BruceVC

Presumably it was the entirety of the Chinese people, acting in complete unison, who did this. No it was every single Chinese person...all 1 billion of them But on a serious note you cant separate how they do business in Africa They have a certain trade approach but its harmful and they lied to us

I dont really like the Chinese, they lied to the South African government...manipulated people and seriously messed up our economy Sorry, its a personal view

Volo....I am shocked by what you suggesting, you CANNOT blame the candidate for the actions of his supporters You cant blame Hilary for that ...lets be reasonable here

You guys wont believe this but about 15 years ago I also could have worked in the USA but it was a military contract...I always wanted to join the CIA. I had this view of how it was the perfect place for me. I could work independently and bend laws and break them in the name of security of the USA.....I know this is fine as long as its for the safety of your citizens People dont need to know everything...but I didnt apply but I have always admired the CIA, its amazing how they get criticized by so many Americans. No offense to anyone but I would never do that...I see it as unpatriotic

Lol, German govt think rapefugees don't known how do fikki-fikki They are doing it so that the farmers can have their sheep and cattle in peace. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2352779/Bestiality-brothels-spreading-Germany-campaigner-claims-abusers-sex-animals-lifestyle-choice.html Seriously though, those guys should be in working camps, getting education in construction and engineering so that they can go back later and rebuild their country with their new skills. This article is extremely offensive to German people as it suggests the depraved practice of bestiality is somehow normal Its only legal in NZ and parts of Oz ...but that is historical and we cant expect sudden change

GD....serious question. What is your view of Trump now? Same as ever... total dirt bag only slightly less objectionable than Hillary. I just thought this was funny. He can be funny....I have watched his immitation of Chinese people the way he says " we want deal "

No, it's not hard to grasp, but that's only because that's not how it works in reality. What you are describing is, I don't know, 18th century capitalism theory? In this day and age, "the rich" do not significantly spend, participate in, or stimulate the economy. Instead, what they do is keep inflating the already completely absurdly sized financial derivatives bubble, whose notional value is currently estimated at >$1.2 quadrillion. The actual world economy you're thinking about is just around $77 trillion. Think the tulip craze of 17th century Netherlands, that has grown to about 20 times the size of the global economy. The solution to that ain't gonna be pleasant, to put it mildly. Please, tell me exactly how encouraging these **** to keep breaking banks whose bailouts everyone else have to pay for is growing anything but their own greed, let alone the economy. But beyond that, there's this magical notion that "the rich" have amassed fabulous amounts of wealth without being at all connected to the rest of mankind, that they don't owe anything to anybody, and that they have no responsibility to maintain the very structures and conditions of stability that allowed them to make and keep money to begin with. The only way to ensure (rather than just trust in the kindness of their hearts and hope for the best) that some of their good fortune reverts back to everyone is through taxes, though I'm open to other ideas if you have any. The "self-made man" myth is right up there with the tooth fairy, the easter bunny and Santa, and they'd all be laughing their asses off, hadn't they just found that the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is now subject to negative interest rates. 2133 I know you ignore what I say because I'm a trollllllllllllllllllllllllll But I hope you read this, I doubt anyone else would mention this to you and I'm sorry to be seen to be attacking you but you need to hear the reality of your country and the EU http://cepr.net/documents/Spain-2015-12.pdf You really need to stop blaming the system for being flawed ...its not the system. Its the historic structural issues that have always existed within the overall Spainish work ethos that is to blame ...it always has been there Have you not asked yourself how come its only the PIG countries (Ireland is done with austerity ) that are undergoing austerity? If the EU troika was so corrupt and dysfunctional how come no other country in the EU needed assistance or is undergoing austerity? What about some of the East European countries ....despite having weaker economies and facing levels of bias they are not even facing austerity So please dont try to suggest the EU Troika is targeting the PIG countries out of ....I wouldn't even know how to justify it You have to understand it starts getting embarrassing to keep seeing these anti-austerity protests in first world countries like Spain ....and you part of the EU !!! Much of the third world is going through serious economic stress but I mean real pressure....25 % unemployment, massive deficits , negative growth, governments that blame the West and the terrible reality of many citizens who for generations have known nothing but grinding poverty....they really have serious problems. And they dont seem to complain as much as you guys Its not your fault, its your governments but surly you can see these changes are necessary? Soory again if I seem to be rude but I do get annoyed by these austerity complaints ....what is being asked of your country is nothing every other country in the world does

GD....serious question. What is your view of Trump now?

Well thats a bit unfair...you are allowed to like a blue ball but you just need to explain why or you being entitled

Okay that type of complete inconsistency and utter lack of fairness for staff is one of the problems around some of the extremely wealthy in the USA.....and it needs to be resolved That would never be socially allowed in SA....the basic argument being " where is the humanity, how can people be so unconcerned with the financial reality of the people who actually work in the company " But also remember its the US billionaires who give more money to altruistic causes than any other country..so there is real charity But yes that Koch story is really disappointing, I thought that type of reality was old school Capitalism from the 1980's Finally people love to attack the West and the USA and say things like " Capitalism is just about greed and the abuse of the poor or needy...its just about rich people getting richer " Yet there are many non-Capitalist countries like in the ME, Russia or China where the billionaires in those countries care even less than your Western billionaire Thats another thing I cringe about with Trump....he keeps feeling the need to say " how rich he is and how successful he is "

Bruce, how does your post even remotely make any sense to my response to Hurlshot? Hurlshot said, "I'm making six figures". That's him I assume. Not combined with his wife. And then Hurlshot goes on to say, "They are being bought for millions, making it nearly impossible for the middle class to afford." A quick google search in his area according to his location on his profile comes up with these: http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/Gilroy_CA/pg-1 http://www.trulia.com/for_sale/Gilroy,CA/36.8534993825,37.2015930148,-122.032600647,-121.463371521_xy/11_zm/ Now I don't know what real estate websites Americans use, but these homes are not in the millions. And then you come on and troll about Australians not caring about wealth. Again, how does this relate to earning 6 figures and not being able to buy a house? Now why would you assume that I wanted to ask Hurlshot something, he doesnt really respond to me on most posts which is how some forum members are to me So I normally dont bother to ask them too much....but what if I wanted to ask you a question and not Hurlshot Is it so strange to make a direct post to you.....maybe people like to ask you questions?

