Absolutely agree. And if the current set of rules that were being initially set up by the West do not suit their current interest because the world have advanced so much during the past 20 odd years. They will try to work around or maybe change some of the rulings to suit their interest.

I will give an example and not sure if this fits what we are discussing.

Example : Trump's Metal Tariffs.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/12/10/business/economy-business/wto-ruling-us-china-tariffs/

I am Singaporean

Well I can... somewhat.
The US doesn't want to make the rules... the US doesn't really care. (excepting MSM, which is NOT the US)

The US sits around watching TV, shopping at Walmart and is continually bombarded by requests from other countries to prevent places like China, N. Korea, Russia, etc., from imposing THEIR will on the little countries.

Hell, use WWII as an example. The US was one of the last countries to get involved. We came cause we were... invited.
After WWII... which countries, did the US take over? I'm curious.

This post was edited by Ghot on Dec 14 2022 12:27pm

Is the current supreme court not conservative enough for you !? XD
speed kills ok

afk teaching my son sc2 now. hopefully no one will go rambo.



will get to this later this evening or tomorrow.

This post was edited by ferdia on Dec 14 2022 12:27pm

its just conservative enough for me to counter the bastion of liberal policies and weak legal decisions of the past few decades. it's not conservative enough tho to strike down conservative decisions and specifically presidential executive orders.

btw teach him to beat comps with only red flame hellions.

You said earlier that Lee Kuan Yew was your Prime Minister.




I think you're a bit out of date.
If you want to "speak for Singapore", let's try to keep it current. ^^

This post was edited by Ghot on Dec 14 2022 12:33pm

Donald Trump became president and China assumed that it was time to take advantage of the failed leaded gasoline experiments in the US that reduced the intelligence of more than half of the adults in the country.

This post was edited by mki on Dec 14 2022 12:36pm

It goes beyond just economical things really. I can give you some examples from the EU. Poland, a fairly religious populace and society doesn't want to introduce lgbtq "rights" because most of their population doesn't want them. In a truly democratic world, we in the west would accept that. In reality they are getting pressured significantly from Brussels and the EU with various types of economic threats. Same thing with Hungary and wanting to have a good relationship with Russia to continue to get gas/oil.

Today's imperialism is "you adopt the rules, standards, etc, we setup or you get the stick", the stick mostly being economic and excluding in nature. No need for standing armies to patrol their streets, all you need is for them to have significant wealth or debt in usd/euro to control someone.

Now I don't say that to somehow allude to that the alternative being a world dominated by the likes of China would be any better, because it 100% wouldn't, but that's what it looks like today globally and why you have countries like Russia and China causing a ruckus and so many in other parts of the world like Africa and South America sitting quietly.

Yes and to your above Question in regards to those countries and what they think.

1. Please note that in our region there are populations that are USA Friendly and China Friendly so depending on who you ask and who comment they will give you a different view.
2. There are those that don't choose sides.
3. Most Taiwanese will veer towards the United States and the current Taiwanese government is very PRO US to a point they are " selling out their country ".
4. Vietnam , you have to look at the official statement that the Vietnamese Communist Secretary General says in his recent visit to China.
5. Brunei and Singapore are neutral.
6. Filipino Government since Durtete and the current one are veering towards the Chinese.
7. Cambodia is China's homeboy.
8. Thailand is the same as Singapore and Brunei.
9. Malaysia's previous Prime Minister is pretty Anti USA, they were hoping that the current PM Anwar Ibrahim is Pro United States but he is taking a pragmatic stance since he came into power.
10. As for countries like Indonesia and Malaysia, depending who you ask they will give you different point of view. They are Muslim dominated countries. They hate the Chinese, but they hate the US even more.



His views are evergreen so far most of what he have said have came into fruition I believe.

This post was edited by Hamsterbaby on Dec 14 2022 12:41pm

LOL

The WTO and the WHO are dead. They are nothing more than China pawns at present.