tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102429195693595750.post3539784816722911160..comments2024-02-24T19:10:00.395+02:00Comments on Sudden Debt: The Great Reset Results In TrapsHellasioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03564511281240682625noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102429195693595750.post-27671116380120633352009-05-14T23:29:00.000+03:002009-05-14T23:29:00.000+03:00I prefer "The Great Ratcheting Down." The great re...I prefer "The Great Ratcheting Down." The great reset has its merits, but reset doesn't indicated where the reset is to occur. The GRD tells one exactly which direction things are headed. <br /><br />Lee's Great Comeuppance has merit I suppose save for the injection of a certain shadenfreude into the affair. We simply want to describe (as best as one can given the limitations) what happened not add a whiff of moralizing<br /><br />My other term for what is occurring now is the "The Grand Wobble."<br /><br />And of course "The Greater Depression" is very good, but alas it's not mine.<br /><br /><br />McMansion solution:<br /><br />Beat them into plough shares.<br /><br />And lose the golf courses.Edwardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03613197383283896190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102429195693595750.post-79688570854296596552009-05-14T16:19:00.000+03:002009-05-14T16:19:00.000+03:00Social networking and self-sufficiency go together...Social networking and self-sufficiency go together like a good marriage. This is what I alluded to about 1800's America. Everybody played a part in bringing together different foods and services forming a tight knit community.<br /><br />This is what we need to get back to especially in a world of resource depletion.<br /><br />Joe M.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005483996588605077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102429195693595750.post-47607529601101646692009-05-14T15:36:00.000+03:002009-05-14T15:36:00.000+03:00Deb, what is not everyday English to you?Deb, what is not everyday English to you?Thaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700253024420397221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102429195693595750.post-55117778878812486732009-05-14T12:13:00.000+03:002009-05-14T12:13:00.000+03:00Lots of jargon on this blog today.
I challenge ALL...Lots of jargon on this blog today.<br />I challenge ALL of you to make your jargon comments in everyday English.<br />Sigmund was good enough to make HIS comments in everyday (somewhat literary...) German, so, if you know what you're talking about, and if you have REALLY THOUGHT THROUGH it, then you can TRY to translate it into everyday English. (Yes, well, Thai, obviously some of it will be LOST in translation, but that is a chance we will have to take.) The EFFORT that you make in translation will SHOW you just how well you have understood/not understood the concepts you are dealing with. Believe me on this one. I have much practiced it...<br />Your comment about thinking things through was very interesting, SS.<br />This issue is exceedingly complex. Every thought and every theory has implications, in its own sphere, but more importantly, OUTSIDE its own sphere.<br />As an egghead, I can affirm that it is very very difficult to move outside the specialized boxes that we have been putting our thoughts/theories into since the Age of Reason (lol...) hit the scene. So, obviously I have not totally thought through all of my thoughts, theories in this context. But then, neither have you. Neither has anybody ON THIS EARTH, I feel like saying. <br />One of the more interesting things about this issue is what happens when you start looking at the ideological assumptions behind economic concepts like "budget".<br />When you start talking about budgets, then you are reasoning in terms of finite resources that are to be DIVIDED UP into parts, equal or not.<br />This is an ideological framework/assumption as to how economic issues should be handled.<br />This is why I keep harping on the Merchant of Venice. <br />Assuming FINITE resources that are to be divided up (here I'm talking about filthy lucre, NOT about water, air, etc...) assumes that money behaves just like any other REALLY finite resource, and I don't really believe that (Hell doesn't seem to believe it either, if I understand him correctly...) Money is a pure abstraction, a symbol, not water.<br />So... why do we keep treating it as though it is a finite resource ? And why do we keep introducing limitations on it that are PERHAPS not applicable ?<br />And why measure wealth ? Is wealth the same thing as having money ? What is our obsession about numbers telling us ?<br />The Merchant of Venice shows us the OPPOSITE of a mentality of starting out with a FIXED, PREDETERMINED PIE, and trying to divide it up between the participants. It is all about INFINITE POSSIBILTIES and WEALTH generated through individual, and collective risk.<br />As long as we stay in this moralistic, petit bourgois, and unambitious attitude of DIVIDING up the pie into EQUAL parts, we will not get out of this mess...<br />So... I think that we can safely say that I am somewhat Keynesian on this issue, right, Hell ? :-)Debranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102429195693595750.post-18990277976231913502009-05-14T08:43:00.000+03:002009-05-14T08:43:00.000+03:00Re: cooperation/socialism,
