Europa raped by Zeus

Dog · Post #101 by **Dog** » Tue Jun 30, 2015 1:47 pm

Very good read, Malthus.

Shawnathan Horcoff · Post #102 by **Shawnathan Horcoff** » Tue Jun 30, 2015 2:08 pm

Don't worry, fellas. I'll just make something up and all will be well.

Thomas Malthus · Post #103 by **Thomas Malthus** » Wed Jul 01, 2015 10:44 pm

Foreign Affairs - Why Greece and Europe Will Stay Attached

The Guardian - Stiglitz: how I would vote in the Greek referendum

Vox - The case for a United States of Europe

Thomas Malthus · Post #104 by **Thomas Malthus** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 11:38 am

@ReutersJamie
Yanis making his sharp Vexit. (HT @ASPHOTO7 and @graemewearden) pic.twitter.com/EVhlrAhf0k

Thomas Malthus · Post #105 by **Thomas Malthus** » Wed Jul 08, 2015 5:46 pm

@AlexUsherHESA
Heard from someone not on twitter: Tzatziki & Taramosalata running low in Athens. It's a double dip recession.

AD · Post #106 by AD » Wed Jul 08, 2015 6:05 pm

Nice.

Craig · Post #107 by **Craig** » Wed Jul 08, 2015 7:56 pm

Shortages are hardly ever a sign of a recession. :colbert:

Thomas Malthus · Post #108 by **Thomas Malthus** » Wed Jul 08, 2015 8:38 pm

Craig wrote:Shortages are hardly ever a sign of a recession.

Unless is two consecutive quarters of a shortage of GDP growth :beaker2:

PredsFan77 · Post #109 by **PredsFan77** » Wed Jul 08, 2015 9:00 pm

Greece isn't in a recession, Canada is in a recession.

Shawnathan Horcoff · Post #110 by **Shawnathan Horcoff** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 1:59 am

Fellas, why is our media so adamant about convincing us that we should give a damn about this political crisis that is masquerading as an economic one? :why:

Dr_Chimera · Post #111 by **Dr_Chimera** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 2:22 am

So who else is investing in gold?

AD · Post #112 by AD » Sat Jul 11, 2015 9:04 am

I've consistently had 5-10% of my stuff in gold.

PredsFan77 · Post #113 by **PredsFan77** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 9:23 am

I like Gold so much I own a gold mine!

MP · Post #114 by MP » Mon Jul 13, 2015 9:14 am

AD wrote:I've consistently had 5-10% of my stuff in gold.

Do you have actual gold or paper gold?

AD · Post #115 by AD » Mon Jul 13, 2015 9:26 am

I have gold (not much - long story). I also have gold-backed paper gold.

mooseOAK · Post #116 by **mooseOAK** » Tue Jul 14, 2015 3:29 pm

Thomas Malthus · Post #117 by **Thomas Malthus** » Tue Jul 14, 2015 10:38 pm

Holy fuck, the IMF isn't participating in the bailout unless Greece gets debt relief.

PredsFan77 · Post #118 by **PredsFan77** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 12:51 pm

TAARNBY, Denmark — Johnny Christensen, a stout and silver-whiskered retired bank employee, always thought of himself as sympathetic to people fleeing war and welcoming to immigrants. But after more than 36,000 mostly Muslim asylum seekers poured into Denmark over the past two years, Mr. Christensen, 65, said, “I’ve become a racist.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/06/world ... .html?_r=0

Retardé S · Post #119 by **Retardé S** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 2:07 pm

Dog · Post #120 by **Dog** » Sun Dec 04, 2016 12:10 pm

Austria, the bulwark against fascism.

:stare:

PredsFan77 · Post #121 by **PredsFan77** » Sun Dec 04, 2016 12:57 pm

as austria goes, so goes the rest of europe.

Dog · Post #122 by **Dog** » Tue Dec 13, 2016 9:09 pm

Average frenchman thought 31% of the french population was muslim (actual number is 7.something) and that that would grow to 40% by 2020 (real estimate is 8.something).

https://www.theguardian.com/society/dat ... SApp_Other

Misère.

:why:

Dog · Post #123 by **Dog** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 2:23 pm

Dutch PM Rutte: 'If you don't like it here, then leave'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38718286

This is from the liberal PM, trying to fend off the advances of the far right.

What if Trump is a mild mannered moderate in the face of what's to come?

:why:

Dog · Post #124 by **Dog** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 2:25 pm

People really don't seem to take too kindly to your kind, banana. You really need to work on your people skills or something.

