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Although South Korea's President Park Geun-Hye was not impeached till December 2016, (after Trump's election but before his inauguration), the protests to lock her up had begun in late October. As for North Korea, Trump's video gift to Kim referenced Kim's 2013 speech when he said "We won't have to tighten our belts anymore". NK's market reforms and the end of their "military first" policy began at that time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Park_Geun-hye#Parliamentary_motion
Britain's deplorables voted for Brexit, followed by Cameron's resignation, the snap election, and May's minority government. This was also prior to Trump's victory.
After Trump was elected we saw similar populist victories in Brazil, Italy, and Mexico, though Obrador's ideology is more to the left. In May 2017, Maduro was returned to the Presidency of Venezuela but the country has been in an ongoing constitutional crisis since 2015. In the November 2018 US midterms the Republicans lost the lower House and a confrontation has been ongoing between the President and Congress since.
The next big election is Israel where Netanyahu has been battling corruption investigations for a few years now. His Likud party is still 1st in the polls but a new party led by Benny Gantz is in 2nd place. Gantz is a much more palatable leader for other parties to enter into coalitions with.
What is interesting about Israel, is that if Gantz wins it will be an end to the old guard. Netanyahu is surrounded by a clique called "the Ugandans". This clique centers around ex- Seyeret Matkal (Chief of Staff Recon) members.Their claim to fame is the 1978 Entebbe rescue where Bibi's brother, Yoni, lost his life. Gantz is associated with a much bigger rescue. During the 80s, Sheyetet (Navy commandos) and Shaldag (Air force ground recon) engineered the secret rescue of tens of thousands of Ethiopian Jewish refugees from Sudan. This was operation Moses. Gantz took command of Shaldag in 1990 shortly before the communist government of Ethiopia fell to rebels. In May 1991, as the government fled and rebels entered Addis Ababa, Gantz executed operation Solomon and air lifted 14,000 Jews out of Ethiopia.
If the ancient Israelites sang "Saul has killed his thousands, but David his tens of thousands" Israelis can sing "Seyeret has rescued 248, Shaldag has rescued tens of thousands".
I forgot to mention the attempted coup in Turkey. It almost succeeded but, with the help of Russia, Erdogan avoided assassination and rallied the populace via his cell-phone. This is also some key history, because Hillary was deeply involved with the Turkish opposition leader Fetulah Gulen. Erdogan wants to extradite not only Gulen but Chuck Shumer for their roles in orchestrating the coup.
Sorry friend by US -Centric is not a jingoistic commentary but an economic one. You may have age but not everyone gets the wisdom. What happens here always spreads because of our brokering, leverage, and sheer economic might. This is a fact whether you like it or not. Its not a cultural comment bro
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You can add Iran, Saudi Arabia, China, and the national populist political movements growing at surprising rates in Germany, Netherlands, France, Poland, Hungary, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Greece, and most of the Eastern European countries. This also applies to the spread / revival of Christianity in the West. The national populist are poised to dominate the EU parliament and that could be a game changer for the globalists.
Thirty top European economists and political analysts have warned that the EU is in danger of collapse unless the national populist movement can be stopped. Soros has warned that the Euro is in big trouble because of the debit of the southern countries.
Unlimited immigration, green taxes, and sputtering economies are fueling the backlash against the EU. Green energy experiments in a European wide scale have pretty much failed, leaving the EU short on energy demands. As such, they have increased imports of coal and natural gas from the US and once again mulling nuclear energy for the long term. Wind farms and solar are on their last legs as they do not provide sufficient or efficient energy for the countries. Germany began burning wood as a source of renewable energy, but that is only making the environment worse.
I could go on, but there potentially big changes emerging in Europe over the next few years if these trends continue. Brexit will likely be the litmus test of the future of the EU. If the UK makes a clean break in March and their economy doesn't tank as the false predictions of doom and gloom that have come out of Brussels, then the dominoes may begin to fall. Poland and Hungary have not happy with the political side of the EU. Italy is talking about returning to the Lira to manage their own currency, etc. with other countries.
Interesting times.
Finland checking in for a quick update! The current government has been in place for 3 years, and only now do the effects start showing for the majority.
Muslims went insane at the end of the last year, with lots of rapes on minors. The elder care has been privatized and the elderly (who actually fought for our independence vs Russians) are being mistreated on a big scale in order to make profits for shareholders. Meanwhile the newly arrived are being taken care of to a ridiculous level. Yesterday there were news that Iraqis and Somalis have been offered 5k€ cash bonuses for returning to their homelands, or alternatively getting all their expenses paid for a couple of years in their homeland by the Finnish government. Nobody wants to do this though cus that's what they get if they stay as well.. Unemployment is said to be at the lowest level in 30 years, but that's 100% kikery with numbers. People are fearing for their futures, and all these "small" drips keep on adding... Politicians will claim that the glass is only half full til it one day "unexpectedly" explodes in their faces.
As a retired Marine infantry officer with 3 years in combat, I am acquainted with the military histories of Europe and and Asia. The history of the Finnish defense in the Russo-Finnish War beginning in 1939 is impressive. And those who have studied military history will never forget the courage and skill of Simo Häyhä (aka White Death).
Best of luck to you and your country's future. The globalist have ruined everything they've touched.
We will see... I think a no deal is more likely that your saying, but its going to go down to the wire, but that was always true, its just the way the EU operate
The EU may move on the backstop but its probably at the last min if it happens, a WTO where the agree to keep the same rules for 2 years is also very likely to me, that would be great for us...
People do need to understand that much of the things that have happened so far are manovering
Thats why TM is now rock solid in place, has won a confidence vote, has defeated attempts to rest control, she is now in a real position to set the terms
If she wasn't the EU would keep hoping somone would just overthrow her
Corbyn also on record saying the backstop unacceptable, as well as backing from parliment
Its actually contary to what is being said in the news a really strong position for TM and the UK
Now she needs the balls to see it through, and lets face it she has been pretty stowick in the face of adversity until now
Its very similar to whats happening with trump, if you followed the MSM you would belive he is in trouble, but when you look critically you can see his opponents are in a minefield surrounded...
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Yes, you're correct. We no longer live in a mutual nuclear destruction environment. We now live in a mutual financial destruction scenario...created by the world bankers, ie: Rothchilds, Rockefellers,etc.