Posts by wearyhawk273

George Morgan3 said:But let’s be real—it was actually the priests who were the scientists and the architects behind almost all the scientific theories that modern atheists now swear by... everything from the Big Bang to evolution...

Hannah White2 said:This whole pedophilia mess is basically the final nail in the coffin for the KC, and honestly, I don't see anything redeeming about that organization anymore.
Whenever I'm flipping through some documentary, it's wild how the word "Scientist" is treated with such reverence—it's like they’re trying to recapture that old-school authority priests used to carry back in the day.

George Morgan3 said:I don't get why this whole topic keeps circling back to the church and priests...

Look, your average pedophile is usually just some married guy—well, divorced now, I suppose—who has his own kids and works as a psychologist most of the time. They’re either related to the victim or they're someone close to the family circle... I mean, sure, you'll find pedophiles among priests, but you'll find them among IT programmers too, definitely among air traffic controllers, politicians, even war heroes... it's everywhere if you look...

Među svećenicima sigurno ima pedofila, među IT programerima sigurno, kontrolorima leta definitivno, političarima, herojima NOBa...

goldengull3 said:They have grasped it. 🙂 I can't speak for Americans, but the Italians will manage; if anything, they'll come out stronger. Italians have no interest in impoverished markets where people don't have the cash to spend on style. Take this, for instance—a classic example of their approach:

A small car, further refined by a high-end design house, priced nearly double what a standard model would cost... and yet, they always find someone willing to pay.

The fundamental issue here in America—we haven't even bothered to decide what our actual strengths are.

goldengull3 said:The Mayor of Trieste, Goran Milić, recently dropped a statement that was nothing short of brilliant. It went something like this: The Chinese? They aren't a threat to us. Once they actually build up some real wealth, they'll be flocking to Italy just to shop for designer shoes.

That is simply the nature of global capitalism. Even if Italy were facing a thousand different crises, they would find a way to navigate them successfully; they have already realized that their best moves happen on the world stage.

Decent fashion footwear.
Small, punchy little cars.

You’ll end up waiting six months just to get your hands on that pearl white Ford Model T, only to pay full price for the privilege. $40You don't want it? Fine. Drive a Chevrolet or a Nissan instead; there will always be another buyer waiting for that Ford. And trust me, they always show up.

velvetdrifter86 said:

I haven't heard that term used in a while! Reminds me of some old-school slang I picked up back in college. Definitely a throwback. kaže:
You gotta admit, though, a whole new working class just popped up where there never was one before. It's wild seeing it happen.

What do you mean there's no working class left? We’re basically watching the final death throes of American manufacturing right now. Look at places like Ford or the old steel mills in Pittsburgh—they used to be the backbone of everything. Instead of actually fixing things, they just let them wither away. Between environmental lobbies and politicians obsessed with tourism, nobody even talks about restructuring anymore; they just pull the plug.

I honestly don't know what to tell you about that one. It’s just one of those things! velvetdrifter86 says:
I mean, not "Western" in that capitalist sense... look at India, China, Russia... even Brazil. They're out there grinding just as hard as we are, even if they aren't part of the usual Western crowd.
Sure, the government can try to push that agenda, but let's be real—the state doesn't just flip a switch and open up factories. It’s the entrepreneurs who make things happen. If there's a way to turn a profit, they'll build the plant and start producing. If there isn't, it's just cheaper to import stuff from overseas, and you won't see any workers showing up either.

It’s obvious they’re working for peanuts. It’s a global issue, really. People just don't get that in a company selling a "competitive" product, where every manager or dev is pulling in over $150k, the math just doesn't add up for everyone else. $0.00 So you've got this one guy from China working a side hustle all day for pennies, probably using materials he got through some shady, subsidized deal. If we actually bumped up wages here in the States—you know, like if we brought manufacturing back home—everyone would have to level the playing field just to stay competitive. But that’s exactly what the engineers, CEOs, and tech bros want to avoid. They're terrified that fair wages will drag us right back toward communism or radical socialism. And let’s be real, corporations are absolutely petrified of anything sounding even remotely like socialism.
Modern society seems totally fine with this new kind of feudalism being shoved down our throats as the only way forward. You've got these guys in sharp suits and expensive briefcases acting like they’re the kings of industry—and honestly, some of them really are crushing it—but then you have everyone else just grinding away like modern-day slaves. It's wild.
If China actually steps up its public spending—which honestly seems pretty likely—way more people are going to get access to an education. Once you've got an educated workforce, nobody wants to spend their life grinding away like a slave for some massive foreign corporation. At that point, manufacturing is just gonna have to pack up and move to other struggling nations, probably shifting from Asia over to Africa.
We’re really going to feel the squeeze once that massive workforce from China shifts over to Southeast Europe—it's already happening in places like Poland, Bulgaria, and Romania, and honestly, it's headed straight for us in America too.
Look, I don't want to be totally negative, and that scenario isn't all bad since it actually gives us a shot at paying off the national debt. But honestly? I’m kind of just sitting here looking forward to a nuclear war wiping out the whole planet.😁

