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Commentary – Fahrenhype 911
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Commentary – Fahrenhype 9/11
The documentary Fahrenhype 9/11 is a reaction to Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11. It was written and directed by Alan Peterson in collaboration with other notables such as Dick Morris. The documentary presents a devastating case which is ironical but obvious for the producer, and that is the hatred for America. The documentary focuses on the controversies of Fahrenheit 9/11 as the title suggests and therefore have not deviated from the topic. Various people have been interviewed in the documentary, although Moore’s case has dominated the film. The documentary opens up in a classroom that is based in Florida, where a black woman is interviewed, and she deposes various myths to him and then proceeding to get more commentary from other people. In one of the comments, a person claims that Bush stayed in the classroom for 5 minutes and not seven as Moore had declared. The individual proceeds to question Moore’s ability to grasp the entire image claiming that if a person can’t get the little details, it would then be questionable for his ability as well to capture the larger picture.
The documentary as well has covered a little segment of the pantograph article that entails Moore’s dismissal for his dishonesty as he has never apologized for the dishonest editing that he used, dismissing the claim as a mere typo and going ahead to claim that he had committed no wrong. The documentary then proceeds from Iraq to Saudi for Osama’s case. The film goes ahead and explains the connection between Bush and the Carlyle group to Osama, discussing various conspiracy theories that had been brought forth by Moore in his film Fahrenheit 9/11.
The documentary is a make of various interviews for people of different backgrounds that range from the common men such as the man on the streets to more liberal individuals such as Ann Coulter to whom has been covered for a very little time. The documentary had several facts such as, Clinton’s chief of staff is depicted as an advisor to the Carlyle group that was involved in Osama’s case in Saudi. That is not all as the advisor has been stated to have invested personal financial interests in the group. The documentary as well shows the footages of the past presidents of America in a period of 45 years to which they had special meetings with the Saudi’s nationals, a fact that had been outlined in the Fahrenheit 9/11 film, that showed the pictures of President Bush and the Saudis. Other presidents as well have been revealed such as John F. Kennedy, Reagan, Ford, and Carter and therefore, Moore wasn’t so much wrong after all.
Some more time is spent in the discussion of Clinton’s failures on the terror war, telling how they had reliable intelligence in 1999 that the OBL was going to be in a quandary in less than five days. Despite this, Clinton called off air strike. Bush on the other side is blamed equally for the 9/11 as it happened under his watch thereby deserving to carry the blame on the attack. On the overall, the movie has been fairly done and has been a response to a patriotic America as it provides enough evidence for an ordinary citizen to make their judgment as it exposes Moore’s deceit while at the same time produces vices by various presidents such as President Bush contributing to insecurity in the US.
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Fahrenhype 911. Retrieved from: https://youtu.be/s713LjbTR7E?t=80
Commentary – ‘End of America’ by Potter Stansberry
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Commentary – ‘End of America’ by Potter Stansberry
The stock market in America has been in crisis and has been projected to be worse in the near future. The documentary ‘End of America’ has been produced by Potter Stansberry, and to which paints the financial future of the United States. The film also forecasts the end of the US global economic dominance, that will result in rioting as well as protests across the nation. The documentary warns that the American currency the dollar will cease being accepted as the global currency, and according to Stansberry, the process has already begun. Stansberry criticizes the United States government debt, attributing the debt to be as a result of reducing the value of the dollar.
Stansberry claims that in the next decade, the biggest threat to the wealth of the American citizens will not be the risk of losing their savings to a market crash, but it is the risk of losing their wealth to the government through confiscation or devaluation. Through guaranteeing the enormous debts and obligations, the government is setting up an unprecedented collapse of the political as well as the banking system.
The argument coined by Stansberry is sound and makes sense in that he points out that the problems that have devastated the financial system of the United States have not disappeared but however, they have only moved onto the United States balance sheet, to which according to statistics had not been in good shape. The country is able to pay its bills through printing more money into the economy, but the crisis would arise if the US currency is not accepted by the rest of the nations for payments something which has begun to happen. Stansberry talks of the global reserve currency and China one of the largest US debt holders have begun to diversify away from the treasury bonds.
Stansberry advises that there is a need to protect oneself as well as their families and one of the ways through which a person could be able to do that is through the purchase of a working farm. The investments somehow make sense as it is a long term investment plan as well as a long term goal to farm when a person goes on retire. He as well recommends that people invest in the purchase of silver and gold. Although Stansberry advises people to invest on physical assets, they are much harder to sell implying that if they offer a form of protection, it would be impossible to make instant money if there is no willing buyer.
Another disadvantage of the investment is that when a buyer is needed for the sale of physical assets, a hefty commission is paid to the brokers, and therefore it becomes less worthy of investing. Stansberry also advised that it would be better to move assets abroad especially to countries with a stable currency as well as pursuing bearish investment strategies. Apart from assets, he as well advised people to stock food, water, and other essential supplies in the rural areas. The arguments put forth by Stanberry are relevant and makes sense as people need to put their investments away from the banks that are on the verge of collapsing, investing in the physical assets such as land in the rural areas.
