Socialism Marches

Capitalism Progresses.  There's a difference.

The world economic upheaval continues.  It seems to TCD, that part of the problem develops from countries having too many bills and not enough money to pay those bills.  (I know, our economic prowess is stunning).  So investors don't like those countries and they decide to leave them (physically and financially) when those countries try to take more and more of their money.  So, the countries wind up in an even worse position to pay said bills.  Some of those countries include:

France, Greece and Spain (the U.S. doesn't fit here because we just print more money... although... POTUS is promising to raise taxes on the wealthy 10% so they are paying more than they currently are... which is 70% of the bill).  Ok, ok, add us to the list but we're still not socialist.

So what to do when you have no money?  Obviously, you decide "austerity measures" are cruel because they sound cruel and you go right on spending money. Excellent plan! How could this happen?  In short, socialism (or socialist theory rather).

 

There are various kinds of Socialism.  There is small socialism like when the government taxes you at a greater percentage than your neighbor (and gives that money to Amtrak in the form of subsidies for four decades without them ever making a profit)...  And then there is great big Socialism like when the government takes everything you own and tells you that you don't deserve more than others simply by  virtue of working harder.... and calls you scum in the process.  (For the record, to get more under Big Socialism, you must be a leader in the Socialist Working Party!  Like these guys in China, who are technically communists but there is no major distinction between Communism and Socialism when you get to the far end of the spectrum.)

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THE COMING APOCALYPSE

Here are three possible ways in which humanity will kickoff Armageddon.

Option Number 1: World economies will continue to crumble as the paper printing / bailouts continue. The Eurozone will go up in flames causing unrest among member countries. The domestic unrest of citizens will turn into foreign unrest as faltering states such as Greece and Spain continue to lose hegemony to powers beyond their borders. Austerity measures which have already caused riots will become even more extreme and, eventually, lead to either civil war or outright world war. This might seem far-fetched but when you consider the fact that the E.U. has agreed to give Greece over $170 Billion (that's a big "B") and Greece STILL might go under, it doesn't seem so inconceivable.

Option Number 2: And what should probably be Option Number 1, is Iran. Iran is and has been acting rather poorly for some time now. It's not just that they're nuts, it's that they're trying to bring other Islamic countries into the nut-shed. Iran has a very serious view of the end-of-times. They believe they are on the verge of bringing the 12th Imam to power. As a result, they are doing all they can to consolidate support among a core block of extremists throughout the world. That consolidation of power is troubling because, as we have discussed, Iran is on the verge of developing offensive nuclear capabilities. To top it off, they've upped their rhetoric about pre-emptive war recently. If decisions are not made before next year, it will likely be too late and Iran will go nuclear. Once that happens, you'll see an Israeli / Iranian Cold War... and those two don't get along very well... meaning it could get sun's surface hot in the middle east (versus the standard melt your sandal hot).

Option Number 3: Transgenic mutation caused by defrosted 30,000 year old flowers. Scientists in Russia (where else) have thawed out seeds found inside a squirrel's den after 300 centuries of curing.

The seeds were likely placed their by some gallant tree rat who realized the flower's pollen had single-handedly mutated all of his friends into zombie squirrels and caused the ice age. Now, our furry friends heroic efforts are for naught. Thanks Russia.