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Originally posted by BobM88
reply to post by Germanicus
Your off site content, while interesting, was a member of your parliament presenting a petition with those statements in it. I can understand the concern with each item mentioned in it, but I was hoping for more meat on the bone...this is an MP presenting a petition signed by 3.272 citizens. I was hoping more to see some journalistic exposes into the treaty from one of your newspapers, sourcing bits of the treaty itself.
Having said that...I am not surprised that big companies are trying to give anyone they can the shaft. That's what they do.
Mining magnate Clive Palmer has accused the United States government of funding environmental group Greenpeace via the CIA to undermine Australia's coal mining sector.
Originally posted by Germanicus
It looks like Australia will be dragged in to WW3 by the American Government. We all know that China has no problem with Australia apart from our military alliance with the United States. Australia is great friends with China and has been since the early 90's when Paul Keating was our Prime Minister.
If anyone knows anything about regional politics you would know that China does not have many good friends in our part of the world. Behind North Korea, we are their best buds in this area of the world. The phenomenal rise of China has been assisted by its friendship with Australia. China in turn has helped Australia rise to the number 1 ranked OECD nation. We have been great partners.
When the GFC was destroying western economies, Australia and China had little trouble. The GFC actually helped both of us. We both got a bump in our international standing. Australia did so well that our mediocre Treasurer, Wayne Swan was won an award, being named Euromoney Finance Minister of the Year China won the award for him.
We have a strong economy because of the resources boom and Chinas investment in our mining industry. Mining is the big thing at the moment that we offer China. but mining is not the only thing. Like I said, the chinese have been investing heavily in Australia since the early 90's and before. The Chinese have been moving here to live and becoming Australians. The Chinese have have been coming to study here in our Universities for years. The Chinese have been coming here to holiday for years. They love our beaches and nice weather. They love our cities. They love our women/men. They love our casinos. They love our culture. They have been with us as far back as the Gold Rush.
It is in Australias best interest for the Chinese economy to remain strong. The Chinese will continue to come here. Australia is the West in the East. We are everything. We are the most multicultural place on the planet. One but many. No other western nation is lucky enough to be in a geographic position to take advantage of the shift in power and capital from the West to the East like Australia is.
It has always been a disadvantage for Australia to be located in the East for so many reasons. Now it has become an advantage. The East is where all the power is now. The capital has shifted. The only thing left is for China to take control of the Reserve Currency. When China gets the Reserve Currency Status soon, the standard of living and wealth per capita will rise significantly for the Chinese and Australia as its neighbour with alot to offer, will benifit.
Like I said, it looks like the American Government will drag us in to war with China and get many of our people killed for no good reason other than helping them maintain their status as superpower. But I think China will defeat us easily. We are still located in the right part of the world evn if we are conquered. Western Australia wants to become part of asia already. Would it be so bad to be ruled by the Chinese Government? They have gotta be better than boot licking Gillard. Better than Tony Abbott. The major parties are puppets of the US Government. They are simply an extension of the US Government. China is doing a great job at running its country. No nation has risen like China. They are an economic miracle.
People like to use imagery of Mao Zedong or bring up the moochers of Tibet or the a couple other things when China is mentioned. I am not afraid of China. They have done a much better job than the United States has at running their country. China is the future. I think China is a little bit like Darth Vader in Empire Strikes Back and Australia is Luke Skywalker. Darth want Luke to join him so they can rule the universe together. I wonder what would have happened if Luke had have taken him up on his offer. We know Darth wasnt such a bad dude deep down. I think that Anakin and Luke Skywalker could have ruled a pretty happy universe at the end of the day once they put The Emperor in his place. Maybe they could have reasoned with The Emperor and convinced him to stand down and it could have been resolved without any trouble.
edit on 15-6-2012 by Germanicus because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by shadowman09
You sir,,are a jackass and a loser....You have no inkling of real world history or of any kind of reality....XClimb back into your mysterious world of insane propoganda and imagination...go back to sleep....oxygen thief...
Originally posted by Germanicus
Originally posted by shadowman09
You sir,,are a jackass and a loser....You have no inkling of real world history or of any kind of reality....XClimb back into your mysterious world of insane propoganda and imagination...go back to sleep....oxygen thief...
Great points.
What is it that you disagree with exactly? Or do you just have telling insults for me?
The last time the Reserve changed hands was WW2. Sterling to US Dollar.
Thats some history for ya Let that roll around in there for a while.
Originally posted by BobM88
reply to post by Germanicus
Interesting article, and I have to admit the man has a point. The CIA did use companies like Hughes and Rockefeller foundation as fronts. Wouldn't surprise me a bit if that's what was going on here with Greenpeace tying them up in courts there, but I don't see any hard evidence, personally, of that in that article. Maybe I'm missing it, but that reads like a he-said, she-said. Does Clive Palmer have proof that the Rockefeller foundation is giving money to fund these legal cases on behalf of Greenpeace, or is it his opnion?
Originally posted by Germanicus
The last time the Reserve changed hands was WW2. Sterling to US Dollar.
Thats some history for ya Let that roll around in there for a while.
Originally posted by Germanicus
Or maybe you guys could vote for someone that is not Republican or democrat. You think? Worth a shot I would imagine. It is at that stage dont you all think?
Originally posted by BobM88
reply to post by Stonesplitter
Sadly that's true. I really like Ron Paul, and there's some that say he really has more delegates than Romney, or that he's been defrauded in the primaries and is going to take it to court...I don't know.
It appears young mr. manicus's mood has darkened
Originally posted by Germanicus
Originally posted by grubblesnert
reply to post by Germanicus
yes the chinese will definately like a young anglo like you
What reason do have to believe they will treat the world any worse than the United States?
The world also needs a leader that is responsible and can manage their economy. The United states has shown they are incompetent. Their economy is a mess and it looks like it cant be fixed. They had all the cards and still failed.