tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post3620231726238776447..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: Debt Rattle, November 25 2008: The floodgates are openIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-4283782968754017492008-11-26T17:46:00.000-05:002008-11-26T17:46:00.000-05:00Kermit the frog got into a pithing contest in biol...Kermit the frog got into a pithing contest in biology lab and it addled his mind.el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-55163675206692616532008-11-26T14:17:00.000-05:002008-11-26T14:17:00.000-05:00greepna - ok, let's not get into a pithing conteth...greepna - ok, let's not get into a pithing contetht.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-57978930324957598582008-11-26T13:42:00.000-05:002008-11-26T13:42:00.000-05:00On the eve of Thanksgiving 2008, perhaps a bit of ...On the eve of Thanksgiving 2008, perhaps a bit of history is worth revisiting.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&refer=columnist_baum&sid=a_d2QEvlxawg" REL="nofollow">Thanksgiving Story Resonates in Year of Crisis</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-61702578801687249862008-11-26T12:55:00.000-05:002008-11-26T12:55:00.000-05:00"Pithy aphorisms are an exercise in self-hypnosis...."Pithy aphorisms are an exercise in self-hypnosis."<BR/><BR/>I'm not even going to ask if I can use that.The Lizardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044779666881689690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-19547966677727225532008-11-26T12:32:00.000-05:002008-11-26T12:32:00.000-05:00Mike Ruppert today:I must give credit to Fitts for...Mike Ruppert today:<BR/>I must give credit to Fitts for this one, "THOSE WHO WIN IN A RIGGED GAME GET STUPID." <BR/>and more insightful reading...<BR/>http://mikeruppert.blogspot.com/2008/11/commenting-on-some-terrific-comments.html<BR/>or<BR/>http://tinyurl.com/6oed7rbluebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600634086150466162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-8254798992067858462008-11-26T12:27:00.000-05:002008-11-26T12:27:00.000-05:00Tampa and hanged:"Pithy aphorisms are an exercise ...Tampa and hanged:<BR/><BR/>"Pithy aphorisms are an exercise in self-hypnosis."<BR/><BR/>there ya go, not stolen, just made it up.<BR/><BR/>:-) oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom.Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-835769693633727072008-11-26T11:51:00.000-05:002008-11-26T11:51:00.000-05:00"Beautiful. Mind if I steal that? :-)" This is th..."Beautiful. Mind if I steal that? :-)"<BR/><BR/> This is the Internet: everything is stolen.The Lizardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044779666881689690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-73305862958702610182008-11-26T11:46:00.000-05:002008-11-26T11:46:00.000-05:00"Anglo-Saxon capitalism is an exercise in self-hat..."Anglo-Saxon capitalism is an exercise in self-hate."<BR/><BR/>Beautiful. Mind if I steal that? :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-5104736870961475172008-11-26T11:23:00.000-05:002008-11-26T11:23:00.000-05:00dagobaz, I find it interesting that no matter how ...dagobaz, I find it interesting that no matter how clearly one tries to state something, someone will always read it to fit the way they think.<BR/><BR/>I didn't say humans can't be evil, I simply said evil, ie falling for our weakest, most corrupted side, is not the only option out there for us.<BR/><BR/>So when you say, humans CAN be evil, this is simply repeating what I said, in a slightly Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-58047440752043800222008-11-26T11:16:00.000-05:002008-11-26T11:16:00.000-05:00tampasteve: "The way out of this trap is to u...tampasteve: "The way out of this trap is to understand & acknowledge your baser instincts, but refuse to be ruled by them. Maybe we’ll get there, eventually."<BR/><BR/> We are in the pickle we're in largely because them wots in charge do not countermand any of their baser instincts at all. Their excuse is that their competition do not, so they cannot afford to.<BR/> The Lizardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044779666881689690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-71872269096446855562008-11-26T10:51:00.000-05:002008-11-26T10:51:00.000-05:00Stoneleigh,I read quite a bit of Rudlof Steiner's ...Stoneleigh,<BR/><BR/>I read quite a bit of Rudlof Steiner's anthroposophy several decades ago. I found his ideas on education to be excellent and laudable. I found his history of human evolution to be a little too bizarre, even for me.<BR/><BR/>While I came to my current ideas thorough 40 years of various studies and practices, I think that I must say that the clinical psychologist, Michael el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-11737047331556894572008-11-26T10:30:00.000-05:002008-11-26T10:30:00.000-05:00"...I, for example, believe that the human so..."...I, for example, believe that the human soul comes from a different realm of reality, and descends into matter to be melded with a human animal body and mind which does, in fact, evolve behavioral traits according to modern evolutionary theory..."<BR/><BR/>el pollo -<BR/><BR/>It’s good to know there are others that share similar perceptions of spiritual matters. I’ve seen a lot of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-90831511270609340572008-11-26T10:11:00.000-05:002008-11-26T10:11:00.000-05:00DJP said...El Pallo,what happens when the treasury...DJP said...<BR/><BR/>El Pallo,<BR/><BR/>what happens when the treasury must print money to cover the deficit/debt. I believe then it would be a weimar republic situation.