thegreanvillepostbiasrating--2020-05-24--Do You Consent To The New Cold War?

Do You Consent To The New Cold War?

In addition to planning on withdrawing from the Open Skies Treaty and knocking back Moscow ’ s attempts to renew the soon-to-expire New START Treaty , Trump is also contemplating breaking the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban treaty by conducting the first US nuclear test explosion since 1992 , reportedly as an attempt to bring China to the table for joining New START .
Moon of Alabama has already published a solid breakdown of all this , outlining the absence of evidence for the Trump administration ’ s justifications of its treaty withdrawals and explaining why China has nothing whatsoever to gain by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Treaty .
I have nothing to add to this , other than to ask a simple question .
The question I want to ask is , do you consent to this ?
Do you consent to steadily mounting cold war escalations against not one but two nuclear-armed nations ?
Do you consent to having a bunch of unseen military personnel rolling the dice every day on the gamble that we won ’ t wipe ourselves off the face of this earth in the confusion and chaos of rising hostilities due to miscommunication or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ times during the last cold war ?
Do you consent to a slow-motion third world war where an oligarch-led alliance of powerful nations works tirelessly to absorb new nations into its imperial blob by any means necessary ?
Do you consent to a world where weapons of armageddon are brandished about by imbeciles with inadequacy issues ?
Do you consent to a world ruled by people who are so sociopathic that they are willing to inflict endless mass military slaughter and risk a nuclear holocaust just to have more control over the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world where we risk literally everything because a few overeducated , under-mothered think tankers were able to market an idea called “ unipolarity ” at key points of interest after the fall of the Soviet Union ?
Do you consent to a world where powerful governments team up like a bunch of bitchy mean girls against weaker nations that aren ’ t in their clique ?
Do you consent to governments spending lives , resources and treasure on bloodbaths around the globe and treating terrestrial life itself like some trivial plaything instead of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Does this seem like health to you ?
Does this seem like sanity to you ?
Is any of this something you want ?
Something you consent to ?
Of course not .
These questions are all redundant .
Nobody with a healthy mind and a clear picture of what ’ s going on would consent to this madness , no matter what nation they live in .
This whole insane model was rolled out without your consent .
You were never asked if you consented , because the answer would have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and informed consent to this .
The new cold war is as consensual as sex after a Rohypnol-spiked drink , and the illusion of consent is just as nefariously and artificially manufactured .
People are roofied into sedation by mass media propaganda and endless diversion from reality , and then power has its way with us .
If people were actually given informed consent about what is done in their name , none of this would be happening .
Weapons of war would have been destroyed long ago and we ’ d all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ each other and with our ecosystem to ensure a healthy , happy world for our children and our grandchildren .
There is no reason we can not have such a world .
We are the many , they are the few .
They manufacture our consent because they absolutely require that consent .
A population which will not be propagandized is a population which can not be ruled .
All we have to do is inform each other about what ’ s really going on .
Then informed consent can exist .
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In addition to planning on withdrawing from the Open Skies Treaty and knocking back Moscow’s attempts to renew the soon-to-expire New START Treaty, Trump is also contemplating breaking the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban treaty by conducting the first US nuclear test explosion since 1992, reportedly as an attempt to bring China to the table for joining New START.
Moon of Alabama has already published a solid breakdown of all this, outlining the absence of evidence for the Trump administration’s justifications of its treaty withdrawals and explaining why China has nothing whatsoever to gain by signing on to a trilateral New START Treaty. I have nothing to add to this, other than to ask a simple question.
New on MoA:
U.S. Threatens New Nuclear Tests To Push China Into A Treaty It Does Not Wanthttps://t.co/UI1U43QhMr pic.twitter.com/IScjXjOqzl — Moon of Alabama (@MoonofA) May 23, 2020
The question I want to ask is, do you consent to this?
Do you consent to steadily mounting cold war escalations against not one but two nuclear-armed nations?
Do you consent to having a bunch of unseen military personnel rolling the dice every day on the gamble that we won’t wipe ourselves off the face of this earth in the confusion and chaos of rising hostilities due to miscommunication or technical malfunction, as nearly happened many times during the last cold war?
