tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820485130017459619.post8575680326503478087..comments2023-10-24T01:46:47.151-07:00Comments on CynicusEconomicus: Goodbye PostUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820485130017459619.post-37349563353893090162011-04-20T03:56:46.897-07:002011-04-20T03:56:46.897-07:00Would be very instructive to have fresh ce take on...Would be very instructive to have fresh ce take on current affairs. <br /><br />I return to the blog every now and again in the hope that it has fired up again. <br />Strange days. Joesixpack.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820485130017459619.post-68024914438523140482011-04-19T01:54:25.820-07:002011-04-19T01:54:25.820-07:00I've been following this blog almost from the ...I've been following this blog almost from the beginning, I was drawn because I thought it was somewhat different from the usual blog standard fare.<br /><br />Cynicus started off on the right track but allowed himself to be drawn into the quagmire of economic minutia by a certain core of commenters.<br /><br />As a result, Cynicus got sidetracked away from of the emerging big picture.<br /><br />In the end it all fizzled out on the treadmill of endless detail.<br /><br />The most fascinating and deadly story ever to be told is unfolding daily before our eyes, to those who cannot see what is happening I'm at a loss to understand for it is all out there in full view to probe and investigate.<br /><br />The time is fast approaching for a seismic shift is about to erupt.<br /><br />The most perplexing about this story is the time-line, tomorrow? Next week? Months? Years?<br /><br />Sooner than later I'd say. <br /><br />But I'll save that post until later.<br /><br />I'll be back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820485130017459619.post-66331466261377743032011-04-13T08:51:17.250-07:002011-04-13T08:51:17.250-07:00Get back in the saddle CE and reactivate this blog...Get back in the saddle CE and reactivate this blog. So much has happened in last 8 months. Love to know your thoughts thereon.AgainsTTheWallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820485130017459619.post-51442095021417439912011-01-31T14:26:27.475-08:002011-01-31T14:26:27.475-08:00'and the crises will become more frequent and ...'and the crises will become more frequent and more violent', we told you so. <br /><br />I just wish the UK was as 'screwed' as Europe, Scandinavia or Cuba.......cos its just so much nicer there and hasnt been raped by capitalists so much.<br /><br />thanks for a good read, mate.<br />cheers<br />stewartprotectionism then warnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820485130017459619.post-4658826505964624682011-01-25T21:43:39.329-08:002011-01-25T21:43:39.329-08:00I pop in occasionally to see if anything is happen...I pop in occasionally to see if anything is happening. Nothing, zilch, zero.<br /><br />Things are happening so fast, bits are flying off everywhere, I don't think it's worth commenting as it would be out of date before the ink is dry.<br /><br />Today, (26.01.2011) the Bank of England supremo Mervyn King is throwing his arms up in in despair, he thinks it's all over.<br /><br />Osborne says there's no plan B, he flying by the seat of his pants. America is even in a worse state. Europe is breathing its last.<br /><br />Help! What's to do? <br /><br />Capitalism to Earth, we have a problem.<br /><br />It's all going belly up.<br /><br />Reaction. Help us! Do something.<br /><br />Solution. N W O. Sustainability - serfdom.<br /><br />I'll be back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820485130017459619.post-36294855654238510742010-11-07T02:00:43.997-08:002010-11-07T02:00:43.997-08:00I know next to nothing about economics, but I do k...I know next to nothing about economics, but I do know that until people here commenting on economic issues here take into account the geopolitical conditions in which the power elite is advancing their agenda, then the Lord Keynes of this blog are whistling in the wind.<br /><br />It is interesting to note the latest set of (green shoot) figures are headed by the construction industry (LOL) all those affordable social housing projects carpeting green belt countryside to cope with the immigration population explosion.<br /><br />Get a grip. I've been saying for ages the only engine for future growth is continued mass immigration.<br /><br />Looks like Cameron's austerity measures are preparing us for the coming of third world status.<br /><br />I'll be back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820485130017459619.post-62313757054822528642010-11-05T14:32:02.791-07:002010-11-05T14:32:02.791-07:00Cynicus, it seems to me that the argument between ...Cynicus, it seems to me that the argument between yourself and Lord Keynes will be settled in the next five years or so.