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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2022 11:57:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>This was written by Andrea Krüger, she is a German Citizen, I do not know her, I am just re-posting her comments from Facebook because I think her observations and opinion are very interesting and something to think about! and &#8230; <a href="https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/an-interesting-aspect-view-of-the-present-world-situtation/">Read More</a></p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h5><strong>This was written by<em> Andrea Krüger</em>, she is a German Citizen, I do not know her, I am just re-posting her comments from Facebook because I think her observations and opinion are very interesting and something to think about!</strong></h5>
<h6>and it explains my comments and thoughts about China, and India in my previous blog from earlier today.</h6>
<p>February 27, 2002</p>
<p>Now Russia will be excluded from SWIFT. This is the ultimate madness and will come back like a boomerang.<br />
We shoot ourselves into the greatest supply crisis of all time and will wake up to a world where the West faces the rest of the world !!<br />
It&#8217;s madness, pure madness what&#8217;s happening and Germany&#8217;s stupidest and worst government of all time is right in the middle of it instead of staying neutral like Switzerland.</p>
<h5>To explain this in practice</h5>
<p><strong>to all hysterics and morally outraged sanction drivers:</strong></p>
<h6>When Russia pulls out of the Western banks-controlled SWIFT international payment processing system, here&#8217;s what will happen:</h6>
<p>The Russians don&#8217;t give a fuck. It can not be said otherwise.<br />
The Russians have long since discussed the option with China, and the Chinese have been waiting for this for years.<br />
Then a new payment system will emerge between the world&#8217;s largest supplier of raw materials &#8212; Russia &#8212; and the world&#8217;s most dynamic economic power &#8212; China.<br />
Without dollars, without euros.</p>
<p>Brazil will follow (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/28/outrage-as-bolsonaro-confirms-russia-trip-despite-ukraine-crisis"> Bolsonaro was in Moscow a few days ago</a> )<br />
India will join (Mori needs Russia&#8217;s raw materials and China&#8217;s technology)<br />
Africa will follow (there the morally snooty Americans and the decadent Europeans are hated anyway)<br />
And the rest of the world will follow.</p>
<h5>The US will always be big &#8211;</h5>
<h6>it controls an entire continent, has the raw materials in Canada, and cheap labor in Mexico and Central America.</h6>
<h5><strong>But Europe &#8211; the decadent,</strong></h5>
<p><strong> weak, and disunited Europe is then FUCKED. (excuse my expressions)</strong></p>
<p>Nobody needs us &#8211; nobody wants us &#8211; and we&#8217;re shooting ourselves in the knees with two machine guns right now!!<br />
The worst, most incompetent, and stupid politicians, along with the media whores, are hysterically enjoying their moral outrage at the Russian President.<br />
They gamble each other up in their statements and demands and in their boundless incompetence and stupidity have no idea what consequences their actions will have for all of us.<br />
Social media is full of hysterical women masturbating between latte macchiatos about how they &#8220;would be willing to sacrifice part of their wealth for solidarity&#8221;.<br />
First of all, these civil failures mostly did not earn the prosperity that they sacrificed themselves for but rather inherited it.<br />
And then these chatterers in their do-it-yourself hubris don&#8217;t think for a second that half of our fellow human beings have no wealth that they can sacrifice!!<br />
The Greens and the Neos, these decadent phenomena with their self-righteous moral nonsense &#8211; reading or listening makes me puke!<br />
Mr. Scholz, Ms. Baerbock, Mr. Habeck, and the rest of the &#8220;I can&#8217;t do anything&#8221; &#8211; do you have any idea that there are millions of people in Germany who don&#8217;t know how to make ends meet on a monthly basis anyway!!<br />
How are they supposed to cope with hyperinflation and mass unemployment in the wake of the looming mega-economic crisis &#8211; a crisis that YOU are intentionally causing &#8211; you lunatics!<br />
Politics is not moral, war is not moral.<br />
Putin was provoked to the point of no longer and is now doing exactly what power politicians do.<br />
The civilian population of Ukraine is now paying a terrible price for the failure of politics on all sides.<br />
It&#8217;s horrible, it&#8217;s cruel and it&#8217;s unfair.<br />
But Ukraine is lost, Putin has already won the war.</p>
<h5>Sad but reality.</h5>
<p>Now it&#8217;s about realpolitik and damage limitation.<br />
How can we give help and support to the people of Ukraine &#8211; ALL people there?<br />
There are many options.<br />
