it's nice to be here let's get started with the occupy wall street movement we've seen many media outlets try to ridicule them marginalize this movement as something that's temporary and really an artist teenage behavior and you've essentially called this bogus in your blog let's talk about that what is your take on occupy wall street well first of all it's hello larry that all of these scolds in the media are shaking their fingers at these young people and say oh you don't you can articulate your position you don't have any agenda we're living in a time in the united states when the consensus about reality is so fractured even among people who are supposed to know what's going on that we cannot construct a coherent story about what's happening to us and what we're going to do about it so to expect the young people to be able to construct a coherent narrative when nobody else in the culture is capable of doing that i think is a little unfair. what's more you can tell just from the

placards that they're carrying around we know where their heads are at the the most significant or telling one that i saw said. i have seventy thousand dollars college debt twelve thousand dollars in medical bills i'm twenty two where's my bailout that's a good enough reason to be out there i think so and i think what it represents is very clear it's the idea that this younger generation feels like their future has been sold out from under them but with major unions joining we've seen a much more kind of mature knowledgeable group of people come out onto the streets thousands of people do you think that's reason enough for the media and politicians to really start taking this seriously i don't know if we're capable of really interpretating what's going on politically in our country right now you know i have a pet theory that the more social and. distress

a culture goes through the greater the delusional thinking gets so that you know as the social stress rises the crazy ideas and delusional ideas and tend to increase it's not a very. good it's not a very good set of conditions for you know arriving at a picture of reality if we compare occupy wall street to the arab spring we saw american politicians on the mainstream media applauding the arab spring yet this is somewhat of a similar beginning of some uprising along those lines isn't the double standard a little bit too obvious yeah it's amazing it's amazing that we were cheerleading for all those people in the street in tahrir square you know anderson cooper was down there and you know all the other. usual media suspects were there cheering for the protesters in spite of the fact that there was

a very good chance that the outcome of the revolution might not be so good let's put it this way you know the outstanding feature of the politics in the last three years has been that nobody on wall street has had to sit in a court room to answer for the tremendous amount of misbehavior in banking and you know this includes acts that can only be described as swindles and frauds well people have been talking about the lack of accountability ever since the financial meltdown took place three years ago but we haven't seen anybody come out onto the streets why now and do you think that this movement could end up taking america to a better place at least in terms of pushing politicians to hold someone accountable if just you know i do think there's a reason why we haven't seen a lot of protests the kind of things that have been happening to him. merican. are

very shameful they lose their job they lose their income they can't support their families they can't feed their families their house gets taken away from them you know these are things that tend to be humiliating and shameful and i think that because of the way our system works where you know this is the land of freedom and liberty people blame themselves and they internalize the lot of the bad feelings and then you know they suppress it because it's shameful the combination of the shame and the anger that's all kind of mixed up with that has not really expressed itself and it may take a bit more to shove it over the edge and may take you know a bit more hardship now in one of your articles you say the hope invested in obama will end up in a museum of lost hopes along with the integrity of t.v. news i want to ask you if this were to be obama's only term as president what would he be remembered like in history well i voted for obama i think that he's probably

when all is said and done he's probably a decent chap but it also appears that he's either a hostage to history or a hostage to a certain faction in our culture an economy like the wall street bankers. remember over a thousand people were successfully prosecuted for the misdeeds in the savings and loan scandals of the late one nine hundred eighty s. and early one nine hundred ninety s. no significant figure from the banking community has really been even sat in a courtroom and had to answer for any of their their deeds you know there have been a couple of fluky cases including bernie made off you know these are outliers these are the marginal cases but really the heart of the system hasn't been touched i think that. mr obama will be remembered as kind of a suspect. macular failure and i also think that this is

a period of history that is comparable to the eighteenth fifty's in the usa that was the period that preceded the civil war and it was a period in which political institutions were failing you know an interesting thing happens in situations like this institutions lose what's called legitimacy legitimacy a reason to exist and the faith among people who have subscribed to the their beliefs that they are worth believing in and you know we're seeing a grand failure of legitimacy now in the political system in the usa and it's rather frightening you really sort of forecast every year for for the year ahead what the united states should await and in your forecast for twenty eleven you said that the number one question really is can a political economy be floating like a when he a loon of gusts of sheer fakery has the balloon pop yeah well i think that the air

has been going out of it steadily but surprisingly slowly for three years and you know we're the whatever pin prick in this balloon you know where where it seems to be located at the moment is over europe with tremendous questions about the legitimacy of the european union and the banking sector more more generally but you know all of the banks in europe and north america are. interrelated and there's no chance that what happens on one continent is not going to affect another i think that there are sooner or later we're going to see similar problems in the usa the air is going out of the balloon. it's been remarkable that the fabric of this bubble was so strong but when all is said and done it's a fabr. faith and confidence that the system is meaningful and sustainable and

people are beginning to doubt that that it is if we could return to the role of the media you return to this issue in your blog quite often you've written that they shout down invited guest commentators pander to their demographic and dissed their rivals for ratings what role do they play these days well you know culture goes through cycles when institutions. take various forms acquire a certain legitimacy and then blow it throw it away and i've seen it happen in my lifetime where you know the the authority of the evening news on the networks was unquestioned but what's happened is that you know i think that the media has lost its confidence it's certainly in a great state of. convulsive transition we do know that younger people tend not to really get their news from t.v.

