"One should doubtless keep an open mind...though open at both ends, like the food pipe, and have a capacity for excretion as well as intake." -- Northrop Frye, 'The Great Code'
The U.S. and by extension the western world has had it.
Our society, has been living in lazy affluence for three to four generations now. We have enjoyed the success of our societies for so long that the majority of our population has little to no respect for the very virtues that created our success in the first place.
I agree with the second para but I don't think we're doomed yet. It will take a lot of luck, work and time to overcome the damage that the progressives are inflicting.
The U.S. and by extension the western world has had it.
ReplyDeleteOur society, has been living in lazy affluence for three to four generations now. We have enjoyed the success of our societies for so long that the majority of our population has little to no respect for the very virtues that created our success in the first place.
I agree with the second para but I don't think we're doomed yet. It will take a lot of luck, work and time to overcome the damage that the progressives are inflicting.
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