Tag Archives: Catalonia

Jun 1 2018

Head of Spain Ousted on Corruption – The Man who Sent in Troops to Catalonia


Armstrong Economics Blog/Corruption

Re-Posted Jun 1, 2018 by Martin Armstrong

The head of Spain, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who sent in troops against Catalonia has been one of the most corrupt politicians in modern time.  At last, he has been overthrown by Parliament after an unprecedented corruption scandal in Madrid. Now we are introducing political uncertainty in Spain, Italy, and Greece will soon follow. In Spain, a broad party alliance emerged based on the vote of no confidence of the Social Democratic PSOE against Rajoy of the conservative People’s Party (PP). The motion was supported by 180 MPs, requiring at least 176 votes. This is PSOE boss Pedro Sanchez who is the new head of government. He is expected to be commissioned by the king to form a new government quickly. Those who have supported the no-confidence vote included the leftist party Podemos and two separatist parties from Catalonia.

Rajoy simply gave up for his support vanished before the vote. Corruption is fine until it is exposed. Rajoy came to office back in December 2011 and led a conservative minority government since 2016. The PSOE head came out and proclaimed: “Today we are opening a new chapter in the history of democracy in our country.” He is a former economics professor.

The corruption scandal has involved 29 defendants, including former PP leadership cadres, who were sentenced to 351 years in prison for corruption, embezzlement, money laundering and illegal enrichment. Corruption among politicians is just off the charts. Obama’s longtime fundraiser Antoin “Tony” Rezko was convicted on federal fraud and money laundering charges, and anyone else would have been brought up on conspiracy if they were no Obama. On the same day, the Obamas closed on their house, Rezko’s wife, Rita Rezko, bought a vacant lot next door from the same seller, at the full asking price of $625,000 so Obama got a deal on the house. Later, Rezko sold the lot to Obama for $300.000. Obama said he paid fair market value for the property decline. By more than 50%. Of course, the press and the police look the other way when anyone else would call it outright corruption.

Welcome to the real world where corruption is just off the charts everywhere!

May 25 2018

GDPR – It’s Here Like it or Not


Armstrong Economics Blog/Armstrong Economics 101

Re-Posted May 24, 2018 by Martin Armstrong


We have sent out emails to our clients and request that you respond to them ASAP. We do not flood people with constant emails. We do not require even registering to view the site. We also DO NOT sell your personal information to ANYONE. We have always respected everyone’s privacy and we are not desperate for money so you need not milk every single penny from everything.

Nevertheless, politicians get bored and when they do, they write laws that sometimes are far too ambiguous that allows they to reinterpret just about anything. As the Duke of Richelieu and Fronsac (1585–1642) once said:

“If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of men, I will find something in them which will hang him.”

(Source: The Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1896) by Jehiel K̀eeler Hoyt, p. 763 : some dispute this quote)

The deep concern many have had is that the real purpose of this is to be able to shut down anyone who creates email campaigns against the EU. It will be flatly illegal to simply send out bulk emails for political purposes and you can bet they will be the first prosecuted. The revelations of the use of emails by Cambridge Analytica Ltd during the US 2016 campaign has been the real motivation behind this legislation.

May 19 2018

Douglas Murray: This Is Why Sweden’s All Female Government Is Failing


Published on Feb 19, 2018

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May 19 2018

Jordan Peterson: Dostoyevsky‘s Critique of Utopian Egalitarianism


Published on Dec 10, 2017

Jordan B Peterson (born June 12, 1962) is a Canadian clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at the University of Toronto. The topic of this clip is: Dostoyevsky‘s Critique of Utopian Egalitarianism. Full lecture from Aug, 2016, quoted under fair use: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fUY0… You can support Dr. Peterson at his Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jordanbpeterson
May 19 2018

2015 Personality Lecture 12: Existentialism: Dostoevsky, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard


Published on Feb 24, 2015

Become a site patron: http://bit.ly/1VhFPLb Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drjordanpete… Dostoevsky, Nietzsche and Kierkegaard, prophetic thinkers of the late 1800’s, foretold the inevitable rise of nihilism and totalitarianism in the bloody 20th century. Want to support this channel?

 

May 18 2018

Stephen Hicks: Nietzsche Perfectly Forecasts the Postmodernist Left


Published on Aug 1, 2017

Stephen Hicks is a Canadian-American philosopher who teaches at Rockford University, where he also directs the Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship. In 2004 he wrote a book named “Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault” which was e.g. recommended by Jordan Peterson for understanding postmodernism (cf. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPojl…)
May 18 2018

EU Migration Chief Say Europe Will Continue to Take Refugees “For Decades to Come”


Armstrong Economics Blog/European Union

Re-Posted May 17, 2018 by Martin Armstrong

The EU migration chief, Dimitris Avramopoulos, has demonstrated that politicians are just so out of touch with reality they are securing their own demise. Avramopoulos has made a speech that Europe is set to absorb massive waves of migration “for the decades to come” and that the EU will “never become a fortress” building walls to keep people out. He delivered this speech yesterday as the Euro broke the 118 level. By this very policy, the failed invasion of the Ottoman Empire back in 1683 has been fulfilled. Christianity in Europe will eventually decline to a second-rate religion. These people are just so far from reality refusing to admit that this decision is what is tearing the EU apart, that this refusal to admit a mistake is sealing the fate of the EU and will raise the stakes of disintegration by 2020-2021.

May 17 2018

Stephen Hicks – Explaining Postmodernism In 2018


Published on Mar 23, 2018

The UBC Free Speech Club had the absolute honour of hosting Dr. Stephen Hicks earlier in March. We sincerely hope you enjoy this lecture as it is the first of many on this channel. Special Thanks Dr. Jordan B. Peterson for connecting us to Dr. Hicks. Dr. Hicks signed a number of extra copies of his book. You can buy your own signed hardcopy here! https://www.amazon.ca/dp/0983258406?m…
May 17 2018

Stephen Hicks: From the Falsification of Marxism to Post-Modernism


Published on Jul 9, 2017

Stephen Ronald Craig Hicks is a Canadian-American philosopher who teaches at Rockford University, where he also directs the Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship. In 2004 he wrote a book named “Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault” which was e.g. recommended by Jordan Peterson for understanding postmodernism (cf. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPojl…) Full clip, quoted under fair use: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zhOo…
May 16 2018

Jordan Peterson: Why Globalism Fails and Nationalism is Relatable


Published on Jul 27, 2017

Jordan B Peterson (born June 12, 1962) is a Canadian clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at the University of Toronto. This is part of his Biblical Series VIII: The Phenomenology of the Divine and he is talking about globalism and why large systems fail. Full video quoted under fair use: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoQdp…