tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post1205035853955384077..comments2023-10-14T23:56:22.016-10:00Comments on Reflecting Light: The Zero at Ground MosqueRick Darbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02371910140619422820noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-78886164347520152892010-08-27T02:59:23.018-10:002010-08-27T02:59:23.018-10:00Marcus Marcellus/Sebastian,
You've pointed to...Marcus Marcellus/Sebastian,<br /><br />You've pointed to exactly what I fear: not that savings will be overtly confiscated, but rather destroyed by inflation-on-skates. I would put a large portion of my retirement account in commodities and precious metals, except the damned TIAA-CREF 403(b) I'm stuck with (no withdrawals permitted as long as I'm at my job) offers nothing but a bond fund, a few index funds, real estate, and cash equivalents. <br /><br />My fingers are crossed hoping the debacle won't happen until after I'm retired (or laid off?) and I can access my account.Rick Darbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02371910140619422820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-45732607984717482282010-08-27T02:51:40.698-10:002010-08-27T02:51:40.698-10:00Van Wijk and Anon.,
DP111 is an old hand at comme...Van Wijk and Anon.,<br /><br />DP111 is an old hand at commenting on sites I follow, and he was certainly parodying the neocon world view.<br /><br />DP111 — can I call you DP for short? — I do wish you'd spell my name correctly. As the trial lawyers say, "Goes to the issue of credibility."Rick Darbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02371910140619422820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-70151590288379212152010-08-26T00:46:56.602-10:002010-08-26T00:46:56.602-10:00Van Wijk said...
That's one of the most insan...Van Wijk said...<br /><br />That's one of the most insanely naive statements I have ever read.<br /><br />Correct.Couldnt agree more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-65803086588807541412010-08-25T18:07:15.423-10:002010-08-25T18:07:15.423-10:00Rick:
I agree on gold generally and especially sil...Rick:<br />I agree on gold generally and especially silver. I trade futures instead and take some physical possession, not the ETFs. I mostly deal in wheat, corn, barely and uranium.<br /><br />Though I live downtown, I am not currently working at any bank or fund. I used to work at Deutsche Bank and will likely re-enter the industry in mid-2011 as a strategist or macro person. Right now I actually work in film finance, art dealing, trading those unglamorous foodstuffs (ya can't eat an iphone! & w/world populations out of control...). I'm also writing and will be publishing this fall - will alert Reflecting Light.<br /><br />So, to answer your question, I follow the work of Jim Rickards on that: a movement to IMF-issued Special Drawing Rights will replace the Dollar as world reserve currency. The basket will include commodities, including gold and silver, and Russia will play a bigger role than Americans expect. Germany and the euro will survive in some form, and the European sector will make America look like a Third World country in terms of living standards, crime, culture, etc.<br /><br />QE2 will further destroy the Dollar, and the notion that we will have a Japanese "lost decade" is wishful thinking (that's what one of my pieces is on). Instead of going for pensions they will devalue, perhaps formally. That's my guess. They can accomplish this through the printing press and punish those who have done the right thing - save. There's no escape.<br /><br />Morgan Stanley now thinks governments will actually default. Je ne se pas...<br /><br />Sites like Zero Hedge, Solaris, Omnis are good sources from insiders who are now on the outside (sort of) and give a good sense of future trends.<br /><br />Best Regards,<br />SebastianMarcus Marcellusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-9908624908910054962010-08-25T16:27:38.047-10:002010-08-25T16:27:38.047-10:00DP111, please tell me your tongue is superglued to...DP111, please tell me your tongue is superglued to your cheek. Otherwise, my silly friend you need to get back on the meds.<br /><br />I know your words brought a smile to my face.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-63997220574540922772010-08-25T15:00:55.526-10:002010-08-25T15:00:55.526-10:00That's one of the most insanely naive statemen...That's one of the most insanely naive statements I have ever read.Van Wijknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-56462775342661514922010-08-25T13:35:33.878-10:002010-08-25T13:35:33.878-10:00Rick Deby wrote:The only way to do that is to end ...Rick Deby wrote:<i>The only way to do that is to end Muslim immigration and convince the Muslims already here to leave, even if we have to pay them.