Done and sent. So well written -- so lyrical and yet hard-hitting.
On Nov 14, 11:38 am, Justice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Beautifully written! APPLAUSE!!! > > I have changed the title to reflect American English usage. You could > also have written, "Are you attending the Reading (or the Writing) of > the Obituary in Washington this Weekend?" > > ========== > My comments: I hope you are correct. Washington, under this > President, will retain some elements of Capitalism. He cannot go home > empty-handed. In addition, this group of 20 will not be prepared to > force Washington or even the IMF to disgard the old principles because > none are ready to turn their backs on Washington -- something they > would have to do since this President is ill-prepared philosophically > as well as intellectually to face complete failure. > > Like you wrote, in one or two years, if the US is not prepared to go > along, they will be left along side of the road. It will be up to > Obama. > > There are a few words I would like to change in this to make the > English perfect. I will do so and send it to you by gmail in case you > ever wish to print this in another publication. > > On Nov 14, 10:35 am, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > Most fantasized with terrible nuclear wars, famine, Blade Runner style > > societies, etc. Others maybe fantasized with Star Wars chapter 2, once > > its counterpart, the soviet economy, died or was killed with > > Plutonium, with chapter 1. Few would believe that Capitalism would die > > in Washington, and in a peaceful meeting that counted among its > > attendees with the president of the USA, premiers from United Kingdom, > > Germany, Japan, etc. Probably all of them will applaud at the end of > > that meeting, who could predict that moment one year ago or in 1945?. > > I would not miss such historic, glorious and funny moment if I would > > be in your shoes. > > > Capitalism was born vigorously in England, two centuries ago. People > > from everywhere attended business meetings to raise capital in order > > to acquire vapour engines, machinery, coal, factories, with such > > capital. To pay wages. To sell, to produce, to acquire more, to sell > > more, to produce faster, to raise fresh capital faster, more, more, > > more, faster, faster, faster in a race against time and against the > > history of the humankind where everything needs its cooking time. But > > Capital was power at that time. At that time some people from > > Liverpool chanted All you need is capital, while others in America > > replied Capital is in the air. That air was polluted with Capital but > > also with smoke from the factories of Liverpool, New York, Manchester, > > London, Hamburg, etc. Politicians told to poor workers (politely > > called citizens since now on) go to work, go to bed, go to work, go to > > bed, like the tic-tac of a clock. Years later, in America, around 1980 > > other politicians added “go shopping !” . And, at its peak, we had the > > final macroeconomic theory of Capitalism “go work, go shopping, go to > > bed”. > > > Which sickness could murder such perfect clock? A crisis from 1968 to > > 1973 gave the first sign. From global charming the Capitalist world > > moved to global warning. People in Liverpool chanted All you need is > > love, and the Americans replied Love is in the air. Pollution in the > > air finally gave way to global warming after 200 years producing smoke > > in Liverpool and Chicago that Asians, Africans and Latinamericans had > > to suffer silently along those 200 years. Kissinger asked Mao to > > integrate China in the global economy and the Soviet Union and USA > > were signing treats to have less weapons. The little human being asked > > to itself why not “make love not war” instead of “go work, go > > shopping, go to bed”? The world woke up on October 1973 and went to > > the warm ro factories, then shopping and went to bed, again and again > > as a clock, as capitalists told to that little human beings. Was “make > > love, not war” just a dream? Not really. In Vietnam and then years > > later in Iraq and Afghanistan, Capitalism realized the hidden cost of > > wars, trillions of dollars to the trash can, millions of human beings > > to death and years lost. Asia invented a new way to raise capital, > > without stock markets, without wars. Just exports, foreign surplus, > > state owned corporations and sovereign wealth funds. Capitalists in > > Europe and America still though that media and propaganda was more > > powerful than capital, ironic. > > > Capitalists became speculators hunting like dogs one place under the > > heaven where their capital could make some profit, it made them > > realize that Asians were not poor dogs but people who know how to rise > > capital but in a different way this time. Capital was no longer the > > source of power and progress. The ancient song All you need is Capital > > was forgotten and confined to the books of history of economics. > > > With the stronger propaganda that capitalist media even produced, > > Paulson and Bernanke sang the Washington circus instead of the > > Scarborough fair, in order to rise $700bn from the workers to buy > > troubled assets. Once they realized that it was the wrong lyrics, they > > decided to take healthy stake in banks as they boy from Liverpool did > > and finally to sit in a chair listening those capitalists that in a > > row came to them asking for a little rescue plan (any billions for me > > Sir, please? am I too big to fail, Sir?). The China decided to build > > railways, roads, power plants, etc. like a bridge over troubled > > waters, the sounds of silence was all what we could hear at the other > > side of the Pacific ocean. > > > $700bn was useless. As the Japanese decided years ago that to build a > > sovereign wealth fund was useless, what can we do with such amount of > > money except to keep them in our foreign reserves?. As the Chinese had > > realized with their $1.8 trillions, Saudia, Singapore, the little > > states in the Gulf. They all realised that Capital was useless. Two > > centuries ago it was time to born and rise vigorously, now it was time > > to die in a sweat death. Capital was no longer the source of power and > > therefore Capitalism was died. > > > This weekend in Washington the bigger capitalists countries gather > > together with a few emerging economies that practice socialism with > > local characteristics, development from below, or other theories that > > Karl Marx would applaud and join. The party is over. Let us release > > the cables and let the patient die sweetly within two or three years. > > > A new system is rising vigorously. A rescue plan that proved how to > > grow two digits along decades and how to rescue hundreds of millions > > away from poverty. > > > Dynasties come and go, empires come and go, politic systems come and > > go, economic systems come and go. Only clocks remain, always telling > > us make love not war. > > > While the little human being who makes that world go around, as usual, > > just want a nice job, decent wages, a nice family, good friends, some > > entertainment from time to time and to feel that they do their best > > with their life. While the clock still sings tic-tac for us. > > > Chinese featureshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXqSPJpuDBM > > > Western featureshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDFmuOtKrBc > > > Latinamerican featureshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k85X3ZGwYtk > > > Let us enjoy the gathering in Washington this weekend. A civilization > > dies, long life to the new civilization > > > Peace and best wishes. > > > Xi > > > Sources and praise to those who rise the early signs and predicted all > > this: > > > The Beatles. All you need is lovehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLxTpsIVzzo > > > John Paul Young - Love Is In The Air > > (1978)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNC0kIzM1Fo > > > Simon & Garfunkel Scarborough Fairhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYQaD2CAi9A > > > Bridge over troubled waters Simon & > > Garfunkelhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFruKvAq8PQ > > > Sound Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel (live > > sound)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZGWQauQOAQ- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World-thread" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/world-thread?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
