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@Norwegian Jeez, you love to drag me into uncomfortable threads. Of course I view the "Zionist puppet-master" and "Elders of Zion" conspiracy theories with scorn. And claiming that Soros and Brzezinski (!!!) are Zionists is just cringe-worthy and discredits the whole discussion. But moving...

It's a long video, so I will let you know when I've watched it. On a side note, I never got your tag, and I seem to get alerts less and less frequently these days. Just letting you know in case it appears I'm ignoring a tag--more likely than not, I was just never alerted.

I hope I've not implied that I am a military professional, I'm not. If I may also tag @gambit , he may have some knowledge in this (not sure, since his experience seems air force related). And for good measure, @Nihonjin1051 .

That's the problem. Who is "you guys"? As I posted in this thread previously, this "genocide" happened before the modern-day US was formed; it happened even before the progenitors of the colonies of the modern day US were formed. And lamenting the death of millions by disease is not the same...

Agreed, I am cautiously optimistic. And the US will not intervene in the SCS on the behalf of non-allies like Vietnam, that's certain.

A horrible thing happened that I had nothing to do with, so any attempts to pin it on me, or on any modern-day American, for that matter, is futile. Any guilt I have, as the descendant of immigrants who came to the US long after the event, is shared by you, an immigrant/the descendant of...

I'm not prepared to split hairs over percentages that still exist. South American was also subjected to the Columbian Exchange of diseases, and populations were annihilated. What you see as "native populations" of South America today are really hybrid descendents of natives, Europeans, Arabs...

What do you want me to explain?

Thank you for your kind words, @anonymus. I try my best to contribute in whatever small way I can (this is a defense forum, after all). You raise some great points, but please allow me to explain why I am relatively unconcerned. From the perspective of shale business: 1) Profit: Eventually...

@SvenSvensonov Outstanding. Our speculation and entertainment have always centered around intelligent life finding us, but I am increasingly convinced that we will be the aliens with advanced technology that crash someone else's party (if it turns out we are not alone).

Not sure what it is, but after I entered middle age, the satisfaction I derived from consumption essentially disappeared. Which is good, because I can't say the same for the rest of my dear, dear family. Heavy is the head that wears the crown, eh?

There was a 50% discount on coffee that I could not pass up. Clearly, I'm a big spender.

@HeadHunter Not sure if you're just making a general comment, but if you don't like the new interface, you can always switch back to the old one (as I have). 1) Scroll to the bottom of your screen. 2) Click on "D PK V2" 3) Click on the "D PK" theme in the upper left corner. That...

Real estate investment and borrowing limits were eased.

@Serpentine Why does everyone assume that if the price war puts fracking out of business (if that is even possible, per @SvenSvensonov 's comment about improving technology), that when the oil producers raise prices again, fracking won't simply restart where it left off? Oil producers has boxed...

I agree, Sven. Per your post and @lavenge lavenge's post earlier, fracking cannot be destroyed, only delayed (and even then, at extreme pain for the traditional producers). The bigger picture, of course, is that it has become a buyer's market, and once again OPEC has broken its own back (just...

Not excusing what happened, but modern America is not responsible for the annihilation of the native Americans. http://www.econ.yale.edu/~nq3/NANCYS_Yale_Website/resources/papers/NunnQianJEP.pdf The list of infectious diseases that spread from the Old World to the New is long; the major...

Sorry, not my expertise. I use tablets only sparingly, because it's impossible to get real work (e.g. spreadsheets) done on them. Still, I would be curious to hear what your decision is.

@SvenSvensonov ...Bloody hell... and this is despite the best sales being after Christmas, and often online. I have a strong anti-elitist streak in me, but sometimes I wonder about the huddled masses.

Recover from the night before! I certainly don't want to get trampled to death in the shopping stampede.