Op-Ed Columnist - Palin’s Kind of Patriotism - NYTimes.com
Op-Ed Columnist - Palin’s Kind of Patriotism - NYTimes.com: "And we have not yet even felt the full economic brunt here. I fear we may be at that moment just before the tsunami hits — when the birds take flight and the insects stop chirping because their acute senses can feel what is coming before humans can."
Mr. Friedman, this human does sense it. It is starting to chill his bones.
How did we get here to this place? De-regulation sure, but other extremes too as referred to in 2004 on this shady little blog. As we were fighting a bastardizing of religious extremism it always struck me that here, at home, we had a little extremism of our own. Of course we have religious extremism ourselves, but the kind that worried me the most was different and it involved capitalism and our faith in the markets and consumption. It took us to this place we are now where if you listen closely you can hear just a bit of a rustle as those with keener senses find cover.
Alas.
The troubles we stand to face now pale in comparison methinks to 9/11, the tsunami, the anthrax attacks. It more than likely will cement that we are in fact one now... a global community, but sadly this is not the way anyone could have wanted that to come about.
How will it end up? It is the question on everyone's lips and isn't it the scariest question of all because no one has an answer. Our 'leadership' is bunkering up for the winter.
Like a stormy winter though I simply hope that it cleans and refreshes the air however for a new awakening as a global community come spring. Hopefully after the pain and the rain passes we will be able to look at each other with fresh eyes and open spirits and know that we made it through the worst and we will be all right.
Love to you and yours.
Mr. Friedman, this human does sense it. It is starting to chill his bones.
How did we get here to this place? De-regulation sure, but other extremes too as referred to in 2004 on this shady little blog. As we were fighting a bastardizing of religious extremism it always struck me that here, at home, we had a little extremism of our own. Of course we have religious extremism ourselves, but the kind that worried me the most was different and it involved capitalism and our faith in the markets and consumption. It took us to this place we are now where if you listen closely you can hear just a bit of a rustle as those with keener senses find cover.
Alas.
The troubles we stand to face now pale in comparison methinks to 9/11, the tsunami, the anthrax attacks. It more than likely will cement that we are in fact one now... a global community, but sadly this is not the way anyone could have wanted that to come about.
How will it end up? It is the question on everyone's lips and isn't it the scariest question of all because no one has an answer. Our 'leadership' is bunkering up for the winter.
Like a stormy winter though I simply hope that it cleans and refreshes the air however for a new awakening as a global community come spring. Hopefully after the pain and the rain passes we will be able to look at each other with fresh eyes and open spirits and know that we made it through the worst and we will be all right.
Love to you and yours.
