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« Reply #15 on: December 11, 2003, 04:36:34 PM »
Does anybody else picture Dr. Strangelove when they read Miko's posts sometimes?  :D

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« Reply #16 on: December 11, 2003, 05:03:41 PM »
THE SKY IS FALLING!!!   RUN!!!

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« Reply #17 on: December 11, 2003, 10:25:38 PM »
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Originally posted by miko2d
ygsmilo: miko2d-
A question,
If this country is in such a Echo Charlie Foxtrot why do you choose to stay?


 My personal situation is very complex. There are more factors in my cost/benefit analysis than the viability of the country's economy or even social order.
 I can prepare to deal with consequences or even benefit from them - and it may be cheaper for me than emigrate.

 I am doing all I can to stave off or reverse the downspiralling trend - mostly by education. That will keep my concience clear and may be allow more people to prepare.
 Talking is not all I am doing.

 All civilisations so far folowed the same development.ue to the modern technology all civilisations on Earth seem to be locked in the same cycle, so what's the point to move?

 Roman Empire and civilisation fell (for the same reasons ours is falling) HOW EXCESSIVE GOVERNMENT KILLED ANCIENT ROME
 That does not mean  romans went extinct. Especially not the onces that were capable and prepared.


Trell: miko2d- what do you do for a living?

 Software development. Making new software for a financial company. Watching software run.

 miko

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« Reply #18 on: December 11, 2003, 10:41:20 PM »
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Originally posted by miko2d
ygsmilo: miko2d-
A question,
If this country is in such a Echo Charlie Foxtrot why do you choose to stay?


 My personal situation is very complex. There are more factors in my cost/benefit analysis than the viability of the country's economy or even social order.
 I can prepare to deal with consequences or even benefit from them - and it may be cheaper for me than emigrate.

 I am doing all I can to stave off or reverse the downspiralling trend - mostly by education. That will keep my concience clear and may be allow more people to prepare.
 Talking is not all I am doing.

 All civilisations so far folowed the same development.ue to the modern technology all civilisations on Earth seem to be locked in the same cycle, so what's the point to move?

 Roman Empire and civilisation fell (for the same reasons ours is falling) HOW EXCESSIVE GOVERNMENT KILLED ANCIENT ROME
 That does not mean  romans went extinct. Especially not the onces that were capable and prepared.


 miko



Fair enough,  

there are things that you discuss that I agree with, to much  government is the main one, and things I don't.  But you back up what you write about with passion and documentation that you think is relevent.  I may not think you are right on some issues but it makes me think about the way I look at things.

I have been in the Agriculture sector all my life.  I was raised on a farm and my family still has farming interests.  I could talk about how screwed up the whole ag business is in this country for hours.  It is a complex problem that the multinationals now control via monopolys and political clout, that is not going away in the near future.  But the question always comes down to ; can the system be changed?  It has taken 100 years to get it this screwed up how many will it take to get it under control