tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post8833606321054358071..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: February 8 2009: Let us pray that it will not become generally knownIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-90298217186647841892009-02-09T17:02:00.001-05:002009-02-09T17:02:00.001-05:00I note with interest the rising speculation about ...I note with interest the rising speculation about the disolution of existing nation-states like Canada as the international financial situation grows ever more dire and as the establishment elites in government and banking lose all credibility with the general public.<BR/><BR/>Actually, many people have seen this sort of thing coming for more than a decade now. If you do some Googling of terms Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-67865315649624066582009-02-09T17:02:00.000-05:002009-02-09T17:02:00.000-05:00I note with interest the rising speculation about ...I note with interest the rising speculation about the disolution of existing nation-states like Canada as the international financial situation grows ever more dire and as the establishment elites in government and banking lose all credibility with the general public.<BR/><BR/>Actually, many people have seen this sort of thing coming for more than a decade now. If you do some Googling of terms Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-27481495652244455782009-02-09T16:40:00.000-05:002009-02-09T16:40:00.000-05:00Stoneleigh - at my age, that counts as recent. In ...Stoneleigh - at my age, that counts as recent. In either case, we are glad to have you back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-43188854028107101312009-02-09T16:28:00.000-05:002009-02-09T16:28:00.000-05:00She recently relocated to Ontario from England.To ...<I>She recently relocated to Ontario from England.</I><BR/><BR/>To be more specific, I was born in England, raised in Canada and then had lived in England again for a long time before moving back to Canada again in 2000. I suppose that makes me mid-Atlantic.<BR/><BR/>My immediate family has been here the entire time since 1970. My own kids were all born in England, but they're Canadian now.Stoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-50696342683520255762009-02-09T16:21:00.000-05:002009-02-09T16:21:00.000-05:00Anon,Where do you see this breakup beginning? Mayb...Anon,<BR/><BR/><I>Where do you see this breakup beginning? Maybe Alberta the hub for natural gas and oil?</I><BR/><BR/>There's a very interesting book that I recommend called <I>The Nine Nations of North America</I> by Joel Garreau. It's out of print, as it was written something like 25 years ago, but second-hand copies are often available at Amazon. It points out in general terms where natural Stoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-86557715248549384172009-02-09T16:17:00.000-05:002009-02-09T16:17:00.000-05:00Anon 4:05 - do your homework, Sawyer. She recently...Anon 4:05 - do your homework, Sawyer. She recently relocated to Ontario from England.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-76141044173088149902009-02-09T16:05:00.000-05:002009-02-09T16:05:00.000-05:00opinions here because of her recent relocation to ...<I>opinions here because of her recent relocation to </I><BR/><BR/>Well not so recent, Jackson, sounds like Stoneleigh has been a citizen since 1976, which is likely longer than most here have been alive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-47314103694053188352009-02-09T15:51:00.000-05:002009-02-09T15:51:00.000-05:00Anon 3:38 - Sycophant def. a self-seeking, servile...Anon 3:38 - Sycophant def. a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite. None of the above, fool. My umbrage was directed at the suggestion that Stoneleigh was not welcome to express her opinions here because of her recent relocation to Canada.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-14141262788975221712009-02-09T15:38:00.000-05:002009-02-09T15:38:00.000-05:00Good for you Stoneleigh I was just about to post a...Good for you Stoneleigh I was just about to post a note to Dr J that you were a big girl and could speak without the aid of sycophants.<BR/><BR/> Where do you see this breakup beginning? Maybe Alberta the hub for natural gas and oil?<BR/><BR/>Good luck there as I don't think even the Americans would find that in their interest let alone the rest of Canada, including B.C.<BR/><BR/>Maybe Quebec Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-36607783176058298362009-02-09T15:21:00.000-05:002009-02-09T15:21:00.000-05:00Anon @2:18,I should add that my entire immediate f...Anon @2:18,<BR/><BR/>I should add that my entire immediate family has lived in Canada since 1970, and is now spread from coast to coast (one brother in BC, another in Newfoundland and the rest of us in Ontario). I hear quite interesting feedback from both sides of the country. Ironically the separatist talk is loudest in Newfoundland.Stoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-61143615886297926172009-02-09T15:16:00.000-05:002009-02-09T15:16:00.000-05:00anon 2:05, What is a beta male. I'm not sure if yo...anon 2:05, What is a beta male. I'm not sure if you are ridiculing me or complimenting me?scandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924260428840006237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-35270769345398780652009-02-09T15:03:00.000-05:002009-02-09T15:03:00.000-05:00Adios,Google reader is known for not picking up fe...Adios,<BR/><BR/>Google reader is known for not picking up feeds until days late. When I tried it a few years ago it took 48 hours to pick up any post, no matter how innocuous.<BR/><BR/>Let me recommend FireFox's built in reader. It's not the fanciest, but every problem I've ever had with it has been a problem on the website.<BR/><BR/>FrankFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752307987743035281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-55880496648298710662009-02-09T14:52:00.000-05:002009-02-09T14:52:00.000-05:00Anon @2:18,Sorry Stoneleigh, there is a quiet love...Anon @2:18,<BR/><BR/><I>Sorry Stoneleigh, there is a quiet love of this country that goes deeper than crass flag waving and empire building. I have lived from coast to coast and while there are the malcontent their stridency exceeds their numbers. Also since you live here, at least for the moment, I think it is rather silly of you give dignity to that idea . Not a good idea to set fire to ones Stoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-31141647104101590612009-02-09T14:45:00.000-05:002009-02-09T14:45:00.000-05:00anon @ 2:18 - Your righteous patriotic indignation...anon @ 2:18 - Your righteous patriotic indignation is misplaced. I don't think you should chastise Stoneleigh for her opinions, especially considering the public service she, along with Ilargi, is performing here. We should be thankful that she chose to relocate to our country and