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In their lifetime, no person knows what kind of setbacks they're going to encounter, nor do they know what kind of refinement they will be subject to. For some it's in their work, for some it's in their future prospects, for some it's in their family of origin, and for some it's in their marriage. But what's different from them is that today we, this group of people, are suffering for the word of God. That is, as someone who serves God, we have suffered setbacks on the path of believing in Him, and this is the path that all believers take and it is the road underneath all of our feet. It is from this point that we officially begin our course of believing in God, raise the curtain on our lives as human beings, and enter onto the right path of life. That is, it is when we enter onto the right path of God living alongside man, which normal people take. As someone who stands in front of God and serves Him, that is, someone who wears the robes of a priest in the temple, who has divine dignity and the authority and majesty of God, I make the following declaration to all people. To put it more clearly: The glorious countenance of God is My glory, His management plan is My core. I do not seek to gain a hundredfold in the world to come, but only to do God's will in this world so that He may enjoy one small fraction of His glory on the earth due to the meager efforts I put forth in the flesh. This is My only desire. In My opinion, this is My only spiritual sustenance; I believe that these should be the "final words" of someone who lives in the flesh and who is full of emotion. This is the path underneath My feet today. I believe that this outlook of Mine is My final words in the flesh, and I hope that people do not have other notions or thoughts of Me. Although I have given it My all, I have still been unable to satisfy the will of God in heaven. I am immeasurably sad—why is this the essence of the flesh? So, because of the things I have done in the past as well as the work of conquering God has carried out on Me, only now have I gained a deeper understanding of the essence of mankind. Only since then have I set the most basic standard for Myself: to only seek to do God's will, to give it My all, and to have nothing weighing on My conscience. I pay no mind to what requirements others who serve God have for themselves. In short, I have set My heart on doing His will. This is My confession as one of His creation who serves before Him—someone who has been saved and beloved by God, and who has suffered His blows. This is the confession of someone who has been watched over, protected, loved, and greatly used by God. From now on, I will continue down this path until I have completed the important task entrusted to Me by God. But in My opinion, the end of the road is imminent because His work has been completed, and as of today people have done all that they are able to do.
Ever since mainland China entered into this stream of recovery, its local churches gradually developed, centered around the work of the Holy Spirit. God has worked unceasingly in these local churches because they have become the core of God in the fallen imperial family. Because God has established local churches in such a family, without a doubt He is overwhelmed with happiness—it is a joy that defies description. After establishing local churches in mainland China and spreading this good news to brothers and sisters in other local churches across the world, God was very excited—this was the first step of work that He wanted to do in mainland China. It could be said that this was the first act, that God has been able to begin the first step of His work in a place that is like a city of demons that is unassailable by any thing, by any man—is that not God's great power? It's clear that for the recovery of this work, countless brothers and sisters have been martyred, dying under the devils' butcher knife. Mentioning this now brings great grief, but for the most part, the days of suffering have passed. Now I can work for God, and I have been able to make it to where I am today entirely because of God's power. I have great admiration for those who God chose for martyrdom—they were able to do God's will and sacrifice themselves for God. To speak frankly, if it weren't for God's grace and mercy, I would have collapsed in the mire long ago. Thanks be to God! I am willing to give all the glory to God, to allow Him to be at rest. Some people ask Me: "Because of Your position You shouldn't die, so why is it that You're happy when God mentions death?" I don't give a direct answer; I just give a little smile and respond: "This is the path that I must pursue, that I absolutely must follow." People don't understand My response, but just give Me a surprised look. They're a bit puzzled by Me. However, I believe that since this is the path that I have chosen and it is also the determination I have set in front of God, then no matter how great the difficulties are, I just work hard to continue down it. I think that this is a promise that should be upheld by someone who serves God. They cannot go back on their word one bit. This is also a rule, a regulation that was put forth long ago, in the Age of Law, that someone who believes in God should understand. In My experience, My knowledge of God is not great and My practical experience is negligible, not even worth mentioning, so I can't speak to any lofty opinions. However, God's words must be upheld, and cannot be rebelled against. To tell the truth, My own practical experience is not great, but because God bears witness to Me and people always have blind faith in Me, what can I do? I can only consider Myself unlucky. However, I still hope that people rectify their viewpoints on loving God. Personally, I'm nothing, because I am also pursuing the way of faith in God, and the path that I am walking is no more than the path of belief in God. Someone who is good should not be an object of worship—they can only act as an exemplar to follow. I don't care what others do, but I declare to people that I also give the glory to God; I do not give the glory of the Spirit to the flesh. I hope that everyone can understand My feeling on this. It's not shirking My responsibility, but it's just the whole story. This is something that should be utterly clear, and going forward it won't need to be mentioned again.
