http://www.ambitgambit.com/2008/02/20/you-dont-need-a-wind-sock-to-know-which-way-the-wind-blows/ Ambit Gambit Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:31:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.ambitgambit.com/2008/02/20/you-dont-need-a-wind-sock-to-know-which-way-the-wind-blows/comment-page-1/#comment-2183 ronda jambe Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:37:40 +0000 http://localhost/ambit/?p=2774#comment-2183 you are probably correct, the events of history are bigger than individuals, and reflect a broader zeitgeist. you are probably correct, the events of history are bigger than individuals, and reflect a broader zeitgeist.

]]> http://www.ambitgambit.com/2008/02/20/you-dont-need-a-wind-sock-to-know-which-way-the-wind-blows/comment-page-1/#comment-2184 al loomis Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:00:24 +0000 http://localhost/ambit/?p=2774#comment-2184 i believe no fundamental change is possible. national character is less maleable than any individual, and the history of the usa has set them on the path of empire. empire has it's own charcter, which infects the nation as well as the colonies. that said, there are caligulas, and marcus aureliuses. obama might soften the aggression, toward foreigners and the poor. instead of running to meet disaster, perhaps they will merely creep for a while. i believe no fundamental change is possible. national character is less maleable than any individual, and the history of the usa has set them on the path of empire.
empire has it’s own charcter, which infects the nation as well as the colonies.
that said, there are caligulas, and marcus aureliuses. obama might soften the aggression, toward foreigners and the poor. instead of running to meet disaster, perhaps they will merely creep for a while.

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