tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post1099956338198167433..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: Hello from GermanySabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-67475926987700342972009-05-08T22:00:00.000-04:002009-05-08T22:00:00.000-04:00Hi Plato,
Honestly I truly don’t want to square o...Hi Plato,<br /><br />Honestly I truly don’t want to square off again on this issue. I think you know my position being that I understand the only way our world and its people can move forward to be sustained much longer is to realize that nationhood is an antiquated concept with everything considered. Therefore we need to find ways to move towards world government which must be as a Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-2709890181308627282009-05-08T13:03:00.000-04:002009-05-08T13:03:00.000-04:00Phil:Like I’ve said earlier I grow tired of those ...<B>Phil</B>:<I>Like I’ve said earlier I grow tired of those that simple point fingers to potential problems and look more to find those that point to ways of solving them</I>Shall that be the process then as when "democratic nations were built while drafting it's constitutions?" <br /><br />Optimist and pessimism seem to run deep in the biological framework of the thinking mind. Shall we not PlatoHagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849253658526056393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-56317117621396228482009-05-08T12:52:00.000-04:002009-05-08T12:52:00.000-04:00Hi Phil,
It is what is right "to all people" rega...Hi Phil,<br /><br /><I>It is what is right "to all people" regardless of what country they belong too.</I>When Corporations can overtake governments and countries by law, then that is a problem. So, the discrepancies are pointed out?<br /><br /> Somebody had to give "accent to the platform" in order for it to be so. To believe, this is right.<br /><br />From a Global standpoint, this move from PlatoHagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849253658526056393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-82166668232901265242009-05-08T07:31:00.000-04:002009-05-08T07:31:00.000-04:00Hi Plato,
Thanks for drawing my attention to the ...Hi Plato,<br /><br />Thanks for drawing my attention to the document you presented as I find it interesting. The gist of it however represents an overall viewpoint which has as the underlying premise that all of this is for the globalization of unrestricted business practice and nothing more. What it comes down to is who will increase their power and who stands to lose it. There is little herePhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-37886513815006825612009-05-08T00:01:00.000-04:002009-05-08T00:01:00.000-04:00Hi Phil,
Just following up with some info if peop...Hi Phil,<br /><br />Just following up with some info if people are interested. I do not want you to think my views had been circumspect to provincial jurisdictions, or just Canadian content. :)<br /><br />You get to learn how the system can be used to advance a certain agenda?<br /><br /><I>The Doha round stalled, so the only way to move forward on trade liberalization was to strike bilateral PlatoHagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849253658526056393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-21784301230656007302009-05-06T22:37:00.000-04:002009-05-06T22:37:00.000-04:00Hi Bee,
I was reminded upon the news today of ou...Hi Bee,<br /><br />I was reminded upon <A HREF="http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/06/it’s-far-too-modest-to-call-this-a-free-trade-deal/" REL="nofollow">the news today</A> of our Canadian government moving towards a free trade agreement with the EU of <A HREF="http://backreaction.blogspot.com/2009/03/hello-from-germany.html" REL="nofollow">this post you wrote</A> and the exchange <A HREF="http:/Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-76815384520210250422009-03-29T09:21:00.000-04:002009-03-29T09:21:00.000-04:00Hi Giotis,Like I said in the outset I’m no expert ...Hi Giotis,<BR/><BR/>Like I said in the outset I’m no expert on European issues, yet only look at things from a structural/organizational basis. This idea of nationhood and national interest seems to be the stumbling block. It would appear until economic, foreign and military policy is integrated the unifying aspect of this process will remain at a standstill. I think this has much to do with Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-70461336174011293792009-03-29T03:57:00.000-04:002009-03-29T03:57:00.000-04:00Hi Giotis,I do agree with you, and I don't particu...Hi Giotis,<BR/><BR/>I do agree with you, and