tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post7525485855676284372..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: August 23 2009: Promises UnleashedIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-37997416921464025282009-08-25T00:33:20.113-04:002009-08-25T00:33:20.113-04:00New post up.New post up.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-72454377439427650802009-08-25T00:31:50.844-04:002009-08-25T00:31:50.844-04:00Also there is a section or two in the book "T...Also there is a section or two in the book "The Hunt for Zero Point" by Nick Cook. The book's theme revolves around propulsion research by the Nazis in WWII but has several interesting off topic references to the crazybatshit antics of the Nazis as the wheels came off their Volkwagons and the Thousand Year Reich.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-54465535088873310912009-08-25T00:24:29.414-04:002009-08-25T00:24:29.414-04:00Re nazi doomsteads
That sounds interesting. Can y...Re nazi doomsteads<br /><br />That sounds interesting. Can you point to any easily accessable references to this?<br /><br />Read Albert Speer's<br /><br />"Inside the Third Reich"<br /><br />Nazi Minister of Armaments from 1942 to 1945<br /><br />He knew where all the bodies were buried.<br /><br />He was there, right behind the Eight Ball.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-51341931345141543152009-08-25T00:20:27.049-04:002009-08-25T00:20:27.049-04:00The 'elite' sociopaths (that's all the...The 'elite' sociopaths (that's all they are 'elite' at by the way) are not really human in any normally understood meaning of the word. <br /><br />They represent a highly refined form of sadism incarnate. And they're insane, did I mention that? As in not responding to logic or reason or empathy or even 'common sense', like junkies whacked on smack, power smack, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-38279501863088301322009-08-24T23:51:36.895-04:002009-08-24T23:51:36.895-04:00Anon @ August 24, 2009 8:49 PM
Re nazi doomsteads...Anon @ August 24, 2009 8:49 PM<br /><br />Re nazi doomsteads<br /><br />That sounds interesting. Can you point to any easily accessable references to this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-62783796852126889512009-08-24T23:46:02.655-04:002009-08-24T23:46:02.655-04:00ric2 said...
Re TPTB
Thanks for providing th...ric2 said...<br /><br /> Re TPTB<br /><br />Thanks for providing the charles hugh smith on TPTB. I was thinking something similar, and you see different levels of TPTB at all levels from the national, to the local. A crudely-put illustration, put to song, would be frank zappa's "society pages". You can see that in any moderate sized town if you pay attention to local news overAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-71422082618012180722009-08-24T23:32:00.548-04:002009-08-24T23:32:00.548-04:00Anon @ 10:55 said:
So humans are inevitability &#...Anon @ 10:55 said:<br /><br /><i>So humans are inevitability 'guilty' of being shortsighted, egotistical, unchecked hubris spewing, herd driven, spineless delusional self indulging mouth-breathing, knuckle dragging killer apes.</i><br /><br />Yep, that pretty well sums it up alright.<br /><br />I work in an environment where I have a large amount of contact with upper-income Americans, Ventriloquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17710882943614273994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-36428907464574518322009-08-24T23:16:31.849-04:002009-08-24T23:16:31.849-04:00"..I think the Planet wants to start over by ..."..I think the Planet wants to start over by wiping the Killer Ape off it's face.."<br /><br />Homo SociopathicusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-4550165636161455662009-08-24T22:56:06.351-04:002009-08-24T22:56:06.351-04:00Back from vacation, and had to say best picture ev...Back from vacation, and had to say best picture ever Ilargi!<br />Hope all is well.EconomicDisconnecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802078645713106743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-65117890548238127782009-08-24T22:55:32.881-04:002009-08-24T22:55:32.881-04:00So humans are inevitability 'guilty' of be...So humans are inevitability 'guilty' of being shortsighted, egotistical, unchecked hubris spewing, herd driven, spineless delusional self indulging mouth-breathing, knuckle dragging killer apes. <br /><br />As Hunter Thompson would say,"and there's a downside too."<br /><br />Herding behavior sounds remarkably like the notion of 'original sin'. We're all Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-54652347847077330932009-08-24T22:29:41.244-04:002009-08-24T22:29:41.244-04:00Re TPTB
Let's not forget that the poor of the...Re TPTB<br /><br />Let's not forget that the poor of the world most likely see the average American as part of TPTB. We have been enjoying the spoils of the US empire for many years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-22755891733834640432009-08-24T22:23:21.230-04:002009-08-24T22:23:21.230-04:00Do you folks even listen to Bloomberg news on sate...Do you folks even listen to Bloomberg news on satellite radio? I mean you don't even have to hear their words to know that they are giddy- but with maybe a slight edge.<br /><br />I heard one commentator stumbling on about how steel company stock prices rising shows that the economy is back on track- revved for recovery.<br /><br />I listened on my way to the bank to take out more "Leonanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-89100233847010987522009-08-24T22:14:12.463-04:002009-08-24T22:14:12.463-04:00so Ilargi doesn't like the acronym TPTB...
A ...<i>so Ilargi doesn't like the acronym TPTB...</i><br /><br />A rose by any other name...<br /><br />It matters not WHO holds the power, only that power is held -- power is the issue. The battle is not against the elite, it's against elitist thinking, for which we are all guilty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-74263198228931045292009-08-24T22:12:22.226-04:002009-08-24T22:12:22.226-04:00Or would that be the top .01%?
