Africans and Europeans worked together to promote slave trade

 

For a very long time the idea that only Europeans were involved in the slavery trade that took Africans away from Africa to be used as slaves has been peddled and it is an absolute lie.

White Europeans and Black Africans worked together, traded together, to enslave other black African peoples.

In fact, African kings sold their own peoples to European traders. The idea that Africans could sell Africans is abhorrent but it is very much the way in which the slavery trade prospered. 

As the song of the Cabaret movie goes ´money makes the world go around´. Even today there are individuals that would willingly sell their own countrymen and countrywoman for a profit. You do not have to go too far to find such individuals. Politicians of a certain political party now in government have received generous donations from a certain community and those donations are dictating British Foreign Policy.

Yes, it happend hundreds of years ago and it is happening right now in the United Kingdom.

 

President Trump: openly talking about problems is the first step to solve problems

The excellent approach promoted by President Donald Trump when it comes to sorting out problems in Africa is refreshing after so many lies and cover ups promoted by so called mainstream political parties and so called mainstream media. Are people being killed in South Africa because of hatred? Yes, there are. South Africa has not yet overcome the the trauma of transition after Apartheid. Is criminality widespread in South Africa? Yes, it is widespread. As the South African President himself acknowledged, unemployment and poverty and the actions of criminal gangs are issues of great concern and this is why the South African President stated that South Africa needs American help to increase investment and to promote the creation of jobs to reduce criminality and to give people hope.

When you look around Africa, what do you see? You see people who are desperately tryting to solve problems. You see poor management of resources. You see poverty, crime and illness. So talking about problems to offer Africa a better future is the way forward. I am extremely glad and feel very fortunate to have been able to witness a press conference that shows the way in which politics should be carried out. Bring everything out into the open, tackle problems head on, leave behind mentaly retarded ideological stances that not only do not provide solutions, but are used to hide what is actually going on. 

China and Uruguay strengthen bilateral relations that go beyond trade

China and Uruguay strengthen bilateral relations at all levels, including trade but not exclusively trade. President Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou is in Beijing for the signature of important agreements with a country that already receives 56% of Uruguayan exports.

Uruguay is a key geographic player with full access to Antarctica and the South Atlantic having some of the best deep water harbours in the region. Somebody that was already remarked by other Asian nations seeking to exploit the riches of Antarctica and of the South Atlantic.

The Uruguayan President has long seen bilateral agreements outside Mercosur as the key for Uruguay development, taking Uruguay away from the straightjacket of a trading block. It is not about leaving Mercosur, but about looking towards the rest of the world and especially towards new trade agreements in distant parts of the planet.

We do not know what will the Argentinian position since President Elect Javier Milei and his political partners in the Argentinian Parliament still need to decide what is needed to curb the inflationary process in Argentina. One needs to assume that for while internal matters both financial and political will be seen as immediate priorities. With regards to Brazil, President Lula is still interested in an agreement with the European Union, agreement that in view of present positions in Europe seems to be distant.

When comparing trade agreements, the European Union is a very small fraction of world markets. In demographic terms, Europe is an even smaller fraction compared to India, China, Russia and other world operators and this includes Africa - a massive continent with a vast amount of resources.

For Uruguay, anything that limits Uruguay's capacity to trade with the rest of the world is something to get rid of. Paraphazing what was said by Hungary when Hungary joined the European Union, 'we are going to accept that benefits Hungary and reject what does not benefit Hungary'. By the way, the music of the Uruguayan National Anthem was composed by a Hungarian composer. 
 

Western stupidity with the expansion of NATO towards the East caused the conflict in Ukraine

 

NATO expansion towards the East caused the conflict in Ukraine. President Reagan promised Mikhail Gorbachev that NATO would not get closer to the borders and NATO has done exactly the opposite of what was promised to Mikhail Gorbachev.

The reason Ukraine was not incorporated into the European Union was the gigantic levels of corruption existing in Ukraine that bankrupted Ukraine, not allowing Ukraine to pay for the energy that it needed. 

