Today’s
title comes from the last statement of the following video Where Good Ideas
Come From.
The video is a summary of Steven Johnson’s
book by the same name.
I highlight
Johnson’s work because he offers a positive perspective on American
culture. He believes we are still
progressing and changing in positive ways.
His newest book is Future
Perfect. There he outlines a world
of connected people striving to solve problems collaboratively. A 3 hour discussion is here.
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308085-1
Johnson is a
breath of fresh air compared to Chris Hedges or Morris Berman. Those two continue to tell a tale of American
decline and collapse. Our culture is
dying--run and hide, or become a “prepper.” These guys provide good critiques of our culture; I don't think their forecasts follow from their data.
American
culture is going to survive. It will be
reborn as something stronger and more powerful than it currently is. To get there, the death of a status quo has to
occur. And, I think it is the oligarchs
of finance who will take the brunt of this change, precisely because it was
they who created this secular crisis.
Thus, it will be “those people” who eventually will be sacrificed to
solve the problem. It won’t be easy or
pretty, maybe involving WW3.
There will be a new America when it is over. The
centralized banking structure will collapse.
It will be replaced by a decentralized one based on similar principles
as discussed by Johnson in Future Perfect.
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