available shares (or 1.6% of the entire company) for $200 million, with the option to double the purchase for the same price.
5. Riot Games — Tencent purchased 93% of Riot in 2011 for $400 million
Riot Games produces the world’s most popular PC game: League of Legends (LoL). In 2015, Tencent bought the remaining 7% for an undisclosed sum. When Riot Games would not cooperate with Tencent’s demand to make a mobile LoL platform, Tencent cloned the software and produced their own version of the game.
Tencent also owns 40% of Epic Games (creator of “Fortnite,” which pulled in $2.4 billion in 2018, making it the world’s most profitable game), 11.5% of Bluehole (PlayerUnknown’s “Battlegrounds”), and significant chunks of Activision Blizzard (“World of Warcraft”), Ubisoft (“Assassin’s Creed” and “Far Cry”), and even distributes the infamous “Candy Crush Saga,” among other popular games in the U.S.
In 2018, Tencent joined several other investors in a $150 million funding round for Discord — a popular chatroom app used by video gamers.
6. AMC Theaters bought out by Wanda Group in 2012 for $2.6 billion
In 2012, China’s most Hollywood-focused M&A machine, Dalian Wanda, bought the popular movie theater chain AMC Entertainment Holdings for $2.6 billion. AMC was founded in Missouri more than a century ago and has 300 locations across the United States. Now owned by China, AMC was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and has said that a bankruptcy filing is “likely.”
Other American movie theaters and movie studios have received heavy investment from the Chinese as well, including Dick Clark, Carmike and Starplex Cinemas (all invested in heavily by Dalian Wanda), Dick Cook (CITIC), Studio 8 (Fosun), and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners (undisclosed investment from Alibaba as part of $300 million group funding round).
7. Legendary Entertainment Group Inc — Dalian Wanda Group purchased the major Hollywood studio for $3.5 billion in 2016
The takeover by Dalian Wanda in 2016 for $3.5 billion was the largest Hollywood-China deal to date.
As the Wall Street Journal reported, the deal “significantly expands Wanda’s presence in the global entertainment business, as it now owns one of the largest independent movie companies in Hollywood.”
China’s influence became apparent when Legendary Entertainment began planning to make more films in China, including a series of Godzilla films and a Chinese co-production starring Matt Damon titled “The Great Wall.”
8. Smithfield Foods — Bought out by China’s WH Group (formerly the Shuanghui Group or “Shineway”) for $4.7 billion in 2013
Virginia-based Smithfield Foods owns a variety of household names, including Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs, Cook’s hams, Farmland, and Healthy Ones. Smithfield is the world’s largest hog farmer and pork processor, and its products are sold in approximately a dozen countries.
At the time, Shuanghui’s deal with Smithfield was the largest takeover of a U.S. company by a Chinese buyer.
Notably, COVID-19 tore through Smithfield’s American processing plants leading to worker shortfalls and concerns that there may be a meat shortage in the U.S.
9. GE Appliances — China’s Qingdao Haier Co. Ltd. purchased General Electric’s appliances unit for $5.6 billion in 2016
Haier chairman Zhang Ruimin (also a party delegate to the 19th congress of the Chinese Communist Party) plans to connect Chinese software with as many American households as possible, telling the South China Morning Post: “Imagine by touching the screen on your fridge, you can buy things from online shops … By using apps on your cellphone, you can check which laundry room close to you has washing machines available.”
With its purchase, Haier reportedly laid off more than 12,000 GE personnel and now owns approximately 15% of the U.S. appliance market.
10. Ingram Micro — HNA Group bought California-based IT company Ingram Micro in 2016 for $6 billion
China’s HNA Group was founded in 1993 and grew exponentially over the next 20 years (thanks in part to a sizeable investment by billionaire George Soros). Ingram Micro touts itself as “the global leader in technology and supply chain operations” and the “leading global cloud ecosystem and digital commerce platform,” generating $50 billion in annual revenue from operations across six continents (customers in more than 160 countries). HNA now controls all Ingram Micro operations. (HNA previously held a 25% stake in Hilton Hotels and formed a partnership with ride-sharing app Uber, among other major U.S. investments).
