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If you want to know why we don't have all these things, follow the money trail...
I sometimes wonder if we as a society are like an addict who will not quit because he hasn't yet been driven to his knees. Things have been too good, too long for too many for us to think about changing. Say what you will about Jimmy Carter, he taught us a valuable lesson. You can't expect people to embrace change that involves giving up something. Incentives, security, and promises of a better tommorrow are what people want. A present day that includes the possibility of a future with possibility.
I think that many of the suggestions here truly embrace that philosophy. What makes these ideas truly great however, and what makes this thread unique is that these are universal concepts that appeal to everyone.
What would happen if we all endeavored to always come from a place where we reached for agreement, both here and in the world at large ? What would happen if we spread that concept wherever we go, and with everyone we deal with?
And what would happen if we consolidated this list into a short clean document, and posted it wherever we find ourselves on the internet ? A very few people got together and created a new Nation in America. Do you feel like they felt ? I feel it in my bones.
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