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Originally posted by Moneyguy1
Society, in some ways, acts like a pendulum. Things get out of skew and reach a certain point where the majority finally realizes something is amiss. The factor that exists now that hasn't existed before (in my opinion) is the instant communications today that allows everyone to "speak their piece", giving the country a multiple of voices, anonmynity, no (or little) individual responsibility, and individual isolation. However, that too may be a blip on the screen, fading like so many things over a few decades.
I have a great amount of faith in the common man. Patience is only so elastic and I see an excellent chance that things will change, but it will take the people to realize that extreme partisanism is destructive, and that the desire to always be right will take us down. Tolerance, a move to minimize the opiners who exude hate are required.
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sign me up for all of what you said - I only qualify it with the following - virtues and principles shouldn't be compromised. The concept of limited gov't power is key to the foundation of our nation, if we don't fight for it, it won't remain. The more people who come here in search of social benefits, the more we allow people who are alreay here to 'transfer responsibility' to gov't, the more we feel we need to be responsible for every global problem, the sooner we will test the limits of our system and resources.
regardless of what side of the spectrum you are on, you can't escape the logic of personal freedom = personal responsibility.
so it follows that, less personal responsibility = less personal freedom.
that is what should scare all of us. the more we want to ignore it, the more an issue it becomes.