Howdy Jed,
Perhaps the analogy could describe New Orleans.
Richard
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From: "Jed Rothwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 11:14 AM
Subject: Re: Oil Peak
RC Macaulay wrote:
The USA has one advantage over the world.. the ability to radically
adjust to changing times.
This quality is not unique to the U.S. People in Japan adjusted
radically after WWII. The change was far greater than anything
experienced by Americans, except possibly during the Civil War. The
Russians adjusted three times in the 20th century, to communism,
WWII, and to the fall of communism.
I think people everywhere can adjust quickly, if they have a mind to
do so. Some do not, which is why some civilizations destroy
themselves, as described in the book "Collapse." Most people, when
faced with a crisis, respond and overcome the problem. If that were
not the case our species would not have survived.
- Jed
