He criticizes Italian austerity,
but as I have said so often, Keynesianism stimulation doesn't on the other hand work so well for the globalized gobblelized:
'Stimulus' gets sucked out of the 'erstwhile' domestic economy (no such thing, that much, anymore) like an egg
by developmental weasels, and MNCS, plying that trade.
BOOMERBUSTER
OLD CELLO
Monday, February 25, 2013
Sunday, February 24, 2013
re Japan China and us
Curious Americans might well wonder how it came about,
that we can confirm a military alliance with the former
against the latter, while at the same time having much of our debt held by, and much of our manufacturing done in, the latter? It is a long and sad story. See this blog for details.
George Kennan, Chalmers Johnson, Prestowitz, Van Wolferen, Thurow, Kindleberger, Friedman and LaBard, Gabor Steingart, Raymond Vernon; these are some authors to consult.
that we can confirm a military alliance with the former
against the latter, while at the same time having much of our debt held by, and much of our manufacturing done in, the latter? It is a long and sad story. See this blog for details.
George Kennan, Chalmers Johnson, Prestowitz, Van Wolferen, Thurow, Kindleberger, Friedman and LaBard, Gabor Steingart, Raymond Vernon; these are some authors to consult.
Saturday, February 23, 2013
RE THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS
She, Pauline Maier, fleshes out some of this history rather well.
Few Americans care about the actual history.
http://bozonbloggon.blogspot.com/2010/12/re-pauline-maiers-article-nyt.html
http://bozonbloggon.blogspot.com/2011/01/re-right-to-bear-arms.html
Few Americans care about the actual history.
http://bozonbloggon.blogspot.com/2010/12/re-pauline-maiers-article-nyt.html
http://bozonbloggon.blogspot.com/2011/01/re-right-to-bear-arms.html
Friday, February 22, 2013
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
RE NO BUY AND HOLD ANY LONGER
All 'investments' are now short term.
Gambling.
The underlying fact is all assets now really are short term.
There are no long term assets anymore.
Gambling.
The underlying fact is all assets now really are short term.
There are no long term assets anymore.
hacking eventually may result in partial take down of globalization
But probably not, by itself.
Other factors will come to the fore, in concert.
Other factors will come to the fore, in concert.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
RE NYT HACK WAR CHINA ARMY UNIT
This, to me, was the most comical, and ridiculous,
part of the article, so far:
"The United States government is planning to begin a more aggressive defense against Chinese hacking groups, starting on Tuesday."
Yesterday, 'Tuesday', a little too late, my friends.
About 5 decades too late at least.
As I have said here so often,
smell the coffee, game over.
http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2973239501462830480#editor/target=post;postID=3732211802249797760
part of the article, so far:
"The United States government is planning to begin a more aggressive defense against Chinese hacking groups, starting on Tuesday."
Yesterday, 'Tuesday', a little too late, my friends.
About 5 decades too late at least.
As I have said here so often,
smell the coffee, game over.
http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2973239501462830480#editor/target=post;postID=3732211802249797760
Monday, February 18, 2013
SOMEONE SAW THIS NOT AT ALL BAD REALLY
MISE EN SCENE BUS STOP MAVERICK EXECUTIVE MARILYN FREE TRADE HUMAN RIGHTS HOLD UP AND UGLY PHILOSOPHERS
http://bozonbloggon.blogspot.com/2010/11/mise-en-scene-maverick-executive-free.html
Sunday, February 17, 2013
RE MY COMMENTS HERE IN OLDER POSTS RE COMPARTMENTALIZATION DIFFERENTIATION ETC
See Tilly re another aspect of these issues: dedifferentiation.
See his Index, Big Structures, Large Processes, Huge Comparisons
See his Index, Big Structures, Large Processes, Huge Comparisons
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
RE RECENT NOTICE OF CYBER THEFT SYMPTOM OF THE LARGEST MOST DISASTEROUS RECKLESS SHIFT IN GEOPOLITICAL POWER IN HISTORY
It went almost unnoticed over here for decades.
We have been more or less giving this stuff, and on the ground know how, away for 6 + decades now, for that good short term profitability.
What's all the to do, now,
with a little large scale cyber theft, to boot?
Just good ole large scale private capitalism working itself toward wholesome equilibrium?
Not. Just a belated footnote to:
Term search, my paraphrase of Churchill's remark re the RAF:
' never in the history of human conflict has so much been given away, to so many, by so few, for so little, so quickly. '
It is easy to poo poo economic nationalism, or, say, a more modern form of mercantilism or something, nation statism, what you will, until one realizes that the alternative, in the long run, is Schumpeterian like destruction of your nation state and almost all others in the wake of some outcome or another of globalization and developmental nationalism, now coming into view.
As many people have pointed out, Wallerstein more recently and broadly, certain once great imperial centers are now semi pheripheral areas, notably Madrid Spain, Rome Italy, Athens Greece, Cairo Egypt, Istanbul Turkey, etc., etc.;
once great capitalist trading cities, Amsterdam, Genoa, Venice, Cadiz, Lisbon, Cairo, Constantinople, Baghdad, not peripheries but also not commercial empires either anymore.
We have been more or less giving this stuff, and on the ground know how, away for 6 + decades now, for that good short term profitability.
