The World is Waking up : How Capitalism is reshaping the rest of the world in Americas Image

I spent last evening drinking triple distilled vodka in the form of Caipirinha with my neighbors here in Brazil.  The current batch are all girls and are from Spain, Columbia. *( all girls, damn the luck ).  Their friend Camilo was here and they were trying to take advantage of the airline weekend promotions to get cheap tickets to Rio de Janeiro.  A few observational notes: 1- There are approximately 1 laptop per person no matter what country they are from  ( and you have to be careful it does not get stolen! ) 2- Some of their degrees are strange.  They study anywhere from architecture to tourism and physical Ed.  3- Most importantly countries like Columbia and Spain who were considered poor are now doing well enough to have kids that want to jerk off, burn jet fuel and go to Rio while they’re already in paradise! All those dollars shipped overseas have not bankrupted the USA.  They have been the means of waking up the world to capitalism.   Its a beautiful thing.  These people range in age from 20 to 30-ish and they’re all very good solid people whom I would trust.  The world is waking up.  The price of oil is going up now but that should be no surprise.  I’m sure we’ll find ever more ways to increase efficiency of all energy using devices and beyond that find sources of energy that will allow us to support the entire world with 1st world standards.  Its a good thing.  The world is full of good people and many of them are kept down by power hungry malevalent fools. Its something I hate to contemplate but it does not require alot of insight to realize this must be.  I’m proud of my country when I realize how many people are being liberated not by war but by commerce. By capitalism.   All that and most of it from white boys who are universally labeled the oppressors by those seeking to gain a quick buck through political bumsteer.  I have some faith the generations that come after that will be various shades of brown will do the same.  But its we pale faces with high adrenaline levels and tendencies not to listen to authority who started it all.   Just like everywhere else you have to tweak the power plug position to get it to play.