for you to suggest that her recent arrival here diminishes her right to give voice to her thoughtful observations is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-35227751287814684532009-02-09T14:31:00.000-05:002009-02-09T14:31:00.000-05:00Stoneleigh,It's quite possible that we could see a...Stoneleigh,<BR/><BR/><I>It's quite possible that we could see a rebound. It isn't clear yet when supply collapse may begin to outweigh demand collapse, as when both supply and demand are falling relative rates can be difficult to predict. Energy should see relative price support in comparison with most other less essential things, but many western projects are of the high cost variety that simplyUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15614205920972531674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-86224265452941736202009-02-09T14:18:00.000-05:002009-02-09T14:18:00.000-05:00"I think western separatism is a real threat - not..."I think western separatism is a real threat - not now, but several years down the road. The east will probably institute another set of policies like those that set off those feelings in the first place (Trudeau's National Energy Policy)."<BR/><BR/>Sorry Stoneleigh, there is a quiet love of this country that goes deeper than crass flag waving and empire building. I have lived from coast to coastAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-69074148105559963832009-02-09T14:05:00.000-05:002009-02-09T14:05:00.000-05:00@Scandia - "I am the type who'd rather hurt myself...@Scandia - "I am the type who'd rather hurt myself than someone else."<BR/><BR/>Wow! When the beta males of the world start meowing, that what I would consider a 'black swan' event. Look folks, you can't argue the math. The central gov't went 'all in' and they're going to be called.<BR/><BR/>We need to start planning what our representative republic is going to look like in not too short of time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-28708536568807619392009-02-09T14:04:00.000-05:002009-02-09T14:04:00.000-05:00Rec'd a much needed chuckle from Denninger to-day ...Rec'd a much needed chuckle from Denninger to-day in his description of President Obama as a " candy crapping unicorn." My imagination has had a fun run with creating a matching image.<BR/>Another article reported on the not so friendly questions posed to the President in Indiana. Someone asked about ethics, the endorsement of low life felons like Geithner. Obama respomded that his ethics scandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924260428840006237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-1448990800693489322009-02-09T13:56:00.001-05:002009-02-09T13:56:00.001-05:00Alas, I forgot to mention, CREA, the Canadian real...Alas, I forgot to mention, CREA, the Canadian real estate industry association and its own biggest booster, which has long been attempting to masquerade as an objective analyst, projects an 8% average decline in Canadian home prices this year. <BR/><BR/>Given their history, one would be wise to bet against CREA, much like one should bet against Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney. <BR/><BR/>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15614205920972531674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-40905873080866513212009-02-09T13:56:00.000-05:002009-02-09T13:56:00.000-05:00Rumor,It's a chilly morning for this Canadian, des...Rumor,<BR/><BR/><I>It's a chilly morning for this Canadian, despite the warmer temperatures. Employment stats have been coming hot and heavy since friday, and they're grim. Apparently we're losing jobs even faster than the US. This is not particularly surprising to me. I expected that when our lag to the US debt crisis caught up, it would whipsaw us downward harder and in a shorter time.</I><BR/>Stoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-5062683545540943612009-02-09T13:33:00.001-05:002009-02-09T13:33:00.001-05:00It's a chilly morning for this Canadian, despite t...It's a chilly morning for this Canadian, despite the warmer temperatures. Employment stats have been coming hot and heavy since friday, and they're grim. Apparently we're losing jobs even faster than the US. This is not particularly surprising to me. I expected that when our lag to the US debt crisis caught up, it would whipsaw us downward harder and in a shorter time. <BR/><BR/>Personal Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15614205920972531674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-71894134319471609552009-02-09T13:33:00.000-05:002009-02-09T13:33:00.000-05:00"tooearly said...why does google reader pick up yo...<I>"tooearly said...<BR/>why does google reader pick up your new posts a week to 10 days late or so?"<BR/><BR/>Not a clue. If anyone does, please let me know.</I><BR/><BR/>Only a clue at that, an anecdote from the days when John Ashcroft was being nominated as attorney general and, being female, I was freaking out. <BR/><BR/>I knew of his history, and attempted to google it on every search ***https://www.blogger.com/profile/09888364709448745997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-31566536056016289652009-02-09T13:18:00.000-05:002009-02-09T13:18:00.000-05:00Thinking about the choice of suicide or going on t...Thinking about the choice of suicide or going on the rampage... In some ways the choice depends on your personality type.Some direct anger inward,implode with a heart attack,suicide etc. Others direct anger outward and march with their pitchforks. I am the type who'd rather hurt myself than someone else. However I'm getting over that big time after reading TAE for a year.Why should I surrender myscandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924260428840006237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-24575858785690492242009-02-09T12:41:00.000-05:002009-02-09T12:41:00.000-05:00We interrupt this program for a public service ann...<EM><BR/>We interrupt this program for a public service announcement...<BR/></EM><BR/><BR/>It's a depression, peeps. It means you're going to be poor. And the people around you are going to be poor. And anyone who isn't poor better invest in armed guards or become a target. And that's about it.<BR/><BR/>It doesn't mean that everyone will starve (unless the government fails to act, and we just Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-57179870640156678192009-02-09T12:35:00.000-05:002009-02-09T12:35:00.000-05:00Ilargi,Pardon me posting a late question again - t...Ilargi,<BR/><BR/>Pardon me posting a late question again - this one relates back to the Stiglitz intro. You stated he was advocating different stances for the UK and the US. I'm not entirely sure that's true because I think the UK's approach so far has been different that the US's. I thought that the UK government has gotten much more control over any banks it given assistance to and I also thinkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com