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Post by glennkoks on Nov 14, 2022 23:43:38 GMT
Sigurdur, one moron caught on camera does not correlate to a Neo-Nazi uprising in the Ukraine. There are Neo-Nazi's everywhere. Showing one of them at a protest in downtown Houston does not mean all Houstonian's are Neo Nazi's or that we even have a problem with them.
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Post by Sigurdur on Nov 15, 2022 1:11:50 GMT
It's way more than one. Enough of them that 2 news outfits no longer can report.
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Post by missouriboy on Nov 15, 2022 4:11:51 GMT
It's way more than one. Enough of them that 2 news outfits no longer can report. Sounds like New York and Chicago ... and a few others. Ain't nobody clean.
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Post by Sigurdur on Nov 15, 2022 4:19:00 GMT
It's way more than one. Enough of them that 2 news outfits no longer can report. Sounds like New York and Chicago ... and a few others. Ain't nobody clean. Yep.
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Post by glennkoks on Nov 16, 2022 18:20:15 GMT
Lots of internet gossip about large sums of gold being purchased worldwide. Speculation as to who is buying it and why? The last time this happened Russia purchased massive amounts ahead of it's invasion of Ukraine. Knowing the West's response would likely be economic sanctions it used the gold to prop up the ruble. Is Russia buying more of it to keep the ruble strong? Is China buying it ahead of a possible invasion of Taiwan? Are they buying it to topple the dollar as the worlds reserve currency?
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Post by Sigurdur on Nov 16, 2022 19:27:26 GMT
Lots of internet gossip about large sums of gold being purchased worldwide. Speculation as to who is buying it and why? The last time this happened Russia purchased massive amounts ahead of it's invasion of Ukraine. Knowing the West's response would likely be economic sanctions it used the gold to prop up the ruble. Is Russia buying more of it to keep the ruble strong? Is China buying it ahead of a possible invasion of Taiwan? Are they buying it to topple the dollar as the worlds reserve currency? The $ is currently on its way out. Sauds now plan to accept yuan as payment for oil. India is paying in rubles. Numerous countries are applying for BRIC membership. Not a good look.
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Post by glennkoks on Nov 16, 2022 23:34:29 GMT
Lots of internet gossip about large sums of gold being purchased worldwide. Speculation as to who is buying it and why? The last time this happened Russia purchased massive amounts ahead of it's invasion of Ukraine. Knowing the West's response would likely be economic sanctions it used the gold to prop up the ruble. Is Russia buying more of it to keep the ruble strong? Is China buying it ahead of a possible invasion of Taiwan? Are they buying it to topple the dollar as the worlds reserve currency? The $ is currently on its way out. Sauds now plan to accept yuan as payment for oil. India is paying in rubles. Numerous countries are applying for BRIC membership. Not a good look. Sigurdur, I would not buy into the BRIC's just yet. LNG from Texas and Louisiana is pouring into Europe at a premium. We are putting the squeeze on Chinese chip production (stealing). We are still the cleanest dirty shirt!
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Post by Sigurdur on Nov 16, 2022 23:41:05 GMT
The $ is currently on its way out. Sauds now plan to accept yuan as payment for oil. India is paying in rubles. Numerous countries are applying for BRIC membership. Not a good look. Sigurdur, I would not buy into the BRIC's just yet. LNG from Texas and Louisiana is pouring into Europe at a premium. We are putting the squeeze on Chinese chip production (stealing). We are still the cleanest dirty shirt! We haven't been clean for some time. BRIC is a rising movement, US $ is a falling movement. SWIFT is what is keeping the $ dominant now. We have pissed off enough folks that even SWIFT position is in peril. We are raiding Africa. Parts of Africa have FF reserves. They aren't appreciating the threats to that development. China is not nearly as weak as some project. They have intense Nationalism. India has basically told the US and Canada to go Frick themselves. It is really interesting to read Times of India.
