Meadbh
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A view from outside.....
This is indeed a very dispiriting time for the US. It seems that everything is going wrong. Yet, as many have pointed out, there have been other times of crisis and the US has always bounced back, has always been resilient.
Every complex system, be it a forest or a society, has periods of creative destruction (e.g. a forest fire) which allow for new beginnings. The problems of the US should not be underestimated, and they have scuppered many a leading society in history (e.g. ancient Greece) but I believe that the spirit of innovation is alive and well and that the US will rise and prosper again. I sure hope so, for the world's sake.
If you are interested in complex systems theory this would be an interesting read.
Getting to Maybe: How the World Is Changed: Amazon.ca: Frances Westley, Brenda Zimmerman, Michael Patton: Books
This is indeed a very dispiriting time for the US. It seems that everything is going wrong. Yet, as many have pointed out, there have been other times of crisis and the US has always bounced back, has always been resilient.
Every complex system, be it a forest or a society, has periods of creative destruction (e.g. a forest fire) which allow for new beginnings. The problems of the US should not be underestimated, and they have scuppered many a leading society in history (e.g. ancient Greece) but I believe that the spirit of innovation is alive and well and that the US will rise and prosper again. I sure hope so, for the world's sake.
If you are interested in complex systems theory this would be an interesting read.
Getting to Maybe: How the World Is Changed: Amazon.ca: Frances Westley, Brenda Zimmerman, Michael Patton: Books