I don't particularly like Merkel's statements on the issue either. I was just trying to say what's the smartest thing to do is not a trivial question that can be brushed away simply with saying the public is uneducated and has low instincts. Best,<BR/><BR/>B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-56767243377080688122009-03-29T03:35:00.000-04:002009-03-29T03:35:00.000-04:00Phil, I agree more or less with what you said but ...Phil, I agree more or less with what you said but I wanted to make a different point. I don't know if you are familiar with the European affairs but the progress in the EU was driven by two countries; France and Germany. These two countries (under the guidance of visionary leaders) were enthustiaticly pro European and had formed an informal coalision within the EU that supported all the Giotisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-77545486582661850002009-03-28T15:53:00.000-04:002009-03-28T15:53:00.000-04:00Hi Giotis,Sorry not to answer for Bee, or have one...Hi Giotis,<BR/><BR/>Sorry not to answer for Bee, or have one to expect any reason in me having any great knowledge in this, yet more so just as to offer a personal insight and perspective I would reason the following. To me this all comes down to what distinguishes being a member of the union from being a nation within it. This is most interesting considering that there are two ways to imaginePhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-15967401927275997442009-03-28T13:12:00.000-04:002009-03-28T13:12:00.000-04:00Bee, what I'm saying is that Germany's attitude do...Bee, what I'm saying is that Germany's attitude does not help the European idea. Of course Merkel doesn't like protectionism because she wants to export the German products in a unified European market. At the same time she says basically that Europe should not help any European economy but instead each country should take care of its own problems. So we are a Union when Germany wants to take Giotisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-30335242052419635792009-03-28T10:33:00.000-04:002009-03-28T10:33:00.000-04:00Hi Bee,Sorry, that should have read paparazzi, not...Hi Bee,<BR/><BR/>Sorry, that should have read paparazzi, not pavoratzi. I also have trouble with the spelling of the types pasta as well. Besides this I just realized your policeman could have been justified since <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paparazzi#Etymology" REL="nofollow">Paparazzi</A> is the plural of Paparazzo meaning “buzzing mosquito”. So perhaps he couldn’t distinguish a Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-76503004007599508372009-03-28T09:49:00.000-04:002009-03-28T09:49:00.000-04:00Hi Bee,“Well. I'd have thought he should be flatte...Hi Bee,<BR/><BR/>“Well. I'd have thought he should be flattered to make it on my blog, too bad.”<BR/><BR/>Just further evidence that paranoia is becoming more global in its extent when one can’t distinguish between the motives of a factual reporter to those of the pavoratzi . One thing I can assure your is that our own <A HREF="http://blog.nj.com/entertainment_impact_celebrities/2008/04/Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-72487888192672242022009-03-28T09:05:00.000-04:002009-03-28T09:05:00.000-04:00Hi George,I actually saw a policeman in a blue uni...Hi George,<BR/><BR/>I actually saw a policeman in a blue uniform the other day! I asked if he minds if I'd take a photo, but unfortunately he did mind because "One never knows where the photo might show up." Well. I'd have thought he should be flattered to make it on my blog, too bad. Best,<BR/><BR/>B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-54714546691454857702009-03-28T09:02:00.000-04:002009-03-28T09:02:00.000-04:00Hi Giotis,Though I agree with the general sense of...Hi Giotis,<BR/><BR/>Though I agree with the general sense of your comment, what you say is overly simplistic. Economy is not a priori a global issue, there are plenty of countries in the world who play basically no role. And that imbalance of power is exactly why the stronger countries are protectionist. You might argue that in the long run the poorer countries will become richer and be Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-39600506118902205882009-03-23T14:51:00.000-04:002009-03-23T14:51:00.000-04:00Hallo Bee,here in the Palatinate the Police cars a...Hallo Bee,<BR/>here in the Palatinate the Police cars are mostly blue meanwhile,<BR/>uniforms are still green, the new uniform<BR/>I have seen once on a regional exhibition, <BR/>where Police had a booth of its