Today, I received enlightenment from God. God's work on the earth is the work of salvation; it's unrelated to anything else. Some people may think otherwise, but I always feel that the Holy Spirit is just doing a stage of work of salvation, and no other work. This should be clear. It's not until now that the work the Holy Spirit has been doing in mainland China has become clear—why would God want to open up all paths and work in this place where demons are running rampant everywhere? It can be seen from this that the work God is doing is mainly the work of salvation. To be more precise, it's mainly the work of conquering. From the start the name of Jesus was called out. (Maybe some have not experienced it, but I say that this was a step of the work of the Holy Spirit.) This was in order to depart from the Jesus of the Age of Grace, so a portion of the people were selected in advance, and then later that selection was narrowed. After that, the name of Witness Lee was called out in mainland China—this was the Holy Spirit's second part of the recovery work in mainland China. This was the first step of work in which the Holy Spirit began to select people, which was to first round people up, wait for the shepherd to tend to them, and the name "Witness Lee" was used to perform that service. God personally did His work upon the witnessing of the name "the Powerful" and before that, it was in a preparatory stage. So, it doesn't matter if that was right or wrong, and it is not the main issue within God's plan. After the witnessing of the name "the Powerful," God officially began to personally do His own work and after that, His deeds as God in the flesh officially began. Through the name "the Powerful Lord," He took control of all those who were rebellious and disobedient, and they began to take on the likeness of human beings, just like when someone enters their twenty-third or twenty-fourth year, they start to seem like an actual adult. That is, people had just begun to have a life of a normal human being, and through the trial of service-doers, God's work naturally transitioned to the phase of performing divine work. It could be said that only this stage of work is the core of so much of His work and that it is the primary step in His work. People know themselves and hate themselves. They have reached a point where they are able to curse themselves, they are happy to give up their own lives and they have a faint sense of God's loveliness. It is on this foundation that they understand the true meaning of life. This is achieving God's will. God's work in mainland China is drawing to a close. God has been carrying out His preparations in this land of filth for several years, but people had never achieved the point they have reached now. This means that only now has God formally begun His own work. There's no need to go into detail about this; this need not be explained by humans. This stage of work is without a doubt done directly through God's divinity, but it is carried out through man. No one can deny this. It certainly is due to God's great power on earth that His work could reach the extent that it currently has in the people of this land of licentiousness. The fruit of this work could be taken anywhere to convince people. No one would dare to lightly pass judgment on this and deny it.


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It's easy to get caught up in the bad rather than the good, the ugly rather than the beautiful or the imperfections rather than the imPERFECTions. This page is dedicated to the good, the beautiful and the (im)perfect. If you have something that made you smile, giggle or just feel even remotely uplifted then email me the picture/video/story and your name/signature/anonymous at sahaj.kohli8@gmail[dot]com. I will upload them here along with my own variety of snippets to smile about.
Wrapping my hands around my hot tea mug early in the morning at work.A warm, cozy blanket to snuggle into.Hugs from mom.Silly jokes that turn into full-on belly laughing sessions.My BFF's cat purring as loud as a car engine when I stroke him.Complimenting strangers. - S.F.
