{"id":783,"date":"2012-06-26T06:27:17","date_gmt":"2012-06-26T06:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/?p=783"},"modified":"2017-06-20T20:38:10","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T20:38:10","slug":"where-are-we-heading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/where-are-we-heading\/","title":{"rendered":"Where are we heading?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lately I have been drawn into trying to understand the current world financial crisis, where are we, and what are the potential outcomes from where we are..<\/p>\n<p>I thin I can trace my interest back to a book I read a&#160; while back called&#160; \u201cThe World is Flat (2005)\u201d&#160; by Thomas Friedman, which opened my eyes to the new economies and the change we are undergoing\u2026&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/20YearsCapture.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"20YearsCapture\" border=\"0\" alt=\"20YearsCapture\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/20YearsCapture_thumb.png\" width=\"244\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The last piece I listen to is the USA Inc.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JnD0daTCcbg\" target=\"_blank\">USA Inc. &#8211;     <br \/>Where We Are, How We Got Here, What May Be Next<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JnD0daTCcbg\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JnD0daTCcbg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A refreshingly factual ( does not get into politics)&#160; explanation of where USA economic climate is at\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Not a pretty picture.&#160;&#160; Incredible big nut to crack, and hard to solve..&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; But is it possible?<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p>This is where each of us have to make a decision as to where we stand on greed, morals and country\u2026&#160;&#160; But before you answer the question&#160; for yourself, listen\/watch to the following semi-related series by PBS\u2019s Frontline:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/money-power-wall-street\/\" target=\"_blank\">Frontline Series on the last collapse of the economy.. Money, Power &amp; Wall Street<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Incredible in-depth 4 hour series from where it all started to where we are now. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/mf-global-six-billion-dollar-bet\/\" target=\"_blank\">PBS report on: MF Global Collapse: Six Billion Dollar Bet<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>A very interesting case study on greed. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I would love to hear what your conclusions are or what you think\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p>Update 1:&#160;&#160;&#160; Documentary:&#160; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4ECi6WJpbzE\" target=\"_blank\">Overdose \u2013 The Next Financial Crisis<\/a> (YouTube for free)<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<ul>Update 2:&#160; <strong>The Newsroom: &quot;America Isn&#8217;t The Best&quot; Speech<\/strong> <\/ul>\n<ul>A&#160; clip from HBO\u2019 show \u201cThe Newsroom\u201d in which Will McAvoy (Jeff Daniels) , delivers a FANTASTIC speech about the state of the US culture and country. 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