by VMarcHart » Sat 23 Aug 2008, 09:18:42
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('burtonridr', 'N')obody cares to watch or comment on the video?

"...tendency on the part of many Americans to think the problems we face are problems out there somewhere, beyond our borders. And if we can fix those problems, then we'll be able to continue the American way of life ... our major problems are at home". Dead on. That's why "the poor people in the third world countries" come up so often in this site.
"The pursuit of freedom, as defined in an age of consumerism, has induced a condition of dependence on imported goods, on imported oil, and on credit. The chief desire of the American people is that nothing should disrupt their access to these goods, that oil, and that credit. The chief aim of the U.S. government is to satisfy that desire, which it does in part of through the distribution of largesse here at home, and in part through the pursuit of imperial ambitions abroad." Nailed!
"the crisis of profligacy" ... "we don't live within our means ... the nation doesn't, and increasingly, individual Americans don't. Our saving - the individual savings rate in this country is below zero. The personal debt, national debt, however you want to measure it, as individuals and as a government, and as a nation we assume an endless line of credit ... and is also going to be shown to be false. And when that day occurs it's going to be a black day, indeed." I'm bracing for impact.