Reuters Analysis: Is a winter of discontent on the way?

It looks like it's not just ATS which is beginning to wonder whether this year might just be the beginning of something a little more extreme.....

With the "Occupy Wall Street" movement going global and Middle East unrest stirring again, an autumn and winter of discontent looks increasingly likely. In the corridors of Whitehall, Washington, think tanks and even investment banks, there are dark murmurs that the events of the year so far may only be the beginning.

Some fear the world faces a systemic rise in anger, protest and political volatility that could last years or even decades.

Analysis: Is a winter of discontent on the way?

It makes you wonder why such an event as the global 'Occupy' protests, the FIRST TIME in history where such an event has occured, is being largely ignored in terms of policy making and it's business as usual with the corrupt, self-serving elite (governments, bankers, politicians, traffic wardens...)

And the prediction? The stage is set for another Hitler, Stalin, Napoleon, etc...

"It makes politics very unpredictable. You can get paralysis, but you can also see dramatic shifts in policy to left or right. You can see the rise of ideologues as we saw in the 1930s. We are very much at the beginning of this."

This fits in very nicely with A. L. Tchijevsky’s Theory:

Solar Activity and Human Behavior: a link?

Tchijevsky did not believe solar disturbances caused discontent as much as they acted as detonators that set off the smoldering discontent of the masses--discontent often channeled into war by their rulers. Nor did he deny that even during minimum solar activity some people would rebel against intolerable conditions or that nations would seek advantage through war and conquest. Some have since noted that the number of sunspots during any period may not be as significant as whether there is a rapid increase in the numbers, triggering unexpected passions.

Thing is, things are getting so bad in many people's lives that they may as well be camping out in a tent as doing anything else. Winter of discontent? If nothing else, they might just migrate for the winter lol

reply to post by AnIntellectualRedneck


Well, they certainly won't be able to afford their energy bills.
Perhaps we'll see a sharp rise in the share price of propane?

reply to post by Aestheteka


Good lord you might be onto something there. Investment bankers buying up all the shares of propane to corner the market, go long and make lots of greedy money. Then after it peeks, they go short and make money as it falls.

Brilliant!!!!

Mate

Analysis already done, where else but ATS.

Already predicted by Myselfaswell (Shameless Horn Blowing :0)

Cheers

reply to post by myselfaswell


Ah, but yours is a) about the weather and b) mispelled
If you'd read the piece from Reuters it is referring to revolution, protests and strife across the globe and not a cold front.....