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[TheEconomist]

Give me a break.

Repubicanism is a grouping of losely based ideologies, similiar to libertarianism. What you are referring to is the Republican Party. Not what I'm talking about. Despite being an economic conservative and overall geopolitical interventionist, I despise the Republican party and would have to agree that the Democratic Party is the less of two evils.

PS: Abolishing the fed would probably result in what went on before the Fed. More frequent and more severe recessions. There is nothing wrong with the Fed on paper, just in practice. It's the people running it that's the problem, not the institution. However, people say their failing at their job. They're not. The Fed has become a political entity that is meant to make the people feel better. It's succeeded at that, long term growth be damned.

Having a federal reserve is a necessity to be a reserve currency and, regardless, has still done a decent job of easing the recession. Granted, I would have preferred a total collapse since that would force changes through quickly instead of letting people feel like everything's okay and slow train-wrech/decline in the same way that real life would provide a swift kick in the ass for a lazy graduating college student used to living in a shell as opposed to mommy and daddy easing them into self-sufficiency. If that had happened, we'd almost surely have made necessary changes years ago and this generation would be been forced to actually develop some character. But, really, I'm not sure the average human being that is more worried about relationships and various kinds of emotions would be able to handle that and would prefer an easier transition with worse long term prospects over a sudden, painful jolt. Cue socialist destroyers under the guise of populist saviors.

The Fed is overall, a good thing, as an instiution. However, it's practices only inflate bubbles we know to be skewed because, hey, when creatures opposed to hardship advance enough in development to be able to regulate their own environments, why wouldn't it chose the easier way instead of the right way? Also, asset purchases and zero interests rates help those that own assets exponentially more than those that don't. Republicans bitch about the Fed and QE but they're by far the primary beneficiaries. Oh well, lazy people wanted what seemed to be the easy way out, I'll just reap the benefits of their ignorance. Again, thank you stupid people.

Oh dear, I'm ranting again. Long story short. The fed is a necessity. Anyone that tells you different is probably one of those people that lose their ass in the stock market and constantly predict market movements wrong but still think they're hot shit and know better than everyone else because they stick to some ideology they think is more disciplined or whatever. That's why its such a common belief. People are born to be emotional, right hemisphere creatures and society can only do so much to change that.

While we're on the subject, the gold standard is much the same thing. More frequent, but more severe recessions. As long as the currency is backed by sound policy and a stable populace, it's superior to the gold standard. Just ask Spain or 1800's America.

[Hellgrinder]

Oooookaaaaayyyyyyy, back on the topic of the thread, would it surprise you to learn that I first found SC Legacy back in 2005? Yeah, I waited nearly five years before joining the site. And yes, I remember the Breeze Gallery as well. As well as some of the old fanfics, like "By the Clicking of his Claws", which I thought was a really interesting look from the point-of-view of a Zergling.

[Turalyon]

^ I was dimly aware of SCL back around then, too, but I'd resisted the urge to join up until Sc2 came to pass.

There weren't (and still aren't) that many Zerg themed stories going around then and being a Zerg lover, I loved that old fanfic!

[Todie]

Fellow forumers..!

Like some others here, i too made first contact with this community back in the Blizzforum days ('07-'09). Many great theorycrafting discussions where had back then, and i partook in some. rarely with significant flare or fervor, but always with considerable thought, respect and intent for constructive deliberation by means of quotation . I never cared much for discussing lore however... I came close to 1k posts during the time i spent there.

having spent a minute browsing my posting-history there, i came across a couple of favourites: one on hypothetical motehrship design: http://blizzforums.com/showthread.ph...hership-Design and one on the much discussed macro-mechanic-situation; my own attempt at sumarizing the deliberation and making my own suggestions: http://blizzforums.com/showthread.ph...in!&highlight=


as to try and bring this mess of a thread back on topic (like i think i have had some sort of habit of doing?)

So how many members are still here either lurking or posting and how much life have changed for you for the past 3-4 years?
What are you doing right now?

RIGHT now, im probably spending most of the weekend at home, reading, watchign movies & stuff (the 19 y o dyke i put the moves on on the subway home from an esports show 6 months ago told me to watch sharknado a few night ago, did not dissapoint- i may take her advice and watch birdemic one of these days as well; its haloween afterall).... i suppose i might also be foruming. home 'cuz im sick, not playing games cuz i've had some backpain lately. foruming cuz i crave interaction and recently quit E-dating.

Hello. nice to see a higher than expected number of recognizable users and others with shared references.