Already we have seen farmers protesting in the EU
because of cheaper imports from outside the bloc. European farmers could
not compete on price and are losing market share. Farmers in Europe are
losing money and closing shop. How are they going to survive?
The
whole idea of the EU ruling body was to get rid of small farmers in
Europe to allow the biggies like Nutrien, Dupont and others to corner
the market and expand production globally. As in the USA, caring for the
top 1% is more important than the smaller fish swimming in the crowded
pond. And what will those small farmers do without their farms?
China's
retaliative moves against the EU over investigation of its EVs is going
to make it even more detrimental for European farmers. EU leaders are
spooked, and some are already flying to Beijing to seek help. China
should tell those leaders that if they want to play with fire, they will
get burned themselves. China has been working over the decades to
secure alternative agricultural products, mainly from South American
countries and now also from Russia. China already is prepared for any
moves made by the USA and EU and will be able to respond positively.
China is known to think decades ahead of what it will do ten to twenty
years further down the road.
This is also happening in India and
Indian farmers are not taking it lying down. We have seen the protest
just months ago. Modi is trying to win over farmers, but we do not know
how. India is predominantly an agricultural economy, with 58% of the
population involved in farming. Replacing their livelihood with other
jobs is beyond India's capability, not when India is still not yet a
diversified and an industrialized economy. Furthermore, younger Indians
are joining the workforce by the millions every month and how are mostly
illiterate farmers going to compete? India has big problems ahead.
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The UN wants Russia to comply with sanctions against North Korea. Who imposed sanctions against North Korea? Not Russia or China, so why should they comply to help the USA and the West? After all North Korea is now an important strategic partner of Russia and China, just like NATO is to the USA. The Russians, Chinese and North Koreans do not call it 'iron clad' alliance, but just all-weather partners, that cannot be eroded by rusting.
At the UN, not every country must comply with UN declaration. Not all countries voted to sanction Russia over the Ukraine War. The UN deliverance is often skewed in favor of the USA and the West, and this is well known and often been taken up by many UN members of the Global South.
What about the UN asking USA and NATO to stop sending weapons to Ukraine and Israel? Genocide is ongoing in Gaza and had been committed in Eastern Ukraine against Russian speaking Ukrainians. The UN just closed its eyes and mouth - seeing nothing, saying nothing and doing nothing. Who does the UN represent? The USA and the West or the Global Community at large? It is time for BRICS and the Global South to have its own world body with neutral jurisdiction. No country must have a bigger say just because of its bigger contribution. That is bribery by any other name.
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