Is it cultural or just doing the best with what you have? In North Dakota it can be -40 in the winter and we all live...even cows. Right now, it is 106 and there have been no heat related deaths. Not even cows. I guess we figured out long ago that the government won't heat us in the winter or cool us in the summer. We just have to succeed in the life that we've been given to live...and we do.
It's misleading to compare a small island nation whose population -- including Northern Ireland -- is roughly the same as the population of the Washington DC metropolitan area.
The two populations are as different as night is from day.
The Irish one is ancient, homogeneous, Christian, English speaking, Caucasian.
The US one is the opposite of all that defines the Irish one. The singular exception is the Irish insist on driving on the wrong side of the road
Another personal observation from the comfort of a chaffeured car, represented as a serious macroeconomic observation. Ireland has more poverty than the US.
People buy saunas; they advertise personal, small ones. I have my own personal sauna, a FL lanai, 14’x8’. I spend about three hours a day meditating, communing with nature, reading Bonner and other things; listening is good too. The temperature 94 degrees. The body temperature is 98.6 degrees; with a slight breeze it is cool.
Getting into the sun is a different story; I would not last 15 minutes.
It is interesting they calculate excess heat deaths, instantly, but could never count excess vax deaths.
I agree with Angry below. Also, a key difference in the two countries is we spend a TON OF MONEY on defense where the folks in Ireland DON'T. The socialist here would like to change where we spend the money but then they would cry when we couldn't defend ourselves.
Excuse me, Jim. No, the U.S. doesn't spend alot of money on "defense". Remember it is now the "War Department". No more defense - all the U.S. does is start wars, assassination leaders the government doesn't agree with, and subside genocides by Israel. As to wars started - seems they just can't finish them. Saying it is "defensive" is just propaganda from this ol' man's view.
Two of our recent presidents have ordered individuals to be summarily executed.
Obama ordered a "hit" on a US citizen residing in Yemen.
He was subsequently executed by drone. His crime: he was a regional operational leader of Al Qaeda planning attacks against the US.
And in his first Administration, Trump killed by drone an Iranian general in Iraq for allegedly planning attacks against US diplomats and military personnel.
More recently, Trump and Netenyahu killed the Iranian head of state, a rigid dictator, by an air strike.
And now the new leader of Iran, the son of the previous one who was killed, has vowed to kill the man who murdered his father: Trump
None that I can recall. In fact, of all our wars, the only one in which we were compelled to defend our nation was WW II
My preference is for our Flag to follow trade; not to slaughter potential buyers and trading partners.
Vietnam is a classic case.
Despite, like China, Vietnam's overlords are all drawn from a single political party, this political party, again like China, has unleashed the entrepreneurial zeal of its citizens.
Where once we bombed Vietnamese cities, we now have a lively trade with them.
But imagine if Woodie Wilson didn't connive his way into US entry into WW1. The war was a stalemate at the time. No crushing treaty terms on Germany and the subsequent destruction of their economy would have prevented Hitler's rise to power.
Let's go back to the 1960s beginning with the Vietnam War. Does anyone think that war had anything to do with the defense of Americans, especially with the fact that Agent Orange killed or injured more Americans than the Viet Cong?
At the time, each leader presented their case and for the most part the people went along with the story. The results clearly didn't work out as planned. In the current, I support he action as it is 47 years over due. You cannot let a bunch of religious kooks hold the world hostage.
The people went along because of great propaganda campaigns and false flags like Woodie Wilson used to achieve entry into WW1, the Gulf of Tonkin, WMDs in Iraq, Osama planned 9/11 from a cave, etc.
Speaking of religious looks, Netanyahu and his ilk repeatedly talk about the genocide of the mythical Amalek tribe when they discuss their genocide in Gaza. Plus they have their Samson Option - if they think they are going down they will "Fire all their nukes at once".
Some of the American socialist projects are very weird and would be considered totally insane in Europe for example state subsidised grocery stores and (according to the Stansberry book) the socially engineered mortgage underwriting based on the idea of ensuring inclusive access: which is almost too stupid to be believable.
An interesting article. I think the American and European experience of 'socialism' is very different.
Europe's welfare states were formed after World War 2 where society had united to fight the war. National Health Services and welfare such as pensions were a reward for shared sacrifice and offered a vision of a better world after victory. So were formed from an organic instinct and benign intent that the nation had a moral duty to help its citizens.
In the US it seems (to me at least) much more an ideological, technocratic imposition onto society often in the name of the disparate-impact doctrine.
Hmmm. So it’s us Americans who are heating up the earth. Yet I wonder if it’s really the know-it-all blowhards causing the rising temps? I know they make my blood boil...
The Honest Broker - Roger Pielke Jr treats the 'attribution' of mankind 's role in Europe's heatwaves with a dose pf proper scientific review here https://substack.com/home/post/p-206734214.
In the article, following the comment on 10 year bond rates, you give the interest rate on 1 year bonds. Is that a typo or are you comparing apples to oranges?
Is it cultural or just doing the best with what you have? In North Dakota it can be -40 in the winter and we all live...even cows. Right now, it is 106 and there have been no heat related deaths. Not even cows. I guess we figured out long ago that the government won't heat us in the winter or cool us in the summer. We just have to succeed in the life that we've been given to live...and we do.
Yes... it's cultural.
But not the kind that wears silly hats or engages in cultural dances...
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It's the culture of no family and no education...
Being a thug is cool, being a contributor to society is a patsy.
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Funny how Mr. Bonner assumed there were no poor just because there are no crappy yards.
Being poor does not make one disorderly and sloppy.
Being disorderly and sloppy makes one poor...
Methinks Bill is having fun tweaking his readers.