I will share everythin...Re: cooperation/socialism,<br /><br />I will share everything with good-willed triangle helper puppets. I will share nothing with rat-bastard square blocker puppets. <br /><br />@ SS:<br />"you really need to exercise the cerbellum by thinking"<br /><br />The cerebellum just does some motor stuff (coordination, etc.). You're probably wanting us to use our frontal cortices.<br /><br />@ Thai:<br />"you are so close... <br />but that SS is also SIMULTANEOUSLY CORRECT."<br /><br />Ain't that a bi$%^! (muttering)<I>Fractal warlock sonofa..</I> :)<br /><br />@ christianity from earlier today:<br /><br />"Evil: God isn't interested in technology. He cares nothing for the microchip or the silicon revolution. Look how he spends his time, forty-three species of parrots! Nipples for men!<br />Robert: Slugs.<br />Evil: Slugs! HE created slugs! They can't hear. They can't speak. They can't operate machinery. Are we not in the hands of a lunatic?"<br />- Time Bandits (1981)dinknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102429195693595750.post-87675062333078773612009-05-14T05:28:00.000+03:002009-05-14T05:28:00.000+03:00Re: "You appear to define socialism as a perfect p...Re: "You appear to define socialism as a perfect panacea or utopia than base your refutation on the system not living up to that."<br /><br />This is the one thing I hate about the internet- how easy it is to be misunderstood.<br /><br />I think socialism and capitalism are simply ways of perceiving society, nothing more.<br /><br />Society itself is independent of this perception and the change in perception changes nothing about society, it only changes one's own view of society (which as the link I gave you said, is largely genetically determined anyway). <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />.... Thinking????<br /><br />Perhaps I can explain this another way (Yo blew his chance earlier today)<br /><br />As Hell remind us, all life is based on energy...<br /><br />Society is a fractal of cooperating energy packets (I like to call them "building blocks"), all cooperating in order to "compete" (vs. other energy packets) to acquire energy to continue to exist.<br /><br />Socialism is looking at this fractal from the perspective of the group of energy packets in the fractal (usually hoping the fractal will protect you as you protect it).<br /><br />Capitalism is looking at this fractal from the perspective of the individual energy packet.<br /><br /><br />... It is probably a stretch but is there any way that you Hell (or Cotton) would be willing to help me out (e.g. cooperate) here? <br /><br />I have never claimed to have either of your communication skills.Thaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700253024420397221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102429195693595750.post-51163982759398508022009-05-14T05:02:00.000+03:002009-05-14T05:02:00.000+03:00Dear Thai,
Not outraged at all you always have a ...Dear Thai,<br /><br />Not outraged at all you always have a very thoughtful take on things, I just thought and perhaps said a bit too aggressively - - certainly too aggressively for DC, even a New Yorker can acknowledge that - - that I thought you, Deb and Dink had not thought things through. <br /><br />You appear to define socialism as a perfect panacea or utopia than base your refutation on the system not living up to that.<br /><br />Think of it rather like the teachings of Christ something to be sought after, another way of living together.<br /><br />I may have time to reply in more detail tomorrow to some of the things you say. Best.<br /><br />SSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102429195693595750.post-67369579639118287552009-05-14T04:38:00.000+03:002009-05-14T04:38:00.000+03:00Oh, and SS
re: "In any case under a more socialis...Oh, and SS<br /><br />re: "In any case under a more socialist system I would charge the obese extra for airline tickets - - one and a half to two seats might be reasonable"<br /><br />How would this solve your inequity concerns?<br /><br />Would you take with one hand but then give back with another?<br /><br />And if you did, why spend the cost of transaction in the first place?Thaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700253024420397221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102429195693595750.post-72914914928886910672009-05-14T03:50:00.000+03:002009-05-14T03:50:00.000+03:00clarification:
