tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post1421598204490235190..comments2024-02-26T00:59:26.907-08:00Comments on Ana the Imp: No Second NoAnastasia F-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-75813639512233977092011-11-08T16:04:03.089-08:002011-11-08T16:04:03.089-08:00You are right, there are always risks, but I'm...You are right, there are always risks, but I'm as careful as I can be.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-64991253920361593032011-11-07T15:48:24.354-08:002011-11-07T15:48:24.354-08:00That is what the American woman reporter that was ...That is what the American woman reporter that was covering the revolt said.anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931330128135957439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-51000842540614438182011-11-07T15:33:17.922-08:002011-11-07T15:33:17.922-08:00Anthony, I have a hat that I wear in the sun. Tha...Anthony, I have a hat that I wear in the sun. That's as much as I'm prepared to do!Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-28057645525080575122011-11-06T16:42:29.705-08:002011-11-06T16:42:29.705-08:00Darken your hair before you go to Egypt.Darken your hair before you go to Egypt.anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931330128135957439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-7831832390247904442011-11-06T16:05:52.124-08:002011-11-06T16:05:52.124-08:00Chris, thank you. Re. my comment on the Mother of...Chris, thank you. Re. my comment on the Mother of Darkness article, clearly I'd completely forgotten that I told you about my pending Egyptian adventure! Sharp has been added to my impossibly long reading list. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-67683820386710118412011-11-06T15:59:23.854-08:002011-11-06T15:59:23.854-08:00Anthony, don't go to Greece. :-))Anthony, don't go to Greece. :-))Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-53308423541207382582011-11-06T15:58:51.959-08:002011-11-06T15:58:51.959-08:00Calvin, that's exactly how I see it. None of ...Calvin, that's exactly how I see it. None of this is about economics or sound finance. It's all about politics of the stupidest, most arrogant kind, a kind of blind vision on a road to nowhere. The whole thing is set to run and run, one band-aid solution taped upon another.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-4638263349429665862011-11-06T00:19:08.391-07:002011-11-06T00:19:08.391-07:00Ana, I've greatly enjoyed reading your Euripid...Ana, I've greatly enjoyed reading your Euripidean trilogy on the EU--"The Raft of the Medusa" in particular was brilliant, but I was also impressed by your analysis of the Greek farce as well . . . your economics are sound, along with everything else you do so well.<br /><br />Yesterday evening I was at an event which, besides me, included many of the Great and the Good here in Australia. I was thinking of your incisive, indignant critiques of current Western political and economic policies and thinking about the insular, passive worlds of so many of those whom I knew at that function. I wondered what they would do, if they somehow became aware of your posts, to actually begin to make constructive changes?<br /><br />I concluded, in the nicest possible way, that--without descending into revolutionary barbarism--that whole class of people around the world needs a good shake up--but one consistent with the deepest rules of democracy as developed within the British political tradition . . .<br /><br />So I thought I'd suggest one more possible addition to your Egyptian reading list (mentioned in your comment to the Akhmatova post), which otherwise sounds quite good. I assume you have heard of Gene Sharp, who is in some respects the intellectual father of the Arab Spring. If not, you may want to consider adding his treatise to your reading list, not just for your Egyptian trip but very appositely for when you return:<br /><br />http://www.aeinstein.org/organizations/org/FDTD.pdf<br /><br />You are probably also aware that for thousands of years Egypt has been considered the home of the world's most powerful magic: interestingly, those history-making prophets Moses, Alexander the Great, and Jesus all underwent crucial experiences in Egypt early in their world-changing careers. <br /><br />Just a hint . . . ;)Chris Coffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16599801901347194290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-43262380458903037902011-11-03T23:32:12.118-07:002011-11-03T23:32:12.118-07:00Q: How do they separate the men from the boys in G...Q: How do they separate the men from the boys in Greece?.... A: With a prybar!anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931330128135957439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-78084099818946106102011-11-03T18:41:46.531-07:002011-11-03T18:41:46.531-07:00I'm getting a kick out of seeing all these pom...I'm getting a kick out of seeing all these pompous prats publicly humiliated, one after another, all because of them threatens to contravene the rules of their silly little club. They are all so juvenile - far more outraged by the thought of slights to their self-importance than by the prospect of wide-scale economic disaster they have created. And all because they were stupid enough to do the equivalent of giving credit cards to unemployed teenagers.<br /><br />We have seen ego contests lead to conflict many times in European history. I believe the EU is doomed, and we are not far off seeing tantrums turn to tears turn to blood once again.Calvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10640148105202971907noreply@blogger.com