I attended an all day political education seminar in Dallas today sponsored by the Republican Party of Texas. Among the speakers were Sen. Phil Gramm and Rep. Pete Sessions. Almost 1,000 people attended from all over the stated. Most of these were grass roots people, as am I, who were rarely involved in a political campaign. I can tell you for sure there is no invisible hand guiding it all and this is not a one party country.
One question that always comes to my mind when confronted by people with your outlook - If there is such an invisible hand controlling everything, as you suggest, why are they secretive? If they control everything there is no need to be silent. If they exist, why is there such conflict around the world? I suppose you subscribe to the idea that wars are planned and manipulated just to enrich these unknown secret folks. Tell that to Usama bin Laden.
I buy none of your premises about anything. The Euro will not replace the US dollar. Europe is so socialistic now that mounting any enterprise at all is difficult, much less free enterprise.
I do agree with you as far as the Clintons are concerned but little else.
You must have had an interesting day. I mean it. I don't think I made a reference to an "invisible hand" in my earlier reply, if anything because there is no such thing although it it used to present capitalism in a religious way. As far as Europe and the Euro, well, to resume the situation overthere in ideological terms (socialism, no free markets, private entreprise etc) will get us (the US) nowhere because it is not true and such characterization does not translate into reality. That was Cold War talk and it is no longer in application except here. It is a weakness, not only among our people but among our leaders. Fifty years of propaganda does leave traces. And I forgot to mention our extraordinary trade deficit. The problems are serious.
Anyway, perhaps you will the one to be right after all. I hope so but for now, it does not look good. Not to disappoint, but the economic stimulus just passed is keynesian in nature, that is "socialist" . It was the right thing to do though and it is nothing but massive government interference in an economy inacapable to redress itself.