6/21/2011 America's Peril and Recovery
At The New York Forum this morning there was a great panel on the future of America, with the likes of Thomas Friedman, Esther Dyson, and Jonathan Miller. Will it become an ordinary nation, or remain a world’s touchstone?
Here is an edited rundown of their thoughts:
Here is an edited rundown of their thoughts:
Give me "We're Tired"? |
Thomas Friedman- New York Times Columnist:
With the end of the Cold War, we created 2 billion people just like us, and just when we should have been lacing our sneakers to run a race we put our feet up.
The global curve has been raised. Average is over. Whatever you do, it better not be average. I inherited James Reston’s office –
With the end of the Cold War, we created 2 billion people just like us, and just when we should have been lacing our sneakers to run a race we put our feet up.
The global curve has been raised. Average is over. Whatever you do, it better not be average. I inherited James Reston’s office –
I don’t think I’m insulting him to say he got up and thought “I wonder what my seven competitors are going to write today.” I wake up and think, “I wonder where my 70 million competitors are going to write today?. I wonder what the best Iraqi blogger is going to write today?.”
أمريكا الخطر والأسترداد
في منتدى نيويورك صباح هذا اليوم كان هناك لوحة كبيرة على مستقبل أمريكا، من أمثال توماس فريدمان، استير دايسون، وجوناثان ميلر. هل ستصبح دولة عادية، أو تبقى بيضة القبان في العالم؟
Abu N3al : "الله يطيح حضج يا امريكا" |
توماس فريدمان كاتب عمود في صحيفة نيويورك تايمز:
مع نهاية الحرب الباردة أنشأنا ملياري شخص مثلنا..
ان سقف العالم قد ارتفع وقد انتهى العادي من الأمور. مهما يكن ما تفعله الأفضل ألا يكون عادياً. لقد ورثتُ منصب جيمس ريستن ولا أعتقد اني أُهينه حين أقول انه كان يستيقظ ويفكر ليت شعري ماسيكتب المنافسون السبعة لي اليوم؟ في حين اني اسيتقظ وافكر ليت شعري ما سيكتب المنافسين السبعين مليون اليوم؟ ليت شعري ما سيكتب افضل مدون عراقي اليوم؟
* Thomas Loren Friedman (born July 20, 1953) is an American journalist, columnist and author. He writes a twice-weekly column for The New York Times. He has written extensively on foreign affairs including global trade, the Middle East, and environmental issues and has won the Pulitzer Prize three times.
* James Barrett Reston (November 3, 1909–December 6, 1995), nicknamed "Scotty," was an American journalist whose career spanned the mid 1930s to the early 1990s. He was associated for many years with the New York Times.
* James Barrett Reston (November 3, 1909–December 6, 1995), nicknamed "Scotty," was an American journalist whose career spanned the mid 1930s to the early 1990s. He was associated for many years with the New York Times.
توماس لورن فردمن: ولد في20 يوليو 1953 وهو صحفي وكاتب أمريكي يهودي صهيوني وهو معروف بمساندته لتسوية للصراع العربي الإسرائيلي. ولد توماس فريدمان في سانت لويس پارك. ارسل إلى مخيم يهودي حيث كان آب فوكسمان(Abe Foxman) مدربا فيه.في الثانوي كتب مقالات لجريدة المدرسة، حيث استجوب في احداها اريال شارون.