Reading the newspapers is an everyday activity. Now, I make sure to read the newspapers here in Mendoza and, at least, the New York Times to get my overall global news. A couple of days ago I am reading Los Andes and a headline reads “EEUU, al borde de una catastrophe economica,” “United States on the border of an economic catastrophe.” I immediately flip out. They used “catastrophe” in the headline…that’s got to be bad. So, believing I will find more factual news or, at least, expansion on this article within the New York Times back home, I do not find any headlines that indicate any sort of “catastrophe.” These are the headlines I find: “Boehner Plan Faces G.O.P. Resistance and Veto Threat,” & “U.S. May Have Way to Cover Bills After Deadline, for a week.” Seriously? Are the people in the US just delusional? Or are the Argentineans just exaggerating?
I don’t want to say much more…but, there’s something wrong with this system. How can it be that those who are not in direct effect of a potential event are those that see it the clearest? In every aspect of life, it is easier to see something from the outside and know the tools that can fix it. Yet, once it affects one directly, that person (or group of people) become at a loss for solutions…
Nietzsche said: there's no facts, just interpretations.
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