I strongly support keeping messages without a clear connection to Wikimedia's purpose off this list -- especially when multiple people have already objected to a certain topic. I am as worried about world politics and the future as anybody on this list, but Wikimedia has a fairly clear mission and purpose, and I do not see how this topic fits here. The best way IMO to work on these issues is to improve Wikimedia *content* relating to, e.g., U.S./China relations. But one factor which may strongly contribute to what's going on here, and which may be unknown to many on the list: the originator of this thread (and I'm deliberately avoiding names) has been banned from English Wikipedia for many years. Perhaps that's why we keep getting messages here that might be more appropriate for article talk pages. But, in short, I concur with what's been said. We've heard enough about this topic on this list. The passion is admirable; please direct it toward a more effective venue. -Pete [[User:Peteforsyth]]