tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post4705521571402739487..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: July 11 2010: The greatest con since 1776Ilargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-39108213071101707612010-07-14T10:33:54.723-04:002010-07-14T10:33:54.723-04:00New post up.
Is it time to storm the Bastille a...New post up.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com/2010/07/july-14-2010-is-it-time-to-storm.html" rel="nofollow"><b>Is it time to storm the Bastille again?</b></a><br /><br /><br /><br />.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-44756679272336705502010-07-14T02:57:19.095-04:002010-07-14T02:57:19.095-04:00Punxsutawney, I like your comments about your wif...Punxsutawney, I like your comments about your wife and girl friend traveling alone in Mexico.<br /><br />My wife (who had polio and can not do strenuous walking) and I (nearly 70) have traveled extensively, alone, without guide, in foreign countries using local transport for years.<br /><br />We have traveled in Andean countries(Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia), China, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, IndonesiaBiologique Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05410194284794713409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-54321034704088852762010-07-14T00:32:55.419-04:002010-07-14T00:32:55.419-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.---https://www.blogger.com/profile/15351955410331132836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-91506045333450922532010-07-13T23:25:33.402-04:002010-07-13T23:25:33.402-04:00The current system is designed by, and thus benefi...The current system is designed by, and thus benefits, the lawyers, banksters and politicians. Rolling Stone's "vampire squid upon the face of humanity" was right on. It's more than simply Goldman Sachs, though it must be said they are the epitome of what's wrong.<br /><br />This system will fail. <br />But.. what shall replace it ?? <br /><br />Here's my suggestions on Mr. Kowalskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899577790533734474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-9222987256812221262010-07-13T20:57:55.250-04:002010-07-13T20:57:55.250-04:00One other thing: let's compare the 2,000+/yea...One other thing: let's compare the 2,000+/year shootings in Mexico with stats in the US:<br /><br />Each year, there are 34,000 gun-related deaths in the U.S. How many of those dead are children, and has that number increased in the last few years? Here are the facts...<br /><br />http://life.familyeducation.com/school-safety-month/violence/29712.html<br /><br />and <br /><br />A report ---https://www.blogger.com/profile/15351955410331132836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-68777633415548943092010-07-13T20:52:19.508-04:002010-07-13T20:52:19.508-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.---https://www.blogger.com/profile/15351955410331132836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-55358845372504230602010-07-13T20:17:14.764-04:002010-07-13T20:17:14.764-04:00Hija de Pappi
I tell you, there is hope outside of...Hija de Pappi<br /><i>I tell you, there is hope outside of the "rational" industrialized, highly-financed societies. There are still good people out there. </i><br /><br />I here ya.<br /><br />VK<br /><i>It is my humble opinion that humanities greatest cultural flaw is to see the bright side of <br />things.</i><br /><br />I'd phrase this, "It is my humble opinion that Richttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01092313041560676587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-32936988980063043012010-07-13T18:27:58.240-04:002010-07-13T18:27:58.240-04:00@Punxsutawney,
1990 is not 2010. Mexico is not th...@Punxsutawney,<br /><br />1990 is not 2010. Mexico is not the same as it was 20 years ago. A co-worker of mine whose family immigrated to the US 30+ years ago regularly goes south to visit family and friends. He says it is much more dangerous now.<br /><br />And it is dangerous because of the drug trade which has created millionaires and even billionaires in the drug market. That drug market is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-85338268218972115092010-07-13T17:43:35.909-04:002010-07-13T17:43:35.909-04:00@hija de papi
You write Began brushing up on cert...@<b>hija de papi</b><br /><br />You write <i>Began brushing up on certain philosophical undercurrents of industrialized society, examining the foundations of "modernism" and "rationalism" and sure enough... if you can't reduce it to math, it doesn't exist, to paraphrase a lot of what is taught.</i><br /><br />This reminds me of John Ralston Saul, q.v. at Wikipedia and mistah charley, ph.d.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06303695341246058680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-85657639241369757562010-07-13T15:31:10.582-04:002010-07-13T15:31:10.582-04:00@VK,
One possibility (re: supposed safe havens) i...@VK,<br /><br />One possibility (re: supposed safe havens) is that pension-fund managers and the like know that the game is up, but to earn their salaries they have to keep pretending (ditto politicians and investment advisors). Hence a "safe haven" is a place that will implode later than other implosions.<br /><br />@hija de papi<br />The Navajo describe someone who is acting badly as Kahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05667147292403648981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-58140119795084399872010-07-13T14:48:17.951-04:002010-07-13T14:48:17.951-04:00@hija de papi
"So I wrote a comment on that....@hija de papi<br /><br />"So I wrote a comment on that. The comment showed up. The Margolis post stayed on my "Wall" but will not appear in the news feed I share with family there (most of why I even bother with the silly FB thing - to keep up to date on them).<br /><br />Anybody else have this happen?"<br /><br />I'd like to think my posts to the FaceB news feed don'tBigelowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883913065391637120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-48977224134228723622010-07-13T14:05:42.762-04:002010-07-13T14:05:42.762-04:00Hija de Pappi, Robert,
