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AI Finds FLAWS in AES/Post-Quantum Encryption Algos

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  AI Finds FLAWS in AES/Post-Quantum Encryption Algos c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-08 00:26 -0400
    Re: AI Finds FLAWS in AES/Post-Quantum Encryption Algos Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-08-08 07:03 +0000
      Re: AI Finds FLAWS in AES/Post-Quantum Encryption Algos rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-08 08:16 +0000
        Re: AI Finds FLAWS in AES/Post-Quantum Encryption Algos c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-08 21:00 -0400
          Re: AI Finds FLAWS in AES/Post-Quantum Encryption Algos The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-09 13:24 +0100
      Re: AI Finds FLAWS in AES/Post-Quantum Encryption Algos The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-08 12:33 +0100
        Re: AI Finds FLAWS in AES/Post-Quantum Encryption Algos Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-08-08 17:31 +0000
        Re: AI Finds FLAWS in AES/Post-Quantum Encryption Algos c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-08 21:18 -0400
          Re: AI Finds FLAWS in AES/Post-Quantum Encryption Algos The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-09 13:25 +0100
            Re: AI Finds FLAWS in AES/Post-Quantum Encryption Algos rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-09 19:07 +0000
              Re: AI Finds FLAWS in AES/Post-Quantum Encryption Algos The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-09 20:28 +0100
              Life in Russia - US vs Russian propagando (Re: AI Finds FLAWS in AES/Post-Quantum Encryption Algos) Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-08-09 13:21 -0700
              Re: AI Finds FLAWS in AES/Post-Quantum Encryption Algos "Stanislav N. aka pztrn" <pztrn@oldproto.invalid> - 2026-08-10 05:28 +0500
                Re: AI Finds FLAWS in AES/Post-Quantum Encryption Algos The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-10 06:15 +0100
                  Re: AI Finds FLAWS in AES/Post-Quantum Encryption Algos "Stanislav N. aka pztrn" <pztrn@oldproto.invalid> - 2026-08-10 10:51 +0500
          Re: AI Finds FLAWS in AES/Post-Quantum Encryption Algos Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-08-09 18:47 +0000
            Re: AI Finds FLAWS in AES/Post-Quantum Encryption Algos The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-09 20:26 +0100
            Re: AI Finds FLAWS in AES/Post-Quantum Encryption Algos c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-10 00:06 -0400
      Re: AI Finds FLAWS in AES/Post-Quantum Encryption Algos c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-08 20:54 -0400
        CLASS in Europe and America Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-08-09 07:10 -0700
          Re: CLASS in Europe and America Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-08-09 16:48 +0000
            Re: CLASS in Europe and America The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-09 20:22 +0100
          Re: CLASS in Europe and America c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-09 23:59 -0400
            Re: CLASS in Europe and America The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-10 06:16 +0100
            Re: CLASS in Europe and America Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-08-10 05:35 -0700
    Re: AI Finds FLAWS in AES/Post-Quantum Encryption Algos Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-08 09:44 +0100
      Re: AI Finds FLAWS in AES/Post-Quantum Encryption Algos c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-08 21:13 -0400
        Re: AI Finds FLAWS in AES/Post-Quantum Encryption Algos Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-09 09:26 +0100

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#89728 — AI Finds FLAWS in AES/Post-Quantum Encryption Algos

Fromc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Date2026-08-08 00:26 -0400
SubjectAI Finds FLAWS in AES/Post-Quantum Encryption Algos
Message-ID<56ecnTXZWchnMuv3nZ2dnZfqnPoAAAAA@giganews.com>
https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/ai-found-a-weakness-in-one-of-the-worlds-most-studied-encryption-systems-is-your-data-under-threat

Artificial intelligence (AI) has helped uncover new weaknesses
in two cryptographic systems, including a simplified version
of the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) that underpins much
of today's internet. While these headline-grabbing findings
don't put anyone's passwords or bank accounts at immediate
risk, experts say the research could mark the beginning of
a new era in which AI becomes a powerful assistant for
discovering flaws in the mathematical foundations of
digital security.

