Debt Rattle December 13 2018

[Raúl Ilargi Meijer]

René Magritte After the water, the clouds 1926   • ‘Her Goose Is Cooked’ (G.) • Tory Resentment Of Irish Power Within EU (BBC) • Cohen Gets 3 Yea
[See the full post at: Debt Rattle December 13 2018]

[V. Arnold]

Drugs and the Mind
by Robert S. de Ropp

First published in November 1961; I first read it in 1963 just after graduating from highschool.
For myriad reasons, even today (December 2018), it’s likely the best book ever written about the natural drugs from Gaia’s bountiful and diverse garden.
The opioid epidemic wreaking death across North America, is wholly manufactured by two factors; the war on drugs (#1) and neo-liberal economics’ policy of austerity (#1.1).
The opioid death star will continue unabated into the foreseeable future.
A cynical view would surmise it’s government policy; a nieve point of view would blame budget problems for a lack of actions.
I would strongly suggest the former…

[Dr. D]

I guess it’s because Anglos see the Irish as “us”, we of the Isles, with Wales and Scotland who are different to greater or lesser degree, but each cousins in the same big family. Meanwhile Ireland (and indeed Wales, Scotland, etc) see them as “you fatherless bairns” and “didn’t you notice we’ve been shoving you wankers off for 1,000 years.” It’s strange to see such difference, but it’s true. And “Ireland should know their place” is clearly tone-deaf, exactly the type of language and attitude they’re speaking of, BUT crediting the English for what they probably are, I expect he meant “given our relative sizes and positions.” That is, Ireland is like $340 Billion GDP, and England is $2,000 Billion: 6x larger. That’s almost as large a difference as between Britain and the United States. It also has the hub of European finance, is their major trading partner by leaps, and has an Army, basically Europe’s only World Navy, and nukes. Not to forgive them since this language is exactly their problem, but he would probably say the same thing to Iceland and Lithuania.

Unseating Britain’s 500 year head start is no small feat, even for the United States, for they share with Scotland and Ireland MI6’s open tampering in sovereign elections.

[zerosum]

Fentanyl Surpasses Heroin As Deadliest Drug In US (AFP)

We have not seen the worst yet.
Wait until the senior population discover that fentanyl will make their lives pain free.
Addiction!!!
What’s that when your on your death bed?

Cost of health care?
Transfer of wealth from one generation that has wealth to the next generation that is crippled with debt?

Seniors will need to re-evaluate their family members who loves them and why?

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• Wikileaks’ Assange Undergoes Medical Tests At Ecuador’s Urging (R.)

How many years has Assange been in jail?
Yes. Its jail. Nobody else is in that kind of jail.
Every country has jails to make the unwanted disappear.
Has anyone been keeping informed about the inmates in Guantanamo prison?

http://www.arabnews.com/node/1391166/world
Guantanamo prison takes on geriatric airs
https://www.thesundaily.my/archive/guantanamo-prison-stay-open-least-25-years-YUARCH584836
Guantanamo prison to stay open at least 25 years

[Dr. D]

China say: You remember this? How you like the opium wars now?

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