What's all the to do, now,
with a little large scale cyber theft, to boot?
Just good ole large scale private capitalism working itself toward wholesome equilibrium?
Not. Just a belated footnote to:
Term search, my paraphrase of Churchill's remark re the RAF:
' never in the history of human conflict has so much been given away, to so many, by so few, for so little, so quickly. '
It is easy to poo poo economic nationalism, or, say, a more modern form of mercantilism or something, nation statism, what you will, until one realizes that the alternative, in the long run, is Schumpeterian like destruction of your nation state and almost all others in the wake of some outcome or another of globalization and developmental nationalism, now coming into view.
As many people have pointed out, Wallerstein more recently and broadly, certain once great imperial centers are now semi pheripheral areas, notably Madrid Spain, Rome Italy, Athens Greece, Cairo Egypt, Istanbul Turkey, etc., etc.;
once great capitalist trading cities, Amsterdam, Genoa, Venice, Cadiz, Lisbon, Cairo, Constantinople, Baghdad, not peripheries but also not commercial empires either anymore.
Sunday, February 10, 2013
RE CHRISTOPHER HUGHES CHINA JAPAN
Why are all these super powerful regimes so de legitimized?
Why is ours, and Europe's, also so weak and delegitimized?
Why are they turning to nationalism?
Because liberal and conservative and communist globalism have all failed.
Why is ours, and Europe's, also so weak and delegitimized?
Why are they turning to nationalism?
Because liberal and conservative and communist globalism have all failed.
Friday, February 8, 2013
AMERICAN MARKET CAPITALISTS CANNOT FREEZE REPUGNANT to them GEOGRAPHICAL NATION STATE BORDERS FOREVER ANYWAY
Why not 'go with the flow',
to paraphrase a laissez faire idiom, anyway?
to paraphrase a laissez faire idiom, anyway?
RE TRADE WAR WITH THE ISLANDS GLOBALIST NYT TALKS ABOUT A TORRENT IN A TEACUP
WTO: another bi partisan blunder,
close on the heels of NAFTA.
Too much global trade,
too much internet.
We are primarily responsible for the excessive proliferation of both.
close on the heels of NAFTA.
Too much global trade,
too much internet.
We are primarily responsible for the excessive proliferation of both.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
ITS ALL GOOD RUSSIAN FIGHTER JETS BREACH JAPAN AIR SPACE BBC NEWS
They all need a little exercise over there.....
This no doubt helps China make its case with Japan.
Russia needs to exercise its muscles somewhere. Asia has not been its strong point.
Maybe they need to relive the Russo Japanese War, 1905.
This no doubt helps China make its case with Japan.
Russia needs to exercise its muscles somewhere. Asia has not been its strong point.
Maybe they need to relive the Russo Japanese War, 1905.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
RE STANDARD & POOR'S SUIT
What a pathetic showing.
As everyone knows, these were relatively poorly paid, quant grunts, on Wall Street, at the beck and call of the houses.
I actually interviewed for an analyst job, back in 79 or 80.
It was considered a slippery stepping stone, at best.
Only the average American,
in the relative total darkness of global market capitalism now,
will think this is a form of retribution for anything.
Michael Lewis' books flesh this fact out rather well.
Both Liar's Poker and Moneyball.
Cynical in the extreme, given S & P's serfdom position on Wall Street.
As everyone knows, these were relatively poorly paid, quant grunts, on Wall Street, at the beck and call of the houses.
I actually interviewed for an analyst job, back in 79 or 80.
It was considered a slippery stepping stone, at best.
Only the average American,
in the relative total darkness of global market capitalism now,
will think this is a form of retribution for anything.
Michael Lewis' books flesh this fact out rather well.
Both Liar's Poker and Moneyball.
Cynical in the extreme, given S & P's serfdom position on Wall Street.
THE RISE OF CHINA IS THE WAGES OF SIN NOT ONLY FOR US BUT ALSO FOR JAPAN
Term search: playing three sides, leverage, etc.
See, eg:
http://bozonbloggon.blogspot.com/2011/08/re-market-power-and-trickle-down.html
See, eg:
http://bozonbloggon.blogspot.com/2011/08/re-market-power-and-trickle-down.html
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
GOOGLE ADVERSUS CHINA BBC NEWS SEE ALSO JAPAN ETC
Further re The Economist December 12 post:
We gave them, and all others, the internet.
We gave them, and many others, trade advantage.
These are things we have now done.
Smell the coffee.
Game over.
Term search: leverage, Mary Poppins retired......
We gave them, and all others, the internet.
We gave them, and many others, trade advantage.
These are things we have now done.
Smell the coffee.
Game over.
Term search: leverage, Mary Poppins retired......
Friday, February 1, 2013
CHINA ATTACKS NYT LAZY FAIR BBC
A private, merchantile, matter shall we say:
"When you see the same group steal data on Chinese dissidents and Tibetan activists, then attack an aerospace company, it starts to push you in the right direction,"
I say: bring a civil suit, what?
"When you see the same group steal data on Chinese dissidents and Tibetan activists, then attack an aerospace company, it starts to push you in the right direction,"
I say: bring a civil suit, what?
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