In a blog post published July 28, representatives from
Anthropic's Frontier Red Team said Claude Mythos Preview
independently developed new cryptanalytic techniques against
two different targets: a version of AES-128, one of the world's
most widely used encryption algorithms, and HAWK, an experimental
post-quantum digital signature scheme

. . .

   Note these are not "cracks", not YET. However they
   are the foundation for "cracks".

   Problem - everybody has a LONG LONG data HISTORY
   at this point. A lot of it has been archived,
   somewhere. Likely a lot of your banking/investment
   acct numbers and such haven't changed in a long time.

   As such, attacks could be directed towards somewhat
   "old" data archives nobody is really paying attention
   to anymore YET do you great damage.

   Used to use AES-128 for all my company data - a bit
   quicker than 256 but still, supposedly, secure. All
   that data is still "out there", somewhere. Always
   used Cloud backup as the extra support leg in the
   overall security equation in case of total disaster.
   Our auditors used to DEMAND I prove I could recover
   that data, yearly. Made GUI apps so I could produce
   nice screen shots as proof - quick-n-easy.

   The news of defective 'post-quantum' encryption IS
   a serious concern. We were all COUNTING on this for
   the near future.

   The USA/west DO have serious enemies - and they're
   tech-savvy. Bear that in mind.

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#89733

FromCharlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>
Date2026-08-08 07:03 +0000
Message-ID<KwAdS.2619$EDc8.276@fx24.iad>
In reply to#89728
On 2026-08-08, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:

>    The USA/west DO have serious enemies - and they're
>    tech-savvy. Bear that in mind.

Some of them are in the USA itself.  Can you say "tech oligarchs"?

Unless you define "USA" as the oligarchs themselves, of course.

-- 
/~\  Charlie Gibbs                  |  In this world there are
\ /  <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>      |  two kinds of people:
 X   I'm really at ac.dekanfrus     |  1. Those who can extrapolate
/ \  if you read it the right way.  |  from incomplete data.

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#89740

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2026-08-08 08:16 +0000
Message-ID<ndo6viFt8v8U16@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#89733
On Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:03:06 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

> On 2026-08-08, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:
> 
>>    The USA/west DO have serious enemies - and they're tech-savvy. Bear
>>    that in mind.
> 
> Some of them are in the USA itself.  Can you say "tech oligarchs"?
> 
> Unless you define "USA" as the oligarchs themselves, of course.

Well it's sort of been that way since bankers, lawyers, and wealthy 
merchants wrote the constitution behind closed doors.

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#89775

Fromc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Date2026-08-08 21:00 -0400
Message-ID<oc6cnShy8J-cTOr3nZ2dnZfqnPudnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#89740
On 8/8/26 04:16, rbowman wrote:
> On Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:03:06 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> 
>> On 2026-08-08, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:
>>
>>>     The USA/west DO have serious enemies - and they're tech-savvy. Bear
>>>     that in mind.
>>
>> Some of them are in the USA itself.  Can you say "tech oligarchs"?
>>
>> Unless you define "USA" as the oligarchs themselves, of course.
> 
> Well it's sort of been that way since bankers, lawyers, and wealthy
> merchants wrote the constitution behind closed doors.

   They were the only ones who could read and write
   worth a damn :-)

   Oh, and their skills and money were VERY important
   in jump-starting the new country. It HAD to be them.

   DO try to skip the neo-commie propaganda mill ...

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#89794

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-08-09 13:24 +0100
Message-ID<1159ri3$29hv8$8@dont-email.me>
In reply to#89775
On 09/08/2026 02:00, c186282 wrote:
>> Well it's sort of been that way since bankers, lawyers, and wealthy
>> merchants wrote the constitution behind closed doors.
> 
>    They were the only ones who could read and write
>    worth a damn 🙂
> 
>    Oh, and their skills and money were VERY important
>    in jump-starting the new country. It HAD to be them.
> 
>    DO try to skip the neo-commie propaganda mill ...

Good points. Society needs extremely skilled people to run things. Just 
not too many, and the rich people will always hate them.

