Let's talk about Trump, ancient Greece, China, and the US....

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  • Опубликовано: 22 ноя 2024

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  • @joelkaplan8435
    @joelkaplan8435 День назад +503

    How is Beau holding up? I’m sure that this break helps. How are you holding up Belle? It’s a lot of responsibility to take over a channel and you are rocking it. Love what you do

  • @Riin_Rio
    @Riin_Rio День назад +213

    Thank you Belle. I haven’t run into this level of journalistic excellence in several months of Sundays. You and your team are simply outstanding.

    • @lynnefox4892
      @lynnefox4892 День назад +8

      Really. Have to remember to include them in my trusted sources list.

    • @peasinourthyme5722
      @peasinourthyme5722 18 часов назад +4

      Yes. This channel plus Vic Meyers old White guy are the only ones right now that I watch e v e r y notification!

  • @ankem4329
    @ankem4329 День назад +191

    Please pass our best wishes to the one eye-rolling foreign policy person you happen to know 👋😀

    • @victoriajohnson-parratt6975
      @victoriajohnson-parratt6975 День назад +8

      Good morning Ankem! I hope you have an excellent day today!

    • @shawnr771
      @shawnr771 День назад +17

      I think he learned it from Belle.

    • @johnmcguire4422
      @johnmcguire4422 16 часов назад +2

      Bravo! 😂🤣😂

    • @ankem4329
      @ankem4329 11 часов назад

      @@victoriajohnson-parratt6975 Hi Victoria yes thanks, hope you too. And now weekend starts🤓

  • @elainer9472
    @elainer9472 День назад +142

    Howdy Belle, and thank you for keeping Beau's T Shirt tradition alive...

  • @bianca-sg8zq
    @bianca-sg8zq День назад +113

    Who knew the Peloponnesian war would be a part of this commentary?? Why I admire and "universal love" Belle and Beau!! They always bring the historical subtext!!

    • @aylbdrmadison1051
      @aylbdrmadison1051 День назад +9

      History rhymes.

    • @leafcatcher1715
      @leafcatcher1715 17 часов назад +3

      On the other hand.
      It diminishes the greatness of ancient Héllas when that orange shit-stain is also mentioned by name.
      But I am biased.

    • @JimHolder-pk2kk
      @JimHolder-pk2kk 15 часов назад

      I find it funny that Xi invokes Thucydides' Trap (but spells it unconventionally) which would make the US the rising power (Athens) that started and ultimately lost the Peloponnesian war against the established ruling power of China (Sparta)
      Although China did have a great ancient empire millennia ago, Xi might need to consider his own Thucydides' Trap since China would more correctly be considered the rising power. If history were to rhyme, that would leave the orange shit-stain playing the victorious part of establishment Sparta as an orange and very old cartoon Kirk Douglas in the wrong war.

    • @jannibal9273
      @jannibal9273 12 часов назад

      You are probably familiar with the old saying "Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it."

  • @MJ-we9vu
    @MJ-we9vu День назад +105

    They weren't blunt enough if they expect Trump to understand.

    • @intuitionz1198
      @intuitionz1198 День назад

      I don't think they were speaking to him. I think they were speaking to his handlers. the man has mashed potatoes for brains. they know he's not the one running anything. I'm sure oligarchs all over the world recognize ours.

    • @backalleycqc4790
      @backalleycqc4790 День назад +8

      Chinese:
      "Let's try a colouring book."
      "Yeah,and then we'll call it 'Colouring Book Diplomacy'!"

    • @AthenaPrime
      @AthenaPrime 23 часа назад +14

      I pity the poor aide who has to explain to him what the Peloponnesian War is or who Thucydides is. "Lucy Diamonds? I had a peloponnesian once, great sandwich. They said I ate it the best way, that nobody ever ate that sandwich as good as I did. Lucy Diamonds made it for me, she's a very famous chef, you know..."

    • @obviousalias9506
      @obviousalias9506 22 часа назад +1

      @@AthenaPrime Heh. Thanks for this.

    • @belindawade7901
      @belindawade7901 18 часов назад +10

      My thoughts exactly. This is WAY too subtle and intelligent for Trump and his minions.

