No, I don't think the result will be a multi-party system. the problem isn't there and the US structures militate against that very strongly. The positive scenario is toward some sort of either evolved or forced devolution. The negative is fear inducing to behold. You can only play at brinkmanship for so long, until either someone calls your bluff or you go over the brink. (I'm not sure that muddling through is an option here. or at least for much longer.
M From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 10:46 AM To: RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION Subject: Re: [Futurework] Debt limit Interesting perspective! Who knows, it might even lead to the fall of the so-called 2-party system which may ultimately be replaced by a multi-party system. On Jan 1, 2013, at 1:39 PM, michael gurstein wrote: What I find surprising is that no one (publicly) seems to be calling out the US in their continuing attempt to impose a more or less completely dysfunctional (and non-functioning) governmental system on to various parts of the world and elements of the world governance system e.g. the recent WCIT/ITU events. I think what we are seeing being played out is that the US is essentially ungovernable. I think the Internet has a lot to do with it, by allowing for the broad mobilization of extreme groups particularly on the right who would otherwise lack the means or sophistication to organize as a "mass" movement and find methods of using their specific resources (fanaticism and singlemindedness) to combine with those with vast financial resources to create on-going mischief. Pre-Internet the degrees of separation between individuals, groupuscles, social strata, domains of influence were physically/socially too difficult to bridge especially among individuals/groups that are in their essence paranoid. Now these "distances" are trivial and I think we are seeing the result. M From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Arthur Cordell Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 10:20 AM To: 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION' Subject: Re: [Futurework] Debt limit I think the US will know its reached the limit when foreigners stop buying its bonds and furthermore when foreigners stop accepting contracts in US denominated payouts. At this point the US will cease to occupy its pre eminent position. Arthur From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ray Harrell Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 1:20 AM To: RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION Subject: [Futurework] Debt limit What do you think? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/31/debt-limit-reached_n_2390166.html REH _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
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