Does This Map Show the Death of Western Civilization? |
 If you live in western
Europe or the U.S., there is a good reason you probably feel like the future has moved
on to other places. This new interactive
Global MetroMonitor Map of World Economies by the
Brookings
Institution indicates the economic health of 300 cites based on how they are affected
by the recession and their growth rate over specified periods. Bluish indicates strong
health and reddish is in the loo. You don't need a larger version of the map
(but go ahead and click on it anyway) to see which parts
of the world are doing things right. Hint: It isn't the U.S and Europe. Asia and Central
America - the places that make nearly everything we buy - are winning. While the winners
concentrate on strong national policies for their citizens, we funnel the resources of
society's producers to whiny and militant special interest groups. Demonizing everything
that Western society built and worshiping everything else is the cause du jour. It's
taught in our schools and promoted by wealthy government bureaucrats who are deeply invested
in foreign concerns. If you like it this way, do nothing.Posted December 2012 |