  • @InnerMasteryWisdom
    @InnerMasteryWisdom 13 часов назад +3

    Thank you Belle for helping us keep all these world events in perspective. You ae a voice of calm and reason that is very welcome!

  • @bradf1467
    @bradf1467 День назад +186

    I've said it once and I'll say it again, China is playing Monopoly, Russia and Israel are playing Risk, and the USA is playing Hungry Hungry Hippos.

    • @jasongallagher5464
      @jasongallagher5464 День назад +7

      Ha

    • @CantankerousDave
      @CantankerousDave День назад +35

      While Trump is playing 52 card pickup.

    • @MonicaG_
      @MonicaG_ 23 часа назад +12

      Omg that's perfect, thank you!

    • @MonicaG_
      @MonicaG_ 23 часа назад +9

      ​@@CantankerousDave exactly, well said! I'll copy your line and give you credit when i use it. Btw, I hella like your username.

    • @anathematic5083
      @anathematic5083 23 часа назад +6

      so true

  • @suzannederusha1370
    @suzannederusha1370 13 часов назад +3

    Thank you Belle and team for all the work you do.

  • @garyeddings2639
    @garyeddings2639 День назад +40

    I imagine that eye roll over ancient Greece came from a pundit very close to home😂❤

  • @awake3607
    @awake3607 День назад +153

    Thanks to this channel, I now say, "Its just a thought" after every analysis I make.

    • @jeffreyestahl
      @jeffreyestahl День назад +5

      Mine has always been, "I'm just throwing that out there."

    • @Jallorn
      @Jallorn 22 часа назад +5

      @@jeffreyestahl I always go with, "But then, I could be wrong."

    • @simond.455
      @simond.455 20 часов назад +3

      @@Jallorn Or go full Monk with "Unless I'm wrong, which, you know, I am not..." 😄

    • @leafcatcher1715
      @leafcatcher1715 17 часов назад

      Pantomime pulling a pin then dropping a grenade.

    • @loisannjohnson7868
      @loisannjohnson7868 16 часов назад +3

      Lol... Me too. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @Pets-n-Treats
    @Pets-n-Treats День назад +56

    Psht, narcissists dont respect boundaries. Never met a narcissist that didnt crap and shred every boundry they come across.

    • @robertalexander-bk5zj
      @robertalexander-bk5zj День назад +4

      I don't think I am one, go figure, but I'm sometimes accused of it.
      From whatever perspective that is, thank you for saying "don't" instead of "can't".
      Nearly everyone CAN be better, we just often choose not to.

    • @marcellacruser951
      @marcellacruser951 День назад +4

      ​@@robertalexander-bk5zjThey can, but if they do so willingly, it's usually because they think they can manipulate the situation to their overwhelming benefit.

  • @MichellePoirier-m3x
    @MichellePoirier-m3x День назад +38

    I think the Main point was exactly what you said at the end; China FELT they had to say it... that's all you need to know...
    Have a great day Belle 😊
    Thank you for the excellent work you do
    💙💙👍💙💙🐎

    • @HouseofMayhem
      @HouseofMayhem 3 часа назад

      The Chinese should've ended with "It's just a thought. Have a good day."

  • @Old_Jack_Ketch
    @Old_Jack_Ketch 22 часа назад +20

    Generous of the Chinese to assume Trump or anyone in his administration has ever heard of Thucydides or the Peloponnesian War…. Or Sparta, Athens or Greece for that matter.

    • @Sky-bx9mn
      @Sky-bx9mn 5 часов назад

      Oh no, Sparta is all the rage amongst the Manosphere.

    • @Sky-bx9mn
      @Sky-bx9mn 5 часов назад

      Not, like, the actual place as it actually existed, mind you.

  • @elizabethparker4511
    @elizabethparker4511 День назад +96

    Since when is rump the face of America?? He's not president yet!
    And thank you Belle.

    • @WBS001
      @WBS001 День назад +25

      I view him as our National turd (kind of the opposite of what our National Bird represents)

    • @robertalexander-bk5zj
      @robertalexander-bk5zj День назад

      Bald Eagles are thieves and scavengers, so not really the opposite.

    • @angelikalindenau943
      @angelikalindenau943 День назад +11

      He likes to pretend he never left...

