U.S. In the Midst of a Revolution

Sandwiched around the election of the first African-American President of the United States, we find the debacles associated with the collapse of the international finance sector and the imminent end of the American automotive industry as we’ve known it for decades — accompanied by the scurrying of would-be leaders and experts around the world attempting to patch holes in the badly leaking dikes with hastily-applied band-aids.

It’s abundantly clear that the world has changed drastically. In my view, we’re now in the midst of truly historical sea changes, although the biggest implications of these dramatic changes are very unclear — and may not become fully apparent for some time to come.



But, the world spins on, waiting for no-one. Unable to stand still until clarity emerges, how can one make sense of what has happened in the relative blink of an eye? Here’s what I’ve been able to cobble together so far.

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