U.S President Joe Biden won the most total votes, and the fewest total counties, of any president-elect. He won the most votes in history. More than Barrack Obama. More than Bill Clinton. Trump, Bush, you name it.
Biden won a record low of 17% of counties, which means he won 477 counties while Obama 2008 won 873. Joe Biden received over 81 million votes, and that`s the most in history.
Yesterday, former President Obama visited the White House. And he stole the show. This is the first time he visited the White House since he left, but there is no doubt about his popularity. The same cannot be said about Biden.
Biden`s approval ratings keep falling, and just 40% of Americans approve of the job that he is doing. It`s the lowest rating Biden has seen in his presidency. A majority of Americans continue to say the U.S is headed in the wrong direction.
The most embarrassing moment for Biden, the Americans, and all the people of the free world was when Biden went off-script to denounce Putin in his Poland speech.
He should be a great cheerleader, but when he spoke to the military personnel, people were looking down. And Biden spoke like it was a funeral. Some seem to be sleeping. It was a very low-energy moment, and it didn`t look good. That`s probably why people are a bit scared now.
Biden went off the script, and these words will always be remembered:
«We will have a different future, a brighter future, rooted in democracy and principle, hope and light of decency and dignity, of freedom and possibilities. For God`s sake, this man cannot remain in power».
Even more embarrassing is that the White House a few minutes later quickly clarified that Biden wasn`t talking about regime change. It was alarming, and it sent some shockwaves. Why did Biden go off-script when he have his pockets full of «cheat sheets» to avoid gaffes?
President Biden said Viktor Orban is a totalitarian thug and wants to remove him from office, but Orban said that this is up to the Hungarian people. Biden also said that Putin cannot remain in power, but I think that is also up to the people in Russia.
Orban won a landslide victory earlier this week, so he is very popular. 83% of the people in Russia like Putin and his job, so he is also very popular. That cannot be said about Biden.
Biden was overshadowed by Obama in the White House yesterday. People were paying so much attention to Obama, where the most powerful man in the United States of America was walking around like a lost puppy. It was a very sad image.
Everybody in the world can see that Biden is in a state of cognitive decline, and it isn`t better to see a vice president that seems to be in a constant nervous breakdown.
Did they set in Obama to lift the energy level to a higher point? Because that`s what he did. He overshadowed the president and the vice president a hundred times. Biden was the best VP in the world, but he should be at home with his dog instead of in the oval office.
We are at war with Russia, but that war would never have started with Trump in the White House. The president and the vice president are weak, and people in the free world can clearly see their failures.
This is very dangerous. Not only for the U.S but for the whole world. And there is no doubt; this cannot continue for two more years. If so, I think people will start to call for the 25th amendment.
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Do you remember when Vladimir Putin invited many world leaders to Russia`s annual Victory Day parade in Red Square on May 9, 2015? Do you remember that all the western leaders were boycotting that event because of the crisis in Ukraine?
Vladimir Putin said at that time that the U.S is trying to create a «unipolar world». Putin and Russia have used an address commemorating the 70th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany to accuse the U.S of attempting to dominate the world.
I wrote an article about it on June 3, 2015, and you can read that article here. Cuba`s Fidel Castro shares Putin`s worldview. He released a new book called «Cold War – A warning for a unipolar world» on September 1, 2003. Castro said; «To endure the global struggle between the superpowers is bad. To live under the total hegemony of one of them is worse».
That`s exactly what the war in Ukraine is about. A world order. World dominance. But Putin stopped this big dream, which means we will go from a Unipolar world to a Multipolar world.
The U.S President, Barack Obama, and Germany`s Angela Merkel didn`t come. Neither did other Western leaders like UK`s Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande. Moscow has increasingly appeared to pivot away from Europe and focus more on developing relations with China, I wrote in the article at that time in 2015.
The Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, was the most high-profile guest on the podium next to Putin. Other presidents in attendance included India`s Pranab Mukherjee, Presiden Abdel Fatah al-Sisi of Egypt, Raul Castro of Cuba, Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela, Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, and Jacob Zuma of South Africa.
«The boycott illustrates the depth and breadth of the chasm now separating Russia and the West,» said Dmitri Trenin, head of the Carnegie Moscow Center.