    • @donaldwert7137
      @donaldwert7137 День назад +4

      Look up the term "ugly American".

    • @aylbdrmadison1051
      @aylbdrmadison1051 День назад +1

      And it never will be that face. More than 70% of Americans didn't vote for that thing. And it's clearly the exact opposite of what this country was created to protect against. It is however, the exact antithesis of what the founders intended.

  • @aylbdrmadison1051
    @aylbdrmadison1051 День назад +43

    Heroes don't choose themselves.
    The situation calls, and those with the power of compassion step up.
    _El pueblo unido jamas sera vencido!_ ❤🌍🌎🌏🌐

    • @angelikalindenau943
      @angelikalindenau943 День назад +6

      I agree on all points.
      Venceremos!

    • @victoriajohnson-parratt6975
      @victoriajohnson-parratt6975 День назад +5

      It's going to be interesting to see who steps up.

    • @aylbdrmadison1051
      @aylbdrmadison1051 День назад +7

      @@victoriajohnson-parratt6975 : That's also true. But I wasn't very clear, apologies. I wasn't talking about heroes who also become famous. Something the vast majority will never be. My favorite type of hero even prefers to go unnoticed, or at least unsung. I was thinking about the power each of has to step up when the situation calls. We all collectively create society, so collectively we have power to change it.🥰😊

    • @aylbdrmadison1051
      @aylbdrmadison1051 День назад +4

      @@angelikalindenau943 : _"Given a ling enough timeline, we win. Guaranteed."_ --Beau of the Fifth Column

    • @OlafMckenzie
      @OlafMckenzie 23 часа назад +1

      ​@@aylbdrmadison1051 I think Beau even touched on this a while back, something about ordinary folks being presented with extraordinary challenges and then finding it within themselves to respond

  • @marilynmurray3041
    @marilynmurray3041 День назад +46

    Thank you Belle. Always a clear explanation.

  • @GG-vy1oy
    @GG-vy1oy День назад +94

    I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing. -Socrates

  • @gracelandone
    @gracelandone День назад +58

    Four a day plus The Roads. We already had a creator sideline himself this way. Please be careful.

    • @Leo_Zeo_Lhang
      @Leo_Zeo_Lhang 13 часов назад +1

      Relax and don't jinx it. Belle is a grown woman, she knows how to take care of herself.

    • @brendasmart553
      @brendasmart553 12 часов назад +2

      It's been 3 a day, not 4.

  • @zenlizard1850
    @zenlizard1850 День назад +24

    Another cogent analysis I've come to expect from first Beau, and now, Belle.

  • @denisemcdougal6445
    @denisemcdougal6445 23 часа назад +11

    Thank you for your service in educating us ( or me ) you and your husband have been
    monumental in helping me understand the issues. Have a blessed holiday

  • @cindykeeter7927
    @cindykeeter7927 День назад +51

    You are awesome Belle!

  • @martinfrost5977
    @martinfrost5977 День назад +54

    This platform needs to become more accessible to the American people. I'm not confident that I'm doing enough to bring attention to the channel.

    • @angelikalindenau943
      @angelikalindenau943 День назад +14

      You can lead the horse to the water but sadly you can't make him drink.

    • @Allastrology
      @Allastrology День назад

      Or think ​@@angelikalindenau943

    • @scj2117
      @scj2117 День назад +13

      @@angelikalindenau943 or THINK!

    • @aylbdrmadison1051
      @aylbdrmadison1051 День назад +5

      It was well over a year ago that the subs suddenly stopped increasing at anywhere near the same rate immediately after reaching 800k, though the view count and comments numbers kept increasing at the rate they had been, if not more. It seems obvious to me what happened, but make of that what you will.

    • @bunyipdragon9499
      @bunyipdragon9499 23 часа назад +5

      Just keep sharing clips.

  • @kristenpalmer7217
    @kristenpalmer7217 15 часов назад +4

    Tell "That guy you know," we said hi.

  • @Bonbon53539
    @Bonbon53539 8 часов назад +1

    This is a lot of work for you! Those of us that know, know… and we appreciate your perspective. Obviously a lot of us agree

  • @Ubotit_Unaymit
    @Ubotit_Unaymit День назад +80

    They aren't scared. They helped fund his campaign.

