Re: [MBZ] NE = Mad New England

2014-01-29 Thread Mountain Man
Gary wrote: china was and is the big picture That is a nice rational picture of USA/China maneuvers - thanks. Is there any means by which USA gains on this picture? It seems USA has in mind war, and more war, and more war all the time, and more war. Can't we just get along? Is USA destined to

Re: [MBZ] NE = Mad New England

2014-01-29 Thread Gary Hurst
no real future as a sovereign nation. the neoliberals have created a bizarre untenable economy based around prisons, consumerism, the gambling habits of the financial elite and perpetual war. there is really nothing productive going on to create wealth so everything is paid for by printing more

Re: [MBZ] NE = Mad New England

2014-01-28 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Mad And Opinionated Hendrik whose opinions are mad On 29/01/14 07:44, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Wha does the acronym MAO stand for anyway? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] NE = Mad New England

2014-01-28 Thread Mountain Man
HF wrote: Mad And Opinionated I am gonna claim that - thanks. I can either be DrFatty's Mountain Man or Mad And Opinionated. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options

Re: [MBZ] NE = Mad New England

2014-01-28 Thread Dwight Giles
And I thought all these years it was because you had a blue cotton workers cap with a red star. On Jan 28, 2014 8:37 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: HF wrote: Mad And Opinionated I am gonna claim that - thanks. I can either be DrFatty's Mountain Man or Mad And Opinionated.

Re: [MBZ] NE = Mad New England

2014-01-28 Thread Mountain Man
Dwight wrote: And I thought all these years it was because you had a blue cotton workers cap with a red star. Thanks for the idea. ...gotta go search ebay now... mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] NE = Mad New England

2014-01-28 Thread Dwight Giles
I used to have one after Nixon opened up trade with China. And we all thought that was a good thing in 1973. On Jan 28, 2014 8:52 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: Dwight wrote: And I thought all these years it was because you had a blue cotton workers cap with a red star.

Re: [MBZ] NE = Mad New England

2014-01-28 Thread Gary Hurst
it was a good thing in that a USA friendly nuclear power with a long border with russia and a huge military would be a thorn in the foot of the soviet union. china tips the balance of power to one side or the other and this remains true, in fact, it's even more truer today. china trades their