Sochi; trouble's brewing again

[MicrosoftBob]

I still think China will start an oil war, after all there are disputed oil rich islands nearby with poorly defended neighbours and an overstretched US

[doodab]

I still think China will start an oil war, after all there are disputed oil rich islands nearby with poorly defended neighbours and an overstretched US

I doubt it. They are talking about setting up futures contracts priced in Yaun, they are unlikely to spook investors by attacking the neighbors, or upset their largest export market, and a war would cause a spike in the oil price which isn't exactly desirable for the worlds largest oil importer either.

[suityou01]

I doubt it. They are talking about setting up futures contracts priced in Yaun, they are unlikely to spook investors by attacking the neighbors, or upset their largest export market, and a war would cause a spike in the oil price which isn't exactly desirable for the worlds largest oil importer either.

They (China) have dumped rather a very lot of US treasury bonds recently.

[doodab]

They (China) have dumped rather a very lot of US treasury bonds recently.

Because they have an impending fiscal crisis of their own maybe?

[suityou01]

Because they have an impending fiscal crisis of their own maybe?

Buyers strike more like.

[original PM]

we need not worry

the people who own all the money in the world and therefore run it have the following challenges

1) A global war is of no benefit - localised conflicts are - therefore we will stay with localised conflicts
2) The masses need to earn just enough to keep their heads above water and therefore continue to be wage slaves to make sure the top people earn loads - this will continue - the only real hassle we see is a recession (like where we are now)
3) There will always be unrest against totalitarian govenrments - but totalitarian governments only ever arise from chaos and so can never become a threat to anything except their own populace.


so just relax, take the pills n carry on!

[suityou01]

we need not worry

the people who own all the money in the world and therefore run it have the following challenges

1) A global war is of no benefit - localised conflicts are - therefore we will stay with localised conflicts
2) The masses need to earn just enough to keep their heads above water and therefore continue to be wage slaves to make sure the top people earn loads - this will continue - the only real hassle we see is a recession (like where we are now)
3) There will always be unrest against totalitarian govenrments - but totalitarian governments only ever arise from chaos and so can never become a threat to anything except their own populace.


so just relax, take the pills n carry on!

I take it you don't buy into the population reduction crap, at least not on a broad scale?

[original PM]

I take it you don't buy into the population reduction crap, at least not on a broad scale?

Not sure what you mean but are you saying there is some sort of subversive, underhand way of keeping the worlds population in hand by culling a million or two every now and then?

[suityou01]

Not sure what you mean but are you saying there is some sort of subversive, underhand way of keeping the worlds population in hand by culling a million or two every now and then?

Google "Eugenics".

HTH

[original PM]

Google "Eugenics".

HTH

You are showing far too much interest in this and thus will be next....

or be a good citizen and pretend nothing happened.,,