    • @AdamBladeTaylor
      @AdamBladeTaylor День назад +31

      And they know they can play him like a fiddle.

    • @marty2129
      @marty2129 День назад +19

      @@AdamBladeTaylor and considering a certain recent cabinet pick of Trumps (the guy with direct links to chinese state-owned companies), they already do...

    • @Rendous
      @Rendous День назад +18

      @@AdamBladeTaylor Anyone who knows enough about how the mind of a narcissist works can play any narcissist as dumb as Trump like a fiddle.

    • @victoriajohnson-parratt6975
      @victoriajohnson-parratt6975 День назад +20

      They don't fear him. They own him.

    • @aylbdrmadison1051
      @aylbdrmadison1051 День назад +1

      Yeps. Just like other countries that have always wanted to see the U.S. fall so they can become the most powerful.

  • @OnlyWaterInTheForest
    @OnlyWaterInTheForest День назад +32

    Howdy Belle and team and the Internet People 😊

  • @EugeneYus
    @EugeneYus День назад +46

    You should do a video on how the Roman republic inevitably fell and the similarities we have going on for us right now here in this time

    • @paolagrando5079
      @paolagrando5079 День назад +3

      Roman republic? do you mean empire?

    • @scottkidwell3601
      @scottkidwell3601 День назад +14

      I've been talking about the similarities of the fall of the Roman Empire and the state of the U.S. since Reagan was in office.
      Nero fiddled, Donnie golfed...

    • @KarenParkerArtist
      @KarenParkerArtist День назад +2

      It took, as I recall, about 300 years for the Roman Empire to fall. It was more akin to a river shifting its banks, over the car crash everyone seems to like to imagine in their head.
      So, which specific time period of the collapse are you imagining aligns closely with what's happening in the USA? When did our collapse begin? Because the only way we would be anywhere near our last gasp, is if the collapse started, oh IDK,.... about the start of the Civil War.

    • @aylbdrmadison1051
      @aylbdrmadison1051 День назад +3

      @@paolagrando5079 : Yea, that transition is where it began destroying itself.

    • @WoobooRidesAgain
      @WoobooRidesAgain День назад +3

      @@paolagrando5079 Nah, both fell, just at different times and ways. The Republic fell when Caesar took over following the First Triumvirate, which effectively ended the Roman Republic system, while the Empire fell with the deposing of the last Western Roman Emperor.
      Both were the result of centuries of instability and decline of both systems of government, as mentioned by another comment. It's tempting to look for exact parallels to historical events, but really, there's way too much nuance in such events to ever find anything comparative beyond the broad strokes. You can point to vaguely similar events, and there are certainly lessons to be learned, but to try and directly compare the political instability of the United States in this era of high tech information and misinformation to events that occurred millennia ago in an era before the printed word will mostly net you only the most simplistic of similarities.
      Also, as another comment here shows, a lot of people's understanding of history is often based on popular culture and not concrete facts (i.e: Nero fiddling while Rome burned, which never happened to any verifiable degree and was almost certainly satire critiquing his lack of effective leadership, as the Romans were somewhat exaggeration-prone).

  • @donaldrambo5150
    @donaldrambo5150 День назад +116

    Trump is now the oldest president-elect in history & I did not vote for him ...G*d help us ALL 💙

  • @loufrando
    @loufrando Час назад +1

    Bella Belle! 😊 thanks as another down to earth intelligent American woman. It feels crazy these days

  • @CrystalAbrahams
    @CrystalAbrahams День назад +29

    Sweet 😴💤 Dreams, y'all! 🇨🇦 🤝 🇺🇸

  • @markpukey8
    @markpukey8 День назад +7

    When an official Chinese statement is actually CLEAR and UNAMBIGUOUS without just being "CCP Great, You suck" standard fare... you know they really want to be sure you receive the message they are trying to send.

  • @marcellacruser951
    @marcellacruser951 День назад +7

    "Some of it... well, Trump's probably going to take it personally." I haven't had such a good giggle in a while.😅

  • @Sailor-Man-Dave
    @Sailor-Man-Dave 23 часа назад +9

    No one won the Peloponnesian War. No won wins in almost any war. Some just lose more than others. China was reminding us of that fact.

