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by Raynote
Tue Aug 24, 2010 10:00 am
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: 22-Aug-10 News -- The global rise of xenophobia
Replies: 22
Views: 17355

Re: 22-Aug-10 News -- The global rise of xenophobia

JR wrote:
vincecate wrote:The fear is Islamophobia.
and therefore, by definition, irrational.
Some fears may be irrational, but some are not... When danger arises, it is rational to be afraid and to take appropriate action. That's how our ancestors survived and that's what we must do if we want to survive too.
by Raynote
Wed Aug 18, 2010 3:19 pm
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: 18-Aug-10 News -- The collapse of the Gaza tunnel economy
Replies: 7
Views: 8325

Re: 18-Aug-10 News -- The collapse of the Gaza tunnel economy

I may have gone too far when I used the word "treason"... but English being a foreign language to me I sometimes use it awkwardly.
by Raynote
Wed Aug 18, 2010 4:26 am
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: 18-Aug-10 News -- The collapse of the Gaza tunnel economy
Replies: 7
Views: 8325

Re: 18-Aug-10 News -- The collapse of the Gaza tunnel economy

Hi John!
Could you write something about the "Victory Mosque" at Ground Zero and how Generational Dynamics can explain the near treason-like attitudes of Obama, Bloomberg, et al ? Thanks.
And thank you for all your articles, I read them every day with great interest even if I don't comment.
Raymonde
by Raynote
Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:35 am
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: 20-Jul-10 News -- Hungary, Ireland--new financial problems
Replies: 1
Views: 3660

Re: 20-Jul-10 News -- Hungary, Ireland--new financial problems

Isn't the response of the Hungarian government (apparently approved by the Hungarian citizens) to the IMF typical of a certain generation? I'm guessing the boomers, the "prophet" generation ;) ...
by Raynote
Thu Jul 01, 2010 9:23 am
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: 24-Jun-10 News -- May new home sales plunge
Replies: 16
Views: 15129

Re: 24-Jun-10 News -- May new home sales plunge

Thank you for your answer. Actually I've heard the same mentionned about Ireland as what you wrote about Spain. A couple who stayed at my place recently (I run a very small bed & breakfast or "chambres d'hôtes" as we say in French) whose daughter is living in Ireland told me that the value of proper...
by Raynote
Mon Jun 28, 2010 3:22 am
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: 24-Jun-10 News -- May new home sales plunge
Replies: 16
Views: 15129

Re: 24-Jun-10 News -- May new home sales plunge

John, do you know if there has been a similar real estate bubble in Europe over the same period? And if that is so, can we expect a similar fall in housing prices in the years to come?

Raymonde
by Raynote
Fri Jun 25, 2010 1:18 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Welcome to the Generational Dynamics Forum!
Replies: 87
Views: 120471

Re: Welcome to the Generational Dynamics Forum!

Hi! I found this site a few weeks ago thanks to Pete Ferron and his "Shrugging out" podcast which I found thanks to Tom Baugh (being interviewed by Pete about his book "Starving the monkeys") which I found, I think, thanks to a link on the site "Homeland Stupidity". Isn't the Internet a great thing!...