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Originally posted by dreamtrove:
I think that Bernanke's plan is working quite well...

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Originally posted by Niki2:
...Oops, I just reread and realized I got it wrong. It's "illiberal, populist parties stirring up fear of immigrants..."

I retract what I wrote regarding that point; it's an accurate statement after all. My bad.

However, also note that what you underlined says supposed elites "are blamed for", not that they are actually guilty of...popular perception, and as the author said, "The psychology behind the Tea Party in the United States and the anti-immigrant parties in Europe is similar, even if their policies vary."

...In other words, thank you O2B, for posting the valid truth of the matter. You seem to have misunderstood the author's points, which is strange given he starts right out with "Whatever happened to the good Europeans, those nice folks in small northern countries who liked to think of themselves as the world champions of liberty and tolerance?" and "They talk about Western liberties, including freedom of speech, but Wilders wants to ban the Koran and the burqa, and a Danish member of parliament has called Islam “a plague upon Europe", as well as "the illiberal populist parties pledge their support without actually governing, thereby gaining power without responsibility".

The entire article DECRIES the swing to the right in Europe; is that what you were trying to point out?

He writes: "The influence of these slick new populists, waging their war on Islam, goes well beyond their countries’ borders. Nativism is on the rise all over the Western world, and Wilders, in particular, is a popular speaker at right-wing anti-Muslim gatherings in the US, Britain, and Germany" and "The idea of a Tea Party candidate becoming US president is alarming, to be sure, but European populists could only be part of coalition governments."

...His conclusion is that "people must be convinced that without controlled immigration – and not just asylum for refugees – Europeans will be worse off. With falling birthrates, immigrants are needed to maintain European prosperity. At the same time, Europe’s economies should be less enmeshed in protective regulations, so that immigrants can find work more easily", and warns that "Europe will not be safer under politicians who claim that we are at war with Islam. On the contrary, their influence will make life not only less civilized, but a great deal more dangerous."

Were you just picking and choosing a quote for your own purposes, did you misunderstand the article, or are you agreeing with the author's negativity toward the "illiberal" right wing gaining power? Doesn't seem to me as if you would agree with that, so I'm confused.

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Originally posted by out2theblack:
Judgmental much ?

Reflexive , reactive attack is your default mode.

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Originally posted by out2theblack:
Yes Niki , you are confused. Same as it ever was , so shall it ever be.

Sorry that you are so brain-blown that your partisan take on everything cripples your grey matter yet further.

I would really love to see your EEG right now...Probably looks like one of those famous Arizona electrical storms...You must be sitting in a corner ,
on the floor , just glitching and drooling.

Have someone bring you a Haldol , and shuffle off back to sleep , now , will ya ?

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Originally posted by Fremdfirma:

This is why nobody listens to you, O2B - you cannot make your case without being offensive, and as such, no matter how many decent points you make, no one wants to hear it cause you're such a dick.

Hell, even *I* won't talk to you no more, cause of that.

You try bein civil, maybe you'll get somewhere, elsewise you're wasting your breath and getting roundfiled with Frem's ever present rantings.

-Frem

I do not serve the Blind God.

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Originally posted by Klesst:
The goal of the Fed isn't inflation, it's the monetization of the US dept. They are printing dollars and using them to by our own Treasuries. Later when they sell the Treasuries they bought with phony money they will be fooling those buying these Treasuries into paying off the US dept. Unfortunately the most important buyers of treasuries are on to the scam and US treasuries will just drop in value to reflect the monetization. Any private businessman doing something similar would be thrown in jail, but if the plan works it might save the US economy.

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Originally posted by Klesst:
The goal of the Fed isn't inflation, it's the monetization of the US dept. They are printing dollars and using them to by our own Treasuries. Later when they sell the Treasuries they bought with phony money they will be fooling those buying these Treasuries into paying off the US dept. Unfortunately the most important buyers of treasuries are on to the scam and US tresuries will just drop in value to reflect the monetization. Any private businessman doing something similar would be thrown in jail, but if the plan works it might save the US economy.

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Originally posted by Fremdfirma:
Sure, like I said before - be a dick, see what it gets ya.

Makin enemies instead of allies results in swinging in the wind no matter how good your intentions are.

-F

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Originally posted by Fremdfirma:
Hell, even *I* won't talk to you no more, cause of that.

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Originally posted by Niki2:
In other words, thank you O2B, for posting the valid truth of the matter.

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