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The Cuban missile crisis in October 1962 created a global air of fear and pessimism, and certainly the belief that the US and the Soviet Union could not be reconciled.
Obama’s recognition of America’s limitations is not a sign of cowardly pessimism, but of realistic wisdom.
But alarmist pessimism is self-reinforcing, defeatist, and needs to be contested.
First, banks were the primary creditors, and the large losses that they would face in any restructuring was bound to trigger a domino effect, with waves of pessimism driving up interest rates and ruining other borrowers’ prospects.
Herzl’s pessimism, nurtured by his having witnessed Vienna’s disintegrating fin de siecle order, turned out to be tragically prescient.
But pessimism about the potential of human-genome research to yield medical breakthroughs has arisen from unrealistic expectations.
This is the moment for France, along with the rest of Europe, to overcome its pessimism, doubt, and mistrust.
Pessimism has soared.
Yet this bleak picture is neither an excuse for apathy nor grounds for pessimism.
Such pessimism is unwarranted.
“Secular stagnation” and “underconsumptionism” are terms that betray an underlying pessimism, which, by discouraging spending, not only reinforces a weak economy, but also generates anger, intolerance, and a potential for violence.
The fact that some financial crises are triggered by self-fulfilling pessimism should not obscure the reality that others are caused by inadequate policies.
When the G-20 meets in Los Cabos, Mexico, on June 18-19, its challenge will be to shift public perceptions from pessimism and concern about the future to an optimistic mindset of growth and stability.
In fact, it should temper the pessimism that pervades most current discussion of China’s prospects.
Mindful of such concerns and persistent pessimism in global financial markets, Merkel is now taking bold political initiatives at home and overseas.
Moreover, cultural pessimism is very American, extending back to the country’s Puritan roots.
To stem today’s spiral of pessimism and avoid the burnout of crisis management, we must look at the future in a much more positive, constructive, and dynamic manner, gaining the resilience to adapt to changing contexts, withstand sudden shocks, and recover from them while still pursuing critical goals.
India’s OutrageNEW DELHI – Last year ended for India on a note of public outrage that has burdened the country with anger, frustration, and pessimism.
As for the rise of China, contrary to current pessimism, the US will retain important power advantages that will last longer than even an eight-year presidency, should Trump be reelected.
But all signs indicate that the month will end in doubt and pessimism.
In the West, the picture is of economic pessimism and downward forecasts.
Grounds for pessimism are undeniable.
In the 1960’s, David Ben-Gurion’s fatalistic pessimism about the possibility of ever reaching a peace settlement with the Arab countries led him to forge an “Alliance of the Periphery” with the non-Arab countries in the outer circle of the Middle East – Iran, Ethiopia, and Turkey (he also dreamed of having Lebanon’s Maronite community as part of that alliance).
Out on the street, pessimism runs rampant.
On the contrary, all they are doing is spreading pessimism.
Even if Gordon’s pessimism is excessive, the timing of the next breakthrough in technology is impossible to predict.
Children of FrenchmenOne puzzling and often overlooked feature of the France that elected Nicolas Sarkozy as its new president, and that is now poised to give his political allies a powerful parliamentary mandate, is its mix of private optimism and public pessimism.
But it has nothing to do with pessimism.
The EU’s Global MissionIn some quarters, pessimism, sad to say, dominated the recent celebrations marking the European Union’s 50th birthday.
But, though regional and international actors are deeply frustrated by the further aggravation of the Middle East’s problems, more pessimism will only make matters worse.
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