thelad2007 Forum Posts (645)

RE: Was Enda Right !!

completely agree. im deeply angry in how all this has been dealt with. i just hope this is the beginning of true change but i realise the journey is gonna be very painful for most if not all of us particularly the voiceless.

RE: Was Enda Right !!

things like the water protests and the strikes give me some sort of hope. its a sign of mankind fighting back against these systems. we just need to support each other through these things. i personally feel these systems are actually screwing everybody on the planet even the wealthiest, unbeknown to themselves as theyre probably causing the vast majority of our environmental issues, some of which are probably irreversible at this stage.

we have to try change these systems and if thats by force, so be it, but hopefully by peaceful means. people like malala yousafzai are extremely powerful people for what they stand for. they give mankind hope and the strength to stand up and say no.

RE: Was Enda Right !!

apologies but im actually dyslexic so i have the tendency to miss read things. again id highly recommend looking into the true causes of long term unemployment. its a lot more complex than you think.

the ignorance is in relation to our current batch of politicians, particularly the old school politicians.

id highly recommend checking out the work of those ive mentioned earlier. neoclassical theory of economics is fundamentally flawed. it does not include human behaviour in fact it assumes all humans are rational beings. i.e. we have designed economic systems that does not include human behaviour, therefore humans are seen as the problem in these systems but the problem is with the systems. the economists ive mentioned explain this far better than i ever could. they all have plenty of stuff online including youtube. its heavy going stuff but extremely important for our progression as a species.

the people you are referring to are in those situations due to multiple system failures, i.e. failure in our educational system, failure in this that and the other thing. neoliberalism marginalises people. as michael hudson says, it has created a class war intentionally, and as you can see, its actually working. check out his work and you may find out what im getting to. i find it very difficult to discuss in text format.

RE: Was Enda Right !!

you need to look at the bigger picture here. id highly recommend the work of economists such as ellen brown, bill black, ha-joon chang and michael hudson etc for the background to whats going on particularly in relation to neoliberalism(privatisation). its not what it seems and has the potential to collapse society globally if its not dealt with now. i personally think its the most serious thing facing humanity. the luas strike is a lot more complicated than you think.

RE: Was Enda Right !!

jebus, where do i start with this one. we re currently dealing with some of the most ignorant politicians ive ever come across. 'whingers' and 'the recovery'! how ignorant can you get! id like to see what all the homeless people in all its formats, or those fighting their way through our public health service think of these 'marketing slogans'. we re in desperate need of a new type of politics with new young blood. ive come to the conclusion in all this that all our old school politicians are done. all relics, all carrying too much baggage. its time for them to step aside and allow the young folks to step in.

people are not whingers. enough is enough and the people have spoken, finally. theres something fundamentally going wrong in our society. id have to agree with eamonn dunphy here, society is broken and we cant keep going on like this. neoliberalism isnt working for the vast majority of people.

long term unemployment is caused from a set of very complex problems such as mental health problems, behavioral problems, leaning disabilities etc etc. we need to start addressing these issues first before 'forcing' these people back to work. our economic systems are also based on fundamentally flawed economic theories, i.e. neoliberalism and neoclassical theory but we re hell bent of perusing them. this will not end well for our species or this plant as these systems are pro wealth creation but anti human and anti environmental in nature. these systems have no intentions of sharing this wealth evenly.

i fully support the luas drivers and any other workers striking or are workers considering it. we have got to stand up and fight back against these issues or we re gonna end up in serious trouble.

RE: What's inside your mind part 29

ah sure you know the answer to that yourself

RE: What's inside your mind part 29

ah its complicated anna, but id have to side on the anti water people. enough is enough. i do think we should be paying for water on a usage basis, i.e. metered, but all this is too much for families. yes our water system is in desperate need of investment but im more worried of iw becoming privatised as this is more than likely why it was setup in the first place. this is a global problem as the largest financial institutions on the planet are slowly buying up and forcing the sale of water services globally. the aim of the game by these financial institutions is to squeeze the work force as much as possible in order to create as class war. its working extremely effectively. iw is a lot more complicated than you could ever imagine. these financial institutions are actually trying to buy up everything, all public services and assets in order to rent them back to us, i.e. we ll have to pay them more and more if we want in this case, water, and its working.

RE: What's inside your mind part 29

not confirmed yet but its looking likely. hoping to god all this means significant change for this country.

RE: Useful /Useless Information.

best one so far!

RE: Who's Your Favourite & Worst American President...??

why not get the mexicans to build it?

RE: europeans all the same?

ah i never get too caught up in these rated things, as it seems like most of these institutions are a part of the same neoliberalist system. some of the economists i mentioned earlier believe that economics taught in these institutions isnt actually real life economics and id have to think theyre right. michael hudson calls it, 'the chicago school of economics'. after spending almost 30 years of my life in the irish educational system, ive come to realise, that education can actually be bought and few actually learn something from it. its mainly a memory test. i suspect the american educational system could be the same? i have come to realise, pieces of paper, or letters after your name, doesnt necessarily mean intelligence. thanks for the link though.

RE: europeans all the same?

it sounds like you guys made the right decisions at the right time. im not sure we did, and our country is now suffering. we re having serious social issues here with no change in sight. thank you. i will go at some stage. my sister was there recently but did not leave the airport. pity really

RE: europeans all the same?

RE: europeans all the same?

