tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post4821686999262073986..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: June 29 2009: California tipping in the oceanIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-34294577899576242582009-06-30T22:52:21.661-04:002009-06-30T22:52:21.661-04:00centiare:
That's the thing. The fact is, tho...centiare:<br /><br />That's the thing. The fact is, though, that what you state:<br /><br /><i>We should be so lucky if the looming social disorder is limited to merely riots.</i><br /><br />is exactly correct, because of the dynamics in play.<br /><br />You remember that Journey song with the lyric: "Paying anything to roll the dice just one more time"? That's where we are Starcadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09226367306835781483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-78579579802140857352009-06-30T22:47:10.026-04:002009-06-30T22:47:10.026-04:00nowandfutures.com: Great Depression vs. Now
looks...nowandfutures.com: Great Depression vs. Now<br /><br />looks like a site that's trying hard to 'whistle pass the graveyard'<br /><br />Everything about today is far, far worse than the 30's.<br /><br />The federal government is dead broke, we got no oil reserves, we got no factories or trained people who know how to actually make useful stuff, we just have a F.I.R.E. economy that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-11224300369962521742009-06-30T22:43:32.133-04:002009-06-30T22:43:32.133-04:00VK Re: Internet porn:
The Internet is no longer f...VK Re: Internet porn:<br /><br />The Internet is no longer for porn.<br /><br />(It's for stolen anime, but that's another rant.)<br /><br />Facts are facts: The money's not there to sustain the population -- for much of anything anymore.Starcadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09226367306835781483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-55004119828346177312009-06-30T22:41:05.296-04:002009-06-30T22:41:05.296-04:00Re: Victorville
And that's just the "exu...Re: Victorville<br /><br />And that's just the "exurbs". Consider what happens when that becomes the inner cities and they begin to explode outward.Starcadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09226367306835781483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-29491561927458806102009-06-30T22:37:02.142-04:002009-06-30T22:37:02.142-04:00ric2: I understand why people would say it (and y...ric2: I understand why people would say it (and you would believe it) at first glance.<br /><br />But I have seen what is probably about to happen here -- it probably won't happen here 7/1 (although 10/1 might be a better idea of when it might happen!) -- because of what I have experienced.<br /><br />I have experienced countless Californians who, without any real degree of employability or Starcadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09226367306835781483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-25024094170271935112009-06-30T22:29:02.721-04:002009-06-30T22:29:02.721-04:00nowandfutures.com: Great Depression vs. Now
This ...<a href="http://www.nowandfutures.com/articles/20090620great_depression_parallels_busted.html" rel="nofollow">nowandfutures.com: Great Depression vs. Now</a><br /><br />This site has alot of great info and charts without much chit chatPersephonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16990525279110502147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-23776383364046885112009-06-30T22:27:28.799-04:002009-06-30T22:27:28.799-04:00free markets as interpreted by the League of Darwi...free markets as interpreted by the League of Darwinists <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay6N33y_UG4&feature=related" rel="nofollow">Kurt & Dieter</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-2736571526564601412009-06-30T22:05:12.838-04:002009-06-30T22:05:12.838-04:00"So if we never had a free market, and we can..."So if we never had a free market, and we cannot really have a free market, why do people blame free markets for our problems?"<br /><br />Because the people who championed the theory of a 'free market' were liars and con artist hucksters. <br /><br />They wanted to sucker the Proles into believing the fairy tale confidence game of 'a free market', but in fact it's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-68726826081724445382009-06-30T21:22:50.333-04:002009-06-30T21:22:50.333-04:00About once a year or so I have posted this bit of ...About once a year or so I have posted this bit of Dickens and maybe it fits again here with the talk of free markets:<br><br><i>"'It was a fundamental principle of the Gradgrind philosophy that everything was to be paid for. Nobody was ever on any account to give anybody anything, or render anybody help without purchase. Gratitude was to be abolished, and the virtues springing from it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-58080630341033621872009-06-30T20:57:06.854-04:002009-06-30T20:57:06.854-04:00Weasledog - 11:19
That's interesting.
Than...Weasledog - 11:19<br /><br />That's interesting. <br /><br />Thanks<br />WgSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-70415461278130706072009-06-30T20:29:29.966-04:002009-06-30T20:29:29.966-04:00So if we never had a free market, and we cannot re...So if we never had a free market, and we cannot really have a free market, why do people blame free markets for our problems?<br /><br />I think the meaning and understanding of the term free market has been completely tarnished by its enemies. Much like the word liberal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-28297585054060440692009-06-30T20:14:17.426-04:002009-06-30T20:14:17.426-04:00Iʻve seen people here complain about Starcadeʻs ov...Iʻve seen people here complain about Starcadeʻs over-the-top predictions of Californiaʻs rapidly approaching demise. I usually agree with them and say to myself that Starcade needs to chill, but then I read something like this (from The Exiled, where Matt Taibbi got his start . . .):<br /><br /><a href="http://exiledonline.com/desert-dispatch-meth-morons-and-murder-in-victorville/" rel="nofollow"ric2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-68534338026273933652009-06-30T20:09:54.311-04:002009-06-30T20:09:54.311-04:00Here we go again …
When have we ever had a truly f...Here we go again …<br />When have we ever had a truly free market?<br />-------- <br />Before EVE.<br />Before you wanted something from someone.<br />Before trading.<br /><br />When you will be the last remaining living thing.<br />jaljalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969819389823705458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-58576153388773683942009-06-30T20:07:18.190-04:002009-06-30T20:07:18.190-04:00When have we ever had a truly free market?
