tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post4655748900690387168..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: April 12 2009: As rich as an ArgentineIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-9336259099147232902009-08-26T05:54:10.471-04:002009-08-26T05:54:10.471-04:00Chili???? As in spicy????Chili???? As in spicy????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-35025323983274143602009-04-13T19:20:00.000-04:002009-04-13T19:20:00.000-04:00Anon 6:28
Dude, I can never wrap my brain around ...Anon 6:28<br /><br />Dude, I can never wrap my brain around the fact that there's people like you who have nothing else let alone better to do then writing stupid anonymous comments on websites. One thing I know though: you ain't no happy critter. Life stinks you up, it's a pile of dog shit and a max cranked up ventilator. You can go back to Perez Hilton now.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-78736807339253325572009-04-13T18:28:00.000-04:002009-04-13T18:28:00.000-04:00I may be wrong about the two of them, but their su...<I>I may be wrong about the two of them, but their sudden prominence makes me as nervous as their past does. I don't have that feeling with Hudson, though I do think he has to fess up publicly to reading Klein. And The Automatic Earth.</I><BR/><BR/>Dude, get some help. I've heard that Lithium can do wonders for bipolar disorders. <BR/><BR/>Please keep klippin' the news of others, it is an Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-52878633859953573882009-04-13T18:21:00.000-04:002009-04-13T18:21:00.000-04:00My cynical view is that the US has its eye on the ...My cynical view is that the US has its eye on the recent Cuban oil find.<BR/>Cubans, beware!scandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924260428840006237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-68595075488721562022009-04-13T17:24:00.000-04:002009-04-13T17:24:00.000-04:00On CDS's etc.... "As former New York Fed...On CDS's etc.... <BR/>"As former New York Federal Reserve President Gerald Corrigan told policy-makers and financiers on 16 May, 2007: "Anyone who thinks they understand this stuff is living in lala land."<BR/><BR/>This whole financial disaster-in-progress is quite opaque to the general public, translucent to studious seekers after the truth, and quite difficult to sort out byHombrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12930734368916487826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-57058808505960906772009-04-13T16:52:00.000-04:002009-04-13T16:52:00.000-04:00The Cuba Story sounds really happy and wonderful, ...The Cuba Story sounds really happy and wonderful, from the reports I've read so far.<BR/><BR/>I wonder how this will work out for Cuba? Will the people be worse off or better off?Weaseldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657976442272800800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-59156714296944569802009-04-13T16:34:00.000-04:002009-04-13T16:34:00.000-04:00Ilargi, You say: Bigger prices to be had are the B...Ilargi, <BR/><BR/>You say: <BR/><BR/><I>Bigger prices to be had are the Baltics, Hungary and other Eastern European states, a wide variety of vulnerable Asian countries, and the for the moment biggest trophy, Turkey. Which, coincidentally, signed a huge loan deal with the IMF at the exact same moment that US president Obama was clamoring for Europe to accept Turkey as a full-blown member of the Bulent Murtezaoglunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-71707291405804955552009-04-13T16:29:00.000-04:002009-04-13T16:29:00.000-04:00Anon 12:25AMThese influences are very real, they a...Anon 12:25AM<BR/><I>These influences are very real, they are obvious to the students of the particular artists, but in neither case is there a trace of copying. Every artist without exception is influenced in this manner, often quite unconsciously.</I><BR/><BR/>Thankyou for this quote which contains much wisdom. Are you our artist in residence, perhaps??<BR/><BR/>There is also a term in writing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-36929033690569227722009-04-13T16:06:00.000-04:002009-04-13T16:06:00.000-04:00Obama opens Cuba to US hustlers With the changes...Obama opens Cuba to US hustlers <BR/><BR/><I>With the <A HREF="http://news.aol.com/main/obama-presidency/article" REL="nofollow"> changes </A>, Obama aims to lessen Cubans' dependence on the Castro regime, hoping that will lead them to demand progress on political freedoms, the official said. About 1.5 million Americans have relatives in Cuba.