</i><br /><br />The only way that is possible, specially the last wish, is if we are in full-scale war with Islam. Only in a general full-scale war do the combatants and their civilian supporters segregate without coercion. <br /><br />Thankfully, we are still in Iraq and likely to be there for a while yet. We are also likely to be in Afghanistan for a while. In the meantime, it is essential that we take the light of democracy and women's rights to other Islamic nations, just as we have in done in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now this selfless effort on our part has created a lot of animosity in the Islamic world, as well as in the USA and the UK, to the extent that it has led to despicable demonstrations by Muslims, supposedly loyal to Britain, against our returning troops.<br /><br />Some argue that our selfless duty to take liberal democracy to the Muslim world is doomed to failure. Moreover, there is great danger that it will ignite terrorism from within, as well as general war with Islam. I do not agree. I believe it is our duty to atleast attempt to modernise Islamic countries, so that they too become liberal democracies such as us, and thus a better world for our descendants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-85261227136373706682010-08-24T10:34:32.028-10:002010-08-24T10:34:32.028-10:00Marcus Marcellus,
Oh, yes, the posting about GLD....Marcus Marcellus,<br /><br />Oh, yes, the posting about GLD. Did I mention I've taken a position again? For a trade, when the price climbs again — I don't think it will be a long wait.<br /><br />From your perch on The Street, what rumors reach you about what the government will do when they can't sell Treasurys by the carload anymore? Will they go after our retirement funds? Worried minds want to know.Rick Darbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02371910140619422820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-8207866020367576152010-08-24T09:07:23.687-10:002010-08-24T09:07:23.687-10:00Actually, I posted something about gold ETFs just ...Actually, I posted something about gold ETFs just days ago. I guess I'm partial to what are called conspiracy theories because the higher up I get on the money ladder, the more they are true.Marcus Marcellusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-33070228889943900462010-08-24T06:09:15.010-10:002010-08-24T06:09:15.010-10:00Ave, Marcus Marcellus. They say you run into every...<i>Ave</i>, Marcus Marcellus. They say you run into everybody in the Forum sooner or later, and here you are! It's been a while. After Cicero gets done bashing Verres — he's getting to be quite the orator, what? — why don't we take a cup of wine and talk over old times. Drop by my place, you remember where it is, up on the Palatine.<br /><br />Anyway, while the Ground Zero mosque may have the unfortunate effect of distracting from other pressing matters, I have a hard time crediting that it is a centrally directed diversion.<br /><br />I don't get what you mean about "many (including you) supporting more of us there … ." By "there," do you mean venues like Iraq and Afghanistan? Except for a brief deluded period seven years ago, I have opposed spilling American blood occupying them.Rick Darbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02371910140619422820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-21281234080914761612010-08-24T03:52:30.311-10:002010-08-24T03:52:30.311-10:00For the record, I agree with you entirely on Musli...For the record, I agree with you entirely on Muslim immigration. Note that the more we are there, the more they are here. Ironic that this manufactures circus will lead to many (including you) supporting more of us there, which will only intensify our dealings with them here.Marcus Marcellushttp://www.youtube.com/user/MarcusCMarcellusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-17384749914823010172010-08-24T03:36:17.086-10:002010-08-24T03:36:17.086-10:00As perhaps the only resident of the financial dist...As perhaps the only resident of the financial district who reads this blog, I'm a little surprised someone like you has fallen for this Ground Zero mosque nonsense. I expect it of Mr. Obvious, Larry Auster, or that shrill, monstrous Geller creature, but really, Reflecting Light seemed to go beyond the left-right distraction and move toward...the light?<br /><br />This story is a manufactured attempt to: 1) distract the public from what is happening to the economy, the dollar crisis, the looting and installation of a full-blown police state; 2) turn our local anger from the politicians who have allowed the WTC site to rot for nearly a decade as they fight over money, rights and ego posturing; and 3) drum-up support for the next American cum Israeli adventure into disaster in Iran.<br /><br />The supposed Imam of this community center is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations. The whole affair is being bankrolled by the same people who manufacture the news, the weapons and the policies that have led to the current world situation. The second largest shareholder of News Corp (Fox News) has donated hundreds of millions to this imam in the past. This is such a classic divide and conquer sideshow - all the more insulting in that it's taking place a few blocks from where the actual looting of the nation is headquartered, 85 Broad St!