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Mike Hampton's avatar

My vote for the new culture is following Little Chinese Everywhere :)

https://www.youtube.com/@littlechineseeverywhere/videos

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Nana Baakan Agyiriwah's avatar

Fascinating! Thanks so much for sharing. I was enthralled by this video, "Where Islam Meets Buddhism. https://youtu.be/uVs3XE5dCu8?si=CFB1LjdxIUauXJ7J

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Mike Hampton's avatar

I'm pleased that someone watched. Thank you. If I recall, in that region, she also visited a Christian church. She shows a peaceful side of China the West pretends doesn't exist, and she does so without politics. Sadly, she broke a bone in a scooter accident recently, but there are over 100 episodes in season 2 to reflect on. For culture, it was interesting watching her go from Russia to China, two towns separated by a bridge - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e6mh9aHQSg. And for radical scenic contrast, there's https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLv_GC0Y2lc

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Nana Baakan Agyiriwah's avatar

What I have seen already was breathtaking. I am a culture junky. I love learning about how other people live and the environment, terrain and customs. I subbed her channel and plan to check out what you posted and others on her channel. The BBC had a 8 part documentary called the "Human Planet" a while back, It was fascinating to me as well. We really need to be aware of the other people that live here and expand our awareness of the human family. Thanks for sharing!

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Mike Hampton's avatar

I loved 'Human Planet'. If you're looking for something extraordinary, you should follow explorer Levison Wood. His hike through the mountain villages, from Russia to Iran, was exceptional. He also did the same for the Himalayas (I think it was from Afghanistan to Nepal), and the Middle East - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7748314/

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Nana Baakan Agyiriwah's avatar

I am not knowledgeable enough to say whether you are right or wrong or if you missed anything, but I do know that Empire builders and their minions create a hell of a lot of havoc in this world. I would say that human beings need to stop competing for who will dominate the entire world and take care of their business at home. The extension of the attention to the war theater is destroying our planet's eco-system and is in no way justifiable. War is a crime against humanity and if these players insist on keeping the "Killing Train" going, then they care not about humanity or this planet. Human beings are supposed to be above the animals, but they are the only species on this planet that build munitions to kill other people and destroy habitats. It's insane and makes no sense to me.

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Nick's avatar

Every empire in history has ended.

America does not have the military power to enforce its empire anymore.

America has lost its credibility, moral authority and trust.

America is spending 20% of tax receipts on interest. This is only going to grow.

Societies & empires are like everything else- they are born/hatched/germinated, grow, mature with increasing degradation, then die.

Spring, summer, fall, winter.

Very hard to argue America is not entering winter.

As to Russia not thinking/acting strategically? And China not either?

But America, driven by election cycles, AIPAC and 80 years of increasing exceptionalist arrogance- is thinking strategically?

I think America's future is international pariah state- untrusted & hated by everyone based on its actions.

I see a world of 2 blocs

The "west" and the "rest".

The west is bound together by the western financial system and european descended people/history.

The rest find common cause in hatred towards the long time colonizers- the west.

I have spent many years as an expat. Observing the west as few have.

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Igor's avatar

Your belief that Russia, China, etc. are different is misguided. They are all part of globalist's plans for one world government. All those "different" solutions are the same: more control, CBDC, etc. USA/NATO is just a tool in endless wars to traumatize population and make it yearn for global government. USA will have no different fate than the rest of the world (possibly worse). USA has been destroyed from the inside. Trump is just continuation of psyop (first you traumatize population - 4y of "Biden" so it yearns for a "messiah" to "deliver" them). He is a charismatic leader that is necessary for getting NWO into USA.

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Mike Hampton's avatar

It's a war for control of the same systems, with the IMF revered, but I favour the side that has caused less bloodshed for profit. And I cannot stand the arrogance of the USA, and the bumbling of the UK.

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