This led to scandal after scandal that completely destabilized Ukraine and led to internal insecurity with gangs of armed men terrorising ethnic Russians in Ukraine and after a decade of abuses committed against ethnic Russians, including announcements about banning Russian language that incidentally is widely spoken in Ukraine including by those who hate Russians, it came the point when the Russian Federation run out of patience and intervened to protect ethnic Russians.

Fuelling the conflict with weapons and money that will not be accounted for and cannot be accounted for, the main beneficiaries of the conflict will be international criminal organizations as weapons and money are already going out of Ukraine and falling into the hands of the said criminal organizations. As there are conflicts across Middle East, Africa and Latin America, there is a fertile ground for market expansion of the weapons trade.

Rwanda: A culturally enriching experience

 

For decades, the Labour Party and others have told us that the arrival of people from Africa, the Middle East, Asia and from other parts of the world was 'a culturally enriching experience' and that we in Europe should consider ourselves fortunate for having the privilege of welcoming people from other parts of the world as a way to improve our own lives and living standards.

But... oh, surprise, as soon as the Conservative government reaches an agreement with Rwanda to channel asylum seekers to Rwanda, the Labour Party and others raise their voices saying that 'sending asylum seekers to Rwanda is the ultimate act of cruelty and an example of barbarity'. What has happened? What happened to the enriching experiences they so much talked about? To me, it sounds like the best example of sheer hypocrisy and not only that. The Labour Party's comments against the idea of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda is absolute racism against Rwanda. Rwanda is an African country. And so what? Aren't the Rwandan peoples' entitled to be treated with respect? I am sure that asylum seekers will have a wonderful experience in one of the most developed African countries.

But then again, criticism is coming from a political organisation riddled with anti-Semites. Having changed a leader does not change the fact that anti-Semitism is very much what charaterizes a Labour Party that hates those who have something as long as they are not members or supporters of the Labour Party and this also speaks volumes about the nature of the Labour Party.

War betwen Permanent Members of UN means the end of the UN

 

The Organisation of the United Nations effectively came to be in 1945 with a Security Council made up of five permanent members namely USA, UK, France, USSR and China. 

The aim was to prevent yet another major conflagration. Having said that, war between the Permament Members will destroy the Organisation of the United Nations.

Nowadays, the Organisation of the United Nations is a lot more than the original signatories intended and many international agreements are based on the existence of the Organisation of the United Nations. Once the UN is no more those agreements will be nul and void and this will effectively means that every country in the world will be on its own. All the safeguards in terms of an international framework will be gone and the stronger ones will prevail and be free do to as they please. This is why, apart from all other immediate consequences, it is important to avert a military conflict between permament members of the Organisation of the United Nations. 

As this has not been talked about and the subject is not on mass media, it is fundamentally important to remind everybody of what is at stake should the situation in Eastern Europe and in Asia get out of hand. 

China: Wars are about money

 

It is no secret that while USA has been waging wars on credit and getting increasingly into debt, China has beed working hard, spreading its influence across the world and investingly heavely in the UK, in the USA and in many other countries.

The 2008 financial crisis is a clear example of how the USA has been operating, getting into debt, fuelling or creating conflicts around the world and using the consequences of conflicts it has created to invest more and more in the weapons industries - investing monies that the USA does not really have.

When the obvious consequence of such folly becomes self-evident, the recipe to ignore where the root of the problem really lies is to blame China and Russia as if demonising China and Russia the problems of the USA could be magically solved.

The conflict in Ukraine, for example, is a Ukrainian issue, but it is constantly used by the USA to justify massive military deployments. The conflict in Hong Kong and in Taiwan is a Chinese issue, but once again it is used by the USA to justify accusations about 'Chinese aggression and lack of democracy'. China has been a Comunist country since the days of Mao Tse-Tung, but the West including the USA were very happy to ignore whatever was going on in China because they wanted to invest in China to make money by using cheap labour and then sell manufactured products back in the West.

