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Hi Rob - Yes, I know these things, but they don't convince me that Putin is one of the neo-fascists. A digital currency need not be, as the West wants it to be, a digital prison. Using a bank card is already a digital transaction. If it is voluntary, and not obligatory it is acceptable. Regarding the Sputnik 'vaccines' I must admit I'm a bit worried. I think that, like Trump, Putin was caught unawares by the Covid 'pandemic'. If Russia votes for the WHO's amendments in May I'll admit that I am probably wrong, but I don't think Putin would allow such an encroachment on Russia's sovereignty. I hope to heaven I am right, because if I'm not, heaven help us!

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HI Juliah - Yes, indeed. China is one of the biggest puzzles to me - especially its relationship with Russia, which I HOPE is only strategic from Putin's point of view. But looking at Putin's emphasis on the importance of family, freedom, etc., within Russia, and comparing that to the dystopian conditions in China, the two seem worlds apart. Xi Jinping's rhetoric seems to suggest, at times, that China will mind its own business, but what is their business? The number of military-aged men crossing the border into the US suggests a sinister alliance with the neo-fascists, to subdue ordinary Americans in a possible civil war, which I sincerely hope will not happen. There is reason to be far more worried about China than Russia. That said, the warmongers in the West, most recently Macron, also worry me.

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