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westerebus

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23. In the event of a train wreck, where does one begin?

Reply to mother earth (Original post)

Fri Sep 14, 2012, 09:42 AM

Sep 2012

Last edited Fri Sep 14, 2012, 10:16 AM - Edit history (1)

Treat the wounded and bury the dead. Clear the track. Investigate the cause and prosecute those responsible.

To date, the wounded are ignored. The dead still among us. The wreck remains on the track.

I'll go out on a limb here and presume I know who is responsible, that said, there is no political solution available.

As to where this is all going?

Mrs. Lincoln how did you like the play?

Sums it up well enough.

I'll add, to assure those who will misread the Mrs. Lincoln question. The question reflects the absurdity of such a monumental loss.

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I have been wanting to know, for some time now, how the regulars of this group feel [View all] mother earth Sep 2012 OP

IMO this election is about the speed, not the direction of the economy. The collapse is inevitable Vincardog Sep 2012 #1

I've been feeling this way myself...sadly, one way slower than the other, but I'm thinking once this mother earth Sep 2012 #2

science fiction johnsolaris Sep 2012 #3

Welcome to DU, johnsolaris, I wholeheartedly agree. mother earth Sep 2012 #5

I look at the pictures femrap Sep 2012 #4

Thank you for your response, femrap...corporations care not about human rights and globalization has mother earth Sep 2012 #6

They're going to keep the illusion going at least until the election, Egalitarian Thug Sep 2012 #7

Each and every response is soooo valued, thank you for yours, ET. We forget, we want to actually. mother earth Sep 2012 #9

You've hit that nail squarely on the head. We have become a population of children hiding under Egalitarian Thug Sep 2012 #16

I don't think we'll look back upon them as good. I think out of the ashes will come better, I hope mother earth Sep 2012 #18

Hear, hear! I really hope your hopes are realized. Egalitarian Thug Sep 2012 #20

A lot of us on this thread speculate Warpy Sep 2012 #8

I hear you, esp. since Bernanke didn't do much about much today, thanks, Warpy. mother earth Sep 2012 #11

That depends on which leading economists one is talking about. PDJane Sep 2012 #10

Well said, PDJane. I find myself becoming a socialist democratic, like Bernie Sanders, more and mother earth Sep 2012 #12

Not a regular but I'll share my ideas, it'll collapse again for sure just1voice Sep 2012 #13

They certainly have been criminal, and as of yet have not been made accountable. This is something mother earth Sep 2012 #15

'Suggestions from leading economists' won't be worth a damn. elleng Sep 2012 #14

Hell, yeah, we need a sweep! mother earth Sep 2012 #17

It would be tough for any politician to muster the support to... Blanks Sep 2012 #19

Thank you, Blanks. We once had a democracy that represented us, this is no longer true. mother earth Sep 2012 #22

I think we are in the early stages of a recovery. bemildred Sep 2012 #21

In the event of a train wreck, where does one begin? westerebus Sep 2012 #23