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A Nation Named Desire

Classic film buffs will be familiar with the 1951 film – A Streetcar Named Desire – which starred Marlon Brando and Vivian Leigh. My favorite scene in the film involves Blanche DuBois (Vivian Leigh) and Stanley Kowalski (Marlon Brando).

Blanche DuBois is a fallen woman – her family fortune and estate are gone. In an absolutely classic line, Blanche says to Stanley Kowalski – “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers”.

I can think of no better analogy for the current condition of the United States than Blanche Dubois. Here stands the United States, her vast fortunes…

12Jan2009 | Oakshire Financial | Comments Off | Continued

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