I meant to say "If you are saying ...clarification:<br /><br />I meant to say "If you are saying obesity is a genetic problem and at least partially/largely beyond their willful control so they deserve a free pass"<br /><br />Then I would respond with "I agree". <br /><br />And I meant to give you a link re: <A HREF="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/child_health/article2916064.ece" REL="nofollow">morality and genetic predetermination</A>. (If you need it to be from a Journal like Nature I can get one but I would prefer not as I let most of journal subscriptions expire for financial reasons). <br /><br /><br /><br />So from all evidence, Hell is hardwired to be selfish. <br /><br />... While doctors are hardwired for altruism.<br /><br />(That is a joke Hell in case you miss it). <br /><br />;-)Thaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700253024420397221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102429195693595750.post-83937096988486878672009-05-14T03:24:00.000+03:002009-05-14T03:24:00.000+03:00SS, I am confused. Oddly we may (?) or may not be ...SS, I am confused. Oddly we may (?) or may not be saying the same thing (I am a little unsure).<br /><br />Can you clarify:<br /><br />"I think that if the main focus of your attention is health care it is not the same as saying that your focus is the percent of the population abusing health care nor certainly the obese, an even smaller percent." <br /><br />with your statement <br /><br />"This is delusional"<br /><br />If you are saying we should compare the crimes of individual bankers vs. the crimes of the obese based on amount of money they personally led us to all waste, I would agree completely.<br /><br />But I am not sure if this gets you any more than an "I agree" for there are a lot more obese than there are criminal bankers and when you start adding them all up, they have "wasted" more money.<br /><br />AND, fwiw, I am actually NOT picking on the obese as they are clearly not the biggest cost in medicine; a title which belongs to those with multiple medical issues.<br /><br />AND the most common feature of people with multiple medical conditions is mental illness. The issue is incredibly complex in its interrelationships.<br /><br /><br />If you are saying "obesity so they deserve a "free pass"- fine.<br /><br />But understand, morality is every bit as genetic and if you do not see this, we are indeed very very far in our opinions.<br /><br /><br />I do tend to agree with you re:"Socialism is a society emphasizing collective well being rather than individual." <br /><br />As I have said before, I am not afraid of socialism in the slightest.<br /><br />In fact, again fwiw, why do you think I tend to get so angry at Yoyomo and Marcus? <br /><br />I tend to see both their lack of trust (and refusal to work) as unbelievably selfish to the collective. <br /><br />However, I don't think because we call ourselves socialist it will change anything. <br /><br />Even if we are all taxed 100% and 100% live in a "socialist paradise", the nature of man will not change one bit.<br /><br />Selfishness does not go away.<br /><br />Goodness does not go away.<br /><br />People's behavior (and morals) are unbelievably genetically predetermined (AND environmentally influenced).<br /><br />Genetic differences in people's morality <A HREF="http://sciencestage.com/v/231/jonathan-haidt-talks-brain-culture-evolution-global-issues-morality-politics-psychology-rock-the-vote-playlist.html" REL="nofollow">do not go away just because we "socialize" things</A>. <br /><br />We can eliminate environmental differences between people if we want, and this will reduce the effect of "nurture" on outcomes.<br /><br />But all it will do is enhance the effect of "nature" on outcomes, nothing more. <br /><br />The outcomes themselves will still be the same. <br /><br />You are upset about inequality<br /><br />Do you mean inequality in America? A.<br /><br />Do you mean inequality in a single European country? B. <br /><br />Do you mean inequality in all of Europe? C.<br /><br />Do you mean inequality all over the world? D.<br /><br />If it is A. vs. B.- America does worse.<br /><br />But if it is A. vs. C., America is far far fairer. <br /><br />If it is A. vs. C, then things are clearly getting better (albeit at a cost I am sure you and I can both agree one).<br /><br />I am sure I needn't remind you that socialist leadership has had some truly stunning influence over the life and death if its citizens over time. <br /><br />Indeed, some lives have clearly been made quite meaningless in many socialist countries over the ages, on that I am sure we can both agree (as they have in many capitalist countries).<br /><br />So what is your outrage at my comments concerning?<br /><br />From my viewpoint, yours seem a little weak.<br /><br />@Marcus- if you watch the video above you will again see I have not made this "theory" up as you so claim.Thaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700253024420397221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102429195693595750.post-91499241153950209532009-05-14T02:09:00.000+03:002009-05-14T02:09:00.000+03:00@ Thai,