<br />The USA (taking advantage of the US$'s reserve currency status) appears to be trying to pump the bubble up again, by deliberate deficit spending and quantitative easing. Meanwhile, European nations appear to be trying to deflate the bubble gradually by reducing their overheads and cutting their structural deficits at least. <br />Could you perhaps reactivate this blog periodically to track the progress of these contrasting approaches?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820485130017459619.post-17203829655338743492010-10-22T02:22:14.896-07:002010-10-22T02:22:14.896-07:00It's a while since I called in here (on a whim...It's a while since I called in here (on a whim) the project of the NWO is is speeding up by the day.<br /><br />America is disintegrating before our eyes, (as is Britain) western civilisation is being taken down.<br /><br />Everywhere you look our world as we know it is being dismantled.<br /><br />Seamless transfer in Britain from New Labour to Cameron's liberal Tories.<br /><br />And still the MSM rule supreme, which reminds me it's nearly time for Strictly. <br /><br />I may be back again sometime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820485130017459619.post-60706594514776519242010-10-21T01:40:29.501-07:002010-10-21T01:40:29.501-07:00CE, I like everyone here was sad to see you put aw...CE, I like everyone here was sad to see you put away your keyboard a couple of months ago and I feel that you were correct to do for the reasons you stated. It did at one point look like the MSM was finally starting to "get it" but once again they seem to have been waylaid by austerity plans and mortgage fraud and are still not looking far enough back for the root causes as you have done (I can envisage a future book along the lines of "Freakonomics" pointing out many of your insights). But there isn't much we can do about the current state of affairs, we can only plan and try to guide ourselves forward in the most acceptable manner possible. Which is were I would like to see either a resumption of the CE blog (or a new one) where you could express all your new economic learning and insights and apply it how to move forward from the mess the world is currently in (why just think small and UK?). There have been so many comments on the NWO here you might as well start defining your own CE World Order ;o)<br /><br />Mginger tosserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954116470256007245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820485130017459619.post-67072608907232926442010-10-05T23:53:33.560-07:002010-10-05T23:53:33.560-07:00Nice concept.
thanks a lot.Nice concept.<br />thanks a lot.UK investorshttp://www.investthamesgateway.com/about/about-invest-thames-gateway.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820485130017459619.post-8018085954366491982010-09-28T04:28:21.100-07:002010-09-28T04:28:21.100-07:00Sad to see this blog is stopping. Whilst not being...Sad to see this blog is stopping. Whilst not being of the Austrian school persuasion myself - I always enjoyed your blog and actually did find much common ground. I also had my mind changed on a few occasions.<br /><br />The discussions btl were also amongst the most civil anywhere - another testament to your blog. I hope if things do get really ''interesting'' you will return. I will check in to see every now and again.<br /><br />SuzySmith.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820485130017459619.post-39523513334373170182010-09-27T02:28:51.144-07:002010-09-27T02:28:51.144-07:00I am saddened that you are going to stop blogging....I am saddened that you are going to stop blogging. I enjoyed your posts. Thank you.Iamreddavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02768287658329807075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820485130017459619.post-88464097103126521122010-09-16T17:32:14.361-07:002010-09-16T17:32:14.361-07:00I too doff my cap to you sir! Its been a pleasure,...I too doff my cap to you sir! Its been a pleasure, and if you're ever up in Central let me know eh? <br /><br />If I was to be critical, it would only be in respect of your treatment (or lack of) of impact of other influences. The reason why the $US did fall on its arse (even though technically it should have done) is because of the might of other forms of 'capital' (political, strategic, military) not just financial. Western civilisation has a hegemonic hold on these other forms of capital, and it has used these to 'keep the wheels spinning' (but, as you say, the wheels have to stop spinning sometime soon).