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by Matt1989
Sun Nov 09, 2008 1:15 pm
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29822
Views: 16777215

Re: Financial topics

Matt -- is that because you feel we'll have a sustained rally in the interim, due to euphoria / mass optimism because of Obama election? Or, do you think it's because this downturn / depression will be worse than you were originally thinking? The fundamentals of the economy are much weaker than in ...
by Matt1989
Sun Nov 09, 2008 1:30 am
Forum: Politics, Culture, Music and the Media
Topic: Presidential Election
Replies: 81
Views: 63115

Re: Presidential Election

To the contrary, in fact, my entire thrust was about motives. That GenXers need to move from selfish (or at least primarily self-interested) motives to motives that include some notion of a larger universe having value. Not going to happen. The best we can do is to integrate that self-interest with...
by Matt1989
Sun Nov 09, 2008 12:45 am
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29822
Views: 16777215

Re: Financial topics

I have a sinking feeling that the coming depression is going to hit its low point later than in the 1930s. 2015 seems about right to me.
by Matt1989
Sun Nov 09, 2008 12:32 am
Forum: International events
Topic: Geopolitical topics
Replies: 52
Views: 42874

Re: Geopolitical topics

Dear Matt, > John, Imadinnerjacket said something more along the lines of, "The > Imam said this regime occupying Jerusalem must vanish from the > page of time." > The media just ate the more provocative "translation" up. This posting looks like something is missing. I don't know who Imadinnerjacke...
by Matt1989
Sat Nov 08, 2008 12:47 pm
Forum: International events
Topic: Geopolitical topics
Replies: 52
Views: 42874

Re: Geopolitical topics

John, Imadinnerjacket said something more along the lines of, "The Imam said this regime occupying Jerusalem must vanish from the page of time."

The media just ate the more provocative "translation" up.
by Matt1989
Wed Nov 05, 2008 8:24 pm
Forum: International events
Topic: Russia
Replies: 21
Views: 25879

Re: Russia

I found it very frustrating to try to discuss something with Justin because he has some sort of mental block about Putin. Justin is an anarchist. I only vaguely remember the thread, but I would be surprised to see him blindly defending an authoritarian like Putin. That would be a huge mental block ...
by Matt1989
Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:12 pm
Forum: International events
Topic: Russia
Replies: 21
Views: 25879

Re: Russia

John,

Justin returned briefly to T4T, and I asked him about the Russian reaction to the financial crisis.

http://fourthturning.com/forum/showthre ... post249737
by Matt1989
Wed Nov 05, 2008 1:39 am
Forum: Politics, Culture, Music and the Media
Topic: Presidential Election
Replies: 81
Views: 63115

Re: Presidential Election

I, for one, am glad this thing is over.
by Matt1989
Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:46 pm
Forum: Politics, Culture, Music and the Media
Topic: Presidential Election
Replies: 81
Views: 63115

Re: Presidential Election

Man, I don't know what you are smoking, but if "The One" wins tomorrow you are in for a very rude awakening. If you think Obama is going to drop taxes then I think you also should expect to see the Pope getting drunk at a local bar. Obama is a Marxists. Marxists DON'T lower taxes - in fact he think...
by Matt1989
Sat Nov 01, 2008 12:51 pm
Forum: International events
Topic: Geopolitical topics
Replies: 52
Views: 42874

Re: Humanitarian disaster in Democratic Republic of Congo

DRC's last crisis war appears to have occurred in the early 1960s, but that took place around Kinshasa in western DRC. Rwanda's crisis war took place in 1994. (Rwanda is shown as "RW" on the map above.) John, there is no way that the Congo Wars in the 1990s-2000s were not a Crisis War for the major...