Moses

History repeats itself. We are reliving the story of Moses and the golden calf and the worship of the Mammon.

Wealth is our god. But this time, Moses isn't going to come down from the mountain to smash the golden calf to pieces. This time, the mountain - i.e. the economic system itself - is going to come down upon us and crush us. Greed and unbearable levels of debt will see to that.

If not, galloping inflation and war also are good problem solvers.

In the present circumstances, it really is extremely difficult to remain optimistic about the future of mankind.