Do you consent to a slow-motion third world war where an oligarch-led alliance of powerful nations works tirelessly to absorb new nations into its imperial blob by any means necessary?
Do you consent to a world where weapons of armageddon are brandished about by imbeciles with inadequacy issues?
Do you consent to a world ruled by people who are so sociopathic that they are willing to inflict endless mass military slaughter and risk a nuclear holocaust just to have more control over the world population?
Do you consent to a world where we risk literally everything because a few overeducated, under-mothered think tankers were able to market an idea called “unipolarity” at key points of interest after the fall of the Soviet Union?
Do you consent to a world where powerful governments team up like a bunch of bitchy mean girls against weaker nations that aren’t in their clique?
Do you consent to governments spending lives, resources and treasure on bloodbaths around the globe and treating terrestrial life itself like some trivial plaything instead of ensuring the thriving of their own populations?
Does this seem like health to you?
Does this seem like sanity to you?
Is any of this something you want? Something you consent to?
Of course not. These questions are all redundant. Nobody with a healthy mind and a clear picture of what’s going on would consent to this madness, no matter what nation they live in.
This whole insane model was rolled out without your consent. You were never asked if you consented, because the answer would have been no.
Nobody gives their conscious and informed consent to this. The new cold war is as consensual as sex after a Rohypnol-spiked drink, and the illusion of consent is just as nefariously and artificially manufactured. People are roofied into sedation by mass media propaganda and endless diversion from reality, and then power has its way with us.
If people were actually given informed consent about what is done in their name, none of this would be happening. Weapons of war would have been destroyed long ago and we’d all be working together in healthy collaboration with each other and with our ecosystem to ensure a healthy, happy world for our children and our grandchildren.
There is no reason we cannot have such a world. We are the many, they are the few. They manufacture our consent because they absolutely require that consent. A population which will not be propagandized is a population which cannot be ruled.
All we have to do is inform each other about what’s really going on. Then informed consent can exist. And be withdrawn.


thegreanvillepostbiasrating--2020-05-24--Is Hong Kong American or Chinese territory? Beijing’s new national security law seeks to set that st

Is Hong Kong American or Chinese territory? Beijing’s new national security law seeks to set that straight

o Beijing has decided enough is enough and taken matters into its own hands to bulldoze ahead with a national security law tailor-made for Hong Kong , because the city is utterly incapable of fulfilling its constitutional duty to come up with the necessary legislation of its own , 23 years after its return to Chinese sovereignty .
And now , the very people who brought all this upon us are having conniptions over what it means for our basic freedoms and fundamentals , which the government is insisting will remain untouched .
Smelling blood in the water , certain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ frenzy of sensational reports and apocalyptic headlines chronicling the “ end/death of Hong Kong ” , reminiscent of their sanctimonious divinations about the demise of our city during the 1997 handover , which turned out to be greatly exaggerated .
To understand what has really happened here , you have to take a look back at last year ’ s social turmoil and anti-government protest violence in the context of Beijing ’ s complaints about the “ black hand ” of foreign interference in the city ’ s affairs , particularly with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pawn in the wider Sino-US political game .
We ’ re not discussing conspiracy theories here , just the relentless , in-your-face provocativeness of protesters openly waving the star-spangled banner and singing the US national anthem on the streets while spitting at and stomping on their own national symbols , loud calls for President Donald Trump to “ save ” the city from its own sovereign , opposition politicians ’ successful campaign to have the US Congress spite Beijing ’ s face by cutting off Hong Kong ’ s nose through punitive policy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ preach – on Chinese soil – the anti-China gospel … the list goes on ad nauseam .
Top that with how belligerent US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has become these days , neck pouch inflating in self-righteous indignation as he effectively warns China “ you dare not do this and you dare not say that ” when it comes to Hong Kong .
He ’ s now calling Beijing ’ s move a “ death knell ” for the city and threatening sanctions because only Washington , apparently , has the authority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be subject to national security laws , if at all .
When did this city become a major territory of the United States of America ?
