To: zonder who wrote (21355 ) 1/14/2005 11:53:17 AM From: GraceZ Respond to of 116555 It's OK, Grace. Nobody is saying you don't have the right to an opinion because you have never studied economy and finance, and you have no experience in the transition period of a developing country opening its markets to imports. The question is, what is nobody saying?I am, however, saying that you have no right to be so I-know-all-and-you-are-all-ignorant-imbeciles to those of us who hold a different view than you. Are you saying that I don't have the same right as you? You did say "Nobody is saying you don't have the right to an opinion" . You either contradict yourself, or are a hypocrite, or both.Especially considering that you DON'T have any experience in some of the particular subjects of discussion, and some of us here do. [And no, "I heard all about it from my father in law" and "I visit lots of countries on holiday" are NOT what we normally refer to as "experience"] You conclude I have no experience from my jokes about my father-in-law and traveling? When asked if it was a negative to be a woman in business competing primarily against men, I'd always answer it was a tactical advantage to be a woman primarily because men routinely underestimate your abilities, underestimate your competitive threat. I guess that goes for other women as well. You are out of your depth. It's clear from your no content comments that you neither have knowledge or experience with foreign markets. Why do you think you're qualified to manage money? What you've expressed singularly gives strong evidence that you aren't. How do you get away with it?Personally, I have had it with your half-baked insinuations and the more direct insults ("liar"??? "socialist"???), and I am repeating myself with zero apparent change in your attitude, so this will be my last post on this subject. Do you realize that you haven't made one comment of substance yet but instead preferred to pursue constant personal attacks against my material comments about markets? That's usually the sign of someone who lacks confidence in these matters because if you make material claims, you had better know the subject. You don't, so you have to rely on some other means to pull your opponent down. How very underdeveloped.