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COVID: China’s Problem Child [Peter Zeihan, Zeihan on Geopolitics]

By William McClain
In Peter Zeihan [Zeihan on Geopolitics], Politics
December 14, 2022
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  • There is a situation brewing in China resulting from the late November/early December protests, leading to a fast-spreading outbreak that is difficult to measure.
  • The Chinese have discontinued their use of social monitoring for Covid and have allowed provinces and local governments to lessen restrictions for the first time.
  • The scale of the situation is difficult to comprehend, with the Chinese population being older, more diabetic, and lacking natural immunity.
  • Vaccines are barely functional against the current strain, and the Chinese have limited access to critical care.
  • If the current strain is worse than measles, a death rate of 100 per 100,000 infections is likely to be much higher.
  • The Chinese Health System is inadequate to face this crisis, and many businesses and testing facilities are already closed.
  • It is likely that China will be offline from a manufacturing point of view for at least the next three to four months.

link to original vlog published December 14, 2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0BNUF9ItmQ

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Japan’s New Toy: The Tomahawk Missile [Peter Zeihan, Zeihan on Geopolitics]

By William McClain
In Peter Zeihan [Zeihan on Geopolitics], Politics
December 13, 2022
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  • The Japanese Defense Ministry has announced that the US has agreed to sell Japan several hundred Tomahawk cruise missiles.
  • This is a big deal as Japan has the world’s second largest Blue Water Navy and would do well in a fight against the Chinese Navy.
  • Japan is part of the first island chain which separates the Chinese littoral from the rest of the world, making it vulnerable to Chinese weapon systems.
  • Tomahawks have a range of 1,000 miles with a 1,000 pound warhead and are difficult to detect or intercept.
  • The US has rarely sold this type of weapon to anyone other than itself and the UK, making it a major strategic development as Japan and Australia now have the capability of independently destroying China’s economic links to the world.

link to original vlog published December 13, 2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK54VH_IE5s

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Where in the World: Tenaya and Climate Change [Peter Zeihan, Zeihan on Geopolitics]

By William McClain
In Peter Zeihan [Zeihan on Geopolitics], Politics
December 12, 2022
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  • The Earth’s temperature is expected to rise by various estimates, but these estimates are based on educated guesses and simulations due to limited data.
  • Climate change can lead to more erratic weather patterns, especially in areas with limited sources of wind and humidity, such as California, Portland, and Seattle.
  • The further a region is from the temperate, humid zone, the more prone it is to extreme temperature fluctuations.
  • Most of the world’s population lives in humid regions, but these regions often rely on food from less humid areas, which could be impacted by climate change.
  • There may be issues with food supply as a result of climate change, rather than just concerns about climate refugees.

link to original vlog published December 12, 2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1iqPZV0X0E

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The Politics of Consciousness | video lecture with Yuval Noah Harari [Yuval Noah Harari]

By William McClain
In Misc, Yuval Noah Harari
December 7, 2022
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• Consciousness is characterized by the capacity to suffer and is the source of political authority in modern societies
• The capacity to suffer is the determining factor of an entity‘s ethical and political standing
• Questions of consciousness have an impact on ethical and political debates, from race and gender to ecology and taxation
• Victimless crimes are now judged based on the potential to cause suffering to sentient beings, as opposed to being judged by divine commandment
• Theories of consciousness should be able to help us measure and scale suffering in order to be considered legitimate
• Debate is still raging about animal welfare and whether animals have the same kind of consciousness as humans
• Scholars must be careful when making claims about the ability to measure and scale consciousness as it could have explosive ethical and political implications
• If a strong Theory Of Consciousness is developed, it could lead to hierarchy of Consciousness between humans and other animals
• As artificial intelligence progresses, it is important to remember the difference between intelligence and consciousness and not privilege intelligent computers over conscious humans.

Published December 7, 2022
Visit YouTube to watch Yuval Noah Harari’s original lecture The Politics of Consciousness | video lecture with Yuval Noah Harari

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