All of this is true but the political motives were mixed. Esp LBJ's initiatives. A very complex person as his biography shows. A very political person who wanted to do better than JFK and moved forward with all of JFK's ideas and initiatives and more. Not sure all of this was about collective compassion but it was about political initiatives designed to win and hold office.
Arthur -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Spencer Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 11:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Futurework] Re: America's Deepening Moral Crisis (fwd) > Collective compassion (whatever that is) is not big in the United > States. "[W]hatever that means"? >From the article: There was a time, not long ago, when Americans talked of ending poverty at home and abroad. Lyndon Johnson's "war on poverty" in the mid 1960s reflected an era of national optimism and the belief that society should make collective efforts to solve common problems, such as poverty, pollution and healthcare. America in the 1960s enacted programs to rebuild poor communities, to fight air and water pollution, and to ensure healthcare for the elderly. - Mike -- Michael Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada .~. /V\ [email protected] /( )\ http://home.tallships.ca/mspencer/ ^^-^^ _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