11. Airbnb, Inc. — China Investment Corporation (CIC) invested $100 million in 2017
The Chinese Communist Party’s sovereign wealth fund (CIC) snapped up roughly 10% of Airbnb’s $1 billion funding round in March 2017. The deal, according to Sky News, underlined “the strategic importance to technology groups such as Airbnb of making strong inroads into the Chinese market.”
Notably, Airbnb pledged to donate $500,000 to Black Lives Matter and the NAACP amid the George Floyd protests.
12. Brooklyn Nets (and their arena, the Barclays Center) — Bought by Alibaba co-founder Joseph Tsai in record-setting $2.35 billion deal
The NBA has been criticized for its cozy ties with China. Perhaps no NBA franchise has cozier ties than the Brooklyn Nets, whose CEO David Levy resigned just two months after the team and their stadium were bought out by Alibaba billionaire Joseph Tsai. The New York Times reported that Tsai’s buyout was the biggest takeover of an American sports franchise in history.
Tsai has drawn criticism for praising the Chinese Communist Party and casting aspersions on the Hong Kong protests.
13. Ironman Triathlons — China’s Dalian Wanda bought 100% of the athletics company in 2015 for $650 million
Wanda, China’s largest real estate developer, bought the Florida-based company, which boasts approximately 250,000 registered athletes and hosts 200 events in 27 countries.
14. Nobel Learning Communities — China-based Primavera Capital backed the Spring Education Group (SEG) buyout of Nobel Learning Communities in 2018
Founded in 1984 and based in West Chester, Pa., Nobel Learning had 190 schools in 19 states with approximately 25,000 students across the U.S. at the time of the Chinese investment.
15. Lexmark International Inc. — A consortium of Chinese investors led by Beijing-based Apex Technology Co. Ltd. completed the $3.6 billion takeover of Lexmark in late 2016
The deal for the Lexington, Ky.-based printer company required approval from U.S. regulators, including Obama’s Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS), which was granted shortly after the November 2016 election.
16. Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. — China’s Anbang Insurance Group Co. Ltd. bought this U.S.-based luxury hotel group in 2016 for $5.5 billion from Blackstone Group LP
The original purchase price was $6.5 billion for multiple hotels across the U.S., however one hotel located near a naval base in San Diego — the Hotel del Coronado — was stripped from the deal by U.S. regulators (CFIUS) due to national security concerns.
17. Motorola Mobility — China-based Lenovo Group Ltd. purchased the American cell phone manufacturer for approximately $2.91 billion in 2014
China’s Lenovo — already one of the largest computer manufacturers in the world — bought the U.S.-based Motorola cell phone company from Google for nearly $3 billion, which helped the Chinese tech company become one of the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturers.
18. International Business Machines Corp. division (IBM’s x86 Server Business) — China’s Lenovo Group Ltd. bought the computer server hardware division from IBM for $2.1 billion in 2014
As Reuter’s reported at the time, the deal gave “the Chinese tech firm the firepower to win business clients from U.S. rivals.”
“In the large and medium enterprise space we can now fully leverage IBM technology to compete with brands like HP and Dell,” announced Lenovo’s CEO Yang Yuanqing.
Lenovo had previously purchased IBM’s personal computer business for $1.75 billion in 2004, making it the world’s third-largest manufacturer of personal computers. By August 2014, Obama’s CFIUS had approved the Lenovo takeover of IBM’s x86 division.
19. Waldorf Astoria New York (Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc) — Anbang Insurance Group purchased the iconic hotel in 2014 for $1.95 billion, setting a record price for a U.S. hotel takeover.
President Obama, sensitive to the optics, broke from longstanding presidential tradition and chose not to stay at the Waldorf Astoria during the 2015 U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York.
Shortly after the Anbang takeover, one of the restaurants in the Waldorf Astoria — Oscar’s American Brasserie — was replaced with a new Chinese restaurant called La Chine.
20. Henniges Automotive — Purchased by the Chinese Communist Party’s state-owned Aviation Industry Corp. of China (AVIC) for approximately $800 million in 2015
As investigative author Peter Schweizer reported in his book “Secret Empires”: “AVIC sits at the heart of the Chinese military industrial complex. In September 2015, when AVIC bought 51% of American precision parts manufacturer Henniges, the other 49% was purchased by the Biden-and-Kerry-linked BHR.”
