We as a nation had an unparalleled, historic opportunity to set things
right in the aftermath of the 2008 financial meltdown. Alas, we blew it. Instead
of tearing down what had failed spectacularly, we chose to do more of
what failed spectacularly: cartel-crony capitalism, centralized wealth
and power and an expansion of our financialized debtocracy.
Gordon Long and I discussed this epic miss in Window of Opportunity: Blown! While it's certainly easy to blame our corrupt, self-serving leadership, we have tolerated their "more of the same."
It's been said that a people get the government they can tolerate (as well as the one they deserve), and the American people have tolerated an expansion of everything that is systemically destructive because we dared not risk our share of the Savior State swag.
Gordon Long and I discussed this epic miss in Window of Opportunity: Blown! While it's certainly easy to blame our corrupt, self-serving leadership, we have tolerated their "more of the same."
It's been said that a people get the government they can tolerate (as well as the one they deserve), and the American people have tolerated an expansion of everything that is systemically destructive because we dared not risk our share of the Savior State swag.
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