Generational Dynamics World View News

[John]

Can you request to have paper books (not e-books) sold when self publishing? That might make you a little more money. Or would that not matter?

You can set it up for either or both.

[Phong Tran]

** 07-Apr-2019 Vietnam
What did you think of the history of Vietnam?

I really enjoyed it but that's probably because I don't know too much about it. My parents immigrated to Canada during the Vietnam War and I've lived a sheltered life in regards to our history. My parents don't talk about it much as I'm sure it was such a chaotic time for them that I'm not really sure they've processed the experience themselves thoroughly.

[John]

> I really enjoyed it but that's probably because I don't know too
> much about it. My parents immigrated to Canada during the Vietnam
> War and I've lived a sheltered life in regards to our history. My
> parents don't talk about it much as I'm sure it was such a chaotic
> time for them that I'm not really sure they've processed the
> experience themselves thoroughly.

Were your parents from North Vietnam or South Vietnam?

[John]

** 07-Apr-2019 World View: US withdraws troops from Libya as fighting continues in Tripoli

Three days ago, I described how Libya is close to war:

*** 04-Apr-2019 World View: Libya close to war, as Haftar's army moves west

http://gdxforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php ... 951#p44951

Since then, the army of Khalifa Haftar (Hiftar) has entered Tripoli
from three sides, and has been met with militias from Misrata who are
loyal to the existing Tripoli government. According to reports, 21
people have been killed, and 27 wounded.

Reports I've heard are mixed about how this is likely to turn out. Some
analysts say that Haftar will probably not succeed in Tripoli, and
his army will be driven back.

Another report claims that Haftar's intention is to become a dictator,
using Muammar Gaddafi as a model. Haftar was once a general
under Gaddafi.

Africom, the US Africa Command, has announced:

> "Due to increased unrest in Libya, a contingent of
> U.S. forces supporting U.S. Africa Command temporarily relocated
> from the country in response to security conditions on the ground.

> U.S. Africa Command’s mission in Libya involves military support
> to diplomatic missions, counter-terrorism activities, enhancing
> partnerships, and improving security across the region.

> U.S. Africa Command remains committed to a secure and stable
> Libya, which contributes to regional security. U.S. Africa Command
> is conducting prudent military planning while continuing to assess
> the security situation. The command is making the personnel
> adjustments in response to the evolving security
> situation. U.S. Africa Command will continue to monitor conditions
> on the ground in Libya, and assess the feasibility for renewed
> U.S. military presence, as appropriate.

> “The security realities on the ground in Libya are growing
> increasingly complex and unpredictable,” said U.S. Marine Corps
> Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command. “Even with
> an adjustment of the force, we will continue to remain agile in
> support of existing U.S. strategy.”"

Fighting is continuing. Calls by the United Nations for a
temporary truce were ignored.

---- Sources:

-- Libya crisis: Fighting near Tripoli leaves 21 dead
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-47844513
(BBC)

-- Declining security in Libya results in personnel relocation,
agility emphasis
http://www.africom.mil/media-room/press ... y-emphasis
(Africom)

[John]

** 07-Apr-2019 World View: Libya addendum

Some additional notes to the above story on Libya.

Egypt and the UAE are backing Hafter, while Italy, France, Britain and
the United States are backing the existing government.

There's a fear that if the chaos in Tripoli worsens, then there
will be a new flood of refugees crossing the Mediterranean
Sea to reach Europe.

[FishbellykanakaDude]

** 07-Apr-2019 GD Man comic book

> Ah come-ahhhhhhhhhhhhn...! Do the comic book thing! Make it a
> franchise,.. with GD Man, and Living Memory Boy, as they (and the
> rest of the Super Anti-Genocide Pre-Regeneration Squad) battle the
> evil forces of CH86 and his Wrathful Whippersnappers across the
> globe and cyberspace!

> I wannit, I wannit, I wannit, I wannit, I wannit, I wannit,... I
> wannit SOON...!!

> Give it to me, or I will whine,.. incessantly,.. for more than a
> half an hour.

You're a man of many, many talents. How about if you create the first
GD Man comic book?

Right,.. you can't see it, but this is me laughing my backside off..!!

