I’m searching for a word. It would be an oxymoron.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

Bear with me, I'm having an... existential crisis? of sorts right now. OBTW, that's not the word I'm searching for. :)

This isn't an original thought--I have Michael Moore to thank for my wake up call--and I'm going to start reading Naomi Klein's "The Shock Doctrine" tonight. Anyway, it's stuck in my craw at the moment.

The captains of industry--bankers and CEOs--who live here...



...destroy communities, families and lives.



So, I'm thinking of a word that is an oxymoron, something like, legalized violence.

A related question... Are pacifists dupes of the captains of industry? Is it not just a matter of fact that the (IMO) real criminals (captains of industry) take advantage of the lessons learned by our models, Ghandi and MLK, Jr.?

Another related question... Has globalization just undermined civil disobedience? I mean, I'm not supposing amending the Constitution would bring about real resolution. Our problems today transcend national boundaries.

Argh! Many of you are way ahead of me. Will you console me? :(

Thank you my friends :)

[tekisui]

1. Peaceful War? Gilded Poverty?

[jeff30997]

2. Destructive prosperity ?

Or maybe Compassionate Greed.After all they're only outsourcing all these jobs to make

the poor peoples of India less miserable isn't it.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

11. Yes, it IS a zero-sum GAME

Destroy them so they can improve on the margin. It can't be any other way, right?

[Contrary1]

3. If I "bare" with you, you'll have to marry me. Them's the rules.

What's your sign? :P

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

9. lol 50-50, and I steered away from the creature (edit)

[IDemo]

4. Landslide Down economics

[Catshrink]

5. Opulent poverty

juxtaposes the images of where they're living and the communities their greed is destroying and, more importantly, raises the issue of their "spiritual poverty" meaning their absence of any sense of morality.

These greedy bastards want to be feudal lords and the rest of us will be the unwashed, uneducated, unfed masses.

[Sheepshank]

6. army intelligence?

open secret
larger half
clearly confused
act naturally
alone together
Hell's Angels
found missing
liquid gas
civil engineer
deafening silence
seriously funny
living dead
Microsoft Works
military intelligence
jumbo shrimp
Advanced BASIC
tragic comedy
unbiased opinion
virtual reality
definite maybe
original copies
pretty ugly
same difference
plastic glasses
almost exactly
constant variable
even odds
minor crisis
extinct life
genuine imitation
exact estimate
only choice
freezer burn
free love
working holiday
rolling stop
Great Depression
free trade
peacekeeper missile
sweet tart
crash landing
now then
butt head
sweet sorrow
student teacher
silent scream
taped live
alone together
good grief
tight slacks
living dead
near miss
light tanks
old news
hot chilli
criminal justice
peace force

I never realized.......

[jeff30997]

23. My favorite one in your list:

Microsoft Works. :rofl:

[Siwsan]

7. If this is any consolation

Most of Flint does NOT look like that. Granted, there are some extremely run down and desolate neighborhoods, but we are not a ghost town. There is a very determined and dedicated revitalization movement going on, with a focus now turning from reliance on the auto industry, to service industry and educational institutions.

I love Michael Moore. I was part of the group that presented him with the Paul Wellstone Award, a couple of years ago. Roger and Me did show the effect of GM's greed, on Flint. But we're still here, we're not giving up on rebuilding our great city. Never underestimate the people's will and determination to survive.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

16. Kudos to Flint. No offense intended. I've never had luck...

posting pictures. In fact, I had trouble posting that picture. So I (wrongly) described it incase it couldn't be viewed. I just wanted a picture, any similar picture, and I knew where I could find one quickly. I removed the caption as the location is absolutely irrelevant.

Thanks and my sincerest apologies. :)

[Siwsan]

17. No apology needed

Poor Flint is the poster child city for urban blight. No media ever seems interested in covering the positive work being done. I guess I'm just a cautiously optimistic hometown booster.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

19. That's not true!

I have seen a story about your revival on the T.V. Like I said, I just knew where I could find (an old) picture right quick.

[lame54]

8. LAPD

[Why Syzygy]

10. Killing the goose that lays golden eggs.

Very short sighted.

[L. Coyote]

12. "Hierarchical Society"

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

13. probably "compassionate conservatism"

[drmeow]

18. That was my thought. eom

[Catshrink]

14. Reaganomics.

[Sheepshank]

15. religious freedom n/t

[Bluerthanblue]

20. democratic capitalism?

:shrug:

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

21. Any thoughts on my related questions?

Are pacifists dupes of the captains of industry? Is it not just a matter of fact that the (IMO) real criminals (captains of industry) take advantage of the lessons learned by our models, Ghandi and MLK, Jr.?

Has globalization just undermined civil disobedience? I mean, I'm not supposing amending the Constitution would bring about real resolution. Our problems today transcend national boundaries.

[MiniMe]

22. Trickle down economics

Better known as voodoo economics