Politics, Economics and Religion - Interaction

The rating agency Standard & Poor is putting force on European governments, by downgrading the credit ranking on Greece and Spain. It is getting tougher for these countries to gain credits from private banks, from now on. It is an exceptional situation, as normally it is the other way around, politics controls economics. Spain and Greece are countries, that have a political tendency towards the left, which means, a greater part of society is controlled by politics, than in more modest countries like Germany, England or the Netherlands. This also means, that the state is involved in a lot of business, which should really be private. It seems, that all preconditions are true at the moment, that political change is triggered by global economics.

Obama is strong in economic issues and McCain points in security issues. In August the Georgian crisis could suggest, that McCain wins, as the West is threatened in the world. Then came the financial crisis, and Obama has consistently improved until November 4th, when he won the election. But it is conspicuous, that while Russias dared the West throughout the year, in the last weeks before the election, it was quite. As soon as Obama was elected, Mehdvedev stationed Iskander rockets in Kaliningrad, the entrance of Russia to the naval area of western europe, especially Germany (see image below). Story on RIA Novosti

"If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer." Transcript of Obamas speech in Chicago, right after his election.

In Hessen haben sich vier heldenhafte Leute für ihr Gewissen, gegen äußere Zwänge entschieden, um die Einführung des Sozialismus in Hessen zu verhindern.