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May 21, 2005
Davos Newbies Sees an 'Anxious Amsterdam'
Lance Knobel at Davos Newbies published an article on May 18, 2005 headlined "Anxious Amsterdam. It's about a visit he had with a " friend in Amsterdam" on May 17, 2005." He said "despite the enduring beauty of the city," the visit was "a rather disquieting experience." Why? Partly it was the discussion I had with my friend. He's a distinguished economist, a friend from my Davos days. And he was gloomy about the current course of the world. He sees the US increasingly influenced by evangelical groups, wholly alien to a liberal European perspective. Latin America, after some signs of promise in the 90s, is slipping back to dangerous populism, personified by Hugo Chavez. Continental Europe is sclerotic. And Africa should be a scar on all of our consciences, but is hardly thought about by most of us.
Mr Knobel said, "Europe was a particular worry. I'd taken the metro to his neighborhood and been shocked by the '80s-era NY graffiti covering every carriage. It looked horrible and my friend told me he no longer feels safe taking the metro in his home city. Whats happened to easy-going, tolerant Amsterdam?" I could feel the despair in the article.
Posted by Munir Umrani at May 21, 2005 05:05 PM
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