at all you know they mostly get it from the internet. there are very few kind of vested legitimate authorities on the internet who are trusted news bringers they all appear to have an agenda of some kind or another whether it's left wing right wing capitalist socialists you know we never won it is and you know i think we have a long way to go before any of these things are sorted out and it's one of the reasons that we can't construct a coherent narrative about what's happening to us do you think the united states could face its own per story i prefer to call it a reset because i don't think it's the end of the world or the end of culture or the end of america i think it's a reset of culture but it can be very very painful and you know there will be a lot of losses involved of of property and status. and you know things

that were important to people that they're going to lose and so we have to somehow be prepared for this period of history that's very difficult what i think we're seeing is something that i did expect that we would mount a campaign to sustain the unsustainable because of our tremendous psychological investments in the stuff that we've got running you know we put all of our national treasure into building freeways and building these massive suburbs and building all of the accessories and furnishings for them you know the strip malls and the malls and all the you know all the stuff that comes with them. that's where our national wealth has gone you know we're not going to just kick it into the garbage can without a struggle. but i don't think that it's going to work very well for us anyway so the final in the final analysis what i think is going to happen is america is going

to be dragged kicking and screaming into a reset of daily life james howard kunstler thank you so much your time.

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the latest news in the week's top stories and a bloodstain end to an era in libya with allegations colonel gadhafi was executed by the interim government streets. breaking point this week clashes erupted in greece as people were hit with more sturdy measures. up against the clock to try and resolve the debt crisis. battle over barricades nato forces failed to remove

roadblocks of the disputed border as a. blockade to stop the peacekeepers advance. i'll be back with more on those stories for in this and fifty minutes from now in the meantime to reach is next with the latest from the world of sports. part of their welcome to this sports updates here are two things for joining us this hour first let's take a quick look at what's making the sporting headlines around the globe. blackout new zealand crowned rugby world cup champions for the second time following a close eighty seven victory over france. backcross in russia the exciting game from north america draws a lot of new followers across the ocean. and the first of

a career double it's a title of the america it's a book of survival big canapé in the women's singles final two left to chronicle in the russian capital. so new zealand a twenty eleven rugby world cup champions the all blacks tried thing by the narrowest of margins over a french team in auckland it may have been the love with scoring decide ever but it was also one of the most exciting one tried pace for the sides return to work kowtowing ever for the house fifteen minutes an hour french captain two reduced touchdown minutes after the break of the stephen don't penalty group prove crucial eight to seven the final story ends in prague the all black starts to celebrate their second world crown. the guys who have won the world cup and there is outstanding. i would been through a lot together as richie cheat and a lot of the guys pride in the last world cup. and fell at the quarter final and

the witnesses. does not which were quite frankly. this is certainly we have always thought we always said that the all blacks were the best team of all time but tonight i think i would seem was great even tremendous for you but it was difficult we needed just a tiny bit more. now football when they are russian premier league leaders and they have retained their top spot following a three one away victory to restore they visited nihilists open this coring has done it registered an hour ago there for two minutes and defend smaller now alexander before if in the area so the referee had no other option but to point to the spot and it's a look which make no mistake that turning now by the thirty second minute is in it extended delhi to three girls the higher head of how often a process to become altered called why go but straight after the break but that was it for the house so for want to finish and are still on top of the standings i.

i. start talking moscow meanwhile have got fourth in the standings has a fresh f.c. tom at luzhniki stadium for nail marks opened the scoring for the muscovites with ten minutes brazil a striker double billing it just before the break s.c. had plenty of time to fire his powerful shot into the top right corner after the break spotter substitute matric a human contributed with his career his first go for the team to make a friend and finally found the net once again for the home side to minutes before the west so to seal the final result before a nail. in the late game so mail it to stuff for the home defeat by second place says come moscow that was finished five three two then it's a skills man there in the city with a hat trick to his name. to the english premier league now where manchester city

have threshed cross-town rivals united six one at old trafford my ability and. each with a double there for the visitors while added the consolation girl for alex ferguson's men port city five points clear of their closest rivals united are still came up three one one is against stoke city everton and while picks up all three points at full on in other games tottenham is back on the winning track as they defeated two girls two one well first place chelsea surprising in the last two leagues new boards queens park rangers. but now let's take a look at brazilian football where current champions has a loss to lead to an error by two girls and mr chance to move third in the table the visitors opened this scoring eleven minutes into the game. i thought from the test come oscar midfielder found the net from the penalty kick as his strike appeared to be too strong fulfilment as goalkeeper diego pathetic of and went up in