  • @lyarrastark6254
    @lyarrastark6254 22 часа назад +10

    Thank you, Belle, for all your hard work.

  • @carolbulmer8253
    @carolbulmer8253 День назад +12

    Thanks,Belle, for explaining the Chinese letter.

  • @greenviolist34
    @greenviolist34 День назад +17

    I really appreciate how you format your videos. Your background is unpretentious, clean and fun.
    Your delivery of info is ideal as well. It reminds me of radio before 2000.
    Thank you for your straightforward presentations. It's so nice to have your videos in times of constant extremes.

  • @santalenacaudillo1185
    @santalenacaudillo1185 День назад +8

    Thank You. Insightful. Important. Timely and likely not on the radar of most outlets. 🙏🏽🇺🇸❤️🦋

  • @DorothyLinsley-j4y
    @DorothyLinsley-j4y День назад +7

    Hey behind every good man is a woman !!

  • @OutdoorLonghair
    @OutdoorLonghair День назад +14

    👋 Y'all sleep well and dream good 🤗✊

  • @lose999
    @lose999 23 часа назад +4

    I love what you do on this channel. I just wish the number of subscribers would go up instead of down. More people need your "thoughts."

  • @cullain3967
    @cullain3967 День назад +10

    The First World War started because everybody was more prepared for war than they were for peace, and the conditions that exist today are not entirely dissimilar to a century ago, nor have politicians improved in intelligence or ability over that time, with the current players at the table it is hard to see them doing the hard work that is required for peace when sowing fear and warmongering are so readily to hand...

    • @jannibal9273
      @jannibal9273 12 часов назад +1

      One of the more terrorizing things to me is that Trump keeps mentioning how "OTHERS" would start WWIII, and we all understand Trump's propensity to continually project his own actions and feelings on to others. If there is a WWIII, it will be started because of Trump.

  • @Allastrology
    @Allastrology День назад +15

    Appreciate it Belle!!

  • @jannegrey
    @jannegrey День назад +23

    Hello Everyone!
    Stay Safe.

    • @BeautifulPilgrim
      @BeautifulPilgrim День назад +6

      Fifth at the Fifth Column 🎉

    • @victoriajohnson-parratt6975
      @victoriajohnson-parratt6975 День назад +4

      Good morning Jan! I hope you have a wonderful day today!

    • @tombrown4683
      @tombrown4683 День назад +3

      @jannegrey Hi Jan 👋. It is getting harder to stay safe but thanks for the good words. It may be time for Americans to face the danger.

    • @tombrown4683
      @tombrown4683 День назад +3

      @@BeautifulPilgrim Hello BeautifulPilgrim 👋. GTSY 🎉 !

    • @jannegrey
      @jannegrey День назад +1

      @@BeautifulPilgrim Thank you Beautiful Pilgrim!

  • @victoriajohnson-parratt6975
    @victoriajohnson-parratt6975 День назад +30

    Whenever it is wherever you are, I hope it's a good time for you!

  • @milot2311
    @milot2311 День назад +14

    Thank you Belle and Team - History Analysis - The trump🤡 Show will Repeat🔁

  • @laurahobbie4971
    @laurahobbie4971 День назад +10

    Thank you

  • @denisecorzette1676
    @denisecorzette1676 День назад +15

    Good evening Ms.Belle ✌🏻

    • @donaldrambo5150
      @donaldrambo5150 День назад +2

      @@denisecorzette1676 Good night, Denise & wishing you sweet dreams my friend ! 🥱💤😴🤗😺🐾🌌🌝♾☯️🌍✌⚘

    • @victoriajohnson-parratt6975
      @victoriajohnson-parratt6975 День назад +1

      Good evening dear Denise! I hope you have the most pleasant night possible!

