tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post1035090989459091752..comments2024-03-28T19:18:40.387-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: Neo-Liberalism: The Undying MonsterOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-85692326574925201832015-01-26T15:17:42.009-05:002015-01-26T15:17:42.009-05:00It was economic growth which spurred Chinese inter...It was economic growth which spurred Chinese interest in the oil sands, Hugh. One wonders if they're beginning to lose interest.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-26675170307783967072015-01-26T15:06:44.258-05:002015-01-26T15:06:44.258-05:00China's GDP growth reportedly has slowed to 7....China's GDP growth reportedly has slowed to 7.3%. But that still means their GDP will double in 10 years. China's GDP doubling??? Ridiculous.<br /><br />http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-third-quarter-gdp-slows-to-7-3-growth-1413857081Hughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-23651611499721901082015-01-26T09:09:04.454-05:002015-01-26T09:09:04.454-05:00When there's money on the table, Mogs, people ...When there's money on the table, Mogs, people keep on trotting out the same tired story -- until there's no more money to be made.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-86300665213064723192015-01-26T05:18:17.162-05:002015-01-26T05:18:17.162-05:00You are comparing Harper with Lon Chaney? Lon had ...You are comparing Harper with Lon Chaney? Lon had a far Superior Mind but if you are comparing Harper with Frankenstein I'd have to gloat that character also had a far superior mind um just thinking out loud...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17868396408359306954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-58315079021648465452015-01-26T02:46:02.729-05:002015-01-26T02:46:02.729-05:00It's precisely the mechanism for privatizing e...It's precisely the mechanism for privatizing everything, Hugh.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-42819188066604137722015-01-26T02:43:48.244-05:002015-01-26T02:43:48.244-05:00But the earth's resources are finite, Hugh -- ...But the earth's resources are finite, Hugh -- something the neo-liberals completely ignore.<br /><br />They refuse to see what they don't want to see.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-70528681018065114742015-01-26T02:04:46.438-05:002015-01-26T02:04:46.438-05:00Neo-Liberal Government keeps growing the debt. Deb...Neo-Liberal Government keeps growing the debt. Debt doesn't matter, because it is measured as debt/GDP. <br /><br />So all you have to do is keep growing the GDP, and the ratio stays the same. <br /><br />Which is fine, if the Earth were to keep growing, infinitely.Hughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-79976096797471269222015-01-26T01:59:13.390-05:002015-01-26T01:59:13.390-05:00ISDS (investor-state dispute settlement) in NAFTA ...ISDS (investor-state dispute settlement) in NAFTA is why Eli Lilly is suing Canada for $500 million.<br /><br />ISDS is also in CETA, China-FIPA and other so-called trade deals.Hughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-25119917785914603702015-01-26T01:47:39.672-05:002015-01-26T01:47:39.672-05:00Unfortunately, Scotian, there are lots of others w...Unfortunately, Scotian, there are lots of others who can't see past the stuff that baffles brains.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-75871707167007003252015-01-25T18:02:48.422-05:002015-01-25T18:02:48.422-05:00Owen:
Well his beams certainly never blinded me.....Owen:<br /><br />Well his beams certainly never blinded me...I saw him for what he was all along unlike alas too many others.Scotianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06284856315992405261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-31176097656817740822015-01-25T16:18:32.702-05:002015-01-25T16:18:32.702-05:00I suspect Harper dreams of being a super trooper, ...I suspect Harper dreams of being a super trooper, Scotian. But super duper is the best he can do.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-35527961930360334742015-01-25T14:45:28.936-05:002015-01-25T14:45:28.936-05:00Owen re comment 9:43 am:
Gee thanks, now I have H...Owen re comment 9:43 am:<br /><br />Gee thanks, now I have Harper and ABBA mixed in my head, I really didn't need that today...<br /><br />(for those who miss what I am referring to, listen to a song by ABBA called super trooper, the rhyme caused my slightly fevered mind as I am less than well today to have Harper in full 70s classic image regalia doing the song, the horror, the HORROR...!)Scotianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06284856315992405261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-26854554497632800232015-01-25T14:42:58.454-05:002015-01-25T14:42:58.454-05:00Birds of a feather, Anon.Birds of a feather, Anon.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-16461576972702814292015-01-25T14:32:36.947-05:002015-01-25T14:32:36.947-05:00Harper doesn't spend much time in BC as, he kn...Harper doesn't spend much time in BC as, he knows he is hated. Ex BC Liberal Premier Gordon Campbell is Harper's favorite henchman. He is despised every bit as much as Harper is. <br /><br />Campbell twice lied and cheated to win his elections as, his good buddy Harper did. Campbell's election lies. The BCR wasn't for sale and the HST wasn't on his radar either.