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scarletwoman

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17. This country has degenerated something awful.
Mon Oct 20, 2014, 06:48 PM
Oct 2014

Personally, I think it goes back the Reagan years. It seems to me that that's when the deliberate effort to destroy any sense of "The Commons" went into effect.

Greed was exulted, every-man-for-himself was exulted, the sense of community and shared responsibility was denigrated, as was all sense of "the common good".

Yes, those in positions of power totally ran with the new paradigm, but even among the populace at large there was a shift. People stopped thinking of themselves as part of a larger whole, and devolved into an overall attitude of "survival of the fittest" - led, of course, by the examples being presented to them by those in power.

So, yes - corruption from sea to shining sea - it's had its effect on our entire culture and society as a whole.

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Wow! shenmue Oct 2014 #1
I must say, what could be better than a library cat? Enthusiast Oct 2014 #2
Thank you shenmue Oct 2014 #3
I'm about one quarter of the way through "Daybreak" by Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson (Iceland). scarletwoman Oct 2014 #4
Thank you for the interesting report, scarletwoman. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #7
Uh oh - is my report responsible for lengthening your list? scarletwoman Oct 2014 #8
It's corruption from sea to shining sea. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #11
This country has degenerated something awful. scarletwoman Oct 2014 #17
You nailed it. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #18
Wow....don't know where to start. If I have read none Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2014 #20
Hmm... Where to start. That's kind of tough one. scarletwoman Oct 2014 #22
Yes. Have read all Stieg Larsson books Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2014 #25
Arctic Chill by Indridason pscot Oct 2014 #5
Thanks, pscot. I have never listened to an audio book. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #6
I've never listened to an audio book, either. scarletwoman Oct 2014 #9
My friend lost his eyesight. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #10
My dad has macular degeneration - and although he still has some sight, it's hard for him to read. scarletwoman Oct 2014 #15
Give your dad a hug for us. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #16
Well, I'd love to give a hug to you, too! scarletwoman Oct 2014 #19
I'd love to receive a hug. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #24
From a hard-cover purist - I found that Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2014 #21
He's been getting some kind of injections in his eyeball. scarletwoman Oct 2014 #23
I don't use audio books either pscot Oct 2014 #12
Sorry, pscot. I misunderstood. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #13
Have you ever gone to GoodReads? scarletwoman Oct 2014 #14
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