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The toxic world of political intrigue holds little restitution for worship, to demonstrate devotion, respect, homage to any chosen deity.

Thank you for your thoughts words Cephus.

My humble opinion, Cephus, nothing more.

I am not doubting your faith, or your wise words of support for the Catholic Church.

I'veSeenFootage,

Yes, I am, wholeheartedly.

US tech, Meta/Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Nvidia, Salesforce, IBM, Uber, Amazon, seized the moment.

Europe regulated the life and soul out of any future for european tech companies.

Where is *Mistral AI, SumUp, Imec*?

All playing catch up, small potatos

Also, the US hedge fund investors that allowed, supported my business to grow, open a US subsidiary in New Jersey.

EU/UK banks stalled, when the opportunity arose.

I would like to make the pilgrimage, to witness first hand, in person, a papal conclave gathering of the College of Cardinals convened to elect a bishop of Rome.

To stand, to greet amongst faithful throngs in St. Peter's Square, a once in a lifetime occasion.

The "Catholic Church of Christ" lacking judgement unwisely stumbled into the cesspool world of politics.

Lost its way.

otherworldly

So spot on

An inescapable fact, the EU,UK, Europe, is a hapless, feckless, delinquent "digital" dullard.

So many reckless wasted opportunities to invest in any innovative technical entrepreneurial prowess.

Only now, to sneer, to sulk on the sidelines, thieve with walls of regulation, that will have huge negative consequences for consumers    

Shame on you all

Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not blameless by any stretch of the imagination here.

The devastation, to reduce Gaza to a dust bowl pile rubble is a indelible horrific stain on humanity.

Hamas, Islamic extremist Iran, Hezbollah is solely responsible for the devastation, the tragedy engulfing the middle east.

The Islamic chants, calling for the annihilation of the Jew, Isreal, the “final solution” extermination.

“From the river to the sea”  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu statement, from a politician, makes little difference to the message.

Hamas, Iran, Hezbollah must be confronted.

Agree bass4funk.

I have mourned at two open casket funerals.

"viewings" of the deceased's body for attendees to pay last respects.

Must say, leaves a lasting impression.

Economic Revitalization Minister Ryosei Akazawa is a diplomat, a polite spur of the moment gesture to the President perhaps.

YeahRight, thanks you for the heads up.

May I suggest "copyright" cost could play a part, off the top of my head.

Japanese minister says no political message behind MAGA cap photo

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250421/p2a/00m/0na/012000c

What was Economic Revitalization Minister Ryosei Akazawa thinking would happen?

Or the "message" such an action would send out?

Rez,

I know, I am not a "flat-earther", as much as I am convinced that the Apollo program was "faked".

Which pondering even a moment is absurd.

JboneInTheZone, there is no calulacable cost model

Apollo program, which included the lunar missions, was approximately $25.8 billion in 1960-1973 dollars. 

Adjusted for inflation to 2023 dollars, this amounts to roughly $283 billion. Some estimates even place the total cost as high as $780 billion to $1.2 trillion.

Sorry, JboneInTheZone.

No creditable realistic financial model, at the very least, science based, focused on logical reasoning, can justify any global human mission to the moon. 

Then and now.

There is no clear serious technical viable reality. 

NASA Abandons Pledge to Put Women, Astronauts of Color on the Moon

https://eos.org/research-and-developments/nasa-abandons-pledge-to-put-women-astronauts-of-color-on-the-moon

Now I ask again, From December 7 to 19, 1972. to this day.

And suggest how did those Apollo missions technically financially materialise?

Pukey2

Not a sneer, it is a simple question.

From December 7 to 19, 1972. to this day.

There has never been another lunar landing remotely contemplated, refering to any global initiative for a spacecraft to land on the Moon's surface. 

Even robotic missions.

Why?

Lets be clear on a number of facts here...

Quote ......

Apollo 17 was the final mission of the Apollo program. It involved astronauts Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt walking on the Moon, while Ronald Evans orbited above in the Command Module. The mission also included a biological experiment with five mice in the command module....

From December 7 to 19, 1972.

Not a single attempt at another "mission to the moon" has ever taken place.

