>I see Soros has taken up the thread in the FT a couple of days ago, with
> this comment in the same spirit as Chuck and myself: "So, the current
> financial crisis is less likely to cause a global recession than a
> radical realignment of the global economy, with a relative decline of
> the US and the rise of China and other countries in the developing world."
>
> Objections, anyone?
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Perhaps you could put together a US third party ticket running Chuck for
President and Soros for VP with yourself as the campaign manager around a
program of "bring it on". :) There'd be no problem with financing, but,
alas, Anarcho-Chuck doesn't believe in using an electoral platform to
further his cause, Soros isn't for socialism or anarchy, and you don't agree
with the latter that a global depression is "unlikely".
Other than that, you all agree that the current crisis is likely to accelerate the realignment of the world economy, but if you've been reading this thread carefully you'll see that so does everyone else, including myself. Who doesn't? You really should get the ADD looked at, Patrick...