Duke{CLR}
2nd Jun 2009, 09:05 AM
American capitalism gone with a whimper - Pravda.Ru (http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/107459-1/)
An interesting take from a Russians point of view. Last month I flew with a First Officer from Romania. He came here without a dime 6 years ago and now owns a home and is flying for American Eagle. He can't believe the direction this country is going and has many interesting stories about growing up under communism.
I pulled a few quotes from the article, it's an interesting read.
First, the population was dumbed down through a politicized and substandard education system based on pop culture, rather then the classics. Americans know more about their favorite TV dramas then the drama in DC that directly affects their lives. They care more for their "right" to choke down a McDonalds burger or a BurgerKing burger than for their constitutional rights. Then they turn around and lecture us about our rights and about our "democracy". Pride blind the foolish.
The proud American will go down into his slavery with out a fight, beating his chest and proclaiming to the world, how free he really is. The world will only snicker.
An interesting take from a Russians point of view. Last month I flew with a First Officer from Romania. He came here without a dime 6 years ago and now owns a home and is flying for American Eagle. He can't believe the direction this country is going and has many interesting stories about growing up under communism.
I pulled a few quotes from the article, it's an interesting read.
First, the population was dumbed down through a politicized and substandard education system based on pop culture, rather then the classics. Americans know more about their favorite TV dramas then the drama in DC that directly affects their lives. They care more for their "right" to choke down a McDonalds burger or a BurgerKing burger than for their constitutional rights. Then they turn around and lecture us about our rights and about our "democracy". Pride blind the foolish.
The proud American will go down into his slavery with out a fight, beating his chest and proclaiming to the world, how free he really is. The world will only snicker.