But what is Putin trying to say when he claims that the U.S is trying to create a «Unipolar World?»
Unipolarity in international politics is a distribution of power in which one state exercises most of the cultural, economic, and military influence. Unipolarity is an interstate system and not an Empire. Unipolarity implies the existence of many juridically equal non-states, something that an empire denies.
Unipolarity is anarchical. Anarchy results from the incomplete power preponderance of the Unipole. Kenneth Waltz, argues that great power cannot «exert a positive control everywhere in the world.» Therefore, relatively weaker countries have the freedom to pursue policy preferences independent of the Unipol.
Unipolar systems possess only one great power and face no competition. If a competitor emerges, the international system is no longer unipolar. Kenneth Waltz maintains that the United States is the only «pole» to possess global interests.
So, here we are. We knew at that time that Russia appeared to pivot away from Europe and focus more on developing relations with China.
Russia in bed with China, India, and Africa means a new world order, and that coalition is powerful. Keep in mind that 50% of the world population lives in China and India alone. In terms of business; that is a huge market.
The unipolar world has come to an end.
The modern international order, system, and relations developed after the end of the Thirty Years’ War in 1618 – 1648, and the conclusion of the Westphalia Treaty in 1648. Raymond Aaron studied international relations and he said: «I call the international system a set of political entities that maintain constant relations and can be involved in a large-scale war».
It`s all a part of an evolution, and there are four types of structural organization of the international system: the Westphalian system (1648-1789) as a system of classical European balance, the Vienna system (1814-1914) the system of European concert, the Versailles-Washington system (1919-1939) with the main conquest, the League of Nations and the Yalta-Potsdam system (1945-1991), the crown of which is the creation of the United Nations.
There are three types of world order: unipolar, bipolar, and multipolar. The unipolar world order presupposes the domination of a single super-power that is ahead of all other states by its combined power.
The bipolar world order is transformed into a multipolar one when economic and military power comparable to the power of the two states is reached by other powers. In an equilibrium system, several large states maintain roughly the same influence on the course of the events, restricting each other`s excessive claims.
At the beginning of the twentieth century, the world was multipolar, but by the middle of the century, two World Wars and many smaller conflicts had created a bipolar model.
With the end of the cold war and the collapse of the Soviet Union, bipolarity was replaced by unipolarity. The United States began to play a major role. But that has come to an end.
Recent facts and events show that the United States cannot cope with the role of being the only pole in the current world order. They were unable to balance forces in the Middle East. Neither with their troops nor with the support of groups that tried to seize power. Therefore; the troops withdraw from the war in Afghanistan.
The old world order is gone forever. Now, the world has entered a period of uncertainty and increased risks, exacerbated by the inability of the United States and its allies to solve the global problems of our time.
Former Barack Obama adviser, President of the Council on Foreign Relations Richard Haas introduced the concept of a world without states or a multipolar world in his book «A World in Disarray: America Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order.»
Nations must be prepared to surrender independence to world structures. The unipolar system has ended, and International relations in the 21st century will determine the situation of polarity. The power would be blurred rather than concentrated, and the importance of nation-States would diminish as non-state actors strengthened.
A multipolar system complicates diplomatic activity. it`s not just that they’re more actors in the polar world. It lacks the predictable fixed structures and systems of relations that characterize unipolar, bipolar, and multipolar structures.
The multipolar system will be difficult and dangerous, and international relations are undergoing a powerful transformation in the 21st century that changes the nature, structure, and essence of the international order.
A formation of a new model of international relations will be very painful and costly, and the entire world order will have to go through an era of turbulence. We had the pandemic. Now, we have a war, but there is more pain to come. There will be more economic and social hardships and it`s time for more world chaos.
The British philosopher and sociologist Sigmund Bauman said: «No one can consider themselves truly indispensable. Even the most privileged status can be temporary and suddenly change».
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99% of the votes are counted, and it shows right-wing nationalist Viktor Orban`s party Fidesz won 135 of 199 seats. Peter Marki-Zay`s opposition party was far behind with «only» 56 seats. Orban and his supporters are happy, while the EU is crying.
EU doesn`t like Viktor Orban, because they think he is a totalitarian and authoritarian leader. He is also a nationalist who cares about their borders, like many other right-wing politicians. MSM very often lies about Orban and Hungary and turns things upside down.
