Amitai Etzioni in http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/04/opinion/etzioni-tough-times-ahead/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 wants to convince us that we can’t do anything about the predicament we are in. Ignore the causes and actors that created this mess. We are powerless to stop it. But, we can feel good in sharing the misery and becoming better people together. What kind of propaganda is this? Why…
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It’s easy to solve the budget “crisis”
Some Republicans like to say, it’s a spending problem, not a revenue problem. Well, both are problems. I agree with cutting spending, in the right place. Using the New York Times budget calculator, it is easy to balance the budget and even generate a surplus. Return to earlier, pre-increased-greed levels.
It’s still the stupidity, stupid!
Wow, just read this essay by David Michael Green. It is a frightening description of the big picture in the story of who we are and how we got here. Powerful writing. If I were running for office, my slogan would be, “It’s the Stupidity, Stupid!”. It’s not the economy. It’s not drugs. It’s not…
Why is Obama smiling?
Obama announces a historic failure of the Democratic party to reach a budget deal with Republicans. Why is he smiling about it? He and Reid announce a “historic” “compromise”. A compromise is when you want something and your opponent want something, and you agree to give and take. When what you want is to NOT…
Equilibrium
A simple physics concept, that systems tend to equilibrium. The natural state or outcome. A ball rolls down inside a bowl and oscillation back and forth while friction slows it, until it halts at the bottom, forces in balance. Why don’t we humans reach equilibrium? We continue to grow, consuming, increasing our numbers. Can’t we…