A L O H A!
"Clearly, we're not in the middle of a normal recovery.
Wall Street may have it's casino up and running again,
but Main Street shows no signs of bouncing back anytime soon.
From foreclosures to unemployment
to household debt
to bankruptcies,
the American middle class is under assault -
and America is in danger
of becoming a third World nation."
Arianna Huffington
"The working classes didn't bring this on.
It was the big boys
that thought the financial drunk
was going to last forever,
and over-bought,
over-merged,
and over-capitalized."
Will Rogers, 1931
"Wall Street paid
an estimated $20.8 Billion in bonuses
for 2010."
Thomas DiNapoli,
New York State Comptroller
"Agnotology
is the study of ignorance
that is deliberately manufactured
or politically
or culturally generated.
. . .ignorance also comes
from people literally
suppressing truth -
or drowning it out -
or trying to make it
so confusing
that people stop caring
about what's true
and what's not."
Robert Procter,
Historian of Science,
Stanford University
"They only call it
"class warfare"
when we fight
back."
Union Saying
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"The decisions made today...
will determine whether
the planet goes to hell
or goes to heaven. . .
We are the transitional generation,
The critical choices
lie in our hands.
Future generations
will know who we were.
They will think of us often.
They will curse us,
or they will
bless us."
Marianne Williamson
So what do YOU think
about "what's going on?"
Let us know in comments.
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30 comments:
Ola cara amiga, Cloudia!
It's amazing how that Will Rogers quote is so relevant today.
Great quotes and photos as always!
I am just a teacher, nothing in the share market is of interest to me. Up or Down, I go into a classroom; everyone needs education regardless of how the share market goes ! The only thing teachers do not have are "big moneys" the gamblers may get in wall street. What we have is just pride in our work !!! Have a good day, Cloudia !!!!
Your photos here are so lovely. And yeah, I hear ya on the economy thing. Oh, boy.
Thanks. I don't like to do "hard" editorial content -but we all need to wise up -and step up!
Thank you Wong for the view from your part of the world.
Great post, Cloudia. I loved the definition of agnatology. I wish it were easier to help people see... but when you believe that palm trees grow in Wisconsin, then it is easy to believe just about anything.
It's amazing how relevant the quotes you posted can be, regardless of when they were made. Our country is going through some pretty rough patches...many brought on by self infliction and poor decision making. We had better watch who is being catered to, as we are going to get knocked on our butts for letting this happen. Money has been talking. What's enough for these people?
One must ask the question why is a 3% tax on the rich considered socialism and a 14% cut on working people seen as “doing your part’? I loved the Will Rogers quote.
Aloha!
Agnotology - what a great word for these scary times.
YES!
Agnotology. Good God. There's a word for it.
Pearl
Beautiful, colourful photos. Your page always sparkles and shines.
I'm upset by gas prices going up again, nearly to $4 gallon in L.A. When they got up this high a couple years ago it hurt in so many ways.
Gas is almost $4.00 a gallon here too. It is AWFUL. I do love your pictures though Cloudia...someday I hope to experience Hawaii for myself!
Fabulous landscape and beautiful pictures.
It's all too aggravating for words!
Right off the bat I see Pagan Sphinx was thinking the same thing I did when I read the Rogers' quote.
Thank goodness Will is long gone, Limbaugh and his cohorts would brand him a commie for saying something like that.
The squeeze is on. It's impossible to live frugally. Nothing is free. We had it good for so long that we don't know how to cut back, I mean, even if we could. We're locked into wasteful lifestyles. And on top of it the very rich have robbed us blind and all the bills have come due.
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Groetjes uit Holland,
Wil
Great series showing the beauty of Hawaii, my favorite is the second.
Class warfare and when there is only a ruling class and a serving class the war still won't be over because the serving class will still have 1's and 0's to transfer upwards to the ruling class.
When there is nothing but newly minted company towns and stores and workers are forced to live and shop there because they are paid in company scrip then the war will be over. Until then keep fighting for the left.
NICE
Another gorgeous and thought-provoking post, darling!
xoxox,
CC
greetings to u Cloudia.. your title reminds me of that song.. what's going on!
have a nice day!
Your beach shots with the sun are amazing!
It's the same here. Those will nothing are being bled dry whilst those with everything get more. :(
The little guy is only going to pull the economy a bit. It's the big guys who do all the pushing and get us into crap.
I think enough is enough and that the playing field needs leveling ...
Better comments today, Cloudia. More depth.
In my opinion it is high time to make decisions, ones own decisions. Yet, probably demanding various role models. People that stand out of the mass. And hopefully starting a change towards the Good.
Once again a felt pulse of the time. Thank you. Please have a good Friday.
daily athens
Thank you for sharing here!
Bless us, every one...
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