Richard Veryard writes in POSIWID: Don’t Waste A Crisis that:
Rahm Emanuel, just appointed chief-of-staff by President-elect Barack Obama:
“You don’t ever want a crisis to go to waste; it’s an opportunity to do important things that you would otherwise avoid. In 1974 and 1978 we never dealt with it, and our dependence on foreign oil never changed.” [BBC News, 7 November 2008]
And goes on to reflect on this comment in light of the cybernetic principle that the Purpose Of a System Is What It Does and comes to the conclusion that “A cliché is a terrible thing to waste.“
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