David Brooks, New York TIMES, November 18, 2008: >The phenomenon [the shrinkage of the middle class, especially at the bottom] >is noticeable in developing nations. Over the past decade, millions of people >in these societies have climbed out of poverty. But the global recession is >pushing them back down. Many seem furious with democracy and capitalism, which >they believe led to their shattered dreams. It's possible that the downturn >will produce a profusion of Hugo Chávezes. It's possible that the Obama >administration will spend much of its time battling a global protest movement >that doesn't even exist yet.<
[of course, Brooks assumes that "democracy" and "capitalism" represent a unified phenomenon.] -- Jim Devine / "Nobody told me there'd be days like these / Strange days indeed -- most peculiar, mama." -- JL. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
