Originally posted by R-evolve
For all our technology and achievements, ultimately we have to be the stupidest species on the planet.
Not good to lump all ppl into one barrel.
Some ppl have been quite intelligent and achieved victory thru
peaceful means, like Ghandi against the british.
I however do not think this will end peacefully.
This religious zealotry is going to end badly I am afraid, as it has before.
We have many ppl here on planet earth that have worked most
of their lives to do good and make the world a better place
for all ppl, we just do not hear about them on the front page
of the dirty laundry rag very often if at all.
The vast greed and corruption that grips the US is but a symptom
of the fall that is still coming toward us.
Retailers have already made plans to close 73,000+ stores nationwide
in 2009 alone, and 2010 may see more if that first massive round
doesn't curtail the nosedive.
Retailers plan to close 73,000+ stores
The problem is in bad times ppl tend to turn inwards and spend less,
and that will make the matter worse, it becomes a degenerative
feedback cycle.
Lay ppl off, they can't spend money, and those who depend on them
and live with them spend less to help them thru their hard time,
so more lay offs continue and so on...
Some economists think World War 2 got us out of the Great Depression.
Lets hope they have some better ideas like Algae oil, or genetical
modified bacteria for making crude oil.
With what we send to other countries for oil we would have no US debt.
ive had a few bottles of beer so i dont even know if these ramblings make sense, i'll read and delete in the morning probably 
