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To: kckip who wrote (761320)	4/15/2022 9:48:58 AM
From: skinowski	5 Recommendations Recommended By Ben Smith D. Long DMaA kckip lightshipsailor Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793739

Comment: The intelligence services have been subject to a process of 'negative selection', whereby ideology becomes valued over objectivity, and pathological types, once they reach a certain threshold within state organs, then select for others of like mind to be placed in positions of power throughout the body politic. Democracy thus becomes pathocracy and it begins to self-destruct. Some Western politicians obviously wanted there to be a conflict. >>>> DEFINITIONS1. 1. a government that is made up of people with personality disorders, such as psychopaths and narcissists. Over time pathocracies become more entrenched and extreme.<<<< macmillandictionary.com Jacques Baud nails many things very well. I think he may be getting carried away with his resentment about governments ignoring the serious, objective intelligence provided by their own intelligence agencies. Leaving alone the situations in individual countries, political leaders (and their appointees) are the ones making decisions. Data supplied by intel agencies is only one of the inputs they consider. And, maybe at this juncture they think that ideology is more important. They have every right to do so - and yes, voters have every right to vote those politicians out. It’s complicated. At any rate, Baud is one of the few voices that help us understand what is really going on.

To: kckip who wrote (761320)	4/15/2022 9:54:12 AM
From: skinowski	2 Recommendations Recommended By didjuneau kckip Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793739

Another case when failure to understand a situation from more than one’s own perspective may lead to war. China is perfectly happy to leave Taiwan alone - for as long as Taiwan refrains from rubbing their de facto independence into their face. To China, any perception that their empire is crumbling is a great threat. I just learned about this— —it’s huge, and I’m not kidding. Escalation is on the menu—but not in Ukraine: In the South China Sea. https://t.co/02IoArMSoD — Gonzalo Lira (@realGonzaloLira) April 15, 2022