China took the transfers of resources and increasing indebtness of the West - including the USA - to develop its own economy and perfect technology to compete with the West and buy in the West whatever it could buy. China buys soy from Argentina and invests in Brazil in the creation of gateways to link the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean across Brazil. China invests in Africa because Africa is rich in mineral resources that China really and trully needs to develop its industries. China invests in New Zealand and Australia that now see their economic future that depends on their relationship with China.

While America speculates with dubious financial investments that ruin its economy and condemn millions of Americans to abject poverty, China - despite its ideological stance - is creating more wealth that the USA and heading towards pole position when it comes to world powers. 

Harry Windsor's profile will surpass Diana's popularity and the popularity of the British Royal Family

 

Harry Windsor's popularity will rise exponentially leaving all others royals far behind, including Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

While other royals talk about it, Harry will be actually doing it and will be doing in plain view of the entire world as chief impact officer of an organisation that provides professional coaching, mental health advice and learning for personal development. 

The Prince has also signed multimillionary contracts providing content for Spotify and Netflix that automatically make him a household name both in the UK and overseas. 

This comes as a continuation of his role as founder of Invictus Games, an event for injured or sick army personnel by using sports as a factor for their psychological and physical recovery. The Prince also founded Sentebale, a charity that supports the mental health and wellbeing of young people affected by HIV in Africa.

For those talking about revamping the image of the Royal Family, the present royal dispute was a gigantic lost opportunity for an ailing Monarchy to shine once again.Silicon Valley tech firms have been the drivers of an international revolution that vastly surpasses the impact of old habitual pomp and circumstance.

The Royal Household has contracted the services of a private enterprise to deal with the issue of racism, but it has been left stranded behind an individual that is prone to go where no man has gone before. Prince Harry doesn't need to explain that he is no racist nor does he have to contract any private contractor to deal with the stigma of racism. No one can now say that he is leaving thanks to subsidies paid by the State. "Sorry folks, keep your monies. I will make my own monies."

In 1776, the American colonies declared themselves independent from the British Empire. In 2021, an heir of the British Crown has declared himself independent from the British Royal Family and is making his way from America towards the world.

 

  

 

LGBT and mainstream religions

The message by Pope Francis that the Catholic Church will not bless same sex marriages doesn't come as a surprise. In fact, it has been part of religious doctrine for many hundreds of years. The Anglican Church itself has been in trouble because several branches of the Protestant communion reject the liberal attitudes of the English branch with regards to women as priests and with regards to homosexuality.

In fact, the Bible is about Adam and Eve, not Jenny and Mary or Peter and John. It is assumed that God is male - Father - and the emphasis is on the biological duality of Man and Woman.

The Church doesn't ignore the fact that in the real world there are heterosexual people, bisexual people and homosexual people, apart from other categories that you can imagine like pansexual or asexual.

The Catholic Church is not about Evolution. It is about Creed. The fact remains that if you are going to join any club, it is assumed that you sign up to the principles, rules and regulations of the said club. LGBT Catholics is a contradiction in terms. Despite the fact that there is homosexuality within the Catholic Church (the Catholic Church cannot escape the realities of humanity), there is the understanding that whoever calls himsels a Catholic will live by the principles of Catholicism.

Having said that, you have the choice to maintain your life choices by joining other religious denominations that allow you to maintain your life choices. Therefore, the confrontation between those who want to promote LGBT messages and the Catholic Church is totally unnecessary. You can join another Church or Religion, you can practice your religion privately as your dialogue between you and God or you can do without any religion whatsoever.

What people do in private as part of consensual activities is their business as long as they don't violate laws and regulations established to protect vulnerable adults and children. The same goes for religion. You either believe or don't believe. You don't need Churches or religious organisations to believe. 

The LGBT movement is a political movement that is constantly trying to force the rest of society to live by what they stand for. This is where the problem arises. Other people are also entitled to live according to their own beliefs. If the Catholic Church chooses to stand for and to stick to their beliefs, so be it. You don't have to be a member of the Catholic Church. Nobody forces you to be or to become a member of the Catholic Church. Inquisitions should be a thing of the past. By seeking to impose a Forced Conversion of the Catholic Church, the LGBT movement is shooting itself in the foot. 

