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There Is No Crisis
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Fairfield County Weekly
March 21, 2009
When Homer Simpson got banned from Moe’s bar, Lisa tried to console him. “Look on the bright side, Dad,” she said. “Did you know that the Chinese use the same word for ‘crisis’ as they do for ‘opportunity?’”
“Yes!” Homer exclaimed. “Cris-atunity!” Inspired, he sprinted off in search of a new bar.
- A d v e r t i s e m e n t
Actually, the etymology of the word crisis goes back to the Greek krisis, meaning “decision.” Homer Simpson faced a turning point that required a decision.
But we are not in Homer’s shoes. Despite rising unemployment, massive layoffs and a stock market that has lost half of its value from its peak, we are not in a crisis. There is no banking crisis, no financial crisis, no economic crisis.
Why not? Because we have no decision to make.
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March 21st, 2009 at 10:39 am
“Despite rising unemployment, massive layoffs and a stock market that has lost half of its value from its peak, we are not in a crisis. ”
is someone an idiot…?
John Wayne Reply:
March 22nd, 2009 at 11:38 am
Apparently so! OR, you just don’t understand sarcasm! I’m leaning toward the former.
WatchingtheWorldBurn Reply:
March 22nd, 2009 at 1:57 pm
Reading Comprehension > You
the DEMOCRAT Reply:
March 22nd, 2009 at 8:02 pm
c’mon, the whole article is just pointless… leave the guy alone, i also got shocked when i saw the heading, as did many of you…
March 21st, 2009 at 10:43 am
nice
http://www.cafepress.com/obamaclown
March 21st, 2009 at 10:46 am
On the contrary, we DO have decisions to make. We need to DECIDE to vote out the incumbant morons who perpetuate this fiscally corrupt nonsense. We need to DECIDE to take our money OUT of the banks and use the post office money orders to really sink these banks before they sink us. We need to DECIDE to fight for our liberty, freedom, and our constitutional rights on a daily basis. Or we can DECIDE to do nothing but be couch chair politicians who bitch and moan and do NOTHING but that.
Mysterio Reply:
March 22nd, 2009 at 9:10 am
This would be a grand idea if our vote actually meant something. Presidents and most elected officials are not voted in and have not been for well over a decade now. Even before that elections have been manipulated and rigged. I say pray for it all to be over (the change of the worlds) quickly and do what you can in a good way.
Alan Reply:
March 22nd, 2009 at 11:50 am
The only problem with your argument is, the average voter turn out is what, 55 – 60%? If the masses showed up to vote and the outcome were heavily in favor of ANYONE BUT THE INCUMBENT, even diebold couldn’t fudge the numbers!
But, getting the average american off their lazy ass to actually participate, THAT is the challenge!
With 60% voting, the outcome is ALWAYS within a few percentage points. If another 20% showed up, properly educated to vote out the criminals, the results would have a much better chance of “accuracy”.
As long as the selfish, self centered, disengaged public is more interested in football, baseball, basketball, nascar or mexican midget beach badmitton, WE don’t have a chance!
the DEMOCRAT Reply:
March 22nd, 2009 at 8:04 pm
The only argument is that if we all take money out of the banks, the whole economy will sink even more – there will be no more money to give to companies to operate (no more loans), your mortgage will most likely be taken away, and jobs will be lost because companies will shut down. and so, there will be nothing, but Chaos… and your kids will not get a house, because I don’t think that you have that much money to buy them a house, while yours will be taken by the banks for your default on your mortgage.
your call
gordy three horses Reply:
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:25 pm
you can’t vote these human turds out of office. you have to chase them away with guns and bayonets. freedom has always been won by winning the war, not by playing armchair general, by trying to reason with these shitheads who only want more power and wealth and don’t give a tinker’s damn about you and i.
March 21st, 2009 at 12:28 pm
I do have to admit…crisis does create opportunity.
roaddog Reply:
March 21st, 2009 at 12:52 pm
And it creates choices. Which creates consequences. Which creates plans. Which creates goals. Which create problem solving. Which create answers. Which creates happiness. Which creates a healthy mind. Which creates healthy relationships. Ain’t crisis great.
Over The Target Reply:
March 21st, 2009 at 2:55 pm
Lets not and say ‘we did !’
-Worth a try, anyway.
March 21st, 2009 at 12:40 pm
WTF, we do have a decision to make, weve always had it. Its the illusion that we dont have the decision or power. This article is wack. Maybe i just didnt read it right or some sarcasm i missed. I know most of us are weak, but it only takes a few great mind and spirit to fix any problem. Unfortunately it hasnt happen for the past thousands of years, but maybe this year or the next year will be different. Definantly having high hopes for 2012.
March 21st, 2009 at 8:06 pm
Yeah, there is no crisis for him maybe.
March 21st, 2009 at 9:13 pm
Wtf? its amazing how irrelevant this article is. How lame. Hey alex…. Why dont you post articles that are worth reading? STOP WASTING OUR TIME WITH THIS MESS OF lame articles. Thats what i hate about this site, sometimes when they run out of things to talk about, they start posting lame shit to take up room.
