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mircea_popescu: it's
the simple knowledge
that
the usd is just a scam altcoin anyway.
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform it's not
the abundance
that makes
them not news worthy.
mircea_popescu: cazalla: lol @ USGavin pumping satoshi for his dox straight off
the bat << funny how
that works, in retrospect huh.
decimation: everyone else in wash dc is just
the help
decimation: yeah,
they are closest
to
the money
that spews forth from usg
decimation: someone has
to 'provide'
the muscle, buildings, etc in all
those
third world countries usg mucks with
decimation: lobbyists, lawyers, contractors who 'bill' usg for
their services
decimation: asciilifeform: yes but most of
those 'usg employees' are not actually on
the official payroll
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decimation: as I recall mike
tyson had a mansion
there, had real
tigers
mircea_popescu: the
thing is, a destroyer "cost" a coupla bil, and will sell for what, 10-20k btc.
decimation: of
that 17%, probably only about 10-20% of
that is actually 'keeping boat afloat'
decimation: well, most of
that is simply stripping people with money and giving it
to 'deserving groups'
mircea_popescu: the other 50% is spent on imaginary
things
that meet no pactical verification
mircea_popescu: decimation but it's about 50% of
the spending
that actually does something, you see.
decimation: actually
the carriers and
the entire dod welfare parade is only about 17% of
the
total usg spending
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform your model implies i am going
to be able
to buy off us destroyers.
decimation: not
to mention keeping old people & minorities in free living
mircea_popescu: the incas carried out considerably longer on
that principally because
they weren't
trying
to keep carriers afloat.
decimation: asciilifeform: what does usg have
to compel a
trade?
PeterL: at
that point
they will need
to speed up
the presses and hyperinflate out of debt
decimation: the fed will just print more bezzlars and loan
them at whatever rate is our choosing
mircea_popescu: sure, it's not a problem. but
there's no paying for anything either.
decimation: liberals
think now,
they would say 'that's not a problem'
mircea_popescu: yes, but it's a fairly major player in
the financial markets.
mircea_popescu: if
the chinese go 8% or fuck you,
that's
the end of paying. for anything.
mircea_popescu: decimation if
the chinese shock
the market (putting obama in
the position of putin),
they won't have what
to pay for limo gasoline with.
decimation: now,
the problem
that usg has is
that in 30 years,
they might not be able
to pay for missiles or soldiers
mircea_popescu: but
that's "why" : let
the engineers move
to st petersburg.
decimation: I don't
think china has
the balls
to start a missile war with usg
mircea_popescu: decimation it has missiles capable of bridging
to hawaii just fine.
decimation: nah,
the prc doesn't really have a blue water navy
mircea_popescu: if
they do
that russia can simply move into poland. or japan.
decimation: of course, if
they are
too poor
to pay anyone...
decimation: I don't
think
the us military would give up hawaii without an actual war
mircea_popescu: decimation if
they're going
to be a bitch
they might as well suck
the shorter, better paying cock.
mircea_popescu: ask anyone working for military
tech,
they'll
tell you 2/3
to 90% of
the chinese performance is due
to "Stable financing"
decimation: if
they became 'independent'
they would just become someone else's bitch
decimation: hilariously,
the actual hawaiian islands are 100% dependent on usg military, etc for income
mircea_popescu: decimation
they could get it next year if
they cared enough.
decimation: well, if
they have
the patience
to wait 100 years
they might get it
PeterL: decimation: next bombing of Pearl Harbor comes from
the east?
decimation: there has been 'debate' for years on whether
the 'native hawaiians (korean slaves)' should be considered 'indians' and given bezzlars
mircea_popescu: you know
they want it. you know
they could actually get it.
mircea_popescu: the
traditionally highest priced white chicks in arab slave markets
mircea_popescu: how
the fuck do you call
these people in english anyway ?
PeterL: mircea_popescu: but
this sentiment is not reflected in
the US press
PeterL: I have a friend from Crimea, he still has family
there, says
they are all grateful
to Putin for saving
them from
the fate of
the rest of Ukraine
mircea_popescu: (if anyone's going send me a coupla cherchez chicks
too)
mircea_popescu: perhaps because of all
the derpage about "women slave markets in
the middle east"
mircea_popescu: i dunno dude, i seem
to have missed
the 500 headlines a day about how kiev is atrocious.
mircea_popescu: but somehow
the us propaganda machine seems
to have never heard of
this.
mircea_popescu: it's like
the loser husband with a smal penis - always beats
the wife.
mircea_popescu: i have never known of a militaristic regime
that was frustrated in
the field / widely inept military
that didn't start massacring civillians.