Its a point worth considering, what the degredation of general morality does to expectations. That causes a house of cards to fall, ruining the culture, health, arts and commerce, all at once.
Ok, so that's not just investments.
But Bush Inc. is a good proxy for those ills, just look at the scorecard, the economy, general morality in business, religion, politics, and even how people interact in small ways in daily life, as you noted.
Optimistic generalists (like me, anyway) like to think it's all connected, and if we straighten at least the most blatant sources of corruption, the good human spirit of America and elsewhere is waiting to slowly poke its head up from the rubble and see if the anti-moral radiation level is below 20 millirems, yet.
Prediction:if Bush Inc. is taken to the woodshed in a big way, (a)the stock market will boom, (b)economy will rise much faster, (c)finally, some good people will get into politics for the right reason, and a new golden age will have a chance.
Reading that back to myself, I'd have to say optimism on steroids. We'll see in the next few months -- either a human cataclysm or impeachment. |