Individuals who seek to be respected regardless of gender differences or life choices should understand that trying to force the Catholic Church to accept something that the Catholic Church couldn't accept because it goes against the Creed violates freedom of choice. If you don't like the club, join another club or create a club of your own. 

Personally, I treat everybody fairly as individuals, regadless of gender or sexual orientation. I do not demonise people because of their gender or sexual orientation. Having said that, the Catholic Church has the legitimate right to stick to the Catholic Creed.

Corona Virus is not just about health

Corona Virus is not just about health

From the very beginning, it has become self-evident that the crisis generated by Corona Virus affects every aspect of our daily existence. It is about social cohesion, financial stability and beliefs linked to political developments and geopolitical realities.

AIDs started in Africa. Corona Virus started in a Chinese province -although some say that the real sources of AIDs and Corona Virus did not come to be by mere accident. The fact remains that the entire world has been shaken by Corona Virus and will continue to be affected in years to come. 

Because we are in Europe, let's look at events from an European perspective. Some of the main countries of the European Union have affected. France, Spain and Italy are now almost in a lockdown state. Others are moving in the same direction. 

For a brief moment, all the talk about Brexit and European deals, the immigration crisis, even terrorism have been left behind by Corona Virus. But let's make no mistake. The said issues are still very much the order of the day. They are not going away.

I always wondered about the fact that many regulations and mechanisms were in place to deal with animals and plants, but very little was in place to deal with health risks generated by the transit of human beings from one country to another. There was quarantine for dogs and cast, but little or nothing was there regarding human beings.

I could say that almost for the first time health measures have been put in place to deal with health risks associated with human beings. We need to start taking health issues related to migration very seriously. Whatever happens after the present crisis, we need to rethink the ways in which we deal with people coming in. Are they healthy? Do they carry deadly diseases that we don't now about?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson was very candid, extremely honest, about what Corona Virus will cause and stated that some families will lose loved ones. This is the grim reality of dealing with a viral infection. Yes. People will die and people have already died. But as Josef Stalin himself said it: one person's death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic. We don't know how many are going to die and we cannot foresee the number of those who are going to die. No one has a crystal ball. What we do know is that the present crisis should be a lesson, an incentive, to take the necessary measures to deal with migration as a way to minimize risks. 

When we take in people coming from all over the world, we need to ensure that they are healthy and this is a matter of national security.  

   

EU, Turkey, Greece and other conflicts are clear examples of the mess the world is in

EU, Turkey, Greece and other conflicts are clear examples of the mess the world is in

Conventions on Human Rights? Universal Declarations? Not worth the paper they are written on. Wherever you look, the world is a state of flux. Chaotic situations and golf post that keep changing NATO is no more than the direct consequence of widespread corruption. Dwight Einsenhower alerted about the dangers of the weapons industries becoming all two powerful.

Where there is no conflict, conflicts are created to allow the blood spilling industries to prosper. Look at the Americas, at Africa, at the Middle East and Asia Minor, at Asia itself. Of each conflict the direct consequence is massive flows of displaced populations that are used as pawns. Suddenly, border fences are erected and desperate people end up being killed. 

The present chaos cannot go on forever without causing war between other countries and Europe must get ready for war. This is not going to end up well. The very existence of NATO and of the UN, two organisations born out of World War Two, is being threatened. The Twenty-First Century is not the Twentieth Century and we find outself totally unprepared to deal with new challenges.   

Corona Virus and Immigration: Yet another reason to restrict immigration

Corona Virus and Immigration: Yet another reason to restrict immigration

The headline "Turkey allows 100,000 immigrants to cross into Greece" is not just about sheer politics. It is a health threat. Vulnerable people entering Europe could well be a bomb about to explode. Immigraiton has always been a health risk. Much of the native aborigine people of the American Continent were wipe out by illnesses brought in by Europeans.