EU doesn`t have the same worldview as Hungary, and Orban has had a fraught relationship with the EU, which considers that Fidesz has undermined Hungary`s democratic institutions. Orban said in his victory speech that his «huge victory» could be seen «from the Moon, but certainly from Brussels as well».
«Without wanting to sound overly dramatic, it`s a tragedy. Looks like the end of whatever dreams one might have had of democracy in Hungary,» an EU official quoted by Reuters said.
«We`d have to cut money transfers so that he doesn`t build his own oligarchy with our money».
Orban is a self-styled illiberal democrat and does not agree with the EU when it comes to migration and press freedom. Orban and Hungary, like Poland, have many times clashed with Brussels over the rule of law.
During Orban’s campaign, the opposition`s catchphrase was «Orban or Europe». Orban has been in power for 12 years now, and so far he has rewritten the constitution, filled the top courts with his appointees, and changed the electoral system to his advantage.
Orban criticized Brussels bureaucrats and Ukraine`s President Zelenskyy in his victory speech, calling them «opponents». «We never had so many opponents,» Orban said. «Brussels bureaucrats…. the international mainstream media, and the Ukrainian president.»
Orban`s win is a headache to the EU and we can almost feel the pain they are going thru right now. Orban has a good relationship with Vladimir Putin, and he`s the only EU leader to criticize Ukraine`s President Zelenskyy. He has not vetoed any EU sanctions against Moscow, but he didn`t want to give any weapons to Ukraine.
Europe looks at Orban as «Hungary`s Putin». They share many of the same worldviews. We know that Europe has attacked oligarchs in the U.S. Now, they are attacking oligarchs in Russia. The same people claim this system of patronage has given birth to an elite class of wealthy conservative cronies in Hungary. Europe call them Orban`s oligarchs.
World War I and World War II was both ideology wars, and after World War II, the cold war started. President Ronald Reagan succeeded to tear down the wall in Berlin, and you know who the big winner was.
Freedom house funded by the U.S government, claims Hungary is less free than South Africa. That is a big lie. A country that doesn`t have an army or nuclear weapons. Last year, president Biden called Orban a «thug».
Gandhi was also, like Orban, a nationalist. He wanted an independent Indian nation-state and freedom from British colonial rule. Gandhi was fighting for peasant security of tenure and the freedom to produce the crop of their choosing in the Champaran. In 1917, he began the «Champaran Satyagrah.»
Viktor Orban is an outspoken anti-communist after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Now, he is branding himself as a nostalgic nationalist conservative. EU doesn`t like it at all.
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Nigel Farage predicted everything that is happening in Europe today. He is a nationalist and the man behind Brexit. But he is also the man who tried to stop the war in Ukraine eight years ago. He talked about it in a speech at the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, on 16 September 2014.
The debate is about the «Situation in Ukraine and state of play of EU-Russia relations». We all know that the Elite was shocked when Putin and Russia invaded Ukraine earlier this year, but that is weird because experts have warned you all multiple times in many years.
Farage was speaking as a UKIP leader & Co-President of the European of Freedom and Direct Democracy group at that time and talked about the long list of foreign policy failures and contradictions in the last few years including the bombing av Libya, the desire to arm the rebels in Syria, that has been the unnecessary provocation of Vladimir Putin.
He said this EU Empire even seeking to expand. Stated its territorial claim on Ukraine some years ago. Just to make that worse, of course, some NATO members said they too would like Ukraine to join NATO.
We directly encouraged the uprising in Ukraine that led to the toppling of president Yanukovych and that led of course in turn to Vladimir Putin reacting, and the moral of the story is if you poke the Russian bear with a stick, don`t be surprised when he reacts.
As we speak, Farage said, there are NATO soldiers engaged in military exercises in Ukraine. Have we taken leave of our senses do we actually want to have a war with Putin? Because if we`re certainly going about it the right way.
Perhaps we ought to recognize that the West now faces the biggest threat and crisis to our way of life that we have seen for over 70 years.
The recent beheadings of the British and American hostages graphically illustrate the problem, and of course, we have our own citizens from our own countries engaged in that struggle too. In the war against Islamic extremism.