Which is why schools today  teach less and less. Its far EASIER when the 
sheeple cant read and write. And Believe what they are told.


The only time smart people get power is in wartime when the Olly-Garks 
are shit scared of lusing.


-- 
New Socialism consists essentially in being seen to have your heart in 
the right place whilst your head is in the clouds and your hand is in 
someone else's pocket.

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#89746

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-08-08 12:33 +0100
Message-ID<115746m$1drpb$13@dont-email.me>
In reply to#89733
On 08/08/2026 08:03, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> On 2026-08-08, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:
> 
>>     The USA/west DO have serious enemies - and they're
>>     tech-savvy. Bear that in mind.
> 
> Some of them are in the USA itself.  Can you say "tech oligarchs"?
> 
> Unless you define "USA" as the oligarchs themselves, of course.
> 
The problem is that the sort of unfulfilled personality that prefers 
looking at his bank account rather than a placid trout lake, that wants 
to be seen to be something because they have zero self esteem, that 
thinks that lying cheating bullying stealing and blackmail is 'just 
business' is exactly the sort of cunt that gets attracted to politics 
and big business.

JUST the same way that paedophiles get attracted to working in schools, 
the scouts or running the church choir...


-- 
"What do you think about Gay Marriage?"
"I don't."
"Don't what?"
"Think about Gay Marriage."

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#89758

FromCharlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>
Date2026-08-08 17:31 +0000
Message-ID<HJJdS.14696$X2R3.12171@fx17.iad>
In reply to#89746
On 2026-08-08, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> On 08/08/2026 08:03, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>
>> On 2026-08-08, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:
>> 
>>>     The USA/west DO have serious enemies - and they're
>>>     tech-savvy. Bear that in mind.
>> 
>> Some of them are in the USA itself.  Can you say "tech oligarchs"?
>> 
>> Unless you define "USA" as the oligarchs themselves, of course.
>> 
> The problem is that the sort of unfulfilled personality that prefers 
> looking at his bank account rather than a placid trout lake, that wants 
> to be seen to be something because they have zero self esteem, that 
> thinks that lying cheating bullying stealing and blackmail is 'just 
> business' is exactly the sort of cunt that gets attracted to politics 
> and big business.
>
> JUST the same way that paedophiles get attracted to working in schools, 
> the scouts or running the church choir...

Not only that, the people who we really need in those positions are
the ones most strongly repelled by all the bullshit and corruption.

-- 
/~\  Charlie Gibbs                  |  In this world there are
\ /  <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>      |  two kinds of people:
 X   I'm really at ac.dekanfrus     |  1. Those who can extrapolate
/ \  if you read it the right way.  |  from incomplete data.

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#89777

Fromc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Date2026-08-08 21:18 -0400
Message-ID<2didnf2Uv6SmSOr3nZ2dnZfqn_GdnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#89746
On 8/8/26 07:33, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 08/08/2026 08:03, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>> On 2026-08-08, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:
>>
>>>     The USA/west DO have serious enemies - and they're
>>>     tech-savvy. Bear that in mind.
>>
>> Some of them are in the USA itself.  Can you say "tech oligarchs"?
>>
>> Unless you define "USA" as the oligarchs themselves, of course.
>>
> The problem is that the sort of unfulfilled personality that prefers 
> looking at his bank account rather than a placid trout lake, that wants 
> to be seen to be something because they have zero self esteem, that 
> thinks that lying cheating bullying stealing and blackmail is 'just 
> business' is exactly the sort of cunt that gets attracted to politics 
> and big business.

   I'm against jamming sharp things into fish.

   In any case, the USA is too volatile to support
   a traditional 'oligarchy'. Most of that talk is
   Russian-sponsored propaganda designed to
   fabricate an 'enemy within' so useful idiots
   can scream about it.