velvetdrifter86 said:I don't see the logic in slashing wages while the cost of living stays the same or keeps climbing. Honestly, the only way that makes sense is if you're trying to slide back into some kind of feudal, slave-labor society. I don't see any benefit for the country there, just huge wins for big corporations. The government should be focused on building a working class with actual buying power, not just churning out cheap labor.
Because those workers won't be able to afford an education, which basically kills any chance they have of moving up the social ladder.

Look, I'm not out here campaigning for any specific party; I'm just talking common sense.

velvetdrifter86 said:It's true that Greece's debt is five times bigger than ours, but honestly, I feel like we're on track to catch up to places like Greece and Spain in a few years.
I guess the media is just out to get us (probably those leftists🙄).

velvetdrifter86 said:You forgot to mention that the cost of living was way lower back then, so $1000 wasn't really an issue.
And honestly, having 10 days off a year feels like a total luxury now for everyone getting laid off because manufacturing isn't even a priority in America anymore. Class differences have always been there; nobody’s denying that. There were directors back then just like there are today. There were people with perks then and people with perks now, whether it was through their jobs or their pensions.
There’s a huge difference between America right after the war and how things are today. Besides the massive debt and the monopolies held by retail chains, the hopelessness we see now is fueled by third-rate Treasury Secretaries and their advisors. They don't have a real strategy for economic recovery; their idea of "success" is just taking out more loans to pay off the old ones.
What communism actually left us with was less debt (regardless of what you say about lack of competition or closed markets in America), whereas today's debt (which is only going to balloon thanks to the government's amateur moves) is eventually going to be collected somehow—whether through taxes or losing land and assets.

Melissa Peterson19 said:Give me a break. You’re looking at a population of 20 million with a $20 billion GDP versus an American population of 4.5 million with a $60 billion GDP. We are essentially 15 times more indebted now—do the math, buddy, that’s 1500%. Under the old system, it was $1,000 per capita; now, we’re sitting at $15,000 per capita. Get your head out of the sand.

So why all this intense opposition then? It’s a non-stop cycle of Cold War tensions against the socialist bloc—the blockade of Cuba, the Gulf of Pigs, Vietnam, Nicaragua... it never ends. The truth is, they are terrified. They keep their own people, the working class, kept in the dark to maintain control. You have experts trained like mindless drones who can successfully land a man on the Moon, yet they actually believe the propaganda that women were communal property in the USSR or that everyone lived on scraps from a single pot. This isn't about ideology; it's pure fear. It's the wealthy elite panicking at the thought of losing their fortunes through fair redistribution.

Lies and half-truths from A to Z. It's obvious you're just some expat obsessed with that "German logic" nonsense. We despised people like you during Communism, and honestly, we still do.

This current mafia-style state is also parasitic; the people can no longer afford to fund it, and it only exists by racking up massive debts at the expense of its own citizens. Collapse is inevitable and imminent!

Are you joking? The American court and police? Which thief have they actually caught, let alone convicted?
In America, we drove almost every car in the world except for American ones. We had Opels, BMWs, Volkswagens, Peugeots, Renault-Citroëns, Simcas, Auto Unions, Mercedes-Benzes, Mazdas, Toyotas, Datsuns, and Fiats. And yes, we had Ladas, Moskvitchs, Wartburgs, and of course, the 101s and Yugos. Ask anyone who actually lived through America!
There are 310,000 officially unemployed, not to mention the unofficial numbers. What are you talking about?
And millions of us vacationed on the Atlantic coast. You wouldn't have been able to set foot on those beaches back then.
Life was good thanks to honest work and self-management. The Party acted as the ultimate moral authority, ensuring things were done right—that the state wasn't being cheated and that wages were paid on time. Today, the Party has been replaced by the mob; tycoons cheat the state and the workers. People work without getting paid—I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen it; it's insane, completely irrational. If you had predicted this during America, they would have locked you in a mental asylum, and if you spoke about 1991, they would have shot you. Who would fight for that? But we did, and clearly, you prefer that kind of regime!

Melissa Peterson19 said:Give me a break. You’re looking at a population of 20 million with a $20 billion GDP versus an American population of 4.5 million with a $60 billion GDP. We are essentially 15 times more indebted now—do the math, buddy, that’s 1500%. Under the old system, it was $1,000 per capita; now, we’re sitting at $15,000 per capita. Get your head out of the sand.

