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by John
Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:49 am
Forum: International events
Topic: Geopolitical topics
Replies: 52
Views: 42017

Re: Geopolitical topics

> Therefore, I don't necessarily see the "Chinese civil war" and > "Sino-American War" scenarios as being incompatible. Not only are they NOT incompatible, each one is actually a consequence of the other. A Chinese civil war would begin to destabilize the Communist Chinese Party (CCP), and the CCP ...
by John
Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:33 am
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Surviving after a financial meltdown
Replies: 6
Views: 8879

Surviving after a financial meltdown

I've posted this several times, but it's worth repeating here: Picture yourself a 30 year old father of 3 kids under 5. There is a lot of love in my household and not so much cynicism. What would be the best advice you could give for our immediate future? Thanks for your reply. Picture a world where...
by John
Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:28 am
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Inflation, deflation, gold and currencies
Replies: 768
Views: 407973

Inflation, deflation, gold and currencies

I've described many times in the web log the nature of the deflationary spiral we're in. There was a big dot-com bubble in the 1990s, leading to huge real estate and credit bubbles in the 2000s. Those bubbles are now deflating rapidly. The result is that there is less money (dollars) in the world ev...
by John
Sat Sep 20, 2008 9:21 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Welcome to the Generational Dynamics Forum!
Replies: 87
Views: 121073

Welcome to the Generational Dynamics Forum!

If this is your first visit, we're glad you're here. Feel free to
post something about yourself.
by John
Sat Sep 20, 2008 8:47 pm
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29822
Views: 15779711

Re: Financial topics

> A month ago I was discussing the economic situation with my Mom. > I told her that I believe we are heading into another great > depression and she denied that any such depression could ever > occur, taking a more optimistic view that we will get nothing > worse then an average recession like man...
by John
Sat Sep 20, 2008 8:28 pm
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29822
Views: 15779711

Re: Financial topics

> Hi, John. I am Chinese and visit your blog by a chance months ago. > The generational theory is so great which opened a whole new > window for me to understand this world, history and future. Since > then I visit your weblog everyday. Thanks for the compliment. I appreciate it. > On Thursday, the...
by John
Sat Sep 20, 2008 4:18 pm
Forum: Administrative Discussion
Topic: Moderately Speaking
Replies: 60
Views: 595635

Moderately Speaking

For comments, questions, suggestions, complaints or requests related
to moderation rules or to management of the Generational Dynamics
forum.
by John
Sat Sep 20, 2008 3:37 pm
Forum: Directory and Rules (Read/only)
Topic: Forum Directory and Rules
Replies: 1
Views: 342327

Generational Dynamics Forum Rules

Generational Dynamics Forum Rules This forum has only a moderate, but not unlimited, tolerance for personal attacks and disruptive behavior. And so moderating actions will be taken hopefully rarely, and usually only for a person who is being repeatedly abusive, repeatedly offensive, repeatedly usin...
by John
Sat Sep 20, 2008 3:20 pm
Forum: Directory and Rules (Read/only)
Topic: Forum Directory and Rules
Replies: 1
Views: 342327

Forum Directory and Rules

This read-only thread contains a forum directory and the moderation
rules for this forum.

(Forum directory to be supplied.)
by John
Sat Sep 20, 2008 3:06 pm
Forum: Generational Theory
Topic: System Dynamics and Macroeconomics
Replies: 1
Views: 5114

System Dynamics and Macroeconomics

Mainstream macroeconomic theory, invented by Maynard Keynes in the 1930s, has failed to predict or explain anything that's happened since the bubble started, including the bubble itself. We need a new "Dynamic Macroeconomics" theory. Macroeconomic theory was invented in the 1930s to develop policies...