Lindy, as a self-interested external observer of such events, the difference between the tone of events in various countries is notable.
When China "celebrated" their 50th anniversary, it was a stilted, formulaic, repressive event redolent of a Nuremberg rally.
There is Obama driving in a fortress of motorized rpg-proof security, still celebrating the 20th century General Motors era. But when the military marches past, Obama is smiling, so is his wife. Sure, he is nominally the boss, but he is put there by the mob providing the impetus behind the barricades which are necessary only to keep the very few manic, disaffected and Islamic Jihad at bay.
The military says by their relaxed and cheerful presence, "She's right Mate, look what's marching by here. We can take on anything so you just relax and go ahead and keep the whole show on the road." The military is not there to hold the mob down, nor to threaten Obama if he doesn't do what they say. They played that nice happy, optimistic tune in the march past.
I can't tell from watching that the markets are melting down as they drive. Millions of people are losing their houses, jobs and hopes. but overall, there is energy and optimism. Bank of America down another 25% today. Too bad. On with the show.
It takes more than bombing Pearl Harbour or destroying the Twin Towers to get this lot down, annoying though those things are.
It's fun to see the changing of the guard at the White House.
It's a lot of hoopla. Good hoopla. Very American.
Unfortunately, more $trillions of OPM will go down the gurgler as "The Wealth" is redistributed to banks, buddies, dead-beats and sundry bludgers. Politicians love nothing more than spending OPM and when they also feel a moral imperative to do so to "save the world", you can be sure things will get worse before they get better.
The vote on Wall Street is that things are getting worse, not better.
Good show. Nice to see.
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