A teacher in Mississippi once wrote to Ann Landers, a very wise and popular newspaper columnist. Ann Landers gave great advice to your parents for forty years. The teacher wrote:
Dear Ann Landers:
I am an English teacher, and my students are reading George Orwell's 1984.
I am having a difficult time explaining communism, socialism and fascism to my students without giving a full-blown, time-consuming history lesson.
I recall you printed a humorous column some time ago explaining these concepts using cows as examples. Will you please print it again for my students?
Dear Mississippi Teacher:
Thank you for asking. It’s an “oldie,” but a “goldie.” Here it is:
Socialism: You have two cows. Give one cow to your neighbor.
Communism: You have two cows. Give both cows to the government, and they may give you some of the milk.
Fascism: You have two cows. You give all of the milk to the government, and the government sells it.
Nazism: You have two cows. The government shoots you and takes both cows.
Anarchism: You have two cows. Keep both of the cows, shoot the government agent and steal another cow.
Capitalism: You have two cows. Sell one cow and buy a bull.
Note to Bad Guys: Indiana is an open carry state. Anyone 18-and-over, other than a felon, can carry a gun, openly or concealed.
The money in this industry is in loan servicing fees.
I told you last month that Xi is falling from power. Many of his loyal generals have been deposed and arrested for "corruption". Several of his top generals then proceeded to "commit suicide" in padded cells.
This month Xi's opposition arrested two top admirals and the general in charge of China's Rocket Forces. When arrested, two of these generals were literally shaking in their boots in terror.
The opposing general who has seized control of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is a guy named Zhang Youxia (pronounced shang-you-shah). Over the past two months, Zhang has ousted about a dozen top army generals who were loyal to Xi Jinping. This past week, two loyal Navy admirals and a Rocket Force general were deposed.
Even if you absolutely hate Donald Trump, he deserves kudos for ending the 12-Day War between Iran and Israel, ending the twenty-year war between the Congo and Rwanda, and working his butt off to end the Israeli-Hamas War.
But to my mind, the best thing he did was to sign a very kind trade deal with China. He didn't sign the new trade deal with Xi Jinping but rather with the three old CCP leaders who are forcing Xi out.
Trump could have caused tremendous damage to the Chinese economy because technically Xi is still in charge, and he is playing hardball. Trump gave the Chinese a tariff rate - not of 150% - not of 90% - and not of 40%. Trump gave the Chinese an incredible gentle and generous tariff rate of just 20%.
By giving the Chinese a very kind and gentle tariff rate of just 20% - miles better than the 150% tariff rate that was being thrown about earlier - Trump took away Xi's excuse to attack Taiwan and our carriers.
Remember, the reason why the Japanese attacked us at Pearl Harbor was because we had embargoed their oil in 1941.
Interesting note: The first thing that Trump did after dropping those bunker busters was to announce to the world that the US would NOT interfere with Iranian oil exports to China. Hate him if you will, but this President knows his history.
