Korean President Yoon To Punish North Korea

Yoon orders military to swiftly punish N. Korea in case of provocations, reported Yonhap News.

Bull. The US has operational control in case of North Korean provocations. Thank Goodness!

Maybe, Yoon meant non-military retaliation? Could be. 

The Korean president can say things, but the US commander in charge of the ROK/US Combined Forces Command has operational control in such situations. Currently, US General Paul LaCamera is in charge. He is also in charge of the United Nations Command.

Fairly ridiculous for a president to try to impress the public with empty words and promises. A lot of older Koreans should know what I know. 

President's Moon and Noh pushed to take back control of Korea's defense despite opposition from the conservative party to which Yoon belongs. As a result of years of careful negotiations, Korea was slated to take back control about now, but this has been delayed for a few more years, maybe another decade.

None of the media points out this fact. What BS! Taking everybody for fools. So many people believe what they read in the news and watch on TV. Not very conscious of what is happening around them. Probably too self-centered to notice.

Watched this happen seemingly every day for several decades, even during dictator Park's time. Media fooling the public and the public doesn't catch on. Unbelievable! Why? Hmmm....

Korea is already on China's blacklist due to former President Park Keun-hye's decision to allow US THAAD defense systems to be installed in Korea. Chinese tourist agencies cannot offer tours to Korea. South Korean conglomerate Lotte Group was, in effect, kicked out of China suffering billions of dollars in losses. And more...

Lotte to pull out of China, focus on Southeast Asia

With Yoon's stance on China and North Korea, trade with China will worsen. Korean cosmetics used to be really popular in China. Not anymore. Former President Moon took a more diplomatic approach and restored relations somewhat.

Only China can control North Korea. If China withdraws its economic support, North Korea would be hard pressed to give up nuclear weapons and stockpile. That is the only thing standing in the way.

Fight against Russia and China, that's good. But everyone knows South Korea and the US are close allies. Why advertise it and rub it in? For politics? Geez.

Why Are US Conservative Leaders Pro-Guns?

Deflects attention from wealthy accruing too much wealth. Less chance attention to wrongdoing by Trump and corporations. Dramatically hinders government of the country. Get more money from lobbyists....get the drift?

Conservatives, in Korea and the US, fight against anything they can to oppose government instead of supporting it or doing something to resolve a problem, seemingly. Just oppose and criticize any attempts to solve problems without offering any solutions. 

Similar to doing magic tricks using misdirection. Diverting the public's attention from negative aspects of the wealthy. Just listen and watch. It should be obvious.

Definitely would not trust neighbors or fellow Seoulites with guns. Hell no! Definitely a lot of people would die, if they were allowed to carry guns. Lots of drunk and stressed people. Armed robbery with guns. Assaults and threats with guns. 

Criticize the government during former dictator Park's rule in the 60s and 70s and go straight to jail. 

Former prosecutors, judges and lawyers seem to run the country now. Having been installed by President Yoon. Talk about cronyism.

Former Presidents Moon and Noh made the noble mistake of appointing officials from within the agency, instead of cronies or loyalists. In Moon's case, he appointed Yoon as head prosecutor without regard to political affiliation. Good guys finish last, in the near term, apparently. 

It should be illegal to threaten to kill or severely hurt someone, or say that someone be killed. Same for other aggressive actions. But no, they make other things, like plants, illegal. 

Japan to start jailing people for online insults

Monitoring Employees?

Employees who know they are being monitored are more likely to slack off and do other bad things.

Monitored Employees At Work More Likely To Behave Badly

In the study, the employees were informed that they were being monitored. So, don't let them know.

The report states that discussing monitoring and finding consensus with the employees will reduce the risk of employees behaving badly. 

Working hard and responsibly, and then all of a sudden, being monitored. Definitely results in cognitive dissonance.

Read that the endocannabinoid system plays an important part in health. Sure is a pity that due to laws prohibiting cannabis, very little research could be done in this field.

Inflation in Korea, in 1980, it cost a nickel to ride the bus. Today, it costs a dollar. Beginning salary at Samsung was less than 300 dollars a month. Now, starting salary is around 4,000 dollars a month. 

Learned that light travels a few millimeters in a billionth of a second today. Could have done the calculations.

Korean President Yoon's Background?

