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GJ on June 21, 2006 - 10:34pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
John Milton said earlier:

Bush is no more the problem with America than Stalin was the problem with Russia

Nonsense.  Bush IS the problem with America.  Polling throughout the free world prior to Bush were very positive; polling after Bush and his illegal invasion of Iraq became overwhemingly negative.  That's a fact.

Delusional said:


It would appear also that there are alot of people trying to get into the US.  It would appear that they do not agree with you.

Everything is known by comparison, Delusional.  Mobility is the norm now.  Talented people from say, Bosnia (oops, a Muslim world), or India or VietNam or S.Africa, or wherever, are looking to upgrade.  Don't take it as a compliment that people are still coming here - many are also going to quality destinations like Australia, Germany, Canada, Ireland, Israel, Hong Kong, Bejing.  Although I don't have a cite at the ready, there is evidence that the US under Bush and Cheney have persuaded many bright scientist around the world to seek opporunities elsewhere.  Gresham's Law says bad money drives good money out of circulation (eg. silver coins are now hoarded).  A corollary suggests bad leaders drive good human capital out of the country.

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DelusionaL on June 21, 2006 - 10:45pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Hmm....perhaps I wasn't clear enough.  Bush's poll rates are low...are we not in total agreement that he isn't liked here and that we americans should not be wraped together with him because he isn't liked? Would he win an election today?  I think not! we are just waiting to get rid of him.
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Rajiv on June 21, 2006 - 11:42pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Delusional,

I don't think Tom meant that as a hit on all Americans, but rather as a general polemic on the policies adopted by the US government (which presumably acts in the name of the American Public,) and the elite that determine those policies. Capitalism is taken to be democratic, while it is one of the most undemocratic means of governance.

You may find "The Strange Language of Capitalism" an interesting read.

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