Saturday, January 14, 2012

24 Stats That Illustrate The Decline Of America As A Super Power

24 Stats To Crush Anyone Who Thinks America Has A Bright Economic Future -- Business Insider

Beware of bubbles of false hope. Right now there is a lot of talk about how the U.S. economy is improving, but it is all a lie. The mainstream media can be very seductive. When you sit down to watch television your brain tends to go into a very relaxed mode. In such a state, it becomes easy to slip thoughts and ideas past your defenses. Sometimes when I am watching television I realize what the media is trying to do and yet I can still feel it happening to me.

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My Comment: These stats are startling, with #8 and #24 being the most numbing of the 24.