tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33311991.post5207923378669650568..comments2024-01-02T07:48:42.623-05:00Comments on Comics And...Other Imaginary Tales: Best and Worst of Last WeekJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352163584546054887noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33311991.post-57756697684581706942009-09-29T07:51:58.268-04:002009-09-29T07:51:58.268-04:00I thought your theory was that we're already i...I thought your theory was that we're already in a depression, and have been for some time?<br /><br />Your argument about having to have a manufacturing base to be a strong nation reminds me of the old mercantilist arguments that couldn't see the change that came with capitalism. Our economy has continuously changed throughout the history of the nation. The manufacturing base only took off in the middle of the 19th Century, but the country was still primarily agrarian for much of that time. It's the ability to adapt and change that's the strenght of the US, not a given system of production. Change comes everywhere eventually. The US history of acceptance of a lot of change is one of the characteristics that differentiates it from the rigid societies of much of the rest of the world.Red Dognoreply@blogger.com