    • @denisecorzette1676
      @denisecorzette1676 День назад +2

      @donaldrambo5150
      Goodnight Donald, wishing you peaceful sleep and pleasant dreams. 🐈‍⬛🌚☯️♾️🌏✌️

    • @denisecorzette1676
      @denisecorzette1676 День назад +2

      @@victoriajohnson-parratt6975
      Goodnight Victoria, pleasant dreams. 🐈‍⬛🌠🌌✌️

  • @DorothyLinsley-j4y
    @DorothyLinsley-j4y День назад +5

    How i now wish i didnt cut my history classes in the past !Its all so confusing even though i am on crash courses to figure it out

  • @Ubotit_Unaymit
    @Ubotit_Unaymit День назад +15

    Howdy

  • @TheViolalove
    @TheViolalove День назад +5

    I took a class on the Peloponnesian War. Very intriguing. DT has been tasked with the goal of ceding America’s global power, by Putin or whichever overlord told him to. Perhaps it’s Musk?
    “A man who has everything has nothing to lose." -Baltasar Gracián

    • @jannibal9273
      @jannibal9273 12 часов назад

      It's not Musk, although he has other goals he is manipulating Trump toward. It's 100% Putin who wants to see the United States smoldering in ruins, figuratively or literally. And Trump is the perfect Manchurian Candidate, and he doesn't even understand what the hell that means.

  • @SmilingIbis
    @SmilingIbis День назад +4

    My introduction to international relations was a semester going over The History of the Peloponnesian War. A good read.

  • @larryhoop1294
    @larryhoop1294 День назад +10

    A lot of good people are gonna need old grease when we reach the FO portion of this equation

  • @TreeCutterDoug
    @TreeCutterDoug День назад +14

    He'll do the same thing he did last time... Screw the economy, screw the people, screw the environment and wreck foreign relations. Completely unchecked, it'll take a decade to get back on track, and that may very well be too late for the environment and our standing at the poker game.

    • @Lilrock2033
      @Lilrock2033 17 часов назад +1

      Biden and Harris did that for four years.

    • @matthewgagnon9426
      @matthewgagnon9426 14 часов назад

      @@Lilrock2033 You're incorrect, but keep on voting for pedophiles I guess. Republicans have forever lost the battle on being able to claim morality after they cheered on a literal convicted rapist to try to get him out of the legal trouble he was in.

    • @TreeCutterDoug
      @TreeCutterDoug 12 часов назад

      @Lilrock2033 😆😂🤣😂😆

  • @BeautifulPilgrim
    @BeautifulPilgrim День назад +12

    Hi everyone

  • @davidrichardson4131
    @davidrichardson4131 22 часа назад +3

    Thank you for the update on what Donny needs to learn

  • @melissaanderson3238
    @melissaanderson3238 День назад +3

    Foreign policy 101 - and the incoming need remedial foreign policy!

  • @jasongallagher5464
    @jasongallagher5464 День назад +6

    If he backs out of that 20% tariff thing I’ll scream. I know it’s not for the best but I want these people to know what they voted for when he said the most beautiful word in the dictionary was tariff

    • @Lilrock2033
      @Lilrock2033 17 часов назад

      Funny how people with TDS only talk about tariffs and nothing else. I just looked at the Presidential Election Results map that is broken down by county in each state. Let me tell you that MOST of the counties in the U.S. not only voted for Trump, but it wasn't even close. We're talking double and even triple digits more than Harris. What people like you are thinking are in the SMALL minority and don't realize the true nature of how bad Biden and Harris was the past 4 years. Come on, you can't even answer why Harris is not doing what she said she wanted to do as President if she's already the VP! Biden is NOT coherent at all, we have seen it the last 4 years how bad his dementia is and Harris could have easily stepped up and lead the country but she didn't.

  • @obviousalias9506
    @obviousalias9506 22 часа назад +4

    China explaining all this to the Mango Mussolini is probably like explaining to your pet why they can't have more treats -- they don't even understand the words you're saying, and they don't want to understand, either. Sigh. Go safely, all!

  • @LegateShepard
    @LegateShepard День назад +9

    Several words in a coherent string for engagement support.

    • @paperburn
      @paperburn 16 часов назад +1

      It normally has to be at least 7 words for the needed support. - code hunter

    • @LegateShepard
      @LegateShepard 16 часов назад

      @@paperburn ...which it exceeds...

    • @paperburn
      @paperburn 12 часов назад +1

      @@LegateShepard Yes ,but just compounding on why you should break seven words. You were doing it right and we need to let others know.