<br /><br />I'd like to finish with Chomsky & Evans-Pritchard - <br /><br />'Propaganda is to democracy what the bludgeon is to communism' Chomsky<br /><br />'In the end, politics always prevails' Evans-Pritchard<br /><br />How the economic crisis is politicised a the point where the US no longer feels in control is what interests me... <br /><br />All the best ;)Rednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820485130017459619.post-33701487474003626572010-09-13T18:18:21.735-07:002010-09-13T18:18:21.735-07:00Been out of the country for a while so only just s...Been out of the country for a while so only just seen this sad news!<br /><br />Cynicus, <br /><br />Thank you so much for all your hard work over the years - you've taught me an awful lot, not just about economics but also the incredible patience you have shown with the many people who did not (or would not) "get it"!<br /><br />Your blog has been a real inspiration to me and even though I've been off the radar for a while (having kids will do that to you!) I never fail to learn something when I come back here.<br /><br />All the best for your future endeavours, make sure you let us all know how you're getting on from time to time!<br /><br />Kindest Regards,<br /><br />T.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820485130017459619.post-31223118558631154322010-09-11T06:41:51.312-07:002010-09-11T06:41:51.312-07:00Great work! I don't think it's over, I thi...Great work! I don't think it's over, I think you just need to refresh.<br /> If you don't want to write long posts then consider micro-blogging instead i.e. using twitter. So rather than making long posts, you simply link us to articles you find interesting with very short comments.pkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13455938704666886291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820485130017459619.post-37589580797442201232010-09-10T12:00:32.260-07:002010-09-10T12:00:32.260-07:00I am sorry to see that you are leaving the show, b...I am sorry to see that you are leaving the show, but that's the way it is: easy come - easy go... <br />Thanks for all your posts from the past and good luck in the future... <br /><br />By the way, if anyone is interested: <br /><a href="http://cromland.cromalternativemoney.org" rel="nofollow"><b>Alternative Currency</b></a>: <a href="http://cromalternativemoney.org/index.php/en/media/news/alternative-currency-extraordinary-solution-for-extraordinary-times.html" rel="nofollow"><b>Extraordinary Solution For Extraordinary Times</b></a>Duric Aljosahttp://cromalternativemoney.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820485130017459619.post-83116823890636162152010-09-10T00:38:47.073-07:002010-09-10T00:38:47.073-07:00Like everyone else, CE, I am so disappointed to se...Like everyone else, CE, I am so disappointed to see the end of your blog. It does seem to me as if the stuff has just started to hit the fan. Two items on BBC World this morning<br /><br /> i) The new "Cigarette Lighter Problem." aka The Polo Mint Problem, a discount store in York, about a mile away from where they manufacture Polos is actually importing same from Indonesia. Even after that journey they are cheaper, much.<br /><br />ii) Militant Shoppers in Greece demanding, rather than asking, for discounts in the store and one man refusing to pay the toll on the toll road and disembarking to bodily shove the barrier out of the way.<br /><br />I hope you will find a way to let us know what happens in Academia.Fatticus Obesitusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820485130017459619.post-20315026256094874442010-09-09T01:48:34.696-07:002010-09-09T01:48:34.696-07:00I'v said before on this blog, only to be met w...I'v said before on this blog, only to be met with derision that Western civilisation is being taken down to merge with Third world.<br /><br />We now live in a post work, post democratic Western world. Our jobs have been outsourced and now rely on those same jobs to keep Western citizenry comatose by consumerism.<br /><br />The race for remaining resources is on, unemployment is rocketing as is Third world immigration. Britain's population is expanding to 70 million by 2050.<br /><br />To say nothing on the subject of the future economy where carbon credits will play a huge influential role.<br /><br />And what about David Cameron's communitarianism project?<br /><br />The power elites could have kept the economic scam going for evermore, but they didn't, they pulled the plug - Why?<br /><br />Ooh! I forgot, don't mention the NWO.<br /><br />I just don't get it.... Do You?