Forward, An Interesting Perspective
Gerry Storm
mesmo@gilanet.com
Sun, 13 Apr 2003 09:25:06 -0600
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<<and are you recommending a particular hedge ????????????????
susi gilbert aka susi shurley oakes<<
Well, susi, it's a gamble. On the one hand, our exalted leaders might be =
able to parlay their current power base into another generation or two =
of world domination. Certainly we have the military machine to impose =
our will on most anyone who is perceived to be a threat to our "way of =
life". If they can do it, then our "retirement" is safe, our dollars =
will continue to buy lots of gasoline and electronic gizmos and =
prescription drugs. The corporations will continue to run the country, =
oil will flow in at the usual rate, the overpopulated world will =
continue to grow, and our unsustainable lifestyle will consume more and =
more of the worlds resources and pollute the planet to the eventual =
point of black death for all living creatures.
I don't plan on being around in 20 years, maybe 15. So the gamble is: =
will they be able to hold it together for another 10 or 15 years? If you =
believe that they can, horde your dollars and sit in the city and don't =
plan on much foreign travel, especially to countries who have us at the =
top of their "get even" lists. America will continue to rule, albeit =
with a new reputation of agressive domination bordering on 19th century =
imperialism. Lots more people will start to hate us, making life =
difficult. There will be more cops and limited expression. Our food =
supply will continue to be tricked up with chemical farming and =
pseudo-organic labels. Instead of one in three succumbing to cancer the =
rate will rise to three out of four, etc, etc.
Should they stumble and mis-judge the opposition (much of it from =
within) the the dollar will fall and with it the world ecomony as we now =
know it will undergo huge changes as the survivors fight for the spoils. =
We will no longer be the world's marketplace, buying up all the goods =
from our "trading partners", and thus their economies will fall causing =
widespread chaos as a new order eventually emerges. The baskets full of =
dollars that we have hoarded for our retirements will be all but =
worthless abroad and their depreciation will drive we elders over the =
brink with no safety net to preserve us. Fortunately we will be old and =
tired and out of the fight, making it easier to check out voluntarily.
The dilemma we face now is,"who do we support?". The Bush plan is to =
preserve the dollar at all costs, even to the point of World War if =
necessary. Those of us who naturally line up against this cabal of the =
rich will do so with the understanding that if we constrain them, we =
might all wind up in the scrap heap. They may be heinous bastards but =
they can save us from the worst. But if we support them and are thus =
able to hold off the ultimate fall of the dollar for the rest of our =
lives (10 to 20 years), then what does that make us? Hypocrites? =
Turncoats? Traitors? Or wisened pragmatists, loyal to the bottom line =
and thus "comfortable" in our final years?
It's not an easy call. I note that there are local economies on our =
continent which have repeatedly withstood upheaval because they are =
self-sustaining. They don't need fleets of 18 wheelers delivering their =
food and other supplies on a daily basis to survive. They are capable of =
growing their own unpolluted food, healing with plants, dealing with =
nature, supporting their elders through a village system of families and =
friends, and not relying on outside "trade" to survive. They are not =
very glamorous and they move very slowly and deliberately, not "smart" =
like us, and they are mostly catholic...you get the picture...Mexico or =
other points south. Aligning oneself with such a village and making a =
contribution that will assure perpetual care from neighbors who are =
mostly younger is one hedge. I'm liking this option at present. The =
community I live in has much in common with this ideal, but it may not =
be able to sustain the fall in the dollar. Compared to the others this =
option seems to make sense, especially with the new crisis'. We'll see =
which way the wind blows and try to get it behind us.
Gerry
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????????????????<BR>susi gilbert aka susi shurley oakes<<</DIV>
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Well, susi, it's a gamble. On the one hand, our exalted leaders =
might be=20
able to parlay their current power base into another generation or two =
of world=20
domination. Certainly we have the military machine to impose our will on =
most=20
anyone who is perceived to be a threat to our "way of life". If they can =
do it,=20
then our "retirement" is safe, our dollars will continue to buy lots of =
gasoline=20
and electronic gizmos and prescription drugs. The corporations will =
continue to=20
run the country, oil will flow in at the usual rate, the overpopulated =
world=20
will continue to grow, and our unsustainable lifestyle will consume more =
and=20
more of the worlds resources and pollute the planet to the eventual =
point of=20
black death for all living creatures.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I don't plan on being around in 20 years, maybe 15. So the gamble =
is: will=20
they be able to hold it together for another 10 or 15 years? If you =
believe that=20
they can, horde your dollars and sit in the city and don't plan on much =
foreign=20
travel, especially to countries who have us at the top of their "get =
even"=20
lists. America will continue to rule, albeit with a new reputation of =
agressive=20
domination bordering on 19th century imperialism. Lots more people will =
start to=20
hate us, making life difficult. There will be more cops and limited =
expression.=20
Our food supply will continue to be tricked up with chemical farming and =
pseudo-organic labels. Instead of one in three succumbing to cancer the =
rate=20
will rise to three out of four, etc, etc.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Should they stumble and mis-judge the opposition (much of it from =
within)=20
the the dollar will fall and with it the world ecomony as we now know it =
will=20
undergo huge changes as the survivors fight for the spoils. We will no =
longer be=20
the world's marketplace, buying up all the goods from our "trading =
partners",=20
and thus their economies will fall causing widespread chaos as a new =
order=20
eventually emerges. The baskets full of dollars that we have hoarded for =
our=20
retirements will be all but worthless abroad and their depreciation will =
drive=20
we elders over the brink with no safety net to preserve us. Fortunately =
we will=20
be old and tired and out of the fight, making it easier to check out=20
voluntarily.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The dilemma we face now is,"who do we support?". The Bush plan is =
to=20
preserve the dollar at all costs, even to the point of World War if =
necessary.=20
Those of us who naturally line up against this cabal of the rich will do =
so with=20
the understanding that if we constrain them, we might all wind up in the =
scrap=20
heap. They may be heinous bastards but they can save us from the worst. =
But if=20
we support them and are thus able to hold off the ultimate fall of the =
dollar=20
for the rest of our lives (10 to 20 years), then what does that make us? =
Hypocrites? Turncoats? Traitors? Or wisened pragmatists, loyal to the =
bottom=20
line and thus "comfortable" in our final years?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>It's not an easy call. I note that there are local economies on our =
continent which have repeatedly withstood upheaval because they are=20
self-sustaining. They don't need fleets of 18 wheelers delivering their =
food and=20
other supplies on a daily basis to survive. They are capable of growing =
their=20
own unpolluted food, healing with plants, dealing with nature, =
supporting their=20
elders through a village system of families and friends, and not relying =
on=20
outside "trade" to survive. They are not very glamorous and they move =
very=20
slowly and deliberately, not "smart" like us, and they are mostly =
catholic...you=20
get the picture...Mexico or other points south. Aligning oneself with =
such a=20
village and making a contribution that will assure perpetual care from =
neighbors=20
who are mostly younger is one hedge. I'm liking this option at present. =
The=20
community I live in has much in common with this ideal, but it may not =
be able=20
to sustain the fall in the dollar. Compared to the others this =
option seems=20
to make sense, especially with the new crisis'. We'll see which way the =
wind=20
blows and try to get it behind us.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Gerry</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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