Tag Archives: United States

THE SUICIDE OF THE WEST?

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Jack Curtis

The earth’s preeminent civilization is a suicide by self-administered politicization. It is but the latest in a long line of predecessors.  Civilizations rise upon the shoulders of their citizens, they are enlarged by their governments and when they are no … Continue reading →

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Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump Are Speaking Their Lines

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Jack Curtis

North Korea has served China/Russia as a pit bull next door threat to South Korea/Japan and therefore to the U.S. as well. It has also served successive U.S. administrations as a convenient excuse for an Asian outpost and a threatening … Continue reading →

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Syria:Russians Appear and Disappear …

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Jack Curtis

While we are fixated by our ‘news’ media upon the awfulness of Trump, Russia’s President Putin is withdrawing the “main part” of his troops from Syria. Just as ‘peace talks’ are alleged to be underway. We suppose from that, that … Continue reading →

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Will Syria Pit he New Allies Against the New Axis?

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Jack Curtis

Syria is in the news, sort of. The presence of ISIS is prominent; the realities, less so. This is how it appears to us; you need not agree. Disagreements welcome, in fact. A nasty dictator Bashar Assad, is fighting a civil … Continue reading →

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Cultures, World-Wide, Seem In Transition. (What Will Replace Them?)

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Jack Curtis

Aleksander Solzhenitsyn warned us in the 1970’s that Western culture was dissolving under us. Of course, we did not listen, any more than the Soviets had listened in his homeland, forcing him to refuge in the West. A primary sign … Continue reading →

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Will China’s Ultimate Internet GAme Come To The U.S?

Posted on December 24, 2015 by Jack Curtis

China is leading the world toward government control of every citizen. China will keep score for every citizen, monitoring economic, political and internet behavior, with punishment for failing to follow prescribed norms or for criticizing the government. Every Chinese citizen will … Continue reading →

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Islamic Jihad In Unexpected Places … (The Internet Isn’t Free)

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Jack Curtis

The young American/Kuwaiti who shot 4 marines dead recently is occupying a lot of TV and news space. It helps distract from Iran nuclear deals and the dying E.U. financial system, we suppose. Those are important to the world and … Continue reading →

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Do Greece Plus Iran Amount To Double Dealing?

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Jack Curtis

Our wise leaders have saved us again, right? Greece is under control and the Obamfolk et al have nailed an end to the Iranian nuclear threat. Isn’t it wonderful? We wonder a few things, sure enough. The Eurofolk and the … Continue reading →

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The World Financial System: TITANIC!

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Jack Curtis

If  a bullet kills you after a trigger is pulled, who has killed you? The trigger, the gun or he who held it? The ongoing and irreversible Greek financial collapse we are watching is a trigger; the E.U. is the … Continue reading →

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Enduring Truth: “You Can;t Swindle An Honest … Voter!”

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Jack Curtis

Funny how we don’t see things that we don’t wish to see. The US and the UK share an issue from what we read: Mostly, the new jobs coming into being are low pay, low talent occupations. Reports in the … Continue reading →

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