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LOL@"questions". I didn't ask for questions.
I don't give a **** what you did and didn't ask for. If you don't have the capacity to defend the logical fallacies of your rather baseless assumptions, don't challenge.
Oh, wait, I'm sorry. Were you playing hard-ass detective to my detained suspect? You control the interrogation entirely? Should I ask for my lawyer?
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And I didn't realize you meant for the links in your previous post to count as examples. Articles about economic problems in specific countries obviously don't have anything to do with a "global economic contraction". Also, your claim is that the coming global recession will be permanent ("growth and prosperity are over!"). Pointing at the current recession in Brazil (or anywhere else) as evidence of this is a bit silly, don't you think? Are you suggesting that Brazil will never come out of recession?
LOL, classic.
That you would consider the situation in Brazil as a mere "recession" really sums up all I need to know about how wide the gap is between us. I'm sure you just hovered over the link and absorbed the headline and didn't read the story.
You would be more convincing if you didn't present your entire belief system 100% upon assumption. As if the notion that Brazil will just pull itself out of this death spiral doesn't need to be questioned.
"It is known!" Oh.
What I "pointed to" were three examples, among many, showing the systemic deceleration of the global economy. In classic form, you pretend the three examples I linked to are all I have to support my claim, and then slink away from your own challenge. I haven't even begun to present my argument, and you're straw manning it and bailing out. It's as I expected.
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Which leaves us with your article about the Pope. I'm going to give you credit for that one ("The global economic system is near collapse, according to Pope Francis"). Although I think one could reasonably quibble about how much weight to give one man's opinion on the matter. In general I don't think "The Pope believes X" should be taken as a very strong indication that X is true.
Nuance, lost on another corn. That succeeded nicely.
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Thanks for your input, I've got everything I need.
As do I from you. ... It's beyond clear that you're just going to insist that any example I present - including the simultaneous meltdown of the 3rd, 8th and 9th largest economies in the world - are merely isolated events with no bearing on the interconnected global economy's fate, overall. To a market confidence broker like you, happy days are right around the corner, ... nevermind that you don't cite ANY examples of how that might be occurring, or when. It's just assumed.
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I guess I remain an unreasonable "cornucopian".
You absolutely are, for the reason I just described above. You're the one who brought the challenge, and when I provide an opening statement in defense of my position, you avoid the crux entirely, distort my argument and announce your withdrawal. That's pretty cowardly, I gotta say.
Very well, then. Run along.
Do let us know when the IMF or World Bank ever again have to revise their growth forecast UPWARD for once, instead of downward every quarter. I'm sure the global banking system has a cure for why capitalism just can't seem to shake this 10-year cold. They just don't want to reveal it yet until they have to.
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