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Political Forum? Investment Forum? 14 comments
How many times do the Same Agendas have to be rehashed. If you can't invest in this Political climate without blaming something or someone, then you may as well not Invest at all.
You can just bemoan all of the injustices from the Beginning of Man's rise on the Planet, over and over. Or you can toss them aside and concentrate on making suitable investments.
Elliot Wave, K-Wave, Fibonacci, Candlesticks, Dow Theory, Bubbles, Black Swans, Gann, Astrology...the list goes on. None of them mean anything unless you have Money Invested. And you won't ever invest in anything, if the only thing you can do is moan about Politics.
All of them were created when the others Failed at some Point, A Better Model to explain what went wrong.
"This time its different." But it never is. Circumstances change, factors which didn't exist before, historical comparisons, use whatever you want.
History Repeats But Never Exactly.
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I never though I would ever see Male Chauvinism here, nor did I expect it to be "glossed" over so avidly.
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, I was lightfoot.
Freya, if you are leaving us, do take note of my website (stanbruns.etsy.com) and drop me a line via email - or send me a mailing address so I can add you to my Christmas Card mailing (I am doing a dragon Card this year, signed and numbered limited edition).
I will be sorry to lose your wise counsel, should you go.
I'm MIA. I come back and place a Caveat on the Hindenberg Omen. It goes almost immediately to HO, not HiOm or something else innocuous but "Ho".
DG, for all of his upbringing never acted like this. YH, no problem. Ditto the rest of the Group. Triple, SAS70, everyone posted comments which may have been Political But none of them even came close to approaching Vulgarity Until Mr. Humor, the Family man.
But you are right in one way, I never left the field of Battle voluntarily. I won't do so now.
I really do want him to reenter the Field. I really would like to see what he really knows, on Investments.
I was hoping to get it Cheap.
I work to keep it civil, wherever possible, and even in the case of political adherents on the other side of a topic, I treat them with respect. No personal insults - as soon as the debate gets personal, I am gone. IMO personal insults should not be leveled at fellow members on this or any other forum.
I strive to NEVER attack the messenger, or the fellow SA member. That's my policy.
On Nov 09 03:31 PM Freya wrote:
> I have standards. Rules of Etiquette that all were following. I didn't
> mind.
>
> I'm MIA. I come back and place a Caveat on the Hindenberg Omen. It
> goes almost immediately to HO, not HiOm or something else innocuous
> but "Ho".
>
> DG, for all of his upbringing never acted like this. YH, no problem.
> Ditto the rest of the Group. Triple, SAS70, everyone posted comments
> which may have been Political But none of them even came close to
> approaching Vulgarity Until Mr. Humor, the Family man.
>
> But you are right in one way, I never left the field of Battle voluntarily.
> I won't do so now.
>
> I really do want him to reenter the Field. I really would like to
> see what he really knows, on Investments.
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On Nov 09 03:31 PM Freya wrote:
> I have standards. Rules of Etiquette that all were following. I didn't
> mind.
>
> I'm MIA. I come back and place a Caveat on the Hindenberg Omen. It
> goes almost immediately to HO, not HiOm or something else innocuous
> but "Ho".
>
> DG, for all of his upbringing never acted like this. YH, no problem.
> Ditto the rest of the Group. Triple, SAS70, everyone posted comments
> which may have been Political But none of them even came close to
> approaching Vulgarity Until Mr. Humor, the Family man.
>
> But you are right in one way, I never left the field of Battle voluntarily.
> I won't do so now.
>
> I really do want him to reenter the Field. I really would like to
> see what he really knows, on Investments.
I've made it a Point to keep it external as much as possible.
Our Politics will influence the USD, Hence commodity plays but otherwise, the comments on same are primarily Social and, as such, mixed company has to be allowed for.
Check out the comment stream of the latest person added to my followng list. I may not agree with everything said, but 95% is good enough.
PS Can I use the Sea Drake as my photo? Took a chance, visited your Site. Will check out prices, But I consider the Drake to be very, very cheap.
robert: We leave tomorrow. I'll have to postpone my visit to you until we return. If I have to spend time there, I want to be able to have the Time.
I just found out I have to do Two Readings. Its not nice to spring surprises on the elderly.
OG: gave it a shot, have to sign in, applied for entry. will have to do this later. System did not like it.
On Nov 10 08:29 AM Freya wrote:
> Triple: Most our New Investments are outside of the USA. Our Internal
> Politics have little to do with Chinese Fertilizer companies, Biotech
> frms (SVA). REEs in Canada/Australia or elsewhere, etc.
>
> I've made it a Point to keep it external as much as possible. <br/>
>
> Our Politics will influence the USD, Hence commodity plays but otherwise,
> the comments on same are primarily Social and, as such, mixed company
> has to be allowed for.
>
> Check out the comment stream of the latest person added to my followng
> list. I may not agree with everything said, but 95% is good enough.
>
>
> PS Can I use the Sea Drake as my photo? Took a chance, visited your
> Site. Will check out prices, But I consider the Drake to be very,
> very cheap.
>
> robert: We leave tomorrow. I'll have to postpone my visit to you
> until we return. If I have to spend time there, I want to be able
> to have the Time.