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POLOKWANE – During the recent Integrated Development Plan (IDP) Budget meeting the Polokwane Muncipality has again called on residents to save water.The IDP and Budget for the new financial year highlighted that as much as 30 to 100 litres of water per minute could be used to water gardens and lawns with a hose. The municipality added the use of municipal water for the purpose of irrigating your garden, washing of paving and open residential areas, as well as business and industry is still prohibited. A fine of R1 000 may be issued to anyone in violation of this regulation.This appeal was despite fairly good rainfall following the devastating drought of the last season. During the meeting Polokwane Mayor, Thembi Nkadimeng, said water is a scarce commodity and should be used wisely.Shouts of protests could be heard when it was said this is also applicable to boreholes, as all water in South Africa belongs to the state, and all boreholes should be registered.The average water level of the main suppliers of Polokwane's water, the Flag Boshielo and Ebenezer dams, stood at 65,3% this week against last year's 52,2%.Dap Naudé Dam stood at 100,9% at the beginning of the week, with it being at 97,5% for the same period last year.The provincial average for dam levels was 78,6 % against last year's 61,4%.
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She says she has more details for the FBI - those were the most vivid - and more witnesses. Too bad she nor they weren't spoken to. Maybe they would've found the address.
But you're not fooling anyone that you're interested, anymore than the senators are.
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While the idea that this accusation is a political plot is on the fringe of possible explanations, given how this stuff unfolded, it shouldn't be completely dismissed as a possibility.Originally Posted by COWBOY
When she first came out with her accusation, it was unclear that she had any political motivations.
But now that things have unfolded, and her team of lawyers, and herself have acted in very politically driven ways, it seems more clear that she did.
For example, it was the primary goal of the dems to stall this nomination till they gain power, thus robbing trump of seating a supreme court judge.
What does she do? She acts in various ways aimed at delaying the process. She wanted to drive to Washington, acting as though flying were the last thing she could possibly do.
She acted ignorant of offers to meet her where she was, which is fairly incredible considering everyone in the country knew about it. It is hard to claim ignorance when your invitation is broadcast on all the news networks.
Then there is the way in which facts are released to the senate. As she has her day before them, she didn't release key elements of her "proof", expecting them to take her word for it.
then when things don't look to unfold in her favor, she made demands to be re-interviewed, or else she wouldn't release her evidence. ... To highlight how bad this is. Consider this. If her "evidence" was actually a video tape of judge K raping her.... who would act in such a way with the evidence? No one would accept her refusal to actually show such evidence, and no one would simply take her word for it. yet.. that is what we are expected to do.
These were pure political moves, in line with the political goals of the dems.
now maybe she was a pawn, and I think that is very likely.. but the appearance should cut the incredulity at the notion that she was ultimately politically motivated.
As it stands, IF there were a political conspiracy, there is certainly a lot of room for it to have taken place.
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And now he is a Supreme Court Justice.
That's all folks, thanks for watching judicial appointee politics 2018 edition. Come back next time as republicans dance on the grave of the next justice simply by trying to fill the seat.
Tune in as we find out such accusations as "He pimped my daughter out for drug money", and "i'm having his baby" and "He turned me into a newt!".
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She didn't want to fly.. you think she was going to take a boat?Originally Posted by COWBOY
To refresh your memory. She came out with the accusations, and the senate wanted to talk with her. She postponed the meetings for one week, and then asked for more time because she didn't want to FLY to the meeting.
She wanted more time so that she could take a slower method of travel. Namely driving. Which is what all the fuss about her flying plenty of other times was about. It appeared to be very selective her "fear" of flying.
Originally Posted by LINKSo I guess her having a lawyer was for nothing huh. I mean.. that is the point of her having a lawyer to do all those pesky things like filing evidence. Also, as she was contacted by senators asking for the information she supposedly wanted to give to them, I got to figure she could have asked them where they wanted her to stick it. In a mailbox, in a carrier pigeon, at the end of a scavenger hunt.Originally Posted by COWBOY
Instead she refused to produce the one piece of evidence she says supported her claims and that many here founded their opinion on.