I'd probably be dangerous if I had ANY realistic artistic talent, but the best I could do is to possibly write up some "comic book dialog and blocking" and draw a bunch of stick figures for a real artist to fill out.

..we'll see what wacky weirdness I can come up with. (Oh my gahhhhhhhhhd! I'm not promising any actual educational value, or even entertainment value, but... yeesh!)



Now, PLEASE do carry on with the serious bits in this thread, as my silliness seems a little contrapuntal to the meter/tone in here.

[Phong Tran]

Were your parents from North Vietnam or South Vietnam?

My family was from South Vietnam, close to Saigon but not in the city itself. My uncle was a soldier in the south Vietnamese army but he didn't see any battle. When my family fled on boat, they were probably scared that he would be captured by the north Vietnamese and tortured or put to death but then there were rumors that south Vietnamese deserters were to be imprisoned or killed anyway, but by then I think most of south Vietnam was scrambling anyway as the northern army was approaching the capital.

[Phong Tran]

30.4 Aftermath of the Nanking incident (1927) -- assigning blame, paragraph 4

Current: ... After it was over, the foreigners who had been targeted by the looters and rioters were acutely aware of the cost of the costs at Nanking in lives and property.

Correction: remove 'of the cost'

30.6 The rise of Japan's militarism, paragraph 3

Current: ... Thus, the 1931 was the time of Japan's invasion of Manchuria ...

Correction: remove 'the'

30.6 The rise of Japan's militarism, paragraph 6

Current: ... However, these feelings were exacerbated by another global event the stock

Correction: event, or ; the stock

31.2 Unit 731 - chemical and biological warfare (1936-45), paragraph 1

Current: In 1936, China set up a horrific ...

Correction: In 1936, Japan ?

31.3 Marco Polo Bridge Incident (July 7-9, 1937) and Sino-Japanese War, paragraph 9

Current: ... led to World War II in Asia, and assumed or actual abduction today can lead to war.

Correction: an

31.6 Regeneracy and the United Front, paragraph 5

Current: ... use of propaganda and "fake news", coercion and violence to force businesses and groups around the world accept ...

Correction: world to accept

Chapter 34, paragraph 2

Current: To understand what happened to Korea, you have to under the anxiety

Correction: understand

36.1 China's failure at self-government, paragraph 3

Current: ... China was been bested not just by ...

Correction: was being / had been (depends on tense)

36.2 The Statistics - A 'Toxic and corrupt hell hole'. paragraph 6

Current: ... This is one explanation which Chinese people are so poor,

Correction: why

36.5 Great Cultural Revolution (1966-76), paragraph 2

Current: ... Although both the civil war and its aftermath are "ordinary", they are filled mass ...

Correction: with

36.5 Great Cultural Revolution (1966-76), paragraph 3

Current: A country and a country's leader behave diffeently, depending

Correction: differently

Current: ... But in the latter case, the two populations to live

Correction: have to

36.5 Great Cultural Revolution (1966-76), paragraph 4

Current: ... marketplaces, schools and civilian neighborhood, resulting ...

Correction: neighborhoods

36.5 Great Cultural Revolution (1966-76), paragraph 5

Current: ... Robert Mugabe, who would same to be as different ...

Correction: seem

36.5 Great Cultural Revolution (1966-76), paragraph 6

Current: ... Ndebele tribe was accomplished with Tens of thousands from the Ndebele tribe were tortured and slaughtered

Corrention: with ... remove were / or where and keep were

37.1 Xi Jinping lies about South China Sea, last paragraph

Current: ... but it's almost impossible grasp ...

Correction: ... to ...

38.2 Sinicization of religion, paragraph 1

Current: ... with China being the only major except because of the ...

Correction: exception

39.2 Will America's young people refuse to fight for their country?, paragraph 10

Current: ... Awakening era, when young people's hostility was actually directed at their parents, as described the commonly ...

Correction: described by the

39.3 Preparing yourself and your family for war, paragraph 3

Current: ... So if you rush to move into a bunker somewhere, you may be there for much longer than you needed to me.

Correction: be

Current: ... you should just live your life as usual, and just take the view tha God will ...

Correction: that

39.3 Preparing yourself and your family for war, paragraph 4

Current: ... I was told by one person that that he doesn't want to live ...