People carry diseases wherever they go and the local populations might not be immune to viruses and bacteria brought in by newcomers. International Treaties and Convention on Assylym and Immigration fail to address health issues. What started in China is now spreading to the rest of the world.

Each country has to take measures to protect itself and if necessary treaties and conventions should be amended or rescinded on health grounds. Protecting local populations is top priority. This is about health and also about National Security.

Syria: Russia is building peace for all

Syria: Russia is building peace for all

While USA, Britain and others were bent on regime change in Syria, thus creating the mess that Syria became, Russia was involved - especially authorized by the Syrian government - to restore stability in Syria.

Even today, the British Parliament seems to be more worried about how close Russia and Turkey have become and there is even talk about raising the issue at the next NATO summit. They seem to forget that thanks to Russian mediation in Syria the feared massacres in Syria will not happen. Turkey will have the reassurances it needs that Kurds will not use Syria as a platform to attack Turkey. For the Syrian government, Russia provides the reassurances that Syria will recover control in areas that were occupied by foreign forces.

And what the mass media and many of the political establishments are worried about? They talk about loss of American influence. So what is more important: American influence with the loss of the lives of American soldiers who would be dying for nothing or the restoration of peace in Syria and by extension the potential to restore peace in the Middle East? If peace is restored in Syria, there won't be a platform for Islamic State to attack other countries and this means that everybody in Middle East and Asia Minor and outside the said areas will benefit. US withdrawal was a rational and benefitial measure for all, including those not involved in conflicts. The sooner political estability is restored, the sooner the fighting will stop for the benefit of all. 

Another factor that both some people in the USA and many in the Europe ignore is that Turkey has sufferent the brunt of instability in the Middle East and Asia Minor. Hundreds of thousands of refugees, running away from conflict, ended up in Turkey and this is causing serious problems in Turkey. So the sooner conflict ends, the sooner many if not all of those refugees will be able to return to Syria. What is more, when the conflict in Syria is over many of those who sought refuge in Europe and elsewhere will be able to return to Syria. This way, many difficult issues several European countries are struggling to deal with will be resolved.

So, once again, thanks to the Russian Federation, there is hope for peace in a very troubled part of the Middle East and there is hope of being able to deal with the problems of refugees and the problems massive flow of refugees can and do create.

But the positive influence of the Russian Federation doesn't end in Middle East, Asia Minor, Europe and the USA. The Russian Federation is building up cooperation with African countries and in turn will create a much better environment, an environment for peaceful and democratic developments.

  

IRAN: Yet another war?

IRAN: Yet another war?

The War in Afghanistan has been one of the longest conflicts having started in 2001 when the USA bombed Afghanistan and started a military campaign. In 2003, there was the illegal invasion of Iraq and several other conflicts across Africa, Middle East and Asia Minor followed. Now, another major conflict could be about to start and this time against Iran that shares a very long border with both Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Some seem to be desperately trying to create more and more conflicts across the World. While this is happening the situation across Latin America is deteriorating. It would not be surprise if we see a return of military regimes across the board.

Europe itself is in political meltdown and political stability hangs in the balance as old uncertainties make a comeback. It seems that peace in Europe has lasted too long and that brushing contradictions under the carpet is not a long term solution. But things could be a lot worse if yet another major conflict erupts in Asia Minor. Major oil producing countries would be dramatically affected by such a conflict and we know that any conflict that affects vital energy supplies can cripple economies and political stability of neighbouring regions.

Britain: the difference between political stability and a permanent state of war is that people tend to accept the outcome of elections and referendums

Britain's Brexit: the difference between political stability and a permanent state of war is that people tend to accept the outcome of elections and referendums

When you look at certain African countries you understand that for political stability to exist people need to accept the outcome of elections and referendums. As long as the voting process is fair and transparent, whether voters like or dislike the outcome of the public consultation, life goes on peacefully under the rule of law. When soon after the election or referendum, the population refuses to accept the outcome of the public consultation there will be riots possibly leading to civil war and assassinations and an entire country will be in a constant state of flux.

