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Originally posted by Lonewulph
reply to post by herrw
Just a matter of days?
Well done first post. Thanks for educating the people, but I don't think neither Obama or Romney, and their supporters, got the memo...
They just keep telling us, don't worry....be happy...everything's gonna be okie dokey.
At what point will the 'off world security forces' that are mentioned in the other 'Gary Mckinnon Hacker' thread be called in?edit on 20-10-2012 by Lonewulph because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by MyHappyDogShiner
reply to post by herrw
Yeah,it is a downer,but a great first post.
Maybe you should do what all the happy drunk optimist/religious zealot types keep telling me...
Life seems like that to you because you have a bad attitude,go enjoy yourself celebrating every stupid profit generating holiday.Don't worry,be stupid and happy,there is no dark side if you don't want to see it...
They tell me this to no avail,because I look at them and see plainly why what you of speak of WILL happen.
Mankind never created a damned thing in this world but imbalance.
There is a great leveling coming,and it won't be pretty.
Originally posted by Lonewulph
reply to post by Miccey
Not sure what troll means
But I support the OP, simply said I don't think the powers to be got the memo.
Joke fell flat I suppose.
Originally posted by olaru12
reply to post by herrw
So...
No Christmas this year eh?
Originally posted by Ghost375
Why do you think this will happen in the next few days?
And, fyi, our monetary system is a complete and utter fabrication.
Originally posted by Skarr
I'm very impressed.
I'd like to zoom in on one detail, if I may:
Next, business spikes. This will take all of a week. Banks will loosen their hold on their reserves of cash. That cash is worthless to them unless it is used, but up until this point they've been afraid to take the risk of releasing it. The cash drops into the economy like an atomic bomb,
I see this as one of many possible outcomes. I may be missing a piece of the picture. In my view, banks will be smart enough to realize the implications of releasing a flood of money, and will coordinate a much slower release. (You can boil a frog if you increase the temperature slowly.)
Your thoughts?
Originally posted by poet1b
reply to post by herrw
I agree, human nature is very predictable.
So predictable that when things don't turn out the way most people predicted, then people become very upset.
Originally posted by drphilxr
reply to post by herrw
probably mentioned by now - but did you mention the short, intense
middle eastern nuclear exchange that would erupt at the same time
or just following all those conflicts?
That should add significantly to the mess. And set the stage for the next
larger, exchange.
edit on 10/20/2012 by drphilxr because: less
Originally posted by chr0naut
reply to post by herrw
I think that, while seemingly valid, your conclusions are an oversimplification.
The famines which have swept Bangladesh, India and sub-Saharan Africa have not always preceded regime change.
We have also seen regime changes without hunger as the prime impetus.
We, as a species, are notoriously complex.
Originally posted by dogstar23
reply to post by herrw
Really interesting post and perspective. S&F for that. Not sure I agree with your outlook, though the premise is solid. I'm looking forward to delving further into the thread, though I will add this from a point of knowledge - currently, transportation costs for goods average about 2%. Should diesel fuel rise from the current $4.15 average in the US to $12.45 (tripling), transportation costs for goods will rise to more like 4% (assuming the cost of those goods doesn't change.) doubling the transport coats is a big deal, but moving $500,000 in goods from LA to NYC currently runs about $5000 by truck, less by train. Its not as big of a deal as you'd think.
Originally posted by Bluesquid
Thank you Herr for posting your thoughts. Not everyday that I get to read the thoughts of an obvious genius. I bought your book and plan to delve into it tonight. Only then will I feel like I can re read your comments, and perhaps have something to offer in return.
Best thread of the year in my opinion.