Worried about what's happening in the world? Does it seem like everything is falling apart? Take a look at these facts:
- War in the Middle East
- International Terror
- Air travel and safety topics still unsettled
- Stricter immigration reform demanded by many in CA
- Nuclear concerns in the Indian Subcontinent
- Years-long wars overseas with many American casualties
- Concern about the environment making its way to Congress
- Recent Keynesian economic policy
- Economic unrest worldwide
- African strongmen still roam loose
- Constant State Department involvement and trade talks with China
- Thousands of troops along the DMZ in Korea
- Recent political unrest in Greece
- Earthquakes killing thousands overseas
- Serious storm rocking New York and New Jersey
...Well, if you are wound up right now, you might be able to relax a bit...This list is from1972!
Before I hear "the world is going to Hell in a Hand-basket!" again, I'd like to remind you: Yom Kippur War, IRA bombings, Vietnam, Hijackings, Idi Amin, Nixon's Keynesian declaration, Hurricane Agnes, etc, etc --all happened in & around 1972. Most Americans survived.
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I'd like to suggest we live a smidgen less tense, a bit more happy, and a bit less judgemental. What about you?
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