It goes without saying the pending exit of Britain from the European Union is starting to resemble stepping into something organic at a farm with many animals. But this is just an example of people not thinking out clearly what would happen and listening to a few well-spoken people who had an agenda. Continue reading Post ID 15984
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Events in the European Union
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Syrian refugee crisis – Cause and Effect
It is hard to go a day or two and not hear some news about the Syrian refugee crisis. Everybody sees the effect, but to find the cause you need to go back to political choices made by leaders in countries other than Syria. Continue reading Post ID 15984
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Google’s forgetting people like Jenga
Compelled by a European Union court order Google must start allowing people to be forgotten by removing links. However even in the early stages of the process where news articles are also being forgotten, it is quick to see this becoming like a giant game of information Jenga where the outcome can only lead to out of context conclusions and loss of informational structure. That will eventually lead to undesirable outcomes that are too numerous to predict. Continue reading Post ID 15984
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Thai Coup an upgrade
From outside of Thailand the title of this entry could easily cause a WTF. But if a person has been living in Thailand for the past year, they would see the title as an accurate assessment. So when you look at the response to the Coup by the United States and the European Union along with a few other countries, the people living in Thailand would be saying WTF is going on with them. Continue reading Post ID 15984
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Understanding the Anti Putin movement
With Russia’s or more specifically Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, casual onlookers of Putin are now taking a greater interest in his behavior. Psychologists recognize this behavior and know it’s classic patterns, and those patterns can be best described as a dangerous animal if provoked. Continue reading Post ID 15984
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US Presidential election common sense prevailed
In the 2012 US general election that selected the next President for the next four years, the real winner was never named at any point along the way. The winner was not selected by popularity or policy, the winner was simply selected by common sense. Continue reading Post ID 15984
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Austerity
Of late there is a new word in the news that was rarely if ever heard before. The word is Austerity and in its present context it loosely translates to; The party is over and it is payback time. Continue reading Post ID 15984
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Global economic four year stall
Some may not notice the four year economic cycle that involves a lot of anxiety and breath holding. None the less it is there and when it comes around, wallets close and all eyes are on the future horizon waiting for the ten or so words that says it is over. Continue reading Post ID 15984
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Global financial tipping point nears
All the signs of what they are not coming out and saying are there. Behavior of all the key players says only one thing about the global economy, fix it now or we all pay the price of a complete and total meltdown of the world’s financial markets in a domino effect cascade, and all the trimmings that come with it. Continue reading Post ID 15984
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Thaksin news drought suggests major damage control
It is not uncommon for the convicted fugitive Thaksin Shinawatra to disappear for a few days or a few weeks at a time when things do not go his way. You can call it imagination or a gut feeling, but somehow this disappearance seems different. Continue reading Post ID 15984
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Welcome mat for Thaksin being pulled in Montenegro
It was just a simple matter of time for Thaksin before his true nature became general public knowledge. For Thaksin and his desire to take the high profile road has left him being bigger than the mask he is trying to hide behind. Continue reading Post ID 15984
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Thaksin’s score Part 3
As the Thaksin on the run saga continues and he wears out his welcome country after country, his world is getting smaller and smaller. It would seem that countries that have a low number Thaksin is banned from entry. The ones he manages to sneak into quickly toss him out or encourage him to leave by not allowing him to launch political attacks from their soil. Sooner or later he may end up in Haiti as they could use his money big time. Continue reading Post ID 15984
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Thaksin’s score Part 2
So as Thaksin’s globe hopping continues, you begin to see some interesting patterns shaping up. He has no place he can call home, and where he stays he is constantly looking over his shoulder as well as having a huge negative cash flow to buy that stay out of jail insurance. Continue reading Post ID 15984
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Thaksin’s score Part 1
If you decided to keep score on the convicted fugitive Thaksin Shinawatra and who he associates with, it becomes an interesting reflection of what his world is like today. But no matter how you look at it, this is a fun read that cuts past his attempted self image. Continue reading Post ID 15984
