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..still stuck in 1865, hunh? Much of America's top technology is based in Texas and Florida. The Gulf states are rich in all resources, including science and tech, and would flourish on their own. Whatever. America has to remain unified and strong. Just put the 85 Broad Street thieves in...

Well, thanks for the encouragement.. but the simple truth is that I'm a terrible person.

Stu was just holding up the mirror for you while you debate your only worthy opponent.

I'll be hostile, belligerent, and attacking messengers with or without rethinking.

I did say "predominantly". Optional has no clue re the background of the North-South divide.

"Atheist" means "without God". Godless ideologies, like communism, have been responsible for far more deaths than God-societies. Communists don't kill in the name of atheism; they kill in the name of communism. This still amounts to atheists engaging in mass murder in the name of atheist ideology.

Southern IS a race. Southorns are predominantly Scots-Irish. New England is predominatly Germanic (English). You're a classic dupe of the propagandizing power-brokers of New England and New York.

Who forces poor nutrition on them?! Who keeps them from getting a good education?! Various levels of government. Coordinated lack of funding targets the Keltic redneck people from having any chance of rising above their current state of deprivation. The war of the states was just one more...

Let's talk about now, not 160 yrs ago. Poor whites are the most exploited and disenfranchised group in the U.S. - especially in the South. And by the way, rednecks were dirt-poor farmers; they couldn't afford to own slaves. Why is Washington 90% black? Because you can't get a gov't job unless...

China's had hydrogen bombs since 1962 and now has missiles so accurate they can knock specific satellites out of orbit. Japan is no match for China today. If China turns nasty they'll be unstoppable. Nuclear threats won't work; a single well-placed Chinese H-bomb can destroy any nation's economy.

Also, given the relative military mights of SK vs NK it would be nuts for the South to be making bogus claims that could easily lead to war. A Korean war would be devastating for the South even with U.S. backing. NK has 1.2 million military; U.S. forces in S. Korea 27,000. China would, of...

No matter how you feel about the Judeo-Christian explanation for the existence of the world a point you might have to concede is that the Christian value system, though based on belief rather than reason, is humanitarian. Abuses of Christian values are always rooted in rationalization and...

..and speaking of ominous signs - My wife and I were on the way to the local building suplies outlet Friday; we were discussing the recent flash-crash. As I stepped out of the car I said to her "We're heading into a deflationary depression.". My bill for 3 bags of gravel - 19.29 . Be afraid.

Bought SPY Dec 107 puts this A.M. Think it's a good bet but will dump them if we're strong after 14:00. USD may be dropping too fast; this could destroy credibility of bonds and would result in a 2nd wave of recession. The market's been rising on the USD decline; USD decline is good but...

Even after feeling the heft and solidity of the coin a local rich boy didn't know enough to go for it. The presence of the cameraman would clue anybody with an I.Q. of >73 that the guy offering the deal wasn't just a "random asshole" or lunatic and that there was a possibility the coin was bona...

Exactly - $7B is nothing in the multi-trillion dollar scheme of things. This India purchase represents about 8% of all the gold the IMF owns and the IMF is one of the world's biggest gold holders. In other words there isn't much gold to be bought relative to the number of dollars with which to...

The market's stalling right now because the Dollar is rallying. The Dollar's rallying because 1) the % of people who believe that the US economy is improving is rising and 2) the % of people who believe that the FED will raise rates is rising. These are merely perceptions; good luck on...

So far the USD decline has stimulated the stock market. The reasoning is that a cheap USD is good for business for a variety of reasons most of you already know. Trouble is.. the Dollar is dropping through a critical zone here that will soon make the sale of gov't bonds impossible. If the...