World Cup in America!

 The last time the World Cup was in America was in 1994.  Brazil won, so no surprise there!

What stands out about this World Cup is the reaction of Europeans to America.

They see how much freer it is here and how our economy (sorta) works as opposed to "socialist" Britain and Germany were people are sent to jail for internet memes or praying in public.  I am sure it is a shock to what they have been told what America is like.

It is not perfect.  Never was, never will be but at least it is not a failing nightmare that Western Europe as turned into.

The Europeans visiting remind me of Soviet citizens who made it out over the Iron Curtain and see how badly Moscow was lying to them about the West.  Now, Russia in 2026 appears freer than Western Europe.  

These Europeans will go home and tell everyone about what they have seen and how dictatorial "democratic" governments are. 

Let's see the change.

I bet London and Berlin try to crack down on dissent even more.

You have seen that story before... 

Britain on the brink

 

I have been looking at Britain a lot lately.  Mainly because it was once the country that everyone tried to imitate. Playing cricket and English suits etc...

Not anymore.

We see what is essentially tribal warfare in the streets and after the killing of Henry Nowak by a Sikh man and the attempted beheading of a man in Northern Ireland by a Sudanese immigrant.  Britain's per capita income has plunged as welfare payments are greater that government revenues and the two-teir policing, aimed at native Britions, give the once proud empire the look of a failed state or East Germany c.1988.

There seems to be some hop as the people of Britain appear to be pushing back.

The once respectable British constabulary seem to be as oppressive as the KGB ever was and the Labour government seems to hate the people.  The so-called Conservatives were not that great either, leading to the rise of Reform and Restore parties.

I am not sure what the future holds for Britain, but if history is any guide, a rerun of the id-1600s seems to be over the horizon,

I hope not, but corrupt governments, especially those that resemble the Warsaw Pact from the Cold War, need to get  a good slap in the head as a warning.  Hopefully the idiots currently running Parliament figure it out.

The French Revolution was pretty bad.

I don't want to see a British Revolution.

Might not be up to us.  

Failing and still fail some more

 

Keir Starmer, clearly the worst Prime Minister in Britain's history, is on the ropes.  The Labour Party just lost 1500 local seats in British elections and is clearly going to get trounced in the next election.  Starmer's dictorial dislke of free speech, failure to stop immigration, two-tiered policing, and failure to get crime under control led to this.  

Seemed pretty obvious

Even Wales is talking about independence for the first time since the 1300s!

Britain's per capita income is lower than Mississippi's!

Socialism/soft communism is clearly a failure.

The Labour Party is about to get rid of Starmer and the only hope they have of winning an election in two years is to basically jettison their platform.  Not sure how support for grooming gangs could lead to election success...

Labour, once the party of the working-class, needs to retool itself and get away from the far-left crap that does not work on any level.

Britain used to be the envy of the world.

Now, its a broke, crime-ridden, miserable, repressed embarassment.

Like the Soviet Union never really went away....

Calling it like I see it. 

 

Stil looking at Iran

 

The was was a month long. 

 

The cease-fire might be longer. 

Iran is trying to hold the Strait of Hormuz hostage and the US is putting a blockade on Iran.  

Iran is trying to use speedboats to shut things down and they can do some damage.  To be honest, they might carry 50 calibier machine guns and RPGs but they can't sink a double hulled oil tanker.  The ballistic missiles inland might do some damage though.

Apache attack choppers and the A-10 Warthog are perfect for shooting up those boats and hunting for ballistic missiles. They have the speed and armament to clear the strait.  Mines could be an issue but the missiles could really wreak some havoc.

A blockade keeps US casualties low  and Iran's collapsing economy could spark an uprising.

The point I am making is that this can go on for a while.

With Iran's navy and air force gone, this blockade's effectiveness is increased.  It will still take some time.  Of course, patience has never been an American strong suit. 

The Union blockade of the Confederacy and British blockade of Germany during the First World War ever effective.  They did take time though.

So sit back and get some popcorn.

This might be a while. 

Happy Orthodox Easter!

 

The Real Easter...Easter candy at half price :-P

Waiting for the storm

 President Trump's deadline is about to expire and the world will wonder what happens next.

Iran has a history of ignoring deadlines and the US has pushed it back a few times, trying to not destroy power plants in the Islamic Republic.  That would be catastrophic for the people of Iran.

Of course, the leadership, whoever is left, will not have to suffer as much.  Give the US and Israeli tendency to decapitate Iran's leadership, they cannot be having a great time.  In fact, getting a promotion in the Iranian government is the last thing anyone wants.

Any peace deal cannot have Iran controlling the Strait of Hormuz since it is international waters and it leave the beaten and battered Iran, ironically, in a stronger position, 

It would be great if the people of Iran rose up but it has not happened yet.

In the meantime, the US needs to keep pounding.  We cannot have another Gulf War 1991 all over again since leaving the Islamic Republic will require us to keep doing this every year. 

At the very least, we need to get the Strait of Hormuz open.

Then, we need to have a serious convo about NATO.  

Happy Greek Independence Day!

 

HAPPY GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY!

 Gyros for everyone!

Try not to smash too many plates...or do what I do and drop a plastic one one the floor and use a broom like a hockey stick to shoot it though the door!