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10 Reasons to Believe That We're in a Depression

"...if man had never mutated from the apes"?? We ARE apes!


On Nov 20 11:11 AM bobbobwhite wrote:

> The problem is so much larger than what you say. At the core of it
> all is the arrogant refusal(and perhaps innate inability) of modern
> humanity to honor, respect and follow the basic laws of nature that
> is the fundamental, underlying reason for everything that is wrong
> with its relationship with the earth. Overpopulation in lower animal
> forms is always controlled and balanced by natural forces, but humans
> no longer respect nor adhere to any natural controls that humans
> can dominate, even termporarily, knowing all the while that this
> negligent behavior will end badly for the earth and for all future
> humans, as we are now seeing occur in its initial stages. As we have
> allowed ourselves to progressively devalue all respect for anything
> other than all things human and care only for the satisfaction of
> the immediate and personal now(no true concern even for our own grandchildren!),
> that abject disregard will end our days much earlier than simple
> evolution would have done naturally, as we are now too far down the
> road of arrogance and disrespect of nature to change our ways in
> time to reverse the immense damage already done.
>
> The earth will be the final winner, and regain its former health
> in time, as it " knows" in its eternal Rock of Ages that it would
> have been much better for all living things if man had never mutated
> from the apes. But we did, and more's the pity, as we are all now
> paying dearly for our temporary moment in the sun that we all mindlessly
> thought would last forever as we uncaringly hurried it along toward
> its end.

10 Reasons to Believe That We're in a Depression

What makes you think democracy is particularly essential? Democracy is an outgrowth of a strong middle class. If you don't have one, you cannot have a viable democracy. The US middle class is going to disappear. Democracy?


On Nov 19 12:02 PM Tony Petroski wrote:

> Mr. Clark: Entertaining article.
>
> "However, in the 21st century, cheap land, cheap labor and a younger
> demographic profile, suggests that in 20 years, the reins of power
> will be in the adolescent hands of a rapidly growing Asia."
>
> Maybe. But they don't have cheap land, and their labor is getting
> more expensive, and they don't have a democratic means of transferring
> power.
>
> The 21st Century is just getting started. The U.S. hasn't gone the
> way of Rome yet and we're in the Age of Obama.
>
> We have more to contribute than military security (see how things
> go when the Pax Americana is spoiled) and entertainment. We have
> football, and the world will give up soccer once they see the alternative.

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Uh, dude, he's been President for only 10 days or so. I think you're asking the wrong guy. Bush appointed people like Chris Cox (Mr. What? Me worry?) and Paulson (Mr. Goldaman Sachs), and they did about as good a job as Ol' Brownie after Katrina. Those are the folks you should be mad at, or doesn't your memory go back beyond 2 weeks?


On Jan 30 09:18 AM markg wrote:

> Sure Obama and company can whine belatedly about TARP money going
> for bonuses, but where was the oversight before this happened? What
> can they do now? Same thing they did before, nothing!
>
> The money is gone and it is going to stay gone.