At this point, if you go by the evidence, she did not want to make the information available to the senate. She only said she did.. then acted in a way contradictory to that.
That is why any conspiracy theory even has room.
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and indeed they had agreed to that, but she claims to have not known about that, and she had lawyers at that time.Originally Posted by COWBOY
So what is your point? It still plays to the delay tactic. As to "making it comfortable". That is BS, they clearly made concessions, but she does not get to hold the process hostage with indecission.
I'm sorry, but after 36 years it is time to stand up and speak or forever hold your peace.
I think the Dem who answered her original call did a disservice to her by not telling her.."look, say something or don't, but you can't be "anonymous about this.
That is no excuse.. what kind of defense is that? ANY TIME during the process would have been superior to NOT AT ALL.Originally Posted by cowboy
There is no room to plead ignorance on this point.
Heck, if she would have been so yokal local as to just bring it printed out in a grocery bag when she was testifying and said "who do I give this evidence too".
It would have been taken care of. The idea that she needed lawyers... is ridiculous.. yet she had them anyway, and didn't turn over key evidence but instead held it hostage like a political pawn.
Come on, you can see politics when it happen right? You don't seem to have a problem seeing republicans politics moving the process along. You can't see feet dragging on the other side?
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This is a great example of the kind of tone deaf, hyper-partisan rhetoric that is fueling the divide in this country. It's a crying shame, and it certainly isn't anything to joke about.Originally Posted by MindTrap
I'm sorry you feel that this was all a conspiracy by the Democrats. It speaks to how entrenched in our views many in our country have become, to the point where we are unable to sympathize with those that disagree with us, even though we aren't all that different.
Just an FYI, I was not referring to the circus in the senate, but the circus of it all.. in the media and the senate.Originally Posted by fruend
Am I tone deaf for pointing out Democratics naked delay tactics? or Tone deaf for calling out ridiculous headlines and demonetization in the media?
if so.. then I'll have a shirt printed up and sport it with pride.
HAHAOriginally Posted by freund
It is one thing to sympathize, and it is another to abandon any principles of basic justice.
I think "all a conspiracy" is a little too far. I mean, the dem's were most certainly acting in a political way, with motivations of politics over justice driving their decisions.
I don't currently think that extended to a total fabrication of her story, but as I said, given the evidence of how she acted.. we shouldn't rule it out.
I'm currently at the position that she was abused by the process,probably betrayed by her lawyers who were more interested in a public circus of her testifying in Washington, then having her quietly meet with senators in the comfort of her home. .. but I could be wrong, I have no clue how informed she was during the whole process.
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The tone deafness is in the lack of sympathy for assault victims. Even if Dr. Ford was dishonest (which I view as unlikely, given the evasiveness of Justice Kavanaugh's responses), there are a lot of women (and men) out there who have been sexually assaulted that have seen this travesty of a nomination process play out on the national stage. That anyone would gloat, make light of or celebrate this when there are real people on the other side of this that have been hurt is harmful to our cohesiveness as a nation.Originally Posted by MindTrap
That you don't see that is simply because you lack sympathy for what others have gone through as evidenced by the manner in which you responded--by making a joke.
Is that what you think has happened here, that the principles of basic justice have been abandoned in favor of being sympathetic? I personally don't see that.Originally Posted by MindTrap
You could say the same thing of the Republicans--which is my point. The fact that we cannot rise above this partisan pettiness is destructive.Originally Posted by MindTrap
She claimed ignorance and flew to Washington a week later.Originally Posted by COWBOY
She still hasn't released the evidence in her possession. The evidence that many in this thread are basing their support on, that no one has actually seen.Originally Posted by COWBOY
Namely the notes from her therapy session.