The Henniges deal with AVIC received CFIUS approval from the Obama-Biden administration (including the John Kerry State Department) in 2015.
The China state-owned (or state-linked) billion-dollar takeovers and multimillion-dollar investments listed above represent just a small fraction of the total funds pouring into the U.S. from China. Chinese energy companies have also taken control of numerous oil and gas and clean energy assets across the U.S.
But buying out American companies is not the only way China exerts its influence in the United States. Chinese entities often partner with American firms on real estate developments, technology initiatives, manufacturing projects, and other deals that lead to increased financial ties without China taking a direct ownership stake.
American companies, particularly ones with complex supply chains and significant international sales operations, often set up manufacturing operations in China to capitalize on low labor costs and lax worker protections. For example, a recent analysis found that at least eight U.S. companies — Abercrombie & Fitch, Amazon, Apple, FILA, General Motors, Google, Nike, and Ralph Lauren — benefit “from China’s enslavement of Muslim minorities.”
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thelibertybeacon--2020-07-07--Know Your Enemy: Undeniable Truths About the Left

Know Your Enemy : Undeniable Truths About the Left As my high school football coach used to say , “ It is time to fight like men or hike up your skirts and say , here it is.
” Freedom-loving , patriotic Americans need to take a deep breath , calm down and accurately assess the current cultural and political situation in the country .
It is time to stop reacting to what the left does and instead focus on some undeniable truths about our enemies .
Victory only comes after finding your opponents ’ weaknesses and exploiting them , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without honest and careful study .
This is how patriots fight .
First , we must begin by properly labeling the truth as it is .
For example , everything that is happening now is because the left ’ s plans to remake the United States from a Constitutional republic into borderless global state were thwarted by the people electing Donald J. Trump for president .
As a result , the left not only hates Trump for beating their savior Hillary Clinton , it also loathes the citizens who voted for him .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ hatred the left has for us , you begin to understand that the Wuhan virus extended lockdowns and the Black Lives Matter/Antifa led riots are for express purpose of bringing misery and terror to those who dared to vote for Donald Trump in 2016 and those who are planning to vote for him in November .
The left has turned up their intensity to eleven in their ongoing effort to isolate Trump from his base .
Democrat governors and mayors are holding your Constitutional freedoms hostage and the unspoken ransom for you to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to vote Democrat .
“ Abandon this ogre , Trump , and things will go back to how they were before you made the mistake of voting for him.
” Let ’ s play along with that scenario for the moment and say you were to desert Trump and opt for your life of comfort again .
Do you honestly think the Democrats will forgive and forget ?
Hardly !
If past behavior is an indication of future behavior , then the Democrats will continue to scapegoat you for all that is wrong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what they are doing now when they speak of white privilege and systemic racism .
What makes you think the left would cease from this malice , especially if it were to win an election for them ?
And that brings us to this truth : the left hates any American who disagrees with them .
Liberty-minded Americans understand that people are going to have strong disagreements on issues , but they appreciate that this is a consequence of free speech under the First Amendment .
Leftists hate free speech , especially if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dismiss debate , they have come up with ways to control speech and thought under the rubric of social justice and multiculturalism .
Authoritarianism is the source of such a mindset , not liberty .
An authoritarian wants to take away your freedom , not protect it .
This takes us to another truth about the left and their proxies , the Democrat Party .
Leftists love Marxism and therefore hate liberty .
The Democrat Party reflects this because they have been hijacked by the Marxist left .
Marxism is the theory behind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lead to the same result of despair and slaughter .
Both are the antithesis to capitalism , yet our federal government and many of our state governments continue to fornicate with socialism .
Obamacare , anyone ?
Socialism is the foot in the door under the guise of equality and communism is the thug who breaks down the door , holds you prisoner and forces you to work for his benefit .
Leftist governors and mayors have gone full communist under the guise of safety in their removal of freedoms during the Wuhan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ areas the left focused upon .