It's misleading to compare a small island nation whose population -- including Northern Ireland -- is roughly the same as the population of the Washington DC metropolitan area.
The two populations are as different as night is from day.
The Irish one is ancient, homogeneous, Christian, English speaking, Caucasian.
The US one is the opposite of all that defines the Irish one. The singular exception is the Irish insist on driving on the wrong side of the road
Well reasoned my friend and without the benefit of scapegoating prejudice or bias, cultural or otherwise.
Another personal observation from the comfort of a chaffeured car, represented as a serious macroeconomic observation. Ireland has more poverty than the US.
According to Ai, Ireland has a higher "per capita" income...
Despite Ireland's overall higher poverty rate.
Arguing with Ai is like arguing with yourself.
I'm almost always correct so long as I word it properly.....
People buy saunas; they advertise personal, small ones. I have my own personal sauna, a FL lanai, 14’x8’. I spend about three hours a day meditating, communing with nature, reading Bonner and other things; listening is good too. The temperature 94 degrees. The body temperature is 98.6 degrees; with a slight breeze it is cool.
Getting into the sun is a different story; I would not last 15 minutes.
It is interesting they calculate excess heat deaths, instantly, but could never count excess vax deaths.
I agree with Angry below. Also, a key difference in the two countries is we spend a TON OF MONEY on defense where the folks in Ireland DON'T. The socialist here would like to change where we spend the money but then they would cry when we couldn't defend ourselves.
There is no free lunch anywhere in the world.
Jim Marshall
Excuse me, Jim. No, the U.S. doesn't spend alot of money on "defense". Remember it is now the "War Department". No more defense - all the U.S. does is start wars, assassination leaders the government doesn't agree with, and subside genocides by Israel. As to wars started - seems they just can't finish them. Saying it is "defensive" is just propaganda from this ol' man's view.
When you are dealing with a rabid dog.....you shoot it! South America, Cuba, Iran.... all the same.
So what do you consider Trump and BB?
Guys who know how to deal with a rabid dog!
Two of our recent presidents have ordered individuals to be summarily executed.
Obama ordered a "hit" on a US citizen residing in Yemen.
He was subsequently executed by drone. His crime: he was a regional operational leader of Al Qaeda planning attacks against the US.
And in his first Administration, Trump killed by drone an Iranian general in Iraq for allegedly planning attacks against US diplomats and military personnel.
More recently, Trump and Netenyahu killed the Iranian head of state, a rigid dictator, by an air strike.
And now the new leader of Iran, the son of the previous one who was killed, has vowed to kill the man who murdered his father: Trump
He can take his best shot.....I won't hold my breath.
Jim, I would be interested to know which wars of the recent past actually had anything to do with defending us.
None that I can recall. In fact, of all our wars, the only one in which we were compelled to defend our nation was WW II
My preference is for our Flag to follow trade; not to slaughter potential buyers and trading partners.
Vietnam is a classic case.
Despite, like China, Vietnam's overlords are all drawn from a single political party, this political party, again like China, has unleashed the entrepreneurial zeal of its citizens.
Where once we bombed Vietnamese cities, we now have a lively trade with them.
But imagine if Woodie Wilson didn't connive his way into US entry into WW1. The war was a stalemate at the time. No crushing treaty terms on Germany and the subsequent destruction of their economy would have prevented Hitler's rise to power.
So true, so tragically true
I presume that by "recent" you mean in the last 75 (or 85?) years.
Let's go back to the 1960s beginning with the Vietnam War. Does anyone think that war had anything to do with the defense of Americans, especially with the fact that Agent Orange killed or injured more Americans than the Viet Cong?
At the time, each leader presented their case and for the most part the people went along with the story. The results clearly didn't work out as planned. In the current, I support he action as it is 47 years over due. You cannot let a bunch of religious kooks hold the world hostage.
The people went along because of great propaganda campaigns and false flags like Woodie Wilson used to achieve entry into WW1, the Gulf of Tonkin, WMDs in Iraq, Osama planned 9/11 from a cave, etc.
Speaking of religious looks, Netanyahu and his ilk repeatedly talk about the genocide of the mythical Amalek tribe when they discuss their genocide in Gaza. Plus they have their Samson Option - if they think they are going down they will "Fire all their nukes at once".
You could be right...a big TBD.
Some of the American socialist projects are very weird and would be considered totally insane in Europe for example state subsidised grocery stores and (according to the Stansberry book) the socially engineered mortgage underwriting based on the idea of ensuring inclusive access: which is almost too stupid to be believable.
On these points I agree. I am not a socialist by any stretch of the imagination.
An interesting article. I think the American and European experience of 'socialism' is very different.
Europe's welfare states were formed after World War 2 where society had united to fight the war. National Health Services and welfare such as pensions were a reward for shared sacrifice and offered a vision of a better world after victory. So were formed from an organic instinct and benign intent that the nation had a moral duty to help its citizens.
In the US it seems (to me at least) much more an ideological, technocratic imposition onto society often in the name of the disparate-impact doctrine.
Hmmm. So it’s us Americans who are heating up the earth. Yet I wonder if it’s really the know-it-all blowhards causing the rising temps? I know they make my blood boil...
Hello Dan,
I posted a message about billing, and sent an email. When can I expect an answer, or was it a scammer.
William
The Honest Broker - Roger Pielke Jr treats the 'attribution' of mankind 's role in Europe's heatwaves with a dose pf proper scientific review here https://substack.com/home/post/p-206734214.
In the article, following the comment on 10 year bond rates, you give the interest rate on 1 year bonds. Is that a typo or are you comparing apples to oranges?
Was a typo. Fixed now.