But the economic nuclear bomb SWIFT exclusion is not an option.<br />
It&#8217;s Hara-kiri &#8211; with a run-up !!<br />
It&#8217;s the SuperGau &#8211; FOR US !!</p>
<h5>Stop this madness!!</h5>
<p>The whole thing is only intended to drive and justify inflation!<br />
If the loans from Russia can no longer be paid &#8211; since SWIFT payment is no longer possible &#8211; our banks will fall like dominoes, the only question will be: which bank will fall first?<br />
How did Mr. Schwab put it so beautifully? You will own or have nothing more and be happy &#8211; here we go&#8230;</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>No wonder Americans are pissed As you may remember, in a post that I published on December 8th, 2018, (Today’s World Through My Eyes!) I mentioned some concerns about the mishandling of US government funds. This Stimulus Relief Bill contains pork that &#8230; <a href="https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/the-5593-page-porky-bill/">Read More</a></p>
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<h4>No wonder Americans are pissed<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-medium wp-image-8595 alignright" src="https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Unknown-7-282x300.jpeg" alt="" width="282" height="300" srcset="https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Unknown-7-282x300.jpeg 282w, https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Unknown-7-600x638.jpeg 600w, https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Unknown-7.jpeg 722w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px" /></h4>
<p>As you may remember, in a post that I published on December 8th, 2018, (<a title="Today’s World Through My own Eyes!" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210129122138/https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/the-present-world-through-my-eyes/" rel="nofollow ">Today’s World Through My Eyes!</a>) I mentioned some concerns about the mishandling of US government funds. This <a href="https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/f0wb" rel="nofollow ">Stimulus Relief Bil</a>l contains pork that shouldn’t be a priority at this time, that bill should, foremost, contain relief for the American people, and help the American economy!</p>
<h5>This is what this Covid bill contains:</h5>
<p>*$85.5 million to Cambodia?</p>
<p>*$134 million to Burma?</p>
<p>*1.3 billion to Egypt &amp; the Egyptian military. which will go out and buy Russian military equipment.</p>
<p>*$25 million for democracy &amp; gender programs in Pakistan. the place that was hiding Osama Bin Laden!</p>
<p>*$505 million to Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Remember the exodus from some of those same countries trying to reach the US! What are they really doing with those US subsidizing funds? Certainly, nothing for its people!</p>
<p>*$40 million Kenedy Center in Washington, DC, which is closed for business at this time.</p>
<p>*$1 billion for the Smithsonian</p>
<p>*$154 million for the National Gallery of Art, also closed at this time.</p>
<p>This is certainly not the first time Congress has used crisis and clever wording to gain the approval of their opposite party, the people, and the president. It is far more difficult in Congress to gain the support needed for bills on individuals, so they attach other projects, often at great expense, to the hottest bill in the line-up. <b>Nothing could be more red-hot than getting help for hurting Americans right now</b>. The shorthand for the additional items on the bill is referred to as “pork,” the part of the bill that you aren’t supposed to see until after it passes.</p>
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<p>Economic turbulence is expected to continue in 2021 as “life as normal” seems to have been postponed indefinitely. It seems tricky to come to support the creation of two new expensive museums, a Women&#8217;s History Museum and an American Latino Museum, or to support programs like, “A Statement Of Policy Regarding The Succession Or Reincarnation Of The Dalai Lama”!</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2020 22:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>No one knows how many laws there are in the United States.  Apparently, no one can count that high. They’ve been accumulating, of course, for more than 200 years.  When federal laws were first codified in 1927, they fit into &#8230; <a href="https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/americas-fascinating-1st-amendment-the-laws/">Read More</a></p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h5>No one knows how many laws there are in the United States.  Apparently, no one can count that high. <img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-8263 size-medium alignleft" src="https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/images-300x300.png" alt="" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/images-300x300.png 300w, https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/images-150x150.png 150w, https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/images-500x500.png 500w, https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/images-60x60.png 60w, https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/images-100x100.png 100w, https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/images.png 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></h5>
