Of the 128 of you who voted on the question “Is the current meltdown the end of free market ideology and a new start for global social democracy?,” only 29% agreed “Yes, this is a phase transition in the global political economy.”

31% said “No, the struggle goes on, although the Left will make some gains;” 14% said “No, just an adjustment; no effect on rise of free market ideology,” and 26% said “Feh, the Singularity will soon make politics and economics irrelevant.”