It's rumoured that the reason Noah Webster shortened certain English words such as colour was to save money on the lead type letter cost on letterpress printing blocks but there's a counter argument explaining Webster's behaviour as an attempt to organise a way of differentiating US words from UK.
I certainly accept the fact that US failing to uphold international law and in fact under Trump is posing a threat economically and politically with its traditional allies.
I am certainly no expert but it seems the world is in desperate need of a stabilising global economic system that will serve the interests of all countries and territories. Nearly half of the global population currently reside in countries under some form of U.S. sanctions , which affects approximately 54 individual countries globally and has a devastating impact on the global financial and geopolitical stability.
The only real hope I have for a successful transition to a more stable and sustainable future is a multipolar economy which doesn’t require a single state to control or force its will on lesser nations.
Idealistic I know but it’s probably our only chance of survival as a species.
There’s been a huge push by US interests to generate an environment of fear regarding China in recent years.
The reality is the US empire is in a death spiral which it will not survive. The dumbest thing NZ or any other western country can do is allow itself to be dragged into an un-winnable economic or military war with China. Particularly considering China is NZ’s largest trading partner.
#Aotearoa#NewZealand changed its electoral system from FPTP to MMP by referendum in 1993. This means regardless of what electorate you live your "Party Vote" will help decide the govt. You get 2 votes a "Party Vote" and an "Electorate Vote" your electorate vote simply decides your electoral representation in parliament but your "Party Vote" will decide the proportional make up of parliament and ultimately decide govt which is usually a majority coalition.
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It's rumoured that the reason Noah Webster shortened certain English words such as colour was to save money on the lead type letter cost on letterpress printing blocks but there's a counter argument explaining Webster's behaviour as an attempt to organise a way of differentiating US words from UK.
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I certainly accept the fact that US failing to uphold international law and in fact under Trump is posing a threat economically and politically with its traditional allies.
I am certainly no expert but it seems the world is in desperate need of a stabilising global economic system that will serve the interests of all countries and territories. Nearly half of the global population currently reside in countries under some form of U.S. sanctions , which affects approximately 54 individual countries globally and has a devastating impact on the global financial and geopolitical stability.
The only real hope I have for a successful transition to a more stable and sustainable future is a multipolar economy which doesn’t require a single state to control or force its will on lesser nations.
Idealistic I know but it’s probably our only chance of survival as a species.
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There’s been a huge push by US interests to generate an environment of fear regarding China in recent years.
The reality is the US empire is in a death spiral which it will not survive. The dumbest thing NZ or any other western country can do is allow itself to be dragged into an un-winnable economic or military war with China. Particularly considering China is NZ’s largest trading partner.
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#Aotearoa #NewZealand changed its electoral system from FPTP to MMP by referendum in 1993. This means regardless of what electorate you live your "Party Vote" will help decide the govt. You get 2 votes a "Party Vote" and an "Electorate Vote" your electorate vote simply decides your electoral representation in parliament but your "Party Vote" will decide the proportional make up of parliament and ultimately decide govt which is usually a majority coalition.
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/politics/fpp-to-mmp
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Something poetic in the most popular #POTUS voting option for Arab Americans being a Jewish woman.
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