Last edited by Kingston1an (2012-05-04 16:39:59)
I'm currently reading 3 of Steven Pinker's books one of them is “The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined.”
He argues that violence has declined. I'm inclined to agree.
A couple of relevant essays below for the non-readers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/opinion/sunday/war-really-is-going-out-of-style.html?pagewanted=all
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/books/review/the-better-angels-of-our-nature-by-steven-pinker-book-review.html?pagewanted=all
Of course, violence has declined.
That much is true, but my benchmark is the 1950's. Our cities are violent and Mexico has a lot of hints as to how post-industrial societies can progress.
Both Greece and France had elections that could have disproportionate effects on the US' economy.
Last edited by 4F Hepcat (2012-05-07 00:39:23)
Yeah, right - that' Morgan Stanley's fault.
The fascists have 21 seats in the Greek parliament, and this is most definitely a Neo Nazi party with a virulent and nasty agenda:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/greece/9250885/Greek-immigrants-urge-parties-to-isolate-far-Right-Golden-Dawn.html