tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post7021578798139231124..comments2023-10-30T19:03:59.225+01:00Comments on David Seaton's News Links: Movements without "leaders"David Seaton's Newslinkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00269813419598042699noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-90991549688720626812011-06-15T20:52:28.195+02:002011-06-15T20:52:28.195+02:00The only "saving" grace is that about 25...The only "saving" grace is that about 25% of Spain's economy is off the books. So the real unemployment figures are substantively less than the official ones.David Seaton's Newslinkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00269813419598042699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-17242413904687885162011-06-15T09:56:41.997+02:002011-06-15T09:56:41.997+02:00Interesting article David, and yes, ideas vs leade...Interesting article David, and yes, ideas vs leaders. <br /><br />Rick Falkvinge, Max Keiser, these guys are men with ideas, Falvinge thru the Pirate Party in Sweden and Max Keiser thru financial info via Paris, Iran and Russian media. <br /><br />You might want to check out their interview (Falkvinge/Keiser), I think I had something to do with their getting together. It's about the ideas of the future, copyright, basically the fight btwn the suits and hackers, btwn corporations and creativity. It's hard to understand these ideas, but its the new cycle that follows the 'green movement' of 40 yrs back. Whether or not you're a banker or inventor, you shouldn't just be able to sit back and earn money doing nothing, you need to give incentive to keep creating...well, it's complicated, open source is an example but this will spill into everything, gradually, then soon.<br /><br />Good to see some action in Spain. Spain is unique. It has a 50% youth unemployment rate and when mio marito was down in Malta last week on business the Maltese stated they were inundated with Spanish kids with degrees, begging for work down South. <br /><br />Spain's economy is pretty much based on real estate, banking on volume and getting those English to come down on buses...well, that's not going to happen anymore. <br /><br />So, you have a problem, a major problem which is especially bad in Spain, far worse there than in Germany, Italy, France. In fact, one could argue the Irish haven't 'felt' the effects, hence their docile behavior. But the Greeks and the Spanish, well, Spain is a great worry and the people know it.baileyhttp://www.baileyalexander.comnoreply@blogger.com