I caught Sam Pitroda on CNN the other week with Ali Velshi talking about the future of India. Ali made a joke on air, hinting that India’s problems sound like America, in that they both governments have a problem with decision making. And something Mr. Pitroda said struck the chord perfectly.

“Many of these processes are designed during British Raj they don’t make sense anymore. Essentially they were designed for command and control, and today we need processes for collaboration, cooperation, good communication. And I think — there’s a little bit of disconnect with the old and the new. Old says, status quo. New says, generational change. And I think we are going through that phase.”

Think about it. Look at the headlines and see if you don’t find all this legislation and executive order going in an extreme command and control direction. I see these global responses to financial crises and see nothing but European blunt force trauma. I look at the markets and see a trend leaning the other way. Are not the new generation of Americans begging for a better connected and cooperative society?