tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post1813495676100941489..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: The World Has Moved OnThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-86182949658438189242008-12-29T15:40:00.000-08:002008-12-29T15:40:00.000-08:00Antidepressants affect judgment in a way that repl...Antidepressants affect judgment in a way that replicates the attitude of cowboy capitalism. Speaking of which, the profits of pharmaceuticals are multiple times the closest corporations'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-29421510953335392922008-12-29T11:16:00.000-08:002008-12-29T11:16:00.000-08:00I'm not sure what to make of the link to antidepre...I'm not sure what to make of the link to antidepressants and economic fiascos but there's no question that reckless military adventurism played a pivotal role in America's fiscal collapse. It seemed to go hand in hand with Cowboy Capitalism and an indifference to debt that plagued both the US and Britain.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-52508787012684330092008-12-29T09:35:00.000-08:002008-12-29T09:35:00.000-08:00Yes, I think you're right on the unique relationsh...Yes, I think you're right on the unique relationship between the U.S. and China, which is now rapidly changing. It's interesting that those countries most adversely affected by the financial crisis are also the ones most heavily <A HREF="http://liliannattel.wordpress.com/2008/12/28/war-and-numbers/" REL="nofollow">invested in the wars</A> in Iraq and Afghanistan, and are also the countries that have been the <A HREF="http://liliannattel.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/hello-world/" REL="nofollow">heaviest consumers of antidepressants</A> in the last decade, ie UK and the US. Another reason for Canada to examine or orientation and which countries we use as models for our own direction. The countries that are the most robust now are the ones who have been greening their technology and economy (and happen to be much lower consumers of antidepresants...coincidence or not?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-59146162744103045942008-12-28T18:14:00.000-08:002008-12-28T18:14:00.000-08:00Steven Harper is only the latest most prominent C...Steven Harper is only the latest most prominent Canadian to view "America" as an ideal towards which to navigate. Neither will he be the last. "The American Dream" is a very powerful myth sold throughout the globe. With the waning of the American Empire, that myth will also wane, but what will Canadians believe? How much ink how many hours and how much money have been spent worrying about what makes a Canadian and how does Canadian Identity relate to America? We will know the American Empire is indeed dead when the CBC no longer devotes an entire Sunday evening taking calls on Cross Country Checkup about how being Canadian differs from being American.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-83568170856282803922008-12-28T13:02:00.000-08:002008-12-28T13:02:00.000-08:00Perhaps what is unprecedented in this is the abrup...Perhaps what is unprecedented in this is the abruptness of the shift, a whipsaw effect combining the investment of Western (American) wealth into growing its main rival's economy and that same rival then using that wealth to fund near-permanent, low-interest loans to its benefactor. America is effectively being bled out from both ends.<BR/><BR/>I totally agree with your advocacy for a "new and green economy." That's investing in the future, creating opportunities for long-term returns, rather than propping up failed financial institutions by making good their past recklessness and greed.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-13936562476428551652008-12-28T11:20:00.000-08:002008-12-28T11:20:00.000-08:00The shift from west to east is precedented if your...The shift from west to east is precedented if your outlook is a long one. Europe's ascendancy is recent (post industrial revolution), more particularly Britain (18th & 19th c) and then the U.S. (20th C). I agree completely about Canada needing to take stock of this shift. We are fortunate to be a country of resources, but that can also be a vulnerability when other countries get rather short of resources. How about using our own for a change, and looking around for how to develop a <A HREF="http://liliannattel.wordpress.com/2008/12/18/re-tooling-for-change-hope-for-economic-recovery/" REL="nofollow">new and green economy</A> appropriate to the shift. Everyone's attention is on the immediate financial collapse & no wonder. It's what affects us now. But beyond that is an old economy based on cheap labour and cheap oil. For the moment the cost of oil has been artificially depressed because of the recession. But it's only a matter of time until that changes again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com