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- German official says that 'two clowns have won' in Italy
- McDonald's in France promises '100% French' French fries
- China moves missiles near coast to target Japan
- No Japanese, Filipinos, Vietnamese or dogs, please
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German official says that 'two clowns have won' in Italy
Italian officials are furious and have canceled talks with Germany,
after German politician Peer Steinbrueck said of Italy's recent
parliamentary elections: "To a certain extent, I’m appalled that two clowns
have won. One professional clown who is also not offended if you
call him one – Grillo – and another who is clearly a clown with a
testosterone boost."
The clown who is not offended would be Beppe Grillo, a former standup
comedian turned renegade politician who did amazingly well, with his
"Five Star Movement" coming in a solid third in Italy's election. The
other alleged clown would be former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi,
who has long been mired in sex scandals.
Actually, neither Grillo nor Berlusconi won. The problem is that
nobody won, and Italy has no government, and has little hope of having
one soon, perhaps not before another election. What the voters did do
is send a strong message to Germany that they don't want any more
Teutonic austerity forced on them, and the fear around Europe is that
the euro crisis is returning. Telegraph (London) and Euro News
McDonald's in France promises '100% French' French fries
Fast Food chain McDonald's France has promised to serve "100% French"
French Fries before the end of the year in all its 1260 restaurants.
In 2012, McDonald's bought 30% of its 200,000 tonnes of potatoes from
outside France, mostly from Belgium. But now McDonald's has
contracted with McCain France to contract 100 more potato farmers, who
will supply McDonald's with all the additional potatoes it needs to
makes its French fries 100% French. Potato Pro
China moves missiles near coast to target Japan
U.S. intelligence agencies have detected that China's military is
shifting its mobile ballistic missiles to the coast near the
Senkaku/Diaoyu islands in preparation for war with Japan over the
islands. A Hong Kong newspaper, the Oriental Daily News, quotes a military source as saying that the People's Liberation Army were
preparing to target the Senkaku islands, as well as U.S. military
bases in Okinawa. The report also claims that the multiple-warhead
DF-16 missile can defeat the U.S.-made Patriot missile batteries
deployed at U.S. and Japanese military bases in the region. The fear
is that a small-scale military conflict between Japan and China would
spiral into a major war, since the U.S. military are committed by
treaty to defending Japan. Free Beacon
No Japanese, Filipinos, Vietnamese or dogs, please
The owner of a Beijing restaurant specializing in pigs' offal dishes
finally took down a sign that said: "This shop does not receive The
Japanese, The Philippines [sic], The Vietnamese and dog."
China is
having island disputes with Japan, the Philippines and Vietnam. The
owner is not apologizing, and says, "It was a patriotic action... I just didn't want to
serve Japanese. Am I not allowed to do that?"
He took it down because he was tired of responding to media requests.
The picture of the sign went viral on social media sites after a
Brooklyn housewife visiting Beijing posted it, drawing hundreds of
comments. Global Times (Beijing) and Thanh Nien News (Ho Chi Minh City) and Japan Daily News
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