Waching daily Oct 3 2017

NEWS ORGANIZATION AXIOS MINUTES TO GET A MEMO WRITTEN BY TOM

BOSSERT IN REGARD TO THE

TRUMP ADMINISTRATIONS RELIEF EFFORTS TOWARD PUERTO RICO AND

IT WAS INTERESTING BECAUSE OF COURSE, BOSSERT SHOULDN'T

REALLY BE INTERESTED IN MESSAGING AND MARKETING FOR THE

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, AGAIN, HE IS A HOMELAND SECURITY

ADVISOR, IS DRAWING OUT WHAT THE PUBLICITY SHOULD BE LIKE OR WHAT

THE MESSAGING SHOULD BE LIKE COMING FROM TRUMP OFFICIALS.

HERE'S WHAT HE WROTE IN HIS LEAKED MEMO:

HE

GOES ON, BUT IT IS INTERESTING BECAUSE THEY

ARE TRYING TO DRAW THE NARRATIVE.

THEY ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY OFFICIAL WITHIN

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS PUTTING OUT THE EXACT SAME

MESSAGE ABOUT, OUR EFFORTS ARE AWESOME TO EVERYONE IS

HAPPY AND WE'RE DOING EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED TO DO, BUT

AGAIN, THERE MESSAGING CONFLICTS WITH WHAT WE ARE HEARING

FROM POLITICIANS AND PEOPLE IN PUERTO RICO CURRENTLY.

FOR HIM TO COURT NATE THE MESSAGE I DON'T THINK IT'S

THAT BAD AND THE THINGS IN A RED ARE NOT CRAZY.

THEIR 90 WERE NEAR TRUMP CRAZY.

THERE MIGHT BE FAIRLY NORMAL WAYS TO COURTNEY HOW YOU

GET THE WORD OUT AND WHAT YOU ARE TELLING PEOPLE YOU'RE GOING

TO DO NEXT WHICH THEY DO NEED TO KNOW BUT HE ALSO TALKED ABOUT

DOING PLANT HITS ON TV, TWEETS, TV BOOKINGS, OTHER THINGS.

AN APPEARANCE ON TELEVISION.

AS YOU NOTICE HER, THEY SAID LET'S FOCUS ON THE

GOVERNOR, PRAISING THE GOVERNOR.

THEY THEN WENT OUT AND ACTUALLY DID A HIT JOB ON THE SAN

JUAN MAYOR.

THEY SENT SEVERAL OFFICIALS OUT TO CALL HER A FAR LEFT RADICAL.

THAT IS BECAUSE SHE IS CRITICIZED, BARELY

CRITICIZE DONALD TRUMP.

HOW DARE SHE.

WHEN YOU HAVE THE GUY IN CHARGE OF HELPING TO MAKE

SURE THAT PEOPLE RECOVER ORGANIZING POLITICAL

RESPONSE TO THE PRESIDENTS ENEMIES INCLUDING THE

PERSON WHO IS THERE TO HELP, THAT IS NOT AT ALL HELPFUL.

For more infomation >> How Trump Administration Is Spinning Puerto Rico - Duration: 2:40.

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1 Week Until G-Day: Why This Is A Perfect Time to Create a Godzilla Podcast - Duration: 6:37.

Hi this is Brian Scherschel. I co-host Kaijuvision radio with Nathan Marchand.

We only have one week remaining until the release of our first episode next

Wednesday so as the final preparation for beginning our show I'll tell you why

it's the perfect time to create a Godzilla podcast. I have a Master's Degree in

public administration and I studied international affairs and comparative

politics. Many of the Godzilla movies express the Japanese national spirit in

one way or another whether on economic social or political subjects and

discussing these films is an incredibly interesting way to look at Japan. In my

opinion is too easy to discuss Godzilla without discussing Japan. The world is

drastically changing and a lot of us wonder what's going to happen. The nation-state

system is undergoing a partial collapse. The creative destruction of capitalism

is uncontrollable. The progression of technology and artificial intelligence

is reforming the world in ways previously thought impossible. The

advancement of genetics will assuredly change the course of history. The world

as we know it is collapsing and rebuilding itself and there is constant

death and rebirth. The post-World War Two and post-Cold War order is

disintegrating and the United States is losing its position not only as the

dominant military power in the world but also as the leader of the world economic