Correction: double that

[John]

** 08-Apr-2019 Stick figure comics

> I'd probably be dangerous if I had ANY realistic artistic talent,
> but the best I could do is to possibly write up some "comic book
> dialog and blocking" and draw a bunch of stick figures for a real
> artist to fill out.

> ..we'll see what wacky weirdness I can come up with. (Oh my
> gahhhhhhhhhd! I'm not promising any actual educational value, or
> even entertainment value, but... yeesh!)

That sounds wonderful! And stick figure cartoons are great!

[John]

> 30.4 Aftermath of the Nanking incident (1927) -- assigning
> blame, paragraph 4
> Current: ... After it was over, the foreigners who had been
> targeted by the looters and rioters were acutely aware of the
> cost of the costs at Nanking in lives and property.
> Correction: remove 'of the cost'

> 30.6 The rise of Japan's militarism, paragraph 3
> Current: ... Thus, the 1931 was the time of Japan's
> invasion of Manchuria ...
> Correction: remove 'the'

> 30.6 The rise of Japan's militarism, paragraph 6
> Current: ... However, these feelings were exacerbated by another
> global event the stock
> Correction: event, or ; the stock

> 31.2 Unit 731 - chemical and biological warfare (1936-45),
> paragraph 1
> Current: In 1936, China set up a horrific ...
> Correction: In 1936, Japan ?

> 31.3 Marco Polo Bridge Incident (July 7-9, 1937) and
> Sino-Japanese War, paragraph 9
> Current: ... led to World War II in Asia, and assumed or
> actual abduction today can lead to war.
> Correction: an

> 31.6 Regeneracy and the United Front, paragraph 5
> Current: ... use of propaganda and "fake news", coercion and
> violence to force businesses and groups around the world
> accept ...
> Correction: world to accept

> Chapter 34, paragraph 2
> Current: To understand what happened to Korea, you have to
> under the anxiety
> Correction: understand

> 36.1 China's failure at self-government, paragraph 3
> Current: ... China was been bested not just by ...
> Correction: was being / had been (depends on tense)

> 36.2 The Statistics - A 'Toxic and corrupt hell
> hole'. paragraph 6
> Current: ... This is one explanation which Chinese people
> are so poor,
> Correction: why

> 36.5 Great Cultural Revolution (1966-76), paragraph 2
> Current: ... Although both the civil war and its aftermath are
> "ordinary", they are filled mass ...
> Correction: with

> 36.5 Great Cultural Revolution (1966-76), paragraph 3
> Current: A country and a country's leader behave
> diffeently, depending
> Correction: differently
> Current: ... But in the latter case, the two populations to
> live
> Correction: have to

> 36.5 Great Cultural Revolution (1966-76), paragraph 4
> Current: ... marketplaces, schools and civilian
> neighborhood, resulting ...
> Correction: neighborhoods

> 36.5 Great Cultural Revolution (1966-76), paragraph 5
> Current: ... Robert Mugabe, who would same to be as
> different ...
> Correction: seem

> 36.5 Great Cultural Revolution (1966-76), paragraph 6
> Current: ... Ndebele tribe was accomplished with Tens of
> thousands from the Ndebele tribe were tortured and slaughtered
> Corrention: with ... remove were / or where and keep were

> 37.1 Xi Jinping lies about South China Sea, last paragraph
> Current: ... but it's almost impossible grasp ...
> Correction: ... to ...

> 38.2 Sinicization of religion, paragraph 1
> Current: ... with China being the only major except because
> of the ...
> Correction: exception

> 39.2 Will America's young people refuse to fight for their
> country?, paragraph 10
> Current: ... Awakening era, when young people's hostility was
> actually directed at their parents, as described the
> commonly ...
> Correction: described by the

> 39.3 Preparing yourself and your family for war, paragraph
> 3
> Current: ... So if you rush to move into a bunker somewhere, you
> may be there for much longer than you needed to me.
> Correction: be

> Current: ... you should just live your life as usual, and just
> take the view tha God will ...
> Correction: that

> 39.3 Preparing yourself and your family for war, paragraph
> 4
> Current: ... I was told by one person that that he doesn't
> want to live ...
> Correction: double that

Thanks for the corrections. You did a very thorough review
of the book. Thank you.