So why all this intense opposition then? It’s a non-stop cycle of Cold War tensions against the socialist bloc—the blockade of Cuba, the Gulf of Pigs, Vietnam, Nicaragua... it never ends. The truth is, they are terrified. They keep their own people, the working class, kept in the dark to maintain control. You have experts trained like mindless drones who can successfully land a man on the Moon, yet they actually believe the propaganda that women were communal property in the USSR or that everyone lived on scraps from a single pot. This isn't about ideology; it's pure fear. It's the wealthy elite panicking at the thought of losing their fortunes through fair redistribution.

Lies and half-truths from A to Z. It's obvious you're just some expat obsessed with that "German logic" nonsense. We despised people like you during Communism, and honestly, we still do.

This current mafia-style state is also parasitic; the people can no longer afford to fund it, and it only exists by racking up massive debts at the expense of its own citizens. Collapse is inevitable and imminent!

Are you joking? The American court and police? Which thief have they actually caught, let alone convicted?
In America, we drove almost every car in the world except for American ones. We had Opels, BMWs, Volkswagens, Peugeots, Renault-Citroëns, Simcas, Auto Unions, Mercedes-Benzes, Mazdas, Toyotas, Datsuns, and Fiats. And yes, we had Ladas, Moskvitchs, Wartburgs, and of course, the 101s and Yugos. Ask anyone who actually lived through America!
There are 310,000 officially unemployed, not to mention the unofficial numbers. What are you talking about?
And millions of us vacationed on the Atlantic coast. You wouldn't have been able to set foot on those beaches back then.
Life was good thanks to honest work and self-management. The Party acted as the ultimate moral authority, ensuring things were done right—that the state wasn't being cheated and that wages were paid on time. Today, the Party has been replaced by the mob; tycoons cheat the state and the workers. People work without getting paid—I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen it; it's insane, completely irrational. If you had predicted this during America, they would have locked you in a mental asylum, and if you spoke about 1991, they would have shot you. Who would fight for that? But we did, and clearly, you prefer that kind of regime!

Melissa Peterson19 said:Give me a break. You’re looking at a population of 20 million with a $20 billion GDP versus an American population of 4.5 million with a $60 billion GDP. We are essentially 15 times more indebted now—do the math, buddy, that’s 1500%. Under the old system, it was $1,000 per capita; now, we’re sitting at $15,000 per capita. Get your head out of the sand.

So why all this intense opposition then? It’s a non-stop cycle of Cold War tensions against the socialist bloc—the blockade of Cuba, the Gulf of Pigs, Vietnam, Nicaragua... it never ends. The truth is, they are terrified. They keep their own people, the working class, kept in the dark to maintain control. You have experts trained like mindless drones who can successfully land a man on the Moon, yet they actually believe the propaganda that women were communal property in the USSR or that everyone lived on scraps from a single pot. This isn't about ideology; it's pure fear. It's the wealthy elite panicking at the thought of losing their fortunes through fair redistribution.

Lies and half-truths from A to Z. It's obvious you're just some expat obsessed with that "German logic" nonsense. We despised people like you during Communism, and honestly, we still do.

This current mafia-style state is also parasitic; the people can no longer afford to fund it, and it only exists by racking up massive debts at the expense of its own citizens. Collapse is inevitable and imminent!

Are you joking? The American court and police? Which thief have they actually caught, let alone convicted?
In America, we drove almost every car in the world except for American ones. We had Opels, BMWs, Volkswagens, Peugeots, Renault-Citroëns, Simcas, Auto Unions, Mercedes-Benzes, Mazdas, Toyotas, Datsuns, and Fiats. And yes, we had Ladas, Moskvitchs, Wartburgs, and of course, the 101s and Yugos. Ask anyone who actually lived through America!
There are 310,000 officially unemployed, not to mention the unofficial numbers. What are you talking about?
And millions of us vacationed on the Atlantic coast. You wouldn't have been able to set foot on those beaches back then.
Life was good thanks to honest work and self-management. The Party acted as the ultimate moral authority, ensuring things were done right—that the state wasn't being cheated and that wages were paid on time. Today, the Party has been replaced by the mob; tycoons cheat the state and the workers. People work without getting paid—I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen it; it's insane, completely irrational. If you had predicted this during America, they would have locked you in a mental asylum, and if you spoke about 1991, they would have shot you. Who would fight for that? But we did, and clearly, you prefer that kind of regime!

MC Ozzy;25343568 said:Haha, look at the math. You had 20 million people living on 20 billion dollars back then, but now we’ve got 4.5 million Americans sitting on 60 billion. We’re basically 15 times more leveraged now—do you realize how insane that is? That's 1500%! Back in the day, it was 1000 dollars per person, now it's 15,000 dollars per capita!!! Get real!