Oh, trolling again. ok. Hiro, we need to establish something please. You obviously think Im perfect and I dont make mistakes ..but even I make mistakes So if I say "I imagine you guys in Oz dont worry about wealth " ...if its wrong then its okay for you to tell me that Dont hold me to such a high standard

Huh? No idea what you're talking about. Oh..sorry I have never been to Oz,,,its just what I imagine ? Also think of how Crocodile Dundee lives in the wild ....with that hat ..and those corks

Millions? If Gilroy Ca is where you're looking (according to your location), a quick google search comes up with a lot of houses and not in the millions. You guys in Oz dont care much for wealth hey Hiro? Its more about the barbie or beers at the local beach right...it must be nice to have such little to motivate you

Surely you must realize that somebody who needs the money to pay for basic amenities like housing, bills, food and clothing is more likely to spend it than literally anybody else. Giving money to people living below the poverty line is 100% sure to breed economic activity because they will die otherwise. Yes of course thats true but the idea of wealth creation in a Capitalist society is suppose to be where your Capital is used to generate revenue I was under the impression that people paying for their food, bills and housing will inevitably generate revenue for someone. I mean Capital as in resources or investment not actual money, the majority of wealthy people I know did it slowly and through investments but your daily expenses are going to people who may be more wealthy than you but that doesn't mean they wealthy So in other words owning the local supermarket doesnt always mean the person is well off ....but if he owns the supermarket which would cover daily expenses but also some good shares or other investments is normally the best way to increase wealth

Surely you must realize that somebody who needs the money to pay for basic amenities like housing, bills, food and clothing is more likely to spend it than literally anybody else. Giving money to people living below the poverty line is 100% sure to breed economic activity because they will die otherwise. Yes of course thats true but the idea of wealth creation in a Capitalist society is suppose to be where your Capital is used to generate revenue So for example owning shares and then getting dividends or investing in a property deal....but the reality is most people really work to just pay bills and they simply dont have excess money So for me I was fortunate my great grandfather really created the initial wealth and then his sons continued to manage the investment portfolios ..but without the initial wealth generation in the 1920's I would also be asking " how do people actually become wealthy " ...

Meshugger when Trump gets horribly beaten in November will you acknowledge you were wrong? Our American members are allowed to be wrong as its there country but foreigners like you and I who had a lot to say about Hilary or Trump need to show some humility I think you totally missed a beautiful joke in that post! Meshugger actually cracked a decent joke....you sure? He is Finnish, there idea of a joke is something like " why did the chicken cross the road....because it needed to "

Meshugger when Trump gets horribly beaten in November will you acknowledge you were wrong? Our American members are allowed to be wrong as its there country but foreigners like you and I who had a lot to say about Hilary or Trump need to show some humility

Volo you shouldn't think about yourself as scum just because you are aligned to .....some weird Canadian right wing group that probably only exists in Canada You notice I never say Im scum because even though I'm aligned to the " left " I believe we do more good than bad

Yes, you probably right but it also doesn't need to be like it was End of the day its the effectiveness of information gathering and departments like the NSA that probably are the most effective considering the threat that the West faces from Islamic extremism ?

Oby you cant possibly believe the US is behind the current crisis in Brazil ? Why not? Overtrow of democratic regimes is what Murica usually do in Latin America and Africa. http://foreignpolicy.com/2013/08/20/mapped-the-7-governments-the-u-s-has-overthrown/ In other words i see nothing non-beliveable thing in such Murican actions. And when Bruce reject such obvious facts - it's not unusual thing also. Yes but Oby in the 1960's and during the Cold War this use to happen, it made sense and both sides did it But nowadays, the West doesnt have to use the CIA to overthrow leaders because without fail most of the " anti-Western " leaders in the world were generally mishandling there economies and they became unpopular on there own

To be fair, studying the Bible probably should be part of any literature class. There's a massive body of texts that engage with it one way or the other, where lots of nuance is lost if you don't have the same background information the writer assumes is default. You really think studying the bible should be part of literature, you see this would not be considered a reasonable way of learning in many African countries because using religious text would be seen as being biased against people who aren't Christian ...also is the bible well written from a studying perspective? And most people in Africa are Catholic or Christian but more neutral sources would be used

Ungrateful louts. They were even reclassified as humans in what, 1967? (before that, they were considered part of the flora and fauna of Australia, no kidding) I know But Gorthie I'm not trying to attack all Australians but they do have issues around integration and how they feel about things like racism After Apartheid there was a surge of white people who had resources and immigrated immediately to Australia....including my cousins. For these South Africans they basically had a view " that black people cannot run countries ".....for people like me we would rather not have them in SA. Its nothing personal but we dont want white people in SA who dont believe that black people cannot run countries Now I'm not saying all Australians are racist, of course not but that country definitely has segments of people who are racist and unconcerned with announcing it

Well in South Africa and almost every country I have traveled to no one even knows what a SJW is Many people know what SJ is but the SJW concept seems primarily an American development that would have spread through the Internet I have said this numerous times but this concept of SJW becomes more divisive than helpful within the general gaming community

Holy Smoke ....that is a huge number of people But those big family events are great and its nice to be part of something like that ....but thats lot of presents to buy for Xmas