tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842308776616107900.post4348710714581736469..comments2023-06-29T23:58:03.749+10:00Comments on church of nobody: The Gordian Knot and other Impossible Riddlesnobodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067422372087431256noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842308776616107900.post-61828087311771517692008-11-04T07:17:00.000+11:002008-11-04T07:17:00.000+11:00Maybe a clue to our world's present status is to b...Maybe a clue to our world's present status is to be found in one of the last Roman emperor's actions.<BR/><BR/>I don't recall the name of this emperor, but he came along at a time when the empire was crumbling, over-extended in debt and with hugely taxing military outposts flung across the known word: He decreed all debt was canceled.<BR/><BR/>When a US president, or G.B. prime minister comes along, and starts talking about canceling all debt, I think we will have reached a turning point in our present civilization.<BR/><BR/>A new paradigm will HAVE to appear....the old one will have passed away.....<BR/><BR/>farangAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842308776616107900.post-21917299521144437412008-10-30T11:20:00.000+11:002008-10-30T11:20:00.000+11:00NaM - It was tragic. I know for a fact that Frank ...NaM - It was tragic. I know for a fact that Frank Lowy cried all the way to the bank. In Lichtenstein.<BR/><BR/>A fair call Bostus. Economics could be one thing but it is another. The government could be one thing but it is another. The media could blah blah blah.<BR/><BR/>Everything we're on about, everything that's doing our heads in, is all about this about the dichotomy between what a thing is and what it is represented as. Everything boils down to truth v falsehoods.<BR/><BR/>Whenever someone is discussing something and says, 'I can't believe that...', 'How can it be that...', or 'It's crazy that...' you may know with complete certainty that they're about to discuss a thing that is falsely represented.<BR/><BR/>Sorry Bostus, I went on a bit of a tangent there. Thanks for popping in.nobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13067422372087431256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842308776616107900.post-24712857935450807412008-10-30T01:15:00.000+11:002008-10-30T01:15:00.000+11:00Economics could be a science if it depended on the...Economics could be a science if it depended on the laws of simple math<BR/>and non-contradictory absolutes.<BR/><BR/> However, the economy designed by the illegal Fed. cartel has never been audited and the paper it prints represents nothing but what it says is value.<BR/><BR/>True Capitalism can never exist with with this vague fiat JOKE.<BR/><BR/>And as it is obvious that Theistic<BR/>religions be separate from government, separation of a Collaterally-backed currency should also be separate from government.<BR/><BR/>What exists now is a "religion" of economy, supported by FAITH.<BR/>It has nothing to do with science.<BR/><BR/>Liaise fare Capitalism could be a<BR/>true science of economy, but it must be an economy with the absolutes of simple math.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842308776616107900.post-68141684623087817932008-10-29T15:32:00.000+11:002008-10-29T15:32:00.000+11:00Noby- what's this WTC deal of the century nonsense...Noby- what's this WTC deal of the century nonsense you're on about? This poor man invested his hard earned money and lost his investment just a few short weeks later...tragic, I say!<BR/><BR/>notaRights of Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06175888987192121984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842308776616107900.post-42922352740870003592008-10-29T12:01:00.000+11:002008-10-29T12:01:00.000+11:00Hey folks, very good.Pen, he's taking the piss. Ec...Hey folks, very good.<BR/><BR/>Pen, he's taking the piss. Economics is about as much of a science as phrenology. The thrust of Zed's quote there (which was written by a 'free-market' booster obviously) was that if you disagree you're a mad utopian or stupid. My response, as a right-thinking individual, is to tell that fellow to go fuck himself. What a load of self-serving shite. Thanks Z, well spotted.<BR/><BR/>Hey Buff, our banking is as crooked as anywhere. Did you know that Larry Silverstein had a partner in the WTC 'real-estate-deal-of the-century'? That was Frank Lowy, one of the richest men in Australia. He was just recently caught up in a bribery scandal in Israel. Very good friends with all manner of Israeli politicians. He was also caught up in that Lichtenstein banking brouhaha. The Australian Taxation Office is investigating him for tax evasion. But the punchline of the story is that he still sits on the board of the Reserve Bank of Australia. And sure why not? What's a bit of criminality between bankers? We laugh in the face of such trivialities - ha ha ha ha, like that...nobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13067422372087431256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842308776616107900.post-23686302717548790462008-10-28T22:34:00.000+11:002008-10-28T22:34:00.000+11:00economics as a science?scratches head?from my limi...economics as a science?<BR/>scratches head?<BR/>from my limited understanding of it, I just don't see it?<BR/><BR/>"economic principles" what does that even really mean?<BR/>and if there are not even understood??? are they principals?<BR/>or sleight of hands?<BR/>sounds like much gobbldygook, or shameless self-promotion?<BR/><BR/>As for predicting this economic abyss, I think many of us could see it coming.<BR/>Not because we are particularly gifted or have esp, or any such thing.