Brown Hawk Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 11 minutes ago, Moshe said: Yup. After the heavy indemnities placed on Germany by the United States, it collapsed their economy. A loaf of bread was worth a wheel barrel full of marks. Actually, the indemnities were put in place mostly by France and Britain. Wilson fought against them. Remember that Britain and France were the world powers at that time, so they had the biggest clout. The US didn’t really become a world power on that scale until WWII. Hawk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnBiker Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 3 hours ago, pipedreams said: Wonder how accurate this is. Doubting the "facts" posted on social media? I'm sure the OP actually put down his bong long enough to tweet this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moshe Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Just now, Brown Hawk said: Actually, the indemnities were put in place mostly by France and Britain. Wilson fought against them. Remember that Britain and France were the world powers at that time, so they had the biggest clout. The US didn’t really become a world power on that scale until WWII. Hawk All the allies laid and indemnities at their feet, which collapsed their economy. By the accord they were also prohibited from building weapons of war. Which, obviously they ignored. So, instead of laying the blame at the allies, they brought a nut job Austrian to power who promised everything to a desperate people. Then he needed an internal enemy, so he went after the handicapped, blacks, homosexuals, and Jews. They needed a scape goat, and pushing the allies again was not fortuitous until their war machine was up and running. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UHLAWPUP Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 On 1/9/2019 at 4:35 PM, pipedreams said: This is one time the French are hanging in there and fighting. It isn’t the first time. If not for the French, we would still be singing, “God Save the Queen.” I hope they get it sorted out soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 10 hours ago, willie-pete said: If banks close because they are insolvent, their employees don't have a job any more, Companies ( some in other countries ) that had their money in that bank to pay their employees lose their money and can't pay their own employees; they close. All these employees can't buy stuff now so other companies close, etc. etc., etc. Rolling depression. I don't think the " yellow vests " have thought this thing through. They all will be out of a job. Maybe they think that they are fighting for something that they believe is more important than today's job. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 9 hours ago, Huaco Kid said: I think that people are realizing that 'global economic equality', in all it's magnificent loving glory, doesn't mean that everyone will be lifted up to your level of living, but that you will be dragged down to everyone else's level of living. "Tada! We are so equal! How could we be any more caring?" “From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests; you cannot subvert your neighbor's rights without striking a dangerous blow at your own.” Carl Schurz “It is better that some should be unhappy rather than that none should be happy, which would be the case in a general state of equality.” Samuel Johnson “As equality increases, so does the number of people struggling for predominance.” Mason Cooley “Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions - it only guarantees equality of opportunity.” Irving Kristol “The cry of equality pulls everyone down.” Iris Murdoch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 22 minutes ago, UHLAWPUP said: It isn’t the first time. If not for the French, we would still be singing, “God Save the Queen.” I hope they get it sorted out soon. Yeah well we have bailed the French out many times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glocks4Freedom Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 17 minutes ago, janice6 said: “From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests; you cannot subvert your neighbor's rights without striking a dangerous blow at your own.” Carl Schurz “It is better that some should be unhappy rather than that none should be happy, which would be the case in a general state of equality.” Samuel Johnson “As equality increases, so does the number of people struggling for predominance.” Mason Cooley “Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions - it only guarantees equality of opportunity.” Irving Kristol “The cry of equality pulls everyone down.” Iris Murdoch 1 "If men were like ants, there would be no interest in human freedom. If individual men, like ants, were uniform, interchangeable, devoid of specific personality traits of their own, then who would care whether they were free or not? Who, indeed, would care if they lived or died? The glory of the human race is the uniqueness of each individual, the fact that every person, though similar in many ways to others, possesses a completely individuated personality of his own. It is the fact of each person’s uniqueness—the fact that no two people can be wholly interchangeable—that makes each and every man irreplaceable and that makes us care whether he lives or dies, whether he is happy or oppressed. And, finally, it is the fact that these unique personalities need freedom for their full development that constitutes one of the major arguments for a free society." Murray Rothbard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 7 hours ago, MtnBiker said: Doubting the "facts" posted on social media? I'm sure the OP actually put down his bong long enough to tweet this. While I'm sure it is not accurate you might want to read this. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6570171/Syrian-charged-murdering-man-Germany-stabbing-sparked-Chemnitz-riots.html?ito=social-twitter_mailonline 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie-pete Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 1 hour ago, janice6 said: Maybe they think that they are fighting for something that they believe is more important than today's job. Sounds like a Pyrrhic Victory to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, willie-pete said: Sounds like a Pyrrhic Victory to me. I suppose all revolutions sound that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnBiker Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 17 hours ago, pipedreams said: While I'm sure it is not accurate you might want to read this. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6570171/Syrian-charged-murdering-man-Germany-stabbing-sparked-Chemnitz-riots.html?ito=social-twitter_mailonline It is an interesting article. It's amazing how little or none of this gets reported in this country. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Soldier Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 17 minutes ago, MtnBiker said: It is an interesting article. It's amazing how little or none of this gets reported in this country. This would be opposed to the Liberal media's protection of the Islamic migration. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 (edited) 21 minutes ago, MtnBiker said: It is an interesting article. It's amazing how little or none of this gets reported in this country. Our press doesn't cover a lot of subjects, if it isn't about one world government / EU or Islamic migration it's not covered. Edited January 11, 2019 by pipedreams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minderasr Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Hang the criminal that is Soros! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogart Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 22 hours ago, UHLAWPUP said: It isn’t the first time. If not for the French, we would still be singing, “God Save the Queen.” I hope they get it sorted out soon. I think that debt may be repaid by now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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