Most reported news today is narrative driven. Much of it is downright lies and if it does carry elements of truth one has to be cognizant to employ the necessary thinking skills to navigate the bias. There are however islands of sanity still surviving in the deluge of dross.
It is rather hilarious to see countries that refuse to recognize Israel’s existence showing tantrums over the country’s recognition of Somaliland. The lack of awareness of irony is indicative of the mess that is modern global politics.
The reality of post-colonialism is the establishment of a multitude of failed states.
The Iranian Revolution of 2026 is a litmus test for morality which is why it has been so loathed by many on the political extremes.
From China’s perspective it is easy to see why they fear encirclement. Historical foibles and power clashes have given them enemies in all direction – Russia to the North, India to the South, Japan to the East and the Muslim world to the West. They have cultivated alliances with some of these parties over time but the power keg is easily refueled by long term animosities.
If Empires have a drive to exist that may survive foreign invasion but they cannot evade the destructive effect of demographic turmoil. The people are always the nation’s greatest resource. Resource poor countries like Israel demonstrate this. Leaders that turn their back on the populace (as is the case with many a tyrant or inept politician) will ultimately destroy any legacy that they seek to achieve. The Russian leadership’s ill-treatment of its own population will self defeat any perceived progress.
To the Far Left everything is political and power is the eventual aim. Nothing exists outside the political realm and all action is a means to an end.
The primary function of the BBC is what it always has been – to protect the establishment from the popular voice of the people. The Beeb has perfected the role of hiding the truth behind a veneer of officialdom. Orwell saw this decades ago.
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