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#89795

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-08-09 13:25 +0100
Message-ID<1159rkg$29hv8$9@dont-email.me>
In reply to#89777
On 09/08/2026 02:18, c186282 wrote:

> 
>    In any case, the USA is too volatile to support
>    a traditional 'oligarchy'. Most of that talk is
>    Russian-sponsored propaganda designed to
>    fabricate an 'enemy within' so useful idiots
>    can scream about it.
> 

LOL! fish cant see the water they live in, either.

-- 
Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have 
guns, why should we let them have ideas?

Josef Stalin

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#89814

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2026-08-09 19:07 +0000
Message-ID<nds1f0Fmc5rU7@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#89795
On Sun, 9 Aug 2026 13:25:52 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 09/08/2026 02:18, c186282 wrote:
> 
> 
>>    In any case, the USA is too volatile to support a traditional
>>    'oligarchy'. Most of that talk is Russian-sponsored propaganda
>>    designed to fabricate an 'enemy within' so useful idiots can scream
>>    about it.
>> 
>> 
> LOL! fish cant see the water they live in, either.

I think there are many Russians who don't believe the US sponsored 
propaganda about how shitty their lives are. 

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#89817

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-08-09 20:28 +0100
Message-ID<115akdg$2iuip$3@dont-email.me>
In reply to#89814
On 09/08/2026 20:07, rbowman wrote:
> On Sun, 9 Aug 2026 13:25:52 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> 
>> On 09/08/2026 02:18, c186282 wrote:
>>
>>
>>>     In any case, the USA is too volatile to support a traditional
>>>     'oligarchy'. Most of that talk is Russian-sponsored propaganda
>>>     designed to fabricate an 'enemy within' so useful idiots can scream
>>>     about it.
>>>
>>>
>> LOL! fish cant see the water they live in, either.
> 
> I think there are many Russians who don't believe the US sponsored
> propaganda about how shitty their lives are.

They don't have to believe. They know.

It's not propaganda. Just go online with e.g. google maps and look



-- 
Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's 
too dark to read.

Groucho Marx


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#89822 — Life in Russia - US vs Russian propagando (Re: AI Finds FLAWS in AES/Post-Quantum Encryption Algos)

FromLars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com>
Date2026-08-09 13:21 -0700
SubjectLife in Russia - US vs Russian propagando (Re: AI Finds FLAWS in AES/Post-Quantum Encryption Algos)
Message-ID<115anfd$2jtor$2@dont-email.me>
In reply to#89814
>> On 09/08/2026 02:18, c186282 wrote:
>>>     In any case, the USA is too volatile to support a traditional
>>>     'oligarchy'. Most of that talk is Russian-sponsored propaganda
>>>     designed to fabricate an 'enemy within' so useful idiots can scream
>>>     about it.

> On Sun, 9 Aug 2026 13:25:52 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> LOL! fish cant see the water they live in, either.

On 2026-08-09 12:07, rbowman wrote:
> I think there are many Russians who don't believe the US sponsored
> propaganda about how shitty their lives are.

If you visit Quora, you might look up a Russian pharma salesman named 
Misha Firer.

https://www.quora.com/topic/Misha-Firer-writer-Quora-user

-- 
Lars Poulsen - an old geek in Santa Barbara, California

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#89825

From"Stanislav N. aka pztrn" <pztrn@oldproto.invalid>
Date2026-08-10 05:28 +0500
Message-ID<115b600$2657$1@inn.news.oldproto.ru>
In reply to#89814
10.08.2026 00:07, rbowman wrote:
> On Sun, 9 Aug 2026 13:25:52 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> 
>> On 09/08/2026 02:18, c186282 wrote:
>>
>>
>>>     In any case, the USA is too volatile to support a traditional
>>>     'oligarchy'. Most of that talk is Russian-sponsored propaganda
>>>     designed to fabricate an 'enemy within' so useful idiots can scream
>>>     about it.
>>>
>>>
>> LOL! fish cant see the water they live in, either.
> 
> I think there are many Russians who don't believe the US sponsored
> propaganda about how shitty their lives are.
A loud minority will always outshout a quiet majority (which have a work to do ¯⧹_(ツ)_⧸¯).

