Re: Financial topics
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 3:43 pm
My apologies John. Indeed I tend to forget that it is not just a "sandbox" for Aedens and I to toss around ideas, some of which, for myself at least, are an amalgamation of things I have read or ideas that float around in my head.
I no longer fully trust modern media on either side since I believe they are all only telling their part of the story. So in most mainstream western media I see Putin painted as a "bad" guy and the west trying to do the" right thing". But I also see the current US Admin running weapons through Benghazi and I believe they allowed Chris Stevens to be assassinated to try and cover it up (not providing full security, and not providing aide), then there are the pallet loads of ammo dropped to "moderates", I could go on. So in my mind if they are not telling the truth about these things then what else are they lying about?
How much of any of this is true I don't know but I can't bring myself to dislike Putin. He seems, from the outside, to be for the Russian people while Obama seems to be trying to tear the US apart bit by bit. Perhaps if I was a Russian I could tell a different story as there is no doubt Putin is a tyrant. I see Russia as trying to counter balance the west and specifically the US. I seem to remember a "Guest" who seemed to have some good info on what life is really like, but from "afar" I have a hard time disliking the guy. I grew up on Tom Clancy and the Hunt for Red October - but John, today I see Russia as an ally and I wish we would work with Putin rather than against him.
Anyway none of the above really adequately answers your question and I apologize for a poor response. It has been a lousy day and I was just tossing stuff out to Aedens. I wish I could promise a better response tomorrow, but don't count on it. Anyway, thanks for providing an environment where I can come and discuss things - it is appreciated. I have made and will make additional changes to my life based on GenDyn so it has been a life changer for me. One of the bigger changes is to take life more seriously than I used to. I had this image of retirement and traveling with the Mrs. I do not think that is going to happen so we are doing a bit of travel now. I visited Chateau Falaise and they had to kick me out and I was the last person to leave. I feel sort of like that now - the door is closing and I am trying to take it all in on the way out wanting more time to look around. William and Matilda are long dead now. The Huguenots and the Jacobin scattered poor William to the four winds, but Matilda is still there waiting for the trumpet call. I told her good bye, but the sweet Nun had to run me out since I had stayed there too long as well.
I no longer fully trust modern media on either side since I believe they are all only telling their part of the story. So in most mainstream western media I see Putin painted as a "bad" guy and the west trying to do the" right thing". But I also see the current US Admin running weapons through Benghazi and I believe they allowed Chris Stevens to be assassinated to try and cover it up (not providing full security, and not providing aide), then there are the pallet loads of ammo dropped to "moderates", I could go on. So in my mind if they are not telling the truth about these things then what else are they lying about?
How much of any of this is true I don't know but I can't bring myself to dislike Putin. He seems, from the outside, to be for the Russian people while Obama seems to be trying to tear the US apart bit by bit. Perhaps if I was a Russian I could tell a different story as there is no doubt Putin is a tyrant. I see Russia as trying to counter balance the west and specifically the US. I seem to remember a "Guest" who seemed to have some good info on what life is really like, but from "afar" I have a hard time disliking the guy. I grew up on Tom Clancy and the Hunt for Red October - but John, today I see Russia as an ally and I wish we would work with Putin rather than against him.
Anyway none of the above really adequately answers your question and I apologize for a poor response. It has been a lousy day and I was just tossing stuff out to Aedens. I wish I could promise a better response tomorrow, but don't count on it. Anyway, thanks for providing an environment where I can come and discuss things - it is appreciated. I have made and will make additional changes to my life based on GenDyn so it has been a life changer for me. One of the bigger changes is to take life more seriously than I used to. I had this image of retirement and traveling with the Mrs. I do not think that is going to happen so we are doing a bit of travel now. I visited Chateau Falaise and they had to kick me out and I was the last person to leave. I feel sort of like that now - the door is closing and I am trying to take it all in on the way out wanting more time to look around. William and Matilda are long dead now. The Huguenots and the Jacobin scattered poor William to the four winds, but Matilda is still there waiting for the trumpet call. I told her good bye, but the sweet Nun had to run me out since I had stayed there too long as well.