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Dec 4, 2022 22:56:53 GMT
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Post by ratty on Dec 4, 2022 22:56:53 GMT
[ Snip ] Dr. Strangelove…excellent. I think they were in panic because of the unknown mortality rate of the virus. Then “Don’t let a good crisis go to waste” opportunities kicked in. I certainly could be wrong and how will we ever know the truth… Truth is dead. Men are women, illegal aliens are immigrants, obese slobs are beautiful, criminals are victims and honest, hard working tax payers are the problem….but I digress. A good digression, sums up the West today.
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Dec 5, 2022 6:37:20 GMT
Post by missouriboy on Dec 5, 2022 6:37:20 GMT
Are you sure they wanted to limit the spread? A whole lot of money and authority headed their way over the last 3 years. I didn't see anyone turning the money down. The concentration of power only works when the serfs let it work. Even in China we may be seeing the limits when the serfs are sufficiently pissed off. They may have grabbed ahold of the wrong puppy. Even in Iran the serfs are revolting against the forces of the Great Satan. What goes around comes around. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/04/iran-morality-police-suspended-mahsa-amini-protests/Dr. Strangelove…excellent. I think they were in panic because of the unknown mortality rate of the virus. Then “Don’t let a good crisis go to waste” opportunities kicked in. I certainly could be wrong and how will we ever know the truth… Truth is dead. Men are women, illegal aliens are immigrants, obese slobs are beautiful, criminals are victims and honest, hard working tax payers are the problem….but I digress. Don't ask a Native American about that.
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Post by code on Dec 11, 2022 1:27:51 GMT
China’s Brute Force Economics: Waking Up from the Dream of a Level Playing Field Vol 6, Issue 1 Winter 2022/2023 Liza Tobin
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Post by gridley on Dec 11, 2022 15:09:18 GMT
Dr. Strangelove…excellent. I think they were in panic because of the unknown mortality rate of the virus. Then “Don’t let a good crisis go to waste” opportunities kicked in. I certainly could be wrong and how will we ever know the truth… Truth is dead. Men are women, illegal aliens are immigrants, obese slobs are beautiful, criminals are victims and honest, hard working tax payers are the problem….but I digress. Don't ask a Native American about that. The Native Americans who STILL won't accept us as full members of their tribes?
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Dec 11, 2022 15:35:39 GMT
Post by missouriboy on Dec 11, 2022 15:35:39 GMT
Don't ask a Native American about that. The Native Americans who STILL won't accept us as full members of their tribes? Did we ever ask? There are many ways of bowing down to Caesar. Abject surrender is the usual.
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Dec 11, 2022 16:09:50 GMT
Post by walnut on Dec 11, 2022 16:09:50 GMT
Don't ask a Native American about that. The Native Americans who STILL won't accept us as full members of their tribes? Pick your tribe thoughtfully
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Post by ratty on Dec 11, 2022 23:43:59 GMT
The Native Americans who STILL won't accept us as full members of their tribes? Pick your tribe thoughtfully Google Lens says that is Tulsa. Nice mid-sized city? PS: There are many 'First Nation' members here who will never accept me into their tribe.
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Dec 12, 2022 0:14:01 GMT
Post by walnut on Dec 12, 2022 0:14:01 GMT
Pick your tribe thoughtfully Google Lens says that is Tulsa. Nice mid-sized city? PS: There are many 'First Nation' members here who will never accept me into their tribe. Yes, that is the Cherokee Indian casino, just east of Tulsa. It's one of the larger Indian casinos. It's busy almost 24/7. A license to print money. The Choctaws and Creek Indians also have big Casinos nearby. You put money in their machines and nothing ever happens. And they shuffle the shoe so you can't win at 21 either. I don't know why people keep trying it. Decent buffet though.
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Post by missouriboy on Dec 12, 2022 0:17:17 GMT
Does it help if you have a reservation?
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CHINA
Dec 12, 2022 0:52:27 GMT
Post by ratty on Dec 12, 2022 0:52:27 GMT
Does it help if you have a reservation?
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Post by glennkoks on Dec 13, 2022 21:33:53 GMT
There are some smart people out there. Turns out light pollution monitored from space is directly correlated to the GDP growth of a nation. When the GDP of a nation grows it's cities get brighter. The reverse is also true.
Autocratic nations tend to exaggerate their GDP growth and democratic nations with free speech GDP correlates well with light pollution monitored from space. Turns out China has been fudging their numbers and their economy is about 40% smaller than they claim.
If you believe the data.
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Post by code on Dec 18, 2022 19:23:07 GMT
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Dec 18, 2022 23:59:32 GMT
Post by ratty on Dec 18, 2022 23:59:32 GMT
I posted that on my local seniors' forum. This is a response which I will post here for reactions:
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Post by Sigurdur on Dec 19, 2022 0:52:50 GMT
I met with Lighthizer when Canada was shafting the US in regards to potatoes. Smart man.
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Post by missouriboy on Dec 19, 2022 3:30:47 GMT
I posted that on my local seniors' forum. This is a response which I will post here for reactions: I agree, BUT ... maybe China owns you, but not US. Us southerners hate quoting Lincoln ... but when he's right he's right.
“From whence shall we expect the approach of danger? Shall some trans-Atlantic military giant step the earth and crush us at a blow? Never. All the armies of Europe and Asia...could not by force take a drink from the Ohio River or make a track on the Blue Ridge in the trial of a thousand years. No, if destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of free men we will live forever or die by suicide.”
He also wrote ... “A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved—I do not expect the house to fall—but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing or all the other.”
For Slave and Free, I substitute Woke and Smart. I think he would forgive me. Feel free to substitute your own.
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