US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands as they attend a joint press conference at the White House in Washington, DC, US, Feb 13, 2025. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo)
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When Mickey Mouse states ruled the world
When the Brits, benefitting from the advances in the first Industrial Revolution expanded overseas to conquer the world of mainly agrarian or primitive states, it was a piece of cake. A few gunboats and a few thousand soldiers could conquer tribes and countries that were still defending themselves with bows and arrows and swords. Every little European state jumped into the formula, armed themselves with modern weapons and went around the world to conquer and seize lands and assets of tribes and ancient states. It was highway robbery, banditry, piracy, in the name of the states or the monarchs.
We came, we saw, we conquered. These were lovely phrases in the western literature, in their history books. There was no crime, no crime against humanity, no human rights, when the white savages run wild around the world, committing genocides, massacres, looting and plundering countries and tribes, slavery and ruling over lesser people, called subhumans, to dispose their assets, lands, wealth and their lives.
The rest of the world were no match against modern weapons in the hands of savages that called themselves civilised, armed with a book called the Bible, to civilise the uncivilised by calling the victims as savages and massacring them for trying to fight and defend their rights to exist.
Then followed a few hundred years of so called western civilisation ruling the world. And the subhumans of the world became the ruled, the slaves or semi slaves of the white men. And they lived peacefully, some happily, under white men's rule, white men's rule of law and white men's system. For those that benefitted from the white men's rule, they are in love with the white men, and wanting to preserve the white men system, defending the white men system, ignoring the plight and suffering of other subhumans and lesser humans under the oppression of the white men and the white men system. What is happening in the Middle East is an excellent example of this colonial mindset.
Several hundred years of white men rule has come to passe. And many subhuman and lesser countries have learned and acquired the science and technology of the whites and possessed the same weaponry as the white men to defend themselves and their countries. The white men did not make this easy, subtly managing and manipulating the coloured people using the white men system to remain the controlling power, the privilege class, by keeping the coloured people free, prosperous but never to challenge white men supremacy.
The small Mickey Mouse states still believe that they could continue with this unequal white men system, that they are still in charge, in control and domination of the coloured people. Many of the coloured people states are now much bigger and stronger, economically and militarily than the white Mickey Mouse states of Europe. Still the Mickey Mouse states think they can freely kick the big coloured states anytime they want, anywhere they want, anyhow they want with impunity, without fear of being whacked by the newcomers of wealth and military power.
The three tiny Baltic states are a joke in their own right, thinking they are white supremacist states. Holland, once the Dutch Empire, Denmark, Poland, Finland etc etc, all acting aggressively, unthinkingly that they are still top dogs in international affairs without realising that at most they are little poodles or Mickey Mouse that are totally inconsequential in international affairs. Like Britain, they are still barking very loudly, but not more than a chihuahua in realpolitik. They did not know their time is over. They still want to relive their past glorious days, that they can still call the shot. Britain today is another Mickey Mouse.
It is better that these Mickey Mouse European states take a look at the mirror and see who they really are and who the rising powers from the Global South are. Many of their colonies are now many times their size, economically and militarily. For goodness sake, stop being foolish and know where you are now vis a vis the rest of the world.
The whites, the so called superior race, cannot be as stupid as states like the little brain Philippines, to go around thumping their chests against super powers like China and Russia or Iran. See what is happening to Mickey Mouse Ukraine with the clowns running the country to the ground?
Rogue Americans tried to stop China in everything. China just moved on and on...unstoppable
China did not have to respond to the USA when building its high-speed railway system. Sanctioned from approaching the International Space Station, China did not have to respond to the USA when building its Tiangong Space Station. China did not have to respond to the USA before going into EV manufacturing. It did not have to respond to the USA trying to demonize its domination in shipbuilding, wind turbines and solar panels.
China is not India, being told to ask the USA for permission to buy Russian oil or else. China can do what it deems essential for its National Security matters. More than that, China does not need to succumb to threats regarding its purchase of Russia oil and gas. China is now saying, USA sanctions should be ignored as far as China is concern. That message is now officially sent to oil refiners, and others sooner or later. That shows the confidence that China now has, knowing that de-coupling from the USA is on course and progressing well. China does not have to depend largely on the USA market for its products. The trade surplus that China accumulated year after year, despite exporting less to the USA, is the proof that China can move away from selling to the USA. That card can no longer be played by the USA against China and Trump can impose tariffs of 1,000% if he likes.
Anonymous
American clowns can shout, scream and threaten...China just sit quietly and watch, do nothing is good enough
The question facing the USA is how successful this exercise will be when rare earth and tungsten, essential raw materials for weapons are all controlled by China. China is not going to allow companies buying its rare earth and tungsten to be used for making weapons that are primarily intended to be used against China. Only a fool will allow that to happen. The moment companies using rare earth and tungsten enters the weapons production sector, China will add them to the list of companies to be denied its rare earth and tungsten supplies. That means the end of their normal business model. The USA Government is not one that will not change its stance, not even with legally binding agreements with sovereign countries.
Of course, the USA can overcome this by building its own rare earth and tungsten refining facilities, but the timeline is not years but decades. By that time, China will not be the same China as today. The USA clowns under Trump can overcome this by using Lego Bricks, lol.
So, try rattling China all they want, but China will be waiting for that to happen and cut off those private companies thinking of jumping on the weapon production wagon. The cost to them could be massive.
Anonymous
5/14/2026
Sanctioned Marco Rubio in Beijing with Trump...caveat
Many China watchers are quite disgusted that China allowed an anti China man that has been sanctioned by China to be allowed into China. Some are even more furious listening to the Ah Q explanation on why Marco Rubio was allowed into China with the Chinese character of Marco Rubio being changed to facilitate his entry as a different person.
The official version is that China sanctioned the person Marco Rubio but not the Secretary of State of USA. One is a person, the other is an official appointment, an office. Of course the difference is very subtle and subjective as Marco Rubio is still Marco Rubio no matter what is his designation, a senator or a Secretary of State.
Mike Pompeo was also the Secretary of State but is still under sanctioned after he left office. The man being sanctioned is Mike Pompeo. And the man Marco Rubio will be like Pompeo, will be sanctioned for life once he left office.
The changing of Rubio's name in Chinese is to let the Chinese tracking system to continue to track Marco Rubio but allowed a temporary reprieve for the Marco Rubio as the Secretary of State. Once Rubio leaves office, this little alteration will be removed from the tracking system, and his name stays in the sanctioned list...not allowed to enter China, unless he is removed from sanction.
China has made an exception administratively for political reason. It is a loophole but only temporary. But Rubio's sanctioned status did not mean he got a free pass. As Secretary of State, he is important enough to be seated in the main table with Xi and Trump. But he was left out of the protocol loop. He came early, on his own to the Great Hall of the People, but not one of the VVIP was there. He was left alone without knowing what was happening. He was lost, without anyone to talk to and did not know what was happening. A cold shoulder treatment.
Xi and Trump and the rest of the VVIPs in the main table came in together. Very likely they were ushered into a special room for some private socialising and chit chat, to get to know each other better, ... without Rubio's presence. Rubio was not invited into the private room with Xi, Trump and all the top Chinese leaders. There is a price to pay for being a sanctioned man in China.
Rubio waited alone, looking very lonely and lost.
PS. Pete Hegseth was not given a seat in the main table with Xi and Trump.