I live in Woodbridge, a distant suburb of...@ Thai,<br /><br />I live in Woodbridge, a distant suburb of D.C., I'm from New york, hence your confusion. I think that if the main focus of your attention is health care it is not the same as saying that your focus is the percent of the population abusing health care nor certainly the obese, an even smaller percent. This is delusional to be polite for a New Yorker, that's about how polite I can be after 30 years in D.C. and Virginia. Its the bankers! In this case the insurance companies. In any case under a more socialist system I would charge the obese extra for airline tickets - - one and a half to two seats might be reasonable - - and charge extra for patients with overwieght conditions contributing to their health problems. It seems that under capitalism they are treated as special categories to be relieved of their social responsibilities in order to protect the individuals right to enrich himself at the expense of others.<br /><br />@ Debra<br /><br />Socialists are certainly not all the same no more than Christians. <br /><br />@ Thai, Debra and Dink<br /><br />I have to say from otherwise intelligent people you really need to exercise the cerbellum by thinking otherwise it atrophies,<br /><br />LOL<br />SSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102429195693595750.post-91629705644961719332009-05-14T01:25:00.000+03:002009-05-14T01:25:00.000+03:00@Joe- you really do sound like a nice guy. If you ...@Joe- you really do sound like a nice guy. If you ever need someone to patch you up when the angry hoards attack your farm, please give me a call. ;-)<br /><br /><br /><br />@SS re: "It's the bankers and not the 400 lb. airline passenger that's our biggest".<br /><br /><A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/09/opinion/09krugman.html?_r=2&hp=&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1194667959-9h1t4gnZVOfoau8vkl8FRQ" REL="nofollow">You are both right and wrong on this one</A> (as the endless Krugman-<A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/business/04view.html?ex=1351828800&en=7abf86ba1f3f353d&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink" REL="nofollow">Mankiw</A> battles attest to the complexity of the issue- both points of view absolutely correct). <br /><br />Health care is a larger % GDP than banking.<br /><br />FWIW I certainly agree with you that health care spending can never really be taken in isolation from all the other ways we spend our money as a society, even if it may sometimes sounds like I make health care spending a static entity when I discuss it.<br /><br />AND I agree we can spend as much as we want on health care providing we also cut somewhere else to offset this increased spending.<br /><br />But I might also remind you that many on this blog (America really) are already complaining that 18% of GDP is too much.<br /><br />And IF we either want to cut from 18% or even just redistribute some of the money from those with more to those with less, please understand the money will need to come from somewhere in that 18% spending.<br /><br />And remember again that health care spending is quite "non-linear", e.g. in any given year 1% spend 25%, 5% spend 50%, etc... <br /><br />And while this inequity does <I>somewhat</I> decline over a person's entire lifetime, it is still remains <B>VERY</B> unequal no matter what time scale you look at spending over.<br /><br />So if you are cutting from any budget, where will the cutting come from? <br /><br />Will it come from cutting where most of it is spent? Or will it come from cutting where very little is spent? If you chose the latter, you won't cut very much.<br /><br />PS- I thought I once read you say you lived in NY? <br /><br />Please remember that <A HREF="http://lookingthruadifferentlens.blogspot.com/2008/12/threads-of-ongoing-discussion-with.html" REL="nofollow">YOU ARE IN GROUND ZERO</A> (again).<br /><br />Are you as prepared to be in the firing line as you so claim? (fwiw my neighborhood is also in the firing line)<br /><br />And before you answer, please ask yourself again where you will cut from? <br /><br />For if you say "where most of the money is spent", I might again ask you which of your parents or friend's parents or even which of your friend's with (say) cancer, are you willing to deny <I><B>at least some</B></I> care to? <br /><br />How many days/weeks/months/years of life are you willing to shave from them (and which ones will you do it to) in order that others, in different neighborhoods (e.g. not yours and mine), can live longer? <br /><br />PS- I have no problem personally accepting this under CERTAIN conditions.<br /><br /><br />@Dink<br /><br />Buddy, you are so close! <br /><br />Now just think about your absolutely true statement "unequal" not in the context that it contradicts socialism (or capitalism for that matter) but that SS is also SIMULTANEOUSLY CORRECT.Thaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700253024420397221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102429195693595750.post-36554959162205978622009-05-13T22:40:00.000+03:002009-05-13T22:40:00.000+03:00Ha, what's your favorite SPORT ?
