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| 2004-12-10 |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #2 great observation, .com. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2004-12-10 10:26:47 AM |
| #1 This is an interesting recitation of the 9/11 Commission findings and the subsequent / recommended legislation with analysis. What I find most fascinating, however, is a step removed from the actual text. The subtext caught my attention. B Raman, obviously a distinguished former India Cabinet Secretary and currently Director of an Indian think tank, must've been giddy writing it. Imagine the assignment: Tell us what the US should do. Lol! Hell, telling America what it should do is a global sport - enjoyed by all, from software students in Greece to the monkeys of organ grinders in Hyde Park. The learned B Raman certainly gave it a good effort and enjoyed the process immensely, I'm sure. I could point out that India has (had?) tremendous potential... resources, smart people, courageous and hard-working... but what is India today? Unrealized potential, still. Too many mouths, too little productivity - a first tier potential mired in third tier reality. So I guess, in actual practice, perhaps Indian views aren't necessarily hot shit - think tank or no. Similarly we could look to the deep thinkers elsewhere for that golden "What you should do is..." answer - but wait a second... on average they fare little better than India, in fact. Hmmm... how can this be - given their vaunted rich heritage, constant eloquent opining, and sophisticated deep thought universities and think tanks? Aren't they superior and our betters? Lordy, they all say so and seem to believe it themselves - even to the point of trying to meddle in our elections process, bleeping and mewling about how they should have a vote or some such nonsense. Hmmm. Looking closely, we see that many are sliding backwards economically, in fact, and miring themselves in socialism and failed ideologies... Call me an uppity cowboy, but that looks like a sure recipe for disaster, not salvation. So maybe, just maybe, they aren't such hot shit, either. Gee, what's left? I guess us dumb as hell simplisme cowboy superpower Americans will have to just keep muddling along on American thoughts and solutions. We haven't done half-bad, I guess, and better than Don't call us, we'll call you, heh. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-12-10 1:53:05 AM |