<BR/>But, if you are really paying attention, not to tv or video games, you can see that one and one was not adding up to two.<BR/><BR/>Following trends, wages down, house prices up, what???<BR/><BR/>How is that possible? Debt?<BR/><BR/>People were no longer buying cars, they were leasing them, so their egos could be satisfied, but, the reality? They didn't have the income to buy them, so they rented.<BR/>To do so, they had to incur, debt.<BR/><BR/>It became obvious, the whole economic miracle, was built on debt, money owed. From there anyone could see the writing on the wall, if you were paying attention.Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16834513101685995010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842308776616107900.post-20172484118564551312008-10-28T01:25:00.000+11:002008-10-28T01:25:00.000+11:00Hey, did you hear that economics is finally, truly...Hey, did you hear that economics is finally, truly, a "science"? Here is an article trotted out by some folks defending the current system as the one and only true solution (it just needs a bit of "tweaking" and to be fully unleashed, or so the argument goes).<BR/><BR/>http://www.city-journal.org/2008/18_3_economics.html<BR/><BR/>Here is my favorite part - you can get the tone of the argument here if the article is too long to endure:<BR/><BR/>"The free market still has enemies and critics, ranging from those who dream of a world more just, more spiritual, or transformed in some other utopian way to those who simply seek to defend their own narrow material interests to those legitimate researchers who try to look beyond the market. And we must not overlook ignorance: economic principles aren’t widely understood among the public or even among lawmakers. The indisputable fact that the world has experienced a long period of growth as global trade has expanded remains strangely unknown. Doubtless the news is too good."<BR/><BR/>You are too stupid to get it, growth means all is well (until it, um, isn't??), and you can't deal with it because the news is too good! Brilliant.<BR/><BR/>ZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842308776616107900.post-82320855164864492042008-10-27T22:17:00.000+11:002008-10-27T22:17:00.000+11:00Good one Nobody, I've sent it off to my sis to rea...Good one Nobody, I've sent it off to my sis to read, as we were discussing this BS mess over the weekend.<BR/><BR/>Did the Aussie banks not just report whopping profits in the last quarter? I know our banks are not hurting as much as they make out. <BR/><BR/>I'll leave you with what my sis said: "If this were being done by anyone else it would be fraud." (in regards to the 'debt' crisis).<BR/><BR/>I'll let ya know what she thinks of your article - I hope she can read it at work.Magdelenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915263164804985540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842308776616107900.post-36041011061887266972008-10-27T11:10:00.000+11:002008-10-27T11:10:00.000+11:00Well, his call sign is unarguable. It's just the r...Well, his call sign is unarguable. It's just the rest of the mad slobbering that drives you nuts.nobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13067422372087431256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842308776616107900.post-81646631042691266972008-10-27T05:12:00.000+11:002008-10-27T05:12:00.000+11:00Wow! Only a Buddhist would answer a friends questi...Wow! Only a Buddhist would answer a friends question with an intractable riddle... hahaha.<BR/><BR/>Brilliant summation. Get rid of the usury, (for-profit) banks - and SF, how apt to apply the "devils" economics as a solution to real devils "interest". Hitler was a madman, no doubt, but he had many a good idea. I recently watched that shit movie, "Hitler: The Rise of Evil". <BR/><BR/>Even if I didn't know it was made by Jews to reinforce their bullshit arithmetic... I would surely have recognized it upon watching the movie. They did everything they could to portray him as a Jew-hating, slobbering, madman (he was, but this - I don't think - was priotity numero uno). <BR/><BR/>He was absolutely an egotist, and I suspect had 'issues with his mother'... I think most of his actions and beliefs camefrom a deep-seeded insecurity. (overcompensating maybe?) <BR/><BR/>Well, just look at what happens to any who dare to question the Zionist bankers and their Ponzi-scheme extraordinaire...<BR/><BR/>To quote another slobbering madman:<BR/>"honest elections and death to the Fed"...notamobsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14531613308398800336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842308776616107900.post-1505245521001015362008-10-26T15:19:00.000+11:002008-10-26T15:19:00.000+11:00Funny ,Hitler also untied a Gordian knot of sorts....Funny ,Hitler also untied a Gordian knot of sorts. His method was simply absurd, or absurdly simple. It was simply to say enough is enough and from here on in the German people will receive one Mark paid for one Mark earned. This system was not based on gold or funny money but on sweat equity, and dammit it worked.<BR/><BR/>This was Not rocket science, this was fundamental economics. Anyone who doesn’t understand this couldn't find their own asshole in the dark using both hands a flashlight and a mirror.<BR/><BR/>"Arbeit Macht Frei"the Silverfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09019227476380575638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842308776616107900.post-86939803119624319552008-10-26T14:04:00.000+11:002008-10-26T14:04:00.000+11:00LOL! BRAVO!ahahaha :)that was a good one:)LOL! BRAVO!<BR/>ahahaha :)<BR/><BR/>that was a good one:)kikzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647064395400783134noreply@blogger.com