Comments on: Watch France – Today – And You Might Change Your Mind About Where The Bottom Of This Crisis May Be http://www.deathoftime.com/2009/03/19/703/ Thoughts of a Communicator About a World in Transition Thu, 17 Nov 2011 03:31:32 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Ollie http://www.deathoftime.com/2009/03/19/703/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Ollie Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:11:51 +0000 http://www.deathoftime.com/?p=703#comment-377 Well written post. Over time I recovered from depression but it took medication, counseling and also a lot of personal development. Are there any good forums you would recommend? Well written post. Over time I recovered from depression but it took medication, counseling and also a lot of personal development. Are there any good forums you would recommend?

]]> By: Steve http://www.deathoftime.com/2009/03/19/703/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Steve Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:02:57 +0000 http://www.deathoftime.com/?p=703#comment-170 Saying the French are going to protest is akin to saying it will rain in Seattle. I might be wrong but so far, within the past year I am pretty sure there have been protest by French farmers, truckers, taxi drivers and wine makers. I agree with the principle your laying out, just disagree that France is the litmus for a world wide cultural revolution in reaction to the economic crisis. Obama was America's knee jerk reaction to the Wall Street meltdown. Don't get me wrong, I voted for him and am fully behind most of the moves he is making but he didn't begin to pull away from McCain until October when the crash started and McCain showed complete ineptitude in reacting to it. I say knee jerk because America, like in 2001 following 9/11 was willing to embrace whatever ship seemed likely to get us out of the storm, consequences be damned. That's how you get torture as official government policy, Iraq and warrantless wire taps. Same theory now, except this is how we'll get a giant step to the left with a progressive/semi socialist ideology. I wouldn't call it a cultural revolution, I wouldn't even say that most Americans accept the socialism light that Obama is proposing. Just that McCain basically offered more of the same and we passed. If Obama succeeds in pulling things off, and let's be honest, his chances are at best 50/50, well you know how your average American is, we all love a winner. He'll have support for health care reform, tax reform, the transition to a green economy, etc. etc. If the economy continues to worsen well into 2010, games over for him. I think they realize this and that is why he is expending so much political capital now, trying to ram through as much of his agenda before his poll numbers inevitably slip and he loses support. How will you know this is a world wide cultural reform? When the stoic British, the orderly Germans or the humble Japanese take to the streets in massive protest. Saying the French are going to protest is akin to saying it will rain in Seattle. I might be wrong but so far, within the past year I am pretty sure there have been protest by French farmers, truckers, taxi drivers and wine makers. I agree with the principle your laying out, just disagree that France is the litmus for a world wide cultural revolution in reaction to the economic crisis.

Obama was America's knee jerk reaction to the Wall Street meltdown. Don't get me wrong, I voted for him and am fully behind most of the moves he is making but he didn't begin to pull away from McCain until October when the crash started and McCain showed complete ineptitude in reacting to it. I say knee jerk because America, like in 2001 following 9/11 was willing to embrace whatever ship seemed likely to get us out of the storm, consequences be damned.

That's how you get torture as official government policy, Iraq and warrantless wire taps. Same theory now, except this is how we'll get a giant step to the left with a progressive/semi socialist ideology. I wouldn't call it a cultural revolution, I wouldn't even say that most Americans accept the socialism light that Obama is proposing. Just that McCain basically offered more of the same and we passed.

If Obama succeeds in pulling things off, and let's be honest, his chances are at best 50/50, well you know how your average American is, we all love a winner. He'll have support for health care reform, tax reform, the transition to a green economy, etc. etc. If the economy continues to worsen well into 2010, games over for him. I think they realize this and that is why he is expending so much political capital now, trying to ram through as much of his agenda before his poll numbers inevitably slip and he loses support.

How will you know this is a world wide cultural reform? When the stoic British, the orderly Germans or the humble Japanese take to the streets in massive protest.

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