Comments on: Open thread 4/8/23 https://thenewneo.com/2023/04/08/open-thread-4-8-23/ A blog about political change, among other things Mon, 10 Apr 2023 04:24:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 By: Brian E https://thenewneo.com/2023/04/08/open-thread-4-8-23/#comment-2675055 Mon, 10 Apr 2023 04:24:51 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=125121#comment-2675055 Here’s an answer to Perun’s question whether alliances atrophy.

From the Red State article: “Even France, our oldest ally, is now making concerning statements after Emmanuel Macron just came back from visiting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.”

“Europe must reduce its dependency on the United States and avoid getting dragged into a confrontation between China and the U.S. over Taiwan”, French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview on his plane back from a three-day state visit to China.”

“Speaking with POLITICO and two French journalists after spending around six hours with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his trip, Macron emphasized his pet theory of “strategic autonomy” for Europe, presumably led by France, to become a “third superpower.”

He said “the great risk” Europe faces is that it “gets caught up in crises that are not ours, which prevents it from building its strategic autonomy,” while flying from Beijing to Guangzhou, in southern China, aboard COTAM Unité, France’s Air Force One.”

“He also suggested Europe should reduce its dependence on the “extraterritoriality of the U.S. dollar,” a key policy objective of both Moscow and Beijing.”

Macron’s Words After Meeting With Xi Are So Bad, They Should Be Setting off Alarms for U.S. And Taiwan

https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2023/04/09/macrons-words-after-meeting-with-xi-are-so-bad-they-should-be-setting-off-alarms-for-u-s-and-taiwan-n728907

]]> By: om https://thenewneo.com/2023/04/08/open-thread-4-8-23/#comment-2675052 Mon, 10 Apr 2023 03:35:10 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=125121#comment-2675052 Rin Tin Tin? :0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hixyso78qaw

]]> By: TR https://thenewneo.com/2023/04/08/open-thread-4-8-23/#comment-2675051 Mon, 10 Apr 2023 03:17:00 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=125121#comment-2675051 Thanks, John Guilfoyle. 😀

Happy Easter to you, too! 🙂

]]> By: neo https://thenewneo.com/2023/04/08/open-thread-4-8-23/#comment-2675048 Mon, 10 Apr 2023 02:06:13 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=125121#comment-2675048 Rich Cook:

No, not the Gibbs. That’s a group called Tin Tin – see this.

]]> By: Art Deco https://thenewneo.com/2023/04/08/open-thread-4-8-23/#comment-2675045 Mon, 10 Apr 2023 00:37:52 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=125121#comment-2675045 https://wng.org/roundups/canadian-student-arrested-at-catholic-school-for-biblical-beliefs-on-gender-1680883437

Another piece of evidence for two files: (1) the Catholic-schools-in-the-Province-of-Ontario-are-a-fraud file and the (2) Canada-is-a-nation-of-capons file.

]]> By: huxley https://thenewneo.com/2023/04/08/open-thread-4-8-23/#comment-2675044 Mon, 10 Apr 2023 00:04:49 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=125121#comment-2675044 Re: Tin Tin

Rich Cook:

That’s lovely! I don’t think I’ve ever heard of them.

According to wiki they were an Australian band from 1966-1973. They took their name from the comic, “Tintin.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_Tin_(band)

]]> By: miguel cervantes https://thenewneo.com/2023/04/08/open-thread-4-8-23/#comment-2675040 Sun, 09 Apr 2023 21:46:08 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=125121#comment-2675040 yes that was a favorite of mine, as well, I didn’t like momma’s family all that much, which featured much of the same players, sans lyle waggoner,

]]> By: Rich Cook https://thenewneo.com/2023/04/08/open-thread-4-8-23/#comment-2675033 Sun, 09 Apr 2023 20:37:07 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=125121#comment-2675033 Huxley

I feel ancient. I think of this:

https://youtu.be/a1SenDxZAbA

When you wrote Tintin.

Neo- I think this is early gibb brothers but I may be mistaken.

]]> By: mkent https://thenewneo.com/2023/04/08/open-thread-4-8-23/#comment-2674978 Sun, 09 Apr 2023 07:40:36 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=125121#comment-2674978 om: Thanks for posting a link to that video. It’s one of the most informative videos on current strategic geopolitics I’ve ever seen.

Everyone else: You should watch it.

]]> By: John Guilfoyle https://thenewneo.com/2023/04/08/open-thread-4-8-23/#comment-2674977 Sun, 09 Apr 2023 06:25:54 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=125121#comment-2674977 I know I’m early for y’all but…got to go while I can. Blessed Easter y’all!
He is risen!

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