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sulphurdunn

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41. That would be a global

Reply to GliderGuider (Reply #38)

Fri Jul 3, 2015, 11:16 AM

Jul 2015

population estimate circa 1000 BCE. I'll read the link later. It looks interesting.

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The Automatic Earth: The Troika Turns Europe Into A Warzone [View all] GliderGuider Jul 2015 OP

A comment on the article by Nicole Foss GliderGuider Jul 2015 #1

In other words, this show is coming soon to a station near you. jtuck004 Jul 2015 #2

"The centre and the periphery are not determined geographically by lines on a map" phantom power Jul 2015 #4

Chilling comment, but undeniable and faultless. Betty Karlson Jul 2015 #8

Can we reverse the process? GliderGuider Jul 2015 #9

Sounds like War is saddling up. Betty Karlson Jul 2015 #11

I used to think War was only a distant possibility GliderGuider Jul 2015 #12

Famine and War? Expect Disease to gallop up the road any time then. Betty Karlson Jul 2015 #13

It's getting harder every day to put on that happy face, isn't it? nt GliderGuider Jul 2015 #15

I'll try to enjoy the happy days while they last. n/t Betty Karlson Jul 2015 #16

The other two are not far behind. n/t FlatBaroque Jul 2015 #19

And, of course, with the level of environmental degradation that cancerous capitalism has tblue37 Jul 2015 #29

A poem by a very wise, old Turkish Commnist may help a little: KingCharlemagne Jul 2015 #30

That is so beautiful. Especially the line "we must live as lf we will never die". When was this jwirr Jul 2015 #44

1948, while Hikmet was serving a prison term under a very brutal Turkish KingCharlemagne Jul 2015 #52

Thank you. That is intersting - and sad. jwirr Jul 2015 #53

OT, but another one you may enjoy: KingCharlemagne Jul 2015 #58

"to live one more day to spite the enemy." Wow. None of us is without a cause. jwirr Jul 2015 #61

Yeah, Hikmet has quickly vaulted to the top of my list of favorite poets. (Thanks to KingCharlemagne Jul 2015 #62

I will never be able to write that kind of poetry either. But at least some have the gift. jwirr Jul 2015 #64

It's all connected GliderGuider Jul 2015 #32

But we do have the ability to change our ways before we totally self-destruct. jwirr Jul 2015 #46

Yes, the Horsemen is an archetypal metaphor. GliderGuider Jul 2015 #49

It would be very instructive to watch Greece closely FlatBaroque Jul 2015 #20

Socialist Revolution! Expropriate the means of production and place it KingCharlemagne Jul 2015 #34

Pretty much. bemildred Jul 2015 #26

"Confessions of an Economic Hitman" (John Perkins). a must read. nt kelliekat44 Jul 2015 #3

"It�s insane to see even Greeks claim that this is Alexis Tsipras� fault..." Really? randome Jul 2015 #5

"De fides non est disputandum" GliderGuider Jul 2015 #10

Did you even bother to read the goddamned article? The IMF's own economists knew Greek KingCharlemagne Jul 2015 #18

It�s pretty hard for people to understand something that conflicts with their deeply held beliefs. GliderGuider Jul 2015 #23

People lives are literally at stake and for anyone calling him- or herself a KingCharlemagne Jul 2015 #27

It's not the first time a DU poster has shocked me that way. GliderGuider Jul 2015 #28

Same here. "Progressive" is quite a buzz word ... ananda Jul 2015 #31

There is a big sale on clues going on right now. GliderGuider Jul 2015 #35

Who will a Nazi or Soviet Greece go to war with? NT 1939 Jul 2015 #39

Greece wouldn't need to be one of the direct initiating parties. GliderGuider Jul 2015 #40

One big fear is that .. ananda Jul 2015 #42

Very astute analysis! GliderGuider Jul 2015 #43

Also, I can't help but wonder ... ananda Jul 2015 #45

May you live in interesting times... GliderGuider Jul 2015 #47

True society-wide liberalism is only possible in times of surplus and growth. IMO that is the jwirr Jul 2015 #50

No one is immune to the effects of the four horsemen. It either makes them the most likely jwirr Jul 2015 #48

Where did I sympathize with the IMF? Where? randome Jul 2015 #56

I'm not arguing with your opinions. GliderGuider Jul 2015 #57

Did you read the article? Tsipras called for the debt to be restructured, the IMF's own KingCharlemagne Jul 2015 #60

I don't think he'd dispute that. GliderGuider Jul 2015 #63

I have NO deeply held beliefs that are not dependent on the situation, thank you. randome Jul 2015 #54

No, I can see that. Thanks for clarifying. nt GliderGuider Jul 2015 #59

Even if Greece implements... paleotn Jul 2015 #25

Sure, but who wants to throw good money after bad? randome Jul 2015 #55

These EU chiselers set up Tsipras to look bad. Greeks should stand by him, mock Troika to the world. ancianita Jul 2015 #6

I Agree. The only thing they should give to the banksters is a middle finger. n/t FlatBaroque Jul 2015 #22

The objective is to own the world. zeemike Jul 2015 #7

Very good example and like the IMF it was the banksters who were advising those farmers. jwirr Jul 2015 #51

This is about destroying a socialist political movement... blackspade Jul 2015 #14

It didn�t start out that way. GliderGuider Jul 2015 #21

Thank you GG for this important thread! nt tblue37 Jul 2015 #33

I've also wondered how much is politics. moondust Jul 2015 #24

Awesome analysis and judgment. Thanks for posting and also the post KingCharlemagne Jul 2015 #17

Yes. Igel Jul 2015 #36

I read something once, some time ago, sulphurdunn Jul 2015 #37

I did an analysis two years ago that was a bit more pessimistic than that GliderGuider Jul 2015 #38

That would be a global sulphurdunn Jul 2015 #41