With the fall of communism
Those who are motivated by self-interest
Won the day and raised their flag
Now the fortunate need no apology
To dominate the unfortunate
So we live under the tyranny of consumers
Of rational misers and social climbers
Anybody can be a millionaire
And everybody wants to be one
Everybody wants a big house
And everybody is willing to break a few eggs
To make an omelet
But a society structured on greed and envy
Unleashes the wickedness of men
So now watch the financial system unravel
And follow the trail of greed
But don’t blame cheap loans and the greedy banks
Don’t blame the overpaid C.E.O.s
Don’t blame predatory lending practices
Don’t blame making money out of money
Don’t blame irresponsible risk-taking and speculation
(Even though they are all culpable)
But blame the get-rich-quick Jackpot mentality
Blame the failure to find other ways of living one’s life
Other ways of valuing and finding happiness and meaning
The wild horse running with no reins, is us
-Rotterdam, Netherlands
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I bring you my love.
by Francesco Sinibaldi (not verified) on Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:48 PM PDTEvery moment
I try to remember
the light af
an hidden report,
when my memory
outshines, when
your love disappears....
Francesco Sinibaldi
Comarde Bush is moving toward Socialism!
by Anonymous... (not verified) on Sat Oct 11, 2008 08:44 AM PDTSocialism for the Rich
//www.smmirror.com/MainPages/DisplayArticleDe...
Latin leftists gloating over 'Comrade' Bush's bailout
CARACAS, Venezuela — They don't call him President Bush in Venezuela anymore.
Now he's known as "Comrade."
With the Bush administration's Treasury Department resorting to government bailout after government bailout to keep the U.S. economy afloat, leftist governments and their political allies in Latin America are having a field day, gloating one day and taunting Bush the next for adopting the types of interventionist government policies that he's long condemned.
"We were just talking about that this morning on the floor," said Congressman Edwin Castro, who heads the leftist Sandinista congressional bloc in Nicaragua. "We think the Bush administration should follow the same policies that they and the International Monetary Fund have always told us to follow when we have economic problems — a structural adjustment that requires cutting government spending and reducing the role of government.
"One of our economists was telling us that Bush has just implemented communism for the rich," Castro said.
No one in Latin America has been making more hay of Bush's turnabout than Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, a self-proclaimed socialist who is the U.S.'s biggest headache in the region.
"If the Venezuelan government, for example, approves a law to protect consumers, they say, 'Take notice, Chavez is a tyrant!'" Chavez said in one of his recent weekly television shows.
"Or they say, 'Chavez is regulating prices. He is violating the laws of the marketplace.' How many times have they criticized me for nationalizing the phone company? They say, 'The state shouldn't get involved in that.' But now they don't criticize Bush for having nationalize . . . the biggest banks in the world. Comrade Bush, how are you?"
The audience laughed and Chavez continued.
"Comrade Bush is heading toward socialism."
//www.mcclatchydc.com/world/story/53611.html
And.... And despite all
by jamshid on Fri Oct 10, 2008 02:33 PM PDTAnd....
And despite all its flaws, it still is better than communism. I am certain that you agree unless you are living in Cuba.
Never Get Serious in this Business: Fun and only Fun
by Abol H. Danesh (not verified) on Fri Oct 10, 2008 01:50 PM PDTYes
With only several gallons of water
Along with a hidden water pump
Coupled with all its well camouflaged tubes
You can make a waterfall
That can make soothing sound until eternity
As long as
You can pay the electric bill
With foundation leak free
You want to see a more fancy one
Then let's go Los Vegas "spend" some omoney
To see Bella Io spectacular water show
When times comes for family vacation
--A Hassan Danesh