Mine's Sudden Deb...Ha, what's your favorite SPORT ?<br />Mine's Sudden Debt.<br />Major disadvantage : it doesn't get me off of my butt and burning off a little bit more of that fat that gets added on invariably as one gets older...<br />Very UNCHRISTIAN of you guys, your remarks on Christianity and Christians.Debranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102429195693595750.post-80310855206177776732009-05-13T21:35:00.000+03:002009-05-13T21:35:00.000+03:00@ dink
It's the bankers not the 400 lb. airline p...@ dink<br /><br />It's the bankers not the 400 lb. airline passenger that's our biggest(not the same as largest) problem. Anyway Socialism will certainly include "disclipines" for unsocial behavior. <br /><br />We got to keep our eye on the ball dink. I do agree with you about Christians, mostly very unchristian but it won't help to exhort them to be better Socialists.<br /><br />SSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102429195693595750.post-81819841474477119562009-05-13T20:59:00.000+03:002009-05-13T20:59:00.000+03:00"very unchristian of them"
Its just too exhaustin..."very unchristian of them"<br /><br />Its just too exhausting to list the crimes of "christians". Burning-at-stakes, child-molestings, book-bannings, etc. Religion and kindness are not the same thing.<br /><br />"Just to forego confusion do bankers consider themselves better producers?"<br /><br />They may. In any endeavor, some are going to be more adept than others (bankers in money, finches in various Galapagos islands, etc.). The trick is picking the endeavor, I suppose. Maybe Joe M. has the endeavor right in self-sufficiency. Maybe Cotton has the endeavor right in a wide social network. And the winners of the contest may be using different criteria (pleasure, lifespan, most descendents left after 200 years, etc.). Hmmm. I think something Thai has been attempting to explain to me is starting to burrow into my skull finally...<br /><br />Anyhoo, I get off track. SS, have you never had a lazy coworker, neighbor, or family member that irked you? Could you stand for there not being any consequences? If everyone weighing 400 lbs+ used up all the socialized medicine budget so therefore you couldn't get glasses or a flu vaccine?dinknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102429195693595750.post-91241668425354017652009-05-13T19:34:00.000+03:002009-05-13T19:34:00.000+03:00Cotton,
Point taken on social networks, I am a hu...Cotton,<br /><br />Point taken on social networks, I am a huge believer in this way of life as I am half Sicilian and we greatly view family/food.<br /><br />In addition, I am a huge western movie fan mostly about life in 1800's America where we were on a Gold standard and completely self-sufficient.<br /><br />Joe M.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005483996588605077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102429195693595750.post-70024047549705644392009-05-13T19:04:00.000+03:002009-05-13T19:04:00.000+03:00@ dink
"Socialism doesn't bring out the best in h...@ dink<br /><br />"Socialism doesn't bring out the best in human behavior. Resentment builds among the better producers."<br /><br />very unchristian of them - <br /><br />re.: better producers - we are entering a machine produced society where distribution is the problem not the fruit of one's labors;<br /><br />Just to forego confusion do bankers consider themselves better producers?<br /><br />SSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102429195693595750.post-83274740100484753472009-05-13T18:13:00.000+03:002009-05-13T18:13:00.000+03:00@ Yoyomo,
"unless you have a serious allergy...@ Yoyomo,<br /><br />"unless you have a serious allergy to it"<br /><br />MSG is Dink Kryptonite. It does not make sense to eat what one will hurl 20 minutes later.<br /><br />@ Cotton re: Joe,<br /><br />Fresh grown is preferable, but its probably a good idea to have freeze-dried stuff around until you get adept at farming. <br /><br />@ SS & Thai,<br /><br />Socialism doesn't bring out the best in human behavior. Resentment builds among the better producers. If those with less sustainable lifestyle choices can always create more children to hold hostage, the better producers will either be overrun or stop caring about the fate of the hostages. Did you all see Geitner announce that Medicare only has 8 years left? I see some outrageous promises being made next election cycle...dinknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102429195693595750.post-53586161159832621712009-05-13T17:06:00.000+03:002009-05-13T17:06:00.000+03:00No, simply that there will not be enough resources...No, simply that there will not be enough resources to go around and parents of big broods may not be able to provide for all their children. Think back to the 60's before the Green Revolution, famine was an annual occurrence in India and untold numbers quietly starved to death each year hence that era's admonition of every mother of a finicky child: "finish your food, don't you know there are starving children in India"yoyomohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06357340275250708990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102429195693595750.post-80729096217725949842009-05-13T16:58:00.001+03:002009-05-13T16:58:00.001+03:00@ Thai,