They went after our right to peaceably assemble , our free exercise of religion , and our right to free speech .
The left went after our right to peaceably gather by limiting the number of people we could congregate with and initiating social distancing .
Next , they impeded our free exercise of religion by deeming churches as non-essential and forbidding us from gathering for church services ; even if they were drive-thru services .
Finally , free speech was attacked when leftist social media platforms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or tweets that went against the COVID-19 media narrative .
Google even controls what information you have access to with a search and now is even manipulating stories regarding the uptick on positive cases of COVID-19 .
Think I am kidding ?
Just enter any random number and “ new COVID cases ” and you will get a series of stories with the numbers you entered .
I tested this myself .
I first entered “ 300 new COVID cases ” and I got this .
I then entered “ 400 new COVID @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Just for absurdity sake I then decided to enter the random numbers 293 and 671 and surprisingly I got hits featuring those figures .
Coincidence ?
Remember there is no such thing as coincidence on the left .
Manipulation is more like it , which takes us to another truth about the left .
Feel drained and frustrated ?
Thinking that this is the end of the American experiment ?
That is because the left has been manipulating your emotions ; case in point , polling data .
All we have been hearing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has a double-digit lead .
That ’ s it , turn out the lights .
This is all to dispirit you .
Since March , there has been a non-stop pile-on of your emotions .
This , in an all-out , no holds barred effort to convince you to give up all hope and reject President Trump .
We are in the midst of a cultural revolution brought to you courtesy of the left .
They want you to believe that rioting and looting has been a genuinely organic occurrence .
However , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ precision of recent events it has become more obvious that this battle plan had been in the works for some time and just needed the right fuse to set off a powder keg .
And this leads us to another sobering truth about the left .
The left is willing to destroy race relations , shred the Constitution , call for the defunding of police , and validate lawlessness , all for the express purpose of achieving an election victory in November .
All this violence and fear has been unleased in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by a cognitively challenged presidential nominee , into power .
Let that sink in .
When you have no positive agenda to offer and nothing inspirational to run on then I guess encouraging anarchy is next logical step ?
Since they can not run a campaign on building anything , why not campaign on tearing down the works and achievements of others ?
They claim to offer new enlightenment on the sins of our forefathers , but all they can offer is condemnation as if they are judge , jury and god .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In the absence of worshiping a Creator , the left blasphemes by making themselves little gods where everything they demand should be a dictate for all and nothing they say is worthy of criticism .
Arrogance and hubris are two other truths about the left that we need to understand .
And right now the Democrats are smug and they are thumping their chests in victory .
They believe they have come up with the winning strategy to defeat Trump and to radically change the culture .
They are convinced of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ savoring the fear of average Americans .
I am convinced this will be their undoing .
More and more people are becoming wise to all that is going on and that includes the average Democrat voter .
They see what their party is doing to this country and they are taking note .
These average working-class Democrats are just like the average working-class conservatives who only want to have a good job , savings , good schools for their kids , a nice house , and to live in a safe community .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and I do not doubt that they are just as troubled about the direction of the country as we conservatives are .
These men and women may not voice their disgust , but do not be surprised to read a post mortem to the election that will show many Democrats casting a vote for Trump .
And I believe that will also be true of the Black community .
You may not see them interviewed , but a great many blacks appreciate that President Trump has done more for them than all the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is a powerful truth that black and Hispanic unemployment have been at all-time lows under the Trump Administration .
Democrats know this and it scares them .
Prior to the Wuhan virus pandemic , at least of 20 percent of blacks indicated they would be voting to re-elect President Trump .
If that holds true , that would be a death knell to the Democrat Party .
This is a huge reason for the left fanning the flames of racial unrest under the lie of systemic racism and white privilege .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aided by sycophantic media .
The left seems powerful only because the media portrays them that way .
The media never challenges Democrats and rarely publish any negative stories about them unless there is some sort of political calculation in doing so .
This is a double-edged sword .
Such reporting is inherently dishonest at its core and spares the left from hearing honest and un-filtered truths about the failures of their policies and actions .
The truth is sometimes uncomfortable to face , but it is liberating .
In the days that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it your goal to know the enemy .