order. As the United States gives up its quasi-imperial role we will enter a new

likely unstable multipolar era. This means that much of the world will

undergo a rebalance of power and East Asia will likely be the epicenter of

that rebalance. Advanced industrial societies face many challenges but in

Japan they are much more intense. Japan has a high debt to GDP ratio which in

2016 was 250 percent which is by far the highest in the world. The economy is

stagnant, inflation is very low, and there are 148 jobs for every 100 applicants

which means many jobs are left unfilled. Japan has the most rapidly ageing

population in the world their population could decline by about 26 million before

it stabilizes to around 100 million. That's slightly over 20% of Japan's

population predicted to disappear. Japan's high government spending on the

elderly and the pension system is a major contributor to the debt.

Japan's young people are up against the harsh reality of bearing the burdens of

living in a gerontocracy. They face declining wages and higher taxes which

has caused them to delay getting married and having children which makes the

Democratic crisis worse. Aside from economic and demographic issues Japan

finds itself in an increasingly unstable and unfriendly East Asia. North Korea is

a major destabilizing force in the region because of its nuclear program,

missile tests, and kidnapping of Japanese citizens. Japan is as far from North

Korea as San Francisco is from Seattle. China has taken aggressive steps in the

region, specifically its contested claim of ownership of the Senkaku Islands

which are currently administrated by Japan. The number of air defense

incidents between Japan and foreign aircraft has rapidly increased in recent

years. China has also established the Nine-Dash Line which is the demarcation

line of its claim to nearly all of the South China Sea as its exclusive

national territory including the Paracel Islands and Spratly Islands. China has

ignored a 2016 decision by a UN constituted arbitral tribunal which

declared their claim invalid. China has recently established bases on multiple

islands and Spratlys with surface-to-air missiles long runways and fortifications.

The rise of China is one of the biggest forces of change in the world at this

time. There are many pressures on Japan to increase its military power. These

include the pressure of the perceived threat of China, the pressure exerted by

the United States to be a more equal partner in the US-Japan alliance because

of its own debt and the shrinking of its quasi-empire, and the pressure of Prime

Minister Abe's party to strengthen the Japanese military. However some Japanese

citizens are weary of war and want the government to concentrate on the economy

instead of constitutional revisions. In addition some Japanese, particularly

Okinawans, want the US forces to leave Japan but at the same time Japan remains

almost entirely dependent on the US for defense.

What I find even more interesting is that Japan has built up a huge amount of soft

power. This relates to the Cool Japan phenomenon or what's called Japan's

Gross National Cool. Another nickname for Japan is the Pokemon hegemon. Japan is a

cultural superpower which has an effect on how the rest of the world views them.

This helps Japan's economy, increases tourism and other foreign interests, and

increases Japan's influence around the world. So here's my big question: Will

Japan ever be able to convert this soft power into real power if necessary down

the road if a crisis in Japan occurs? What will all of this soft power get

them? I think at some point we may find out. Godzilla is an official citizen of

Japan and he is the cultural ambassador for the Shinjuku Ward of Tokyo. He is one

of the most visible icons of Japan right up with Mario, Pikachu, Ultraman,

Evangelion, Totoro, Lupin, Naruto, Sonic Titan, Mega Man, and the chocobos of Final

Fantasy. Godzilla came before all of the others and in my opinion he's the

genesis of Cool Japan and therefore the core of the soft power that Japan

projects and exports. The godzilla series of films cover many Japanese issues

either directly or indirectly. It's great that these movies are not just

one-dimensional. Though they may appear simple,

they're often refreshingly intelligent and thought-provoking

allowing us to appreciate them on an entirely different level, which adds to the

fun of being a Godzilla fan. These movies are unique, intelligent, and enjoyable all

at the same time. As Japan and the rest of the world move forward into an

uncertain and very challenging future, the Godzilla movies tell much about

where Japan was in the past and where Japan is today. Next Wednesday, September

20th at noon Eastern, Nate and I will release the first episode of Kaijuvision

Radio. Join us as we appreciate these truly special movies in every way

that we can.