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Locut0s (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 04:37 AM Original message |
Do you think America will ever recover? Do you think things will inevitably get worse? (Rant) |
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Cobalt-60 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 04:57 AM Response to Original message |
1. It's possible |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 05:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
31. America has recovered before |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 05:44 AM Response to Original message |
2. Recover. We have a very resilient form of government. |
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tom_paine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 08:03 AM Response to Reply #2 |
14. That might be true, but fails to factor in the coming energy and environemntal crises |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 02:10 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. My glass is half full. Energy problems? We have the answers already. |
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tom_paine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 03:50 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. Good luck with that. I do not have a fairy tale view of history in my head. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 03:54 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Well, having lived a lot of that history, perhaps I have reason to be more sanguine. NT |
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Beausoleil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 03:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
28. We have had crap before |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 04:43 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. My glass is have full, and we do have the guts. |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 05:55 AM Response to Original message |
3. It will be EXTREMELY difficult to recover; if it is possible to recover it will take....... |
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Angela Shelley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 06:01 AM Response to Original message |
4. The individual households have to decide |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 07:09 AM Response to Original message |
5. If, it does, it will take a generational "left turn" to undo |
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Angela Shelley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 07:24 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. I agree with you, except |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 07:46 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. "Needs" ..according to the military..who happens to gobble the lion's share |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 07:18 AM Response to Original message |
6. You Will Know the US is on the Road to Recovery When |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 07:21 AM Response to Original message |
7. Depends on the definition of recovery. |
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Angela Shelley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 07:28 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Do you want the same country again? |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 07:52 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. It had a lot of warts but was more restrained and a part of the world. |
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tom_paine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 08:09 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. I think that I agree with you, mmonk |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 07:55 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. *THAT* is a very insightful question! (NT) |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 08:04 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. The real question is do we like the direction we are heading. |
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Tyler Durden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 07:26 AM Response to Original message |
9. Sadly, I tend to agree with the words of John Adams. |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
17. If a Republican is elected, no. If a Democrat is elected, probably. |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 08:18 AM Response to Original message |
18. Possible? Yes. Plausible? Doubtful. Probable? Highly unlikely |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 08:20 AM Response to Original message |
19. it will take all of us to eliminate this reign of terror from this |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 08:32 AM Response to Original message |
20. Countries, like people.... |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
22. I certainly have no answers or ideas |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
23. Sadly, I don't see any change in direction whatsoever. |
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Angela Shelley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 03:28 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Go, TahitiNut, Go |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 05:11 PM Response to Reply #23 |
32. ! |
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LaPera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
25. Get real....we haven't even come close to touching bottom.... |
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Akoto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
29. Will we recover? Certainly. |
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