Redistribution

'The gold medalist said she felt empty. The silver medalist pledged never to skate again. The favorite left in tears without saying a word.
Runner-up Alexandra Trusova was also in despair after her history-making five quadruple jumps proved not enough to beat teammate Anna Shcherbakova to the gold medal. “I hate this sport,” she shouted at the side of the rink. “I won’t go onto the ice again.”'---From the AP on the emotion chaos in the Totalitarian Games in China. These are children. Children. The Press sisters, the East German women's swim team--the Russians and their totalitarian cousins have always been good at recognizing how the vulnerable and the weak can be used and sacrificed for a greater goal.

Redistribution

“No one ever makes a billion dollars. You take a billion dollars.” This is AOC channeling Ghengis Khan. This 'fixed pie,' or zero-sum notion is not a very modern view of the world but it is a common one, the view of raiders, pirates, and warlords as they victimize their neighbors and farmers to improve their own life at the expense of others. It is the gourmand philosophy of the cannibal.

And it explains a lot of the behavior of failed states. It is a virtual thumbnail sketch of the history of Europe. And it has reassembled itself again as Russia, Europe's largest country, salivates on the border of Ukraine, Europe's second-largest country. See below a collection of the value of Ukraine: (from Don)

How the independent, sovereign, democratic nation of Ukraine ranks:

1st in Europe in proven recoverable reserves of uranium ores;

2nd place in Europe and 10th place in the world in terms of titanium ore reserves;

2nd place in the world in terms of explored reserves of manganese ores (2.3 billion tons, or 12% of the world's reserves);

2nd largest iron ore reserves in the world (30 billion tons);

2nd place in Europe in terms of mercury ore reserves;

3rd place in Europe (13th place in the world) in shale gas reserves (22 trillion cubic meters)

4th in the world by the total value of natural resources;

7th place in the world in coal reserves (33.9 billion tons)

Ukraine is an agricultural country:

1st in Europe in terms of arable land area;

3rd place in the world by the area of black soil (25% of world's volume);

1st place in the world in exports of sunflower and sunflower oil;

2nd place in the world in barley production and 4th place in barley exports;

3rd largest producer and 4th largest exporter of corn in the world;

4th largest producer of potatoes in the world;

5th largest rye producer in the world;

5th place in the world in bee production (75,000 tons);

8th place in the world in wheat exports;

9th place in the world in the production of chicken eggs;

16th place in the world in cheese exports.

Ukraine can meet the food needs of 600 million people.

Ukraine is an industrialized country:

1st in Europe in ammonia production;

2-е Europe's and 4th largest natural gas pipeline system in the world (142.5 bln cubic meters of gas throughput capacity in the EU);

3rd largest in Europe and 8th largest in the world in terms of installed capacity of nuclear power plants;

3rd place in Europe and 11th in the world in terms of rail network length (21,700 km);

3rd place in the world (after the U.S. and France) in production of locators and locating equipment;

3rd largest iron exporter in the world

4th largest exporter of turbines for nuclear power plants in the world;

4th world's largest manufacturer of rocket launchers;

4th place in the world in clay exports

4th place in the world in titanium exports

8th place in the world in exports of ores and concentrates;

9th place in the world in exports of defence industry products;

10th largest steel producer in the world (32.4 million tons).

Source: Andriy Futey

Ukrainian Congress Committee of America Ukrainian World Congress - Свiтовий Конґрес Українців

So it is with the looter and the bandit who always depend upon the effort and sacrifice of others to support themselves, using some excuse or another, just as long as it doesn't imply laziness or envy. It's curious that their redistributive righteousness doesn't extend to include those stronger than they.

And the progress from Atilla is nice to see; they have philosophies now.