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Baby boomers!

We forgot the old people, the Baby Boomers, those that had it easy; free university, grants, council housing, right to buy their cheap council houses, lower taxation, later retirement ages. Those that are not on twitter or Facebook, happy in M&S and Waitrose after they bought their cheap houses after graduating from their free university education to retire and sell at vastly inflated sums their£1000 house for £100,000s. The pollsters and social media forgot them! They stay quiet, they were born working class, but are now firmly middle class. They did not fight in any wars, or fight for their votes, they were the ones who reaped the benefits, and now quietly vote Tory.
What do we leave for our children? Fuck all! As the last generation took it all!

Phoney

The 2015 UK election result 2 days early.

Here is my final forecast; An absolute dead heat. The incumbent Tories (being the party holding power now) attempting to stay in power with a minority government. Labour will make a Queen's speech which will be voted on and therefore they will be given the keys to number 10........but but but, they also will not be able to maintain a minority government and will concede to a second election, either in July! Or in November.
What happens in that next election is simply those that voted for the 'other' parties will have to choose from the main 3 parties if they wish to have a functioning government. The choice is theirs!

Fuck UKIP

Fire Clarkson

So, if YOU walk around your workplace making racial slurs and demeaning comments about women and then twat your boss, what would happen? Yes! I thought so!. Time for Clarkson to piss off to The Sun and replace him or don't, I couldn't really give a toss about a programme about cars. Once you've seen a hundred you've seen them all. Move on! #BBC #TopGear #BringBackClarkson

Greece, pay your taxes, pay your debts

Greeks have not paid their taxes, now they don't want to repay their debt, I think they are in for a very sharp shock!

The head of the IMF in 2012;

In an uncompromising interview with the Guardian, Lagarde insists it is payback time for Greece and makes it clear that the IMF has no intention of softening the terms of the country's austerity package.


Using some of the bluntest language of the two-and-a-half-year debt crisis, she says Greek parents have to take responsibility if their children are being affected by spending cuts. "Parents have to pay their tax," she says.




Lagarde, predicting that the debt crisis has yet to run its course, adds: "Do you know what? As far as Athens is concerned, I also think about all those people who are trying to escape tax all the time. All these people in Greece who are trying to escape tax." She says she thinks "equally" about Greeks deprived of public services and Greek citizens not paying their tax.

"I think they should also help themselves collectively." Asked how, she replies: "By all paying their tax."



Asked if she is essentially saying to the Greeks and others in Europe that they have had a nice time and it is now payback time, she responds: "That's right."

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/may/25/payback-time-lagarde-greeks

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Thank you Lord!

Thank you Lord, for never making an appearance or making yourself felt in my 43 years, thank you for not bothering me and not interfering in my life in any way whatsoever. I never heard your whisper or felt your spirit, or anything! Thank you for being so strong that even when I begged for your help, especially when my brother was murdered that you still held out and kept your silence. Thank you for being so resolute that no matter that I prayed for the victims of countless disasters you maintained your secrecy and still did nothing!

Thank you Lord, for the nothing you have done!

And I feel absolutely sure that you will never stoop so low as to make an appearance in the years left to me, no matter what they may entail, thank you your omnipotenceness, I shall not not look for you as the light fades from my body and soul as I know, I know you shall not be there.

(The Gospel according to Pope Francis)

And Jesus did stand on the mount addressing his disciples and those hundreds there gathered; 'And love thy neighbour' he commanded. 'But Lord' said Paul also called Simon 'Yes, my son?' Said God's only son on Earth sent to save mankind. ' What if my neighbour makes fun of me and calls me names and draws cartoons?' 'Then punch him in the face!' Beseeched the Christ. And so the hordes left that day to punch the shit out of their neighbours.
(The Gospel according to Pope Francis)

And as The Messiah, the king of kings hung upon the cross, bearing the pain for the salvation of the people, he Said ' Forgive them father, they know not what they do' Peter the fisher of men heard this and said 'Seriously?' And Jesus said unto him 'No, punch the bastards in the face' and so Peter told it so.
(The gospel according to Pope Francis)

You are being scammed!

If you are thinking of joining a Multi Level Marketing company you need to read this, even if you have recently joined a 'networking'  company, you should still read it.
After reading take a good long look at how and why you joined, and ask yourself this very simple question ; Who do I know personally, not through the company that has made any money, or even more money than they have put in, do I know anyone who has made a living from this company(again, except for those that you know through the company)?

This is an excerpt from the author's experience when invited to a 'business opportunity seminar'

.......Then the real BLAST begins when the emcee shouted “Do you want to be a millionaire!!!  I didn’t saw any Spartans with Jesus’s abs but I heard them answered – Awoo! Awoo! 

Beyond the dizzying strobe lights, all suddenly became clear now – This is not a concert, this is Sparta!!!  LOL

I heard that question before when my college friend lured me into attending an “opportunity” seminar in a company called Forever Living. That damn question, which is of course not actually a question, followed by an enumeration of answers - that include big incomes, a new house and lot and expensive cars, financial freedom and huge bank accounts while working part-time - confirmed our suspicion that we are attending a "business opportunity presentation" of a networking company.

Worst of all worst, they will even mention God. In that concert I attended, I heard one speaker said “Those of you who wants to be a millionaire, raise your hand!” Of course not all raised their hand, so he said “God is watching you, those who didn’t raise their hand will not get the blessing.” And so the speaker will repeat the question again. It is also common for other networking companies. Well it is an age-old tactic, when men talk of God, it always give an impression that they are doing something that should not be taken lightly. Even the Pope, I suppose, will find it absurd and pointless. 

