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Title: Let's Talk .... Post by: FOTD on February 02, 2010, 01:33:36 pm American Depressions http://www.tikkun.org/article.php/jan10_depressions "An unnatural economic and psychological disaster has struck America. Five contributors, each interacting with and shaping the others, have devastated the American moral, economic, psychological, and social landscape. Each is fed by related streams, but each contributes its own force to the disaster. The American dream in which each generation surpassed the previous generation in real wages has all but disappeared, along with dreams of an intact family, a steady job, a home, and an honest supportive community. This article looks at each of five collaborators in the crisis in order to answer the following questions: How did this happen? What forces are responsible? Why are Americans passive as millions lose their homes, their jobs, their families, their hopes of justice, and the American dream? Why do Americans remain disorganized at home while their European and Asian counterparts flood into the streets and strike in militant, organized protest? Why do others believe in their potential to reclaim their lives while we do not? What happened is a result of at least five major, interrelated forces. One is a transformation of American morality, and with it the loss of belief that the social and political realms could be shaped by morality, ethics, and secular spirituality. Another is an economic depression. A third is a transformation of the family, which has been the foundation of American emotional life. A fourth is the decimation of Americans' social participation in all areas, from bridge clubs and PTAs to political parties. A fifth is the tranquilizing and numbing of the American population with psychotropic medications." Churchianity and Big Pharma are killing this country. Title: Re: Let's Talk .... Post by: buckeye on February 02, 2010, 02:02:23 pm Hardly. I blame TV and corn syrup.
And what the hell is "secular spirituality"? Title: Re: Let's Talk .... Post by: RecycleMichael on February 02, 2010, 04:06:05 pm I blame white laboratory coats. They also cause cancer in rats.
Title: Re: Let's Talk .... Post by: Red Arrow on February 02, 2010, 06:10:47 pm Hardly. I blame TV and (high fructose?) corn syrup. Title: Re: Let's Talk .... Post by: Red Arrow on February 02, 2010, 06:13:49 pm I blame white laboratory coats. They also cause cancer in rats. Good thing I'm not a lab rat. I do have the white (non-sparking) lab coat from my days in the Calibration Lab during my hitch in the US Navy. Title: Re: Let's Talk .... Post by: buckeye on February 03, 2010, 11:15:00 am Did we forget Monosodium....GLUTAMATE??! |