(05-11-2020 10:34 AM)stinkfist Wrote:  

(05-05-2020 10:26 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  Geopolitical strategist George Freeman, formerly founder of STRATFOR, has a new book out, The Storm Before the Calm, which I am reading on the recommendation of Vandiver. Friedman sees a current struggle between intellectual experts and their theoretical constructs versus common sense and their practical ideas, which he thinks will come to a head some time in the next decade. It’s an interesting thesis. I think this CV-19 event has exposed a lot of that.

I’m reminded of a Yogi Berra-ism, “In theory, theory works in practice. In practice, it doesn’t.”

w/o reading said thesis, here's a caveat from the 'field'..

municipality tax rev is neg....city layoffs are imminent/happening....po' are everywhere waiting to pounce...liquor store inventory is depleate...etc...

#violenceAndSuicide

...who'd a thunk it...

It's a crazy think Stinky. Two weeks ago all I heard about was meat shortages. Friday was at the local Wally World and they had more meat than I've seen in awhile.

I'm not saying we've been had, but I'm thinking there's been some hijinks played on the American people.