SD Realtor, at least you have the right level of fear for whats coming, a slowly moving tsunami. Now imagine the backlash of anger that fear generates and you’ve got the proper context for a lot of the glee filled, “bring it on,” postings you and FLU are pointing out.
I’ve only lived through one recession as an adult. I’m 33. I have however lived through the 90’s recession as a cognizant teenager. More importantly my father will be 87 in two months. Thats right a child of The Depression. Not a recession, “The Depression.” You know when kids went to school with lard sandwiches. The anger I feel and probably others feel as well is that it was all preventable.
I’m torn. I know the suffering has to happen to clean out the underbrush, I know I will be affected by it. That creates internal conflict which often makes me seem to others as cheering on the coming tsunami. I don’t and I’d wager that if you talked face to face with most of the others who appear to cheer they don’t either.
This post isn’t nearly as cathartic as I’d hoped it would be.
