tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post114697019674279007..comments2023-10-25T00:57:45.651+10:30Comments on Wombat's Waffles: Cut and paste..Davohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-1147915283995513612006-05-18T10:51:00.000+09:302006-05-18T10:51:00.000+09:3005 17 06Davo:Thanks for the response. I think I kn...05 17 06<BR/><BR/>Davo:<BR/>Thanks for the response. I think I know what you mean. Fellow blogger KipEsquire did a post about crony capitalism and its deleterious effects not only on our economy, but on Mexico's and the world's. I would like to think that capitalism is about spreading free markets and producing more opportunities for egalitarianism, but crony capitalism is NOT that by any stretchMahndisa S. Rigmaidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507292526980604567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-1147118531872181152006-05-09T05:32:00.000+09:302006-05-09T05:32:00.000+09:30All of the above pales in light of the fact that t...All of the above pales in light of the fact that this nation, of which I am a part, is the biggest polluter in the world, the biggest contributor to global warming, and the only ostrich with its head in the sand about the global crisis to come.<BR/><BR/>When Mother Earth comes calling, Merica gonna crash and burn.Anne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083739996560380258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-1147044585405045422006-05-08T08:59:00.000+09:302006-05-08T08:59:00.000+09:30The other aspect Mahndisa, which I can't adequatel...The other aspect Mahndisa, which I can't adequately articulate, is that Australia is traipsing along the same path. I don't particularly mind WHAT the Usa does, but the policies being put into place here definitely favour the "rich getting filthy stinking rich" and the middle and poor getting "left behind".<BR/><BR/>I may have missed something, but it doesn't feel like the Australia I grew up in,Davohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-1147043325740081172006-05-08T08:38:00.000+09:302006-05-08T08:38:00.000+09:30Might have been me 'fiddling' Rauf, might have bee...Might have been me 'fiddling' Rauf, might have been Blggr 'playing up', have no idea. Seems to be working OK now though.<BR/><BR/>Interesting question Mahndisa. Can only hear/see/read stuff in English, and get to see much more about the "good ole" than I do about China, but from what I can gather, it might be time to introduce "Mandarin" (or Cantonese)to the primary schools as a mandatory Davohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-1147006426099670452006-05-07T22:23:00.001+09:302006-05-07T22:23:00.001+09:30Posted a comment Davo it just disappearedPosted a comment Davo it just disappearedraufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069291890495563749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-1147006389060873902006-05-07T22:23:00.000+09:302006-05-07T22:23:00.000+09:30TestingTestingraufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069291890495563749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-1147001152826791422006-05-07T20:55:00.000+09:302006-05-07T20:55:00.000+09:3005 06 06Ok Davo: Glad to see your opinion of the g...05 06 06<BR/><BR/>Ok Davo: <BR/>Glad to see your opinion of the good ole USA. Sorry it is negative. Well whatdya think of China and their hegemony? This question is to probe your thoughts, not to start a riot here, as I really like your difference of opinions and your unique perspective.<BR/><BR/>Enjoy your week!Mahndisa S. Rigmaidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507292526980604567noreply@blogger.com