-- 
WBR, Stanislav Nikitin a.k.a. pztrn.

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#89840

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-08-10 06:15 +0100
Message-ID<115bmpq$2rtdr$5@dont-email.me>
In reply to#89825
On 10/08/2026 01:28, Stanislav N. aka pztrn wrote:
> 10.08.2026 00:07, rbowman wrote:
>> On Sun, 9 Aug 2026 13:25:52 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>
>>> On 09/08/2026 02:18, c186282 wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>     In any case, the USA is too volatile to support a traditional
>>>>     'oligarchy'. Most of that talk is Russian-sponsored propaganda
>>>>     designed to fabricate an 'enemy within' so useful idiots can scream
>>>>     about it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> LOL! fish cant see the water they live in, either.
>>
>> I think there are many Russians who don't believe the US sponsored
>> propaganda about how shitty their lives are.
> A loud minority will always outshout a quiet majority (which have a work 
> to do ¯⧹_(ツ)_⧸¯).
> 
Especially if they are the only ones left alive...How many million are 
now dead or disabled from the war?

-- 
"Strange as it seems, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and 
higher education positively fortifies it."

    - Stephen Vizinczey

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#89845

From"Stanislav N. aka pztrn" <pztrn@oldproto.invalid>
Date2026-08-10 10:51 +0500
Message-ID<115botp$bbm$1@inn.news.oldproto.ru>
In reply to#89840
10.08.2026 10:15, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 10/08/2026 01:28, Stanislav N. aka pztrn wrote:
>> 10.08.2026 00:07, rbowman wrote:
>>> On Sun, 9 Aug 2026 13:25:52 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 09/08/2026 02:18, c186282 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>     In any case, the USA is too volatile to support a traditional
>>>>>     'oligarchy'. Most of that talk is Russian-sponsored propaganda
>>>>>     designed to fabricate an 'enemy within' so useful idiots can scream
>>>>>     about it.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> LOL! fish cant see the water they live in, either.
>>>
>>> I think there are many Russians who don't believe the US sponsored
>>> propaganda about how shitty their lives are.
>> A loud minority will always outshout a quiet majority (which have a work to do ¯⧹_(ツ)_⧸¯).
>>
> Especially if they are the only ones left alive...How many million are now dead or disabled from the war?
> 
No one knows real number. And most likely no one will ever know.

I think this is OT, no?

-- 
WBR, Stanislav Nikitin a.k.a. pztrn.

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#89812

FromCharlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>
Date2026-08-09 18:47 +0000
Message-ID<aX3eS.15355$n%a8.8538@fx42.iad>
In reply to#89777
On 2026-08-09, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:

>    In any case, the USA is too volatile to support
>    a traditional 'oligarchy'. Most of that talk is
>    Russian-sponsored propaganda designed to
>    fabricate an 'enemy within' so useful idiots
>    can scream about it.

Whatever.  The rich get richer regardless, and
"oligarch" seems as appropriate a term as any.

The thing about the "American Dream" [tm] is that
the concept is easily corrupted into the pursuit of
the almighty dollar, and the useful idiots actually
believe that if they make the rich richer then the
rich will look after them and make them rich too.

This has come to be known as the "trickle-down"
theory of economics, but it has a flaw: much of
what trickles down is yellow.  That's why the
ones at the bottom are called "peons".

Occasionally, what trickles down is brown instead;
this is known as the "shit flows downhill" theory.

In any event, the rich soon recognize that the
trickle, whatever it is, represents a leak (i.e.
loss of assets), and said leaks are eventually
stopped.  They want to have 100% of everything.

-- 
/~\  Charlie Gibbs                  |  In this world there are
\ /  <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>      |  two kinds of people:
 X   I'm really at ac.dekanfrus     |  1. Those who can extrapolate
/ \  if you read it the right way.  |  from incomplete data.

