Ukraine should have Been Divided
COMMENT: Mr. Armstrong, I initially disagreed with you that Ukraine should be divided. I lived in Donetsk. I have fled to the West taking my family to safety. Those of us who were pro-Ukrainian were the minority. More than 6,000 people have died trying to hold this country together. I concede, sir, you were correct from the outset. Ukraine should have been divided and all the money spent on war could have been used as you said to compensate for relocation. I understand your reliance upon history rather than personal biased views. It is a shame those in power do not share your wisdom.
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REPLY: We as a people ignore history and constantly make the same mistakes over and over. Why those in power even think they can draw borders for their political empire building is unimaginable. They have done this in creating nations after World War I and World War II. It has always cost lives no matter what its goals. World leaders have a tremendous amount of blood on their hands. We are more likely than not going into the eye of the storm of war by 2017. Nothing I can say will stop the dominoes from falling. They are married to power and power is all they see – never the people. People’s children die fighting their wars. More than 50,000 Americans died in Vietnam for what? I lost many a good friend to their insane posturing. They do not die for God and country. They die for political careers. This is precisely why the US Constitution advocated (1) the right to retain arms was to prevent the government from maintaining standing armies. A standing army enables the head of state to use such power far too easily. (2) The prohibition against direct taxation was to secure your freedom – no income or property taxes that would ever require a citizen to account to the government. These two provides were to secure the rights of man. Both have been circumvented.
We may now Live for 200 years – OMG We Really Need Political Reform!
Chinese researchers have artificial blood vessels made of a material that will offer stability while enabling the growth of new cells. The researchers in Shanghai used to a special type of 3-D printing and paper-thin threads. The vascular graft is surgically attached to a damaged or clogged artery to allow the blood to flow or even to permanently redirect blood flow, for example, in cardiac bypass surgery, reports Business Insider . Others have been working in this field as well. A Virginia man was the first to receive such technology.
Well politicians no doubt will be the first in line. Can you imagine what will happen if politicians live for 200 years? My bet, they still never learn from any mistake.
Greek Interest Rates Hit 21.68% on the 3 year
The Greek crisis began exactly on the Pi turning date to the day. Now, Greek demand for gold coins is rising as common citizens worry that Greece will exit the Euro. They have been taking cash out of the banks hoarding and buying gold coins as well according to the U.K. Royal Mint. But the bulk are simply hoarding cash and we are starting to see US dollars flowing to Greece in the physical context. This is all about confidence. The uncertainty of the future causes people to hoard. This is a historical trait that extends back into ancient times. Politicians can write laws to try to prevent human nature, but they will fail every time.
Greece should default on its national debt in euros and start over. Whatever they owe in Euros is twice as much as what they would have owed had they remained out of the Euro as did Britain. It would be only fair to move to a two-tier system now. They create the drachma once again and an external drachma with a lower value linked to the Euro for those debts.
Interest rates in Greece have now reach US 1981 levels 3yr notes trading 21.68%!!!!