For in these truths are the means of defeating the Democrats and taking the country back .
Take note of these truths and formulate a personal or group plan to push back against the left .
We need to begin offenses on multiple fronts against the enemy , using their tactics against them .
Make it a point to illustrate these truths to your friends who see the Democrats as some unstoppable force .
Never give up , never lose hope , never lose faith @ @ @ @ @ @ @ God .
With God ’ s help , prayer and determination on our part , we can and will turn the tide .

Know Your Enemy: Undeniable Truths About the Left
By: Dex Bahr
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”— Sun Tzu
As my high school football coach used to say, “It is time to fight like men or hike up your skirts and say, here it is.” Freedom-loving, patriotic Americans need to take a deep breath, calm down and accurately assess the current cultural and political situation in the country. It is time to stop reacting to what the left does and instead focus on some undeniable truths about our enemies. Victory only comes after finding your opponents’ weaknesses and exploiting them, but such flaws cannot be found without honest and careful study. This is how patriots fight.
First, we must begin by properly labeling the truth as it is. For example, everything that is happening now is because the left’s plans to remake the United States from a Constitutional republic into borderless global state were thwarted by the people electing Donald J. Trump for president. As a result, the left not only hates Trump for beating their savior Hillary Clinton, it also loathes the citizens who voted for him.
Once you honestly grasp the level of hatred the left has for us, you begin to understand that the Wuhan virus extended lockdowns and the Black Lives Matter/Antifa led riots are for express purpose of bringing misery and terror to those who dared to vote for Donald Trump in 2016 and those who are planning to vote for him in November. The left has turned up their intensity to eleven in their ongoing effort to isolate Trump from his base. Democrat governors and mayors are holding your Constitutional freedoms hostage and the unspoken ransom for you to make all this desolation go away is to vote Democrat. “Abandon this ogre, Trump, and things will go back to how they were before you made the mistake of voting for him.”
Let’s play along with that scenario for the moment and say you were to desert Trump and opt for your life of comfort again. Do you honestly think the Democrats will forgive and forget? Hardly! If past behavior is an indication of future behavior, then the Democrats will continue to scapegoat you for all that is wrong with the country. This is exactly what they are doing now when they speak of white privilege and systemic racism. What makes you think the left would cease from this malice, especially if it were to win an election for them?
And that brings us to this truth: the left hates any American who disagrees with them. Liberty-minded Americans understand that people are going to have strong disagreements on issues, but they appreciate that this is a consequence of free speech under the First Amendment. Leftists hate free speech, especially if it criticizes their agenda. Since they dismiss debate, they have come up with ways to control speech and thought under the rubric of social justice and multiculturalism. Authoritarianism is the source of such a mindset, not liberty. An authoritarian wants to take away your freedom, not protect it. This takes us to another truth about the left and their proxies, the Democrat Party.
Leftists love Marxism and therefore hate liberty. The Democrat Party reflects this because they have been hijacked by the Marxist left. Marxism is the theory behind socialism and communism, although they all lead to the same result of despair and slaughter. Both are the antithesis to capitalism, yet our federal government and many of our state governments continue to fornicate with socialism. Obamacare, anyone?
Socialism is the foot in the door under the guise of equality and communism is the thug who breaks down the door, holds you prisoner and forces you to work for his benefit. Leftist governors and mayors have gone full communist under the guise of safety in their removal of freedoms during the Wuhan virus lockdowns. Think about the three areas the left focused upon. They went after our right to peaceably assemble, our free exercise of religion, and our right to free speech. The left went after our right to peaceably gather by limiting the number of people we could congregate with and initiating social distancing. Next, they impeded our free exercise of religion by deeming churches as non-essential and forbidding us from gathering for church services; even if they were drive-thru services. Finally, free speech was attacked when leftist social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter censored any posts or tweets that went against the COVID-19 media narrative.
Google even controls what information you have access to with a search and now is even manipulating stories regarding the uptick on positive cases of COVID-19. Think I am kidding? Just enter any random number and “new COVID cases” and you will get a series of stories with the numbers you entered. I tested this myself. I first entered “300 new COVID cases” and I got this. I then entered “400 new COVID cases” and got these results. Just for absurdity sake I then decided to enter the random numbers 293 and 671 and surprisingly I got hits featuring those figures. Coincidence? Remember there is no such thing as coincidence on the left. Manipulation is more like it, which takes us to another truth about the left.
