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Syria, Trump and Grand Gestures...
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Miscellany
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So the nutball's fired off a few cruise missiles into Syria, and the world applauds...
I mean, it's Syria, stop the murder of Innocent Children, it's fine as long as it's not nerve gas, it's fine as long as your chopping off a hand, it's fine as long as...
Really, really now folks, lets just be real. It's fine to kill children. Everyone does it, the Americans as well (here, and here, and keep looking, you'll find more).
Here's a couple of links to catch you up with how complicated the situation in Syria has grown - arguably "started" by the destabilization of Iraq by the Americans. (Where did ISIS come from? What does it stand for?)
Link: http://www.vox.com/2017/4/8/15218782/syria-trump-bomb-assad-explainer and https://nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/the-syria-catastrophe/
The Americans have never "won" a war in the Middle East - or improved a situation, however slightly. 50 odd - give or take - Tomahawk Cruise Missiles are not going to end or solve the conflict, they aren't going to influence Assad or Putin or anybody. Trump knows this. He's posturing - improving his image - while Barack Obama stood by and did nothing (and Trump tweeted his support for this view) Trump can say he's done his bit. And by "Angering" the Russians/Putin - probably not, they were given advance notice, and, again, that strike was minimal, he's "distancing" himself from the very government and people that helped to put him in power *(and be skeptical, this might well be collusion to throw a lot of late night comedians off the scent). And conveniently he begins to move his warships towards Korea - again, working for "world" stability - and having launched a minimal attack the North Koreans and China can see how erratic and "Just" he is, and perhaps be a little worried...
I used to think Trump was an idiot (Money, despite what every moneyed person will tell you, does not mean your intelligent.). Apparently he's not. But never for a moment think that he's acting in your interests. And maybe start hoarding the dry goods, because things will probably not improve and may well get an awful lot worse.
Evil Banks & Execrable Lobbies
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Link of the day
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2 of interest on the web today:
In which Evil Banks lend money at predatory rates to bind students to a lifetime of debt, and:
Link: http://digg.com/2017/why-the-government-doesnt-do-your-taxes
Wherein TurboTax lobbies the government with millions of dollars to ensure that you (as an American) still have to pay someone to file your taxes.
I'd never thought about it, but doesn't it seem odd that in this age of technology anyone should have to file taxes? I'm guessing there's a similar game afoot in Canada.
dinner with N***
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Dreams
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A family dinner, Kootenays, outside - my father, mother, younger son and daughter are here, fading sun, outdoors at a long table, ...So is N*** and her daughter, somewhere, taller, but her boyfriend isn't. That would have been awkward. And mom is running the grill at the end of the table, she's cooking the sprouts, the bananas, piling it on my plate but the eggs and the bacon are raw, and I don't want to make a scene, keep giving it back for her to cook, she won't let me near it, I keep getting the same thing back, cooked sprouts, bananas, raw eggs and raw bacon...
I tell the boy to shove down, it's now me on the long end of the table, beside the boy, my father is beside him, N*** is at the head, Mom is busy not-cooking the food and N***'s daughter and my daughter aren't to be seen, and I ask her "Is this how you eat your eggs now, raw?" and she nods quietly yes...I eat my food.
114 Carat Diamond Find
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Found
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Note the price per Carat for the Rough diamonds - bit of a mark-up for something that's usually finished and cut in India.
And a fancy 59.6 Carat pink diamond ring sells for $71 Million at Auction - http://www.livescience.com/58578-pink-star-most-valuable-diamond-sold.html. Now imagine you're proposing and she says "No"...
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