coolth Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Any ? http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/10-signs-the-us-is-losing-its-influence-in-the-western-hemisphere-535456.html?tickers=eem,ewz,fxi,eeb,jjm,^dji,xle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuhTeng Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Any ?http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/10-signs-the-us-is-losing-its-influence-in-the-western-hemisphere-535456.html?tickers=eem,ewz,fxi,eeb,jjm,^dji,xle Keep in mind that every country has its problems. France, too few workers, too much entitlement. China, too many people, not enough wealth and destroying its country, never mind that its economy must continue to grow at 7-8% just to keep its people employed. That won't last forever. Brazil and Mexico, too much crime and corruption. Russia is perhaps worse than Brazil and Mexico and seems to be bumbling towards Communism again (since that worked so well the first time). Scandinavia, too much taxation and built on mineral wealth that can't last forever. Canada, tiny population and polar bears. I don't believe the US losing influence is a bad thing, so long as the countries and leaders that gain the share the US loses are responsible. Chavez? No. Ahemdinejad? No. Putin? No. Germany, France, UK, Australia, Japan, Canada? Yes. Anyway, everything is cyclical. Keep that in mind the next time you hear a news report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolth Posted September 29, 2010 Author Share Posted September 29, 2010 Very well said, i thought the topic was interesting to see what the news have to say about or Country as always it's negative. That's what the news people feed off of just negative stuff and some positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuhTeng Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Sad but true. 'There's no news like bad news' right? If you listen to the American media too much you'd swear that the US is going to collapse tomorrow. The good part is that the news has always been like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMADreamer Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 I don't even know where to start on why that list is goofy. There is no doubt America is in a bit of flux. The old manufacturing economy is all but dead. There are few good jobs out there, and it seems greed has got this country by the balls. Just look at our govt for the last 30 years to see what I'm on about. The good news is the American people are still great and resourceful and despite many who just want to scream, yell, and call others names, there is a huge chunk in the middle who I believe will pull together and pull us through. This forum shows what is right about America with Adam's leading the way. I can't believe Adam's is the only company that operates in this way, and I can't believe we members of the forum are the only ones that go about our lives this way, helping, caring, sharing, and doing good. Don't listen to the downers on the news and blogs. There is ALOT of good going on out there. You just gotta wade through the crap to find it. I'd love to see a news station say "on Tuesdays we are only going to report positive things". I'd watch even if it was Fox News. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolth Posted September 29, 2010 Author Share Posted September 29, 2010 Sad but true. 'There's no news like bad news' right? If you listen to the American media too much you'd swear that the US is going to collapse tomorrow. The good part is that the news has always been like that. Yep it's never going to change, i think a lot of people just feeds off all the bad news. I have not watch the news over ten years now just because it's always the same thing bad. I don't even know where to start on why that list is goofy. There is no doubt America is in a bit of flux. The old manufacturing economy is all but dead. There are few good jobs out there, and it seems greed has got this country by the balls. Just look at our govt for the last 30 years to see what I'm on about. The good news is the American people are still great and resourceful and despite many who just want to scream, yell, and call others names, there is a huge chunk in the middle who I believe will pull together and pull us through. This forum shows what is right about America with Adam's leading the way. I can't believe Adam's is the only company that operates in this way, and I can't believe we members of the forum are the only ones that go about our lives this way, helping, caring, sharing, and doing good. Don't listen to the downers on the news and blogs. There is ALOT of good going on out there. You just gotta wade through the crap to find it. I'd love to see a news station say "on Tuesdays we are only going to report positive things". I'd watch even if it was Fox News. I don't listen to those kinds of people, it was something that was on the front page of my computer screen. I just wanted to see what others think about what these people or saying about or Country. Lets just say i sleep very well at night no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slow Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Keep in mind that every country has its problems. France, too few workers, too much entitlement. China, too many people, not enough wealth and destroying its country, never mind that its economy must continue to grow at 7-8% just to keep its people employed. That won't last forever. Brazil and Mexico, too much crime and corruption. Russia is perhaps worse than Brazil and Mexico and seems to be bumbling towards Communism again (since that worked so well the first time). Scandinavia, too much taxation and built on mineral wealth that can't last forever. Canada, tiny population and polar bears. I don't believe the US losing influence is a bad thing, so long as the countries and leaders that gain the share the US loses are responsible. Chavez? No. Ahmedinejad? No. Putin? No. Germany, France, UK, Australia, Japan, Canada? Yes. Anyway, everything is cyclical. Keep that in mind the next time you hear a news report. Sean, I like your thinking. If I'm ever in Kansas or you're in Mordor, er Illinois, I think we'd have quite a lively discourse. Polar bears...now that's some funny @@@@ !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuhTeng Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Sean, I like your thinking. If I'm ever in Kansas or you're in Mordor, er Illinois, I think we'd have quite a lively discourse. Polar bears...now that's some funny @@@@ !!! Sounds good Paul. I'm a Kansas boy, but I've done a lot of traveling. When you combine my long-term travels (a semester in Australia, over a year in west Texas [which is different from Kansas], 2 months in France, 2 years in Saudi Arabia, another month in Australia) I've been a lot of places and I've seen their news and I know full well there is no where I would rather be than right here in the USA. Well, except for Australia, but they drive on the wrong side of the road and have billions of poisonous spiders, so never mind. I just wish we would get any positive news out of the media, rather than the bad news we get all the time. Best article I've seen on this topic is from the Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/01/how-america-can-rise-again/7839/1/? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunky Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Each country's influence is based upon a number of factors. China, of all countries, will continue to have more influence in the world's affairs. They are slowly maturing but given the political environment it may not go in the direction we like. China is starting to behave more like the US in the sense if they do not like something they can take some serious actions (like dealing with the Koreas, Japan, and Taiwan) plus sell technology with countries we do not like. It is no secret my China developed technology to shoot destroy satellites. How China evolves remains to be seen. As the middle class grows, they could take a turn toward being more moderate and progressive which is what really helped America in the post WWII era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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