</I><BR/><BR/><BR/>Embargo still in place re trade. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-72030978791759478812009-04-13T14:43:00.000-04:002009-04-13T14:43:00.000-04:00Basically, the IMF is a financial imperialistic en...Basically, the IMF is a financial imperialistic entity of the US and Western Europe. And, the cooperative/corrupt elites (paid-off and enriched by the IMF) of particular "member" countries are the puppets executing IMF orders. These elites serve as "colonial administrators."<BR/><BR/>The IMF's goal (not publicly stated, of course) is to transfer wealth from the Third World to Europe and the USA Ahimsanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-54641202739487372902009-04-13T14:28:00.000-04:002009-04-13T14:28:00.000-04:00Is this the same John Gray that wrote 'Straw Dogs?...Is this the same John Gray that wrote 'Straw Dogs?' Good book.kjmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15615941470279292092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-13197561711816294582009-04-13T14:21:00.000-04:002009-04-13T14:21:00.000-04:00Would getting rid of the systematic fault, (compou...Would getting rid of the systematic fault, (compound interest) end up with a sustainable social and economic structure?<BR/><BR/>Would you fight to keep YOUR portion/benefit of compound interest in place?<BR/><BR/>WILL YOU SUPORT THE BANKERS OR A NEW WORLD ORDER?<BR/><BR/>JALJALnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-7196848747448337002009-04-13T14:17:00.000-04:002009-04-13T14:17:00.000-04:00Michael Hudson worked at the IMF. Just because Nao...Michael Hudson worked at the IMF. Just because Naomi Klein made some of the same points doesn't mean Hudson didn't come by his views first-hand or that he's indebted to Naomi Klein or this blog for his point of view. Or were you calling for his acknowledgement with your tongue in your cheek?kjmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15615941470279292092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-47170324280679692152009-04-13T13:49:00.000-04:002009-04-13T13:49:00.000-04:00Weaseldog,I agree with you entirely. I would be ci...Weaseldog,<BR/><BR/>I agree with you entirely. I would be circumspect about anyone from the IMF, as indeed I am about Simon Johnson. But he has called very publicly for the US oligarchy to be smashed. I welcome that call and applaud him for it, and I don't really need to figure out just how "good" he intrinsically is. I'm sure he's done good things and bad things, as you say. Others here were brendannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-70021268764059253612009-04-13T13:47:00.000-04:002009-04-13T13:47:00.000-04:00@ El GI remember reading that link here on TAE a w...@ El G<BR/><BR/>I remember reading that link here on TAE a while back. Was a good article.<BR/><BR/>The people almost want to be fooled that disneyland credit, oil and a climate that scientists have shown to be a 10,000 year anomaly (a blip in the long run) will continue indefinitely.<BR/><BR/>@ Stoneleigh<BR/><BR/>Oh, So Ilargi is older. I always imagined him to be in his mid to late 40's. MaybeVKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-45423682262632015092009-04-13T13:39:00.000-04:002009-04-13T13:39:00.000-04:00BioCzar...That's and interesting opinion, that the...BioCzar...<BR/><BR/>That's and interesting opinion, that the IMF exists to break up the elites.<BR/><BR/>In practice though, the IMF breaks up economies and keeps the elites in their palaces. The elites serve to give away all of their nation's assets to foreign corporations vetted by the IMF.<BR/><BR/>A couple of things that come with an IMF austerity program.<BR/><BR/>1. Government must give 30%Weaseldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657976442272800800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-22029897739057742212009-04-13T13:05:00.000-04:002009-04-13T13:05:00.000-04:00I thought the consensus was that that IMF Conspira...I thought the consensus was that that IMF Conspiracy was BS when I first brought it up. Now it's legitimate? The IMF hasn't just reared it's ugly head. It never went away. Our perception of the importance of events and influence tends to wax and wane with our exposure to them.