Posts by Simon

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1995 generation change

by Gorb in

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now, many years later, i remember the 1995 generation change, very well.. since early youth, hearing my father explaining in field service the 2520 years.

it was his main theme in the field.. with the change my doubts started.

with some jw friends we did not trust the organization anymore.

Simon

They think Armageddon will bail them out on the mortgage so they won't have to pay it off, but in reality they will simply die in debt -- but at least they won't have to pay it off.

Hopefully they are a childless couple. Not that you should rely on your parents passing anything on to you, but to have them live in a financially reckless way due to an outside influence that they chose to follow without thinking is likely disheartening and something many only discover after their parents pass away. Or worse, will become a burden to their children in later life.

For any boomer to die in debt represents a massive failure in good life choices, because they really were handed a favourable system (to them) on a plate.

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Why October 19 could be a catastrophic day for the US economy

by Iamallcool in

https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/01/economy/debt-ceiling-next-steps/index.html .

Simon

Wait till the Chinese economy brings everything down. The Evergrande collapse is just a symptom of bigger underlying problems. They are now struggling to keep the lights on as the wheels come off their fakes economic miracle.

China, the gift that keeps giving.

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In the UK it is legal to abort a Down's Syndrome baby up until the moment of birth

by LoveUniHateExams in

there was a recent legal challenge, brought about by a woman who herself has down's, which sought to overturn this sad state of affairs.. and a few days ago, a judge upheld the original law and denied her legal challenge.

this is pretty sick, don't you think?.

pro-abortion people love to ridicule religious people who claim that life begins at conception, so the obvious question is, when does life actually begin?.

Simon

Abort? Fancy word for "Murder".

Murdering unborn babies - just another sick policy of the left.

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SEX BETWEEN CONSENTING ADULTS NOT WRONG

by JohnTron72 in

i replied to a lesbian on the quora website who tried to state that god destroyed sodom because of the violent rape the people were trying to commit, not because they were homosexuals.

her argument perperuated so often was that it stated nothing about sex between "two consenting adults".

but, instead of using the bible scriptures such as a man shall not lay down with another as a woman, i used something else you never hear anyone use.... i told her to look to genesis 6:1-4 .

Simon

I think it's time you fucked-off JohnTron72.

I'm god here, and god thinks you're an asshole.

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SEX BETWEEN CONSENTING ADULTS NOT WRONG

by JohnTron72 in

i replied to a lesbian on the quora website who tried to state that god destroyed sodom because of the violent rape the people were trying to commit, not because they were homosexuals.

her argument perperuated so often was that it stated nothing about sex between "two consenting adults".

but, instead of using the bible scriptures such as a man shall not lay down with another as a woman, i used something else you never hear anyone use.... i told her to look to genesis 6:1-4 .

Simon

Stop with the ALL-CAPS SHOUTING

Also, stop with the nuttery.

Seriously, you're arguing over technicalities todo with fairy stories. It's all bullshit.

But then to come here to tell your little story of how someone said something and you told them something else ... are we supposed to be impressed?

Just so you know, I think you're a grade A mentalist, and if all you can talk about is gay people ... you might just be gay.

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Search match

by Etude in

is there a way to search topics where you and another user made comments?

i'm looking for the interaction i had with another user on several topics.. thanks.. etuce..

Simon

Not through the UI. You can find topics you've commented on:

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/users/1591/Etude/posted

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China About to Screw Your Life Again

by Simon in

china's economy is wobbling as one of its largest companies, evergrande, is teetering on bankruptcy.. there's a good chance it's collapse will have a knock-on effect on other markets.. so more to thank them for than just the covid virus.. no one should have any dealing with china..

Simon

Hope you are truly right about all you say about this. , but a poor schmuck like me find it dubious that many of the scams, extortion, ransom deals are channeled to the parallel monetary system, is it not because it is not easily traceable through layers of "wallet" sites? only accessible through coded passwords?

The vast majority of crime and fraud happens using USD. Most crypto is trackable and provides law enforcement with new tools.

banks give out stolen money with a colouring bomb attached.

I think that's more in movies. The real criminal use of USD will be things like cartels moving shipments of drugs etc... and of course the major banks doing money laundering and other shenanigans.

Is it not true, that financial crisis were not triggered by honest people working to much or little, but by speculation and manipulation of artificial monetary concepts and vehicles, that have only tenuous connection to reality?

Too many negatives in the sentence to try to make sense of it. The last banking crisis was caused by assets being misrepresented and a contagion of bad debt. The "solution" to all things for banks and politicians is to inflate currency so it becomes worthless, because it makes their debts less and steals from savers ... money that they otherwise can't touch.

True, that China has produced a lot of junk, piling up in our landfills, ut they also have produced value for many of their suffering people.

hopefully their aggression can be contained.

Hear, hear

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China About to Screw Your Life Again

by Simon in

china's economy is wobbling as one of its largest companies, evergrande, is teetering on bankruptcy.. there's a good chance it's collapse will have a knock-on effect on other markets.. so more to thank them for than just the covid virus.. no one should have any dealing with china..

Simon

cash , under the table earnings are also great ways to dodge taxes, , and make others pay for the benefits that governments dish out, such as universal healthcare and pensions to the poor retired ~~circuit overseer~~ and special pioneers, and other gullible true believers in / of wt inc.

Crypto isn't like cash, as it's traceable.

Imagine being able to see and track exactly where all the money going into a charity is spent for instance? Not just what they tell you they spend things on, what they actually spend it on, because the ledger of transactions is public.

Instead of enabling corruption is makes things more transparent, which is not going to be something that certain organizations and certain governments want.

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Where to flee Covid mandates and restrictions?

by Kosonen in

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friends

at the moment there does not seem to be any place to flee to from covid mandates and restrictions.

we are stuck like the first century christians in jerusalem.

but jesus said when the disgusting thing would stand in the holy place, it was time to swiftly flee to the mountains.. will jehovah god open a path to security where we can be in safety?

Simon

Smokers pay more for health insurance on the plan my husband's employer has and under which I'm covered.

That's if you have a private system. In a socialized system such as the UK or Canada everyone pays the same rate in taxes with no regard to your lifestyle or what you might be doing to your own health.

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China About to Screw Your Life Again

by Simon in

china's economy is wobbling as one of its largest companies, evergrande, is teetering on bankruptcy.. there's a good chance it's collapse will have a knock-on effect on other markets.. so more to thank them for than just the covid virus.. no one should have any dealing with china..

Simon

I thought that this parallel coining is climate damaging, using coal,

I'm sure there is someone, somewhere using coal, but the majority of crypto miners need and want to use something less

in Alberta capped dormant wells to burn off gas that should be left in the ground, harassing nearby residences in the process.

If you're referring to off-gassing, this happens anyway. There is a tremendous amount of wasted energy but lots of this can now be harnessed. There would be no point converting this gas to electricity in the middle of no-where, but Crypto can make it worthwhile which then reduces the wasted emissions and brings economic benefit.

using more energy than many countries in total

It's very misleading to compare the total energy use to countries. It comes down to exactly which energy is being used. If it's energy that would otherwise be wasted then it isn't equivalent and it's misleading to imagine that preventing it would somehow save that energy - it wouldn't, it would still be created, just wasted.

Crypto miners can use excess energy (e.g. solar and wind, when it exceeds demand) and can make it more economical to have these installations by being a paying customer for them at times no one else wants or can use that power.