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Potter Stansberry. The End of America. Retrieved from: https://youtu.be/RN5BLQLA4FA?t=1150
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In negotiating for the launch of the new product to be launched in Asia, as the team leader for the negotiations, I devised the following negotiation plan. The formulation of a negotiation plan is meant to ensure that the negotiations are successful despite the challenges that could emerge in the process of the negotiations. The following is the negotiation plan for the launch of the new product in Asia;
Negotiation Strategy
In carrying out the negotiations for the launch of the new product, the following strategy shall be adopted. The preparation in advance and partition of the negotiation into several sessions is the strategy that is to be adopted in the process of the negotiations. This strategy will enable my team make the best of the time allocated for the negotiation to get the best out of the whole negotiations process (Shell, 2006).
The negotiation strategy will allow the team to be prepared in advance before every negotiation session and acquire through research on any necessary information that could give my team an upper edge in the negotiations. Between the sessions of the negotiations, the team is to conduct intensive research on any weaknesses of the opposite team that could be exploited to the advantage of my negotiation team (Movius, 2009).
The partition of the negotiation process into sessions is aimed at ensuring that my negotiations team gets an insight into issues that could have been forgotten and brace for any tactics that the other team might use against my team. In between the sessions, my team will work on re-strategize on the negotiations to ensure that the advantage lies to my negotiating team (Shell, 2006).
Stages of the negotiation
In the negotiations, the team is to follow several stages. Every stage must be fully exploited and its advantages taken into account in order to ensure that the negotiations end results are to the favor of my team. The following stages are to be followed in the negotiations for the new product in the Asian market;
The first and foremost stage in the negotiations is preparation. The team should always be prepared on several issues in the negotiations. In preparing for the negotiations, there are several things that my team ought to work on and these are; the team should have intensive knowledge on the position of our side of our company (Shell, 2006). After knowing the position of our negotiation team, the next step that should be taken is the team understanding the position of the opponents’ team. Understanding their position is an integral part of my team being prepared on how to make winning arguments. The team should prepare on what my team should settle for in conducting the negotiations and what the opposite team in the negotiations wants to settle for. The team should be prepared on various aspects of the negotiations that are likely to undergo changes and adjustments so that the changes might not catch the negotiations team by surprise and give an advantage to the opponent negotiating team (Movius, 2009).
The next stage in the negotiations is opening up the case of the company to the Asian team that we will be negotiating with. Opening the case of my team will definitely lead to the Asian team opening up their case which my team will listen to and carry out an evaluation and assessment.
The next stage in our negotiations will be to support the case of my company on the introduction of my product to the Asian market through properly structured arguments. In arguing and supporting our case, my team should concurrently work on exposing the other opposite teams’ case.
The next stage will be exploration of the case that my team is presenting and gathering as much as we can and in exploration. After exploring, my team is to bargain and negotiate with the other team on the best terms which will favor the position my team. In negotiating, my team is to apply various and the most effective negotiation tactics. My team is to signal on the willingness and our dedication to work together and introduce the product in the Asian market (Shell, 2006).
After negotiation and bargaining for an advantaged position, my team will close the negotiations after ensuring that the highest percentage of the objectives of my team has been achieved at the end of the negotiations. Closing will mean that we have reached a final agreement on the introduction of the new product in the Asian market. Reaching the end of the agreement and closing in, my team will ensure that the agreement is sustained and whatever is agreed upon with the Asian team us sustained and fully adhered to (Movius, 2009).
Planned Negotiation Tactics
In conducting the negotiations, the adoption of necessary and winning tactics in the process of the negotiations is an integral part of ensuring that the negotiations are successful. The following tactics are to be applied in the negotiations; after presenting an offer to the opposite team, the terms and demands are not to be changed until the opposite team presents a counter offer on the table and sticking to one subject at a time until there is full settlement. These tactics will enable my team get the best out of the negotiations process (Churchman, 1993).
Factors that might affect the negotiation plan
The negotiation plan of my company might be affected by general business factors and the most probable factor in this category is the business climate. The product that is to be introduced might be affected by poor economical performance in Asia prompting the plan of the negotiations to undergo change and adjustment.
International variations in values and risk taking might affect the negotiation plan. In the negotiations, the Asian side and team of the negotiations might not be willing to take some of the risks involved and that might be posed by the negotiations. This way, the team might not agree to some of the aspects of the negotiations prompting and adjustment of the negotiation plan (Saner, 2000).
References
Churchman, D. (1993). Negotiation Tactics. Maryland: University Press of America.
Movius, H. (2009). Built to Win: Creating a World Class Negotiating Organization. Cambridge: Harvard Business Press.
Saner, R. (2000). The Expert Negotiator. The Netherlands: Kluwer Law International.
Shell, R. (2006). Bargaining for advantage. New York: Penguin Books.