The fa...When have we ever had a truly free market?<br /><br />The fact that we have never had one shows that it can not exist. Human relationships are based on politics and influence. Somehow 20% of society always accumulates 80% of it's wealth. Wealth concentrates, power concentrates and influence concentrates.<br /><br />A free market depends on people being rational and just. No such person existsVKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-82490949227272693512009-06-30T20:01:48.354-04:002009-06-30T20:01:48.354-04:00"I send a portion of any net winnings to our ...<i>"I send a portion of any net winnings to our gracious T/A, Stoneleigh. Finally, yes, I feel dirty talking about this stuff."</i><br /><br />Thanks for that. That must be the funniest comment I've ever read here.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-70303124769775777172009-06-30T19:55:10.814-04:002009-06-30T19:55:10.814-04:00When have we ever had a truly free market?
Inquir...When have we ever had a truly free market?<br /><br />Inquiring minds would like to know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-22197584198621627612009-06-30T19:46:38.599-04:002009-06-30T19:46:38.599-04:00el gallinaz, a little unthinking maybe but I don&...el gallinaz, a little unthinking maybe but I don't mean you are unfeeling, if you want to see unfeeling get a load of Melissa <a href="http://zerohedge.blogspot.com/2009/06/david-rosenberg-shockingly-realistic.html" rel="nofollow"> in conversation</a> with David Rosenberg, (about 1 min 30 seconds in.<br><br>-drool for dollars-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-58475284026387802692009-06-30T19:19:17.197-04:002009-06-30T19:19:17.197-04:00Col Klink,
We did pay and train the ISI. We did n...Col Klink,<br /><br />We did pay and train the ISI. We did not create them. The army as a state within the state goes back to the founding of the country.<br /><br />Nor are their loyalties really divided. The Pakistani army including the ISI is loyal to itself. Once the Taliban became an actual threat to them, they called timeout on their sitzkrieg with India and actually started fighting.Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752307987743035281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-72067987562431141582009-06-30T19:18:34.703-04:002009-06-30T19:18:34.703-04:00@ VK-
After, uh, years of, uh, in-depth research ...@ VK-<br /><br />After, uh, years of, uh, in-depth research on the Internet I can assure you that anyone who still pays for, uh, "adult" materials is an out and out fool.<br /><br />XD<br /><br />Also, please pray for Matt Taibbi's safety, as Gollum Sachs has taken notice of his outstanding Rolling Stone piece:<br /><br />http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/2009/06/30/thethirdcoasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02828310354952426682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-1677721249060420572009-06-30T19:09:03.253-04:002009-06-30T19:09:03.253-04:00Four misc thoughts.
1. Well said, 5:34.
2. Care...Four misc thoughts.<br /><br />1. Well said, 5:34.<br /><br />2. Careful with ETFs. You can lose your shirt even when you're right. Use them only for <b>short term</b> speculation since they are prone to decay. Take USO for instance. It started out at the same front month price of oil in mid-06. It is now roughly $40 while oil is ~$70. I believe I read once that it has to do with Farmerodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03492165772535123915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-10227040409046679432009-06-30T18:57:16.388-04:002009-06-30T18:57:16.388-04:00Via Barry Ritholtz
http://www.mercurynews.com/top...Via Barry Ritholtz<br /><br />http://www.mercurynews.com/topstories/ci_12716498<br /><br />“How bad is this recession? Even sex doesn’t sell.<br /><br />That’s the glum assessment of those in the adult entertainment industry, hundreds of whom gathered last week for the annual Cybernet Expo conference in San Francisco. The industry, now a multibillion-dollar online business, has discovered that VKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-87708561246858255682009-06-30T18:36:35.205-04:002009-06-30T18:36:35.205-04:00seems the trolls have temporarily vanished....:)
...seems the trolls have temporarily vanished....:)<br /><br /><br />ssshhhh..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-9675979623705754482009-06-30T17:39:37.924-04:002009-06-30T17:39:37.924-04:00@ Col Klink
:O
I can see Pakistan destabilizing ...@ Col Klink<br /><br />:O<br /><br />I can see Pakistan destabilizing the entire region. If Pakistan goes, then I can certainly see increased instability in Afghanistan. An India vs China standoff could occur.<br /><br />What about Turkey going after the Kurds in Iraq? Iran using Hezbollah to stir up trouble in Lebanon, Israel and Iraq. If the straight of Hormuz is closed we have the world's VKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-51974471628374915272009-06-30T17:34:08.721-04:002009-06-30T17:34:08.721-04:00There he goes again, Centiare as George C Scott i...There he goes again, Centiare as George C Scott in an ‘America loves to kick-ass’ Patton preamble. Centiare envisions the modern day Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone imposing a genetic echo of Scots-Irish pugnacious frontier spirit on the rest of the world. All in the cause of resurrecting the sky-blue purity of unpolluted free-market capitalism. But down here in the real world--“on Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-11057041286085409402009-06-30T17:32:50.832-04:002009-06-30T17:32:50.832-04:00VK
The war may not be directly with India. There...VK<br /><br />The war may not be directly with India. There is a very real chance of pakistan breaking up, and it would be a disaster for the region. Any such conflict would likely be a regional conflict involving south east asia as well as india. China could also quickly become involved, as it see's india as a regional conduit of western influence and could interceded in any such conflictCol Klinknoreply@blogger.com