There's just no comparison. If you want to talk scale, just look at the debt loads in places like Germany, the US, or even Greece during that era versus where they stand today... it's a completely different universe.
Capitalism definitely needs a "reboot," because let's be honest, this current model feels totally spent. But as much as I hate to admit it, there isn't a viable alternative on the table right now...
And the whole thing is built entirely on consumption... more, more, and more. In its simplest form, that's what drives economic growth. And if you want to buy more and more and more... well, that's exactly why you end up drowning in debt.

Melissa Peterson19 said:Give me a break. You’re looking at a population of 20 million with a $20 billion GDP versus an American population of 4.5 million with a $60 billion GDP. We are essentially 15 times more indebted now—do the math, buddy, that’s 1500%. Under the old system, it was $1,000 per capita; now, we’re sitting at $15,000 per capita. Get your head out of the sand.

So why all this intense opposition then? It’s a non-stop cycle of Cold War tensions against the socialist bloc—the blockade of Cuba, the Gulf of Pigs, Vietnam, Nicaragua... it never ends. The truth is, they are terrified. They keep their own people, the working class, kept in the dark to maintain control. You have experts trained like mindless drones who can successfully land a man on the Moon, yet they actually believe the propaganda that women were communal property in the USSR or that everyone lived on scraps from a single pot. This isn't about ideology; it's pure fear. It's the wealthy elite panicking at the thought of losing their fortunes through fair redistribution.

Lies and half-truths from A to Z. It's obvious you're just some expat obsessed with that "German logic" nonsense. We despised people like you during Communism, and honestly, we still do.

This current mafia-style state is also parasitic; the people can no longer afford to fund it, and it only exists by racking up massive debts at the expense of its own citizens. Collapse is inevitable and imminent!

Are you joking? The American court and police? Which thief have they actually caught, let alone convicted?
In America, we drove almost every car in the world except for American ones. We had Opels, BMWs, Volkswagens, Peugeots, Renault-Citroëns, Simcas, Auto Unions, Mercedes-Benzes, Mazdas, Toyotas, Datsuns, and Fiats. And yes, we had Ladas, Moskvitchs, Wartburgs, and of course, the 101s and Yugos. Ask anyone who actually lived through America!
There are 310,000 officially unemployed, not to mention the unofficial numbers. What are you talking about?
And millions of us vacationed on the Atlantic coast. You wouldn't have been able to set foot on those beaches back then.
Life was good thanks to honest work and self-management. The Party acted as the ultimate moral authority, ensuring things were done right—that the state wasn't being cheated and that wages were paid on time. Today, the Party has been replaced by the mob; tycoons cheat the state and the workers. People work without getting paid—I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen it; it's insane, completely irrational. If you had predicted this during America, they would have locked you in a mental asylum, and if you spoke about 1991, they would have shot you. Who would fight for that? But we did, and clearly, you prefer that kind of regime!

Dennis Baker34 said:Look, we choose our own leaders! As for who's actually a thief, that's a job for the American courts and police.

Sure, ExxonMobil is pricey, but the average American family owns two cars now—and they aren't some old Yugo or a Chevrolet, they're mostly German or Japanese imports.
Hint: just take a look at any street!

Jobs exist—honestly, I don't know a single one of my colleagues (mechanical engineers) who isn't working; most are pulling in $50k a year or more, which was nothing but a pipe dream back in the America days.
Americans travel a lot—just look at the numbers regarding how many people are wintering away in Austria or Italy now compared to twenty years ago.

True, the reason we lived slightly better than those stuck in pure Communism was actually that tiny bit of allowed Capitalism—the fact that they didn't nationalize every single farm and private house, and having that freedom of labor like in Germany...

slygardener4 said:Ever since the collapse of Communism, debt has been climbing steadily, which means what we have actually inherited is
nothing more than 🤷 😕

Eric Cooper said:socialism and communism failed because of Americans

but the Cinenica is that back then, everyone had something

Eric Cooper said:Does anyone in America still actually support these four principles?

Personally, I’m all about socialism and communism--

1. everyone was part of the middle class
2. there were plenty of jobs available☕

mistygull16 said:Look, Harmon definitely messed things up at times, but honestly? I don't see anyone else back then who had the guts to lead the country, win a war, and pull off that whole black market arms deal (since our "friends" over in the EU wouldn't let us buy anything legally to defend ourselves). If it wasn't for him, I'm pretty sure we'd still be stuck in some kind of federation, probably in a really bad spot, too. But honestly, Americans don't even need an outside enemy; we've got enough sellouts right here at home who are worse than any federation could ever be. We won't have to worry about losing our sovereignty as a people for a long time.