The Doomsday Thread: Are you preparing?

[JDeezy]

This is so absurd that it's almost hilarious.

Like I said, I'm not having a convo with an incompetent.

i.e. You're a troll.

If you want my attention then you're going to have to prove worthy of it. Dig up your best old postings on the matter & I'll give them a professor's once over. If I see anything of merit then I'll welcome what you think you know with open arms.

This is pretentious bullshit. You think Austrian economics are loony. A proponent asks you why, and you refuse to respond unless that person explains Austrian economics. Only then will you grace the forum with your wisdom.

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[RPR]

i.e. You're a troll.


This is pretentious bullshit. You think Austrian economics are loony. A proponent asks you why, and you refuse to respond unless that person explains Austrian economics. Only then will you grace the forum with your wisdom.

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Show me where I said Austrians are loony. I'm a huge fan of Hayek's work & find him incredibly insightful on the significance of simple, predictable rules, & on bailing out the capital system when it goes haywire. Who could have a problem with that?




BTW, are you a professional with some kind of insight that I should look up to on this subject? I mean, how would you feel is some whippersnapper walked up your alley claiming you're pretentious & they know more than you? Are you going to get into an argument in physics with a band nerd who also collects survival kits?

 

[JDeezy]

Show me where I said Austrians are loony.

I'll start preparing when a psycho like Ron Paul takes office. That guy's economics are crazy enough to plunge us all into the next dark ages. I'd probably even consider hording a bunch of stuff if the guy ever got more than 6 or 7% at the polls, just as an insurance policy.

BTW, are you a professional with some kind of insight that I should look up to on this subject?

No, but I have very educated friends in the fields of military history, political philosophy, and political science. I have shaken a few hands in D.C. and in the state house as well. I have run in circles that have introduced me to economic ideas in principle and in practice, and know what to expect from an intelligent discussion. I don't have to be a published economist to call you on your boring bullshit.

If you are an academic (and I pray you're not), you should be able to communicate your position with little difficulty. The person you should address is Optimus. I am not part of the Austrian school of thought.

I mean, how would you feel is some whippersnapper walked up your alley claiming you're pretentious & they know more than you? Are you going to get into an argument in physics with a band nerd who also collects survival kits?

Stop posturing. Put up or shut up.

 

[RPR]

Why are you being so hostile? I don't want to have a highly technical discussion with illiterates & this bothers you why? Sorry, bro, I'm not living my life by your expectations. Moving past the control freak stalker now.

 

[RPR]

I am the last to deny – or rather, I am today the last to deny – that, in these circumstances, monetary counteractions, deliberate attempts to maintain the money stream, are appropriate. I probably ought to add a word of explanation: I have to admit that I took a different attitude forty years ago, at the beginning of the Great Depression. At that time I believed that a process of deflation of some short duration might break the rigidity of wages which I thought was incompatible with a functioning economy. Perhaps I should have even then understood that this possibility no longer existed. … I would no longer maintain, as I did in the early ‘30s, that for this reason, and for this reason only, a short period of deflation might be desirable. Today I believe that deflation has no recognizable function whatever, and that there is no justification for supporting or permitting a process of deflation."

Hayek gets it. So why does Fascist Ronny Paul lie to us all claiming to be an Austrian when he attacks Hayek's ideas non-stop?

 

[natedagg]

I know that certain gov't agencies have to spend their budget or it gets reduced for the following year. Perhaps they are low on ammo. My guess is that the purchaser is in bed with the ammo producer (and the vehicle maker, the bullet-proof box maker, etc.). Either way, it smells fishy.

Should I buy a gun?

 

[OptimusPrime]

Hayek gets it. So why does Fascist Ronny Paul lie to us all claiming to be an Austrian when he attacks Hayek's ideas non-stop?

Do you know anything about any Austrian economists other than Hayek? Do you know anything about Hayek's work before he sold out later in life? Or is that quote the only thing you know about "Austrian economics".

 

[RPR]

Do you know anything about any Austrian economists other than Hayek? Do you know anything about Hayek's work before he sold out later in life? Or is that quote the only thing you know about "Austrian economics".

LOL you Pauly groupies are all the same. Anytime anyone disagrees with you on the teeny tiniest thing that goes against your anti-societal anarchism you throw them under the bus and label them a sellout. Well, I'm soooo sorry, God, I didn't know you know everything.

 

[The Oi]

The problem with RPR isn't that he/she is trolling-which I usually enjoy. It's that she/ he's neither funny nor interesting nor right about anything.