:rimshot:

AD · Post #125 by AD » Mon Jan 23, 2017 6:52 pm

I think the natural reaction is just for us to become more hateful of the West and more violent. It seems like the logical course of action.

senate · Post #126 by **senate** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 7:10 pm

A. Boom Boom Al Thawaher wrote:I think the natural reaction is just for us to become more hateful of the West and more violent. It seems like the logical course of action.

When you say "us" are you speaking for Arabs, Francophones, or lawyers?

AD · Post #127 by AD » Mon Jan 23, 2017 8:51 pm

I represent the Jaish Al Mohamiyoun al Frangi.

It's a niche terrorist group.

Germz · Post #128 by **Germz** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 9:50 pm

Well at least when Wilders becomes PM we can stop pretending that the Dutch aren't the most racist people in Europe.

(ok maybe 2nd most after the Swiss)

(and I actually like Holland, been there multiple times)

(probably because I'm a racist)

(the Swiss by contrast are terrible people)

(obviously Russia doesn't count as Europe)

Dog · Post #129 by **Dog** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 10:29 pm

You "forgot" to mention the Hungarians.

Racist.

Dog · Post #130 by **Dog** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 12:53 pm

French journalist roughed up and forcefully removed after asking Lepen question relating to fake employment of staff (same as what's affecting Fillion):

Dog · Post #131 by **Dog** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 7:31 am

Dutch lesson in how to defeat far-right xenophobic populist parties: get the center and center-right to adopt some of the far-right's xenophobic populist rhetoric.

PredsFan77 · Post #132 by **PredsFan77** » Thu Apr 20, 2017 11:57 pm

ISIS attack on the Champs-Élysées right before the election. I wonder if it'll have a Madrid bombing election effect. Russian false flags FTW.

TittiesNBeer · Post #133 by **TittiesNBeer** » Fri Apr 21, 2017 4:44 pm

Apparently the attack on the Borussia Dortmund team bus was not ISIS related (even though there were notes at the scene claiming ISIS influence), the suspect actually was trying to manipulate the team's value on the stock market. He took a heavy short position before carrying out the attack, and hoped to make millions doing it.

PredsFan77 · Post #134 by **PredsFan77** » Fri Apr 21, 2017 7:07 pm

Genius, really.

Dr_Chimera · Post #135 by **Dr_Chimera** » Fri May 19, 2017 2:52 pm

Dog · Post #136 by **Dog** » Thu Sep 21, 2017 12:39 pm

Spanish civil war, part dos !

PredsFan77 · Post #137 by **PredsFan77** » Sun Sep 24, 2017 3:12 pm

PredsFan77 · Post #138 by **PredsFan77** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 12:22 pm

a good time to start scouting barcelona real estate...maybe even madrid real estate if the catalan separatist take cues from their basque compatriots.

Dog · Post #139 by **Dog** » Fri Oct 27, 2017 9:42 am

Boiling point in spain. Catalan Parliament declares independance and Madrid likely to suspend autonomy and take direct control.

Name of the game is international recognition. Without any, Catalonia was fighting a losing battle.

MP · Post #140 by MP » Fri Oct 27, 2017 11:29 am

Also it's tough to make a fitting acronym by adding a C to PIGS...

PredsFan77 · Post #141 by **PredsFan77** » Fri Oct 27, 2017 11:55 am

Real estate fellas

Dog · Post #142 by **Dog** » Thu Nov 02, 2017 11:14 am

Spain is so cringe worthy.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/ ... SApp_Other

MP · Post #143 by MP » Thu Nov 02, 2017 2:29 pm

It's like someone asks "What's the one thing we could do to escalate this situation?", because that's what we need to do...

Dog · Post #144 by **Dog** » Thu Nov 02, 2017 2:44 pm

Seriously, wtf is the point of this. Well, I get the point (we will crush this) -but not the wisdom. Know when you’ve won. The cops taking a few ballot boxes by force and these arrests of the Catalan government is completely unnecessary.

The EU/other Western countries that have backed Madrid should issue a call for restraint.

PredsFan77 · Post #145 by **PredsFan77** » Mon Nov 06, 2017 6:14 pm

nah they should be hung. set an example to these cowardly traitors.

senate · Post #146 by **senate** » Mon Nov 06, 2017 7:04 pm

Dog wrote:Seriously, wtf is the point of this. Well, I get the point (we will crush this) -but not the wisdom. Know when you’ve won. The cops taking a few ballot boxes by force and these arrests of the Catalan government is completely unnecessary.

This was not a political or emotional decision by the Spanish government. In fact, it wasn't even a decision at all. In Spain, the attorney general is an independent part of the judicial branch. If attorney general thinks a crime has occurred and wants to press charges, the Spanish government has no power to stop him.

Dog · Post #147 by **Dog** » Thu Dec 21, 2017 5:48 pm

Catalan pro independance parties seem to have won majority of seats. The fun continues!

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