Originally published at Notes from the bunker…. You can comment here or there.
Whats the Chinese word for Lebensraum, anyway? Here’s a new buzzword I think we’re going to be seeing more of – ‘food security’. Here’s an article saying how the Chinese are going to lease/rent land in foreign countries (notably Africa) to set up agricultural enterprises to ensure a supply of food for their country. So…the Chinese set up a huge agricultural presence in some African region…now, who do you think theyre going to put there to run things? More Chinese. And, of course, they’ll need to protect their interests so there’ll be need for a small garrison or twelve. Maybe a nice gift of arms to the host government. Is there anyone who can see how this is not a good thing? (Im not saying its unreasonable, though…the US has alot of military equipment mysteriously being unloaded and taken who-knows-where near the Canal Zone. Protecting their own interests…reasonable, but still…)
And lets talk about ‘food security’. This is going to be like ‘the war on terrorism’…a catch-all phrase to justify whatever otherwise questionable action is being undertaken. After all, who would possibly be against ‘food security’? I mean, you like to eat, right? I like to eat. Don’t you like to eat? So how can we not support whats being done in the name of ‘food security’?
China is already spreading out across Africa in the name of other securities….oil security, metals security, etc. I dont want to use the term ‘imperialism’, but if the jackboots fit……….. China is re-making itself and finally stepping up from its Third World backwardness and that takes metal, oil, fuel, food, labor and other resources. Heck, why do you think your bullets have gone up so much lately? Copper is up because the Chinese are snapping it all up for the most massive rural electrification project the world has ever seen. And if they can’t buy those resources..well, theres other ways to get them. And Africa is a continent ripe for puppet governments.
This’ll be interesting to see how it plays out…will other countries become concerned over an increase in Chinese influence in the previously ignored continent? A new ‘game’ afoot with various countries trying to exert their own influences while diminishing others? Thats how cold wars start.
Whats this got to do with being prepared? Keep an eye on the new concept of ‘food security’ or ‘resource security’ and how it relates to actions being undertaken by the .gov. Just as some of our everyday liberties are whittled at in the name of ‘global war on terror’, expect the odd infringement under the new ‘food security’ banner. Like what? I have no idea but I have faith in .gov’s ability to inject itself where it isnt wanted or needed in the name of the public good.
And, of course, keep an eye on China. China may have been Bill Clinton’s friend, but it definitely isnt America’s friend.
was talking to a Sudanese dude
awhile back, and he said the Chinese are in force in that area, buying up everything (not sure what constitutes “everything” in Sudan). The locals hate them, yet they are there, so it follows they are acting in collusion with the .gov there. You have to suspect wholesale bribery…
You watch the next major disaster that occurs. If the chinese say “We’ll handle it, yankee go home” we can officially acknowledge the Dragons rebirth, Olympics or no Olympics.
We are getting played so badly I am embarassed.
Good blog entry, though. you are on track, and watching the right thingds, in my opinion. Hint- do not let South America fall from your radar, particularly the Bolivia and Colombian regions.
And, do tell us more on these off-loading of US .mil goods, I missed that one.
Sled238
TEOTWAWKI Fiction Resources
Some nice folks over at Wikipedia put together a rather comprehensive list of apocalytpic fiction, including novels, movies, television shows, short stories and even video games.
I know you (all) have a well-stocked library of the classics, “Where There Is No Doctor”, “Guerrillas in the Mist” etc. and you have mentioned enjoying fiction works in the past so I thought you might dig some of the suggestions on this list. I found some I had never heard of, and promptly ordered a few.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_apocalyptic_and_post-apocalyptic_fiction
In addition, there is a burgeoning post-apocalyptic community forming over at Amazon, they had one post that had a lot of newer titles that have appeared recently, here is the link to that:
http://www.amazon.com/tag/post-apocalyptic/forum/ref=tag_cdt_hd_icdf
Enjoy!
Re: was talking to a Sudanese dude
A few years ago an unclaimed shipping container was opened up at the port in the Canal Zone. Inside were a few US military hummers. No one came forward to claim them. Conventional wisdom is that although the Panama Canal was given away by Carter, the US keeps a hidden military presence nearby to prevent anyone (cough*China*cough) from taking control over the Canal. Makes sense to me.
China
Interesting move to Africa due to Nigeria’s oil supply being bolloxed up with civil strife, I’m sure the Chinese could quell that faster than a prom dress hitting the floor and not with much hand wringing and second guessing. Africa is also one of the main and only sources for chromium, which is used in all sorts of metal work, mainly making stainless steel.
when you got the money
the whole world comes to your commands. there is a lot of trade going on because somebody wants something and they got the money to do it, same song done with the United States, then Japan, and now China. who be next? meanwhile the prices are going up as more resources are be consummed by China, most of it by speculation and suppliers getting rich while the poorer countries which the United States is soon joining suffer because they don’t have the money anymore. in the end look forward to more wars fought over dwindeling resources including the principle reason we invaded Iraq for; OIL. whom controls the resources can command the world markets to dance to their tune or else.
and as far as it goes, the average American is not viewed as a citizen but a commodity to be used, sold, or destroyed by its state-god “federal government” now and into the misrable future for all living.
and as for food, it is another weapon like water, medicine, and oil that your government can wield you to give up your ” BILL OF RIGHTS” so you can be the perfect slave-serfs to serve it well.
go bonkers on your own if insulted. woopee do, Wildflower 08
Re: China
Yeah, the Chinese have never had any compunction about throwing their weight around and replying with ‘its an internal matter’ when questioned about it.