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Does anyone else have this same kind of nagging feeling??
Mountains
Veteran
I pretty much feel constantly like the economy (the US and the rest of the "developed" world, especially Europe) stands about a 50/50 chance of essentially collapsing within the foreseeable future. Having seen how utterly fragile and artificial the whole thing is, first in the 1890s, then in 1907, then in 1929, then in the early 1970s, then again the early 1980s, then again in the early 1990s, and *especially* in 2008-2010, it just seems to me that one fart from an oil sheikh or one errant missile or drone strike could pretty much send the whole party spiraling down the toilet in a way that nobody alive has ever experienced. Only this time we don't have FDR and there isn't going to be a world war that will mobilize the economies of the world the way it did in 1939-45.
It's depressing as hell.
It's depressing as hell.
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There's so much to do right here and now, we can't expect to bear the burdens of the whole world on our backs like Atlas from Greek mythology. Even if we're not literally bearing those burdens, they can become like mental dead-weights.
If the economy collapses, we'll get to know what it's like and will have to adapt to survive. If not, then that's okay too. Either way what happens is going to happen, change is our constant companion, and it's not going to be an individual thing, but a collective thing.
If I had all those numbers in my head, I'd snap!
The media/internet has a lot to do with how we feel. When all hell breaks loose we'll know soon enough. The economic trend is scary (globalization) but IMO all we can really do is take care of ourselves and family and maybe community without falling prey to consumerism in all its guises.
Love OWS! :-)
Hi Mountains!
Yes! I have a feeling, ie I feel everything - our systems and structures - will collapse.
I just hope that it won't be too hurtful and that I won't lose my cash in the process, and my family and friends will have food on the table etc.
I really don't know how it will play out, but perhaps Nature is sending us a signal that everything is just too greedy and hurtful.
I prefer channels like Al-Jazeera.
I hope and pray I'm wrong, but the indicators aren't looking good.
This seems to be a pretty well balanced objective news location.
Stay informed... lose the manipulation and fear. Remember that is part of our goals as buddhists, to eliminate fear, so we can make wise decisions in life.
Yea!!!!! Al-Jazeera!
Namaste,
Abu
We said “what future?” because it really looked like there was none.
At the time we thought a global nuclear conflict could break out just like that and the “Club of Rome” had calculated that the planet was about to run out of natural resources (oil in particular).
The Judo-teacher smiled and said we would all be walking around with our children in thirty years from now and we would be okay. No problem. People are over-reacting.
It turned out he was right.
In thirty years we will smile about the financial crisis of 2008/2011.
*According to Gallup, the percentage of Americans that lack confidence in U.S. banks is now at an all-time high of 36%.
*According to a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll, 90 percent of Americans believe that the economy is performing poorly and approximately 80 percent of Americans believe that it is “difficult” to find a job right now.
*According to a recent Rasmussen survey, 48 percent of all Americans believe that reductions in government spending are “at least somewhat likely” to result in civil unrest inside the United States.
*Another recent survey found that 73 percent of all Americans believe that the nation is “on the wrong track”.
*According to a recent CBS News/New York Times poll, Congress has a disapproval rating of 82%.
*A recent Rasmussen survey found that 85 percent of Americans believe that members of Congress “are more interested in helping their own careers than in helping other people”, and that same survey found that 46 percent of the American people believe that most members of Congress are corrupt.
*According to a different Rasmussen survey, only 17 percent of all Americans now believe that the U.S. government has the consent of the governed.
*A recent Washington Post poll found that 78 percent of Americans are dissatisfied “with the way this country’s political system is working” and that only26 percent of Americans now believe that the federal government can solve the economic problems that we are facing.
So what does all of that add up to?
It adds up to a U.S. population that is very frustrated and that is looking for outlets for that frustration.
As the U.S. economy continues to fall apart, that frustration is going to continue to rise.
What we are seeing all across America is only the beginning. We are going to see protest movements and explosions of anger that we can’t even imagine right now.
Dark days are coming for America.
You better buckle up.
at....http://www.infowars.com/buckle-up-america-is-getting-very-angry-and-the-protests-are-going-to-become-much-more-frightening/
Keep, keep it snug within your breast,
And lay you down and take your rest;
And when you wake, to work again,
The wind it blows, the vessel goes,
And where and whither, no one knows.
'Twill all be well: no need of care;
Though how it will, and when, and where,
We cannot see, and can't declare.
In spite of dreams, in spite of thought,
'Tis not in vain, and not for nought,
The wind it blows, the ship it goes,
Though where and whither, no one knows
Arthur Hugh Clough
For what it is worth...
*First aid kit.
*Sewing kit.
*Rope/string.
*Water.
*Utility knife.
*Hatchet.
*Thermal blankets/sleeping bag.
*Water proof matches.
*Binoculars.
*Clothing (including rain jacket).
*Tarp.
*Tinfoil/pots/pans.
*Breath of Life Emergency Mask
*Water purification tablets.
*Flashlight and batteries.
*A gun.
Then, when the poopoo hits the fan, go up and hide in the mountains like in Red Dawn. Make a camp and survive up there until everything gets better or everyone else dies.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/12/opinion/theres-something-happening-here.html?ref=thomaslfriedman
I think it's worth being aware that greed and ignorance got us into this pickle.
And it hasn't gone away.
Who knows what the future holds. Perhaps we will come out of this mess with a better understanding of interdependence and as a result a fairer economic system and a more representitive government. Perhaps not.
It is very unfortunate that so many are, and will, have to endure hardships because of the greed, but worrying how bad it might get is a waste of time and effort.
But I would not be surprised to see an American Spring here in the USA not completely unlike the Arab Spring. I may even join them.
Ringo Starr
I actually quite like the idea of the world going to rack and ruin. I have found that shared crisis tends to bring out the best in people. I read an article in the New Scientist ages ago that talked of the possibility of the Earth's human population being slashed by climate change in the next 50 years or so, with small groups of us living in the few areas of the planet that hadn't turned into deserts. I actually found the prospect rather cheering. But maybe I just have a twisted mind... :screwy:
I saw something about what if aliens invaded, it is a possibility, but if they did they would be far superior than us and then you would find that all humans would come together to fight for our survival. You may even see the taliban working with a christian in such a situation.
[Source: Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry]
This is just amazing. So many people have done something so outstanding in so little time! I cant wait to see what the future holds! Things both teeny tiny and of huge dimensions have been described and understood as never before. Maybe you guys are just reading stuff that sucks. Gotta read books with some talent sometimes too
Yeah, there is no value inherent in either money or gold. Better decide on what your values are, or might be living your whole life for the wrong thing!
Collectively, groups of people (businesses, regions, nations, etc.) also have karmic issues, positive and negative.
Spit in the air and it lands in your face,
behave with arrogance and face humiliation,
conquer the world and be conquered by the world,
and so it goes.
If one wishes to improve the state of the world
one must start in one's own backyard and address, resolve, and release one's own personal karmic issues...
then one becomes capable of addressing and resolving the karmic issues of one's business, one's region, one's nation, etc.
Practice
Practice
Practice
Only well constructed and well balanced structures survive
the wind when the wind blows.
It just may take a shocking and perceptively dissasterous economic event to bring this realization about.