Last I checked , Hong Kong used to be a colony of Britain , which , as a signatory to the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 , arguably has the right to carry on flagging concerns about Beijing ’ s tightening grip over the city , but has curiously taken to letting the Americans do all the shouting nowadays .
The thing is , Beijing would have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like it did last year in the bonfires of the “ revolution of our times ” and sort out its own problems as long they remained internal .
Because of the external element , carrot makes way for stick .
Hong Kong has long been the Achilles ’ heel for China in its new Cold War with the US , which has been employing the city – citing American business interests here to claim a stake in its future – as a bargaining chip of sorts .
Now that the gloves are off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increasingly bellicose over the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic , Beijing feels it might as well bite the bullet to plug this particular leak .
The details of the new law are still to be spelt out and we don ’ t know what protections will be built into it to prevent abuse .
If you believe the likes of cabinet-level government adviser Arthur Li Kwok-cheung , “ There is nothing for Hong Kong people to worry about … unless they are revolutionaries , terrorists or those colluding with foreign powers.
” I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but , until I see the fine print , I don ’ t know what it will mean when it comes to even what I say in this space some day .
Yonden Lhatoo is the Chief News Editor at the Post .
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by Yonden Lhatoo
South China Morning Post S o Beijing has decided enough is enough and taken matters into its own hands to bulldoze ahead with a national security law tailor-made for Hong Kong, because the city is utterly incapable of fulfilling its constitutional duty to come up with the necessary legislation of its own, 23 years after its return to Chinese sovereignty. And now, the very people who brought all this upon us are having conniptions over what it means for our basic freedoms and fundamentals, which the government is insisting will remain untouched. Smelling blood in the water, certain Western media outlets are in a feeding frenzy of sensational reports and apocalyptic headlines chronicling the “end/death of Hong Kong”, reminiscent of their sanctimonious divinations about the demise of our city during the 1997 handover, which turned out to be greatly exaggerated. To understand what has really happened here, you have to take a look back at last year’s social turmoil and anti-government protest violence in the context of Beijing’s complaints about the “black hand” of foreign interference in the city’s affairs, particularly with a hostile Washington using Hong Kong as a pawn in the wider Sino-US political game. We’re not discussing conspiracy theories here, just the relentless, in-your-face provocativeness of protesters openly waving the star-spangled banner and singing the US national anthem on the streets while spitting at and stomping on their own national symbols, loud calls for President Donald Trump to “save” the city from its own sovereign, opposition politicians’ successful campaign to have the US Congress spite Beijing’s face by cutting off Hong Kong’s nose through punitive policy acts, American politicians coming here to preach – on Chinese soil – the anti-China gospel … the list goes on ad nauseam. Top that with how belligerent US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has become these days, neck pouch inflating in self-righteous indignation as he effectively warns China “you dare not do this and you dare not say that” when it comes to Hong Kong. He’s now calling Beijing’s move a “death knell” for the city and threatening sanctions because only Washington, apparently, has the authority to decide which parts of China can be subject to national security laws, if at all. When did this city become a major territory of the United States of America? Last I checked, Hong Kong used to be a colony of Britain, which, as a signatory to the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984, arguably has the right to carry on flagging concerns about Beijing’s tightening grip over the city, but has curiously taken to letting the Americans do all the shouting nowadays. The thing is, Beijing would have allowed the city to carry on burning like it did last year in the bonfires of the “revolution of our times” and sort out its own problems as long they remained internal. Because of the external element, carrot makes way for stick. Hong Kong has long been the Achilles’ heel for China in its new Cold War with the US, which has been employing the city – citing American business interests here to claim a stake in its future – as a bargaining chip of sorts. Now that the gloves are off, with Washington’s rhetoric becoming increasingly bellicose over the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, Beijing feels it might as well bite the bullet to plug this particular leak. The details of the new law are still to be spelt out and we don’t know what protections will be built into it to prevent abuse. If you believe the likes of cabinet-level government adviser Arthur Li Kwok-cheung, “There is nothing for Hong Kong people to worry about … unless they are revolutionaries, terrorists or those colluding with foreign powers.” I’m none of the above myself, but, until I see the fine print, I don’t know what it will mean when it comes to even what I say in this space some day. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Yonden Lhatoo is the Chief News Editor at the Post. ALL CAPTIONS AND PULL QUOTES BY THE EDITORS, NOT THE AUTHORS * * *
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thegreanvillepostbiasrating--2020-05-24--HONG KONG RIOTERS SHOULD NEVER FIGHT AGAINST THEIR OWN COUNTRY

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For several months , Western mass media called the Hong Kong rioters , “ pro-democracy protesters ” .
