On Jan 23, 2007, at 9:30 AM, markmeredith2002 wrote: >> >> Tom T: >> One can be an alcoholic and not touch a drop. It is called a "Dry >> Drunk". One has all the behavior and the thinking patterns and doesn't >> touch a drop. They don't need too, they have the worst of both worlds. >> Unhappy thinking patterns and no juice to smooth or cover the pain. >> TOm >> > Which is the mental state of the most powerful man in the world right > now. What does that fact tell us about world consciousness??
That American politics has devolved in the last few decades into a pathetic cult of personality in which a person's actions or even policies are basically meaningless--all that is important is the image he or she can project via their lackeys and a compliant press. That's what it tells me, anyway. I hesitate to implicate the rest of the world in our horrendous screw-up. That just dilutes the responsibility and makes it more likely to happen again. > Sal
