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[lektrode]

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....I doubt anything can happen to make me any more jaded.

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I suspect EJ was being a little theatrical with his comment. I think our innocence has already been lost. The daily news make me want to throw up. E.g. Britain threating to storm Equador's embassy to get Assange out. I am not a fan of the guy but the threat was crazy. More examples... swiss banks encouraging employees to bring in US clients and then turned over employee lists to US gov't. Talk about morale booster.

I doubt anything can happen to make me any more jaded.

[lomaxzoltor]

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I hope you have all enjoyed this last summer of our innocence and that you are prepared for what comes next.

I live in Seattle and so unfortunately I've only had about 10 days of summer to prepare.

[BadJuju]

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It's hard to enjoy my time knowing that something bad is coming, but not knowing what it is or what form it will take. No matter how ugly the truth may be, I prefer knowing rather than not knowing. Otherwise, I worry that I'm not prepared.

That is how I feel.

[shiny!]

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Most of these last two months I have spent trying to figure out how to ease you all into this but I have still not yet devised a way.

I hope you have all enjoyed this last summer of our innocence and that you are prepared for what comes next.

It's hard to enjoy my time knowing that something bad is coming, but not knowing what it is or what form it will take. No matter how ugly the truth may be, I prefer knowing rather than not knowing. Otherwise, I worry that I'm not prepared.

Then again, there are things you can never be prepared for. A wise teacher once told me, "Learn to kiss the joy as it flies." Easier said than done.

[shiny!]

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I love a movie called the Big Kahuna with Kevin Spacey. In it, someone says the really bad stuff hits you out of the blue on a nice Tuesday afternoon.

That's very true. It happened to me on a beautiful Wednesday morning. The birds kept singing.

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Believe me, I'm considering the context. But for a company with offices (and family) in Israel they certainly do seen rather nonchalant about the whole thing....for a little more added info, my manager told me he's been hearing that an attack on Iran was "imminent" for about a decade.

I'm very interested in why EJ thinks "this time is different".

I love a movie called the Big Kahuna with Kevin Spacey. In it, someone says the really bad stuff hits you out of the blue on a nice Tuesday afternoon. Someone asked me if Russia could go to war with Georgia and I said NEVER. Like canada going to war with the usa. I was wrong! In the Middle East things have been out in the open for years now with respect to Iran. Would love to hear EJ on this topic

[jpatter666]

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oops, that means duck and cover . Last time I heard that (although in a different context) my company went chapter 7, two months later.

Believe me, I'm considering the context. But for a company with offices (and family) in Israel they certainly do seen rather nonchalant about the whole thing....for a little more added info, my manager told me he's been hearing that an attack on Iran was "imminent" for about a decade.

I'm very interested in why EJ thinks "this time is different".

[charliebrown]

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oops, that means duck and cover . Last time I heard that (although in a different context) my company went chapter 7, two months later.

[jpatter666]

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I have been waiting for that powder keg to blow for 3 years. Even made a bet with someone and lost. I suspect they will knock Assad out and nothing else will happen in the short term. iran's allies in Lebanon talk a lot but too afraid to attack Israel. And nobody will attack Iran. They would not talk about it publicly if they were going to do it. Most likely Israel will continue to target Iran's computers and hunt down the scientists. In the long run, anything can happen as all these arab spring countries descend into chaos but it is years away so meaningless for now in terms of investment strategy.

EJ, what do you mean by easing us into it? You think a major war will happen?

I work for an Israeli company -- I inquired about contingency plans and the response coming back was that it's all talk, don't worry about it.

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I have been waiting for that powder keg to blow for 3 years. Even made a bet with someone and lost. I suspect they will knock Assad out and nothing else will happen in the short term. iran's allies in Lebanon talk a lot but too afraid to attack Israel. And nobody will attack Iran. They would not talk about it publicly if they were going to do it. Most likely Israel will continue to target Iran's computers and hunt down the scientists. In the long run, anything can happen as all these arab spring countries descend into chaos but it is years away so meaningless for now in terms of investment strategy.

EJ, what do you mean by easing us into it? You think a major war will happen?

[doom&gloom]

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Paris backs Syria no-fly zone as fighting grows

BEIRUT (AP) — France signaled Thursday that it was prepared to take part in enforcing a partial no-fly zone over Syria, piling pressure on President Bashar Assad's embattled regime as it widens a major offensive against rebels in Damascus and surrounding areas.

Most of these last two months I have spent trying to figure out how to ease you all into this but I have still not yet devised a way.

I hope you have all enjoyed this last summer of our innocence and that you are prepared for what comes next.

RIP the band-Aid off all at once is my motto!




We can handle it.

[DSpencer]

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I hope you have all enjoyed this last summer of our innocence and that you are prepared for what comes next.

I know I have! Several exciting travels and adventures. And managing to survive and even thrive in the recent economy is exciting in its own right.

However...living the good life is rather poor preparation for what I expect/fear is coming. Drinking from the fire hose of life doesn't make me want less, it makes me want more. Maybe I should spend some time adjusting my normalcy bias downwards instead of a "one last hurrah" mentality .

[globaleconomicollaps]

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I agree. Personally, I'm gearing for a potentially worse variant of the 70s.

Growing up in that time-period, my family bought some land in the country where we could grow food, chickens, a cow or two. We also were big into solar water-heaters, greenhouses and wood-burning stoves. Then the times changed, people adjusted and we moved on.

There is no doubt some hard times are ahead -- very hard potentially for those who aren't (or can't) prepare. Doubtless that will lead to social unrest.

And a piece of advice, EJ -- just lay it out. It's not like you're speaking to a bunch of wide-eyed optimists here. And who knows, maybe we'll be the ones to convince *you* it won't be that bad.

I think the problem is not that he is worried about crushing the fragile flowers here. More that he doesn't want to encourage Mad Max hysteria and a "Gold Bug" atmosphere.

Also, What exactly is EJ predicting? A war in the middle east? Hasn't there been a war in the middle east for like 20 years? 30? Bad economy? unemployment? We already have that.

[Onlooker]

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Don't torture yourself, pay iTulip 200 bucks, and be free to fully enjoy all his articles.

+1 Yes, good God, I don't understand those who expect premium content for nothing. It's ridiculous. And it's not as if EJ gets great amounts of personal benefit from the free side; like ad revenue.