It still does .
But I began noticing a new , even deadlier terminology .
Now , the black-clad ninja-looking men and women that are periodically and violently clashing with the law enforcement forces are once in a while described as “ pro-independence ” .
Some Hong Kong citizens are defining the rioters , who recently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Day ” with further protests and aggressive actions , as a “ political virus ” .
Now many people living in Hong Kong are calling for the use of force against the predominantly young , badly-informed and poorly educated individuals - those who have been responsible , together with the novel coronavirus , for bringing their city to its knees .
It has become obvious that the soft , reconciliatory approach which has so far been adopted by both the Beijing and Hong Kong administrations , might not be able to stop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rioters , who are clearly being financed and ideologically outfitted from abroad .
The more reasonable China is , the more aggressive the actions and threats coming from Washington and its allies are .
COVID-19 , the situation in Hong Kong , international trade , Taiwan and the South China Sea ; all gets thrown into a huge , filthy wok , and stir-fried until it becomes a tasteless , foul smelling mess , which is then thrown straight into Beijing ’ s face , endangering the global peace , prosperity and well-being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US legislation which seeks to impose sanctions on China if it fails to cooperate with Washington 's investigation into the coronavirus pandemic .
The bill would require the president to notify Congress within 60 days that China had “ provided a full and complete accounting ” to any US-led probe into the coronavirus outbreak .
The rule would also apply to investigations carried out by American allies and UN agencies such as the World Health Organization ( WHO ) .
The legislation also demands that China shutter all “ wet markets ” which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It also calls for the immediate release of Hong Kong activists arrested during ongoing protests in the semi-autonomous territory.
” Neocon politicians in Washington , and even the U.S. President himself , are demanding big concessions from China , without offering anything in return .
The confused , depressed and beaten down citizens of the United States , many of them unemployed , some now even starving , are hardly paying any attention to the foreign policy of their country , let alone trying to stop it .
The rioters in Hong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fact , which many of them most likely do not realize : this is a moment when the entire planet as we know it , may go up in flames .
The United States , with its economic system collapsing , is dragging China , Russia , but also Iran , Venezuela and other countries , into a conflict , and consequent war .
Such a war could cost millions , even hundreds of millions human lives .
So far , China and Russia are sticking to diplomacy .
Of course , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ faced with insults , foul propaganda , and constant military provocations .
But global peace , and precisely those millions human lives that would vanish during a confrontation , are making Beijing and Moscow act in subtle , measured , ways .
But anything could happen .
Patience is not limitless .
If China or Russia were to feel that their existence , or the existence of their people , was in danger , they would have to react , in the name of protecting life itself .
The rioters in Hong Kong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may not realize it , in their naïveté or their foolishness , but they are .
Whatever they do , is being monitored , recorded and eventually used against their country .
They are engaged in a battle , now .
And they are fighting on the side of the foreign powers which want to fully control the world .
Are the rioters committing treason ?
Some clearly are .
But I also want to believe that most of them don ’ t .
Not yet .
I want to give them the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are young , confused and even lost .
However , this benefit of doubt should have clear boundaries .
Paradoxically , if the United States decides to push China into a confrontation , the situation in Hong Kong will be one of the justifications given by Washington .
At that very moment , the naïve and badly informed kids would be converted , by circumstance , into de facto combatants , fighting against their motherland .
With all the due consequences .
Let ’ s do everything we can , that such a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should be told : “ There is still time .
Sit down and talk , negotiate .
Do not fight against your country as mercenaries .