Vladimir Putin, whatever we may think of him as a human being, is actually on our side. I suggest we grow up. I suggest we recognize the real threat facing all of our countries, communities, and societies.
We stop playing war games in Ukraine, and we start to prepare a plan to help countries like Syria, Iraq, Kenya, and Nigeria, to help them do deal with the real threat that faces us.
Let`s not go on, provoking Putin whether we like him or not.»
That was a strong speech from Farage, but he knew what was coming, and he ended the speech by saying; «let`s not go on, provoking Putin», but the war has already started. So, what do you think started the war?
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Will Smith is an actor, but he`s also a rapper. He won the first MTV Video Music Award for best rap video with «Parents just don`t understand». The rap magazine XXL has referred to him as «one of the most important rappers of all time». On top of that, he is also one of the 100 most influential people in the world. In other words; he is a role model for many upcoming stars on this planet.
But Will Smith made headlines during Sunday`s Oscars ceremony when he walked on stage (live on TV), and struck comedian Chris Rock. He slap his face because he mocked his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith`s bald head. She struggles with alopecia, which causes hair loss.
Comedian Chris Rock made a crack that Jada Pinkett Smith was ready to star in «G.I. Jane 2» thanks to her closed-shaved look. Will Smith went to the stage, and slap Rock in the face, and said; «Leave my wife`s name out of your f-king mouth.»
«I think Chris was messy….. (Jada) was hurt. And (Will) protected his wife. And that`s what a man is supposed to do,» Tiffany Haddish said to the LA Times.
«I think it`s inappropriate to make any joke about someone with alopecia as it`s a condition that highly impacts mental health for that individual and isn`t a laughing matter,» Ex on the Beach» contestant Zara Lena Jackson, who has the same illnes, said.
The Academy tweeted that they does not condone violence of any form, and everybody around the world is talking about Will Smith and violence. But why isn`t someone talking about Chris Rock`s violence?
Both were violent, and violence isn`t okay. Nor is an assault the answer. But this is the second time Chis has made fun of Jada on the Oscars’ stage. This time Chris went after her alopecia. Sophia Bush tweeted that punching down at someone`s auto-immune disease is wrong. Doing so on purpose is cruel.
We are living in a world with so much hate, and the biggest problem is at the school among teenagers. They are mocking each other. Some people are “gang stalkers,” and paid to do it. But it`s not going to be any better if it is ok to do it on TV. Among big stars, politicians, PM`s and presidents.
What about Trump. The Hate Trump Media mocked him every single day in four years. Hair is probably of high interest to people. They mocked Trump`s hair. They mocked his fingers too. Did someone stop it? No. It was funny.
This is violence, and violence is often understood as the use or threat of force that can result in injury, deprivation or even death. It can be physical, but it can also be verbal or mental. Violence is also the myriad and often less obvious consequences of violent behaviour, such as psychological harm, deprivation and maldevelopment that compromise the well-being of individuals, families and communities.
Chris crossed a line, and mocked Jada twice. This is harassment, and harassment is illegal.
Harassment can include offensive or derogatory jokes, racialor ethnic slurs, pressure for dates or sexual favors, unwelcome comments about a person`s religion or religious garments, or offensive graffiti, cartoons or pictures.
Verbal harassment includes, but is not limited to, the use of profanity, loud or boisterous remarks, inappropriate speech, inappropriate suggestive conduct or body movements or comments that could be interpreted by the hearer as being derogatory in nature.
What Chris Rock did to Jada is a statement about who he is as a human being. It`s ok if Chris Rock dislike Jada, but it`s not ok to disrespect, degrade, and humiliate someone. Emotional abuse is just as bad as physical abuse. Sometimes it can be worse. People can break a leg and they can heal broken bones, but people can`t heal a broken mind.
Mental abuse is much more painful than physical abuse because people are consumed by their own thoughts. People with an ugly soul enjoy bullying other people. They like to be verbally and mentally abusive. They like to put people down, insulting them and hurting them with their rudness. Being a comedian is not an excuse, because what comes around, goes around. Hate generates hate.
What Chris Rock did was not ok. What Will Smith was not ok either. But don`t just look at the target. Look at the harasser too.
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