tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278115441557880568.post6195508358579059000..comments2024-03-18T16:29:17.369-07:00Comments on Inverted Alchemy: An Integral Economy: Let Them Eat CakeDavid Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01775270821108542258noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278115441557880568.post-65103038252673941672011-07-17T20:45:12.484-07:002011-07-17T20:45:12.484-07:00Hi Dave,
Thanks for your always well contextualiz...Hi Dave,<br /><br />Thanks for your always well contextualized posts which include plenty of relevant historical and systemic background. <br /><br />The defense budget contrast between the US and the other G-20 nations is astounding...but not surprising I suppose. <br /><br />The correlation between the Tea Partiers and 19th century France is intriguing, however perhaps understandable when put in a human evolutionary context. It seems to hold that whenever there is a stretch into more progressive reform policies (such as healthcare reform) combined with underpinnings of fear (such as that brought on by the Great Recession), a devolution happens that manifests as an uprising of neo-conservative and traditional values as a type of counterbalancing effect.<br /><br />I'd like to think there are constructive perspectives somewhere in these neo-conservative movement but more than anything they seem to offer nothing more than distraction. Worse, if the revulsion to taxes increases it could have the effect of a continued de-rating of American debt and ultimately disastrous default...<br /><br />I agree it's time to WAKE UP and be part of the solution! The debt ceiling drama is merely a comma in the big picture...time to start preparing to "eat our peas" in the years ahead.<br /><br />all the best,<br />JustinJustin McSharryhttp://www.justinmcsharry.comnoreply@blogger.com