What is the root cause of the problems in America today?
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4 of those things are directly from the GQP. Woke by and large is good as well and helps society inch closer to white male privilege status.
Tribalism. Seeing a ton of it here.
An incessant desire to be correct.
Lack of respect for others, especially those with differing opinions.
Politicians valuing power, money and votes over acting on the best interests of their constituents.
At this point, the two parties are just trying to piss the other off.
Lack of respect for others, especially those with differing opinions.
Politicians valuing power, money and votes over acting on the best interests of their constituents.
At this point, the two parties are just trying to piss the other off.
Again, like I said in my prior post above. If you had to verify/confirm your identity for social media like you must do to gamble online the trolls/bots go away.
Those damn Dems. They try to fix things but usually fail.
We should throw them out and put the guys who don't try to fix things back in power
External factors to many Americans that struggle with how unexceptional they are. Throw on cable news and social media and you get a whole bunch of stupid in leadership positions playing to the lowest common denominator
Biggest problem today is people don’t realize the world is being controlled by an invisible spirit creature. Non religious people I’m sure would disagree but hard to argue 1John5:19”we know we originate with God, but the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one”
The Devil’s personality is seen the worlds hatred , it’s violence , corruption, lack of any morals , division, you name it. In short we are in this mess because the majority have chosen independence from God’s rulership and His principles and standards. Humans have chosen to set their own standards of right and wrong and this more than anything else is why we are where we are
The Devil’s personality is seen the worlds hatred , it’s violence , corruption, lack of any morals , division, you name it. In short we are in this mess because the majority have chosen independence from God’s rulership and His principles and standards. Humans have chosen to set their own standards of right and wrong and this more than anything else is why we are where we are
Gerrymandering is what makes this possible. Create congressional districts that are close to 50/50 red/blue (wherever possible cuz it’s not possible everywhere) and I think you’d see a lot of this stuff self-correct in or two election cycles.
I have heard it is the love of money. Although I love money and don’t feel evil.
The actual answer is that mother****er Jean Paul Sartre. He’s the one who got us on this path where Id is the supreme value.
On the national level presidential candidates with the majority of votes nationally do not always win. Seems like this is the only elected official in your list that this can happen to, because of the EC.
So, how much longer should we give the Republican governor, state legislators, Senators and all but one Representative?
You've have Republican controlled or veto-proof congress for nearly 2 decades. A Republican governor and congress, and a moderate Democrat government otherwise, so now what?
Iowa is red. How can you bitch?
Americans today on the far ends of the political spectrum suffer from a huge amount of cognitive dissonance where cynicism is the rule of the day. Nothing is accepted as "fact" by either side. Case in point is the January 6 hearings. The majority of Republicans won't even watch the hearings dismissing them as a "sham" disregarding the fact that 90% of the testimony has been given by Republicans under oath no less. There is absolutely nothing they will accept that implicates Trump and the fact that they were conned big time by him.
Money in politics and conflicts of interest are big problems. It’s congress's fault though, blame them. Otherwise, they aren't motivated to change. Congress accepts the money, allows themselves to be influenced and has the power to change it.
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Why do you say far ends? A fact is a fact. If something is true it's not subject to ideological acceptance.
"both sides" not accepting the truth? Your case in point is Republicans not watching the Jan 6 Committee Hearings. Well, how about the people who watch and take the testimony seriously. A large segment of society elects to be uninformed, opting to watch cable stations refusing to carry the hearings.
They prefer to not be educated, informed. It is important to record there is a larger portion of the population that does want to know what is occurring and does not block out what seems unpleasant.
Interesting take. Perchance have you read Samuel p huntingtons “the promise of disharmony”? In it, he argues that Americans have a unique historic case of cognitive dissonance in that our ideals and our institutions never quite match, and it’s a big deal because ideals are the only thing that define us as Americans. Further, he suggests, through a survey of history, that cynicism is but one phase in a recurring cycle. I hope so.
ultimately, btw, his prescription is self awareness. Recognize that our values are in inherent and immutable tension, get comfortable living with it and the idea you don’t get everything you want, and take heart in the fact that our institutions and structure are still among the free-est on earth and give you a chance to close the gap
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Pope Benedict on modern atheist societies, 2019:
"A society without God - a society that does not know Him and treats Him as non-existent - is a society that loses its measure. In our day, the catchphrase of God's death was coined. When God does die in a society, it becomes free, we were assured. In reality, the death of God in a society also means the end of freedom, because what dies is the purpose that provides orientation. And because the compass disappears that points us in the right direction by teaching us to distinguish good from evil.
Western society is a society in which God is absent in the public sphere and has nothing left to offer it. And that is why it is a society in which the measure of humanity is increasingly lost. At individual points it becomes suddenly apparent that what is evil and destroys man has become a matter of course."
- Pope Benedict, 2019
"A society without God - a society that does not know Him and treats Him as non-existent - is a society that loses its measure. In our day, the catchphrase of God's death was coined. When God does die in a society, it becomes free, we were assured. In reality, the death of God in a society also means the end of freedom, because what dies is the purpose that provides orientation. And because the compass disappears that points us in the right direction by teaching us to distinguish good from evil.
Western society is a society in which God is absent in the public sphere and has nothing left to offer it. And that is why it is a society in which the measure of humanity is increasingly lost. At individual points it becomes suddenly apparent that what is evil and destroys man has become a matter of course."
- Pope Benedict, 2019
I think You might enjoy this lecture given to the dc area order of Malta, of which mrs aardvark is a dame.
Americans, good at knowing there is a problem, but bad at identifying and solving problems.
Simple-minded selfish shallow thinkers are the root cause. Or maybe It's those who pander to them for personal gain. Or maybe it's Op's mom. Or maybe there is no root cause, but many causes.
Americans don't agree on much of anything these days.
Most of us agree that 9-11 was an inside job and that something about jet fuel and steel beams.
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