Slope of Hope Blog Posts

Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.

Inauspicious

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The murderous Chinese Communists – – who, in spite of being directly responsible for the deaths of 40-60 million of their citizens and yet still worship Mao like a God – – like to pretend to be businessmen. They are having their Congress right now, as they enshrine Chairman Xi as the new Mao, and as you’ve doubtless read, they are deliberately delaying any economic data until later, so as not to spoil the fun. In spite of this, the market is basically recognizing that Chinese stocks suck out loud, and their bear market has been merciless. I’m genuinely jealous. Let’s have the U.S. market have the same kind of wipeout! It would be a total blast:

Pounded

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……and downgraded to an Ounce

Although my DNA results will tell you that I am, for all practical purposes, 100% pure English blood (check out the surname), I’ve never understood the British economy. As far as I know, their only products are Financial Tricks in The City of London, unreliable cars, and bad teeth. So it makes a certain amount of sense that the Great Britain Pound is making its way to one-ply toilet paper valuation status.

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