"And from my perspective poverty should be humiliating and demeaning. I think if you take the shame out of failure you get a generation of apathetic non-achievers, socially unproductive behaviors need negative feedback mechanisms."
How about folks who are born with IQs of 80 or 90? Should they be ashamed of not being able to master higher mathematics or subtle philosophical questions?
The Christian foundation in early America recognized the dignity of labor and the dignity of the individual wherever they found themselves on the intellgience and gifted curve. The farmer, the miller, smith, or scholar at Harvard were all highly esteemed. It is true that the many non-christian deists such as Jefferson and Franklin also held these Chrsitian values. But fundamentally speaking, it was the dignity of man found in the New Testament Scriptures that established the value system of early America.
As America became influenced by more pagans and antichritians, the value systems in America shifted. The pagan and antichristian values systems have glorified the whoredoms of Hollywood , Wall St., TV, Academia, law, etc. etc. Dignity, honor, and integrity are no longer valued. The pagan values of power, money and glory at all expense have replaced the Christian values of honor, integrity and dignity of man.
This is why you can make a statement like: "And from my perspective poverty should be humiliating and demeaning. I think if you take the shame out of failure you get a generation of apathetic non-achievers, "
Under paganism, moral, ethical and spiritual aptitudes have no value.
Intellectual aptitude or the ability to aquires massive amounts of knowledge are the only aptitude that counts. The value system of paganism reflects the spiritual deadness of their hearts.
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