Hi,
There was an article March 1 in Reason, online, passed on to me by one of my loyal followers that lists other reasons for optimism about America's future. AND THE BIGGIE; THE AMERICAN SPIRIT. It is our strength in all avenues including ECONOMICS.
We still retain that 'CAN-DO" SPIRIT that came from our forefathers! The article "Long Live the American Dream" by Shikha Dalmia says it this way:
"Americans have a grab-the-bull-by-its horns quality so that they simply don't hang around hoping for things to get better on their own. If the public school monopoly is failing kids, by golly, then they'll home school them themselves."..........Grass-roots movements such as the Tea Party emerge to rein in the government...........This American spirit, ultimately, is the biggest reason to believe that the American dream is and will stay alive--in America." See complete article at:
http://reason.com/archives/2011/03/01/long-live-the-american-dream
Dalmia has a lot of reasons why. She says that China and India (she is Indian) lack the capital wealth, have a deficit in infrastructure and a societal deficit. In other words, China and India BRAG A LOT, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE THE REAL MEANS. They lack in their societies some basics that we take for granted: roads, water, sewage. Particularly in China, there is a large gap in societal welfare in particularly the rural areas. In both countries a type of "grinding poverty" exists, which she calls "medieval" with "300 million People" in each country "living on less than $1.25a day". See the last issue of National Geographic with a map showing a similar count.
"NEITHER COUNTRY IS A FONT OF OPPORTUNITY COMPARABLE TO AMERICA."
according to Dalmia, a senior analyst at Reason Foundation and a columnist at The Daily.
She cites "America's vast intangible wealth makes everyone more productive and successful." and even in EDUCATION the "literacy rate is 66% in India; and although China claimed "93%, between "2000 and 2005, China's illiterate population has grown statistically by 30million". It would seem a BIT OF FUDGING WAS GOING ON IN THEIR STATISTICS! The problem is their emphasis on elitist education-now happening in both countries. Even with their elitist education (only the brightest get educated) we produce immensely superior graduates and particularly in fields like ENGINEERING.
THE UPSHOT OF ALL THIS: THEIR PUBLIC RELATIONS "BULL SHIT" IS FAR SUPERIOR TO OURS!!!!!!!!!!!! In other words, we don't lie as good BECAUSE WE DON'T NEED TO!!!!!!!!!!!
AND Dalmia says, "By, contrast Americans are their own worst critics--always looking for lessons to improve what is working and fix what's not." She calls China and India's projections the "culture of HYPE". Because of our standards, we are the culture of HOPE.
Alexis de Tocqueville observed ALTHOUGH "AMERICANS WERE THE FREEST AND MOST ENLIGHTENED MEN PLACED IN THE HAPPIEST OF CONDITIONS......a sort of cloud habitually covered their features."......"because they were constantly tormented by a vague fear of not having chosen the shortest route that can lead to....their well being."
IN OTHER WORDS GANG: WE HAVE SHOT OUR SELF IN THE FOOT WITH GOOD "GUN"G HO HABITS!!!!!!!!AND DREARY RHETORIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We have the largest, most active Public Relations firms in the world and what do we see them doing??????????SELLING FOOD, RESORTS, TRAVEL AND OTHER ASSORTED ANNOYING THINGS ON THE MEDIA. But what do we not have them doing???????????SELLING AMERICA!!!!!!!!!!!AND ITS TREMENDOUS STRENGTHS!!!!!!!!!!
PRETTY DUMB. There's an old saying in sales. If you don't talk about your product, it must mean that the other guy's product is better. We have in recent years been criticized into EATING HUMBLE PIE by our jealous fellow world citizens. AND WE HAVE FOLLOWED THEIR ADVICE. EVEN DUMBER!!!!!!!!!!! AND WE ARE DUMB (THAT IS NON SPEAKING!!!) about our love of so much that we enjoy in our country. Why??????????So others won't feel bad??????So others won't be jealous????? So others won't notice??????????PULEEZE GIVE ME A BREAK.
It's time to stop LYING and tell the world just HOW WELL WE HAVE DONE WITH OUR RESOURCES, HOW MUCH WE CONTRIBUTE TO THE WORLD WITH OUR IDEALS, IDEAS, AND INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK AND CONSUMPTION WHICH OUR FREEDOM ALLOWS.
If they can't handle our SUCCESS maybe they SHOULD TAKE A FLYING LEAP INTO BECOMING A FREE SOCIETY WITH CAN-DO ATTITUDES!!!!!!!!!!!so that they REALLY have a chance to compete with us. WE'VE NEVER BEEN AFRAID OF COMPETITION. WE WELCOME IT BECAUSE WITH OUR BROODING NATURES, IT HELPS US IMPROVE!!!!!!!!!!!
We can afford to let Communism (A RELIGION OF ATHEISM) and Islamists (A RELIGION OF FEMALE SLAVERY) fight for control and destroy each other .
SUPPORT OUR AMERICAN DREAM in THIS HIGH SPIRITED NATION until well-being GETS POPULAR the world over and becomes as comfortable a habit as it is here at home. By our example world FREEDOM and religious FREEDOM could EXIST instead of medieval ATHEISTIC concepts and SLAVERY.
CHEERS, CONNIE
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