Feel drained and frustrated? Thinking that this is the end of the American experiment? That is because the left has been manipulating your emotions; case in point, polling data. All we have been hearing lately is Trump is toast. Biden has a double-digit lead. That’s it, turn out the lights. This is all to dispirit you. Since March, there has been a non-stop pile-on of your emotions. This, in an all-out, no holds barred effort to convince you to give up all hope and reject President Trump. We are in the midst of a cultural revolution brought to you courtesy of the left. They want you to believe that rioting and looting has been a genuinely organic occurrence. However, when you look at the timing and precision of recent events it has become more obvious that this battle plan had been in the works for some time and just needed the right fuse to set off a powder keg. And this leads us to another sobering truth about the left.
The left is willing to destroy race relations, shred the Constitution, call for the defunding of police, and validate lawlessness, all for the express purpose of achieving an election victory in November. All this violence and fear has been unleased in the hopes of sweeping the Democrats, led by a cognitively challenged presidential nominee, into power. Let that sink in.
When you have no positive agenda to offer and nothing inspirational to run on then I guess encouraging anarchy is next logical step? Since they cannot run a campaign on building anything, why not campaign on tearing down the works and achievements of others?
They claim to offer new enlightenment on the sins of our forefathers, but all they can offer is condemnation as if they are judge, jury and god. This is not hyperbole but a fact. In the absence of worshiping a Creator, the left blasphemes by making themselves little gods where everything they demand should be a dictate for all and nothing they say is worthy of criticism.
Arrogance and hubris are two other truths about the left that we need to understand. And right now the Democrats are smug and they are thumping their chests in victory. They believe they have come up with the winning strategy to defeat Trump and to radically change the culture. They are convinced of the validity of their polls and are gleefully savoring the fear of average Americans. I am convinced this will be their undoing.
More and more people are becoming wise to all that is going on and that includes the average Democrat voter. They see what their party is doing to this country and they are taking note. These average working-class Democrats are just like the average working-class conservatives who only want to have a good job, savings, good schools for their kids, a nice house, and to live in a safe community. They see their party becoming dangerously radicalized and I do not doubt that they are just as troubled about the direction of the country as we conservatives are. These men and women may not voice their disgust , but do not be surprised to read a post mortem to the election that will show many Democrats casting a vote for Trump. And I believe that will also be true of the Black community.
You may not see them interviewed, but a great many blacks appreciate that President Trump has done more for them than all the presidents of the past 30 years. This is a powerful truth that black and Hispanic unemployment have been at all-time lows under the Trump Administration. Democrats know this and it scares them. Prior to the Wuhan virus pandemic, at least of 20 percent of blacks indicated they would be voting to re-elect President Trump. If that holds true, that would be a death knell to the Democrat Party. This is a huge reason for the left fanning the flames of racial unrest under the lie of systemic racism and white privilege.
A final truth is that the left is aided by sycophantic media. The left seems powerful only because the media portrays them that way. The media never challenges Democrats and rarely publish any negative stories about them unless there is some sort of political calculation in doing so. This is a double-edged sword. Such reporting is inherently dishonest at its core and spares the left from hearing honest and un-filtered truths about the failures of their policies and actions.
The truth is sometimes uncomfortable to face, but it is liberating. In the days that follow this Independence Day weekend, make it your goal to know the enemy. For in these truths are the means of defeating the Democrats and taking the country back. Take note of these truths and formulate a personal or group plan to push back against the left. We need to begin offenses on multiple fronts against the enemy, using their tactics against them.
Make it a point to illustrate these truths to your friends who see the Democrats as some unstoppable force. Never give up, never lose hope, never lose faith and stand in the strength of Almighty God. With God’s help, prayer and determination on our part, we can and will turn the tide.
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About the Author: Dex Bahr is the author of the book, No Christian Man is an Island. He is also a freelance writer and lecturer.
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