DECLINE AND FALL
Cliff
"The Troubles"
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Declinists have always projected America's imminent demise. For a change,
they're onto something.
Call it America's Age of Angst. The buzz of negativity seems to be everywhere.
DECLINE AND FALL: WHEN THE AMERICAN EMPIRE GOES, IT IS LIKELY TO GO QUICKLY
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/65987/niall-ferguson/complexity-and-collapse
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Summary: Imperial collapse may come much more suddenly than many historians
imagine. A combination of fiscal deficits and military overstretch suggests that
the United States may be the next empire on the precipice.
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]
reads the cover headline for British historian Niall Ferguson's article in the
current issue of Foreign Affairs. Faced with an unemployment rate near 10
percent, a ballooning deficit, and a grueling partisan battle over health-care
reform, both President Barack Obama and his Republican critics in Congress are
complaining loudly about the government's inability to get things done. In the
meantime, there's a growing sense that others—here, China is always first on the
list
http://www.newsweek.com/id/234928
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It’s China’s World We’re Just Living in It
The middle kingdom is rewriting the rules on trade, technology, currency,
climate—you name it.
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—are steadily chipping away at America's leadership position in the world.
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]
The rethug joys of free money & the compounded interest on it .....
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Cliff
Pong Lrick
"Cliff" <Clhuprich...@aoltmovetheperiodc.om> wrote in message
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> http://www.newsweek.com/id/234965
> "The Troubles"
> [
> Declinists have always projected America's imminent demise. For a change,
> they're onto something.
>
> Call it America's Age of Angst. The buzz of negativity seems to be
> everywhere.
> DECLINE AND FALL: WHEN THE AMERICAN EMPIRE GOES, IT IS LIKELY TO GO
> QUICKLY
> http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/65987/niall-ferguson/complexity-and-collapse
> [
> Summary: Imperial collapse may come much more suddenly than many
> historians
> imagine. A combination of fiscal deficits and military overstretch
> suggests that
> the United States may be the next empire on the precipice.
> ....
> ]
> reads the cover headline for British historian Niall Ferguson's article in
> the
> current issue of Foreign Affairs. Faced with an unemployment rate near 10
> percent, a ballooning deficit, and a grueling partisan battle over
> health-care
> reform, both President Barack Obama and his Republican critics in Congress
> are
> complaining loudly about the government's inability to get things done. In
> the
> meantime, there's a growing sense that others-here, China is always first
> on the
> list
> http://www.newsweek.com/id/234928
> [
> It's China's World We're Just Living in It
> The middle kingdom is rewriting the rules on trade, technology, currency,
> climate-you name it.
> ....
> ]
> -are steadily chipping away at America's leadership position in the world.
> ....
> ]
>
> The rethug joys of free money & the compounded interest on it .....
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> Cliff
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Mort Davis
> "The Troubles"
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> Declinists have always projected America's imminent demise.
Obama's doing his best to destroy America.
§nühw¤Łf
thought with news:ibWdnUPod60bOzzW...@mchsi.com:
Thats just fucking stupid and simplistic.
Obama is a corporatist. He's not a socialist.
You however are an ignorant cuntflap due to your daily dose of
wingnut talking points spewed by the whore media.
Discuss.
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Darrell Stec
That would be a nearly impossible task. Not much left of it after Bush got
through taking away our liberties and strapping us with enough debt to choke
not only America but other nations as well.
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Darrell
Chief Egalitarian
"Cliff" <Clhuprich...@aoltmovetheperiodc.om> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:01:52 -0700, Gn...@cold.com wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:13:55 +0000 (UTC), Curly Surmudgeon
>><CurlySu...@live.com> wrote:
>>
>>>>>(PG NEVER QUITS!)
>>>
>>>True, you'll die a wanker. You ran and hid the last time, what makes you
>>>think anyone will believe your bullshit again. Even with my willing
>>>assistance you failed to show up to carry out your death threat. Now
>>>you're Bozo Filtered and can go fuck yourself.
>>>
>>>Wanker.
>>
>>Aw C'mon Curly
>>
>>Having your very own wanker to poke fun at when things are slow makes
>>the time go by faster.
>>
>>I got Pajama, like I used to have Ultraz, Dana Raffaniello, Knicklas.
>>Now I got poor Pajama. I realize he's not much--but he's so easy.
>
> You could have crazy banquer.
> He's always a hoot.
> --
> Cliff
Would probably be a joy, compared to you. trim