Conversations with History - Niall Ferguson

TheMelani50 Says:

Jul 1, 2011 - Who is being presumptuous now? You are insulting, abusive and reactionary. You have a distorted vision of history and you're so blind about what the Brits did, that you can't see beyond the lies you've been reading. But the most presumptuous thing about you is that you said that I am a woman, when I am man, in my 50's and clearly have more insight and experience than you do. Melani is my wife's name.

TheMelani50 Says:

Jul 1, 2011 - Again you presume so much about me. How do you know that I have not experienced poverty? How do you that I have not lived in 3rd world countries and known what a slum is? How do you know that I have not experienced capitalism at its ugliest face and known how it can betray those people who, like you, espouse it? I am not a socialist but I have lived longer than you and know that being enslaved is not my idea of happiness. You are ignorance personified and so childish with your rants.

tooshlong Says:

Jul 1, 2011 - but u havent lived in a developing country cos u wudnt call yur homeland '3rd world'. thats how i knew! is this honestly what u hinge ur defence on... i am presuming whether ur a man or woman?! ha, it dusnt have no affect on this subject so is irrelevent! iam not blind babe(im sure ur a woman) i live it. idont need to justreadbookslikeu...i live it!

tooshlong Says:

Jul 1, 2011 - ad i also can tell cos its a typical view of liberal europe... most toher people apart from the arabs (they should look closer to home)and africa (tho germany and belgium get the brunt of criticism as they shud!) u lot thinkthe same.. have the same views.. and are mostly to unintelligent to analyse hypothose properly so JUMP ON BAND WAGONS!

tooshlong Says:

Jul 1, 2011 - STOP CALLING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 3RD WORLD ITS OFFENSIVE TO MILLIONS OF PEOPLE! And you havent lived in abject poverty... so whatsyour point???? Where in UKis there poverty on the scale of Asia?? you keep goin on about irrelevent presumptions. I amclearlyless ignorant than you.. your 50 odd? act your age then.. and your clearly anti capitalist, ergo prefer agrarianism or communism? no thanks

zagat44 Says:

Jul 2, 2011 - Ferguson is a very sharp man but his views on European imperialism are so naive.

TheMelani50 Says:

Jul 2, 2011 - Shut your mouth you ignorant idiot. You're beginning to irritate me, and I don't give a damn about you and what you think. This discussion is over, as you're too offensive and moronic to have a civilized discussion. You may idolise the Brits for coloniSing you, but you have the manners of a backward peasant from a THIRD WORLD COUNTRY...like it or not! I don't give a shit if you find that offensive, Now f*uck off and leave me alone.

TheMelani50 Says:

Jul 2, 2011 - and you're a bloody liar, as you're not in India but in the UK. I just checked your profile. No wonder you rant about empire, and talk like a Brit. You're a fascist...probably a BNP supporter and hate Indians, so shut the f*ck up, go to hell and leave me alone. I will block you and do not want your bile and empty drivel in my in box. Enjoy crawling up Ferguson's arse, and crawl back under that rock you came from!

TheMelani50 Says:

Jul 2, 2011 - Love your comment. That idiot tooshlong talks out of his arse and has no clue. He's the most brain-dead commentator I have ever come across!

tooshlong Says:

Jul 2, 2011 - TOO OFFENSIVE?! STOP CALLING MINE AND OVER A BILLION PEOPLES' COUNTRIES 3RD FUCKING WORLD THEN! WHAT WAS OFFENSIVE? TELL ME. HMM LETS RUN THROO THE PARAGRAPH SHALL WE? HMMM... (10 seconds later) NO NOTHING OFFENSIVE YOU OVER SENSITIVE CHILD! you lost this argument ages ago mate... peace mr stupid

tooshlong Says:

Jul 2, 2011 - oh and please read something other than magazines, newspapers and books written by hippies. stop behaving like an overgrowchild with a childlike outlook of the worlds. and dont say i love the english.. your so ignorant... i respect them not love them... sadly u are doing a lot to undermine that respect. this isnt a black and white wrold were a country is either horrific or beautiful you utter utter utter vacuous ignorant self loathing loser

tooshlong Says:

Jul 2, 2011 - WHAT A NASTY PIECE OF WORK YOU ARE. I AM RETARDED COS I AM FROM A DEVELOPING COUNTRY? U ARE THE REASON HALF WORLD HATES THE WEST...WESTERNERS LIKE U. UR SO CLEVER U THEN ALIENATE THE OTHER HALF INTO HATING U TOO... WAT AN UTTER FOOL!

tooshlong Says:

Jul 2, 2011 - I have a profile called hloops from francce, ivo1985 from russia and sanjiv24 from india... not a liar man just multiple profiles dat allow me to streem. in india one account can only stream so many bits... U really are an idiot.... u cant argue facts... u play the man not the ball! pathetic... u hate ur country GB I LOVE my Indus brethren! whos in the more comfortable position?!

tooshlong Says:

Oct 9, 2011 - Bro, there is nothing naive about accepting an awful lot of good came out of imperialism. what i dont understand is... no one minds the chinese treating those they colonised like scum, or the turks, or the indians, or any other great people... and if they do theyh are muted about it... the europeans on the other hand supposedly did nothing but bad things... not true... indeed id suggest that was naive sir! but i respect ur opinion... after all, im european and its how ive been brought up! peace

thantawa Says:

Nov 22, 2011 - Thank you for all the effort

ulaghchi Says:

Dec 1, 2011 - Niall is a sissy and a bitch for the big banks.

Bastiat90 Says:

Feb 1, 2012 - His book on counterfactual history is superb and thought-provoking, and his research on Empire is a timely piece of revisionism that pits forward the uncontroversial suggestion that the British Empire was not entirely evil. Have you read his book on Sigmund Warburg? That book refutes your mindless suggestion because he extols the virtues of old fashioned banking: conservatism, probity and dignity. However, he has turned into a Kissinger apologist and that is most unfortunate.

ulaghchi Says:

Feb 1, 2012 - There's nothing great about Niall. He's a Western propagandist, and this is obvious.

Bastiat90 Says:

Feb 1, 2012 - Can you explain that comment: give some proof to back it up, because assertions with evidence are just banal and moronic.

ulaghchi Says:

Feb 2, 2012 - You're the moronic Western propaganidst. You explain your methods.

Bastiat90 Says:

Feb 2, 2012 - That's a strange statement: I offered a critique of Ferguson's works and you just made a point without evidence. The onus is on you to substantiate your claim, as you initiated it dear boy. Try again

ulaghchi Says:

Feb 2, 2012 - It's rather obvious where you stand.

Bastiat90 Says:

Feb 2, 2012 - Still waiting comrade

ehmfrancisco Says:

Apr 7, 2012 - Ferguson is right, history can inform our understanding of the current financial crisis. And by understanding our problem, we can find a solution.