World outlook
<p><span word="Quite">Quite</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> “<span word="world">world</span> <span word="outlook">outlook</span>”. <span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="answered">answered</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="go">go</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lingering">lingering</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="worthy">worthy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="column">column</span> – <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="collect">collect</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span>.</p><p><span word="Happily">Happily</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Guardian">Guardian</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="office">office</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="story">story</span> (<span word="Whirlwind">Whirlwind</span> <span word="hits">hits</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="January">January</span> 22, 2009) <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span>:</p><p><span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span> <span word="devoted">devoted</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ditching">ditching</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="discredited">discredited</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="another">another</span> - <span word="proposing">proposing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closure">closure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Guant">Guant</span>á<span word="namo">namo</span> <span word="Bay">Bay</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>.... <span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="phoned">phoned</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="emphasize">emphasize</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="charge">charge</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="outlook">outlook</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="definitions">definitions</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="outlook">outlook</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="view">view</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outlook">outlook</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="fundamental">fundamental</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="argue">argue</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="view">view</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="figuratively">figuratively</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="philosophically">philosophically</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="view">view</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pleasant">pleasant</span> <span word="view">view</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="recall">recall</span> <span word="E">E</span>.<span word="M">M</span>. <span word="Forester">Forester</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="beautifully">beautifully</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Room">Room</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="View">View</span>, <span word="began">began</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="view">view</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lacks">lacks</span> <span word="thereof">thereof</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>.</p><p><span word="Obviously">Obviously</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="view">view</span> – <span word="if">if</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="windows">windows</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="constitutes">constitutes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="view">view</span> – <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="view">view</span> – <span word="is">is</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>. <span word="Different">Different</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="differently">differently</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="differently">differently</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span>?</p>
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