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To: shades who wrote (65336)	6/22/2005 12:58:11 AM
From: energyplay	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

The Greys are coming. Also the Beta-Centuaris.

To: shades who wrote (65336)	6/22/2005 10:34:27 AM
From: Slagle	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74559

Shades Re: "isolationism" Yes, it was WWII that brought about the big changes, but it had been New Deal policy from the beginning to reverse Republican isolationism. Some believe that bringing us into the war was more about promoting globalism than anything else. At the very least I think it was a factor. A renewed isolationism is a very real possibility, especially if there is some really serious crisis. Globalism was reluctantly accepted here because of the percieved benefits. If events change that perception, especially the perception of powerful persons out in the individual states, then these power brokers will demand a return to some level of isolationism. We are still the worlds second largest oil producer. We have vast amounts of coal and other resources. We can easily feed ourselves and much of the rest of the world to boot. We would do quite well with high trade barriers, though no doubt less well in a material way than now. But if things get really bad for some reason, that wouldn't matter. What we need is some reciprocity with respect to our borders. Anybody from anywhere can slip across our borders, steal a hammer and go to work the next day as a carpenter. If you, as an American, go to Mexico and try to work as a carpenter they will put you in jail and quickly. Its the same if you go to lilly-white Switzerland. Anybody from anywhere can buy any type of real estate here. You can't even buy a condo in Cancun, all you can do is to enter into a 99 year "trust" with a Mexican bank. In Switzerland you are not allowed to buy any type of property at all, period. Its pretty much the same EVERYWHERE else, except here. If I want to move to Australia with my family, I must first place about $2 million USD in a "trust" with an Aussie bank. Somebody from OZ just slips in on a tourist visa and overstays. Now, if I am a young person with good English language ability, needed skills AND a college degree the Aussies will let me in (probationally of course) without the $2 million in escrow. Pretty smart, huh? They use a points system, and they rightly estimate that an old geezer like me will eventually be a drain on thier health care system. I score high on their points system with regards to education and language. My age alone makes me a liability. Its the same most every other country, except here. That will change, of that I am sure. There are encouraging signs. Deportations are WAY up. Even if Hillary is elected, she is already banging the protectionist drum. If she keeps it up she could get my vote. <g> Slagle