Thursday, December 30, 2021

WSJ BLOG COMMENTS - DECEMBER 30, 2021

 

Domingo Trassens

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Elder Abuse Spreads, Stoked by the Pandemic

You cannot put in the same basket: 1) obese people 2) people who have not done anything for themselves 3)  normal elders. The normal elders are very different from obese people and the negligent peoples about their health.

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Opinion | What Putin, Xi and Khamenei Want

I traveled across the world and lived in Europe per years. In contact with Russians, Muslims, Iranians, Chinese and citizens of other countries, I learned about the hate that Russian, Chinese and Iranians have for America. 

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Opinion | Germany’s Energy Surrender

Angela Merkel made a mistake that the next generation of Germans will pay hard.  She stopped the nuclear energy programs and agreed with the Nord Stream 2 of the Russians.

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A Seafaring Nun Navigates the Male World of the Vatican

 I was talking about the rulers used by teachers in other times to put discipline in the youngster students.   You are talking about crimes. With a ruler you will not stop the weapons that some students carry to the school. 

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Opinion | Chile’s Election Signals a Hard Left Turn

Before, the South American countries rule by left-wing governments they only had the "spiritual" support of Fidel Castro. Today, they have the economic, financial and technological support of China.

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Opinion | Vladimir Putin Names His Price

The heavy military presence on the border of Ukraine and the aggressive messages to the new NAT0 members that in other times were satellite states of the Kremlin confirm that Russia wants to continue as the owner of East Europe despite the end of the Soviet Union.

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I’ve Tried to Make Travel Better for 20 Years. Mostly It’s Gotten Worse.

The services in the flights are declining a lot. We are paying expense airplane tickets for a seat that looks like a  transportation place ("a corral") for an animal. By the way, the airplane meals are trash, but we don't have another option, because we cannot carry our own food.

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Opinion | Ukraine Is a Trap for Vladimir Putin

Maybe, you are right. However, Vladimir Putin is not the "Iron Man" that the media paints.. If he continues opening "battle fronts" in the domestic and international fields, he will become vulnerable. The Soviet's times are past.

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Opinion | Deter Russia by Arming NATO Allies

Europe and also the U.S. has been sleeping for years in the victory of the West when the Iron Wall fell. Meanwhile, under the leadership of Vladimir Putin, Russia started to rebuild the military power of the Soviet Union. And now, the NATO members and the United States t cannot stop the aggressions of the two bigger enemies of the Free World: Russia and China.

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Opinion | Kamala Harris Needs to Get Serious

Peggy, you have to send a copy of your opinion column to the Vice President Kamala Harris with a big label in red: WARNING FIRST. And it would be a good idea that from now, every month you write a column related to the performance of Ms. Kamala Harris and her better or worse image according to the public opinion.

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Apple’s iPhone Successor Comes Into Focus

Apple is trying to find a new tech success that follows the iPhone path. Its new focus is in smart glasses. Probably, it will start a new technological revolution in a crucial issue if it find the way to innovate about the "current" glasses.

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Big Tech Privacy Moves Spur Companies to Amass Customer Data

Despite the initiatives of the governments about privacy protection, till now, the tech sellers persecute the consumers with new online ads every time they make a purchase of an electronic device. Dell, HP, Verizon, all act in a similar way using the data they have about buyers. This kind of harassment comes with a lot of lies about the benefits of the new versions of the same products they bought only months ago.

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Opinion | Covid-19 and the Right to Travel

The restrictions to travel in the domestic and international level are against the freedom of the citizens. The right to travel never has to be suspend including in pandemic times. We are walking into dictatorship regimes. It is really terrible!

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Americans Consider China Top National-Security Threat, Survey Finds

From my point of view, the “top national-security threat” are the American leaders that don’t care for our defense in the right way. China grew helped by our technology, the move of our manufacturing to the Chinese lands, and the opening of our best universities to the Chinese students.. Since approximately three decades we - the Americans- were building the Great Chinese Power. We cannot blame China of our own strategic mistakes.

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