And they were Ayn Rand nerds back then. They learned from that mistake very quickly, didn't they?
Speaking of people learning from their mistakes, take a look at Ian Delaney (http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/1108883--sherritt-ceo-reflects-on-40-years-in-the-capitalism-game).
Did we have any major troubles coming out of that latest quake? I don't recall hearing of any new body-count news items, and the reports I do remember specifically said "no new tsunami".
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Date: 2012-01-01 02:01 pm (UTC)http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/01/01/japan-quake-no-tsuname.html
Hundreds of birds fall dead in Arkansas!
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/01/us-birds-die-again.html
European leaders predict 2012 will be worse than 2011!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jan/01/european-leaders-downplay-2012-prospects
Iran is nuclear-enabled!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/01/iran-medium-range-missile-test
I'd say the Doomsdayists have a lot to work with already.
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Date: 2012-01-01 03:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-01 04:00 pm (UTC)Maybe she's right to skip ahead.
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Date: 2012-01-01 05:25 pm (UTC)Speaking of people learning from their mistakes, take a look at Ian Delaney (http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/1108883--sherritt-ceo-reflects-on-40-years-in-the-capitalism-game).
Speaking of the Japan situation?
Date: 2012-01-02 02:28 pm (UTC)