Hey Guys,

I think our decision to hold off taking Assad out was based solely on public opinion. The press did not do a good enough job convincing the sheeple that Assad was behind the nerve gas killings and not the rebels. That's why Obama went to Congress, for deniability later on. Now that Putin has one-upped Karey and the administration, this whole thing will likely fizzle out. At least I hope so. This bunch is so image conscious that it may play out that way, anyhow. The seriousness of getting involved with Syria, Iran, Russia, and maybe even the Saudi's should give them pause for clearer thinking instead of headline grabbing. Again, at least I hope so.

As to the newly discovered solar systems: Didn't some company offer deeds to stars for a novelty a few years back? I expect the owners will be getting property tax bills now.

Later,

Ken

I do believe that I heard someone was selling deeds to land on the moon.Of course they are not legal.Not yet anyway.I see that these 340,000 new earthtype worlds could harbor lots of life.Maybe even intelligent life?While I see the stories of 260 alien races as mostly cold war stories.It could be we are the only so called intelligent race of beings in our milky way galaxy.If we are the only ones then it is up to us to spread out to the rest of the universe.It is up to us to not destroy ourselves.If we do destroy ourselves then the universe will not be any worse off than it is now.

I personally do not favor us getting involved in another war but I would be in favor of stopping another Hitler.triffid

Quote from: triffid on September 11, 2013, 08:48:54 PM
I personally do not favor us getting involved in another war but I would be in favor of stopping another Hitler.triffid

triffid,
I think we all would like to do that, but "War" is a dangerously fatal game.   And, I think, the world has dozens to choose from.   Egypt, N. Korea, China, Iran, Syria---of course---to name a few.

Not to dampen your spirit, but I'm becoming less and less agressive as I continue changing---mentally, emotionally and physically---with the hormone(s) I take.   AND I'm glad I'm changing.   It's an improvement over having what amounts to a giant Norwegian troll in my subconscious trying to rip what positive thoughts and emotions I have to shreds.   That's the easy, short explanation.   The long one would probably be  too stressful to relate in the written English language on this scren.

However, things are actually dragging on and on, aren't they?   Political and military conditions are gradually getting worse with financial 'bigwigs' here and in Europe trying very hard to keep the whole 'shebang' afloat.   Okay, then.   What happens now is anyone's guess?   I'm surprised we're still here in a society that isn't rioting with a civil war like in Syria.   Wouldn't count that out as being impossible.   Civil war with martial law, that is.   Just an opinion I have, for its 2 cents worth.

--Lee

Well guys, I see by rereading my post immediately above, I can see why this thread can to a halt at once.   You'd rather talk among yourselves, but not with me?   WOW, that's decades old to me by now.    A fairly large number of people do that and have for a long time.   Makes me glad I have Asperger's syndrome, finally.   Otherwise, it's a bitch to be intelligent and so different that others think I'm an S.O.B.

I'll tell you what, though, look at this:


http://garydbarnett.com/GDBdaily/?p=1675


The economy could actually get so bad that civil unrest requires the use of martial law.   Wait.   Have you heard of the science fiction author, Robert Heinlein?   His novels resonated with my intuition since I was about 14 and still do today.   In one novel, a "corporate takeover" of the Gov't will happen.   I believe he was using the term "corporate", or possibly "company", loosely.
       I had to learn about the less visible nature of the gray and black market to finally decide he was trying to predict the future.   But that's about all I say, IMO, but certain information was imparted to me when I was hired to my present part-time job.   About WHY I should take the job.   It was an offer I couldn't refuse, in the truest sense of the phrase compared to "The Godfather" movie.   The last thing you did was refuse to do as you were told in "The Godfather".
Absolutely.       The.       Last.       Thing.


      I'd do what I could to protect your relatives, friends, belongings and food supply, if I were you.   I'm doing several things different than that, but my future, I assert, is also different than most people's, I also assert.   You don't think I have the truth?   Fine.   No problem to me.    You're on your own, as I said earlier.


--Lee