<br /><br />Harper and Campbell began selling Canada to Communist China, during Campbell's reign of terror in BC. Harper rewarded Campbell the post as, High Commissioner to the UK. Campbell does a lot of underhanded work for Harper.<br /><br />Harper and Campbell are a pair of skunks and I shouldn't insult the skunks? The skunks smell far better than Campbell and Harper do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-75497307499931324602015-01-25T12:24:58.361-05:002015-01-25T12:24:58.361-05:00It's interesting that Harper hasn't spent ...It's interesting that Harper hasn't spent much time in B.C, Ron. He must figure Christy will ride herd on voters and send them into his coral.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-13526850347527685922015-01-25T12:17:59.202-05:002015-01-25T12:17:59.202-05:00Kinda' funny that not so long ago oil and all ...Kinda' funny that not so long ago oil and all that entails, or should I say, oil and all it's entrails, was the be all and the end all(sorry Will) for the harpercons, and now their bleatings are that 'old queen oil' is nothing more than a minor drip in their grander scheme of things.<br /><br />The ROC should take a lesson from us forlorn and ill begotten BC'rs who have scooped the dupe with open arms and open mouths for lo' these last so many years, but we maintain our faith in our dear leaders pipedreams and keep voting them back in.<br /><br />We didn't hit the jackpot with our hydro sales to Arnie's Californy,but we did manage to rape our rivers and kill off most of our wild salmon.<br /><br />We didn't hit the jackpot by replacing our wild salmon with the Norwegion lice infected mushy Atlantic replacements and we din't cash in on shipping our forests to China and closing all our mills so we wouldn't have to work anymore.<br /><br />Don't despair ROC because we have our broody hen sitting on a giant bubble, er I mean nest, of LNG and if that doesn't blow us out of the water of insolvency, which by the way we can't drink anymore because of that fracking fracking, and we can't eat anymore because Californy's gone dry,And our damn dams are laid over our own food farms, but hey, we're not too worried because the big one's coming and we're so not ready but it'll be fun to watch, maybe.<br /><br />PS: I wonder if the preemy knows you need a big red rooster to make those eggs viable and her big mentor cock in Odawa has been MIA in BC for a long, long time.<br /><br />Oh well, we still have lots of coal if anybody cares.ron wiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15395990851263472440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-37898450438584291612015-01-25T11:23:58.407-05:002015-01-25T11:23:58.407-05:00Absolutely, Pam. As you say in your excellent post...Absolutely, Pam. As you say in your excellent post at Democracy Under Fire, Harper and his minions are what they hide.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-29277380391079175612015-01-25T11:21:30.856-05:002015-01-25T11:21:30.856-05:00A terrific clip, Anon. Harper really is "Putt...A terrific clip, Anon. Harper really is "Puttin' on the Ritz."Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-21893599105286580602015-01-25T11:13:08.987-05:002015-01-25T11:13:08.987-05:00"And our prime minister is a super duper.&quo..."And our prime minister is a super duper."<br /><br />Good one Owen.<br /><br />(Google CAPTCHA making me blind)<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1FLZPFI3jc<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-21953740880104077892015-01-25T11:09:09.665-05:002015-01-25T11:09:09.665-05:00The secrecy with which Harper is implementing his ...The secrecy with which Harper is implementing his neo-liberal policies Owen is jaw dropping. More then anything , I fear that Harper will get another majority through deceit and fraud. I think he is capable of anything and I mean anything to stay in power.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842215982128591742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-56279025931108647422015-01-25T09:43:58.692-05:002015-01-25T09:43:58.692-05:00We have truly been duped, waterboy. And our prime ...We have truly been duped, waterboy. And our prime minister is a super duper.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-22494126902487795062015-01-25T08:01:45.167-05:002015-01-25T08:01:45.167-05:00Those ideas peddled by neo-liberal thinking are re...Those ideas peddled by neo-liberal thinking are really at the core of all of this mess and at least these ideas are now coming up in conversation. The conditions that created the 08--09 meltdown are still very much at play and as we've seen with stock market volatility, it's literally hanging by a thread. A jobless, debt ridden economic model and dwindling consumer buying power will not sustain the "profits" that corporations have enjoyed at the exponential rates they've been seeing. However, the system has been rigged to benefit the wealthy class that controls it and that's really all that matters to those who tout that market forces are all that's at play. Unfortunately, we've been duped, and big time.bcwaterboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00506402752799423770noreply@blogger.com