We get enough politics on the weekend show.

Agreed Bonzo Barzini. I doubt the show sponsors like Novo Resources, Auryn, Rye Patch, Falco, etc… care how much politics gets discussed. They are targeting the resource investors that come here.

Big rants hating on Hilary Clinton, Trump, Israel, Muslim refugees, terrorists, or other polarizing topics do nothing to make investors money, have little to do with economics, and really they cause more arguments than anything.

There are also TONS of websites that cater to Politics and all the endless throngs of people trolling each other pounding the table about how right their view of the world is. If people want that, there are plenty of other venues that cater to that.

There are very few sites dedicated to the resource markets and economics that are worth anyone’s time, and in that regard the Korelin ECONOMICS Report is a bastion of truth and insights.

EX, iT is all related………..politics makes the monetary system, which makes the PM system, which makes the investment system………JMO
And I have to agree with DT,……..Senior Member of Bloggers, …….THE LONG…… 🙂

BTW………I think Cory is doing a fine job………Iron sharpening Iron, with one edge sharp, and the other side of the blade needs to come back and contribute…….. 🙂

OOTB – Yes I agree with you (and mentioned above) that macro economics and politics are entangled, and mentioned above that it has always been intermixed, and politics DOES get covered every week on the KER. The show is doing just fine.

The focus is clearly on resources, and that is the “Brand” that has made the KER so unique in the marketplace for years. Most of the weekly interviews and almost all of the webiste sponsors are resource and energy stocks, along with a few random companies from time to time. That is who comes on the show to share their drill results, mine expansion, news, and forecasts for the Precious Metals, Base Metals, Energy Stocks, Agricultural stocks, and how the Currencies or Bonds or Central Bank issues may affect those.

There are other websites that are 100% geared towards politics if that is what people crave so badly. Those sites are out there for people to post their conspiratorial yearnings and endlessly debate controversial subjects that cause more disagreements and garbage on the site than valuable insights that shape the macro economic picture. Most of the arguments on this site are endlessly debating topics like Israel, Zionists, Trump vs Hillary, terrorism, immigration, etc…. and they tend to focus around the same group of posters. Nobody ever convinces the other to think differently, and it rarely has any tie in with economics, investing, or anything relevant to the overall theme.

Agreed 100% – that Cory is doing a great job and that was my point above.

This tread started because it was postulated that Cory isn’t communicating well with the guests and doesn’t like politics enough, which is rubbish. His interviews, the guest he brings on, and the content of the shows is continually improving, as is the listenership. Keep up the great work guys.

I would never want the KER….to be all politics., for politics sucks, ….., but, how the politics, contributes to or detracts from….the investment side of PMs. I think DT, would like to have OWL back, so he can yank his chain……..I think we all miss OWL’s daily contribution…..JMO……..And thanks for your contribution……. THE LONG CLAW

Yes, agreed there and really enjoy the macro Political and macro Economic discussions about what Central Banks are doing, or what may happen with China or Europe or Russia, or the Swiss unpegging of currencies, or the Oil markets as it relates to the Middle East, etc….. Clearly geopolitics can be a mover in the PM markets, in the Currency markets, and the Bond markets – for sure.

However, much of the fringe political and polarizing extreme opinion discussions that some want to discuss have NOTHING to do with any of that, and usually cause long threads of bickering was my only point. If people want to bang on about Israel/Palestine and Zionists all day long…. go for it but again, if you look at the overall majority of the interviews, articles posted, and website sponsors…… they have nothing to do with anything close to those topics.

OOTB – I do agree with you about missing hearing from the “Big Owl” more often as well, but he carried the torch for a few decades and I respect his decision to turn most of the show duties over to Cory. It always has been fun to yank on his chain over the years 🙂 😉 😮

Si, I understand your view point, whether my thoughts are a bit extreme that is your judgement, I didn’t feel that I had made disparaging remarks, I just said how I felt. You can’t always put your words in a blender in order to get a point across, I certainly didn’t mean to demean anyone I was simply stating how this show has evolved and how I see it changing from what has made it a success in the past. DT

Agreed. We all have opinions and points of view. You stated Cory was not doing a good job communicating with guests, and that the show wouldn’t survive if he didn’t talk about politics more. I shared my opinions and point of view as well.

Cheers!

Ex, if you reread my post I did praise Cory. We live in a politically correct world that has taken us too far in one direction, however I believe things are changing and change is good as long as it is meant as constructive criticism and not to demean. DT

Ex, I did not mention the guests, Cory gets an A++ in that department, I merely mentioned posters and then others in another post but I was only referring to the posters. Communication I agree is the key. DT

I saw the praise, but the other comments just didn’t strike me as constructive and I simply disagreed with the premise we need to talk about politics MORE or it won’t survive. That is silly to me, when the main focus is very clearly resource stocks.

>>>> Look at most of the show interviews (they are with JR MINING COMPANIES or COMMODITY & RESOURCE based pundits and experts).

>>>>>> Look at the right hand side of this webpage at the show SPONSORS if you want to see the primary focus of what this site has always been about and is about…… Resource Investing.

(with macro economics and politics peppered in as to its RELEVANCE to those topics) JMO – but it is based on the evidence shown every week based on the interviews on the KER archives – the vast majority are about Gold, Oil, the US Dollar, and mining companies.

That is what needs to be covered for the show to go on….

Off topic, car scene with Cheech and Chong! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuYeQi4wB_k Just thought you might enjoy this!

funny. A classic.

Classic………..hey, man that is a toothpick……… good one for the day…… 🙂

should say……..in addition to the already hard working contributors…….

agreed OOTB. If they don’t post or contribute and share, and just lurk in the background, then that is on them.

Life rewards the doers….. not the critics or people that refuse to get involved.

Thanks OOTB. Right back atcha amigo. 🙂

Personally, I’ve always enjoyed your posts and the effort you put in to sharing ideas here, along with the many long term and new posters on the KER. We have a great community of deep thinkers and a few stinkers here. 😉

Looking forward to new posters and new contributors adding to the shared insights.

Ever Upward!

DITTO…….

the above is a quote from the article…….btw