Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said at the weekend that there was “precedent” for Australia to recognise a country where parts of it were controlled by a terror group.
“Both Syria and Iraq had a long period where parts of those countries were being occupied and realistically controlled by ISIS,” Burke told Sky News. “It didn’t stop us from recognising and having diplomatic relations with those countries themselves.”
Until recently, the U.S. and China were positioned to benefit from the clean-energy revolution. China already dominates manufacturing of solar panels, batteries, and wind turbines, and controls much of the rare earth minerals required to produce those clean technologies. Historically, the U.S. has led in research, innovation, and software, though China has overtaken us in many of these areas, such as electric vehicles and patents.
Now, Trump is ceding the field entirely, which amounts to nothing short of unilateral disarmament. His tax cuts have gutted U.S. clean‑energy incentives. He has withheld financial support for renewable energy and used red tape to kill off existing projects. Meanwhile, China’s investments in green solutions continue.
The evidence in the case revealed that Smith told investors he would eventually sell the bonds and they would get exponential returns on their investments. Following Smith’s fraudulent pitch, the investors were told to wire funds to Caldwell bank accounts. Caldwell, Smith and others divvied up the proceeds and Caldwell used approximately $900,000 to cover personal loans, mortgages and credit cards and pay other expenses. Smith spent his $1.08 million cut to pay off loans, buy two luxury sport utility vehicles and make a down payment on a vacation property.
I don't think it is an irrational statement to say that any person who pleads guilty to this evidence shouldn't be put in a major position of influence.
But it seems like you have your mind set that blind faith is actually ok sometimes. The alternative being the primary point I was trying to make.
So are the remaining people not turning a blind eye to the public documentation of his deceit because they have "faith" that he is the best person to lead them?
Court documents alleged Caldwell, using his position at Houston's Windsor Village Church, and a financial advisor sold $3.5 million in worthless pre-revolutionary Chinese bonds to the elderly and other vulnerable investors.
This is why I put "blind" in bold. He was literally caught red handed defrauding the elderly. That is where the blindness of the congregation comes in. They choose to ignore the glaring breach of trust and allow him to retain his position of influence.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_journalists_in_the_Gaza_war