Sorry for my scepticism.

Why!!

The lack of atomphere, gravity on the Moon , presents extreme temperature variations, the absence of weather or to any atmospheric pressure repesents unique challenges, the lunar surface is highly vulnerable to micrometeoroid impacts and additional radiation exposure. 

I suggest another political motivated "crazy Ivan", loony Xi Jinping propaganda stunt..

The same "challenges" that provoked the countless fake Moon landing "conspiracy theories"

What's this absurdity, patent nonsense relating to any implication of aversion, hostility towards the People of China??

The merciless persecution from a despotism, cruel oppressive, inflicted by a tyrannical President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping, renders every China person, family victims of such totalitarianism

A "right" in law can be a legal entitlement or privilege, while "wrong" often denotes an unlawful or illegal action that violates someone's rights or violates a legal duty. 

The difference between right and wrong?

First is to have faith to believe and trust in a "divine being," without needing absolute proof.

"Religious right" some would suggest a contradiction in terms.

The government of China has spent decades hounding harassing bullying regional democracies.

Spending countless trillions of dollars on fortified sandcastles in the south/east China sea.  

Committing unspeakable genocide to its own people, fully proven/documented.

The constant military threats to Japan Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), land sea and air.

Now despot dictator Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China, is being relentlessly confronted with Trump mark II, entwined in a brutally harsh belligerent uncompromising tariff hellfest.

The same despot dictator Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China that has callously attempted to destroy Japan fishing industry.  

I would not trust the government of China to boil an egg, run a bath, change a light bulb.

Be as it may, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, taking the Mass, concelebrated by Patriarchs, Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops, priests from across the globe.

The Eucharistic celebration, the Ultima commendatio and the Valedictio, will mark the beginning of the Novemdiales, nine days of mourning.

Masses for the tranquillity of Pope Francis' soul.

I would like to pontificate, to state as a Catholic, my reasoning for lapsing my faith,

Why such a solemn moment occasion should/must act as a positive enlightenment within the Catholic Church.

My humble opinion is the denial that past horrors atrocities of war will not fall on the shoulders, truly damaging the soul of future generations.  

The government of China is every atrocity and more, for the failure, wanton repression inflicted on China own people.

Can one seriously be of the opinion that seventy so called “nationalists” can revive a revisionist momentary “Yasukuni Shrine” spasm of past imperialist militarism, that withered with the long forgotten “spirits of many fallen heroes”.

The current J youth, social media “zombified” smartphone generation frankly turned their backs, could give a "monkeys uncle" on such delusional meaningless gibberish.

Masking the real-time side effects

Consumer essentials translate/morph to inflate retail prices.

Inflation, for a short-term gain/protection for domestic industries.

Second line side effects will kick in, foreign exporters will cut costs, find more crafty methods to reroute trade, central banks reaction will be "paranoia/panic" adding to the inflationary pressures.

President Trumps import tariffs are functioning like a simulated/stealthy dollar devaluation,

It a crude, risky methodology, artificially raises import costs, allowing domestic manufactures goods to appear cheaper.

Take no lectures from the modern day 21 century genodical despot dictatorship government of China!

Shameless hypocrisy.

"Mr Prime Minister, you can't shake salt and vinegar over them"....

Pope Francis passing, conclave, should represent change,

A refusal, a step back, to fully acknowledge modern 21st century society, the influence of tech, social media, could render any passionate unquestionable devotion, religious fervor, zeal.

For an extremist religious belief doctrine acceptable.

Secularisation in education must prevail, for any social significance, influence, in society, to overcome politica volatile long term political instability

It is with deep anxiety, sorrow, pain, to witness the passing of Pope Francis, his Holy See, the  "See of Rome". 

How to worship a devout remembrance?

That idea couldn't be more stupid if he went there without any trousers on.

Or turned out in a frock?

Simon Foston, witticism is such enjoyable parody.

Modern Japan, it youth, after some many countless regretful acknowledgements of past historic reactive violent hostility.

Must move past such self harming excessive subservient kneeing, head bowed touching the ground in submission.

It is the time to confront one's enemies.