<BR/>-------------------<BR/><BR/>The deflation must finish first or international creditors must write off the dollar before domestic effects of inflation, hyper or otherwise, can resume.Bigelowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883913065391637120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-52895499249057195112008-11-26T09:22:00.000-05:002008-11-26T09:22:00.000-05:00DJP said...El Pallo,what happens when the treasury...DJP said...<BR/><BR/>El Pallo,<BR/><BR/>what happens when the treasury must print money to cover the deficit/debt. I believe then it would be a weimar republic situation.<BR/><BR/>DJP<BR/><BR/>Well, the Fed is printing like crazy. Their printing press has churned out trillions this year which they have traded to the bankstas in return for toxic waste. The reason Paulson changed his mind as to el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-61751785013498686612008-11-26T09:21:00.000-05:002008-11-26T09:21:00.000-05:00El Pollo,You description of your beliefs reminds m...El Pollo,<BR/><BR/>You description of your beliefs reminds me very much of Rudolph Steiner's anthroposophy - a belief system I learned about when my kids went to a Waldorf school for a few years.<BR/><BR/>There are indeed many ways of looking at the world. Although we don't take a theistic view here, we wouldn't call ourselves materialists either. There is far more to life than material things. Stoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-56806977688841247542008-11-26T09:02:00.000-05:002008-11-26T09:02:00.000-05:00agobaz"I have worked personally with people who wo...agobaz<BR/><BR/>"I have worked personally with people who would do anything in their power to steal all you have and then be simply delighted to watch you starve to death in the street."<BR/><BR/>Why evil? Maybe this is simply an evolutionary behavioral trait. If it advances his reproductive advantage, it will be selected for and advance the human race.<BR/><BR/>This is written tongue in beak.el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-58851385947349451252008-11-26T08:35:00.000-05:002008-11-26T08:35:00.000-05:00El Pallo,what happens when the treasury must print...El Pallo,<BR/><BR/>what happens when the treasury must print money to cover the deficit/debt. I believe then it would be a weimar republic situation.<BR/><BR/>DJPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-41038299558270147232008-11-26T08:23:00.000-05:002008-11-26T08:23:00.000-05:00“When a government that can create its own money b...“When a government that can create its own money becomes insolvent, it is manifest in a a much lower currency. Ironically it is manifest in a higher currency in the first stages as debt is destroyed. But as government take on more and more assets financed by printed dollars it becomes weaker. We are seeing that struggle play out each day. When the dollar goes up due to deflationary pressures, Bigelowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883913065391637120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-61973077731629935272008-11-26T07:44:00.000-05:002008-11-26T07:44:00.000-05:00As a long time lurker here, I regret that I was no...As a long time lurker here, I regret that I was not able to thank Ilargi ... even though he has made me into Cassandra at work(I am a trader for a fund) before he left for his walkabout. I wish him well. <BR/><BR/>As for the downgrades of the AAA rated firms, you have to believe that there is a lot of politicking behind the scenes: the ratings companies are badly compromised and are no longerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-66725843480036204502008-11-26T03:08:00.000-05:002008-11-26T03:08:00.000-05:00thank you Ilargi, Stoneleigh and New Team for all ...thank you Ilargi, Stoneleigh and New Team for all the work<BR/>baa from PolandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-38495575179139698562008-11-26T01:10:00.000-05:002008-11-26T01:10:00.000-05:00OC and Stranded Wind, thank-you for accepting the ...<I>OC and Stranded Wind, thank-you for accepting the torch from Ilargi...</I><BR/><BR/>It's really a bigger team that us two. Ilargi, who sent me articles until his plane left the gate, is like a new parent who has left his baby at its grandparents for the first time since birth. He's already checked in with me, presumably from Europe. <BR/><BR/>There are 6 or 7 other TAE regulars who are Farmerodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03492165772535123915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-55021009358702321312008-11-26T00:02:00.000-05:002008-11-26T00:02:00.000-05:00Anon 10:30"GE should be down grated soon..."And sp...Anon 10:30<BR/>"GE should be down grated soon..."<BR/><BR/>And sprinkled on our pasta.<BR/><BR/>DLP<BR/><BR/>Paraphrasing - The USD will be devalued soon<BR/><BR/>Against what? Th Euro? The Ruble? The Krona? Mastodon knuckles? As Stoneleigh has pointed out (with the patience of a saint - Hmmmm.......St. Stoneleigh) we are in a massive debt and credit destruction, deleveraging....DEFLATION! For el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-45013913664415892322008-11-25T23:53:00.000-05:002008-11-25T23:53:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-32844737273190882462008-11-25T23:34:00.000-05:002008-11-25T23:34:00.000-05:00Another "thanks" to Goritsas for the tho...Another "thanks" to Goritsas for the thoughtful and lucid comments yesterday and today. Having been a regular here for about 9 months, it just hit me today, as I listened to a few minutes of CNN straining to blow on the spark of hope, how much this site has helped-I am very grateful not only for I&S, but my fellow-readers/writers, and,as has been noted before, the respect and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-71530047524854218002008-11-25T22:59:00.000-05:002008-11-25T22:59:00.000-05:00T3,they are ADP, BRK, GE, JNJ and XOM.T3,<BR/><BR/>they are ADP, BRK, GE, JNJ and XOM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com