I maintain that the American flirtation with the progressive vision is a generational thing and that we'll be done with it as a serious political movement once we're done with the boomers. There is a strong sense of non-linearity to this argument, like when an immune system fights off an illness. You win some days and lose others, and you maybe never really defeat it entirely. But if you're lucky you reach a point where it's held in check at a level low enough to not do you any serious harm. That's my hope anyway, but I confess that forecasting the long term output of non linear feedback mechanisms is not an easy gig.
There are lots of people I respect who disagree with my view. They all say we're, doomed, doomed, doomed... Doomed. But there is a lot of ruin in a nation, and Rome went on for a 1,000 years after the Gallic legions crossed the Rubicon.
My point is, I don't hear no fat lady.
The millennial generation has begun to learn that the progressive vision, as represented by venture capitalist in chief Barak Obama, doesn't jive very well with reality.This may be small potatoes, but if it's dark enough even a tiny flicker of light is welcome.
And it's been pretty dark lately. And if you'll recall, It was hardly a secret, but I did predict that this would happen.
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tom it may have taken a 1000 ys for rome to fall but it wont be that long for us. it will come sooner.we disagree but that makes a "market".the problem with the repubs was jus summed up by --i hate to say it---donald trump.. there are lots of very bright people in the world that dont know how how to play chess(no pun). paul ryan etc may be very bright but they have no sense when it comes to playing against odumass. they jus play into his hand evrytime.debt ceiling bam! they lay out a budget that gets eatin alive by barry and here i go again----paul krugman bam!. they should be on tv every am saying "wheres the prez budget".. EVERYDAY, just get on a tv and say "wheres the prez budget"... this all goes back to my idea that mitt needs some grunts for ideas rather than the same old idiots that make millions as consultants... mitt needs to get on tv and ask how the 30 yr olds like having to move back in with their parents since odummy has been prez... are they better off? hell no. then take the attack to em.. is it fun living with your poarents??? no..does it smack your pride living in the basement? hell yes.take the gloves off. as i said before i wanted newt because newt could take barry off at the knees. mitt isnt as good on his feet. not nearly as quik..... still will say barry 51.5-48.5....fomo.fomo.fomo.
I, too, am encouraged by the young people I know. Bright, motivated basement dwellers who are not immune to hard work. But there just aren't enough of them to make a difference. Too many other folks at the trough eating with one hand and shoving out the other for more. My job is to produce more to give to them.
Fomo, indeed.
Tom:
That post back in 2008. Did Christopher or any of the other commenter, gloating over the election of Obama ever post again?
I wonder how they feel about the Big 0 today?
I never heard from Christopher again, but I got the impression that he was just someone coasting around the web looking to rub Obama's victory in someone's face. He wasn't actually making any substantive contribution.
And some Lib put that "Hail Ants" post on a list of "sore losers" for other Libs to read after the election. I recall that's where Christopher came from.
(I actually thought it was fairly conciliatory.)
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