own. <BR/>GeorgGeorghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02538391164351204407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-64149470275886460152009-03-23T13:21:00.000-04:002009-03-23T13:21:00.000-04:00I have to admit that the Americans have the opport...I have to admit that the Americans have the opportunity to rejuvenate their economy with billions of Dollars due to the dominant position of the Dollar in the world's economy. The Europeans don't have this possibility yet and so they must be careful with their spendings. Basically the Americans can produce wealth out of thin air by just cutting dollars without any reference to their true economy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1115496398164412822009-03-23T10:51:00.000-04:002009-03-23T10:51:00.000-04:00Hi George,Yes, I read about this already some year...Hi George,<BR/><BR/>Yes, I read about this already some years ago, but then nothing happend. Best,<BR/><BR/>B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-83160850454376915502009-03-23T08:06:00.000-04:002009-03-23T08:06:00.000-04:00Bee wrote:Maybe it's just that the uniforms are gr...Bee wrote:<BR/><I>Maybe it's just that the uniforms are green instead of blue,..</I><BR/>Hello Bee,<BR/>Police in Germany (exept Bavaria <BR/>and Saar Region) is switching over to <BR/>blue uniforms and blue/silver cars. <BR/>http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polizeiuniform_(Deutschland)<BR/>Regards<BR/>GeorgGeorghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02538391164351204407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-44223894729737831502009-03-22T14:22:00.000-04:002009-03-22T14:22:00.000-04:00Thanks Steffan.(Physics graduate, some time ago no...Thanks Steffan.<BR/>(Physics graduate, some time ago now - was unsure if combination details of quarks etc could in effect be "lemmas" of Garretts theory, and therefore wondered if this discovery could have any implications. Thanks for the responses)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-27325833643755239922009-03-22T07:18:00.000-04:002009-03-22T07:18:00.000-04:00I'm not talking about the regulations. I agree wit...I'm not talking about the regulations. I agree with those. The problem with Germany is that they are afraid (as always) that they will pay for the problems of other European economies. Don't they understand that the economy is a global issue? If people in Europe and in the rest of the world don't have money to buy your cars your economy will collapse too. Your economy is based on exports.<BR/><BRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-89737374369731280492009-03-22T06:37:00.000-04:002009-03-22T06:37:00.000-04:00Hi Giotis,I think it's too early to say whether th...Hi Giotis,<BR/><BR/>I think it's too early to say whether the US procedure to relieve the financial crisis will be successful in the long run. It might just get them into another round of the same game. I am quite sympathetic to Merkel's call for better regulations that I believe are necessary for a more stable system that doesn't continue to create problems that eventually the whole world has toSabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-30360238274761704472009-03-22T06:20:00.000-04:002009-03-22T06:20:00.000-04:00"It is pretty sad however how badly the EU is doin..."It is pretty sad however how badly the EU is doing so far dealing with the financial crisis."<BR/><BR/>Yes Bee, because the Europeans leaders behave like pathetic little accountants that worry about the deficit. Americans on the other hand think big once again. Now they are throwing hundreds of billions of dollars (which they don't have) into the market to boost the purchasing power of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-64246686034149377712009-03-22T04:37:00.000-04:002009-03-22T04:37:00.000-04:00Hi Phil,well, I guess it will happen sooner or lat...Hi Phil,<BR/><BR/>well, I guess it will happen sooner or later that Europe, Canada and the USA have some kind of trade union and simplified border procedures. After all, the circumstances of living are fairly similar in all of them. Question is whether the US-Americans will realize and accept that. As a (German) friend of mine once remarked, it is always funny to be interviewed by their border Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-3809364472854018552009-03-22T04:27:00.000-04:002009-03-22T04:27:00.000-04:00Hi Anonymous: Since I'm not sure what your prior k...Hi Anonymous: Since I'm not sure what your prior knowledge is, the short version of Stefan's answer is no, whatever it is, this has nothing to do with Garrett's theory. Best,<BR/><BR/>B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.com