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Motown_Johnny

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16. Welcome to DU!
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:55 PM
Oct 2012

The thing is that Reagan's economic policies are the problem. We have tweeked it a bit over the last 30 years but basically we are still operating under his policies.

If we can just wake up and realize that FDR's policies made this country the strongest and most prosperous the world has ever seen.

P.S. If the USA is not the most powerful country in the world then who is? I believe you are mistaken in this respect.

Okay ladyrain Oct 2012 #1
And often the US is its own worst enemy. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2012 #5
Your right. We have to stop this nonsense of saying we are an "exceptional" country. No southernyankeebelle Oct 2012 #14
If we continue our current moronic course, China, Russia and India are going to RKP5637 Oct 2012 #23
Anyplace that believes in science will leave this country behind hifiguy Oct 2012 #37
When I was in R&D, we used to say the geeks will inherit the universe. I still often think of RKP5637 Oct 2012 #40
It's two basic factors hifiguy Oct 2012 #41
I'm with Gene Roddenberry! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2012 #52
Yeah, that's pretty much it in a nutshell . . . . hatrack Oct 2012 #54
+1 ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #46
I remember in the mid 50s when I was a kid we were stationed in Frankfurt, Germany. southernyankeebelle Oct 2012 #61
Obama tries to make it better and the damn fool republicans AKA teabaggers heavily RKP5637 Oct 2012 #67
Romney will accelerate our demise, for sure NoMoreWarNow Oct 2012 #10
Welcome to DU! Motown_Johnny Oct 2012 #16
Anyone can throw an even-numbered prediction out there. randome Oct 2012 #2
Well, I think he's onto something. I don't have the optimism either for the US I once had ... n/t RKP5637 Oct 2012 #3
What makes him think we'll survive the winter solstice? Lasher Oct 2012 #4
"Winter is Coming" lalalu Oct 2012 #9
If we don't come together and do some innovative things, he might be right. Hoyt Oct 2012 #6
Just tell him the same was said during the Great Depression. lalalu Oct 2012 #7
Well said!!! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2012 #24
There's some important differences between the depression era vs. today Ya Basta Oct 2012 #33
South American countries had greater wealth at the time. lalalu Oct 2012 #42
lots of doomsayers like him-- it's part of the conspiracy industry NoMoreWarNow Oct 2012 #8
Tell your brother he's off the mark, Dec. 21, 2012 justiceischeap Oct 2012 #11
+1 ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #47
Geez I thought it was over in 2012! demo dutch Oct 2012 #12
No, I think it supposed to happen sometime in December this year notadmblnd Oct 2012 #13
Nuclear weapon , civil wars , governments broke , people hungry former-republican Oct 2012 #15
who cares? I'll be not collecting my social security by then anyway aletier_v Oct 2012 #17
nobody is talking about CLIMATE CHANGE upi402 Oct 2012 #18
Thats a good point davidn3600 Oct 2012 #21
It is predicted that once northern arctic sea ice disappears, earth will warm even faster. Selatius Oct 2012 #25
but if the number of brown people increases, and white people decreases aletier_v Oct 2012 #34
Seems like it will snowball upi402 Oct 2012 #56
Global warmin is a liberal hoax Strelnikov_ Oct 2012 #30
There will still be a biosphere. jeff47 Oct 2012 #51
I dsagree. I think the U.S. could last well into 2031. Speck Tater Oct 2012 #19
Personally, I'm not sure the US would last to 2100 without one major civil war. Selatius Oct 2012 #29
Read the book "Better Off Without 'Em". Speck Tater Oct 2012 #43
I loved that book. Brigid Oct 2012 #60
The world actually ended in 1844. This is a simulation. n/t dimbear Oct 2012 #20
Bingo!!! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2012 #27
Or, there is no "world" and never was. Speck Tater Oct 2012 #72
Tell him to turn on Piers and see Trump Tutonic Oct 2012 #22
Well.. a few things OmahaBlueDog Oct 2012 #26
One area in which we could save is to eliminate being the police of the RKP5637 Oct 2012 #28
Agree 100% OmahaBlueDog Oct 2012 #32
+1 ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #49
Jefferson also hated bankers. hifiguy Oct 2012 #36
Years past it seemed there was more wisdom, but as time has passed the RKP5637 Oct 2012 #38
the country will last but not the way it is now. madrchsod Oct 2012 #31
It is a distinct possibility. hifiguy Oct 2012 #35
Sadly, that is quite true. The nation is still reeling from the effects of Reagan, then a RKP5637 Oct 2012 #39
So your brother is a silly crank...we have lots of those everywhere alcibiades_mystery Oct 2012 #44
+1 JHB Oct 2012 #69
Every generation thinks theirs is the last... SomethingFishy Oct 2012 #45
If benevolent, Vulcan-like aliens landed on Earth hifiguy Oct 2012 #62
Right, but younger generations are seeing their standard of living and life expectancies *decrease* Romulox Oct 2012 #64
Absolutely true, however SomethingFishy Oct 2012 #68
I have a cousin like that Hamlette Oct 2012 #48
It's possible, but Retrograde Oct 2012 #50
I think it's a real possibility. Ganja Ninja Oct 2012 #53
brother doesn't live in the present or near future, eh?not exactly a fucking genius. cali Oct 2012 #55
I'm also in the line of thinking that America's best days might be behind it cherish44 Oct 2012 #57
I just want to get through next week with a dry house. WinkyDink Oct 2012 #58
I imagine many people were saying the same thing in the 1850 and 1860s, NYC Liberal Oct 2012 #59
I tend to agree that this country is on its last legs. Inequality, poverty, lack of opportunity... Romulox Oct 2012 #63
As Long As The World Uses Our Currency As Its Reserve Currency, We Will Be Fine Yavin4 Oct 2012 #65
Screw the parties...what about.. workinclasszero Oct 2012 #66
Congratulations, your brother is a Ron Paul supporter. Arkana Oct 2012 #70
He sounds like someone who fits a "type" I've read about. progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #71
always beware of alarmist statements like this hiphopnation Oct 2012 #73
Cheers! bvar22 Oct 2012 #74
I have a wacky brother like that too. tjwash Oct 2012 #75
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