How much of this is a result of eight years of the Bush administration screaming “BE AFRAID, BE VERY AFRAID” OF EVERYTHING! While our nation HAS been declining for several decades in “independence” and courage in our “younger generations”, how much HAS the “communication revolution” destroyed cultures, not just ours?
When a trip across the ocean took months, people had some courage. When mail still took weeks, we were capable of “individual thought and responsibility”. Today, “instant gratification” is the “be all and end all”.
Just took a little trip, and noted that as we crossed the (hostile) desert, in every hour, we went as far as wagon trains could make, in 4 to 5 DAYS!
Maybe running out of fossil fuels, because we’re stupid, may be a “good thing”.
How much of this is a result of eight years of the Bush administration screaming “BE AFRAID, BE VERY AFRAID” OF EVERYTHING! While our nation HAS been declining for several decades in “independence” and courage in our “younger generations”, how much HAS the “communication revolution” destroyed cultures, not just ours?
When a trip across the ocean took months, people had some courage. When mail still took weeks, we were capable of “individual thought and responsibility”. Today, “instant gratification” is the “be all and end all”.
Just took a little trip, and noted that as we crossed the (hostile) desert, in every hour, we went as far as wagon trains could make, in 4 to 5 DAYS!
Maybe running out of fossil fuels, because we’re stupid, may be a “good thing”.