Economic Dirty Bomb Explodes in Sacramento

[Hope@ZeroKelvin]

>This is just more bullshit to rile up the plebes.

Granted you may find that the authors evidence is either circumstantial, or it's the proverbial snowball rolling down hill scenario. That you will find out soon enough.

However, do you perhaps suspect at least that classifying everyone concerned with the financial crisis into the plebe category so they can more convieniently be dismissed is unwise? After all, the unconstitutional bailouts are a fact. Rising bonuses for the elitists are a fact. Rising budget deficits at all legvels of government are a fact. Rising foreclosures are a fact. The falling dollar is a fact. Talk of replacing the dollar as the world reserve curency is a fact. The collapsing job market is a fact. Rising prices are a fact. Falling grain production worldwide is a fact. Taken collectively, are these not valid reasons to start getting a bit riled without being labeled?

Careful!  With sentiments like those, you are going to end up on a DHS watchlist, dontcha' know.

Now, get out the Hope and Change T shirt toot sweet and start singing the Obama song.  MMMM.  MMMM.  MMMM.

[TheNewWorldMan]

I suspect that one of our biggest liabilities going forward is going to be the much-vaunted ideology of American exceptionalism: the idea that the realities that apply to other nations somehow do not apply to us. 

There's nothing exceptional about America.  We are just one of history's MANY empires that had a successful system and a good run at it.  Before we pat ourselves on the back, let's consider that the lifespan of some of history's empires and kingdoms was measured in millennia.  We're a Johnny-come-lately.  Our time is likely to end up (if you count America as an established empire from the War of 1812 onwards, since in our early days we were like the Seven Hills of Rome) at two centuries and some change.  Not even in the top five.  After all the strip malls and Las Vegas casinos weather away, the Pyramids and the Great Wall of China will remain.

[fredd58]

I suspect that one of our biggest liabilities going forward is going to be the much-vaunted ideology of American exceptionalism: the idea that the realities that apply to other nations somehow do not apply to us. 

There's nothing exceptional about America.  We are just one of history's MANY empires that had a successful system and a good run at it.  Before we pat ourselves on the back, let's consider that the lifespan of some of history's empires and kingdoms was measured in millennia.  We're a Johnny-come-lately.  Our time is likely to end up (if you count America as an established empire from the War of 1812 onwards, since in our early days we were like the Seven Hills of Rome) at two centuries and some change.  Not even in the top five.  After all the strip malls and Las Vegas casinos weather away, the Pyramids and the Great Wall of China will remain.

Now, now, now. There'll be eroded noses poking out of Mt Rushmore for a LONG time to come...

[Broil]

Or maybe they'll be re-carved into Chairman Mao and the Three Glorious Presidents, fredd.

[illingsk]

>you are going to end up on a DHS watchlist

I already have a room reserved in one of those KBR Hiltons their building all over the country.