These are terribly dangerous times , and forgive me for saying it so frankly : I have been observing you for quite some time .
You don ’ t really know what you are doing !
”

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by Andre Vltchek
For several months, Western mass media called the Hong Kong rioters, “pro-democracy protesters”. It still does. But I began noticing a new, even deadlier terminology. Now, the black-clad ninja-looking men and women that are periodically and violently clashing with the law enforcement forces are once in a while described as “pro-independence”.
Some Hong Kong citizens are defining the rioters, who recently celebrated the Americans' “Mother’s Day” with further protests and aggressive actions, as a “political virus”.
Now many people living in Hong Kong are calling for the use of force against the predominantly young, badly-informed and poorly educated individuals - those who have been responsible, together with the novel coronavirus, for bringing their city to its knees.
It has become obvious that the soft, reconciliatory approach which has so far been adopted by both the Beijing and Hong Kong administrations, might not be able to stop the conflict between the State and the rioters, who are clearly being financed and ideologically outfitted from abroad.
The more reasonable China is, the more aggressive the actions and threats coming from Washington and its allies are. COVID-19, the situation in Hong Kong, international trade, Taiwan and the South China Sea; all gets thrown into a huge, filthy wok, and stir-fried until it becomes a tasteless, foul smelling mess, which is then thrown straight into Beijing’s face, endangering the global peace, prosperity and well-being.
On May 13, 2020, RT reported:
“Beijing has lashed out at US legislation which seeks to impose sanctions on China if it fails to cooperate with Washington's investigation into the coronavirus pandemic.
The bill would require the president to notify Congress within 60 days that China had “provided a full and complete accounting” to any US-led probe into the coronavirus outbreak. The rule would also apply to investigations carried out by American allies and UN agencies such as the World Health Organization (WHO).
The legislation also demands that China shutter all “wet markets” which can pose a risk to human health. It also calls for the immediate release of Hong Kong activists arrested during ongoing protests in the semi-autonomous territory.”
Neocon politicians in Washington, and even the U.S. President himself, are demanding big concessions from China, without offering anything in return.
The confused, depressed and beaten down citizens of the United States, many of them unemployed, some now even starving, are hardly paying any attention to the foreign policy of their country, let alone trying to stop it.
The rioters in Hong Kong have to be confronted with one fact, which many of them most likely do not realize: this is a moment when the entire planet as we know it, may go up in flames. The United States, with its economic system collapsing, is dragging China, Russia, but also Iran, Venezuela and other countries, into a conflict, and consequent war.
Such a war could cost millions, even hundreds of millions human lives.
So far, China and Russia are sticking to diplomacy. Of course, it is hard to be restrained, when faced with insults, foul propaganda, and constant military provocations. But global peace, and precisely those millions human lives that would vanish during a confrontation, are making Beijing and Moscow act in subtle, measured, ways.
But anything could happen. Patience is not limitless. If China or Russia were to feel that their existence, or the existence of their people, was in danger, they would have to react, in the name of protecting life itself.
The rioters in Hong Kong are already at the frontline. They may not realize it, in their naïveté or their foolishness, but they are.
Whatever they do, is being monitored, recorded and eventually used against their country.
They are engaged in a battle, now. And they are fighting on the side of the foreign powers which want to fully control the world.
Are the rioters committing treason? Some clearly are. But I also want to believe that most of them don’t. Not yet. I want to give them the benefit of doubt. Most of them are young, confused and even lost.
However, this benefit of doubt should have clear boundaries.
Paradoxically, if the United States decides to push China into a confrontation, the situation in Hong Kong will be one of the justifications given by Washington. At that very moment, the naïve and badly informed kids would be converted, by circumstance, into de facto combatants, fighting against their motherland. With all the due consequences.
Let’s do everything we can, that such a dire situation is avoided!
The rioters should be told: “There is still time. Sit down and talk, negotiate. Do not fight against your country as mercenaries. These are terribly dangerous times, and forgive me for saying it so frankly: I have been observing you for quite some time. You don’t really know what you are doing!”
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[First published by China Daily Hong Kong]