V leto volitev smo vstopili z izrazitim razkorakom med pričakovanji iz leta 2022 in realnostjo političnega upravljanja danes. Takrat je Robert Golob kot »nov obraz« na levi sredini simboliziral obrat k racionalnosti, strokovnosti in depolarizaciji. Štiri leta kasneje pa se je v javnosti nagrmadil občutek razočaranja – ne le nad posameznimi politikami, temveč nad splošno neučinkovitostjo njegove vladne koalicije.

Obljubljene strukturne reforme so ostale nedokončane ali zgolj na ravni zavrženih osnutkov. Zdravstveni sistem se ni približal ciljem boljšega dostopa in krajših čakalnih vrst, davčna reforma ni, kot je obljubljaala, razbremenila dela s prehodom k obdavčenju premoženja, učinkovitost javnih sistemov se ni izboljšala. Rezultat je rast javnega sektorja – tako v številu zaposlenih kot v plačah, ki so se v povprečju zvišale za okoli 10 %, medtem ko so se v gospodarstvu povečale za polovico manj.

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[Steven Koonin speaking, calm and measured tone, addressing an audience]

Steven Koonin: “The scientific community has misrepresented the science in order to push policy goals on an unwilling public.”

[Cut to Andrew Dessler, visibly agitated, voice rising, gesturing emphatically — he appears frustrated and raises his volume]

Andrew Dessler: “That is fucking bullshit! … You are criminals! The people who say this are criminals for misrepresenting the science and endangering the public by denying reality!”

The specific lines in the clip do appear in the broader context of the Soho 2022 debate, where tensions ran high over how climate science is communicated and interpreted.

Celotna razprava:

Here is the proof Epstein was a Russian asset:

• his girlfriend was the daughter of a Mossad agent
• one of his best friends was Israel’s lawyer
• another of his best friends was a former Israeli prime minister
• he met with the current Israeli prime minister
• a senior Israeli spy would stay at his house for weeks at a time
• a friend invited him to bring his girls to Israel
• he fled to Israel when he was charged with sex crimes against a minor
• he was pictured wearing an IDF shirt
• he was funded by pro-Israel fanatics
• he worked for the Rothschilds
• he donated to pro-Israel student groups
• he was responsible for the Wexner group’s “pro-Israel philanthropy”
• he supported Israeli settlement projects
• his friends were all Zionists
• he scathingly referred to non -Jews as “goyim”
• he was involved in Israeli diplomacy efforts
• he brokered security deals for Israel
• he aimed to profit from regime changes in the Middle East
• a former Israeli intelligence officer said he ran a honeypot for Israel
• his business partner confirmed he ran a honeypot for Israel
• one of his victims confirmed he ran a honeypot for Israel

As you can see, all of this was done for the benefit of Russia. There is no other explanation.

Bine Kordež

Nedavno sem pregledoval tipično letno poročilo precej velike slovenske gospodarske družbe. Letna poročila družb morajo vsebovati opis poslovanja družb skupaj z računovodskimi izkazi in nekaterimi drugimi zakonsko določenimi vsebinami glede na velikost družbe. Letno poročilo je na eni strani namenjeno internim uporabnikom za kontinuirano spremljanje rezultatov družbe, predvsem pa različnim zunanjim deležnikom, ki si na osnovi podatkov iz letnega poročila oblikujejo sliko o perspektivah in finančnem položaju družbe.

Zaradi novih in novih zahtev in predpisov letna poročila največjih družbe presegajo že tudi 300 strani, a vsebinsko pomembnih za uporabnike je mogoče največ kakih 50 strani, pa še ta se izgubijo  v vsej množici podatkov, pogosto pa kake ključne informacije celo manjkajo.

Zunanji uporabniki so predvsem obstoječi in potencialni vlagatelji v družbo, ki potrebujejo  podrobnejši vpogled v finančno trdnost družbe in zanesljivost finančnih izkazov, kar mora pri vseh srednjih in velikih družbah potrditi zunanja revizijska družba. Dodatno jih seveda zanima tudi videnje vodstva družbe o bodočem razvoju, perspektivah in tveganjih s katerimi se soočajo. Finančna trdnost je ključen podatek tudi za partnerje družbe kot so banke, dobavitelji, kupci in drugi, da lažje ocenijo zanesljivost in dolgoročnost poslovanja s to družbo. Potem pa imamo še splošno javnost, tudi razne analitske službe, ki jih zanima predvsem vsebinski del poslovanja in podatki, ki to prikazujejo.

Zaradi pomembnosti letnega poročila, so vsebine predpisane z zakoni, standardi in raznimi drugimi predpisi. A uporabniki in tudi pripravljavci poročil ugotavljamo, da so poročila vse obsežnejša, vse daljša po številu strani, vsebujejo vse več in več raznih predpisanih vsebin – na drugi strani pa so vsebinsko vse bolj prazna. Zajemajo desetine strani raznih obveznih podatkov o družbi, ki jih praktično nihče ne prebira in ki skoraj nikogar ne zanimajo. Vsebinskih poročil o položaju družbe na trgu in o njenem premoženju pa je vse manj in še ta se izgubijo in jih je težko najti v obsežnih pisanjih o nepomembnih podrobnostih. Kot se radi izrazimo, lahko v poročilih prebiramo podrobnosti o posameznih drevesih, vse manj pa je celovitega opisa gozda. Seveda pa so formalno vsa pisanja v skladu s predpisi.