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#89816

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-08-09 20:26 +0100
Message-ID<115aka2$2iuip$2@dont-email.me>
In reply to#89812
On 09/08/2026 19:47, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> The thing about the "American Dream" [tm] is that
> the concept is easily corrupted into the pursuit of
> the almighty dollar, and the useful idiots actually
> believe that if they make the rich richer then the
> rich will look after them and make them rich too.
> 
> This has come to be known as the "trickle-down"
> theory of economics, but it has a flaw: much of
> what trickles down is yellow.  That's why the
> ones at the bottom are called "peons".
> 
> Occasionally, what trickles down is brown instead;
> this is known as the "shit flows downhill" theory.
> 
> In any event, the rich soon recognize that the
> trickle, whatever it is, represents a leak (i.e.
> loss of assets), and said leaks are eventually
> stopped.  They want to have 100% of everything.

Trickle down is not wrong

Mass immigration from Mexico says that they at least believe it... when 
it actually happens

Personally I feel that a more useful viewpoint is to distinguish between 
money, and wealth

Wealth, as Michael Caine says, takes the misery out of being poor.
Money is simply a game of monopoly, which isn't in the end that 
interesting to play...


-- 
In a Time of Universal Deceit, Telling the Truth Is a Revolutionary Act.

- George Orwell

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#89833

Fromc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Date2026-08-10 00:06 -0400
Message-ID<3xOdneUDMLGk0-T3nZ2dnZfqnPednZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#89812
On 8/9/26 14:47, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> On 2026-08-09, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:
> 
>>     In any case, the USA is too volatile to support
>>     a traditional 'oligarchy'. Most of that talk is
>>     Russian-sponsored propaganda designed to
>>     fabricate an 'enemy within' so useful idiots
>>     can scream about it.
> 
> Whatever.  The rich get richer regardless, and
> "oligarch" seems as appropriate a term as any.

   Note SOME 'rich' get richer - for AWHILE - then
   wind up with nothing or less.

   "Wealth" in the USA is a more TEMPORARY thing
   than in Europe.

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#89774

Fromc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Date2026-08-08 20:54 -0400
Message-ID<2didncOUv6QLUur3nZ2dnZfqn_EAAAAA@giganews.com>
In reply to#89733
On 8/8/26 03:03, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> On 2026-08-08, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:
> 
>>     The USA/west DO have serious enemies - and they're
>>     tech-savvy. Bear that in mind.
> 
> Some of them are in the USA itself.  Can you say "tech oligarchs"?
> 
> Unless you define "USA" as the oligarchs themselves, of course.

   Nah, USA isn't that 'simple' - and too volatile.
   The rich become poor and the poor become rich
   too easily, too often, in the USA to sustain
   a traditional oligarchy. It's easier in Europe
   with its more rigid/established classes.

   However the more money, the more influence.
   It's always been like that - check yer
   history books. Coins are your 'army'.

   Oh, what's with all the talk about "oligarchs"
   these days ? Sounds like a Russian (oligarch)
   propaganda drive - an invented enemy within
   the USA.

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#89804 — CLASS in Europe and America

FromLars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com>
Date2026-08-09 07:10 -0700
SubjectCLASS in Europe and America
Message-ID<115a1p8$2c0og$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#89774
On 2026-08-08 17:54, c186282 wrote:
> On 8/8/26 03:03, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>> On 2026-08-08, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:
>>
>>>     The USA/west DO have serious enemies - and they're
>>>     tech-savvy. Bear that in mind.
>>
>> Some of them are in the USA itself.  Can you say "tech oligarchs"?
>>
>> Unless you define "USA" as the oligarchs themselves, of course.
> 
>    Nah, USA isn't that 'simple' - and too volatile.
>    The rich become poor and the poor become rich
>    too easily, too often, in the USA to sustain
>    a traditional oligarchy. It's easier in Europe
>    with its more rigid/established classes.

As an immigrant from Europe (Denmark) I see much more class entrenchment 
in the USA than in the parts of Europe that I am intimately familar 
with. Americans TELL themselves (or each other) that they have high 
social mobility, but it is FAR easier to start a new business in most of 
Europe. Universal health care is one huge reason.

-- 
Lars Poulsen - an old geek in Santa Barbara, California

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