The World is on the brink!

[Struzball]

The ruling elites of this planet seem unable to understand or unwilling to care about the difference between growth and better standard of living...

I'm really trying to live my life in a more sustainable simple way, but this damn society just makes it too damn easy to live an unsustainable stressful life. It doesn't make sense.

 

[tech/a]

And, now I believe in God. We agree.

Don't know about a God
Consciousness after death is the question.

 

[drsmith]

Consciousness after death is the question.

A question we all get an answer to.

I'll worry about it when I get there, or perhaps not!

Who cares ?

No hard evidence, no god.

I'll have a doozie of an argument with the so-and-so, if in any afterlife, tries to tell me that I have sinned for my perspective.

 

[Garpal Gumnut]

A question we all get an answer to.

I'll worry about it when I get there, or perhaps not!

Who cares ?

No hard evidence, no god.

I'll have a doozie of an argument with the so-and-so, if in any afterlife, tries to tell me that I have sinned for my perspective.

Agree Doc,

As Kerry Packer said to a young reporter, after his heart stopped for a few minutes.

I've been to the other side, and let me tell you son, there's f...ing nothing there

gg

 

[IFocus]

Hell Kennas we agree.

me too.......

 

[Sean K]

Syria almost at civil war.

Significant Iranian nuclear and missile facilities have had 'explosions' occur the past 2 weeks. lol

Egypt....well, where is that going?

Yemen, disaster.

The list goes on.

The only thing keeping the world stable is the US.

Where it all ends up depends on global geopolitical interests.

What teams are developing?

Who is on who's side?

 

[Glen48]

I was listening to report were the Russian have a large fleet off the coast of Syria.

I don't know how USA can fight a war with out money and China won't be funding them it is on.

 

[Sean K]

South China Sea heating up.

China and Japan in significant dispute over a few rocks.

A crap C grade movie puts Australian Muslims on war footing.

US starts printing money indefinately.

EU youth unemployment rate about about 50%.

Pavlich misses AA team.

It's getting uglier.

 

[explod]

South China Sea heating up.

China and Japan in significant dispute over a few rocks.

A crap C grade movie puts Australian Muslims on war footing.

US starts printing money indefinately.

EU youth unemployment rate about about 50%.

Pavlich misses AA team.

It's getting uglier.

Good one to dust off there Kennas.

But we cant help pal,

just party in the veggie patch and your tomatoes will go through the roof.

 

[Porper]

South China Sea heating up.

China and Japan in significant dispute over a few rocks.

A crap C grade movie puts Australian Muslims on war footing.

US starts printing money indefinately.

EU youth unemployment rate about about 50%.

Pavlich misses AA team.

It's getting uglier.

Summer is arriving.

The Snapper will be back in the pan.

Gold is breaking higher...again.

World Equity markets are heading higher.

All is well!!

 

[drsmith]

To the above I would add that the X-Factor has become a pain to watch.

 

[MrBurns]

Things seem ok, we are better off in health terms etc but in reality we have lost too many core values so things are actually getting worse.

It's a changing world influenced by the media and now by the social media shock.

 

[dutchie]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/25/us-china-japan-taiwan-idUSBRE88O02C20120925

The start of world war three or at least the catalyst for a large wave C?

 

[Joules MM1]

oh.......is this the thread where free meds get handed out......nurse......nurse!!

 

[Sean K]

Mass unemployment adds another significant factor to mass conflict.

Eurozone hits record with 19m unemployed
From: AFP May 01, 2013 10:54AM

EUROPEAN unemployment hit a fresh record in March with more than 19 million people out of work as Italy's new premier Enrico Letta added his voice to calls for an end to punishing austerity in favour of policies to spur growth.

As recession continues to sap the eurozone and wider EU, the Eurostat data agency reported an extra 62,000 people joining unemployment queues in just four weeks in the 17-nation eurozone as the jobless rate climbed for the 23rd consecutive month - hitting 12.1 per cent in March.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/new...h-19m-unemployed/story-e6frg6so-1226632927179

 

[Sean K]

Nothing really changed much; except, Syria has probably used chemical weapons on it's own people, and Russia says don't retaliate, or else.

Tipping point.

Maybe.

 

[MrBurns]

Nothing really changed much; except, Syria has probably used chemical weapons on it's own people, and Russia says don't retaliate, or else.

Tipping point.

Maybe.

Probably inevitable.

 

[wayneL]

Nothing really changed much; except, Syria has probably used chemical weapons on it's own people, and Russia says don't retaliate, or else.

Tipping point.

Maybe.

K, just a yes or no answer will do based on what you know... Is Russia in a position to say "or else"?

 

[Porper]

Nothing really changed much; except, Syria has probably used chemical weapons on it's own people, and Russia says don't retaliate, or else.

Tipping point.

Maybe.

Tipping point for what? The end of the world...or a world war? Not a cat in hells chance. If a conflict transpires it will hardly have any effect on the rest of the world at all. Look back in history, wars are soon old news and have a positive effect on economies over the longer term.

Not great for the country getting a pasting but Russia wont interfere. They aren't a world power for one thing.

 

[chiff]

If Assad did use chemical weapons it would be a strange strategy.The ones more likely to use chemical weapons,that is those with the motive and most to gain, would be the rebels.
Their hope and pleas from getgo have been to get US/foreign intervention.
Assad seems to be surviving OK,so why would take this risk?
I hope it is not a WMDs in Iraq scenario repeating.