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You may very well be infallible.....but it ain't on this planet brother
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I really am no political guy and am shit with numbers but a few things.
I think it's pretty funny that McCain wants to get NATO involved with Russia and Georgia, when the primary reason Russia is in there right now is because Georgia wants to join NATO. There are some wild fires burning a few miles away, maybe I should go empty my gas tank onto them. And the fact that everyone else in the world laughed off UN intervention definitely isn't a good sign. I can't see how McCain is going to have any pull with the rest of the world as they are going to see him as just another George Bush. May or may not be but that's how he's being treated now.
Also, drilling for oil is so pointless I can not believe it. Does anyone really think that is a long term fix? Unless your Lyle and think oil isn't a fossil fuel? The people want drilling because they want ANYTHING, me included. But it's really going to do no good. No reason we can't power ourselves on something other then oil.
And 4:27 a gallon isn't a relief at the pump either.
#1 The US isn't going to help Georgia as we're in no position to right now. We will use rhetoric (hopefully better than Obama does...."this doesn't match the Olympic spirit" what a fucking pussy) and diplomacy but that's about all. Russia will turn Red once again and start grabbing up it's old haunts: Latvia, Estonia, etc.
#2 NATO is meant to keep events that lead to World Wars I & II from happening and to control and curb the expansion of communist Russia and everyone involved outside the US has taken that organization for granted.
#3 The UN won't do anything because it's a worthless organization built upon the fallacy that all countries carry the same weight in politics and economics. Some countries are just bigger, better, and more important than others.
#4 Well buddy the US DOES have untapped oil reserves as do most countries and if oil was running out then why would oil companies spend the majority of their money on research and development? As for long term fixes, there aren't any....it's been this way forever. Maybe it will inspire someone to make something new and better BUT until that day comes we might as well just get used to it.
#5 The price of oil is coming down slowly but surely. What's not helping is SUBSIDIZING other fuels which just plain and simple don't fucking work, if they did we wouldn't need to subsidize them....ethenol is driving the cost of fuel AND food up. And the same people bitching about the price of oil and "Man made Global Warming" are against Nuclear Energy....why? Because they are idiots!
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I ain't no lover of communism, nor am I a lover of capitalism as it stands now. No need to discuss the defects of communism as everyone knows 'em. But what I can say is that the form of capitalism practiced then up to now isn't working in third world country like ours, where people in the neighborhood are dying of Tuberculosis everyday not because the country doesn't have enough money but because the traditional elite businessmen, who has controlled the government ever since, have divided the nations spoils among themselves while leaving the poor perpetually impoverished. And the type of democracy that the westerners planted on us has become an effective tool to keep them in power, because it's a democracy dictated by money which only the elite has, thereby becoming a self-perpetuating tool for them. This is probably the same reason that guys like Chavez has started to become appealing to many Latin-American people. These are the things that many westerners simply don't understand. Most people in the third world are no worse off than those in Cuba. Believe me, I have seen it first hand and am still seeing it, shaking my head in dismay throughout...
...But then, I have no intention of trying to change the minds of westerners' because I know I can't, just as I can never convince the Americans that there is nothing sacred or inalienable about their right to keep and bear arms...
Once in awhile, get outside in fresh air, take a deep breath & with a deep sigh, let out all the things that's bottled up inside you & be free, & you'll get a glimpse of nirvana.
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...one of the problems I think Obama would be facing is the Hillary fans. With a long and bitter fight they went through, with all the nasty accusations and counter-accusations, I think there are enough die-hard Hillary fans who still feel resentful to their idol's bitter rival. Would Obama be able to overcome that? as they say, 'house divided can't stand.' With the survey showing Obama and McCain statistically even, that problem could cause just enough problem for Obama to adversely affect his quest of the office. So I think he should at least invite Hillary publicly to be his VP. Hillary will probably not accept it but at least Obama can get some steam out from her loyal fans. But what if she accepts it? Now that's another problem. Hmmm, a minority vote plus a women vote, how will that fare?..
... on the economic front, there is some signs of stability setting in with oil price starting to go down again thereby easing somewhat the inflationary pressure. But don't start partying yet. For now, it just means that the vulture called speculators have turned their attention on dollar away from oil and the commodities markets. Just don't forget that these vultures will exploit any sign of weakness and once they smell 'em they pounce on them and strip them of all their flesh until there are only bones left (but the economic species sometimes even eat the bones). If we're lucky, their adventure at the oil market could have ended, but don't be sure yet 'cause winter is coming and the oil market might look juicy to them again. If that happens, it'll be another round of high oil price and inflation cycle. Keep your fingers crossed...
Once in awhile, get outside in fresh air, take a deep breath & with a deep sigh, let out all the things that's bottled up inside you & be free, & you'll get a glimpse of nirvana.
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Once in awhile, get outside in fresh air, take a deep breath & with a deep sigh, let out all the things that's bottled up inside you & be free, & you'll get a glimpse of nirvana.
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Can someone explain to me how Obama is qualified to run the government?
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