The United States of No Speaker

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Japan attacked the U.S. naval base in Hawaii in 1941, a day earlier than history's 7 December because 
it is 19 hours ahead of Honolulu. Japan knew American troops were busy with Christmas plans.

The U.S. is the godfather of all countries because it invests in hardware and nuclear weapons, which must be used from time to time, otherwise army generals will join unemployment lines. Hence the war against Russia, through Ukraine, the back door.

However, it is not the godfather because it speaks only one language, which makes it easy for the rest of the world to devise military strategies against the U.S. The House of Representatives does not have a speaker at the present moment. The majority party, the Republican Party is trying to sort out its mess. It is more than a mess to U.S. enemies. Effectively, there is no government.

They are taking stock. First it was 6 January 2021, when Trump followers attempted to bring down an elected government of the so-called ‘most democratic’ country in the world. Now, the same country doesn’t have a government. No Speaker, no government. The U.S. is at a disadvantage. Other countries know what it is doing because of English. The U.S. doesn’t know what they’re planning because it doesn’t understand world languages.

Take Pearl Harbor for example, December 7, 1941. Japan attacked American ships in Hawaii because it understands English and everything intrinsic to that language. Life stands still in the U.S. in preparation for Christmas. Store decorations and Christmas carols start as early as late October. There was a functioning government in 1941, with a House Speaker and everything. Fast forward to October 2023, no Speaker.  How is this working in favor of countries that have been aggrieved by America since Pearl Harbor?

Nonqaba waka Msimang

Executive Blogger

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