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Dez Donating Member (826 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-29-05 07:47 AM
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6. People can't think for themselves
and a politician comes along which will say things that 'seem' right, to these people. This politician says 'God' told him to go to war, and because they are brainwashed by their religion/religious leaders, they believe this man. People actually BELIEVE politicians! They don't realize how corrupt our political system is, just as the American family system is dysfunctional.. How could our politicians possibly be functional, when their family system isn't?

Our society is really twisted, compared to the rest of the world. I read somewhere last night, that the U.S has the highest rate of mental illness.. which makes sense. The family system broke down with the Industrial age. Americans work more hours than in other democratic nations .. and are more complacent with the political situation. It will take a huge disaster to turn this around, IMHO.
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