    • @LegateShepard
      @LegateShepard 5 часов назад

      @@paperburn Yeah, you're right, of course. Little knee-jerky on my part, my apologies. Internet brained, I guess. Fair play and good call.

    • @paperburn
      @paperburn 3 часа назад +1

      @@LegateShepard I think were good, keep up the good work.

  • @norencenelson8111
    @norencenelson8111 День назад +5

    One of Harry Truman's favorite books was Thucydides Commentary on the Pelopencian (SIC) war.

    • @skybluskyblueify
      @skybluskyblueify День назад

      I think Russia is in a Thucydides trap of their own. Worried about Ukraine he thought he had to attack. Such a fool.

  • @almitrahopkins1873
    @almitrahopkins1873 День назад +3

    The Chinese mentioning Thucydides was not on my bingo card. That’s unique for them, I think.

  • @aprilcalhoun8984
    @aprilcalhoun8984 День назад +7

    Howdy Belle!

  • @kathleenkosel9368
    @kathleenkosel9368 23 часа назад +5

    Everyone is on to trump, hes been here before...its not going to be easy for him to "rule" especially IF normal politicians stand up to his bullying.

  • @benketengu
    @benketengu 23 часа назад +2

    Thank you I’m glad to see that once again my decision to study aging Greece in college was a Decision well-made

  • @tombrown4683
    @tombrown4683 День назад +20

    Hoot 🦉

    • @junerussell6972
      @junerussell6972 День назад +2

      Greetings and Salutations of the Day! Hoot, hoot!

    • @victoriajohnson-parratt6975
      @victoriajohnson-parratt6975 День назад +1

      Good night friend Tom! Sleep comfortably and dream sweetly!

    • @tombrown4683
      @tombrown4683 День назад +2

      @junerussell6972 Hello June 👋! Hope your evening is a very good one 🤞 ! Pleased you dropped in 😊 !
      🦉Hoot🦉Hoot, my friend 🤗🦉⚘️ !

    • @donaldrambo5150
      @donaldrambo5150 День назад +2

      🦉Hoot🦉Hoot🦉Hoot🦉✌⚘

    • @InksplatOops
      @InksplatOops День назад +1

      Hoot 🦉 hoot 🦉 and quiet squawk from sleepy Maui.

  • @daiakunin
    @daiakunin День назад +5

    My guess is that Trump will respond to this by sitting down in front of a table full of big macs and diet cokes, yell "THIS IS SPARTA!!!", then eat and drink until he vomits.

  • @xadahgla
    @xadahgla День назад +3

    I made it to the end of the video,Beau & Belle!

    • @jasonwiedeman4825
      @jasonwiedeman4825 День назад

      Did big sarge teach you that trick? If so awesome 😎

  • @androd-87
    @androd-87 23 часа назад +2

    Brilliant, Belle. 💙🦋

  • @johncostigan6160
    @johncostigan6160 23 часа назад +2

    So That's what is going on under the surface. Thanks Belle. Hi to Beau.

  • @katec7862
    @katec7862 День назад +15

    🐙🐙👋👋

  • @jandrews6254
    @jandrews6254 21 час назад +1

    Look after yourselves Belle and Beau.
    What a time to be doing your channel. Stay safe

  • @hunrahel
    @hunrahel День назад +3

    "peaceful coexistence" reminds me of the doctor who ep "unicorn and the wasp" where it's definitely said pretextually/sarcastically by the alien invader

    • @hunrahel
      @hunrahel 13 часов назад

      or was it Conspiracy, from TNG?

  • @scottmueller550
    @scottmueller550 День назад +9

    This sounds like China's shot across the bow !

  • @mules0102
    @mules0102 День назад +2

    Wow, all I can say is wow 😮

  • @billcook7285
    @billcook7285 День назад +15

    Trump thinks "ancient Greece" has something to do with McDonald's not changing the fryer oil.

    • @jasongallagher5464
      @jasongallagher5464 День назад

      🫡

    • @manderson9514
      @manderson9514 День назад

      😂😂

    • @tommccarthy8905
      @tommccarthy8905 5 часов назад +1

      I thought he did not know the word "fryer"

    • @billcook7285
      @billcook7285 4 часа назад

      @@tommccarthy8905 it's amazing what you can learn in just a few hours of OJT. 🤭

    • @jasongallagher5464
      @jasongallagher5464 4 часа назад

      @ Well the dude did think that there were airplanes in the revolutionary war so I’d believe it 😂

  • @nickybeingnicky
    @nickybeingnicky День назад +3

    Howdy Beau Peeps.

