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War is good for business. - 34th Ferengi Rule of Acquisition
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The answer to the "How do these idiots keep getting elected?" question is quite straightforward in Ayn Rand terms. When the number of moochers and their looter enablers exceeds the number of producers in a country with a democratically elected government, the moochers and looters vote to eat the producers like two wolves voting against one sheep.

When Demoncrats open the border, they are importing constituents to replace those whom they choose to abort, either at the beginning or the end of life.

Interesting points. In retrospect, perhaps Poroshenko (the previous puppet) should have cared
more about the people living in the Donbas (not that I think that is the entire motive of Putin's
invasion.)
In 2023 foodstuff made up over 50% of Ukraine's exports with iron/steel/ore at 12%.
That was after the war reduced Ukraine's food production by more than 20% as farming was
disrupted by war. World food prices increased to all time highs. Russia has profited in the
export of food as a result.
War is almost always primarily about tangible assets and power.
I think that is the case in Ukraine, too.
I also think that Putin is a Russian patriot, not just a power-mad tyrant as depicted by the west.
Of course, I do agree on your comment about how profits come from weapons.
I also wonder how the war has affected the planned research and production in the ~2 dozen
bio-labs that were 'discovered', and if that was to become a much larger source of revenue
for Ukraine. I know that if I discovered such labs being constructed by my neighbors, I
would be very concerned and probably decide to take action to stop them.

To more fully explain this comment, without the Donbas, Ukraine, if still in existence, will not be able to pay back any loans made. Poroshenko, the Chocolate King was well aware of this as he proceeded to attempt to keep those two runaway regions, and the Crimea, within Ukraine's 'jurisdiction', not Russia's.

Decoys? Because who would invest in the Ukraine?

I don't think agriculture is the prize here. The Donbas contains great coal and iron mines. At one time, the Ukraine's largest export was weapons. Coal and iron make weapons. Manufacturing and exporting weapons make money.

The Ukraine had, and still has most likely, huge debt, as many loans were made to this country following its resurgence after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Loss of the Ukraine means less payment can be made on the debt. Ukraine has also applied for membership to the EU. I do not know how that is going now.

RFK may be great with healthcare, but he doesn't seem to know what is going on in the Ukraine.

This war is about something other than profits for multi-national corporations.

And the other thing is, I wonder if there is even going to be a 'Ukraine' left to lend money to. But if there is, it will not contain the Donbas. Are Black Rock and Morgan unintelligent investing and hedging corporations?

(I had to think about this for a while.)

What a great question. I ask myself that every night. Especially Obamma and Biden. How on God's green earth did an otherwise intelligent electorate put these two in office?

And the only answer I can come up with, is, they were not elected. They were 'selected'. By whom is the question.

(I realize this is slightly off-topic, but I also know many agree with me.)

Is the claim here that that Russia invaded Ukraine because Russia had been able to finance its invasion due to collaboration with Wall St? Or is the claim that Wall St. is behind the Biden policy of providing Ukraine with weapons too late and with use restrictions designed to prolong the war and its destruction? I agree that Wall St. and the federal government take advantage of most Americans, but I think that they do that is much more obvious in the Green New Deal and generally with respect to the failed hypothesis of catastrophic man-made global warming. So-called Climate Change is a several trillions of dollars fraud.

The Trout are giant sized , A very deep lake. Crystal clear water. Similar large lakes in Canada hold Massive Lake trout ,they have a unique looking pattern on their skin. Smoked lake trout is oily and delicious .

Nice collection again, thank you.

