How Liberalism self-destructed in the U.S

[Alan]

Good article there Alan.

I think you misunderstood me or I should have not used a generalised term for American society. My point was that the average American does not support changes in his/her lifestyle easily, I never meant they were lazy, far from it. In referring to their greedy attitude I was referring to government policy (read Republican rich elite) of acting selfishly by promoting reckless economic practises all to gain the quick profit. Wall street was left unregulated as in 1929 to do as it pleased, thus creating the current recession America faces.

I think the lesson is don't allow entities to get too big. That includes government which in the U.S has now gone just as bonkers and reckless as the banks.

 

[zippy]

They way politics works in America is exactly how they want it to work. The way they constrain their institutions to the point where they are barely functional is "working as intended"

They are currently grappling with advent of the large corporation. They will deal with this problem in their own unique American way.

Their foes and critics have always argued that their demise is near. Interestingly most of these critics live in countries which, when compared to America, can only be described as "toilets" and rather than dishing out advice to Americans on how to govern themselves, should be focusing on pulling themselves out of the deep pile of s**t they are in