November 29, 2010

Quick thoughts on world events

There have been a lot of developments in the world over the last week or so.  I'm not in the mood to do full posts on any of it, so here are some quick thoughts:

Wikileaks:  More please.  The Federal Government is out of control -- anything that hurts them is ok in my book.  This does nothing to harm the average American, while showing what a bunch of fucktards run State.  As if that was any big secret.

Ireland:  How does it feel to be slaves to the bankers?  What are you going to do about it?  Probably the same as everyone else in the western world -- bend over and ask for more.

North Korea:  If we want to make a real difference in that situation, we should simply pull our troops out of South Korea and listen to the screaming from Japan et. al.  Hey China, what are you going to do now?  You want to be a regional power?  Oh, not really?  That's what I thought.

Holiday Sales:  What's that sound?  No, it's not Christmas Carols -- it's the sound of the dumb consuming American masses sticking their fingers in their ears and screaming 'la la la I can't hear you' to the nonstop economic warnings.  It's ok, another iPOS on credit will make it all better.

TSA:  Anyone who is flying who doesn't absolutely have to (death in the family is about the minimum requirement, and then only if it's over a day's drive) is a fucking cretin who deserves to live under the jackboot of government.  The fastest way to take care of this situation is to immediately bankrupt the airlines by refusing to fly.

This coming New Year is going to be rather decisive for America.  Do we, as a people, still desire to live freely and in a country where we are all equal under the law?  I'm doubtful.  It seems most would rather sell their freedom for a few shiny gadgets and a false sense of security.  Europe, where governments are now seizing private pensions, is likely beyond the tipping point.  America is on the edge.  Prepare accordingly.

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November 10, 2010

The G20 bullshit brigade rides again

If the G20 bigwigs held a conference and nobody cared, did it even happen?

The sites that would normally be posting on the next round of the farce that is the G20 are largely silent on the matter.  This is because the outcome of the summit in Seoul is already known and it's meaningless:  There will be a lot of perfumed hot air blowing our way, while behind close doors, they'll be kicking each other in the shins.  The US will be sitting at the kiddy table this time around, as punishment for Bernanke's highly unsocial policies, but it won't make a damn bit of difference.

Here's a Bloomberg article on the summit, if you'd like to waste a few minutes of your time.

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November 09, 2010

Thoughts on the missile event

The web is abuzz with news of the apparent launch of a ballistic missile off the US west coast.  My initial thoughts:

  • There is no chance in hell it was a jet contrail.
  • There is no chance in hell it was an accidental launch by the US military.
  • NORAD (and therefore the US military) knows exactly what happened.
  • The silence of the US military and Washington is deafening.
  • On the sites I've perused, there are an interesting number of people popping out of the woodwork to advance certain innocent theories.  Almost all these people have either never posted before or rarely post.
  • The most plausible explanation is that it was a scheduled test for which the usual notifications were improperly disseminated.  I'm amazed that (as of this writing) the US military has not said as much.
  • If it's not the last, it's time to get out the tin foil.

This is a truly incredible event, and the silence coming out of the military and our political 'leaders' is disturbing.  Is this the 'black swan' that many market participants have been anticipating/dreading?  We live in interesting times, indeed.

Update:  As 24 hours have passed and this is being brushed off by the powers-that-be, I'm going to just assume it was a US launched missile and they're either trying to hide a  mis-notification SNAFU or they simply don't care to say what they were doing.  The jet contrail thing is simply not credible, but I don't expect to get any clarification on this event either.  We now return you to our regularly scheduled Ben Bernanke bashing.

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