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  From book “Babel, Around The World In 20 Languages” by Gaston Dorren: “The world’s 20 biggest languages, which are the subject of this book, are causing the decline of hundreds, even thousands of smaller ones.” "Among them, these 20 languages are the mother tongues of no less than half the population of the world. Take second-language speakers into account, and the numbers are much larger still. Again, the figures are debatable, but it’s safe to claim at least 75 per cent of people on this planet are able to communicate in one of the Babel Twenty. A less pertinent but more exact figure would be this: over 90 per cent of humankind live in countries where one or more of the twenty are routinely used by central government." 20 Vietnamese | 85 million 19 Korean | 85 million 18 Tamil | 90 million 17 Turkish | 90 million 16 Javanese | 95 million 15 Persian | 110 million 14 Punjabi | 125 million 13 Japanese | 130 million 12 Swahili | 135 million 11 German | 200 million 10 French |

  From article Blood Money’: The Secret Chinese Military ‘Disintegration Warfare’ Manifesto to Rip America Apart Using Drugs, Social Chaos, and More. Kristina Wong. February 28, 2024. Fentanyl is the #1 cause of death for Americans age 18 to 45. A new book by Breitbart News Senior Contributor Peter Schweizer - Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans – reveals how THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT IS USING DRUGS, SOCIAL CHAOS, AND OTHER MEANS TO TEAR APART THE SOCIAL FABRIC OF THE UNITED STATES and wage war against America without firing a shot, as part of a “Disintegration Warfare” strategy outlined in an obscure manifesto. … The book exposes this strategy, which the Chinese military outlined in a 2010 book entitled Disintegration Warfare. The strategy is based on ancient Chinese strategist and general Sun Tzu’s Art of War, a guide on how to subdue an enemy without fighting. Schweizer writes: In keeping with this approach, in the Chinese leaders’ words—CHINA’S

  Mostly summarized from Gregory Mankiw’s Principles of Economics, 5th Ed. PART 1 Introduction Chapter 1 of 36 Ten Principles of Economics Section 4 of 14 … Principle 3 of the Ten Principles of Economics: rational people think at the margin. Economists assume people are rational, e.g. they want to make money not lose it, they want profits not losses, they want to increase satisfaction not decrease it. Rational people systematically and purposefully act to achieve their objectives given the available opportunities. To maximize profits, firms decide how many workers to hire and how much of their product to supply. To maximize satisfaction, individuals decide how much time to spend working and what goods and services to buy with the resulting income. … Rational people know decisions in life are rarely black and white but usually are shades of gray. At dinnertime your decision is not between fasting or over-eating but whether to take that extra, marginal, spoonful of mashed potatoes. Your

  Niccolò Machiavelli philosophy ChatGPT: Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) was an Italian Renaissance political philosopher, diplomat, and historian, best known for his work "The Prince" (Il Principe), which has had a significant influence on political thought and practice. Machiavelli's philosophy can be summarized in several key points: Separation of Ethics and Politics: Machiavelli famously argued for the separation of morality and politics. He believed the ruler should not be bound by conventional moral principles when it came to governing effectively. Instead, he emphasized the importance of pragmatism and realism in politics. According to Machiavelli, the ends of maintaining power and stability justify the means, even if those means are sometimes immoral or deceitful. The Nature of Power: Machiavelli had a pragmatic view of power. He believed power was the central concern of politics, and rulers should do whatever is necessary to acquire and maintain it. He famously

  From Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans. Peter Schweizer. 2024. Kindle online sample. Section 1. From introduction: It’s often said China is in a cold war with America. The reality is far worse: the war is hot, and the body count is one-sided. CHINA IS KILLING AMERICANS AND WORKING AGGRESSIVELY TO MAXIMIZE THE CARNAGE while our leaders remain passive and, in some cases, compliant. Why? If anyone could crack the code, it’s the renowned nonpartisan investigator Peter Schweizer. Schweizer’s previous three number one New York Times bestsellers sent shock waves through official Washington, sparking FBI investigations and congressional probes that continue to this day. … For Blood Money, Schweizer and his team of forensic investigators spent more than two years scouring a trove of restricted Chinese military documents, data-mining a mountain of American financial records, and tracking US political lead­ers’ investments and family businesses. Schweize