tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746692.post3922653322970164596..comments2024-03-19T11:28:58.168-04:00Comments on History Unfolding: Where do we stand?David Kaiserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05020082243968071584noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746692.post-12547785492050988292012-10-28T05:04:02.278-04:002012-10-28T05:04:02.278-04:00Your comparison of these times to the depression a...Your comparison of these times to the depression and following WWII is in contrast to your previous statements that the big generational crisis was 9/11 and campaign on terror. I have mostly assumed that the big crisis is yet to come as we see the developing EU crisis and the nervousness in China developing as they "attack" Japan and others to distract from their own internal economic problems. <br /><br />I admit that the panicky statements of "doomers" who see the "end of the world" next week or so are unpalatable but how do we realistically get a grip on the current situation? America and everywhere else rely on printing money to slow down a real crisis, which is just a slowing down of a dysfunctional economic system of planned overconsumption (planned obsolescence) to maintain GDP growth and "high standards of living" whereas in previous times (19th century) "A penny saved is a penny earned" and using high quality products as long as conceivably possible kept people busy repairing own things and busy in own gardens and kitchens. Quallity of life over GDP should be emphasized. If the Chinese and Japanese and Americans and Europeans elites were not obsessed with GDP based growth concept to keep interest payments from corporation to banks flowing and quarterly stock market results up then the pressure on global resource base would be low and pressure to make wars for Spratly island, arctic oil/gas, African land grab(food production, oil deposits) for example would not exist. Isolationism would be a good principle as autarch regions get along with own production of clothes, food, etc. <br /><br />Post WWII Pax Americana serves the globalization concept to spread corporate control of a small surper elite trillionaires with off-shore untaxed wealth (Chinese princelings, American 1%, Russian billionaires, Indian magnates, etc.) and destroy all global resources in shortest time possible to maximize profits bringing about a war situation ASAP. Contrary to Gordon Gecko's belief Greed is not good. The governments have to be reseized by the people before the war parties driven by the Rich for short term interests create WWIII. Two party democracy has been captured everywhere by industrial interests with or without social welfare programs to quiet the masses. Regardless the growth machine drives us on to the precipice. <br /><br />Note massive coal use increase in China(to make cheap US Walmart impots) accelerating CO2 in atmosphere causing Storm Sandy, US Drought 2012(with still uunknown results in starvation next year), Russian 2010 drought (Arab spring ex drought). It is all tied together. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746692.post-92155903991186596662012-10-27T15:44:30.590-04:002012-10-27T15:44:30.590-04:00Professor
Thanks for this capsule update.
He is...Professor<br /><br />Thanks for this capsule update. <br /><br />He is indeed following in Clinton's footsteps, in spite of the hard rhetoric domestically re trade.<br /><br />President Clinton's bargain with the Republicans over both NAFTA, then the WTO, were classic examples of the so called 'vital center' Dionne harkened back to, a liberal and yet also a laissez faire globalism we have cleaved to since WW II.<br /><br />It has long now shown itself to have been a fatal agreement, really, but perhaps the only one the American parties after WWII were in a position to strike, given the background, and the aftermath of the Wars.<br /><br />All the best,<br />GM <br />Bozonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18078858723231122013noreply@blogger.com