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820485130017459619.post-75668834721253378202010-09-08T14:43:48.813-07:002010-09-08T14:43:48.813-07:00Sorry to see you are packing up shop. I agree wit...Sorry to see you are packing up shop. I agree with you more than with the current consensus that the real value of an economy can be saved by (more) government spending. I've learned a lot lurking on here; it has caused me to think a great deal about what is really valuable in an economy, as well as to wonder what is so unique about our way of living compared to people who do the same jobs in the so called third world. <br /><br />It strikes me that if the bubble that makes the West 'richer' really does burst were all in for a very very difficult time (to say the least). If things are as you suggest, I wonder if there will be food on western plates let alone the ability to export our supposed wealth to buy goods from third world labourers. It really does make me wonder if governments could hold society together at that point. <br /><br />You haven't talked much about things really getting to that post apocalyptic moment? I would have loved to have heard your thoughts on it, but I suppose it's too bleak to even write about. I get the feeling that everyone would find it difficult to comprehend what was happening given the feeling of entitlement we all have towards our consumption driven lifestyles.<br /><br />Enjoy it while it lasts I guess; lets hope that governments find a way through the debt problems over the next few years and put in real measures to pay off the debt over the next 50...<br /><br />Thanks for your work on this blog.<br /><br />Andy.Andrew Phillipohttp://www.andrewphillipo.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820485130017459619.post-39273586127768164002010-09-08T12:24:51.356-07:002010-09-08T12:24:51.356-07:00Sorry to see this, hope it will be only a temporar...Sorry to see this, hope it will be only a temporary bowing out. As Joesixpack said, things are getting interesting I think.pocmlocnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820485130017459619.post-33222846119477944742010-09-08T11:26:12.177-07:002010-09-08T11:26:12.177-07:00CE, you will be badly missed. I have personally ex...CE, you will be badly missed. I have personally experienced the change from near full employment in manufacturing in the mid-eighties in my local area (Crawley- the first town in England to have zero unemployment under Maggie Thatcher) to a service only industry employing a tenth of the workforce.Now in the 21st century the few remaining companies have/are re-locating to Eastern Europe or China; sums it up really! Very best wishes to you.SteveMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220877465182586117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820485130017459619.post-65605017974636356772010-09-08T09:41:13.700-07:002010-09-08T09:41:13.700-07:00I think I can see why you've stopped. Your the...I think I can see why you've stopped. Your themes and concerns are now all mainstream or ,at least, there are other like-minded voices out there. I wish you luck on your attempt to change the system from the inside. If you suceed, the number of economists needed by society should permanently dwindle.<br /><br />You said that you're not sure what the future holds . In my opinion, it'll become obvious in the next thirty years, as to whether technology ,along with the largest number of scientists and engineers who have ever existed at one time on Earth, will be able save industrial society.<br /><br />Goodnight, and good luck.A Real Black Personnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820485130017459619.post-52810110730065834272010-09-08T04:07:50.010-07:002010-09-08T04:07:50.010-07:00Dear Cynicus, I have only ever followed two blogs....Dear Cynicus, I have only ever followed two blogs. One written by a young lady living in Baghdad until a few years ago, and yours. Both have quite profoundly and sadly confirmed, in different ways, my feelings about the world in which we live. For your part (and people commenting), many thanks and all the best.<br /><br />On a personal note, rather than one of economics … my life is in the Developed World. It has rarely been easy (but could have been a lot harder) and entering my forties, I have very little in terms of material wealth or belongings. However, I wake up every day so deeply thankful and happy for the life that nothing other than pure chance has allowed me to have. I fear that many people don’t and will never see how lucky they are, how easy we have (had) it. For many, enough will never be enough and then there’s nothing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820485130017459619.post-53284992194358941012010-09-07T13:04:55.339-07:002010-09-07T13:04:55.339-07:00MH Please contact me via email by clicking on my n...MH Please contact me via email by clicking on my name above. The talk with the financial advisor has been postponed.OldNick666https://www.blogger.com/profile/14294879367543721380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820485130017459619.post-79597315505934712002010-09-07T07:51:21.719-07:002010-09-07T07:51:21.719-07:00Sorry to see you go, your blogs have been an asset...Sorry to see you go, your blogs have been an asset to those who try to think about what is going on.Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.com