JustRalph
03-31-2008, 10:55 PM
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/usa-2008-the-great-depression-803095.html
Newspapers are getting more and more desperate. They are a forced to try harder and harder to attract attention. Today's dose of Hyperbole is reaching some. The article is in actuality very brief and shows a great disregard for the breadth and width of the real Depression suffered in the U.S. throughout the 30's. The fact that our so called Allies try so hard to paint us as the bad guy in the world is telling. It does nothing but reaffirm to me that United States is still head and shoulders above the rest in every category. They have to try too hard to discredit us.
An example of the ignorance displayed by this rag is an illustration of unemployment between the depression and now. Unemployment in the United States during the depression was over 25% and in many states was near 50%. There is more............but I won't bore you.
They use the recent food stamp numbers to justify this article. If this is all they have............they don't have much to write about. Let alone call it a "Depression" This is apparent by the length of the article. Hitting their followup button ("Interesting?" ) at the bottom of the article reveals more of the same on food stamps, but also refers you to numbers from Europe and Bangladesh? They remind me of the Arabs standing in the street cheering after the 9-11 Attacks.
Related: Newsweek (http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2008/03/newsweek-buyouts-writers-david-ansen-gates.php)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/usa-2008-the-great-depression-803095.html
Newspapers are getting more and more desperate. They are a forced to try harder and harder to attract attention. Today's dose of Hyperbole is reaching some. The article is in actuality very brief and shows a great disregard for the breadth and width of the real Depression suffered in the U.S. throughout the 30's. The fact that our so called Allies try so hard to paint us as the bad guy in the world is telling. It does nothing but reaffirm to me that United States is still head and shoulders above the rest in every category. They have to try too hard to discredit us.
An example of the ignorance displayed by this rag is an illustration of unemployment between the depression and now. Unemployment in the United States during the depression was over 25% and in many states was near 50%. There is more............but I won't bore you.
They use the recent food stamp numbers to justify this article. If this is all they have............they don't have much to write about. Let alone call it a "Depression" This is apparent by the length of the article. Hitting their followup button ("Interesting?" ) at the bottom of the article reveals more of the same on food stamps, but also refers you to numbers from Europe and Bangladesh? They remind me of the Arabs standing in the street cheering after the 9-11 Attacks.
Related: Newsweek (http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2008/03/newsweek-buyouts-writers-david-ansen-gates.php)