China Just Turned Off U.S. Supplies Of Minerals Critical For Defense & Cleantech
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capitalism as predicted by Jack Lennon in the book that inspired 1984
The Iron Heel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Iron_Heel
The main premise of the book is the rise of a socialist mass movement in the United States – strong enough to have a real chance of winning national elections, getting to power, and implementing a radical socialist regime. Conservatives feel alarmed and threatened by this prospect, to the point of seizing power and establishing a brutal dictatorship in order to avert it.
It also inspired the national socialist party of Germany to "redefine socialism" as fascist oligarchism.
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There is just too much political post in this channel. Where is the tech?
This is a tech/manufacturing challenge issue.
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Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
The US have a shitstorm coming. That's what you get when you let a toddler play with the control knobs of the country.
Another very interesting point is how China made themselves so powerful. Anything with electronics needs some sort of resource from China. China is a very big and powerful player.
We should wonder if we want t be this dependant on one country for all our tech needs. I think the answer is no....
What's funnier is that the Americans could have dropped Chinese raw materials if they had built a collaboration before tariffing China, but the current Government have only one tactic: try to bully everyone at once. They really did make their own mess.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Iron_Heel
The main premise of the book is the rise of a socialist mass movement in the United States – strong enough to have a real chance of winning national elections, getting to power, and implementing a radical socialist regime. Conservatives feel alarmed and threatened by this prospect, to the point of seizing power and establishing a brutal dictatorship in order to avert it.
It also inspired the national socialist party of Germany to "redefine socialism" as fascist oligarchism.
I am surprised I've never heard of this book. Will need to check it out.
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There are alternative sources for these . . . but the US has pissed all of those countries off too.
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There are alternative sources for these . . . but the US has pissed all of those countries off too.
Don't worry. Russia is willing to work with Trump and Trump can say that Russia is its only ally.
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Luckily Europe is one step ahead:
Access to clean energy and rare earths is critical for the EU as it seeks to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 and boost its autonomy in strategic sectors.
But sizeable shares of the global mining, processing and recycling of some of the critical raw materials, like lithium, that are indispensable to the development of renewable energy, everyday items as well as defence systems, are controlled by China, from which the EU wants to 'decouple' due to its aggressive and protectionist trade and foreign policy practices.
Central Asia holds large deposits, including 38.6% of the world's manganese ore, 30.07% of chromium, 20% of lead, 12.6% of zinc, and 8.7% of titanium.
"These raw materials are the lifeblood of the future global economy. Yet they are also a honeypot for global players. Some are only interested in exploiting and extracting," von der Leyen told Central Asian leaders.
"Europe's offer is different. We also want to be your partners in developing your local industries. The added value has to be local. Our track record speaks for itself," she added.
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There is just too much political post in this channel. Where is the tech?
In the source's url
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I am surprised I've never heard of this book. Will need to check it out.
it stays with you... or should I say it haunts you
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This is a tech/manufacturing challenge issue.
Fair enough
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Politics affects everything, including tech.
Hmm good point. Okay my bad then.
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US is just lucky they didn't start selling off and unloading US debt
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If the stock market wasn't such a shitshow maybe we'd finally see SBSW taking off. They're the only Platinum and Palladium producers in North America who can compete with Russian producers.
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US is just lucky they didn't start selling off and unloading US debt
Who would they sell it to?
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Who would they sell it to?
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US is just lucky they didn't start selling off and unloading US debt
According to the Trump that's exactly what he wants, countries to sell off the bonds they have in exchange for super long term bonds that defer interest for like 100 years.
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This is all just Japan from the 80s all over again. There are a bunch of movies from the period with Japan as the bogeyman. The peak probably being the backstory of Die Hard.
The key difference this time is the USA was paying for Japan's defense, had a massive military base, etc. China doesn't have that problem, so they can counter American demands with their own demands.
Interestingly, look at interviews with Trump from the 80s, he'll talk about Japan almost with the same language that he uses for China now. The most famous was probably an appearance of Trump on Oprah.
Can you elaborate on the Die Hard part? I recall the terrorist being German. The only reference to Japan, that I recall, was the name of the building.
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Can you elaborate on the Die Hard part? I recall the terrorist being German. The only reference to Japan, that I recall, was the name of the building.
That name of the building is the backstory I was referring to. That was a headnod to what was actually happening with Japanese investors moving in and buying up a lot of American real estate. I think that's when a Japanese group bought the Plaza hotel in NYC for example and when Sony bought a movie studio (renamed it Sony pictures, but I think it was CBS movie division).
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That name of the building is the backstory I was referring to. That was a headnod to what was actually happening with Japanese investors moving in and buying up a lot of American real estate. I think that's when a Japanese group bought the Plaza hotel in NYC for example and when Sony bought a movie studio (renamed it Sony pictures, but I think it was CBS movie division).
Thanks for explaining, TIL!
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