Russia Offensive Starts; Big Missile Strike, Advances; EU Splits, Starmer Deluded, Macron Says Leads
Topic 1508

We see you Putin! Starmer, globalization failed. NYT, video contradicts IDF. Elensky lie detector
Topic 1652

US Neocons Sabotage Russia Talks, Stop Putin Call, Want Ultimatum/Sanctions; Huge Russian Build Up
Topic 1507

The Duran: Episode 961
France's Marine Le Pen Acquitted in Case Over Violating Hate Speech Laws
https://sputniknews.com/europe/202105041082797685-frances-marine-le-pen-acquitted-in-case-over-violating-hate-speech-laws/

I posted this as a reply to another post, but decided to post to all for thoughts. What do others think is going on?
Over the past few days the entirety of the world’s media / financial sector have been so focused on Trump’s tariffs that what’s happening with OPEC seems to be being overlooked, either by intent or blinkers. Oil prices have slumped as production has suddenly increased, one report sighted that Saudi, angered by Azerbaijan’s decision to increase production outside OPEC, simply decided to follow suit. That to me sounds a peculiar decision by the Saudis who have pretty much been the force behind controls.
I wonder how much pressure the US has been putting on the oil producers to increase output and lower prices? So my two cents worth trying to consider the logic; one - it could be to force transit and production costs down to balance market shock inflationary pressures (though a drop in oil prices rarely makes it way to consumer prices), two - an attack on Iran ...

ONLY STUPID PEOPLE THINK GLOBALISATION FAILED

Globalisation did not fail! It did EXACTLY what it was designed to do, the most egregious upwards transfer of wealth form the 99% to the 1% in human history.

It was nothing but a class war by the ruling elites of the west, mostly Americans, on the working and middle class of Western countries.

Globalisation was implemented by these thieves with promises that all the boats would be lifted; if the rich did well everyone else would. At its core was:

• The privatisation of government services with the promise that would lead to cheaper and better service. Did not happen.
• De-regulation of markets that involved the development of investor rights agreements like NAFTA and the deregulation or workers pay and conditions in a race to the bottom.
• A war on unions
• The capture of the media to ensure the globalist message was never contradicted
• The capture of the legislature through legalised ...