By all means, let him get him/herself banned (again), but this particular persona sucks. Useless.

 

[MalTalm]

The problem with RPR isn't that he/she is trolling-which I usually enjoy. It's that she/ he's neither funny nor interesting nor right about anything.

By all means, let him get him/herself banned (again), but this particular persona sucks. Useless.

I agree. Jon and Boobie's trolling skills are far more entertaining. RPR has so much potential, he can get a rise out of people and stays vague the whole time. But I prefer my trolls to drop a couple statistics or build a solid straw man from time to time. RPR starts strong, but can't get to the next level. He's the Sasha Pavlovic of RCF.

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[Tornicade]

RPR's presence in this thread is appropriate . There is always a character like him in the post apocolypse who imperils the survival of the rest of the group. Although he does seem to have a firm grasp that reality, truth and actual facts or even a point. is no way to "win" an internet debate.

 

[MalTalm]

In response to these articles:

Obscure federal agencies triggered a firestorm of conspiracy theories this week after they put out orders for thousands of rounds of deadly hollow-point bullets.
But the agencies, most recently the Social Security Administration, are trying to put a damper on the speculation -- noting the ammunition is "standard issue" and simply used for mandatory federal training sessions.
"Our special agents need to be armed and trained appropriately," said a message on the official blog for Social Security's inspector general office explaining the purchases.
The bullet purchases drew widespread attention as the website Infowars.com published several stories on them that were linked off the widely read Drudge Report and other sites. Infowars.com catalogued a string of recent purchases -- first by the Department of Homeland Security, then by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and then the Social Security Administration.
The Social Security Administration solicitation, posted Aug. 7, called for 174,000 rounds of ".357 Sig 125 grain bonded jacketed hollow point pistol ammunition."
Infowars.com speculated that the purchases were being made in preparation for "civil unrest," imagining a scenario of economic collapse where seniors could cause "disorder" if denied their Social Security benefits.
But the Social Security Administration statement, posted Thursday, noted that their agents need firearms and ammo in the course of training, investigations and responding to threats against offices and employees.
"As we said in a recent post, our office has criminal investigators, or special agents, who are responsible for investigating violations of the laws that govern SSA's programs," the office said.
The agency said it has 295 special agents across 66 offices in the country. "These investigators have full law enforcement authority, including executing search warrants and making arrests," the statement said.
As for concern about the type of bullets -- hollow points, which expand upon impact -- the statement said the type is "standard issue" and is used during "mandatory quarterly firearms qualifications and other training sessions."
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, found itself scrambling to respond to a similar report this week about an order for 46,000 rounds of ammo. Though the agency initially indicated it was for the National Weather Service -- leading to questions about why the National Weather Service could possibly need so many bullets -- a spokesman clarified the bullets are actually meant for the NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement. A "clerical error" resulted in the order saying the ammo was for the weather service.
Spokesman Scott Smullen said the error's been fixed in the bidding system. He, too, said the ammo is "standard issue" and will be used by 63 enforcement personnel at NOAA during qualifications and training sessions.
"NOAA officers and agents enforce the nation's ocean and fishing laws to ensure a level playing field for fishermen and to protect marine species like whales, dolphins and turtles," he said.
According to NOAA, the specialized agents are supposed to have 200 rounds in their "duty bag," and qualification and training requires another 500-600 rounds per agent.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...speculation-over-hollow-point-ammo-purchases/

 

[caf]

He's like that comedian you go to see... you know, the comedian that sucks. But you don't want to leave because of the train wreck that's occurring before your eyes. He isn't interesting or funny, but there's something innately intriguing about watching someone who sucks at their job, and yet they are deluded enough to believe the opposite.

 

[Maximus]

In response to these articles:



http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...speculation-over-hollow-point-ammo-purchases/

That response is a little weak, it addresses 220,000 of the bullets....that's only .0002% of the hollow points that have been ordered by domestic agencies in the last 6 months. Why were the other 1,300,000,000 hollow points ordered? Hollow points can't be used by our soldiers, but we ordered over a billion in 6 months for Homeland Security, National Oceanic Atmospheric Adm and Social Security? I still think that's extremely bizarre...

 

[The Oi]

That response is a little weak, it addresses 220,000 of the bullets....that's only .0002% of the hollow points that have been ordered by domestic agencies in the last 6 months. Why were the other 1,300,000,000 hollow points ordered? Hollow points can't be used by our soldiers, but we ordered over a billion in 6 months for Homeland Security, National Oceanic Atmospheric Adm and Social Security? I still think that's extremely bizarre...

Ok Damage...