first half injury time to wallace cross after they had a helm at the net post. to finish their miserable night off for the hosts referee in culver city center learned several minutes before the final whistle. over to tennis now where it's a book over has won her first ever career double duty title the kremlin carpet. in the women's singles final here in moscow i think counted turned out to bear three sets it was the stunning player who took the open a rather easily six three but eight feet stormed back in the second as she won it on a tie break sibel who was also betting the decider taking a seventy five match and that trophy. in the men's game was good tips or average who claimed the title following a straight sets victory over come true and defending champion. victor troitsky top

seed to the opening set six four it was a more confident on the second one only two games there to win the cup. now the north american sport of lacrosse has become an unlikely pastime in russia the exciting game drawing a lot of new followers here this year as consider but up of now explains. lacrosse is recognized as the oldest north american sport with origins in the fifth century the native americans could to get to their horrocks even went as far as calling it the little brother off war many amendments have occurred since then alone its popularity in the past indeed worldwide to flourish. is a team game so it's got that competition thank is in the air so it's now here three dimensions and there's more scope for dinner clever stuff like that you know you've got to bring your steak when you've got here it's like an extension of yourself you know i think harry. and the cons i think it's kind of fun is ok you know padded up

you know you know you think about her really but you see there's no like i got the bug suddenly like four guys in the land i think it's ok it's funny you know it's amusing like ross has been a surprising revelation for russian audiences despite having few domestic players and just to be clubs one each in moscow and st petersburg this poor state sure is growing in every match between the rivals is a big advantage at the moment during fans who are in the majority in the stands. i think in russia it's a it's an upcoming sport it's you know it's a brand new sport and i think you know we have a lot of americans a lot of british people here on the child play with the russians and teach the russians how to play the cross and hopefully integrate it into russian culture is a great game for young people because it's it's of the us but i don't think you know it's good to get out there to become fit to get stronger and to make friends to be a team like ross has been a tool in big games in one thousand all for a night in no weight with canada topping the podium on both occasions it's also the

national summer sport of the country the physically demanding pastime with its full context and not too dissimilar to the country number one sport ice hockey oh i was looking for team mates to play hockey but got into lacrosse and now i like it not a lot of people here know anything about the game and i like to watch people's amazed. faces when they see my stick and helmets in the streets it has a lot in common with hockey so i mean there's hitting i mean the game itself strategy involved it's pretty similar to hockey in hockey is popular here so i mean i think you could definitely grow in russia there is still a long way to go for a cross before it becomes a well known sport on russian soil but if the enthusiasm of the people really playing it here is anything to go by the signs are there to do will happen sooner rather than later because a motherboard or a cheat. and follow very sad news to tell a rider marco simoncelli has died after a crash at the malaysian military to pay the rent in supposing they turn to four

year old was he bought to buy a ton of levon after hearing the talk of edwards and bullets in a rossi the american right also fell but the straight serious injury while fellow italian russell was able to return to the pits the race was immediately stopped after the tragedy so in a challenge and i'm not a happy rider for two seasons following at the checkered career in the lower classes so yet another change in the sport. where our medical staff arrived on him he was unconscious on the us because there have a rest and started this. association we will not ask you nearly the medical center course of the doctor of our stop didn't come on local doctors he was intubated too it's possible to wait to take off some blood from the dogs and the c.p.r. was continued to that for forty five minutes unfortunately it was not possible to

help him six fifty six we had to declare he was dead. ok up to date now more sports news from roll the globe in ties time whether his next goodbye.

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we don't warm go. to university of california was selected as the because the army needed scientists to leave their versity positions. a group of protesters interrupted a university of california border regions meeting to demand the school's severed ties with the nation's nuclear weapons program. but i. was struck with that idea australia doing it there's no way to see that to mung series if you want to have sex go and have sex.

the latest news in the week's top stories and a bloodstained end to an era in libya with allegations he was executed by the interim government troops. breaking point this week violent clashes erupted in greece as people were hit with. leaders up against the clock to try and resolve the

debt crisis. a barricade nato forces fell to remove roadblocks of the disputed border. the blockade to stop the peacekeepers advance. in the back of the past seven days top stories and the latest developments this is the weekly. the libyan interim government declared the symbolic liberation of the country following the death of colonel gadhafi he was gunned down in unclear circumstances while fleeing the city of sirte on thursday incident sparked international calls for an investigation without a geisha as the else did libyan leader was executed and the video for trey's and boasting that he shot gadhafi twice during his capture claim is supported by a post mortem which discovered to put holes in the body.