Plus ca change. I remember exactly this kind of "woe, woe and thrice woe" (Frankie Howerd reference) moan when first I came to this land, except back then the folk who were going to suck the life blood or money out of America were the Japanese, who then owned everything.
Sometimes I wonder whether, having witnessed the collapse of the Berlin wall, Andreas, has become a seeker out of collapses, a collapses addict?
I can't see how one would tell whether this one will get a lot worse or, like the Japanese thing, blow over. I note that the newspapers are carefully hedging their bets, telling everyone to stay calm while muttering about the distinct absence of well-marked exits, common folk for the use of.
David Ritchiewhere red stands for hardiness and valor, white for purity and innocence and blue for vigilance
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