Sympathy has no part in a fair trial. We can't have so much sympathy that we hang innocent people. .. And what of the sympathy for innocent men? Aren't you being tone deaf to that?Originally Posted by FRUEND
I think the accusation of "tone deaf" is an emotional appeal, and thus I really don't care. I am sorry you feel that way, I think the process victimized her and used her beyond what she already experienced.
I think that abuse came at the hands of her lawyers and the Dems, as they used her for a political pawn.
This should have all been taken care of in a background check interview months ago. Not made into a public circus to character assassinate a political opponent.
Absolutely, we saw the presumption of innocents thrown out the window. We saw the expectation for corroborating evidence completely abandoned. We saw an accusation with no legal merit, with zero evidence, 36 years old, paraded around as though people should take it serious. Worse it was presented to the public with titles such as "so and so corroborates Fords testimony". Giving the appearance that evidence existed, which did not.Originally Posted by FREUND
The biggest disservice was done to all the sexual assault victims out there, who need to come forward today, not 36 years later. they are being told that she was right to come forward now, and that everyone else is crazy for not believing them.
They are not being told the truth, which is.. your story is less credibl 36 years later.
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Was this a trial? The answer to that question is no, but I can understand why you continue to (erroneously) categorize a senate confirmation hearing as a trial. It has a lot of the elements of a trial, where any statement made could be grounds for criminal action (statements are made under oath). There is also the accusation element, which makes it feel like the candidate is actually a defendant. These elements do not change the fact that this was not a trial.Originally Posted by MindTrap
What statement have I made that suggests I am being tone deaf or lack sympathy for Justice Kavanaugh?Originally Posted by MindTrap
Can you show how it is an emotional appeal?Originally Posted by MindTrap
So you don't believe Dr. Ford, that's fine. Did you watch the testimonies?Originally Posted by MindTrap
By whom?Originally Posted by MindTrap
In cases of sexual violence, corroborating evidence is helpful but it isn't usually legally required in order to prosecute or convict someone of a sex crime. This is a good resource that goes in-depth into the nuances that occur in these kinds of cases and why corroborating evidence is not normally a legal requirement for prosecution or conviction.Originally Posted by MindTrap
If you have ever known someone who has been sexually assaulted, you might have more sympathy for the psychological trauma that goes with it and understand why someone might not say anything for a long time--if ever. It is a serious matter, and any accusation should be taken seriously and evaluated appropriately. That you suggest it should not have been taken seriously is precisely the tone deafness I was referring to.Originally Posted by MindTrap
Source?Originally Posted by MindTrap
Why would they want to come forward today when they could be publicly mocked and ridiculed by the President of the United States and his supporters? Why would they want to come forward today if it is as you say, that they would be used as a tool to a political end?Originally Posted by MindTrap
What does that have to do with fairness? Are we free to be "unjust" simply because judgments are not being passed in a courtroom?Originally Posted by FREUND
I mean, the point that it isn't a trial, is in the most technical sense.. true.
But what relevance does it have on my point? That we should be governed by fairness, or base our judgment purely on sypathy and emotion.
It is an emotional appeal because it does not object to the truth value of any of my claims. Instead it attacks the emotional sensativity in which those claims are made.Originally Posted by FREUND
Basically, I said it mean, but your not objecting to it's accuracy.
Yes I did, though not all of Justice K's.. because it was too long.Originally Posted by FREUND
By everyone who upon hearing her accusation, without demanding any supporting evidence, then demanded Judge K account for his entire young adult life.Originally Posted by FRUEND
.. so basically every Democrate in the room.
I'm sorry your not giving me enough to go on to support your claim. Are you expecting me to dig through the 235 pages of your linked "support" to find where it supports what you are claiming?Originally Posted by FREUND
Instead what I have found is that the vast majority of rape cases are never brought to court because they are unwinable as "he said/she said".
