Putin says U.S. is "Parasite" on Global Economy

Anthony W. · 08-02-11, 10:46 AM

Even the Russians said there was a turnaround back towards Soviet foreign affairs policy when Putin got in.

There are 2 things Putin makes me worry about.

1. He'll use his abs to turn all the women I love into communists.

2. He'll renew the Cold War if anything boils over and causes a global conflict.

Herr-Berbunch · 08-02-11, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Anthony W.

2. He'll renew the Cold War if anything boils over and causes a global conflict.

If that's what we need to kick-start our aviation industries...

Buddahaid · 08-02-11, 10:54 AM

Well let the parasite call in all it's debts and foreign aid money and forgiven war loans and.........

Anthony W. · 08-02-11, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Buddahaid

Well let the parasite call in all it's debts and foreign aid money and forgiven war loans and.........

Then we'll be the ONLY economy.

Hottentot · 08-02-11, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Anthony W.

1. He'll use his abs to turn all the women I love into communists.

Define communist.

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2. He'll renew the Cold War if anything boils over and causes a global conflict.

Because...?

flatsixes · 08-02-11, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Hottentot

Define communist.

A dope.

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Because...?

See definition above.

Ducimus · 08-02-11, 12:21 PM

Just as an off the wall, snarky comment...

I can't say i'm a big fan of Globalization.

Hottentot · 08-02-11, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by flatsixes

A dope.

See definition above.

So let me get this straight: Putin will start a global conflict, because he is a communist which makes him a dope.

Cool. And is Putin a communist, because he is a Russian?

August · 08-02-11, 12:54 PM

I've yet to see anyone suggest a suitable replacement for the Dollar. It certainly isn't going to be Putin's Ruble...

Oberon · 08-02-11, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by August

I've yet to see anyone suggest a suitable replacement for the Dollar. It certainly isn't going to be Putin's Ruble...

Cattle?

frau kaleun · 08-02-11, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Cattle?

No, no, no. He said suitable replacement. So... cow patties?

08-02-11, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by August

I've yet to see anyone suggest a suitable replacement for the Dollar. It certainly isn't going to be Putin's Ruble...

Australian Dollars may be your best bet $1.10 US to 1 Aussie last I looked

,then again probably be easier to leave the US as the main one so we can just keep on buying stuff cheap in the interwebs

jumpy · 08-02-11, 07:27 PM

hmm, the argument (is it really? or is everyone just passing the buck - hahaha, my little joke - like usual?) over who's country is parasitic on the world economy is missing the point?

Surely a better explanation is that the current global financial mess is a product of greedy people making their greed even greater in places that allow them to do so?
It is not just the US that does this, but most of the developed nations of the world. Any time someone in the UK states a case for stricter financial regulation of banks and markets (ostensibly to protect the ordinary bloke in the street with a low to middle income from having his savings and earnings and assets raped by the consequences of financial meltdown and the inevitable government cuts and taxation in an attempt to mitigate this) there's a whole lot of bleating about how all the financiers will take their prospective imaginary cash some place else where there's less regulation of the markets so we cannot possibly let that happen or we would loose out by not having some of their greed rubbing off on our economy...

I don't know how else to explain the way the credit crunch/housing crash and all of that stuff that happened in the US a few years ago had such a massive knock on effect on the economies of the rest of the worlds developed nations.

Everyone has been so busy patting each-other on the back, congratulating themselves on how frightfully clever they've all been by creating money out of thin air that no-one stopped to think if it was actually a good idea or not.
And because everything is linked in a global financial house of cards it only takes one to flutter in the breeze for the whole lot to come crashing down.

I don' think the US is any more or less parasitical in this respect, all developed nations share the burden and responsibility for it, and therefore the blame too. It just so happens that the US has one of the larger economies in comparison to some other countries - what difference this makes in any real terms when everyone is in on the game is rather beside the point.

The developed nations of the world have put all of their financial eggs in one basket (globalisation). This is fine when everything is running smoothly, but it's a damn stupid idea when it goes wrong.

Herr-Berbunch · 08-03-11, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

We'd still have Upholders

I've got some cUpholders in my car, and I believe you can purchase others that can be sited in various other places to keep your drink from falling over...

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Watch this, and weep.

You have my greatest respect for moving out of that place! Well done.

flatsixes · 08-02-11, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Hottentot

So let me get this straight: Putin will start a global conflict, because he is a communist which makes him a dope.

Cool. And is Putin a communist, because he is a Russian?

Close, but backwards. Communists are dopes. Putin is a Communist. Ergo, Putin is a dope. Dopes start global conflicts. Putin is a dope. Ergo, Putin starts global conflicts. See? It's easy.

08-02-11, 10:46 AM	#1
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August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,220 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've yet to see anyone suggest a suitable replacement for the Dollar. It certainly isn't going to be Putin's Ruble... __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

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jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	sick and tired of gravy trains hmm, the argument (is it really? or is everyone just passing the buck - hahaha, my little joke - like usual?) over who's country is parasitic on the world economy is missing the point? Surely a better explanation is that the current global financial mess is a product of greedy people making their greed even greater in places that allow them to do so? It is not just the US that does this, but most of the developed nations of the world. Any time someone in the UK states a case for stricter financial regulation of banks and markets (ostensibly to protect the ordinary bloke in the street with a low to middle income from having his savings and earnings and assets raped by the consequences of financial meltdown and the inevitable government cuts and taxation in an attempt to mitigate this) there's a whole lot of bleating about how all the financiers will take their prospective imaginary cash some place else where there's less regulation of the markets so we cannot possibly let that happen or we would loose out by not having some of their greed rubbing off on our economy... I don't know how else to explain the way the credit crunch/housing crash and all of that stuff that happened in the US a few years ago had such a massive knock on effect on the economies of the rest of the worlds developed nations. Everyone has been so busy patting each-other on the back, congratulating themselves on how frightfully clever they've all been by creating money out of thin air that no-one stopped to think if it was actually a good idea or not. And because everything is linked in a global financial house of cards it only takes one to flutter in the breeze for the whole lot to come crashing down. I don' think the US is any more or less parasitical in this respect, all developed nations share the burden and responsibility for it, and therefore the blame too. It just so happens that the US has one of the larger economies in comparison to some other countries - what difference this makes in any real terms when everyone is in on the game is rather beside the point. The developed nations of the world have put all of their financial eggs in one basket (globalisation). This is fine when everything is running smoothly, but it's a damn stupid idea when it goes wrong. __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life

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Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Just as an off the wall, snarky comment... I can't say i'm a big fan of Globalization.