Thursday May 9th 2013 Thought
- Thread starter Amethyest
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With all humans understanding of how and why things work, i feel we eventually may overstep our bounds and therefore cause us to self destruct, not intentionally, yet still on a whole let us start by blaming "me", we are never satisfied :shrug:
- Apr 15, 2001
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taken from a post from ChrryBlstr:toast: i think this fits in nicely here
Throughout history, every dominant civilization eventually collapsed because it became TOO successful. What made it powerful and unique grows out of proportion and consumes its society. I think this is true for American society. We?re complacent, entitled and unhealthy. My generation is the first generation of Americans who will be worse off than their parents, economically, physically and emotionally. And this is not due to a lack of resources, to a lack of education or to a lack of ingenuity. It?s corruption and complacency. The corruption from the massive industries that control our government?s policies, and the fat complacency of the people to sit around and let it happen.
There are things I love about my country. I don?t hate the US and I still return to it a few times a year. But I think the greatest flaw of American culture is our blind self-absorption. In the past it only hurt other countries. But now it?s starting to hurt ourselves.
So this is my lecture to my alcoholic brother ? my own flavor of arrogance and self-absorption, even if slightly more informed ? in hopes he?ll give up his wayward ways. I imagine it?ll fall on deaf ears, but it?s the most I can do for now. Now if you?ll excuse me, I have some funny cat pictures to look at.
Throughout history, every dominant civilization eventually collapsed because it became TOO successful. What made it powerful and unique grows out of proportion and consumes its society. I think this is true for American society. We?re complacent, entitled and unhealthy. My generation is the first generation of Americans who will be worse off than their parents, economically, physically and emotionally. And this is not due to a lack of resources, to a lack of education or to a lack of ingenuity. It?s corruption and complacency. The corruption from the massive industries that control our government?s policies, and the fat complacency of the people to sit around and let it happen.
There are things I love about my country. I don?t hate the US and I still return to it a few times a year. But I think the greatest flaw of American culture is our blind self-absorption. In the past it only hurt other countries. But now it?s starting to hurt ourselves.
So this is my lecture to my alcoholic brother ? my own flavor of arrogance and self-absorption, even if slightly more informed ? in hopes he?ll give up his wayward ways. I imagine it?ll fall on deaf ears, but it?s the most I can do for now. Now if you?ll excuse me, I have some funny cat pictures to look at.
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