Nope!

Devildog?

I'm guessing the future will be:

Obama: "April fool's!  We actually like Gadaffi!"

Find me on IRC!  My fam may want you!

I was writing a PvC, but it slowly degraded into a 10-page dissertation.  *sigh*

Better idea:

Make next MW round No Enemy

Why have enemies if you get flamed for fighting people 2v1?  I say no more enemies and 10 max fams.

X( I was sure this was going to be a retirement thread...

> [Render] wrote:

> nah thats easy to say, I never saw a country suffering a disaster and economy going up after.

1: Japan has been suffering from a "lost decade" of stagnation since the 90's (so technically not just a decade, lol), featuring a big lack of liquidity and investment for a while.  Natural disasters do create huge amounts of destruction.  That being said, they also create a new demand for reconstruction, especially in developed nations (it's much easier to attract an investor to an industrial giant, as opposed to a developing nation, assuming the industrial giant has a need to be filled through investment).  Development, by definition, is an infusing of liquidity into a market.  This is a direct effort against the primary thing hurting their economy.

2: A large portion of the cause for Japan's lost "decade" was that the government was working closely with businesses to construct monopolies within the system.  These reforms were already beginning to take place.  That being said, with the current crisis devastating Japan locally, it will need to call in outside support (and thus outside competition) to develop its infrastructure and economic base.  The result?  A direct conflict with the very forces which were damaging the economy.

3: Rather than re-hashing this, I'm posting the link again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0nERTFo-Sk&feature=player_embedded#!

Say it loud, say it proud!  We're all Keynesians now!

EDIT: Okay, fine, the video (and the argument resulting) is probably not the most important of my arguments... in fact, it's probably meaningless... I just like the video!

> Justinian I wrote:

> 2. Zarf - He's too busy teaching children.

Nope.  New job now. 

I'm actually Justinian's alt.  Except rather than coming on at the same time, I only come online when I have nothing else going for me in life, and he comes on to tell about the highlights of his life, mainly involving new hamburger recipes. 

You're defining a loosely defined organization by the acts of a few people.  That's the fault.