<p>They’ve been accumulating, of course, for more than 200 years.  When federal laws were first codified in 1927, they fit into <a id="6" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190718040423/http://extent-of-regulation.dhwritings.com/">a single volume</a>.  By the 1980s, there were 50 volumes of more than 23,000 pages. There are about 20,000 laws just governing the use and ownership of guns. From the start of 2000 through 2007, Congress had created at least 452 new crimes and therefore added new laws.</p>
<p>The present dispute over masks embodies the political dynamics of the campaign. It also reflects a classic American struggle between those who defend public safety and those who believe just as deeply in personal liberty.</p>
<p>The fight over masks is playing out against a backdrop of a health crisis that has reached historic levels. More than 35.5,000,000 people in the US have tested positive for the virus, according to the <a title="Four Pandemic Dilemmas" href="https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/four-pandemic-dilemmas/" rel="nofollow ">World Health Organization</a>, and at least 614,000 people have died, and no end in sight!</p>
<p><a title="Population Control – Hypocrisy- or Narrow Headed?" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210129123253/https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/population-control-hypocrisy-or-narrow-headed/" rel="nofollow ">The divide between those who wear masks and the anti-maskers,</a> as they call themselves, has become increasingly sharp. In interviews in the Midwest and across the US, people dug in their heels and defended their position, whether for or against the wearing of masks. Many sounded deeply mistrustful of people on the other side and blamed them for the nation&#8217;s economic and public health crises.</p>
<h5>What I don&#8217;t understand is why the US Congress does not implement a mandatory mask law for all 50 states! If the population is willing to follow all the implemented laws listed below, why on earth would they not implement a law that keeps people from dying?<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-8264 size-medium alignright" src="https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/images-5-300x152.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="152" srcset="https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/images-5-300x152.jpeg 300w, https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/images-5-768x390.jpeg 768w, https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/images-5-600x305.jpeg 600w, https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/images-5.jpeg 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></h5>
<h5>Let&#8217;s look</h5>
<p>at existing, implemented, and enforced laws in the United States, which the population has accepted and obeys by; for the past two centuries (well most of the population follows these rules!) These are the rules that most Americans are willing to accept and follow on a daily basis, where was the protest concerning the 1st Amendment and breach of Personal Liberty against all these laws below?? so why would you have a problem wearing a mask when it could save your life or someone else&#8217;s life?!</p>
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<h4>CONGRESS! MAKE IT A LAW IN ALL 50 STATES TO WEAR A MASK WHEN LEAVING HOME!!</h4>
<ul>
<li>Civil Rights Act 1964</li>
<li>No Child Left Behind</li>
<li>The Social Security Act 1935</li>
<li>The GI Bill of Rights 1944</li>
<li>Morill LAnd_Grant Act 1862</li>
<li>The Reconstruction Act 1867</li>
<li>The Pendelton Act 1883</li>
<li>The US Patriot Act 2001</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoking_ban">Smoking Ban  2000s</a></li>
<li>Car Seat Law 1985</li>
<li>Seat Belt Law 1968</li>
<li>Alcohol Consumption Law</li>
<li>Underage Drinking Law</li>
<li>Jaywalking Law</li>
<li>Pirating Music Law</li>
<li>Cannabis Law</li>
<li>IRS Tax Law</li>
<li>Firearms Laws</li>
<li>Spitting Law</li>
<li>Compulsory Education Law</li>
<li>Vehicle Registration Law</li>
<li>Drivers License Law</li>
<li>Marriage License Law</li>
<li>Dog License Law</li>
</ul>
<p>etc.etc. etc&#8230;  you all accepted these laws! But a law that can save your lives is being ignored, not even considered! it is mind-boggling</p>The post <a href="https://www.ulrichkoepf.website/americas-fascinating-1st-amendment-the-laws/">America’s fascinating 1st Amendment & Laws</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.ulrichkoepf.website">Food, Travel, and Stories from a Swiss Chef Who Cooked Around the World </a>.]]></content:encoded>
					
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