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Nitpick: this is part 3, not 2 (Part 1 was on April 19). Europe.Is.Doomed is copyrighted to TBG :-)

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Mon May 5th, 2008 at 02:48:16 PM EST
Can't successfully count to 3.

Doomed, youse guys is clearly doomed, cause you aint got the sophistication to understand how cutting living standards is the path to improved standards of living.

See, its simple: because that McKinsey guy said so, is why. Anyone who knows as much about sex as him, he's gotta be a real wise guy.


I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.

by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Mon May 5th, 2008 at 03:05:13 PM EST
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We need to get an Occasional Series started.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Mon May 5th, 2008 at 03:26:34 PM EST
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Jerome a Paris: We need to get an Occasional Series started.

then don't forget to throw in this one as well:

[Auf Wiedersehen, la dolce vitaTM Alert]

"In France, when you can't afford a baguette anymore, you know you're in trouble," Ms. Renard said one recent evening in her kitchen, as her partner measured powdered milk for their 13-month-old son, Vincent. "The French Revolution started with bread riots."

The European dream is under assault, as the wave of inflation sweeping the globe mixes with this continent's long-stagnant wages. Families that once enjoyed Europe's vaunted quality of life are pinching pennies to buy necessities, and cutting back on extras like movies and vacations abroad.

Potentially more disturbing -- especially to the political and social order -- are the millions across the continent grappling with the realization that they may have lives worse, not better, than their parents.

For Europe's Middle-Class, Stagnant Wages Stunt Lifestyle - New York Times



A language is a dialect with an army and navy.
by marco on Mon May 5th, 2008 at 06:22:35 PM EST
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Done. Will dig up some older pieces fitting into it.

Are you okay with changing the title of both your previous diaries (Europe.Is.Doomed -> Europe.Is.Doomed (2), and this one to (3) )?

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Tue May 6th, 2008 at 03:27:15 AM EST
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yes, sure.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Wed May 7th, 2008 at 09:53:25 AM EST
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I should probably write a [Europe.Is.Doomed™ Alert] Spanish edition diary around this.

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes
by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed May 7th, 2008 at 10:05:31 AM EST
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Could we push kcurie into doing it (the diarising)? He deserves the glory.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Wed May 7th, 2008 at 05:10:54 PM EST
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I don't know, could we?

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes
by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed May 7th, 2008 at 05:36:53 PM EST
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