<br /><br />Very disappointing to see how easily people fall can be manipulated, like little spineless marionettes. Boy, this propaganda thing is easier than I thought.<br /><br />Ground Zero Mosque! Please.<br /><br />http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/0821/fox-shareholder-funded-mosque-imam/<br /><br />http://www.infowars.com/ground-zero-mosque-imam-is-globalist-stooge/Marcus Marcellushttp://www.youtube.com/user/MarcusCMarcellusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-87565725815840951732010-08-23T01:03:25.887-10:002010-08-23T01:03:25.887-10:00Doyle McManus. What a bore. And he and his editor ...Doyle McManus. What a bore. And he and his editor couldn't even get their lies straight. The editor called it, rightfully, a mosque, while McM of McC tried to fob it off as a "prayer room."Nicholas Stixhttp://nicholasstixuncensored.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-8735324030387126772010-08-22T09:14:34.446-10:002010-08-22T09:14:34.446-10:00I wish they would hurry up and stone their first h...I wish they would hurry up and stone their first homosexual here in the US and load it to Youtube. That might cause a pause. (Please note I am not personally advocating violence against peter puffers.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-62513985854921780572010-08-21T18:55:16.439-10:002010-08-21T18:55:16.439-10:00A commenter at VFR recently opined that the Muslim...A commenter at VFR recently <a href="http://www.amnation.com/vfr/archives/017120.html" rel="nofollow">opined</a> that the Muslims are cannily preparing to outmaneuver mosque opponents by building it a mile away. But another commenter replies that a mosque has historically been a symbol of Muslim victory over the infidel, and if they move it a mile or more away from GZ it will lose this effect.<br /><br />This is evidence of another advantage: the machismo on display is an integral part of Islam, just as it is an integral part of Mestizo culture. An enemy who rushes blindly forward vastly increases his chances of stumbling and leaves himself open for ambush.<br /><br />They will keep getting in our faces. They must. And each time they do, our side moves a little bit further away from a flaccid libertarian stance toward a more conservative one.Van Wijknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-29022551546771926882010-08-21T15:19:34.237-10:002010-08-21T15:19:34.237-10:00Excellent post, Rick. As usual, people nitpick th...Excellent post, Rick. As usual, people nitpick the details but cannot articulate the principles underlying their opposition. The precise location of the mosque is not particularly relevant; it's whether or not we need any mosques built in this country. My part of Texas is heavily Chinese and Indian/Pakistani; one woman told me they specifically chose our city to live in because it had a mosque (built a number of years after we moved here, or it would have been a big sticking point for me).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-2972303964709538922010-08-21T13:16:19.997-10:002010-08-21T13:16:19.997-10:00If Hitler had claimed that 'Mein Kampf' wa...If Hitler had claimed that 'Mein Kampf' was revealed by God, would that have made the Nazi Party a religion?<br /><br />Islam is first and foremost a totalitarian political system. The Muslims' only loyalty is to the <a href="http://crombouke.blogspot.com/2010/01/brothers-and-sisters-in-islam-muslim.html" rel="nofollow">Ummah - the global 'brotherhood' of believers in Islam.</a> Muslim theology describes the West as <a href="http://crombouke.blogspot.com/2010/02/harbis-and-islam-harbi-has-no-right-to.html" rel="nofollow">Dar al-Harb - the domain of war</a>, consequently they regard their host countries as ripe for <a href="http://crombouke.blogspot.com/2010/01/razzia-or-ghazwa-muslim-raids-of-rape.html" rel="nofollow">plunder</a>, <a href="http://crombouke.blogspot.com/2010/01/muslim-pedophile-gangs-prey-on-british.html" rel="nofollow">predation</a>, <a href="http://crombouke.blogspot.com/2010/01/muslim-litigation-jihad-and-lawfare.html" rel="nofollow">extortion</a>, <a href="http://crombouke.blogspot.com/2010/01/islamic-parasites.html" rel="nofollow">parasitism</a> and eventual <a href="http://crombouke.blogspot.com/2010/01/muslim-subversion-sedition-and-social.html" rel="nofollow">subversion and takeover.</a> <br /><br />Islam <a href="http://crombouke.blogspot.com/2010/01/multiculturalism-does-islam-bring.html" rel="nofollow">can add nothing to Western societies</a> apart from <a href="http://crombouke.blogspot.com/2010/02/community-cohesion-and-muslims.html" rel="nofollow"> trouble.</a> <br /><br />Muslims in America will have to choose between loyalty to their country and loyalty to Islam. The two are irreconcilable - Islam is <a href="http://crombouke.blogspot.com/2010/01/islamic-supremacism-and-muslim-sense-of.html" rel="nofollow">implacable and allows of no compromise on this matter.</a>trencherbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11139796977075891020noreply@blogger.com