Whom/what should US/we fear?

6/16/2011 10:43 AM EDT

There is no alternative to very sincere and extreme hard work.

6/20/2011 5:33 AM EDT

One thing that US must fear is the complacency. US and its nationals still have that feeling that they rule the world. Military power-wise may be yes and technologically US need to wake up to the fact that except for some core advanced R & D , it is the Asian nations who are grabbing all those opportunities in the consumer world where electronics is dominating.

6/20/2011 5:46 AM EDT

When we talk about asian nations, it is china and the rest (excluding india which does low end application software). We have no reason to feel happy..for we have made no progress in the last 20 yrs in climbing the value chain

6/21/2011 5:55 PM EDT

Nothing to fear. Life is all about up and downs. Smart people learn from their lows and pick themselves up afterwards. The US should keep/increase investment in its people: health, education, entrepreneurship etc. Innovation is the key to success.

6/24/2011 2:25 AM EDT

one word: education

6/26/2011 2:11 AM EDT

"We have met the enemy and he is us." Pogo. I do not really worry about those who are far away. It is the ones closest to us that do the most lasting damage. From some of my previous employers, coworkers, educators, and others actions and their “thought processes”, I can safely envision why the USA is falling behind in some areas. I think the reason the USA might be falling behind is too many in positions of responsibility the USA are unthinkingly doing their jobs and in some cases deliberately cultivating a kick down suck up mentality that over the long run that can weaken careers and society. Even if a few percent of efficacy is lost, it collectively adds up over the years. Later when the economy and society need that little extra effort in times of trouble, things could stall and require many more times effort to correct. Call it karma or carelessness, I believe we are going to have to fix our self-caused problems and only blame others for the problems they cause.

7/5/2011 5:45 PM EDT

Well look, First we got rid of the artisans, then we got rid of the factories when products became commoditized. Now engineering is becomeing commoditized. The skill of engineering is now a task that can be bid upon. There is no future because everything is slowly becoming commoditized due to an open market and the US consumer wants to pay the cheapest price for everything. Before that was not a problem, but now the logistics networks exist to fulfill their demand.

I am upset with engineers in general, because in the US they lack social conscience. Even though there are "ethics", it is no problem to make a product which will clearly replace a worker. There is no protection of engineering work for "engineers only". For doctors, teachers, and nursees, certain tasks must be carried out by a designated professional.

There is no emphasis on preserving jobs, only profit. Preserving profit will most likely become impossible with varying labor regulations and access to resources.