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To: Paxb2u who wrote (73674)4/29/2011 1:38:29 PM
From: Canuck Dave1 Recommendation  Read Replies (2) of 218518
 
You're right, I know it's wrong to paint with such a broad brush. There's lots of good clued in people down your way. But kee-rist, the average political dialog down there is so... so... what's the word... narrow!.

I keep coming back to Orwell's three rules for a totalitarian state, and yet, how many Americans have read 1984? EVERYONE should read it. Speaking of Orwell's three rules, I think that every society boils down to a contradiction. George Carlin identified one for America, "Slave owners who wanted to be free".

You could also add that free speech is guaranteed, and yet America has never been shy about suppressing dissent or assembling lists of behaviors it doesn't like. There's also anti-criticism rules on the books in many states. You can't diss agribusiness in some places.

Speaking of corporations, they enjoy undue influence over the popular psyche. By a process of judicial precedents, they now enjoy most of the benefits of citizenship, with very few of the responsibilities.

A culture of quantity, and very little quality. They've created a nation of wastrels and a climate of ignorance. Which brings me back to Orwell.

Ignorance is strength until it isn't.

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