Funny enough, I always feel sick in my gut that there is some hidden agenda or deception. These tactics definitely turns me off, it definitely makes me feel treated like an urban dumb.  

Greed is always not Sugarfree 

Marketing presentation of the most tricky pyramiding or multilevel marketing groups often start by appealing to the materialism and greed of their prospects – new home, cars, weekly cash, grand vacations. This works most of the time because, in general, we want to have everything we like. To do this, we must take from our fellow human beings who like the same thing – in our case it’s about money, and I don’t mean illegally robbed them or something like that. Yes, greed is universally condemned but it is ever present. 

Sometimes, it is very obvious that some MLMers are the ones who badly need money – to the point of “sponsoring” others or paying the membership fees as loan just to make them their “downlines” so as not to lose the “opportunity.” Maybe they have not only conned them and profited at their expense, they also made them feel like losers, since they are not able to make a success of the hopeless MLM scheme. Why not simply ask friends and family or relatives for help rather than taking money from them under false pretenses – and also selling them products?

Is Multi Level Marketing Illegal?

Scary question eh? So which is legal and which is illegal? 

Pyramiding involves the investment of money in which you have to recruit your downlines and earn a certain percentage from their membership fee or whatever they call it, and earn again from the recruits of the recruits. That is illegal!

To make it legal, some companies offer products, mostly food supplement, vitamins beauty products and other services which they called Multi Level Marketing. 

So yes, we have to acknowledge that some multi level marketing based companies are completely legit and reputable. They are not all scams waiting to trick and lure you. But most of them are – especially the aggressive one.  

However, according to the report by Max de Leon appeared in Manila Times (April 28, 2003) there is a very thin line between multi level marketing and a pyramid schemes. De Leon also mentioned that in MLMs the product is not the real reason people are enticed to join. The product offered is merely the excuse to legitimize the real and probably illegal moneymaking scam. 

Anyway, it is always up to you if you will let your naivete and greed guide your decisions. 

The Vandruffs further summarized that:

1. MLMs are "doomed by design" to recruit too many salespeople, who in turn will then attempt to recruit even more salespeople, ad infinitum.

2. For many, the real attraction of involvement in multi-level marketing is the thinly veiled pyramid con-scheme made quasi-legal by the presence of a product or service.

3. The ethical concessions necessary to be "successful" in many MLM companies are stark and difficult to deal with for most people.

4. Friends and family should be treated as such, and not as "marks" for exploitation.

This is taken from the excellent post;

http://www.yodisphere.com/2010/06/multi-level-marketing-mlm-pyramiding.html

Today, Muslim extremists murdered 12 people in Paris.

We are living in a world at the mercy of (mainly) Islamic extremists. How did we get here? How can we get out?  I listened to a documentary today about the German journalist who went and spent time in 'The Islamic State'. He said that their number one aim is to murder anyone outside the 'biblical' religions even if that means the genocide of hundreds of millions. The area they now control is larger than the UK!  Al Queda are like the scouts in comparison, and The Taliban more so. 
Are our governments thinking of EVERY possibility that may happen in the coming years and what will they do to protect their citizens, and surely the growth or even existence of The Islamic Caliphate itself must be at the top of the agenda.
Why are Arab countries not doing more, why has the international response been so half hearted? This group, this 'nation' must be stopped at all costs. Every military able nation should be massed on the borders of Iraq and Syria and together strangle and weed out every last one of these animals. The policing of the whole Middle East must be considered, no matter how long it takes.
A grim reality doesn't await our children, it is already here. The nations of the world must decide if they want this horror for their grandchildren.

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New Year

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Happy Christmas

Still a couple of weeks left, but it is that time again. 5 trips to the Philippines in 13 months, a total of 3 months there. The birth of the most gorgeous, wonderful bundle of joy. An expensive lesson in Philippine health care that I will never forget. An unexpected wonderful and heartbreaking visit from the UK, A major house move. 5 months apart. A nephew who caused hell. 2 parental visits. And then the reunion with my new born son and his beautiful mother. 3 trips to Macau. Christmas is my least favourite time of year because of Christmases past. I loved last year away from Hong Kong with Blaesy's family and this year it will be wonderful to spend it together for my son's first. He doesn't know it's Christmas, the indoctrination will no doubt come later, so for this year, time spent together will be our gifts to each other. Every year brings a surprise or a shock, but 2015's gonna have to be a working year that's for sure, no swanning off for 3 months. Adios 2014, you were exhausting and exhilarating!

F*ck Kim Jong Un!

Sony and various American cinemas are cowardly in their refusal to screen The Interview, the SATIRICAL movie about Kim Jong Un. This is a victory for those against free speech and a despotic regime and sets a very bad precedent. Sony  should take a hit financially and release the movie online for free. How often does the North Korean government and media threaten the total annilialation of the West non satirically? The North Korean government have starved millions of their own people and those who have escaped have desribed it as a living hell, Fuck Kim Jong Un and fuck his government, and Sony grow a fucking backbone!

Happy Winterval

You get what you vote for Russia

The Russian people have overwhelmingly supported his destruction of democracy and his aggression towards his weaker neighbours , the crushing of free speech and media, and his oppression of minority groups. Now they shall enjoy his destruction of their economy and enjoy the return to the never ending queues for bread. Schadenfreude? Maybe.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/12/16/putin-can-t-bully-or-bomb-a-recession.html?source=TDB&via=FB_Page

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