Because the accuser has a burden to PROVE that the accused did what the accuser is saying.
https://rainn.org/statistics/criminal-justice-systemOriginally Posted by LINK
O.. I competly undersand why people act the way they do, and don't come forward. That is not relevant, and is an emotional appeal (once again, but maybe if you weren't so mean you would undersand that).Originally Posted by FREUND
My point is that the way people act HURTS THEIR CREDIBILITY.
For example, I completly understand how a woman can become desperate and prostitute herself out to make ends meet.
That choice however basically makes all her alligations of "rape" unbelievable. Because I am not about to act as a collection agency for prostitutes.
Are hookers raped? Yea, probably at a higher rate than others too.
Point is, what you do effects your credibility, and waiting 36 years to report a crime, is one of those things.
Check it out. If she had made this claim 36 years ago, and all the people involved said they were not at such a party.. we would conclude she is a liar.
But because she waited 36 years, we can't conclude she is lying because it is very possible everyone not directly involved forgot the uneventful(to them) party.
So her waiting hurt her credibility, because on the flip side if they all remembered it, but didn't "witness" anything.. they could have at least been proof that there was a party that he was at with her.
Which is more than we have now.
your emotinal appeal is noted, and when you calm down maybe we can have a logical discussion.
What are you talking about? I was referring to the women around the u.s. that are legitimately raped. The lesson they should learn is not to wait 36 years, but to come forward as soon as possible.Originally Posted by FREUND
They should be aware of the burden and RESPONSIBILITY they have.
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At any rate, i've been reading through quite a number of 'he said/she said' regarding the Ford vs Kavanaugh discrepancy. Many of which now appear to be centered around FMS (false memory syndrome). While I don't doubt FMS makes sense, I question the validity of the FBI investigative report, especially since it was limited in scope so as not to be thorough or include other possible witnesses. That we can continue to discuss other scenario's despite the outcome (Kavanagh's expedited confirmation), is at this point of little value. However, what's just as important, or maybe even more so considering the impact Kavanaugh may now have as a Supreme Court Justice, are his motivations, both political or otherwise. And as well, given the manner of which he conducted himself during a relatively simple confirmation hearing. Topic's of note: He dodged most questions surrounding whether or not he would protect Trump from legal troubles. When asked whether or not a president can fire at will a prosecutor who is criminally investigating him. Once again, Kavanaugh dodged the question. On Roe vs Wade. Kavanaugh once referred to birth control drugs as abortion pills. And this is but only three decisions that can carry huge consequences for everyone in the U.S. Need I mention his political dissent during that hearing that flew in the face of what a Supreme Court Justice is all about? (by blaming Dems) Far as i'm concerned, he's just another Trump apologist.
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Perhaps women that lie about being sexually assaulted should be on the same sex offender list as those that actually assault? That may be extreme, but there should be consequences, and they should be similar in gravity. This is an accusation that should be reserved for those actually assaulted.
To date, I don't see those that are falsely accusing suffering anywhere near what the falsely accused suffer.
That is probably a real danger. Just like women in abusive marriages are at risk of further abuse if they say something.Originally Posted by HIWATERS
I recognize that is a legitimate problem, however we still encourage women in abusive marriages to do something about it yes?
So, what you are saying doesn't really absolve them of responsibility. And while we can understand why a sexual assault victim would wait years to step forward, it still reduces their credibility in a substinative way.
Just for clarification, this is not a he said/she said situation. That is for instances where it is only a man and a woman in a room. (or just two people).Originally Posted by hiwaters
In this case there were 3, and it turned into a she said vs they said.
It was not limited so that it did not include other possible witnesses. They spoke ONLY to possible witnesses. So while the media played it that there were 17ish people that could have cooberated her story, they were not witnesse to the event, they were hear say from years later.Originally Posted by HIWATERS
So that is a bit of mis-information that they did not interview all possible witnesses. It was limited in scope so that it dealt specifically with this alligation.
