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Seems to have spread a lot faster in China from one little market.

There's a reason the Chinese are known for being disgusting. The average Hong Kong Chinese despises them.

Last edited by Dilbert_X (2020-02-26 14:34:09)

lol does anyone remember when Jay tried to 'own' AOC because she was dumb and out of her depth?

ted cruz just tried to do the same thing by asking her what a Y chromosome is

https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1233409167085449216?s=20

wonder what jay has to say about a woman from a lower income background than himself who

holds awards from MIT Lincoln Lab &others for accomplishments in microbiology.

and is

an Intel global finalist,
a fmr multi-year intern for Sen. Kennedy,
a cum laude dual major in Economics & International Relations,
a fmr Educational Director for national organization

https://qz.com/1481551/alexandria-ocasi … -research/



it's amazing that quislings like Jay just can't handle this sort of thing. i love it.

Last edited by uziq (2020-02-28 09:50:26)

you learneded a lot!!!

we have learned absolutely nothing from 2008 and the political consensus back then is entirely to blame.

12 years later and fascism is mainstream again, populism's cry deafens out discourse in every previously self-respecting country of the world, and the money men are taking us into another meltdown. and why wouldn't they, when they all got off so lightly last time? it's the populists' fodder that bore the brunt.

the only conceivable strategy they must have is to fleece the economy, build their survivalist bunkers, offshore their fortunes, and watch the break down of social and political order from the decks of their super yachts.

Last edited by uziq (2020-03-01 16:08:44)

As for me:

I invested a bit of a chunk in shares after the GFC, doubled my money after tax since then (which is not bad, but barely beat the market) and pulled 35% back into cash over the last 6 months or so.

So:

20% of my NPV currently in shares, returns around 8% gross dividend yield. At this point I'll probably ride out whatever comes.
10% In cash waiting to be reinvested in shares
70% In cash and term deposits, returning ~3% gross but dropping steeply as the long term deposits come due, 8% through the GFC was nice. Some of which I'll think about putting in shares at the right time.

The AUD is in trouble in all kinds of ways, tourists, mineral exports etc.
I still have some money in GBP, and the rest of the family certainly do. At some point I'll transfer some more to AUD.

Last edited by Dilbert_X (2020-03-01 17:08:03)

don’t forget to bash a hardworking polish plumber on the head and cheer on a poor little english racist when you’re pulling all your money out of the UK. pip pip!

it must be nice to be doing so well and not have any usual expenses – your own home, a wife, a family. i bet that buys a lot of target pistols !

you have much in common with somali pirates, who delight in the cost of their expensive ammunition whilst looting their home country.

So who is going to produce the food?

We're busy replacing manual work with robots.
Its why Australia is so welcoming to Engineers.

There should be temporary worker programs to give people opportunities, Aus has extended programs for backpackers and pacific islanders, and while you're apparently keen to help your fellow Europeans I doubt you'd be pleased if 100,000 Somalis descended on your posh neck of the woods.

Last edited by Dilbert_X (2020-03-02 16:39:13)

russia were declared as committing war crimes in the region, too, including lots of indiscriminate jet attacks on civilians.

it's a very busy news week. war can wait.

I'm getting rather annoyed at how it seems to be impossible to discuss the systemic causes of refugee streams or conflict between different identity groups within our society with the (far) right. In their minds, it's always 'their fault' and when you deviate from that reasoning to talk about policy choices we made in the past or what role socio-economic factors or even war have the instant retort is something along the lines of 'keep blaming yourself!'. It feels like a form of brainwashing has occurred which causes people to be impervious to reason and instinctively assess every situation through an us vs them lens. The problem, of course, can only be them.

It's curious how today's right wing nationalists are slightly different from those in the past. It's no longer blood, soil and ethnicity that seems to be the basis for our superiority, but the magic word is 'culture'. It is "our culture" which in their eyes is inherently superior to others. That's why we're stable and wealthy and the rest of the world shitholes. It justifies the logic of assimilation, is the centrepiece to debates on crime and violence, and demands the rejection of any other people lest their cultural identity poisons our perfect society. I've even heard it applied to history: we conquered the world and others did not because our culture was simply better. On the fringes you can see ethnic nativism rising, but the above seems to be the main appeal for the largest amount of voters.

Now there's some cultural practices which can be seen as harmful to people, but the inordinate focus it receives and even dominant position it holds in their rhetoric is very worrisome. Considering the far right has only grown and its growth is outpacing all other political movements, I'm increasingly pessimistic about the way this century is going to unfold.

Last edited by Larssen (2020-03-08 03:22:44)

Dilbert_X wrote:

Apart from race/culture to explain differences in achievement and progress what is there?