Re: Generational Dynamics World View News
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2020 1:56 pm
Come on Mr. Trump - visit Taiwan and, while you are there, give it full diplomatic status.
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JJ333 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2020 8:49 pmWe stepped onto an old path that still leads to the same place.
1920s/2000s – neoclassical economics, high inequality, high banker pay, low regulation, low taxes for the wealthy, robber barons (CEOs), reckless bankers, globalisation phase
1929/2008 – Wall Street crash
1930s/2010s – Global recession, currency wars, trade wars, austerity, rising nationalism and extremism
1940s – World war.
We forgot we had been down that path before.
It does get worse, look where we are going.
I addressed this above. Predicting is hard. I love guys that try to do it though, most pussies in the modern day won't even try, so those that do actually earn a great deal of respect from me. My point remains that things coming are hard to see set off and usually we keep predicting into the wind though years go by with zero happening. I'm willing to be general or have a framework ... do you all here also believe that the war is by 2025? or more like by 2030?I'm glad that we're amusing you. I'll try to throw in some
additional jokes here and there, to add to the entertainment.
But hey, I guess you're right. There'll never be another war, and the
stock market will go up forever. I guess I'd better shut down the
site.
Of course you are right, but the first part is a materialist (atheist) argument. It is true, but only a small part of the story, not all that there is by any means. As for the second part, you are again logical and correct, Socrates employed the same logic in understanding that there can be only one true God.All religions have characteristics in common -- they provide a
framework for day to day living, they provide comfort and guidance in
difficult times, and so forth.
Furthermore, there are a few major religions in the world, and dozens
of minor religions, and they largely contradict each other in
important ways. This is a simple observation, and it has the
following logical consequence: There is at most one true religion.
These questions show us why the USA has been declining, they are painstakingly too common. They are evidence that people have lost the foundation on which we build civilizations and find meaning in life. In the case of all of us of advanced civilizations and heritage, Christianity.What is truth? ... And what is virtue?
I think more accurately stated, [some] people use religious impulses to do and justify anything. Some religions (Islam) do have histories of violence and justification of it (they teach it as a matter of fact, dogma) and others do not (I can name several here). But the modern mind has lost its mind mostly (see above on the loss of Christianity), thus it cannot discern truth very well, or even understand logic when it should be easy to utilize or implement. This discernment is lost in the conflation or confusion of people claiming to be heritage X or religion Y and committing acts that may or may not belong to the religion or ideology associated with it. Generally leftist people with identity politics are the ultimate abusers of this but, sadly, many other lazy thinkers have been fooled by them. This should be obvious to anyone, but we don't confuse such things (I think because we don't like telling people they are full of sh*t if they claim to be a religion but it doesn't inform their life or actions) if we talk about people's secular deeds or qualifications: for example, if a guy says he is a doctor or professional power washer but doesn't know or do anything related to these fields, clearly he is FOS. We tend never to question that in the religious realm, because we now have a feminized way of thinking and identity aspect to it that makes it somehow personal in ways that it isn't, at times. That is, it is both objective and personal all at the same time --- but for some reason calling someone FOS for claiming to be a christian while never going to church, not knowing anything about Christ or the gospel, or behaving in a way even honest about attempting to incorporate it into his life --- somehow ruffles the feathers of others who are not mature people. I'm just giving example of clarity here so others can understand that we must all be careful in analyzing EVERYTHING in life, there is much laziness with language, critical thinking, and generally what one takes for granted these days, that just isn't so.There's one more thing that all religions have in common: A believer
can always find a way within the religion to justify any action.
This is a very sophisticated analysis of European politics.DaKardii wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2020 5:21 pm> John, how do you think Brexit will affect the WWIII alignments in
> Europe?
> I personally believe that Germany and the UK will be on opposing
> sides, and France could go either way.
> Since the end of the Franco-Prussian war in 1871, France and the
> UK have worked closely together to prevent a unified Germany from
> dominating the European continent. This common goal was the
> central reason why they were allies in both World Wars, despite
> being historic enemies. It was also the central reason why they
> both opposed German re-unification in 1990, despite the US
> supporting it. Since 1990, they have been trying to accommodate
> Germany while also serving as soft counterbalances against it.
> However, France hasn't always been so committed to
> counterbalancing Germany. Many French sympathize with Germany
> because they would prefer Europe to be dominated by a continental
> power (such as France and Germany), as opposed to a
> non-continental power (such as Russia, the UK, and the US). This
> sentiment may have been the central reason why many French
> willingly collaborated with Germany during WWII, and it was
> definitely the central reason why France was initially strongly
> opposed to the UK joining the EU in the first place.
> With Brexit completed, tensions are starting to rise between the
> EU and the UK over post-Brexit trade arrangements. These
> disagreements have the potential to escalate into territorial
> disputes between the UK and the EU members bordering it,
> especially Ireland. Should that happen, Germany could use these
> disputes as a pretext to promote both further European integration
> and the creation of a "European Army" that would effectively serve
> as a way around the post-WWII restrictions on German
> rearmament. Because both the UK and most of Western Europe are in
> a crisis era, odds are such escalations will indeed occur.
