BAKER: Dysfunctional Government, Dysfunctional Family

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Dysfunctional Government, Dysfunctional Family

February 20 2007
Counterbias.com
by Carolyn Baker


It seems to me that Americans for at least the past seven years have been stricken with a collective trance such as I have never witnessed in this country in my lifetime. Psychologist, Paul Levy, in his superb article Spiritually Informed Political Activism speaks to the necessity of waking up from the spell and speaking the truth about the criminal insanity that is running our nation and our world. He takes this “waking up” many steps further by the end of his article, but for now, I’d like to address the questions: “Why such seemingly impenetrable denial in the American psyche these days? Why are some people almost incapable of awakening?”

On the one hand we can argue that the economic system is arranged in such a manner that people are required to work two or more jobs in order to survive and are overwhelmed with work, family, and keeping their heads above water. In which case, who has time to read alternative media, research current events, or even read a book? We can also attribute the societal stupor to the remarkable job of dumbing-down that American, so-called, education has done in the past two decades so that the current generation can barely read, let alone, concentrate long enough to engage with even the most basic works on current issues.

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[Demeter]

1. Long, Worthy Analysis--Good Read

Wish the author had taken it a step or two further---but maybe later?