tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post2445477920601933866..comments2023-10-30T19:03:59.225+01:00Comments on David Seaton's News Links: Get on your MarxDavid Seaton's Newslinkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00269813419598042699noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-7420890680876734242008-12-04T18:18:00.000+01:002008-12-04T18:18:00.000+01:00"...the capitalist version of the Rapture": brilli..."...the capitalist version of the Rapture": brilliant turn of phrase!<BR/><BR/>It is still too early to know whether we can return to some approximation of the status quo ante, at least temporarily, or some other economic system will arise from the ashes.<BR/><BR/>The latter alternative is made more likely by the energy crisis awaiting us (and being hastened by the plunge in oil prices we are witnessing) to be followed inevitably by the malign effects of climate change.<BR/><BR/>Ultimately, I expect some sort of steady state economy will have to be embraced (if we are lucky) but the timing of these sort of tectonic developments is hard to forecast.<BR/><BR/>With early being the new wrong it is tricky trying to know how and when to respond.<BR/><BR/>Re your skepticism about Obama: all is forgiven. You were right, unfortunately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com