My wife and a girl friend ...Hija de Pappi, Robert,<br /><br />My wife and a girl friend travelled alone through Mexico by public bus circa 1990 and didn’t have a single problem anywhere. This was two young women travelling alone. My wife is of blonde Norwegian ancestry and tall so she would never pass for a native. Both spoke passable Spanish which helped I’m sure. Near the end of their trip they ended up in Acapulco and Punxsutawneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09462275239011115572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-62072845882914564372010-07-13T12:47:58.840-04:002010-07-13T12:47:58.840-04:00Gravity,
Thank you for your thoughtful response. ...Gravity,<br /><br />Thank you for your thoughtful response. I started wearing a shirt with sleeves and a wide rim hat when outdoors. <br /><br />We'll be contacting a local marine biologist (retired) who's been a local activist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-78935121702994496052010-07-13T12:39:55.560-04:002010-07-13T12:39:55.560-04:00Samsara said:
"That's because so very ma...Samsara said:<br /><br /><i>"That's because so very many Americans are so pathetically ignorant. How can they know how bad the situation is, when they don't understand it in the first place?"</i><br /><br />Yes, mainstream "Americans" (BTW, also Latinos who have lived here long enough and assimilated the culture are included) are pathetically ignorant. But, more Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-39678699786384795252010-07-13T10:48:35.579-04:002010-07-13T10:48:35.579-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.---https://www.blogger.com/profile/15351955410331132836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-88420684208822666212010-07-13T09:34:51.278-04:002010-07-13T09:34:51.278-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.---https://www.blogger.com/profile/15351955410331132836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-37580674762020821762010-07-13T09:01:36.626-04:002010-07-13T09:01:36.626-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.---https://www.blogger.com/profile/15351955410331132836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-34347681093335102612010-07-13T08:57:08.994-04:002010-07-13T08:57:08.994-04:00Since Tero said that the rules are not " fair...Since Tero said that the rules are not " fair" I have been thinking about fairness, about how many scoff at the idea.<br />Just stumbled upon this article about fairness-<br /><br />http://chronicle.com/article/Hey-Wait-a-Minute-/66156/<br /><br />BP getting a 10B tax break as an outcome for the GofM disaster IS NOT FAIR!scandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924260428840006237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-89892637774101868952010-07-13T08:07:53.602-04:002010-07-13T08:07:53.602-04:00Some more disturbing Oil Disaster Pics:
you-are-...Some more disturbing Oil Disaster Pics:<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2010/07/you-are-not-authorized-to-see-these.html" rel="nofollow">you-are-not-authorized-to-see-these</a>Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05716828239924827486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-62087590879906173742010-07-13T02:44:49.916-04:002010-07-13T02:44:49.916-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09627943828901298391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-52997790024952472092010-07-13T01:58:13.774-04:002010-07-13T01:58:13.774-04:00@VK
Perhaps he thinks that the Swiss Franc (which...@VK<br /><br />Perhaps he thinks that the Swiss Franc (which is controlled by the <b>Swiss government</b>) is sufficiently independent of Swiss banks to ensure that regardless of what happens to those two Swiss banks, the Swiss government will not bail them out?<br /><br />While the financial industry exerts large amounts of control over governments in many countries (especially the US and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-18604623267256853552010-07-13T01:47:42.896-04:002010-07-13T01:47:42.896-04:00Hija de Pappi: My wife and I spent 7 weeks this y...Hija de Pappi: My wife and I spent 7 weeks this year traveling by local bus through southern Mexico and later Guatemala and Honduras. <br /><br />Our impression of Mexico matches yours. The Mexican people were the warmest most caring people we have encountered in the many countries we have visited in South America and Asia.<br /><br />AND the food was fabulous!<br /><br />Next time we get down Biologique Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05410194284794713409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-46045110291302380482010-07-13T00:50:25.782-04:002010-07-13T00:50:25.782-04:00All the smart accountants and tax lawyers know tha...All the smart accountants and tax lawyers know that you can reduce your tax payable by using losses from previous years.<br /><br />I’m sure that the bankers know how to do some market to market and generate a loss that will reduce the taxes that they would normally pay.<br /><br />The governments are going to find out how little they can collect because of the great ways that the lawmakers have jalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969819389823705458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-58159075318359827702010-07-12T22:23:29.835-04:002010-07-12T22:23:29.835-04:00@VK
"...It is my humble opinion that humanit...@VK<br /><br />"...It is my humble opinion that humanities greatest cultural flaw is to see the bright side of things."<br /><br />Years ago while reading Jared Diamond, he posed the question of what was going through the mind of the guy who cut down the last tree on Easter Island.<br /><br />I wondered about that myself and tried to conjure up a movie scene like mental image of it Top Hat Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18062738110354384414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-85990516165656535392010-07-12T22:11:15.451-04:002010-07-12T22:11:15.451-04:00My friends and I have always enjoyed the Enneagram...My friends and I have always enjoyed the Enneagram. To this day we<br />relate to each other as numbers with wings. It's great fun and capable of providing neutral insights into a personality. I am a 9. 'The Peacemaker' is one title ascribed to the number. I don't have a dominant wing on either side of me. Briefly, I like group harmony and making connections. I am indolent. My benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07338619620804720116noreply@blogger.com