My definition of Socialism is a society e...@ Thai,<br /><br />My definition of Socialism is a society emphasizing collective well being rather than individual. <br /><br />As for the demographic article, rather interesting except that religious doesn't always equate with conservative and in DC as you know its hard to tell the dogs from the children, something in the upbringing, I think. <br /><br />@ Yoyomo<br /><br />"Noam Chomsky's denunciation of scholastic sports as a form of thought control over young minds"<br /><br />This kind of thinking, however, caused him to lose his free speech rights.<br /><br />@ Deb<br /><br />I'm here, sans tomatoes.<br /><br /><br />Best.<br /><br />SSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102429195693595750.post-22246072081522528112009-05-13T16:58:00.000+03:002009-05-13T16:58:00.000+03:00Yes Deb, the garden IS going well. I even harveste...Yes Deb, the garden IS going well. I even harvested 8 perfect strawberries yesterday (they're everbearing) <br /><br />But while were on the topic, I have to ask... Joe, why freeze dried rations? Why not get in the habit of growing all (or at least most) of your food. I say this cause it seems like your dream is to have all the stuff to survive the apocalypse (which is an extremely consumerist impulse), but without the know-how to build your own log cabin with those tools and garden know how, you're still in the same boat as everyone else... And maybe worse off since you've isolated yourself from your (and humanities) greatest resource-- the social network (thirty years ago that would have said family, but who are we kidding)<br /><br />COTTONAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102429195693595750.post-83081249710036943572009-05-13T15:54:00.000+03:002009-05-13T15:54:00.000+03:00Re: Olympic Games
Their motto is CitiUS, AltiUS,...Re: Olympic Games <br /><br />Their motto is CitiUS, AltiUS, FortiUS. Could it be that all that -US in the suffix is meant to convey a subconscious meaning, a sort of grey advertising.<br /><br />Bah.. it's just a bunch of overgrown kids, another version of Toys-R-US...Hellasioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03564511281240682625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102429195693595750.post-31356750105642586802009-05-13T15:27:00.000+03:002009-05-13T15:27:00.000+03:00"I wouldn't count on that situation continuing for..."I wouldn't count on that situation continuing for long once resource depletion starts to bite."<br /><br />Are you too suggesting the underlying structure of society may be as immutable as gravity? ;-)Thaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700253024420397221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102429195693595750.post-18735103692097369212009-05-13T11:44:00.000+03:002009-05-13T11:44:00.000+03:00OOPS, that last anonymous was me, Debra.
Sorry abo...OOPS, that last anonymous was me, Debra.<br />Sorry about that you guys...Debranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102429195693595750.post-27439817377775537462009-05-13T11:43:00.000+03:002009-05-13T11:43:00.000+03:00Well, SS, where have YOU been recently ?
In the ga...Well, SS, where have YOU been recently ?<br />In the garden, I hope.<br />Salvation in the garden.<br />In the garden we will all ONCE AGAIN learn the meaning of WORK (ha, you thought I was going to stick PRODUCTIVE in there, didn't you ?...)<br />Sports : well things have been going the same way in France for quite some time now. Whew, that was close, we ALMOST got pigeoned in Grenoble for the second time for that greatest of all panem et circusem (spelling ? but it's Latin so I have an excuse...) THE OLYMPIC GAMES.<br />Luckily, a good deal of citizen outcry squelched that. But we will nevertheless get the backlash since the games might be in Annecy which is not too far away.<br />The sports debacle is the ultimate demonstration of the dictature of what I call the phallic principle.<br />You know, that one : it translates into : fast, easy, high, big,more, more, more, and you stick an "er" after all the adjectives to get the quintessence of the phenomenon.<br />Then you look all around you, and you see it..<br />EVERYWHERE.<br />Right ?<br />Back to my knitting...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com