August1991

AG, Have you seen the recent US video?

Since the 1990s, we need a new system of peace. Versailles, 1918, decided nothing. The world was a mess between 1914 until 1945/1949. ===== In summer 1914, the elite said that it would be a short war.

As you wish. ==== Control? Same as power. These Leftists want control.

This 30 year period (1914-1945) in Europe is not not new. Between 1789-1815, Europeans also killed themselves. Heck, they killed themselves between 1618-1648. Europeans kill themselves. ===== We Canadians get along.

AG, define "Europe", China. This way of defining "teams" - it strikes me as typical American.

The Economist now favours control. Once upon a time, it favoured free trade.

Thatcher had a theory of Europe: the British always oppose. === Maybe she copied Trudeau Snr's idea.

I know a man - Canadian - who was killed in August 1944, in France. He died in a crash in a Lancaster bomber. The French created a remarkable memorial site for him, and the other six men. The site is like Stonehenge. Why?

In the summer of 1914, you Europeans had wonderful places. Then, you f*cked it up. Why?

1. In May 1914, everything looked good for the European aristocracy. 2. By May 1945, everything had changed.

By some accounts, 5000 are dying each week. === I agree with Trump. This death and destruction must stop. It should never have happened.

I recently walked by a tent: with three bikes. No dogs

I have thought about this. When Mao took power in 1949, his regime simply killed most heroin addicts. I was in Singapore under Lee. Dunno.

China? Russia? Ordinary Chinese people and Russians are no longer a threat. ==== This is the fundamental change of Truman, JFK, Reagan - you Americans. You Americans won the Cold War.

You wanted to be Mark Carney!

Tariffs? No need. I suspect that the US dollar will fall in value. Ordinary Americans who work will benefit. Coastal Americans who travel abroad will pay more.

In Canada, we have equalization payments. In the US, you have SALT.

In Canada, we cannot use our provincial taxes/municipal taxes as a deduction on our federal tax form. Some provinces allow this for property taxes. Because of Duplessis, Quebec has a bizarre federal tax rate. ===== Trump? He's a dealer.

The Soviet Union and Maoist China were a threat. JFK, Nixon, guys in Vietnam defeated them. Reagan won.

New Cold War? Strongly disagree.

The PQ will get elected in 2026. And there will be a referendum in Alberta. ===== And many people (immigrants) who came to Ontario will think about how to help their kids move south. Ontario is Michigan - and Toronto is Detroit.

I was curious about this. Why do we have so much oil? (Quebec has easily available shale oil below the St. Lawrence River basin.) Several hundred million years ago, no animal could digest cellulose. There were ferns (trees) - ants can now eat such cellulose. We humans cannot extract food from trees.

True. With current oil extraction methods, the US is energy independent.

User, you make a very good point. I strongly disagree.

IMHO: Guys like Carney and Bernanke screwed it up. They're too uh bureaucratic. Greenspan - like Trudeau Snr - had panache.