RE: europeans all the same?

yea im getting pissed off with the ordinary worker being screwed when things go t*ts up. its not working. it sounds like the same crap is being done in america to as is in ireland. its unsustainable. corporate america and indeed corporate world is more than evil but we have to start somewhere in tackling this problem. similar ideas are floating around ireland regarding taxation on corporate wealth, but nobody knows how to do it. some of the largest companies are starting to pay a little more tax here but its not enough and its hard to know if it ll continue. its a very complex problem and it seems like to me, nobody really knows how to tackle it. if you put the squeeze on these organisations, and i think you're right here, they will up and leave. we have the same problem here. its complex.

insiders are already feeding the world with information, theyre called moles but again, we still dont know how to deal with this problem. global issue. this is more than just rich kids, but a set of very complex rich systems.

im not convinced by trump at all. hes comes across as being very unintelligent. hes also extremely ignorant. i personally think the president of america, no matter who goes in there, really has little or no power, that the largest financial institutions on the planet, are actually running the show. ireland and indeed the whole eu is suffering with the exact same problem, and we ve no idea how to deal with it.

RE: europeans all the same?

dont forget, debt is actually your money supply, i.e. the more debt you have, the more money you have in circulation. also dont forget, the american debt has never been fully repaid and probably never will be. id recommend the work of american economists such as ellen brown, michael hudson, bill black and south korean ha-joon chang. they d explain all this far better than i ever could. what is wrong with free education? it seems like you have a gripe with people in receipt of social security, please correct me if wrong. id imagine americas debt is due to the normal debts accumulated in a country including social security payments? i find it hard to believe all or most of it is from social security.

RE: europeans all the same?

what a load of crap that is! it doesnt exist

RE: europeans all the same?

apologies but i dont know much about sanders but he sounds like the most intelligent potential ive come across.

i think hes right though in trying to find ways of taxing wealth accumulation, particularly with some of the wealthiest companies and financial institutions. its morally wrong that these organisations can accumulate so much wealth and have no intentions of sharing that wealth when people are struggling to pay for the basics in life, i.e. food, water, housing, healthcare, education etc etc. this is indeed a global problem. taxing the labour force all the time to try achieve this is simply not working. ireland indeed has the same problem. its disturbing to see the amount of wealth these organisations are accumulating with the development of all these social problems. neoliberalism isnt working for the masses.

RE: europeans all the same?

thats great to hear. i admire your country for standing up for its people and going against the grain, something our country didnt do and we suffering very badly for it. its upsetting to see. i was suppose to go to iceland a few years ago but i still havent made it. i ll have to go at some stage

RE: europeans all the same?

i think you guys are better off outside of this wreck to be honest. how is the icelandic economy now?

RE: europeans all the same?

i take it you're not a fan of socialism? whys that? are you aware of what margaret thatcher done or what she was trying to do? id put her in the neoliberal camp. i personally think neoliberalism is probably one of the most dangerous things humans have ever created and we dont know how to stop it or reverse its doings. the free market isnt so free! neoliberalism is about wealth accumulation but has no intentions of sharing that wealth. i ll check that video out when i get the chance. thanks

RE: europeans all the same?

i think trump is one hell of a dangerous man. he has the potential to have america bombed from multiple angles not just the usual suspects. its disturbing to see the amount of people supporting him. the mexicans are gonna pay for the wall! come on! very little intelligence there im afraid!

why do you think sanders is a communist?

RE: europeans all the same?

i have come to the conclusion that the whole eu project is simply a smash and grab system. it is about wealth accumulation but this wealth will not be evenly distributed. the eu project has been a master plan from the neoliberal camp (mainly some of the largest financial institutions on the planet), thats working a dream. this system is anti human and anti environmental in nature. i suspect if our banking system was mainly publicly owned, we probably wouldnt be doing too bad but since its not, i think the whole project is doomed to fail eventually.

i do agree with those that have said, that if we didnt move off the gold standard, we wouldnt have had the growth we ve had in recent decades. but i think if we managed to keep our banking system publically owned, we wouldnt have had the problems that this new debt based system has created. the fact that we cant print our own money or control our own interest rates is a serious problem in this system. its a mess really with no clear solutions. i do think people are getting liberalism confused with neoliberalism though. this is what american economist michael hudson calls, orwellian doublespeak. i 'nice' little trick used by the neoliberal camp.

the idea of open borders and common currency etc are great but for the reasons ive explained above, i do think its a sinking ship.

RE: More EU farce

thats a fair point alright but our democratic systems are being decimated particularly in the last few years. its disturbing to watch it as we have no real ideas on how to tackle complicated issues such as neoliberalism.

RE: More EU farce

id disagree there. voting is a fantastic privilege. live in a country that doesnt have any sort of democracy at all and you ll realise that fairly quickly.

RE: More EU farce

lisbon was indeed a disgrace, actually i think it was a bit disturbing. our democratic systems are being wrecked in all this. some of the largest financial institutions on this planet are really running the show

RE: More EU farce

i do think you have a very good point but im not yet convinced that the people of england really want to leave the eu yet, maybe i ll be proved wrong over the next couple of months. a lot of people have had enough of this whole eu thing, not just english and irish folks.

RE: Do you believe in an afterlife ?

im a firm believer in the nowlife!

RE: More EU farce

sit back and relax folks and watch it all fail spectacularly. no need to be voting. the eu is done and dusted. might take a while though so just relax

RE: Way to go Carolina, Trump keeps on rising

as my mother says, if trump gets in, america will be bombed from everywhere! he wouldnt be the sharpest of tools!