Former prosecutor experienced in jailing people for falsifying documents, resumes, university applications, and so on. 

His wife is experienced in falsifying resumes, documents, job applications, and so on. Seems to have been protected when her husband was prosecutor. Her mother has been convicted for a crime but it was overturned, if memory is correct. Investigations into other crimes seem to be suspended while Yoon is in office.

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Korea is going through its own 'Trump' phase.

Germany should legalize weed in a couple of years, it seems. They say it will be the tipping stone for Europe, then the UN, and then the world. Think of all the newly created jobs and economy.

In the 1970s, the 'establishment' used to say that legalization of marijuana would lead to an unproductive society. Seems to lead to jobs and wealth creation. And creativity, pleasant atmosphere, chill people, etc.

Fashion, sports, music, movies, online games, digital payments, credit cards, and such, did ya notice? 

Sports, a slightly more metaphysical type of war. Fashion, a metaphysically inspired clothing.

Things could be shifting to a more metaphysical world, not the kind of metaverse as defined by Facebook et al.

When One Is Really Old?

Should be very grateful and happy just to be alive.

Also applies to the young!

Some other thoughts.

What are the only real threats to wealthy people? Government, regulation, taxes and inflation.

Watch and read what the media puts out. And wonder why.

So, there will be constant propaganda on most media, especially economic or financially oriented ones, imparting the impression that smaller government, lower taxes and deregulation, which are good in some aspects and situations, but not in general.

Conservative media propaganda vs poor people's opinions. Wonder how this progresses? Education wins. Why? In general, human intelligence seeks knowledge. Why? Could be something behind it. 

Conservatives will scheme to provide privileged education only to certain classes of people? Private schools, cramming schools, tutors, expensive tuitions for top colleges, etc. 

If the world applied the same trade laws that China applies to other countries and foreigners to China, would China still be poor? But...

Most developing countries, Korea included, prohibited imports in order to promote local industries. If they didn't, locals would buy higher quality imports, many American, at usually lower prices. Samsung sold TVs in Korea at higher prices than abroad in the 1980s, if anyone remembers the related anti-dumping cases. They could sell TVs at higher prices in Korea due to the very high import taxes imposed on TVs, at the time. The laws were changed to allow average Koreans to travel abroad around that time, after the authoritarian leader of Korea was assassinated by the intelligence agency head, if memories are correct.

We only started playing mostly fair on trade a few decades ago. China seems to feel that it still has a long way to go, and that many parts of the world that do not belong to China, at present, belongs to China.

Russia and China? Like Germany and Japan in World War II. Same territorial aspirations. But if only two are left, who will take over? 

Welcome to WW III. Slightly less blood thirsty but a war, nonetheless.

Some Thoughts Are Reflected In Sociey

Or some thoughts reverberate through society?

New York Times: Gun sellers stoke fears to boost sales

At least, the problem is starting to be recognized.

Shows On Cable?

Discovery Channel and the like are showing programs about a gun dealer (Gunfather), hunting, and weapons. Seems like gun manufacturers and the NRA paid to produce those programs. They apparently do not know that Asian countries have very strict laws on weapon ownership.

Some less developed countries have lax laws or lawless regions, but they normally buy really cheap locally made weapons. In some regions, lots of people are armed. Usually no mass murders (excluding suicide bombers), just family feuds and such. Where? Areas in Pakistan, Afghanistan, etc. Might have changed since I visited.

A sports channel is showing reruns of PSG football. Probably free footage from PSG.

And most other channels are full of shows promoting cooking, eating out, and other food shows.

Full of programs paid for by companies trying to promote their products or consumer spending.

Avoid Korean news due to biased reporting. 

All media seems to want is to control human behavior.

Only left with CNN, other American news channels and sports channels.

Almost all Koreans watch Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min.

Financial news is pretty safe. I know what financial news is BS and what is relevant.

Rooting for stocks to fall even more. Closed out my positions last week.

The US borrowed billions of dollars during the coronavirus pandemic and incurs a huge trade deficit every year. With every increase in the prime rate, the dollar becomes stronger, which makes it cheaper to repay the debt with inflated dollars and makes imports relatively cheaper due to a stronger dollar.

A lot of stores and companies are raising prices by 20% or more on old stock, which shouldn't have been affected by the recent rise in prices. Imagine many more will follow suit.