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Post by glennkoks on Nov 16, 2022 23:54:58 GMT
Sigurdur, I would not buy into the BRIC's just yet. LNG from Texas and Louisiana is pouring into Europe at a premium. We are putting the squeeze on Chinese chip production (stealing). We are still the cleanest dirty shirt! We haven't been clean for some time. BRIC is a rising movement, US $ is a falling movement. SWIFT is what is keeping the $ dominant now. We have pissed off enough folks that even SWIFT position is in peril. We are raiding Africa. Parts of Africa have FF reserves. They aren't appreciating the threats to that development. China is not nearly as weak as some project. They have intense Nationalism. India has basically told the US and Canada to go Frick themselves. It is really interesting to read Times of India. Brazil and India are on the rise. China has peaked. Their economy is in shambles, unable to innovate they are doing everything in their power to extend a housing bubble that long ago should have popped. Building ghost cities is not a productive venture. Russia is likely doomed for the remaining of Putin's life. We have problems, less than the Bric's
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Post by walnut on Nov 17, 2022 2:24:07 GMT
Sigurdur, I would not buy into the BRIC's just yet. LNG from Texas and Louisiana is pouring into Europe at a premium. We are putting the squeeze on Chinese chip production (stealing). We are still the cleanest dirty shirt! We haven't been clean for some time. BRIC is a rising movement, US $ is a falling movement. SWIFT is what is keeping the $ dominant now. We have pissed off enough folks that even SWIFT position is in peril. We are raiding Africa. Parts of Africa have FF reserves. They aren't appreciating the threats to that development. China is not nearly as weak as some project. They have intense Nationalism. India has basically told the US and Canada to go Frick themselves. It is really interesting to read Times of India. I keep hearing about the demise of the dollar, but that is not obviously apparent to me. The US dollar has been strong against world currencies. So much so in fact that rising US interest rates almost bankrupted several large European banks, who saw their leveraged euro bond portfolio values plummet and very nearly caused a huge collapse. Credit Suisse has basically been ruined, whether they admit it or not.
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Post by glennkoks on Nov 17, 2022 14:11:45 GMT
Looks like the world we live in is getting more dangerous. First it was the Nordic Stream one and two getting blown up. Now it's a tanker hit by an Iranian drone. Nations/terrorists are going to start striking infrastructure.
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Post by walnut on Nov 17, 2022 15:16:25 GMT
Looks like the world we live in is getting more dangerous. First it was the Nordic Stream one and two getting blown up. Now it's a tanker hit by an Iranian drone. Nations/terrorists are going to start striking infrastructure. Ours (the USA) is the government which I feel like I trust the least. Just as duplicitous as China or Iran, but with more advanced capabilities, and with a history of Machiavellian shenanigans. When will we learn to simply mind our own business.
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Post by missouriboy on Nov 17, 2022 17:53:16 GMT
Looks like the world we live in is getting more dangerous. First it was the Nordic Stream one and two getting blown up. Now it's a tanker hit by an Iranian drone. Nations/terrorists are going to start striking infrastructure. Ours (the USA) is the government which I feel like I trust the least. Just as duplicitous as China or Iran, but with more advanced capabilities, and with a history of Machiavellian shenanigans. When will we learn to simply mind our own business. This is one of Peter's primary theses ... that the global trade protection system set up by the US after WWII (which enabled the global trade system) is coming to an end. If we no longer police the seas for the benefit of the Eastern Hemisphere, then the "Eastern Homies" are largely on their own ... and globalism (in physical trade terms) recedes. We may see that the Sunni shiekdoms, in alliance with Israel, soon decide to "take out' their common enemy ... Shia Iran. This may happen sooner rather than later. The shiekdoms have the money and the Israelis have the weapons. Sunnis and Israelis would shed no tears over a destroyed Iran. They would both benefit if it was fast, efficient and systematic. The Iranian street may be in the mood to help out as allies in order to remove the mullahs. Russia and China are in no position to defend Iran ... and we could snicker from the sidelines. If our Green Morons can be suppressed, the Western Hemisphere could be largely energy independent. Of course, oil prices would spike, at least temporarily. Perhaps longer if the snake is not killed fast. The Hidden Imam may make his last ride.
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Post by ratty on Nov 18, 2022 1:16:46 GMT
[ Snip ] Ours (the USA) is the government which I feel like I trust the least. Just as duplicitous as China or Iran, but with more advanced capabilities, and with a history of Machiavellian shenanigans. When will we learn to simply mind our own business. Wasn't DJT heading down that path?
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Post by Sigurdur on Nov 18, 2022 1:35:32 GMT
[ Snip ] Ours (the USA) is the government which I feel like I trust the least. Just as duplicitous as China or Iran, but with more advanced capabilities, and with a history of Machiavellian shenanigans. When will we learn to simply mind our own business. Wasn't DJT heading down that path? Yep
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