  • @shawnr771
    @shawnr771 День назад +1

    Thank you for the commentary , Belle.
    There are several economic reports of the state of the Chinese economy.
    There are several headwinds in front of them.
    Two being housing and credit bubbles.

    • @paperburn
      @paperburn 16 часов назад

      and lack of exploitable resources is a big one in my mind. Gutter oil is just one symptom

  • @nottotallysane3572
    @nottotallysane3572 День назад +8

    Does anyone think that Trump would even get the reference?

    • @aylbdrmadison1051
      @aylbdrmadison1051 День назад

      Does it get anything other than bigotry and corruption? lols

  • @roberthunter6927
    @roberthunter6927 День назад +4

    I misread it as, Trump, ancient grease! :-)

  • @BubblesintheDesert
    @BubblesintheDesert День назад +5

    China foreign affairs office to incoming US President and staff: Let's break this down with crayons...

    • @maxfastest
      @maxfastest 23 часа назад

      Awesome !
      😂😂😂😂😂

  • @CricketsBay
    @CricketsBay День назад +2

    Thanks, Belle.

  • @anoniemuss824
    @anoniemuss824 День назад +7

    Trump isn’t smart enough to understand subtlety. If you want to communicate with Trump in a way that he will understand, you need to emulate the way he communicates through his minor social media site, while also stroking his ego.

  • @joeyhebert9881
    @joeyhebert9881 День назад +3

    Thank you for posting

  • @fabriziocaccia
    @fabriziocaccia День назад +4

    Guys, in the short term, we lost.We can twist and turn it all the way around, but this is what Ammerika wants. We must live with it now. We can hope for better times at a later tangent.

    • @aylbdrmadison1051
      @aylbdrmadison1051 День назад

      I hope people won't ever lose sight of the fact that over 70% of Americans didn't vote for that.. thing.

  • @katboss4886
    @katboss4886 День назад +2

    Hello 👋 peeps. May you have a good evening

  • @barbarabolandtizio4650
    @barbarabolandtizio4650 16 часов назад

    Love your work! Thank you for making this statement so clear.

  • @josecrespo4102
    @josecrespo4102 День назад +1

    Thanks Belle, have a good evening.

  • @WestOfEarth
    @WestOfEarth День назад +7

    Trump is a loose cannon.

  • @SaberToothBicycle
    @SaberToothBicycle 23 часа назад +1

    Thanks, Belle. Interesting.

  • @Ron_Lockwood
    @Ron_Lockwood 17 часов назад

    Thank you, Belle I for one think you are slaying this.❤️🇺🇸😎💙

  • @MmKr7525
    @MmKr7525 18 часов назад

    Great, intelligent analysis! Thank you!

  • @DorothyLinsley-j4y
    @DorothyLinsley-j4y 12 часов назад +1

    😮

  • @tygrkhat4087
    @tygrkhat4087 День назад +3

    China wants peace and trade with the West; partly, it's good business and they've got a burgeoning regional power to their east that is of more concern.

  • @DraconaiMac
    @DraconaiMac 17 часов назад

    You're doing great Belle :) Making it look easy.

  • @Sedna7
    @Sedna7 День назад +7

    Ah... diplomacy... Trump's forte /s

  • @markrenfrow9873
    @markrenfrow9873 13 часов назад

    Hey Ms. Belle and internet folks.

  • @LuvtheJEm
    @LuvtheJEm 23 часа назад +2

    I would enjoy foreign heads of state taking potshots at trumpty dumpty a lot more, if he didn't have a habit of hurting us in his tantrum.

  • @elram2649
    @elram2649 День назад +3

    Trump may very likely sell Taiwan for a chicken nugget... then he'll choke on it.

  • @Goatcha_M
    @Goatcha_M День назад +3

    There's still the off-chance enough electors have a stroke of intelligence/conscience and vote for Kamala instead, at which point the Republicans might finally get on board with doing away with the Electoral College.
    We can dream.