Alan Smith

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@Deanogillam Just listened to this again – “30 years of hurt” has now become 60 years 😬

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Best ever football song?

https://t.co/mvqiy9wrH5

[Dr Jordan B Peterson @jordanbpeterson]

To the Americans:

I've travelled all over the world. I've familiarized myself with many places, and met many people. And I'm a Canadian, although I’m privileged to reside once again in the States.

And here's something I've noticed, and it’s a key element of America's continuing greatness:

You bloody Americans value success, and you believe in its existence.

This is something that doesn't really happen anywhere else in the world. Even in other free democracies—the United Kingdom; Finland, Sweden, and Norway; Australia, New Zealand and Canada; Germany, France, and the Netherlands (great countries all)—a counterproductive cynicism too often reigns.

Success is equated with exploitation.
Ambition is looked upon with contempt.

This happens sometimes in the United States too—particularly among the miserable progressives, who confuse their resentment, ingratitude and unearned skepticism with wisdom.

But in your great country, by and large, striving is admired and success celebrated.

This means that more people strive and succeed in the US than anywhere else. And it's increasingly obvious. You remain stunningly more innovative and productive than any people anywhere else on the planet.

And so I say, as all should who are fortunate enough to live in the western world, let alone America:

Thank God for the United States.

Thank God for the wisdom of its founders.
Thank God for its faith in the free market and in the natural rights of man.
Happy birthday, you damn Yankees and Southerners.

Long may your admirable country dominate the world.

Long may your freedom and hope provide an example to those suffering everywhere at the hands of their malevolent states.

May your two and a half centuries of unparallelled success be just the beginning.

Your country is the light of the world, and the city on the hill.

Thank God for the USA.

Happy 250th.

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson

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@London_W4 We have to reach absolute rock bottom before we turn it around.

Not quite there yet. Almost, but not just yet.

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@garyseconomics 🥹

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True wealth:

“Enough money to sleep well at night - and enough purpose to leap out of bed in the morning”

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Happy 4th July 🇺🇸

My recent trip to the US for the World Cup confirmed that the country is full of warm, hospitable people.

Scratch beneath the surface and you’ll find we have far more in common than we have differences.

Ignore the politicians and the media - Go USA!

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What a World Cup this has been - sleep routine completely wrecked! #CaboVerde 👏

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@TartanArmyGroup Moyes it is then 🤦🏻‍♂️

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This year marks the 250th anniversary of the publication of Adam Smith's "The Wealth of Nations."

It has some good lines, including this:

“There is no art which one government sooner learns of another than that of draining money from the pockets of the people.”

Some things never change.

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@bobski19741 They’re great for my business but very bad for supporting economic growth.

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“Increase taxes again - and borrow more money to fund more spending.”

The downward spiral continues.

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@TonyWard867811 🤦🏻‍♂️

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"Capitalism is the engine of growth, and entrepreneurs are the drivers of that engine," Whole Foods founder and philanthropist John Mackey

Andy Burnham, take note.

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Sigh…

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Controversial opinion:

I think the FIRE movement has got one fundamental thing wrong.

Not the maths.

The assumption.

The assumption that work is simply something to escape from.

The BBC recently featured a couple who retired at 40 after years of extraordinary saving and investing.

They did it by

- Not having children
- Eating packed lunches for 10 years
- Not turning on the heating in their home

Look, if you really want it, retiring at 40 is an incredible achievement.

But their story makes me ask a different question…

If you hate your job so much that your life’s ambition is to escape it, isn’t the real problem the job - not work itself?

Work isn’t just about money.

It’s where many of us find purpose.

It’s where we learn.

It’s where we build friendships.

It’s where we solve problems.

It’s where we create.

It’s where we contribute.

It’s where we grow.

Yes, financial independence is a wonderful goal.

But why spend 20 years living like a church mouse just to earn the right to stop doing something you dislike?

Why not spend those 20 years building a career or a business that you genuinely can’t wait to wake up for?

To me, that’s a far richer definition of freedom.

The goal shouldn’t be to retire as early as possible.

It should be to build a life where you no longer feel the need to retire.

Work has given me far more than an income.

It’s given me purpose, lifelong friends, endless learning, unforgettable experiences and the opportunity to help other people.

Money bought me choices.

Work gave my life meaning.

Maybe the ultimate form of financial independence isn’t escaping work.

Maybe it’s having the freedom to do work you love, with people you enjoy, for as long as you choose.

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@Keir_Starmer @steve_hawkes Yes, easy

England’s route:

Mexico → Brazil → Argentina → France 🏆

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