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by bluebird
Wed Feb 19, 2014 1:06 pm
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: 17-Feb-14 World View -- Egypt's terrorism escalates
Replies: 13
Views: 15383

Re: 17-Feb-14 World View -- Egypt's terrorism escalates

Then Millennials are from 1981 to 2003?
What is the generation called after the Millennials, and when would it begin and end?
by bluebird
Sun Jun 30, 2013 7:28 pm
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: 29-Jun-13 World View -- Jihadists from Russia in Syria
Replies: 7
Views: 11415

Re: 29-Jun-13 World View -- Jihadists from Russia in Syria

Thanks for finding the map of Sunni and Shia. Clearly shows the small minority of countries that are Shia.

edit to add the direct link for the map
http://worldgeoshiite.blogspot.com/2012 ... ority.html
by bluebird
Sat Jun 29, 2013 3:56 pm
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: 29-Jun-13 World View -- Jihadists from Russia in Syria
Replies: 7
Views: 11415

Re: 29-Jun-13 World View -- Jihadists from Russia in Syria

I keep getting confused between Shias and Sunnis because some countries have both. So at some future time, the Clash of Civilizations will not necessarily be country vs country, but rather lines of the clash will be Shias vs Sunnis resulting in new boundaries for some of those countries? Also, are t...
by bluebird
Sat Jun 01, 2013 9:40 am
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29822
Views: 16777215

Re: Financial topics

There seems to be news about Syria almost daily. And now there are protests in Istanbul Turkey. Perhaps a major flare-up in the Mideast could be a trigger for a selloff in the markets. It'll be some kind of black swan, something that we haven't thought about.
by bluebird
Fri May 31, 2013 9:26 pm
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29822
Views: 16777215

Re: Financial topics

To preserve his legacy, I think Bernanke will do whatever he has to do to keep the markets afloat until he leaves (August?). So it could be a few more months.
by bluebird
Sun Apr 21, 2013 4:34 pm
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29822
Views: 16777215

Re: Financial topics

It's just a matter of time when this bubble implodes. Whether the generational panic begins soon, or not, I hope all the regulars keep posting.
by bluebird
Sun Oct 14, 2012 10:10 am
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: 14-Oct-12 World View-Huawei / China 'Cyberwar Pearl Harbor'
Replies: 6
Views: 6712

Re: 14-Oct-12 World View-Huawei / China 'Cyberwar Pearl Harb

The media wants us to think Iran is the boogeyman that the U.S. will war against. But I thought that generationally, you have written that Iran will be aligned with the us in the West.
by bluebird
Sun Jul 29, 2012 11:45 am
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: 29-Jul-12 World View - Geithner's testimony raises questions
Replies: 11
Views: 11277

Re: 29-Jul-12 World View - Geithner's testimony raises quest

I'm definitely a Boomer born 1949. We can be here all day discussing who is to blame. I would be happy if someone would put these banksters in jail. But it appears this entire corrupted system will end in collapse first.
by bluebird
Thu Jul 12, 2012 10:04 am
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: 12-Jul-12 World View -- Taliban calls al-Qaeda a 'plague'
Replies: 3
Views: 4376

Re: 12-Jul-12 World View -- Taliban calls al-Qaeda a 'plague

And with China's one child per family policy for the past 25 years, there are millions more young men in China than women. China will be using these young men in the next war to serve their country. 2/11/09 Lesley Stahl, 60 Minutes: China: Too Many Men http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-18560_162-1496589.h...
by bluebird
Thu Dec 15, 2011 12:05 pm
Forum: Generational Theory
Topic: Generation-X culture vs Boomer culture
Replies: 346
Views: 170832

Re: Generation-X culture vs Boomer culture

John - I agree with what you are saying

bluebird (boomer born 1949)