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The quality of mind of European leaders has gone down very badly. And they have no understanding how the world has changed fundamentally and how 12% of the world’s population who live in the West can no longer impose their will on the rest. That is what’s happening. We are seeing the birth pangs of a new order before our eyes.

And incidentally, many of the failed states we see in the world today, whether it’s Libya or Syria or to some extent Afghanistan and Iraq, these are the result of unnecessary Western interventions for which the West has never been held accountable.

And I want you to know that 88% of the world who live outside the West are not stupid. So when the West comes along and says, “Gosh, we are so saintly and virtuous, and the rest of the world, please become like us,” we look at them… when you see an emperor with no clothes.

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As a European I’m actually grateful to Kishore for saying this: he expresses a view that almost everyone in a position of power outside Europe has, but that few dare say.

As a result, people like Macron or Mertz believe – wrongly – that they’re admired by their peers outside Europe when it’s simply not the case: they’re largely seen as self-harming fools who can’t think strategically nor govern properly.

Nothing worse than a fool who doesn’t realize everyone is quietly mocking them behind his back. Kishore is doing  the decent thing by stating the truth plainly.

What is at stake is no longer who “visited the island” or who “caught a ride on Epstein’s plane.” What is at stake is the fact that networks of this kind only exist when they are backed by deep institutional protection. There is no ritual pedophilia, no human trafficking on a transnational scale, no systematic production of extreme material without political, police, judicial, and media cover. This is not conspiracy: it is the logic of power.

From this point on, the West can no longer hide behind the idea of gradual decline. It is not merely cultural degeneration or a loss of values.

It is something darker: an elite that operates outside any recognizable moral limits and yet continues to govern. People directly or indirectly involved with this world continue to decide elections, wars, economic policies, and the fate of entire societies.

If there is anything positive in this moment, it is the end of naivety.

It is no longer possible to pretend that the system is “sick but recoverable.” What remained of the Western (anti-)civilizational project has been corroded from within. What comes next is still uncertain – and will be contested by all possible and necessary means.

But one thing is clear: after Epstein, nothing can continue as before. Anyone who acts as if nothing has changed either does not understand the gravity of what has come to light or is pretending not to understand.

Vir: Lucas Leiroz, ZeroHedge

Mario Draghi pravi: “Kjer se je Evropa združila – na področju trgovine, konkurence, enotnega trga in monetarne politike – smo spoštovani kot sila in se pogajamo kot eno.”

Resnica je nasprotna: 

• EU je bila uspešna (primerjalno glede na druge regije), ko je bila samo EGS – samo carinska unija s skupnim trgom in nekaj koordinacije monetarne politike. Ko se je integracija “poglobila” v Enotni trg (1993) s skupnimi politikami na področju konkurence, državnih pomoči, energetike, migracij itd. in v monetarno unijo z evrom (1999) ter nato s Fiskalnim paktom (2011), se je začela njena stagnacija in njeno zaostajanje za ostalimi. Kajti federalizacija prek skupnih politik je omejila fleksibilnost ekonomskih in drugih politik držav članic in zadušila rast.
• Evro tudi ni pripomogel k obljubljeni konvergenci (gospodarskemu približevanju) med članicami, pač pa je povzročil divergenco med državami z evrom (IMF, 2018). Hkrati pa države brez evra rastejo hitreje kot države z evrom.
• In geopolitični položaj EU v svetu se je do danes zaradi njenega gospodarskega zatona, povzročenega z deindustrializacijo kot posledico njenih napačnih skupnih politik in zadušitve razvoja, dramatično poslabšal. Ne zaradi pomanjkanja federacije, pač pa zaradi preveč fedracije, ki duši razvoj posameznih članic.
• Še večja federalizacija EU bo povsem zadušila rast v članicah, ker bo vzela še tisto malo fleksibilnosti v proračunu za spodbujanje domače rasti.
• In federalizacija bo efekrtivno ubila demokracijo v Evropi. Kajti o razvojnih politikah in vseh ključnih zadevah glede razvoja ne bodo več odločali volilci v posameznih članicah, pač pa tehnokratska elita v Bruslju. Namesto volilcev bodo odločale plagiatorke tipa Ursula, Roberta & Kaja, ki so dosedaj zafurale vse, česar so se v svoji “karieri” lotile. 

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Former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi calls for the federalization of Europe:

Grouping together small countries does not automatically produce a powerful bloc. This is the logic of confederation—the logic by which Europe still operates in defense, foreign policy, and fiscal matters. This model does not produce power.

A group of states that merely coordinates remains a group of states: each with a veto, each with its own calculus, each vulnerable to being picked off one by one.

Power requires Europe to move from confederation to federation. Where Europe has federated—on trade, competition, the single market, and monetary policy—we are respected as a power and negotiate as one.

Where we have not—on defense, industrial policy, and foreign affairs—we are treated as a loose assembly of middle-sized states, to be divided and dealt with accordingly.

A Europe unified on trade but fragmented on defense will find its commercial power leveraged against its security dependence.

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Pazite – ne rusko, ne ameriško, pač pa vmešavnje Evropske komisije (prek cenzure medijev in podpore “pravim” kandidatom) v volitve posameznih članic. V 6 državah na 8 volitvah.

In Digital Services Act zdaj to vmešavanje povsem legalizira. V kakšen monstrum se je razvila ta EU!