Do Good Competition In Yemen

Propaganda by Countries is nothing new. It is part of domestic and international politics. However, I love to see 'positive' propaganda based on facts, such as world leaders taking real actions to do good and make peace rather than going to war.

I have watched some news videos in Youtube regarding the current situation in Yemen.Two videos stand out, which show the different response of the Chinese and U.S. Governments:

One video shows that China helped evacuate hundreds of nationals of 10 different countries from Yemen, mostly Pakistanis and other nationals, including those of the U.K., Italy, Ireland, Singapore, Germany and Canada. 

On the other hand, the other video shows that the U.S.Government was being sued for failing to save Americans in Yemen during Saudi airstrikes.Would you be mad if you or your loved ones were American citizens and got stuck in Yemen, and that your own U.S. Government, which was able to help, but failed to bring you or your loved ones out from a war zone to safety?  

In the Do Good Competition, the U.S. lost to China on this one, because it didn't even care about its own citizens, while China helped its own citizens as well as citizens of other countries. I feel a bit sad, because I want to see BOTH China and U.S.A. become great leaders of the world, in healthy competition and peaceful cooperation, but not to screw each other. 

This evacuation comparison in Yemen confirms that China is indeed rising as a world leader, while the U.S. is in decline. China's rise is a certainty, but the U.S. decline is not. Instead of setting road blocks and preventing China from rising, I think Uncle Sam should make real efforts to overcome his own problems and recapture its past greatness. There is nothing wrong for the world to grant a Do Good gold medal to 2 champions, even 3, 4, 5 or more. At this time, it appears that China is winning

Good Bye Country, Hello New Home

Just finished watching a Youtube video titled ' Time to Get the Hell Out of the U.S.' As the news channel was RT (Russia Today), there would be people who just wrote it off as nothing but Russian propaganda. 

Here are my thoughts and comments: some haters of Putin and Russia would say that this is nothing but Russian propaganda, but I do think that there is some truth in this report. You can argue about different ideologies, but you can't deny facts. There has been an increase of Americans who gave up their U.S. citizenship and moved to other countries. If you are an American citizen, you have to report your world wide income to Uncle Sam wherever you live. This controversial and complicated tax system alone would be a reason for Americans living abroad to give up their American citizenship.

For example, Eduardo Saverin, a co-founder of Facebook, surrendered his U.S. citizenship and moved to Singapore. He said it was a personal choice which had nothing to do with tax saving. Whether he told the truth or not, he had saved millions in tax money. Uncle Sam got mad and increased the exit tax to punish such non-patriotic Americans. Give me your money before I let you go !

Tina Turner, an iconic American singer also gave up her U.S. citizenship and now lives in Switzerland. Dear Uncle Sam, I know I know, this one really hurts ! Tina Turner is no longer an American ... WTF ???!!! 

French actor Gerard Depardieu left France and became a Russian citizen. Putin happily granted him a Russian passport. There are people who envy the rich. There are people who look down on the poor. But most people do not fully trust their governments. In this case, can you blame Gerard at all, that France's tax rate was going up from 45% to 75%? Russia has a 13% low flat rate. For comparison, Singapore's rate is 18%.

In the past, people looked to the West. So many people wanted to go to America, the Land of the Free. Today, people look to the East. The center of world economy has already gone to Asia. There are so many troubled spots in the world today, and I feel so lucky to be in Canada. I feel both free and safe here. I don't see any need for me to move away from Canada. Dear American friends, would you consider moving to Canada, the true North strong and free ?

Edward Snowden and Uncle Sam

Dear Uncle Sam: to spy on foreign governments and countries is one thing, but to spy on your own citizens and the citizens of the whole world is just way too much.You must be very mad at Edward Snowden, but he is a hero to many Americans and non-Americans in the world.