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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 28. February | 73 comments (73 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Is this a joke, sarcasm, ...? (none / 0)

Irony, dear boy.

"Any economic unit can emit money. The serious problem is to get it accepted" Hyman Minsky

by ChrisCook (cojockathotmaildotcom) on Sat Feb 28th, 2009 at 08:12:01 AM EST
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Re: Is this a joke, sarcasm, ...? (none / 0)

Ah, thank you. There actually are some people who believe what was typed. Couldn't be sure.

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Sat Feb 28th, 2009 at 08:15:46 AM EST
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Re: Is this a joke, sarcasm, ...? (none / 0)

Not irony my friends. It does seems things are pretty good down there now, all things considered. Casualty rates are a fraction of what they used to be, lower among US troops in Iraq than among the general population of Chicago.

Of course, it might just be a calm phase... but what speaks against this is the fact that as soon as the Americans started doing COIN after years and years of absolute bumbling, they got these real positive results.

Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.

by Starvid (arvid.hallen at gmail.com) on Sat Feb 28th, 2009 at 11:50:19 AM EST
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Re: Is this a joke, sarcasm, ...? (none / 0)

Well (as you say) "dear boy", look below, if you would. Care to comment? I give you first shot. I'm such the Gentleman. I'm busy posting a small rant at the Sat OT. In the words of Arnie, "I'll be baaaaaack."

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Sat Feb 28th, 2009 at 01:22:06 PM EST
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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 28. February | 73 comments (73 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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