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The Empire- Baseworld, and Blackstar, updated.
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Re: Remember the Old Philosopher, Geezer?
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I've been trying to do this for 20 years, and by now I question my objectivity every time I push that "submit" button.
I've written a lot on the subject you touch on, here and in more formal venues,- the expenditure of financial capital---and cultural capital-- on crap. But the response on these two diaries has been striking- in it's absence. Deja Vue.
Somehow there seem to be areas that just are off limits- I don't know why. I thought for a while it was the way I wrote it-- but my feedback on the actual writing is pretty encouraging.
So---Why?
My wife and I talked it over and I will post the last two pieces, --and bite the bullet.
Useful talking follows experience, the more experience the better. Talking that precedes experience is known as bullshit.
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geezer in Paris
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risico at wanadoo(flypoop)fr
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Sun Sep 9th, 2007 at 01:12:36 PM EST
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Re: Remember the Old Philosopher, Geezer?
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Well, what can one say? It looks that if the U.S. doesn't change it system that it's going down the tubes. And that shitty system is too far evolved for many people to want to change it.
How can a country keep a thousand foreign bases around the world and not go under; they're not money makers. The only way would be to tax the rest of the world to support those bases and the military overhead of the U.S. And considering the low popularity of the U.S. that's not likely to happen. Everyone is starting to say "U.S. go home" but Uncle Sam is not listening.
All my income comes from the U.S., social security and other investments which cannot be brought over here. Any assets that I could bring here, are here. I also have two grown children in America. so I'm greatly affected by all this.
But, what's to say? Close 90% of all military basis and take care of the people? That would get a good laugh.
I told Bush; don't play chess with the freakin' Russians.
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LEP
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Sun Sep 9th, 2007 at 01:37:03 PM EST
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The Empire- Baseworld, and Blackstar, updated.
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