When given chance to deep sea fish/or costal, I love it. My favorite early childhood memories are fishing the Naples/Marco Island area with my grandfather ! Curretly have a boat in Grafton,IL but will pass on the fish from the rivers

Not many things are better than a freshly caught fried catfish fillet from the lake 75 feet from my door.
I'm a lazy fisherman, Abaco.
Stale bread in a trap for bait fish.
Two bamboo poles (cut from nearby woods) attached to the dock.
Remove bait fish from trap.
Attach bait fish to hook and line on bamboo pole.
Repeat as needed.
I'd love to have some fresh cold water rainbow trout though. ;^)
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And I don't remember if I have mentioned this, but in my 'perambulations' among the hallowed walls of academia throughout the years, I noticed a definite free fall not only in the knowledge imparted to students, but in how these students were taught (or not taught) to think. Courses became easier, less homework, tests were multiple choice, not essay, and when I purchased the text I used for physics many years ago, I found it had been dumbed down to the point where all one had to do was memorize bullet points. Well, not QUITE that bad, but close. When I asked why I was told that black students had complained the texts were too difficult.

So, yes, I have had personal experience in the decay of learning and the disorganization in modern scholarship.

Absolutely. My feelings too. I don't have a degree, of any sort, even after about forty years, off and on, of college courses, including a Masters' course in Global Macroeconomics, which the professor called "International Finance".

But I've been called a mathematical genius, and a polymath by those WITH advanced degrees in both math, science, economics, etc. and I number among my friends some Nobel Prize winners.

Yet there are some around who would decide that I am not as 'smart' as they are. For example, the former 'president' of the U.S., Obamma, felt that no one, absolutely no one, could be as smart as the president!!

I have a copy of the book somewhere, too.
When I attended college the first 2+ years were a waste of time for me (except for one class in Calculus that covered topics beyond my high school class.) Eventually there were classes that were in my chosen field of study and some of those were very useful after graduation in business. But I learned more valuable information in my day job (which was in my field if study) while attending college at night than in my classes.
To answer your question, no, I don't think someone who completes a college degree is necessarily 'smarter' than someone without a degree. Some people benefit much more from the experience and others do not. For some it can be a waste of time and/or a deterioration of their abilities. For others, the friendships forged there are the most important factor to their later success.
Too many variables affecting the results. Brilliance is shown in many ways.

Thanks. I didn't know The Bell Curve was on Internet Archive. Doesn't it have a copyright?

I actually bought the book.

Tell me, freedom. Do you think someone with a college degree is always "smarter" than someone without one? Or even, in fact, more knowledgable?

The Bell Curve is available for free download at:
https://archive.org/details/bell_curv...
See Chapter 13 for the detail that SpiritWoman mentions.

What do we call him now? 47th Ptesident. LMAO! Great bunch!

I don’t know FFA perhaps she is the target of a wrap up smear that she knows so well and explains it to urinalists. 1 min. nancy pelosi wrap up smear video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGyYs...

Well, if you want my opinion, that seems quite a stretch to keep Trump from the Oval Office.

However, there might be another, more sinister reason. I mean, if getting rid of Trump were the goal a simple assassination could do the trick.

Elections have consequences. Just ask that Obamanation for a Biden/Harris puppeteer.
Learn to code, libtards!
What a stark difference in Department Of Health leadership. Not to mention those Petes!
I see Democrats can't track money worth a lying Schiff.
So that's why I've always make my coffee at home.
Deep State criminal creeps turn my stomach.
And now it's time for me dino's late afternoon nap.

Your second chapter, Mr. Donway, reminds me of those particulars of a democracy, or republican form of government, that enhance the ability of unsavory characters, to take over the government.

First, the very freedoms, to wit: freedom of the press, attract those who know how to work the system, and two, the actual fact that Americans are a caring people---this is undisputed, even Saul Alinsky was aware of that, and used it----propelled them to accept the 'truth' of the 'free press'.

Somehow, we need to limit freedom's ability to do this.

Number 18, and Number 19. I like spam.

Numero Uno gets my vote!!

True! My brother and I as small kids loved it when dad would tell one of us to go get the monkey wrench! (I think there really is a wrench called a monkey wrench, isn't there?)

But it was Monkey Wards that always got us giggling.