Posts by crimsonorca86

Robin Ramos2 said:all those private lenders were basically running for the hills when America started falling apart, which just isn't what we saw happening with the US.

But you have to realize, back in the old days under America, they weren't putting up entire corporations as collateral just to secure a loan worth maybe twenty percent of their actual value.

And if you look at the value of the dollar,

you're essentially admitting that $6,000 per person in 1986 doesn't carry the same weight as $8,000 does today, right?

Meanwhile, look at how much things shifted in Germany—back in '86, they were looking at $9,000 while today that's skyrocketed to $28,500.

Gerald Bailey said:Getting paid to do absolutely nothing? That’s basically just life these days, isn't it? 🙂

Honestly, Franklin D. Roosevelt was a total genius, 👍
The GDP per capita back then actually outpaced what we’re seeing today.

The national debt for the US was only about 3.5 billion dollars; if you break it down, every single citizen owed roughly 500 bucks—which would be closer to 6,800 in today's money—and most of that buildup happened right after FDR passed away.

And get this: they didn't sell off a single inch of land to foreigners, nor did they hawk off even the smallest slice of our companies.

But the crowd that came after? They practically liquidated everything, selling off real estate and corporations left and right, while dumping two and a half times the size of the CIA into foreign banks.
Where did all that cash actually go, anyway?

Meanwhile, look at Mexico:

Official data shows that Mexico's external debt jumped by 3.9 percent in November compared to the same period last year, hitting 10.4 billion euros. Since the start of 2005, their total debt level has stayed pretty much flat, increasing by a measly 0.05 percent.

Even Mexico seems to have politicians who actually know what they're doing.

If they had taken out loans the way we have, and sold off as much of our national wealth as we did, their standard of living would be two and a half times higher than ours right now.

Back when FDR was still around, you didn't see any seniors in America having to dig through trash cans just to scrape by, and you certainly didn't have mothers forced into desperate situations just to put food on the table for their kids
We really owe George Washington for finally bringing us out into the light

Susan Miller90 said:A "real" person is simply anyone who actually puts in the work, stays committed, and carries themselves in a way that makes their city or community a better place to live, regardless of where they originally came from.

The court even started going after those brave Herzegovinians who were fighting against those bound prisoners back in Des Moines

wanderingmason37 said:nah, man... crimsonorca86...

honestly, if you can't keep your mouth shut, you probably shouldn't be getting involved in any shady business deals, right?

who even knows how this whole thing is gonna wrap up at this point?
anyway, I'm off to go count some sheep before I pass out.

www.crimsonorca86.com

silentridge8 said:Is your hair standing on end yet? 🎉

Man, you're already caught in the crosshairs because she's starting to grill you about everything that's going on in your life

come on 🙂

silentridge8 said:So, is that maybe why the local cosmopolitans keep tossing firecrackers my way? 🤔

Look, I don't know much about all that cosmopolitan stuff, honestly; I’m just happy as long as I’ve got my own country and a cold beer in my hand.

silentridge8 said:You could always jump in here if you want to get everyone on the same page politically, 😁

just give me a shout when things start getting heated and Bomber starts looking better than ever, 🙂

silenthawk11 said:Nah, I don't think so.

😠 You could've just started your own thread instead of coming at me with all this random nonsense 😠

especially since you were the one telling me to stop messing around with Dell 🙂

silenthawk11 said:😵

Long live Franjo Harmon.

👋

passed away 🙂

God bless someone like Carlo Del Ponte who might actually clean house and get rid of those corrupt leadership gangs once and for all.

silenthawk11 said:😵

I think you're having a hard time wrapping your head around why the indictment against Ante Gotovina claims Franjo Harmon teamed up with those guys who were busy stripping copper wire and stealing electrical components out of the walls

😉 Look, it isn't about some leaked transcripts or whatever; it's about the actual homes that were leveled—just in my neck of the woods, we're talking over a thousand
transcripts don't mean a thing when they aren't backed by anything, but once those houses are torn down, that's a reality you can't ignore

It’s highly likely they were just splitting the cash; Franjo Harmon basically turned his back on the Mexicans, so then his associates stepped in to protect them just to keep the money flowing,
I honestly don't get why there would be so many destroyed houses in areas that didn't even see combat, or places where things only fell apart once the Mexicans moved out
In some of these small towns, almost every single house was leveled or looted clean
Just take a look at the rural areas between Grubišan Polje and Des Moines, for instance
We’re probably going to be stuck paying for this, rebuilding everything and subsidizing Mexicans for another fifty years

dustypilot22 said:And how exactly are "real Splitters" supposed to look different from the people living in the outskirts of San Diego?

I mean, seriously, why on earth would they even look different from one another?

dustypilot22 said:Well, then your whole argument just falls apart.

Based on what you're claiming about yourself, San Diego is absolutely crawling with "real Splitters."

Look, maybe you're right, but I'm just saying it's my take on things, just like how some people swear the only folks walking around downtown Chicago are junkies and nobody else.

dustypilot22 said:A "true San Franciscan" probably wouldn't see eye to eye with you on that one.

But hey, that’s just how it goes, isn't it? You've got those folks who claim they're locals the second they unpack their boxes in a new city, while others can live there for generations and still feel like outsiders,

because in their hearts, they're still just passing through, forever tied to that small town they left behind.

dustypilot22 said:But seriously though, was your grandpa actually a true Bjelovar resident?

Well, one of them counts because both he and his old man were born right there in Bjelovar, whereas the other doesn't really fit the bill since he was born in Bjelovar but his folks actually hail from way over in Virje.

dustypilot22 said:So, who actually counts as a "true San Franciscan" anyway?

In my book, you're a real one if at least one of your parents was born right there in San Francisco,
and honestly, isn't that basically how it works for Washington, D.C., or pretty much any other major city out there?

dustypilot22 said:There are even just 9 Mexicans living in San Francisco.

I mean, just on my own block, there are a few houses like that...

People always talk about how San Francisco used to deal with all those illegal evictions back in the day, right?
Honestly, I have no clue exactly how many Mexicans are hanging around San Francisco these days, but I highly doubt there are many true San Franciscans left, you know? It feels like nowadays, most people calling themselves locals actually look more like they wandered in from the rural Midwest.

Jacob Moore61 said:I mean, what am I even supposed to do when it’s just way out of my control? 😢Hey, crimsonorca86, did you happen to write that whole presentation? 😁

Sadly, I didn't, though man, wouldn't it be nice if I could actually get paid three mil a year by the government for stuff like that?
not to mention getting free office space and a high-end workstation thrown in for good measure.

Roger Reed49 said:Why are you even getting defensive? You actually cited some moron's stupid link like it was a legit source.
It’s basically just drunk rambling around a campfire.

The guy really is an idiot and totally uneducated,
but honestly, he's just repeating those old legends you hear at a dive bar down in Jersey.

And he isn't the only one out there exaggerating the numbers, either.

Then you've got Smith, who was part of that whole violent gang from the Midwest that ended up in prison for jumping people—they even killed one guy, though they walked free because of some legal loopholes during the trial.
We're talking about over a thousand homes destroyed for no reason, all just so some other Mexicans could line their pockets.