<BR/><BR/>The consortium of banks that make up the IMF, are the banks we're giving away our wealth to. The difference is, Weaseldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657976442272800800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-47939463147327212062009-04-13T12:52:00.000-04:002009-04-13T12:52:00.000-04:00JalAs a young airforce brat I remember, when the o...Jal<BR/><BR/>As a young airforce brat I remember, when the officers mess building burnt down, asking if it was insured. I was told no that the RCAF large enough to be their own insurance company, why pay a third party. I would say the same goes for credit, why pay a banker for what the country can do. It is all a swindle, at best a genteel swindle or, worse, as we have it now.<BR/><BR/>Lots of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-39337638650655221722009-04-13T11:59:00.000-04:002009-04-13T11:59:00.000-04:00ProblemProf Michael Hudson “Creditors pile on cre...<B>Problem</B><BR/>Prof Michael Hudson <BR/>“Creditors pile on credit and let the debts grow at the “magic of compound interest,” knowing that their loans cannot be repaid – except by asset sell-offs. No economy’s productivity can keep pace with exponentially compounding debt. Whatever was owned (and indeed, financed originally by public debt but now paid off) is stripped away for interest jalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-22103408197898976762009-04-13T11:54:00.000-04:002009-04-13T11:54:00.000-04:00FB,Gray is a philosopher. I very much doubt he has...FB,<BR/><BR/>Gray is a philosopher. I very much doubt he has expertise in the areas you mention, and they are indeed critical and cannot be glossed over as he has done here. I would very much like to talk to him. If I can find contact details for him I may try to strike up a conversation. His insights in his own area of expertise have been very good, but they don't go far enough to generate a Stoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-25751497536559137082009-04-13T11:52:00.000-04:002009-04-13T11:52:00.000-04:00As some of you know, I am in personal, daily conta...As some of you know, I am in personal, daily contact with the cultural anthropology team from Antares.<BR/><BR/>Our conversations are fascinating, as you might imagine. I contemplate writing a book; with all the various answers they have given to one particular question: "Why don't any of the other species in the galaxy contact us openly?"<BR/><BR/>The first time I asked that question it was a Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-833085915506832252009-04-13T11:48:00.000-04:002009-04-13T11:48:00.000-04:00Hello,Though I find that John Gray has some intere...Hello,<BR/><BR/>Though I find that John Gray has some interesting things to say in the last article, there are a number of oddities where he seems to be glossing over entire fields of knowledge. Below are a few of those oddities.<BR/><BR/><BR/><I>"…recession, depression, deflation, inflation – all these sterile debates."</I><BR/>Me: Are they really so sterile? Try planning for the next few years Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-33038318660773748742009-04-13T10:52:00.000-04:002009-04-13T10:52:00.000-04:00Thought some TAE readers might find this of intere...Thought some TAE readers might find this of interest:<BR/><BR/>"Obama Administration Endorses Continued Spying on Americans: Justice Department Moves to Squash NSA Spying Suits"<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=13155" REL="nofollow">http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=13155</A>Ahimsanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-10497501948691561292009-04-13T10:48:00.000-04:002009-04-13T10:48:00.000-04:00Ilargi,Thanks for the very insightful article, "Ob...Ilargi,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the very insightful article, "Obama's New World Order," by Stephen Lendman. His analysis is always profound and on target.Ahimsanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-82929984058546185972009-04-13T10:14:00.000-04:002009-04-13T10:14:00.000-04:00For what it's worth, a friend of mine who sells so...For what it's worth, a friend of mine who sells soft-dollar research for BNY was telling me last weekend that it's widely understood on Wall Street that Goldman uses its REDI program to figure out how to make money for itself. No one on Wall Street, to hear him tell it, has any doubt that Goldman engages in this kind of activity.brendannoreply@blogger.com