I don't have any problem with how he conducted himself. He was accused of gang rape by U.S senators, and was the target of a clear smear job by democrats, who broke protocol and played politics in order to sink his nomination.Originally Posted by HIWATERS
All apointees dodge questions on hpothetical future cases. That is just the way it is.Originally Posted by HIWATERS
also, it is mis-information that HE refered to birth control as abortion pills. He was stating the position of someone in the case before him, not advocating it himself. (that is im understanding)
You need to mention it, like you need to mention the extrodinary partisan measures the Dems took to attack him personally. Not a single one of them was going to vote for him before all the shenanigans, and the vote was the same after the fact.Originally Posted by hiwaters
As to being a trump apologist, you give trump too much credit. Trump didn't hand pick this guy, he has been on the short list of Rep for years.
Now.. if you want to assert that the Dems pissed him off right before a life time appointment. I am open to hearing that, but that is their bad and you will have to wait and see if there is any evidence for it.
If you want a legit reason why he shouldn't be on the court, how about because the court only represents 2 law schools (yale and harvard). That there are other worthy schools that teach law, and different perspectives are good. How about a small school justice hmmm?
Anyone here for diversity?
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After a single dollar auction back on March 24th, the new parallel-to-CADIVI system for distributing dollars whimpered off into the oblivion where it should always have dwelled.
No pragmatic decision-making of any kind seems forthcoming from the clique in power. CADIVI is still sclerotic and no functioning replacement for for the now mothballed SITME system, there's just no way to source anywhere-near-legal dollars in this economy. And in our nunca bien ponderada economía de puertos, no dollars=no stuff.
But maybe the mechanism is a red herring here. Quite aside from the mechanics of dollar-allocation, they just don't have any dollars to allocate on hand in the first place.
Even if there was a huge crisis in the Middle East tomorrow sending oil prices skyrocketing to $250/barrel leaving the Central Bank awash in greenbacks, it would still take time for importers to get those dollars, place their orders, get them delivered to Puerto Cabello and distribute them to consumers.
Another way of saying that is: it's going to get worse before it gets better.
Which brings me to the photo above. Remember that guy? See, I've been mulling a theory these last few days.
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Economists don't understand money
Steve Saville
Below is an excerpt from a commentary originally posted at www.speculative-investor.com on 15th July, 2010.
Strangely, many economists have a mental block when it comes to money. They just can't seem to get their heads around what money is, what the quantity of money should be, how the money supply should be measured, and how changes in the money supply affect the economy. Even the late great Milton Friedman had a mental block about money and unfortunately passed it along to most of his followers. For example, the block is evident in the latest quarterly outlook produced by Hoisington Investment Management (HIM). The authors of this report make a lot of good points about debt, unemployment and the government's attempts to "stimulate" the economy via deficit spending, but then completely lose the plot once they delve into monetary theory. Some of their errors are discussed herewith, but we'll first note that money is simply the general medium of exchange. Nothing more, nothing less. All other functions of money are secondary to its role as the general medium of exchange.
Some important logical errors are revealed by the following short excerpt from the above-linked HIM report:
"Although gold coins were once used [as money], gold is so illiquid that it is not even considered to be a form of near money -- though it is still widely thought of as a store of value. Since its price can fluctuate widely and unpredictably, it no longer serves well as a medium of exchange or as a unit of account."
By the comment "gold is so illiquid" HIM probably means that there isn't enough gold in the world for gold to be the general medium of exchange. The reality, however, is that if something has the right characteristics to be money (fungible, easily divisible and transportable, etc.) then any quantity will be just as good as any other quantity. For example, consider two scenarios where everything is the same except that in scenario 1 the money supply has always been "X" and in scenario 2 it has always been "10X". Money prices under scenario 2 will simply be 10-times higher than under scenario 1, but relative prices will be the same (if a particular type of car costs the equivalent of 10,000 bushels of corn under scenario 1 then it will also cost the equivalent of 10,000 bushels of corn under scenario 2). To put it another way, the purchasing power of each monetary unit will adjust to whatever the total supply of monetary units happens to be.
Steve Saville
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