A little friendly word of advice……. If one day your sitting there thinking about an article to post like this one. JUST DONT POST ANYTHING AT ALL!
the DEMOCRAT Reply:
March 22nd, 2009 at 8:05 pm
+1 ! Totally agree
March 21st, 2009 at 10:56 pm
You people are not reading the article. By the way WTF why don’t you write and article worth posting, or you should run a website and you can post article worth posting. Word of advice shut up.
WTF? Reply:
March 22nd, 2009 at 12:29 am
“The wiper.”
All im saying is that there’s a lot of more IMPORTANT news to cover, rather than covering some lame cartoon show that isent even good anymore. Lets cover our people that are now living in some tent at tent city in riverside and San Francisco. Those people are living on barely any food.
the DEMOCRAT Reply:
March 22nd, 2009 at 8:06 pm
tell me, what is so valuable in this article? you finally learnt that Lisa Simpson was wrong? hell yea, great news, I’m fucking thrilled, you moron
March 22nd, 2009 at 12:46 am
EVRYONE OF YOU ARE “DEAD” WRONG!!! BUT RIGHT THIS ARTICLE IS!…THERE IS NO REAL CRISIS…ONLY A PERCEPTION OF ONE…THAT WILL IN THE EVERLASTING DESTRUSTION OF “ALL” EVIL….MAN MADE GOVERNMENT!!!WE WERE NEVER MEANT TO RULE OURSELVES..HISTORY HAS PROVEN THAT BEYOND ALL DOUBT…..REMEMBER! “ABSOLUTE POWER CORRUPTS…CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY!!! AND…ONLY ONE DIETY HAS THAT RIGHT…BEYOND ALL DOUBT!….guess WHO!!!!
TAHT WHY ALL THIS WORLD’S “ELITE” ..ARE DOING IS….GETTING THEMSELVES STUCK IN A TRAP…THEY WILL PARISH IN FOREVER…AND THE “WAY” THEY WILL …BE WORSE THAN THE HELL THEY WOULD HAVE ENSLAVED MANKIND TOO……..FORVER!!!!
KEEP UP YOUR “PLAN”…YOU ELITES!!!IT WILL BE FUN AND EXCITING!!!!TO WATCH YOU DIE!!!!!!!!!!FOREVER!!!!!!!
March 22nd, 2009 at 2:51 am
Constitution?
It’s like an ode to the corpse.
It is like an ode to the corpse whose flesh is decaying.
It is like an ode to the corpse that has decayed into bones.
It is like an ode to the corpse that has decayed into dust.
It is DEAD already. Dead, dead, dead, dead.
I see, it still has it’s entertainment value …. like bread and circus.
Now, lets pretend that we are all up in arms! Lets pretend like we really really care.
The horror! The horror!
What we had:
“A republic madam … if you can keep it.”
How to keep it:
“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.”
Lies! All lies!
The horror! The horror!
gordy three horses Reply:
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:30 pm
you watch too much marlin brando
March 22nd, 2009 at 10:37 am
There may be more truth here than you think, it seems to me that the so called crisis originated in our casino banking system, and the markets. When people are not borrowing banks make no money; solution lower interest rates,results bubbles, fact, all bubbles break eventually.
If these casino players been allowed to fail we would already be on the road to recovery, with the first stop on that road being AUDIT THE FED NOW.
Chaos and Crisis is how they rule, it is their vehicle to power over us.
Remember there IS just-us, WE THE PEOPLE, push back now.
gordy three horses Reply:
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:31 pm
push back with guns and ropes
March 22nd, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Great article. We have no choice, all we can do is prepare. While the govt distracts the lemmings with partisan bickering and relatively miniscule bonuses, they increase their thievery and their rate of consolidation of power.
http://www.examiner.com/x-6012.....e-hardship
March 22nd, 2009 at 3:50 pm
this site is screwey, I put something up, its there, then I go back to check the link, and then its gone again!
March 22nd, 2009 at 5:07 pm
A crisis for who?,an opportunity for who?,a decision to made by who?,In the interst of whom?,for whose benefit?.
Everything is just a mess.
Who is responsible?.
Those who make the policy.
the DEMOCRAT Reply:
March 22nd, 2009 at 8:09 pm
anyway, those who are responsible for this crisis – fucking trash that defaulted on their mortgage, when banks decided to become more liberal and let rednecks take loans… well, they were wrong – idiots like Bush and his supoporters are the only force that drags the country down… and don’t give me shit that I hate America – I’ve been in the army for 4 years, then I realized how wrong white trashy people are… Now I got my college degree and working full-time as an auditor to Citibank and get my $120 grand that I deserve. So FUCK YOU people who drag this country into the shithole you are so used to…
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:51 am
http://www.authspot.com/Poetry/A-New-World.609735
I have written A little poem about the Nwo…tell me what you think brothers.