Many people in the United Kingdom that blatantly refuse to accept the outcome of the Referendum on EU Membership should take a closer look at what happens when the outcome of a perfectly legal public consultation is rejected or ignored by those who are supposed to respect the outcome of a public consultation. Do they want Britain to be in a permanent state of flux? Do they want widespread violence in the United Kingdom?

If as reported, the Army is sent to deal with the civilian population, what do you think the consequences will be if as presumed people get injured or even killed on British streets? Would this be conducive to political stability and peaceful coexistence?

For a very long time, there hasn't been a civil war in Britain but people should be reminded that the fact that there hasn't been a civil war does not mean that there couldn't be civil war in the not so distant future. London is not Britain. Scotland is not Britain. They are parts of Britain. This is not about what London wants or Scotland wants. It is about what Britain as a whole wants.

President Obama: Nobel Prize for peace in Palestine? What peace in Palestine?

President Obama: Nobel Prize for peace in Palestine? What peace in Palestine?

As we follow what has been happening in Palestine and in the Middle East in general, we ask the question again: what was the Nobel Prize for Barak Obama about? What has fundamentally changed in the situation being faced by Israelis and Palestinians? What long term beneficial arrangement has been reached?

But lets also look at other issues and one of such issues is Libya and what happened in Libya during President Obama's administration with Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. The Arab Spring turned into the Arab Nightmare that became Europe's nightmare. The US Administration created refugees and Europe had to deal with the refugees and/or economic migrants (whichever title you want to give to the massive number of people who were displaced or simply decided to move out of their own countries in search for the Christian Paradise that many are trying to turn into a Muslim Dominion.

This is not only about the wisdom of military interventions. It is about the consequences of disastrous US Foreign Policies under a Democratic Administration. USA is far away from Africa, Middle East and Asia Minor, but it is Europe the one that has to deal with the consequences of disastrous US Foreign Policies.

Did President Obama deal with North Korea? No. It was necessary to wait for President Trump to deal with North Korea and he didn't do it with weapons. President Trump did it with words, talking to people and seeking an understanding. There are no more North Korea missiles flying over neighbouring countries. No more talk about missile attacks against the USA. There is a path towards peace between two countries in the Korean Peninsula. No more resources invested in wasteful naval military exercises seen as a threat and justification for nuclear developments. Is there any talk about giving President Trump a Nobel Prize? 

When President Trump talks about immigration, he refers to legal immigration. Is it wrong to say that anybody coming to the USA must have proper documentation? The Democratic Party supports Illegal Immigration. How can Democratic support for Illegal Immigration be compatible with National Security?

The leaders of the Democratic Party are against defending the USA faced with Illegal Immigration and are willing to bring the entire state administration to a halt so that they can get their way. With this behaviour, the Democratic Party doesn't stand for American Values and doesn't stand for US National Security either. Legal means legal. I wouldn't dream about travelling to the USA without proper documentation. 

BBC shows report indicating that illegal immigration is run by drug cartels as a business

BBC shows report that indicates that illegal immigration is now a business for drug cartels operating worldwide

None other than the BBC produced a report indicating that illegal immigration is now a lucrative business for drug cartels operating worldwide. As drug cartels feel the heat of the fight against drug trafficking they are diversifying their activities engaging in making money out of illegal immigrants from very remote areas of the planet. What is even more gruesome is the fact that those who fall ill along the way are often executed by drug-traffickers and women are routinely raped.

Human beings are now the new commodity of organised crime that seeks to exploit those who are ready and willing to take any risks in search of what they think is going to be a better future and often end up dead and buried along the way.

For the sake of saving human lives, the time is long overdue to put an end to Political Correctness because Political Correctness is killing people. This is a new kind of terrorism that must be countered worldwide with all available resources.

The business of Illegal immigration is a danger to all civilised societies, regardless of political affiliation, regardless of religion, regardless of nationality, and regardless of race.It is an absolute disgrace. Those involved in this kind of trade should face trial for Crimes against Humanity.