T.01Or would that be the top .01%?<br />T.01Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-22966771635775845082009-08-24T22:11:06.135-04:002009-08-24T22:11:06.135-04:00How about
the top .05%:
T.05How about <br />the top .05%:<br />T.05Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-20752462598563739222009-08-24T22:06:53.229-04:002009-08-24T22:06:53.229-04:00@Anon 6:29...Thank-you for the response.
I think t...@Anon 6:29...Thank-you for the response.<br />I think the astute person notices the rhyming...a head's up to examine a pattern mankind recognises as a familiar tune, an opportunity to learn from the past pattern.<br />My science education is extremely limited leaving me unable repond to your references.<br />I am finding it a useful endeavour to combine history with systems theory.scandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924260428840006237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-29034398542577633282009-08-24T21:58:54.646-04:002009-08-24T21:58:54.646-04:00OK,
so Ilargi doesn't like the acronym TPTB, ...OK,<br /><br />so Ilargi doesn't like the acronym TPTB, <br /><br />yet there are others who make valid statements about a nomenclature that has resonance with most who recognize what "it" means.<br /><br />Let's face it, language IS an evolving organism.<br /><br />So, can we come up with a term/acronym that we can all subscribe to, or do we just devolve into a series of Ventriloquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17710882943614273994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-42474590252679619802009-08-24T21:55:15.795-04:002009-08-24T21:55:15.795-04:00History rhymes but it rarely, if ever, repeats. Wh...<i>History rhymes but it rarely, if ever, repeats. When seeking the common thread to match today's muse with one who rhymed before it begs the question: which history, which muse? Using history from two millenia ago to forecast our future is beyond synthesis. It's out there in the same realm as Asimov's science fiction tales where future "history" could be codified and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-16258086702703252732009-08-24T21:49:41.807-04:002009-08-24T21:49:41.807-04:00"..In Nazi Germany, a term like 'TPTB'..."..In Nazi Germany, a term like 'TPTB', would not need to be defined (a la Ilargi) or even discussed. Everyone with an IQ over 80 knew what a term like that practically meant. Those denying the term and the reality of it simply vanished..."<br /><br />Maintaining TPTB isn't 'properly' defined doesn't make it magically not exist just cause you don't want to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-80647074210205621822009-08-24T21:47:05.025-04:002009-08-24T21:47:05.025-04:00Re TPTB
Here is Charles Hugh Smithʻs well-explain...Re TPTB<br /><br />Here is Charles Hugh Smithʻs well-explained working definition of TPTB, from his <a href="http://www.oftwominds.com/survival-plus1.html" rel="nofollow">Survival Plus</a> e-book:<br /><br />"We must be alert to the irony that the Elite's first task is to convince the underclasses that there is no Elite, no Powers That Be and no Plutocracy. While there is no "ric2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-77933381078156511992009-08-24T21:44:23.682-04:002009-08-24T21:44:23.682-04:00Anon @ 8:49PM said:
In Nazi Germany, a term like ...Anon @ 8:49PM said:<br /><br /><i>In Nazi Germany, a term like 'TPTB', would not need to be defined (a la Ilargi) or even discussed. Everyone with an IQ over 80 knew what a term like that practically meant. Those denying the term and the reality of it simply vanished.</i><br /><br /><br />Ummm . . . I'm pretty sure that Ilargi has an IQ probably double of that which you refer to. Ventriloquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17710882943614273994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-14472580488816585492009-08-24T21:18:49.539-04:002009-08-24T21:18:49.539-04:00From Anon @ 3:06
"TPTB is a meaningless term ...From Anon @ 3:06<br />"TPTB is a meaningless term unless you define precisely who you think of when using it.<br /><br />That's ludicrous -- even if you consider the acronym relative. We all know who GOD is, no matter how precisely you define who or what a supreme power is when you think of it. Why all these people rush to clarify themselves is beyond me."<br /><br />Which is why I NZSanctuarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-81748038716495702132009-08-24T21:06:58.998-04:002009-08-24T21:06:58.998-04:00Speaking of precendents, more from the Guardian - ...Speaking of precendents, more from the Guardian - a comment from Bigwigandfiver ...<br /><br /><i>From the Laud Chronicle:<br /><br />'In this year (1124 AD) before Christmas king Henry sent from Normandy to England and gave instructions that all the moneyers who were in England should be deprived of their members, namely the right hand of each and the testicles below: the reason for this wassensatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01963972089752966979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-56202120595650847342009-08-24T21:05:40.950-04:002009-08-24T21:05:40.950-04:00I thought this data series provided by the EU was ...I thought this data series provided by the EU was a pretty good indicator of employment (NOT Unemployment) in the EU i.e. The Labour Force participation rate between 15-64. This provides a good indication of real unemployment or the amount of Government help needed or support by spouse/ guardian for those not working.<br /><br />Then in the little notes section they had this statistical stunner.<VKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-23628459023710570722009-08-24T20:52:43.145-04:002009-08-24T20:52:43.145-04:00I found this from Statistics UK.
http://www.stati...I found this from Statistics UK.<br /><br />http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?ID=12<br /><br />The inactivity rate for people of working age was 21.0 per cent for the three months to June 2009, up 0.3 over the previous quarter and up 0.1 over the year. <b>The number of economically inactive people of working age rose by 127,000 over the quarter and by 83,000 over the year to reach 7.95 VKnoreply@blogger.com