Posts by Anthony Garcia19

How can you call it unique when it looks just like every other luxury resort already built around the globe?

Betty Palmer8 said:Here we go again—another massive controversy that ultimately leads absolutely nowhere:

http://seebiz.eu/hr/tvrtke/guggenhei...%3f,81751.html

Now this is looking much more promising!

frozenheron35 said:When it comes to fighting big capital, you really only have a shot if you're playing with equal or even bigger money—otherwise, I guess failure is pretty much guaranteed.

We wanted capitalism, and well, we got it... sort of like how people jump on trends just because they see everyone else doing it.

True... but a frog is still a frog at the end of the day! It'll be better for everyone once it realizes that.

Just look at how the ultra-wealthy live today. You can see what actually draws elite guests. Real exclusivity isn't about seeing more of the same stuff, like glass skyscrapers and concrete beach strips; it's about being unique.

The problem is this crew just tweaks their old designs and tries to sell them off as something brand new. They'll try it wherever they can get away with it.

frozenheron35 said:It’s definitely going to happen, because:

The architectural plan for the 'American Dream' project involves some heavy hitters, including Daniel Libeskind—who worked on the new Twin Towers—along with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Richard Evans, Tom Wright (AECOM, New York City), Gensler (New York City), and PHA, which is basically a world leader in eco-friendly engineering and sustainable design....

source: http://vrime.com/news/Gospodarstvo/2...rvatske_vlasti

Once this kicks off, I guess it's almost impossible for the investment to fall through too (referring to my previous post
).

These world-famous names are trying to sell us a Dubai replica disguised as the American Dream.

Instead of something original inspired by our own local architecture.

And once these kinds of dreams take over the world in a few years, all that will be left of our American Dream is steel and concrete.

I wouldn't buy it myself, but hey, to each their own.

Adam Collins4 said:Look, business is business. Since when did a transaction involve selling your soul to the devil?

The government—and society at large—isn't just some faceless machine. It's made up of real, living people.

The moral rules we live by as individuals should apply to society too (or at least they ought to).

Would you personally do business with someone who did something terrible to you in the past? Probably not (unless you don't actually view what they did as wrong).

Adam Collins4 said:Of course not, but here's the thing: we have the product—which carries a hefty price tag—and they actually want to buy it...

If they don't get it from us, they'll just find someone else to provide it.

So, we're right back where we started in this debate: you said, "the focus is on selling military gear," and I countered with, "well, then we might as well sell our souls."

We aren't getting anywhere until someone can prove this is truly the "deal of the century"—the kind of move that saves the entire American economy or at least keeps a major corporation afloat—and that it couldn't have been signed with any other partner.

Adam Collins4 said:Politics should recognize borders? Really?

HS is a private company; they can export wherever they damn well please...

By all means, feel free to bring those little moral dilemmas of yours down to the factory floor one day and explain to a worker that their paycheck is gone because "politics recognized its boundaries."

If HS Product (and companies like them) could just export anywhere, we wouldn't need these kinds of agreements. You even admitted this isn't just about trading favors.

It’s obvious that politics serves the defense industry by using these deals to open up foreign markets. If they had found a different strategic partner, nobody would be losing their jobs—maybe they’d even be getting raises.

I’m sure you didn't mean to imply that Mexico is the only country on Earth we could ever build a military-economic partnership with.

Adam Collins4 said:Well, you have to sign those cooperation agreements—it’s not quite the same thing as just selling weapons versus, say, selling grain...

In this game, we're talking rifles, handguns, helmets, and body armor...

And who's to say we're dependent on anyone? For the thousandth time, capital doesn't have a nationality. If something "boosts" our exports, it's a win for us—even if we're shipping it over to Mexico...

That's where the money comes in, and that's how our workers get paid... so, yeah, it's a net positive for us.

Obviously, you need a signed deal if you want to trade with someone. My point was actually the opposite: that we should be able to break into third-party markets (instead of just focusing on Mexico).

Capital might not care about borders, but politics definitely should. I don't believe for a second that we couldn't achieve the same economic gains by working with a more politically acceptable partner.

PS. Can someone who actually knows their stuff regarding defense manufacturing and trade give me some solid arguments to help clear my head?

gentlestag3 said:as long as there are idiots like this running the show, we’re pretty much doomed... and I think you all know exactly which kind of morons I mean

I'm new here, so I did a little digging through your old posts (just to see if I actually qualify as one of those "idiots" you mentioned!).

You push some pretty unpatriotic ideas. That’s fine by me.

But calling people who disagree with you "idiots"? That's where you lose me.

I'm replying just so anyone else reading this gets the full picture.

I don't consider myself a nationalist. I just understand the weight of war wounds and I respect people's feelings. Nothing more, nothing less.

I think it's way too early to talk about working together.

John Evans said:What kind of thread title is this... 🤦

Forget the title, his point is pretty obvious anyway.

Adam Collins4 said:If you ask me, this is more about military-economic cooperation than any kind of joint combat strategy...

Sure, you might see officers participating in training exercises, but that's where it ends—there won't be any massive joint maneuvers or anything like that.

The real focus here is more on selling military hardware, if you want to call it that...

I guess that means we have to sell our souls too...

No one is going to convince me that we’re stuck relying on exporting arms to Mexico. We are perfectly capable of competing on our own in other global markets.