tommyguns2
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Hong Kong used to have a lot of freedom, but that was years ago when it was a commonwealth of the UK. Today... it's China "light."
So much of Europe considers themselves "free", but don't have a lot of say over many areas of their life. I do quite a bit of work in Germany, and I find it interesting how deferential the citizens are to what I deem to be crazy decisions by their government. Very intelligent people look at me with a straight face and say, "well, the government has decided that's best..." The confidence (misplaced IMO) that Europeans have in their governments (with respect to their competence or scruples) is absolutely bizarre.
Go into any business in Germany, and you're walking around in the dark, as electricity rates are so high for companies that no has the lights on. Modern Germany is literally walking around in the dark because their government raised coal, gas and nuclear powered electricity by 4X so that solar and wind alternatives would be competitive. That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard!
Germany is phasing out their nuclear power reactors because of a tsunami in Fukushima! When's the last time Germany has been hit by a tsunami???? And how many nuclear reactors are built on the German coastline? (zero) They are intentionally killing their clean power capabilities and bringing in unreliable, expensive renewables while they know they can't replace the lost energy, and then importing their needed gas from Russia? On purpose!!! What could possibly go wrong???? And the German people simply nod their head and say, "yes sir." The most predictable, slow motion disaster in the history of Germany, and everyone just sits their and watches it happen. Self-inflicted civilizational suicide.
So much of Europe considers themselves "free", but don't have a lot of say over many areas of their life. I do quite a bit of work in Germany, and I find it interesting how deferential the citizens are to what I deem to be crazy decisions by their government. Very intelligent people look at me with a straight face and say, "well, the government has decided that's best..." The confidence (misplaced IMO) that Europeans have in their governments (with respect to their competence or scruples) is absolutely bizarre.
Go into any business in Germany, and you're walking around in the dark, as electricity rates are so high for companies that no has the lights on. Modern Germany is literally walking around in the dark because their government raised coal, gas and nuclear powered electricity by 4X so that solar and wind alternatives would be competitive. That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard!
Germany is phasing out their nuclear power reactors because of a tsunami in Fukushima! When's the last time Germany has been hit by a tsunami???? And how many nuclear reactors are built on the German coastline? (zero) They are intentionally killing their clean power capabilities and bringing in unreliable, expensive renewables while they know they can't replace the lost energy, and then importing their needed gas from Russia? On purpose!!! What could possibly go wrong???? And the German people simply nod their head and say, "yes sir." The most predictable, slow motion disaster in the history of Germany, and everyone just sits their and watches it happen. Self-inflicted civilizational suicide.