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"...maybe to vote for the very worst solution might be best answer here, since it would just quicken the inevitable end..." mentioned the goblin, thanking the chimp for about the only decent thread on this forum, adding "...where I suspect too, that when they look back at our period in history, they'll conveniently overlook the fact that each modern day democracy in its turn has been taken over by big business at the behest of the even bigger banks...", in fact, canada only had to look at its southern neighbor for a lessen in how not to, but the goblin also felt that rather than learning anything from the demise of the US productivity, it would simply follow suit here, adding "...what they forget is that insecurity in small dosages causes the worker to be more competitive, agreed, and yet where the dosage is too great, and especially where it is long term too, is where there is no real sense of taking risks, thus the worker either tightens his belt or has his belt tightened for him causing the economy goes into tailspin, which in turn leads to an external war to avoid its alternative of an internal conflict..."
("...europe is to all effects an american protectorate already, but as such it is less important than the sick man of new world and all the more reason why I go back to what I'm saying, that the parallels between the buildup to 1914 and that of today are in place..." voiced the goblin, then adding "...so tell me which war has the US won since WWII, where the economy is in tatters, its debt is out of control, it's military is over extended, oil has peaked, and the petrodollar is bypassed, all meaning that they will seek another war for sure, no they can't say it openly of course but how else would you interpret the military buildup in iraq/alphganistan, no not the talaban/alqaeda reason is it, no they know what they're doing...")
"...each of the superpowers gets more assertive, each extending their sphere of influence and annexing territory where they can..." replied the goblin, adding "...but they'll want to do it in a way that doesn't tip things over into outright war now, where russia is guessing that america won't get involved in this, and where china doesn't see it as detrimental to their affairs where they need russia to counterbalance america plus they're buying oil and gas from russia, and where india and europe are too small to matter here...", in fact, the goblin felt that the lesson of hitler going one country too far wouldn't be lost on mr putin here, smiling "...currency war leads to trade war leads to proxy war is the standard, so today, like back before the WW1 too, the countries are seeking alliances in this growing power struggle and possible forthcoming war..."
("...fat chance, you know and see too much by now to switch off completely..." smiled the goblin, then adding "...but even the wisest likes to fool awhile, just it can't be sustained...")
repost from elsewhere, the "Ontario General Election likely soon" thread, chatting with a chimpanzee
"...maybe to vote for the very worst solution might be best answer here, since it would just quicken the inevitable end..." mentioned the goblin, thanking the chimp for about the only decent thread on this forum, adding "...where I suspect too, that when they look back at our period in history, they'll conveniently overlook the fact that each modern day democracy in its turn has been taken over by big business at the behest of the even bigger banks...", in fact, canada only had to look at its southern neighbor for a lessen in how not to, but the goblin also felt that rather than learning anything from the demise of the US productivity, it would simply follow suit here, adding "...what they forget is that insecurity in small dosages causes the worker to be more competitive, agreed, and yet where the dosage is too great, and especially where it is long term too, is where there is no real sense of taking risks, thus the worker either tightens his belt or has his belt tightened for him causing the economy goes into tailspin, which in turn leads to an external war to avoid its alternative of an internal conflict..."
repost from elsewhere, the "Russia approves use of force in Ukraine" thread
"...colonies costs, where the real reason why the old soviet system collapsed was of its over extended and bankruptcy..." ventured the goblin, adding "...mind you america today is more or less where the soviets were back then, and how much debt is it today, and with production out-sourced to china too, ah yes, america can go in if it likes just as it could win whichever war it fights but can you imagine them then running the place after that with both russia just across its boarder with russians making up large part of that internal population too, simply america might be able to afford the war part then, but I seriously doubt that it could ever afford that peace afterwards..."
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They work well even if a mite scary the first time you use that model. And you'll want to get the 4 cup version down the road to get your "fix" of caffeine.
"...kind of figures since russia supplies the UK with natural gas for heating..." mentioned the goblin, adding "...didn't peter the great once say the one thing worse than bad government is weak government, where hitler might have been a lunatic but putin is no idiot believe me, even if he's not stalin neither though his mindset is that of the KGB and of his years there, where if he doesn't show strength he'll show weakness, where ukraine is not the only partner to take into consideration here, ah no, I suspect russia would have preferred to wait this one out in fact, as russia is sitting on the very natural reserves that will empower further whereas america is sitting on the fed created debt time-bomb, so perhaps peter the great could have laughed saying the second thing worse than any government is a country run by a central bank something that the founding fathers were so adamant upon, and something too, that the terminating fathers today are fast learning to their cost..."
