10 November 2014
0 0
Free-for-all
Every day brings more proof of the chaos of the world, and the powerlessness of political leaders…
Every day brings more proof of the chaos of the world, and the powerlessness of political leaders…
As always, it is in the encounter of two apparently unrelated areas that the new is found…
As we follow the French political debate, the country seems to be in a desperate situation…
It may seem surprising that there has been a deluge of international press coverage of the recent outbreak of Ebolavirus…
One must be in denial, like all too many political leaders have been, not to see that something major is going to happen in Europe, in the coming months…
I had set the date here for October 02 because, at that date, France’s 2015 budget was to be disclosed, and the bulk of the proposed reform measures necessary to ensure the country’s recovery were to be initiated.
Faced with images painted by countless media stories, there are several choices, including admiration, enthusiasm, indifference, consternation, indignation, anger and laughter.
When I hear a former President of the French Republic dare say, and have his lieutenants explain away, that only a major economic crisis made it impossible for him to achieve the reforms he was planning, I cannot help but to be very angry.
In relationships between people, as well as nations, humiliation can lead to senseless acts, inextinguishable wars…