>
> I just found out I have to do Two Readings. Its not nice to spring
> surprises on the elderly.
>
> OG: gave it a shot, have to sign in, applied for entry. will have
> to do this later. System did not like it.
And I see the fine hand of Chinese internal politics involved in REEs (for example) - and certainly their geopolitical struggle in terms of trade policy, reductions in export quotas, the likelihood of their use as a trade/economic weapon, etc. The Communist dialectic is very precise in its goals.
Politics is everywhere, not just here.
But I would be the last to try to convert you or anyone to my way of thinking in this regard, just that I want those I am sharing time with to better understand where I come from. As for mixed company, I strive always to maintain a level of friendly formality with fellow members. I am a lifelong feminist, after all, though with an old-fashioned personal cultural base which I reflexively work from. Note that in my posts I do not resort to cursing, or even the many IM shortcuts now in use.
As for politics, in general terms SA seems to have a fairly balanced political spectrum - with quite a few international members, and some from the left and the right, plus a good number of independent capitalist types.
Am I correct in gauging that you are irritated by those mixing political analysis with financial analysis? If so, I will try to forego this sort of thing in theads where you are working.
Of course you may use the Sea Drake. Note that it is available in two versions, one green/red, and one in golden tones. I draw those with pen and ink and then color them with Prismacolor pencils and airbrushed effects. You have excellent taste, it is the perfect shape for an avatar on SA, and one of my personal favorites. Just a hint: When looking at the "Sea Drake" (ie, "Sea Dragon") notice that the wings are on the small side, and unlike many other dragons, it has no front paws. It is an adaptation toward a sea serpent (I also have a pic of one of those on there). I think of the analogy as being a dragon version of a penguin, with powerful, smaller wings adapted for swimming.
Matter of fact, if you send me a message ("Contact" button on the site, I think you will have to join etsy, but that's just a formality) with a mailing address, I will send you one of the prints.
BEST of luck with the computer, BACKUP EVERYTHING!
stan
On Nov 10 08:29 AM Freya wrote:
> Triple: Most our New Investments are outside of the USA. Our Internal
> Politics have little to do with Chinese Fertilizer companies, Biotech
> frms (SVA). REEs in Canada/Australia or elsewhere, etc.
>
> I've made it a Point to keep it external as much as possible. <br/>
>
> Our Politics will influence the USD, Hence commodity plays but otherwise,
> the comments on same are primarily Social and, as such, mixed company
> has to be allowed for.
>
> Check out the comment stream of the latest person added to my followng
> list. I may not agree with everything said, but 95% is good enough.
>
>
> PS Can I use the Sea Drake as my photo? Took a chance, visited your
> Site. Will check out prices, But I consider the Drake to be very,
> very cheap.
>
> robert: We leave tomorrow. I'll have to postpone my visit to you
> until we return. If I have to spend time there, I want to be able
> to have the Time.
>
> I just found out I have to do Two Readings. Its not nice to spring
> surprises on the elderly.
>
> OG: gave it a shot, have to sign in, applied for entry. will have
> to do this later. System did not like it.
I sometimes end a comment with "Its Hammer time.", this is from Drake's Hammer's Slammers series. Lusterbaden has started collaborating with Ludlum on the Bourne Series. Ever hear of the Horse Clans?
I could just go on and on.
Anyway, I don't mind the political comments in general, I do Mind when I have to dig through them to find an idea. Especialy, if there is commentary on the Investable from others that I might miss just because there are so many political comments inbetween.
When everyone gets going, questions are missed, answers are missed, responses are missed.
Sure Geopolitics are involved, but China's intentions are Plain, they have spelled out what they are up to. The only reason I watch them closely, is to see what sector they could be after next. China is going to do what is Best for China.
They just issued around $12 Billion in Yuan Bonds, I do not know if they are actually in Yuan or USD denominated.
I have to see what Maya wants, will be back.
I only just now revisited this thread and spotted your reply. I am still getting used to how SA operates (on other sites, I get instant notification of activity in any threads where I am subscribed - something to put into the suggestion box here...)
On Nov 11 04:33 AM Freya wrote:
> Triple: You've made me a happy camper indeed, I've seen that Dragon
> before, somewhere, that's why it caught my Eye.
>
> I sometimes end a comment with "Its Hammer time.", this is from Drake's
> Hammer's Slammers series. Lusterbaden has started collaborating with
> Ludlum on the Bourne Series. Ever hear of the Horse Clans?
>
> I could just go on and on.
>
> Anyway, I don't mind the political comments in general, I do Mind
> when I have to dig through them to find an idea. Especialy, if there
> is commentary on the Investable from others that I might miss just
> because there are so many political comments inbetween.
>
> When everyone gets going, questions are missed, answers are missed,
> responses are missed.
>
> Sure Geopolitics are involved, but China's intentions are Plain,
> they have spelled out what they are up to. The only reason I watch
> them closely, is to see what sector they could be after next. China
> is going to do what is Best for China.
>
> They just issued around $12 Billion in Yuan Bonds, I do not know
> if they are actually in Yuan or USD denominated.
>
> I have to see what Maya wants, will be back.
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