Temper Tantrums in the Coalition

 The reason for the sudden departure of Silman from the Coalition was the issue of hametz. Pesach is coming, when religious Jews eat unleavened bread in remembrance of the Hebrew escaping from Egyptian servitude, some 4000 years ago. Traditionally, bringing bread and cakes to the hospitals is forbidden during this week, respecting the sentiments of the religious. Horowitz (she? he? they?) insisted on eliminating this tradition, which caused the explosion with religious Ms. Silman. 

I am for the continuation of the status quo, since at last, after years of paralysis, we have a functioning government, and the partnership with the Islamic Movement is working nicely. This proves that Arab parties can be bought, their ferocious declarations against the Jews are a bargaining strategy to increase their price. The government is falling apart because of infantile, imbecile temper tantrums of the ultra-liberal toddlers of the left. 

The Coalition is Unraveling

 

The President of the governing Coalition resigned and joined the opposition. She could not suffer the Minister of Health, Nitzan Horowitz (an open homosexual and a moiser of the international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands.). The Right is jubilant. Pic.: Ben Gvir, a Kahanist, is speaking at this moment.  This is a night of hope, he says, HaShem is with us. 

Why there is no Russian Liberation propaganda?

A Chinese commenter (accessible for me thanks to google translate) says that "the continuous annihilation videos, combined with the rare Ukrainian military drone results, have greatly encouraged the fighting morale of Ukrainian nationalists, and indirectly affected NATO's determination to intervene. It can be said that the Russian propaganda system, especially its military propaganda system, disappeared in the current Russian-Ukrainian conflict, just like the chasing and fighting drones."

The commenter quotes Mao: "The main task of the Army is to make propaganda". This is from Szu Tsu, who said the best is to win the war without having to fight a battle. 

In my opinion, the Russian Army should have presented itself as liberating a brotherly people, oppressed by the Nazi regime. It should have been a liberation battle, with pics of schoolgirls receiving Russian tanks with flowers and bread and salt. Maybe that line would have been impossible given the Ukrainian people's virulent hate toward the Russians.  

The Chinese also said that Russian heavy-armed columns are programmed to advance 50 km a day, but advanced more than 100 km so they had to abandon much heavy equipment such as tanks, etc. which were "captured" and shown on the media as Russian defeat. BTW who killed civilians in Bucha (North Kyiv)? It was the Muslim Chechen National Guard, somebody allowed them to enter and raid Ukraine.  

U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday, dragged down by losses in tech, as investors weighed remarks by Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard that indicated policymakers were ready to act more aggressively to rein in inflation. Investors also braced for the likelihood of new sanctions on Russia by the European Union.

Sermonizing the Barbarians

 I am reading the history of the Opium Wars. Selling opium had been prohibited in the Chinese Empire since the 17th Century. The British merchants were introducing contraband while corrupting the functionaries in Canton.  The Chinese Emperor sent a very polite letter to the English Queen protesting the actions of her subjects. Something like: " Imagine that foreigners come to your country to sell contraband, isn't that objectionable? The stink rises to Heaven, distressing the spirits."  The whole argument of the Celestial Emperor was formulated in moral terms, trying to shame the British.

Today, the Chinese government says: "Western politicians often talk about how literature and art transcend borders, and the same goes for music. They also say “private property is inviolable.” So, what have these writers and musicians done wrong? Meanwhile, the private property of so many Russians has been frozen or confiscated. Let’s hope that Western politicians will reflect on these principles..."

Hahaha! "Let's hope they will reflect on these principles..." That's good!  Of course, the Chinese were not naive then or now. They know that Western Barbarians are shameless and unshameable pirates, but they try and try again to teach them Confucian ethics and seize a lofty moral position.  

How the economy works

The real interest rate in the USA today is -4%. Meaning that if I buy land on credit, it will cost less than the nominal price today. Who is subsidizing me? The Fed i.e. the Government, that is society. Why? They want to stimulate activity, commerce, and investment. In fact, by incentivizing anything I want to do, they are "forcing" me to do things, to be active in the economy. By doing, I'll pay taxes, I'll create jobs, I'll invent new products. Just by buying land, I create turnover and pay taxes, which probably compensate for the subsidy I am receiving.  High-interest rates freeze economic activity. It all devolves to the physical health and intelligence of the human population "doing" the economy. 

The corollary is that society pays me to own a house for free because ownership is a burden. Counterintuitive. Thinking it over, I know lots of people who rejected or let go of promotions or leading positions (including myself, more than once). There are many abandoned houses in Argentina and here too. In my time, Paraguay gave 5000 hectares of land in the Chaco to anyone promising to fence it and live there for five years. No one I know of took up the offer.  

Porca Miseria

It happened that I discovered that I was taking 4 pills of Codex each day when the doctor indicated 2 per day. Codex is for lowering high blood pressure, and the double dose lowered it below 120/70. I wonder why I felt nothing. The conclusion is that I am getting old. Like everybody. No less nor more.

Approaching Bonanza

 

This is the SIGMA cannon made by Elbit. A whole factory was sold to an unnamed Asian country. A German delegation is coming to Israel to negotiate the purchase of anti-missile weapons. As the Ancient Greek philosophers said, war is the human condition. You can build a solid business on it. Personally, I do not like this industry but we need good weapons to survive in this region, and no one will sell us when urgently needed. Remember De Gaulle, refusing to deliver weapons already paid for in the middle of a war.  

P.S.: Elbit's shares are shedding 7% in TASE. I cannot fathom the reason.  Maybe Ukraine and Russia have reached some agreement. Maybe Germany decided to pass Israeli weapons and buy USA produce.