Comment Re:When Nixon did that... (Score 1) 276
Yes.
Yes.
That too.
Maybe. Gold didn't necessarily help here in the US in 2008.
So let's say the world goes to hell in a handbasket. The job creators Go Galt and leave the rest of us with nothing. Civilization burned to the ground. Dog and cats living together, etc.
Salt has value since it's a preservative, flavorant, and necessary for life though it's fairly easy to get for most of humanity that lives near the oceans. It might have value for people further inland that don't have access to the shore, but that's because salt is needed to survive. Silver has some antibacterial properties and gold is malleable and shines, but other than that neither are required in order to support life so their value is pretty much 0 in this scenario.
Which means that in a massive economic downturn, your silver is going to be just as worthless as dollars. The only reason that silver is worthwhile is because people assign a value to it. If it has no value, then it's worthless. If you can't get access to water or food and the people around you have no need for silver because they value their food/water higher than your silver, then you're kinda stuck.
So were rocks and salt. Your point?
Silver is just as worthless in an environment where nobody has anything. If things really go to hell, it'll be whomever has water/shelter/food, so don't bother hoarding precious metals as they won't be so precious if you can't get clean water.
The Monroe Doctrine is dead. You're thinking the US as the world's police force and try to feel good about ourselves while we kill brown people (and Obama is trying to get us out of that role too, see Syria and Ukraine).
Yeah, we're done with this article.
If all you see of that universe is the military, it does kinda look that way.
No, I cite the New York Times reporter quoted there.
So why not just quote the NYT? Oh right, the NYT has a financial interest in the book, so their opinion is a bit tainted. But do go on.
I'm still looking for a crime here.
But it is the republican's race to lose if the dems nominate Hillary.
So you're just trolling. Well done.
And you cite Hot Air? Deflectors engaged!
Well, I guess we'll see what emerges over time.
Well, it's turning out that the book should be recategorized as 'fiction'.
Nixon was derailed in just a few years. Meanwhile Hillary has gotten away with this for 35 years (by your count). After the hundreds of millions of dollars spent, they haven't found one. single. thing. that she's been convicted of.
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