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Do we really now find ourselves in the age of “climate” change?
Has the USA lead “orgy of consumption” resulting in the financial markets melt-down past couple of weeks triggered the beginning of a new world order?
In regards to the irresponsible management and crisis in which the USA find themselves – is it time for them to take the responsibility onto their own shoulders like any responsible adult would or should they be given a “get out of jail free” card?
Whether or not they go for the $700 billion+ bail-out plan, is it time to stop their international line of “credit” i.e. no more borrowing and adding to their already massive debt?
http://mwhodges.home.att.net/nat-debt/debt-nat-a.htm – as of March 2008.
http://designobserver.com/archives/entry.html?id=38814#more
Is it a time for them to reflect upon their way of being/life within the global context and liquidated the current any means necessary, money is king, American Dream – “consumption capitalism” and replace it with a new vision?
If a new vision is required – what is the BIG idea, where is going to come from and how is it going to manifest?
Is sustainability a viable option or is it to fragmented (in silos of thinking or debate) for it to have any real immediate short term effect?
Rome rose and fell a number of times before it rotted from the inside out. The USA has come up with some brilliant world leading ideas in the past, can it do it again?
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I posted the same questions on Linkedin, visit for peoples viewpoints – http://www.linkedin.com/answers?viewQuestion=&questionID=329551&askerID=11572988