Global Grumbling Notes from George Ure's
Everything from people rebelling onboard a jetliner at Heathrow after a seven hour delay, to a gun battle on Miami's South Beach, to what? Killer cucumbers snuff 14?
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| AFP – A slice of a German cucumber. Germany on Monday held crisis talks amid reports that at least 14 people have died.. |
Did I, or did I not tell you: World's in a terrible pickle?
Ifd you're looking for a place to sit out the next three or four years, as the collapse of complex societies gets really organized, we notice that Canada is #8 in this year's "Global Peace Index - interactive map here.
Iran came in at #119, Israel at #145, so that's simmering along with Mexico's slow-motion drugvolution landing our porous border pals at #121.
Japan is #3 in the Global Peace Index and sounds good on the surface, but the index isn't weighted for radiation, near as we could tell.
Our own U.S. came in at #82, peace-wise, with countries like Brazil (#74) and Argentina (#55) ahead of us.
Denmark is #4, so all the butter, hams, and pastries seem to make for a peaceful state. Colombia is down at #139, so too much coffee, perhaps.
New Zealand, is #2 peace-wise, so again, an ag rich country. And their survey this year picked Iceland as the #1 most peaceful place. Mighty fine evidence that a country can buck the global banking system and remain at peace. Now, if they could just work up some warm palm tree lined beaches...
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