> At this point, France will face a serious dilemma. On one hand, it
> supports further European integration and the formation of a
> "European Army" just as much, if not more than Germany does. But
> on the other hand, such developments would significantly increase
> the stakes of a future unbalancing of the current continental
> co-hegemony existing between the two countries. France probably
> recalls that the last time Germany was forced to share hegemony
> with another continental power (Austria) in a confederate union
> (the German Confederation), the unbalancing of that co-hegemony
> led to war. Germany decisively won that war within six weeks, and
> Austria's loss of that war caused it to undergo a slow decline
> that led to the complete collapse of its empire within three
> generations. France obviously does not want to meet the same fate
> as Austria. So, what does it do in this situation?
This is a summary of some of the generational factors in going fromJJ333 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2020 8:49 pm> We stepped onto an old path that still leads to the same place.
> 1920s/2000s – neoclassical economics, high inequality, high banker
> pay, low regulation, low taxes for the wealthy, robber barons
> (CEOs), reckless bankers, globalisation phase
> 1929/2008 – Wall Street crash
> 1930s/2010s – Global recession, currency wars, trade wars,
> austerity, rising nationalism and extremism
> 1940s – World war.
> We forgot we had been down that path before.
> It does get worse, look where we are going.
I totally disagree with this. I've posted over 6,000 articlesCool Breeze wrote: ↑Fri Sep 18, 2020 3:13 pm> John, I chuckled when I saw your response with the heading
> "Orthodox amusement". The point of my question was to understand
> where you are coming from, how you think, and what you know. Your
> answers were revealing. By the way, I'm just amused by how we
> think we are so important and can predict what is happening (and
> some can, some do --- but you'll notice they never really get it
> right twice = mostly lucky) and then go on and on about how or why
> it didn't happen. Having said that, I am actually in your camp
> (can't you tell?) in many ways, including the fact that the world
> is changing dramatically and mostly for the worst, especially if
> you grew up believing that the US Constitution actually mattered
> or that the government in its foundation wasn't really corrupt
> (most didn't realize this until all of the soft coups coming after
> President Trump and the manner in which they are
> attempted).
Generational Dynamics cannot predict a date for the start of war.Cool Breeze wrote: ↑Fri Sep 18, 2020 3:13 pm> I addressed this above. Predicting is hard. I love guys that try
> to do it though, most pussies in the modern day won't even try, so
> those that do actually earn a great deal of respect from me. My
> point remains that things coming are hard to see set off and
> usually we keep predicting into the wind though years go by with
> zero happening. I'm willing to be general or have a framework
> ... do you all here also believe that the war is by 2025? or more
> like by 2030?
It's not clear to me why you characterize an argument as "materialist"Cool Breeze wrote: ↑Fri Sep 18, 2020 3:13 pm> Of course you are right, but the first part is a materialist
> (atheist) argument. It is true, but only a small part of the
> story, not all that there is by any means. As for the second part,
> you are again logical and correct, Socrates employed the same
> logic in understanding that there can be only one true
> God.
I respect your deeply held Christian beliefs, but I'm a lot moreCool Breeze wrote: ↑Fri Sep 18, 2020 3:13 pm> "What is truth? ... And what is virtue?"
> These questions show us why the USA has been declining, they are
> painstakingly too common. They are evidence that people have lost
> the foundation on which we build civilizations and find meaning in
> life. In the case of all of us of advanced civilizations and
> heritage, Christianity.
There is no difference in this regard between Islam and otherCool Breeze wrote: ↑Fri Sep 18, 2020 3:13 pm> "There's one more thing that all religions have in common: A
> believer can always find a way within the religion to justify any
> action."
> I think more accurately stated, [some] people use religious
> impulses to do and justify anything. Some religions (Islam) do
> have histories of violence and justification of it (they teach it
> as a matter of fact, dogma) and others do not (I can name several
> here).
This book is the usual fatuous mainstream media nonsense. ForGuest wrote: ↑Fri Sep 18, 2020 6:04 pm> I don't mean to divert attention from the present convo, but...
> https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/07/ ... eat-reset/
> Why is no one even trying to talk about this? What you see when
> you click that link and drop into the rabbit hole that is the plan
> to "reset" the world economy is pure globalist (and for those of
> faith, Satanist) evil.
I can't see how anyone can ignore China. I wouldn't be surprised if Asia was at war by Christmas. Things are going nuts over here.John wrote: ↑Sat Sep 19, 2020 5:44 pm** 19-Sep-2020 World View: The 'Great Reset'
This book is the usual fatuous mainstream media nonsense. ForGuest wrote: ↑Fri Sep 18, 2020 6:04 pm> I don't mean to divert attention from the present convo, but...
> https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/07/ ... eat-reset/
> Why is no one even trying to talk about this? What you see when
> you click that link and drop into the rabbit hole that is the plan
> to "reset" the world economy is pure globalist (and for those of
> faith, Satanist) evil.
example, based on the description, the predictions do not include war
with China. If you want something to worry about, then worry about
that.